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A Christmas classic: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus | Editorial
One of the most famous letters to the editor ever published was written by an 8-year-old girl who had doubts about Santa Claus. She sought help from The New York Sun. The answer, first published
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus – and a future for the U.S.
Yes, Virginia … and our other 49 states, there is, and will continue to be, a United States of America. In history's most reprinted newspaper editorial, written to the editor of the New York Sun in 1897,
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Yes, Virginia (and all other believers) there is a Santa Claus | Column
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” Church wrote. “He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.” The editorial was destined to live on, far beyond Church’s death in 1906; the Sun’s, in 1950; and even Mrs. Virginia O’Hanlon Douglas’ in 1971.
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Yes, Virginia: There is a Santa Claus
The Sun published what was to become the most widely read letter to a newspaper. It was sent by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, who lived with her parents in Manhattan.
The Secret of ‘Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus’: The Angels and Demons of Modern Journalism
Is it all real?’ the Sun asked 127 years ago. ‘Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.’
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OPINION: A Christmas classic: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
The following editorial, “Is there a Santa Claus?” first appeared in the New York Sun on Sept. 21, 1897. It was written by Francis Pharcellus Church, an assistant to the editor of the Sun.
A classic Christmas story: 'Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus'
Francis P. Church’s editorial, 'Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus' first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897, and is reprinted annually.
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Editorial: Yes, Virginia, there is always a Santa Claus
Santa’s existence was proved conclusively in 1897 by Francis P. Church, of The New York Sun. His editorial is reprinted here as a public service:
Francis P. Church: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to our life its
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