Dec 24, 2020
Editor’s note: This is the reprint of the 1897 New York Sun editorial responding to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon of New York City. O’Hanlon said friends had claimed there was no Santa Claus and so she asked, “Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?” This is the response, penned by Francis Pharcellus Church.
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except (what) they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds.
A Christmas classic: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus | editorial
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Yes, Virginia: There is a Santa Claus
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