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| 25 December 2005 | 
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Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus.
It's getting to look a lot like Christmas, and Santa Claus is coming to town...or so the song lyrics go. There's a lot of commercial activity of course, and sometimes it is easy to forget what the season -- and what Santa Claus -- is really all about. But a little girl named Virginia O'Hanlon, back in December 1897, found a way to resolve her doubts about Santa Claus -- doubts sown because her friends had questioned Santa Claus' existence. She asked her father, "Please tell me the truth. Is there a Santa Claus?" He in turn suggested that she write a local newspaper and ask the Editor for the truth on the matter. So she wrote to the New York Sun. "Dear Virginia," replied Editor Francis P. Church, "...Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!... He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist... and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to live to make glad the heart of childhood." Here is the full text of Virginia's Letter and Editor Church's response. -- Merry Christmas!
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