Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" is an editorial published on September 21, 1897 by New York Sun editor Francis Pharcellus Church. His editorial was a response to eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon (1889–1971), who wrote the newspaper asking "Is There a Santa Claus?"

Virginia had first asked the question of her father, Dr. Philip O'Hanlon, who suggested she write The Sun. He assured her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so."

The editorial is one of the most reprinted editorials in the world.^[1]

Notes

↑ Campbell, W. Joseph (Spring 2005). "The grudging emergence of American journalism's classic editorial: New details about 'Is There A Santa Claus?'". American Journalism Review. 22 (2). University of Maryland, College Park: Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

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[new_details-1] Campbell, W. Joseph (Spring 2005). "The grudging emergence of American journalism's classic editorial: New details about 'Is There A Santa Claus?'". American Journalism Review. 22 (2). University of Maryland, College Park: Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

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