Church: Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
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In 1897, a girl named Virginia O'Hanlon sent a letter to the editor to the New York Sun asking them to confirm what some of her friends were saying, that there is no Santa Claus. The reply was published anonymously but was written by Francis Pharcellus Church, an editorial writer for the paper. The letter and its reply have been reprinted countless times, and inspired other works.
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