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The highly fictionalized 1974 animated television special Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus aired on ABC. Animated by Bill Melendez , it won the 1975 Emmy Award for outstanding children's special.
Dec 22, 2018 · “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” editorial writer Francis Pharcellus Church anonymously answered in the newspaper.
Dec 21, 2012 · In 1897, Dr. Philip O'Hanlon, a coroner's assistant on Manhattan's Upper West Side, was asked a question by his then eight-year-old daughter, Virginia, which many a parent has been asked before: whether Santa Claus really exists. O'Hanlon deferred.
Sep 17, 2017 · 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 your life its highest beauty and joy....
- Francis Pharcellus Church
Dec 28, 2023 · In 1897, a child asks a trusted newspaper about the existence of Santa Claus and an anonymous editor answers. This guide provides access to materials related to "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" in the Chronicling America digital collection.
Dec 8, 1991 · Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus: Directed by Charles Jarrott. With Richard Thomas, Edward Asner, Charles Bronson, Massimo Bonetti. Inspired by the famous 1897 editorial that has become a holiday staple, Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus tells the story of young Virginia O'Hanlan and the newspaper man who answered her question.
Dec 16, 2018 · "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," was the famous response from editor Francis P. Church. "He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist. ... The most real things in the...
