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Infamous Newspaper article by editor Frank Church of the long-defunct New York Sun published in l897. Some interesting facts about this editiorial. In close to nine paragraphs Santa Claus ( always called by this name) is mentioned in every one, some twice, and God is mentioned only once, in the the concluding paragraph with a remark ( Thank God, He lives, and Lives Forever!_ reference to St. Nick, not God. There is NO mention of the Coming of the Christ Child- or indeed any of the religious aspects of the holiday- at all. in almost nine paras- Santa Claus in every one and God only mentioned once- Saints preserve us! oddly- the article was publilshed out of season, on September 2l, the first day of Fall. The statements of Mr. Church, that knocking out Santa claus- or Clausism would ( extinguish the internal light of childhood!) are vastly taken out of context. one should realize in Church"s time, the wonders of such things as Cartoons ( but comic strips were just coming out,) Television, recordings, Movies were at best experimental or under development ( Movies were just coming out) to claim that Clausism was at the very heart of childhood- it is an overstated argument.
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What saying does the newspaper add every Christmas?
The newspaper includes the saying "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" every Christmas.
What was the name of the Christmas movie where they say yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus?
You will probably think this souds weird but, it is called Yes Virginia there is a santa claus!
Is Santa Claus real in France?
Yes, Virginia, there is a French Santa Claus.
What Emmy Award winning cartoon was based on a newspaper editorial?
"Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus" was based on a New York Sun editorial .
What did Virginia o'hanlon do?
She wrote a letter in 1897 to the editor of The New York Sun, asking if Santa Claus was real. And the famous responds was Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus.
What is the name of the nasty girl in Yes Virginia There is a Santa Claus?
Her name is Charlotte
What was Francis Pharcellus Church meaning to say in the editorial Yes Virginia?
By saying yes in the editorial Francis Pharcellus Church was telling Virginia that indeed there was a Santa Claus.
Which Christmas cartoon was based on a New York Sun editorial?
'Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus'
What Emmy Award winning cartoon was based on newspaper article?
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
In 1897 Francis Pharcellus Church wrote a famous letter to whom saying that there was in fact a Santa?
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". The leter was written to Virginia O'Hanlon and published in New York's Sun newspaper.
What Newspaper first said Yes Virginia there is a santa Claus?
The newspaper was the New York "Sun". On 21 September 1897, eight year old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the newspaper, asking if Santa Claus was real, after her friends had told her he was not. One of the newspaper's editors, Francis Pharcellus Church, answered the letter with the famous words often quoted during modern Christmas celebrations.Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause was the Famous letter a girl named Virginia wrote to Santa Clause years ago. The person wrote, "Yes Virginia, Santa is as real as love and the spirit of Christmas?"
What Christmas show or movie was based on a New York Sun editorial?
"Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Clause".
