Virginia O'Hanlon's plaintive letter came across the desk of Francis P. Church, a Columbia College ... grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

It was written by American publisher and editor Francis Pharcellus Church and ... of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly ...

It is history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial. And with good reason. Even after all these years – 123 years to be exact – its message of belief in the ...

It is history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, according to Newseum in Washington, D.C., and with good reason. Even after all these years, its message of belief in ...