You're never too old to believe in Santa Claus or the magic of Christmas. Hope you'll take a moment to reaffirm your childlike innocence (buried though it may be) and belief in Santa and all that makes Christmas special.
"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
"VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
"115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET."
VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
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. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
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Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the preceding quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897.
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Re: Yes, Wisconsin (Virginia), There IS A Santa Claus
Why I believe in Santa (thanks to Santa Shane):
You can call me Santa or Santa Shane. I'm an elf in training since 1977. My first year putting on the Santa suit was 2007 (and it fit like a glove). I have been helping my parents for 31 years bring joy into peoples lives.
My father, Santa Martin, portrayed Santa for 31 years, my mother Mrs. Claus for 23 years. Due to health reasons they both had to stop after Christmas 2006.
These words from Santa Shane have convinced me Santa, indeed, still exists.. his selfless and timeless devotion to carrying on the Christmas tradition of sharing, caring, and giving are living proof that Santa is with us always.
My thanks to Santa Shane and all the countless other Santas, elves, Christmas workers, and, of course, moms, dads, friends, and family who make Christmas special.
Re: Yes, Wisconsin (Virginia), There IS A Santa Claus
So, anyone recall their visits to Santa?
When I lived in Rochester, NY as a kid, one of the dept. stores downtown had an awesome walk-thru Christmas diorama display every year.. then at the end you could visit Santa in their version of the North Pole.. it was a pretty big deal back in those days!
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Yes, Wisconsin (Virginia), There IS A Santa Claus
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