Editorial appearing in the September 21, 1897, edition of The Sun
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" is a line from an editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church. Written in response to a letter by eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon asking whether Santa Claus was real, the editorial was first published in the New York newspaper The Sun on September 21, 1897. "Is There a Santa Claus?" was initially published uncredited and Church's authorship was not disclosed unt... Wikipedia