‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’ is a line from an editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church titled, “Is There a Santa Claus?”
It appeared in the New York newspaper The Sun Sept. 21, 1897, and became one of the most famous editorials ever published. Written in response to a letter by eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon asking whether Santa Claus was real, the editorial became so popular over the years, The Sun began republishing it during the Christmas season, including every year from 1924 to 1950, when the paper ceased publication.
