Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

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good for that paper for trying to keep the spirit alive
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darbypitcher22;610061 wrote:good for that paper for trying to keep the spirit alive

My guess is that paper is from about 50 years ago, but yeah... Good for them!
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ernest_t_bass;610062 wrote:My guess is that paper is from about 50 years ago, but yeah... Good for them!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus

It's actually from 1897
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darbypitcher22;610061 wrote:good for that paper for trying to keep the spirit alive

ummmm, yeah, that is kind of a famous story from a published letter in the New York Sun in 1897.....
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