Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

Cultural  

1. Our fantasies and myths are important, and often they are spiritually if not literally true. This saying originated in 1897 in a newspaper editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church, written in reply to a girl named Virginia who said that her friends had told her there was no Santa Claus. Church also said about Santa Claus that “ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.”

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Example Sentences

It has been published as a children’s book, “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus.”

From Seattle Times

Visitors to Ms. Psaki’s office will find a copy of the classic newspaper article “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” hanging on a wall — “a reminder to believe in magical things,” Ms. Psaki tells friends.

From New York Times

Prior to that role, his other holiday films include 1996’s animated “The Story of Santa Claus,” the 1991 TV movie “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” and 2002’s “The Man Who Saved Christmas.”

From Los Angeles Times

Tennis' reply has over the years become a kind of "Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus" for a struggling and largely invisible audience.

From Salon

Playing off “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” and the 1950s pop standard “Who’s Sorry Now? ” was a virtuoso performance.

From Washington Post