Today, Christmas Eve, we continue our tradition of republishing a 19th century New York editorial writer’s passionate defense of Santa Claus. The journalist Francis P. Church, a native of Rochester, ...

As has become this newspaper’s holiday tradition, today our editorial board once again offers readers a belated gift in the form of what we believe is the best Christmas editorial ever written. It ...

At a time when many Americans are on edge, it seems appropriate to revisit one of the best arguments for faith and hope, and against skepticism and close-minded certitude. Written in 1897, the words ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WSYR-TV) — Robert Thompson remembers as a kid seeing Coca-Cola ads with the iconic rosy-cheeked, red/white-suited Santa Claus ...

You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why – yeah, Santa Claus. The jolly old man with the red sleigh is coming to town. But who is this, Santa Claus? The man ...

One of this nation’s most enduring Christmas tales is the reply by Francis P. Church, editorial writer for the New York Sun, to a letter from little Virginia O’Hanlon of Manhattan, asking if there was ...

The following editorial, among the most famous ever written, appeared in The New York Sun in 1897: We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the ...

Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis ...

Editor’s note: The following editorial, written by Francis P. Church, first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897. It was an immediate sensation and became one of the most famous editorials ever ...

As has become this newspaper’s holiday tradition, today our editorial board once again offers readers a belated gift in the form of what we believe is the best Christmas editorial ever written. It ...

Editor’s note: In a returning Christmas Eve tradition, the Daily Journal presents the famous newspaper piece, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” It was written in 1897 by Francis P. Church, the ...