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that her father thought the newspaper would be "too busy" to respond to her question and had said to "rite if you want to," but to not be disappointed if she got no response. After sending the letter she looked for a response "day after day". O'Hanlon later said that she had waited for an answer to
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970:"1897 'Yes, Virginia' Santa Claus Letter"
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1303:Campbell, W. Joseph (Spring 2005).
1260:. December 24, 1963. Archived from
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208:Virginia O'Hanlon's original letter
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3457:Old Santeclaus with Much Delight
1172:. December 16, 1897. p. 9.
680:Dictionary of Literary Biography
2195:. New York: Penguin Reference.
1254:"Yes Virginia – 66 years later"
3542:Bronner's Christmas Wonderland
3471:Christmas Day in the Workhouse
2854:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
2633:Legend of the Christmas Spider
1979:"Fact, Fiction, And The Truth"
1942:Hirsch, Kett & Trefil 2002
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2479:Annunciation to the shepherds
1170:The Meriden Weekly Republican
1006:"Yes, there is a Santa Claus"
269:The Meriden Weekly Republican
3547:Christmas and holiday season
2210:Nissenbaum, Stephen (1997).
2072:Campbell, W. Joseph (2006).
404:was adapted in 1932 into an
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370:Christmas and holiday season
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2273:Woolery, George W. (1989).
2237:. New York: PublicAffairs.
2122:Christmas: A Candid History
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2189:Lovinger, Paul W. (2000).
2101:Crump, William D. (2019).
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3464:A Visit from St. Nicholas
3385:The Oxford Book of Carols
2961:Feast of the Seven Fishes
2524:Massacre of the Innocents
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112:The Army and Navy Journal
103:Francis Pharcellus Church
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3505:Apollo 8 Genesis reading
2213:The Battle For Christmas
66:on September 21, 1897.
3667:Small Business Saturday
3537:Black Friday (shopping)
3532:Black Friday (partying)
3026:Nine Lessons and Carols
2956:Events and celebrations
698:Gilbert, Kevin (2015).
588:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
394:Is There a Santa Claus?
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2452:Adoration of the Magi
2231:Rooney, Andy (2007).
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2084:10.4324/9780203700495
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1018:on December 24, 2021
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234:O'Hanlon later told
152:The Atlantic Monthly
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3572:Christmas Mountains
3478:Journey of the Magi
2484:Baptism of the Lord
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1863:The Washington Post
1758:, pp. 252–253.
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860:The Washington Post
773:, pp. 129–130.
732:"Francis P. Church"
485:Neil Patrick Harris
336:Later republication
4170:Opinion journalism
3767:Twelve-dish supper
3617:Jews and Christmas
3567:Christmas Lectures
3296:American Civil War
3031:NORAD Tracks Santa
2407:Saint Nicholas Day
2004:The New York Times
1896:The New York Times
1788:The New York Times
1702:The New York Times
1661:The New York Times
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2921:Cavalcade of Magi
2901:Boar's Head Feast
2570:Star of Bethlehem
2541:Nativity of Jesus
2529:flight into Egypt
2414:St. Stephen's Day
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3998:Ponche crema
3833:Melomakarono
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3592:Cyber Monday
3497:
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3373:Music books
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3204:Nazi Germany
3096:
3092:Secret Santa
3079:
2966:Flying Santa
2673:TiĂł de Nadal
2623:Korvatunturi
2474:Annunciation
2440:Christianity
2421:Sol Invictus
2290:. Retrieved
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2047:Bibliography
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2023:December 26,
2021:. Retrieved
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1954:Kovarik 2015
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1913:. Retrieved
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1872:. Retrieved
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1839:. Retrieved
1835:
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1818:Woolery 1989
1813:
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1738:The Masthead
1737:
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1721:December 24,
1719:. Retrieved
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1533:. Retrieved
1529:the original
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4180:Santa Claus
4145:1897 essays
4065:Roast goose
3986:Mulled wine
3966:Champurrado
3961:Apple cider
3935:Bread sauce
3888:Szaloncukor
3868:Pumpkin pie
3818:Gingerbread
3772:Smörgåsbord
3413:Other media
3251:Philippines
3241:New Zealand
3124:Twelve Days
3081:Räuchermann
3036:Nutcrackers
2986:Las Posadas
2946:Decorations
2926:Christingle
2866:Zwarte Piet
2861:Snegurochka
2782:Sinterklaas
2732:Santa Claus
1984:The Outlook
1756:Bowler 2000
1577:October 29,
1357:October 29,
1211:Rooney 2007
1180:December 7,
1052:Forbes 2007
1040:Turner 1999
906:December 2,
831:December 2,
637:Andy Rooney
547:Eric Newton
535:The Outlook
518:Thomas Nast
497:Make-A-Wish
414:Fay Bainter
300:Santa Claus
218:Santa Claus
58:Santa Claus
4129:Categories
3793:Candy cane
3742:Joulupöytä
3642:Pikkujoulu
3306:New Mexico
3155:By country
3129:Wassailing
3070:Poinsettia
2877:Traditions
2829:Mrs. Claus
2809:Belsnickel
2762:Julemanden
2757:Joulupukki
2688:Wenceslaus
2653:North Pole
2618:Jack Frost
2608:Christkind
2563:Neapolitan
2386:Boxing Day
1773:Crump 2019
1504:January 1,
1466:January 1,
1238:January 2,
990:January 1,
871:January 1,
716:January 1,
660:References
408:-produced
398:mass media
216:, whether
147:The Galaxy
118:The Galaxy
93:Background
4080:Tourtière
4070:Romeritos
4007:Dumplings
3954:Beverages
3858:Pecan pie
3848:Panettone
3843:Pampushka
3838:Mince pie
3813:Fruitcake
3757:RĂ©veillon
3637:NFL games
3632:NBA games
3627:In August
3597:Economics
3367:Billboard
3221:Indonesia
3164:Australia
3139:Yule goat
3114:Stockings
3048:Ornaments
2777:Père Noël
2772:Olentzero
2767:Noel Baba
2742:Ded Moroz
2698:Yule Lads
2638:Mari Lwyd
2489:Bethlehem
2366:Christmas
2292:March 27,
2013:0362-4331
1905:0362-4331
1805:119470293
1797:0362-4331
1711:0362-4331
1670:0362-4331
1641:260256757
1615:Routledge
1567:0362-4331
1391:0362-4331
1347:146945285
1339:1067-8654
1325:: 41–61.
746:0362-4331
479:aired on
458:starring
431:aired on
420:(1945).
352:In 1918,
277:Lindbergh
231:it's so."
173:In 1897,
46:editorial
4113:Category
4084:meat pie
4075:Stuffing
4029:Varenyky
3898:Yule log
3873:Qurabiya
3747:Julebord
3720:Food and
3647:SantaCon
3612:El Gordo
3499:Yule Log
3271:Scotland
3184:Ethiopia
3169:Colombia
3144:Yule log
3098:Spanbaum
3075:Pyramids
2941:Crackers
2839:Sack Man
2725:folklore
2693:Yule cat
2598:Badalisc
2588:folklore
2499:Epiphany
2017:Archived
1909:Archived
1868:Archived
1801:ProQuest
1715:Archived
1674:Archived
1571:Archived
1498:Archived
1460:Archived
1395:Archived
1351:Archived
1268:March 1,
1232:Archived
1174:Archived
1117:Archived
1079:Archived
984:Archived
948:Archived
944:CBC News
900:Archived
865:Archived
825:Archived
750:Archived
707:Archived
596:See also
511:Analysis
464:Ed Asner
115:(1863),
4019:Pierogi
4014:Hallaca
3919:Borscht
3883:Stollen
3853:Pavlova
3828:MakĂłwki
3808:Cozonac
3777:Wigilia
3662:Scrooge
3622:In July
3520:society
3452:Poetry
3286:Ukraine
3261:Romania
3226:Ireland
3216:Iceland
3211:Hungary
3199:Germany
3189:Finland
3179:England
3174:Denmark
3134:Windows
3065:Piñatas
3053:Parades
3006:Markets
2991:Letters
2981:Hampers
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