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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

editorial appearing in the September 21, 1897, edition of The (New York) Sun
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

Summary

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus is an editorial[1]. Born in New York City[2], it… it draws 232 Wikipedia views per month (editorial category, ranking #1 of 4).[3]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus…
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus authored Francis Pharcellus Church[4].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's image is recorded as Virginia O'Hanlon (ca. 1895).jpg[5].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's instance of is recorded as editorial[6].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's instance of is recorded as Christmas tradition[7].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's instance of is recorded as letter[8].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's genre is recorded as editorial[9].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's genre is recorded as essay[10].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 181882516[11].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85235648[12].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's Commons category is recorded as Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus[13].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's publication date is recorded as +1897-09-21T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's publication date is recorded as +1897-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08884[18].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's has cause is recorded as Is There a Santa Claus?[19].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/24/insider/1933-ps-virginia-theres-a-new-york-times-too.html[20].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's spoken text audio is recorded as Yes virginia church bl ge.ogg[21].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's document file on Wikimedia Commons is recorded as Yes,Virginia,ThereIsASantaClausClipping.jpg[22].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's published in is recorded as The Sun[23].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Is There a Santa Claus?'}[24].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': '¿Existe Santa Claus?'}[25].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's Wikisource index page URL is recorded as https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Yes,Virginia,ThereIsASantaClausClipping.jpg[26].
  • Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus's Wikisource index page URL is recorded as https://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Índice:Yes,Virginia,ThereIsASantaClausClipping.jpg[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include editorial[6], Christmas tradition[7], and letter[8].

Why It Matters

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus draws 232 Wikipedia views per month (editorial category, ranking #1 of 4).[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus born?

Born in New York City[2], Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus…

Related Entities

New York City public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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