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Thomas 1637 15469 Carlsbad	The Story of the origins of Father Christmas 12/9/2008 11:40:22 PM
	_{Father Christmas otherwise known as Santa Claus, has become the symbol of Christmas. Pictures will be seen everywhere of the old man with long white beard, red coat, and bag of toys. Children are taught that he brings them presents the night before . His place of residence is the North Pole, and he drives through the sky on a sledge pulled by reindeer. He comes into houses down the chimney at midnight and places presents for GOOD and WELL BEHAVED children in socks or bags by their beds or in front of the family Christmas tree.} _{In large retails outlets and at children's parties, a person will dress up as Father Christmas and children will queue up to have a chat with him. He usually gives them small presents and asks them what gifts they would like for Christmas. It is no wonder that Christmas can be a time of magic and excitement for children} _{In large retails outlets and at children's parties, a person will dress up as Father Christmas and children will queue up to have a chat with him. He usually gives them small presents and asks them what gifts they would like for Christmas. It is no wonder that Christmas can be a time of magic and excitement for children.} _{Father Christmas is based on a real person, St. Nicholas. This is how his second name “Santa Claus” originated. Nicholas was a Christian leader from Turkey in the 4th century AD. He was very shy, and wanted to give money to poor people without them knowing about it. It is said that one day, he climbed the roof of a house and dropped a purse of money down the chimney. It landed in the stocking which a girl had put to dry by the fire! Thus the belief that Father Christmas comes down the chimney and places gifts in children's stockings. It is said that Father Christmas is for children, BUT if ordinary people are kind to each other is this not a form of Father Christmas for adults! Happy Holidays Members!! (H) God_bless you.}
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Nick 4679 23156 Brampton	Re: The Story of the origins of Father Christmas 12/10/2008 1:42:34 AM
	Father Christmas is a name used in many English speaking countries, for the gift-bringing figure of Christmas. The same figure with the same name exists in other countries (in that country's language), such as France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Romania (Romance countries). The character is similar to, and in some places such as Australia and the UK, interchangeable with Santa Claus. Although "Father Christmas" and "Santa Claus" have for all practical purposes been merged, historically the characters were different.
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Thomas 1637 15469 Carlsbad	Re: The Story of the origins of Father Christmas 12/10/2008 10:47:39 AM
	Thank you Nick for your contribution, always!! :) Enjoy your day my friend. God_bless you and Happy Holidays (H)
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Re: The Story of the origins of Father Christmas

12/10/2008 9:45:11 PM

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the newspaper clipping

Newsman Francis Pharcellus Church wrote The Sun's response to Virginia.

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 Pharcellus Church has since become history's most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps.

"DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
"Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
"Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.'
"Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

"VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
"115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET."

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

Beverly Kersey

Thomas 1637 15469 Carlsbad	Re: The Story of the origins of Father Christmas 12/10/2008 10:02:21 PM
	Love the letter Beverly, thank you for your contributions :) have a warm and safe Holiday week my dear friend :) God_bless you. Some music from my neck of the holiday season hehe((youtube id="FqOfXumI18A&feature=related"))((/youtube))
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