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Christmas Editorial: Yes, Virginia. There is a Santa Claus.

There must be something to say about a profession, one supposedly devoted to a serious search for the truth, in which the most famous piece of work is an essay defending the existence of a fictional character.

Perhaps the most famous, and popular, editorial of all time was written by Francis Pharcellus Church of The New York Sun and appeared on Sept. 21, 1897:

We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:

I am 8 years old.