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Submitted by Walt Landers, Oct 27, 2011 10:09

Many people think that maybe because of the tremendous duty of passing presents out in a short span of time to a million deserving kids, Santa must be a little worn out and probably grumpy. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Santa absolutely loves his work, and has boundless energy. He has worn that red velvet suit with the imitation ermine cuffs for over a century now, and it cheers him up just to look in his wardrobe.

Believe me, he can hardly contain himself waiting for Turkey Day to be wrapped up so he can start making appearances. Whether you see him in a phoney beard or kind of worn out red suit, or his stocky self in the finest velvet and glistening white beard, all of these are The Man. Santa has this amazing ability to transfer his holiday self into people in Santa suits all over the world. Just as soon as a normal person, man or golly! ..woman puts on a red santa costume, the spirit of Santa Claus himself enters their being and they really do become SANTA CLAUS!

The best of these Santa Clauses sometimes do not put on a red suit, but become Santa Claus without the costume. These people are called Mom and Dad. The holiday spirit of Santa flows into them and makes them buy presents for their little kids! Presents! And this spirit makes them love their little and big kids just a little more, and that affection stays with them. Always be happy and appreciate Santa Claus, and hope that this Christmas, the spirit of Santa will visit your home.

By Walt Landers of CamBroidery

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This editorial was a joy to me as a child and it still is!!!! [MORE]	Tom Huber	Dec 24, 2011 12:58
My parents told me that Santa Claus brought us dream as well as some gifts, when I was a little... [MORE]	Hisao	Dec 24, 2011 09:25
Children, like all human beings, should be treated with respect. When we consider their ignorance adorable, we are using them... [MORE]	George Jochnowitz	Dec 22, 2011 17:27
Many people think that maybe because of the tremendous duty of passing presents out in a short span of time...	Walt Landers	Oct 27, 2011 10:09
Virginia no one can see the air we breath,and no one can say for sure if there is a Santa. My... [MORE]	Roger De Freitas	Dec 20, 2010 09:24
We live in an upside-down world where the reidculous is proposed as right and authentic and the common sensical is... [MORE]	Josh Reynolds	Dec 20, 2010 07:22
The problem today is people have lost there way they lost the the imagenation i still belive in santa as... [MORE]	Peter	Dec 7, 2010 07:03
still the best editorial written..and of course if it is in the sun its true, merry xmas [MORE]	robert	Dec 25, 2007 16:48
I was hoping to see this article here today. It's one of my all-time favourite pieces of writing. The Sun... [MORE]	Perilous	Dec 24, 2007 20:21
Virginia O'Hanlon, aged 8 when she penned her concerned enquiry to the all-knowing New York Sun, was a student in... [MORE]	Katya	Dec 23, 2007 05:41
To: The Editor I heard about this when I was a child, but should be pleased to learn anything about the... [MORE]	Nancy Joyce Jancourtz	Dec 22, 2007 08:24
Ms. Jancourtz, The Kitsap Sun (WA state) has just published an article about Virginia's letter and its response. According to the... [MORE]	Marcia	Dec 23, 2007 18:41
No, Virginia...there is no Santa. Virginia, this is a time of year when many in the world celebrate the day the... [MORE]	Rev Keith Wright	Dec 22, 2007 04:45
You seem to misunderstand the point. The editors of the Sun had a problem. In one sense, a phyiscal sense,... [MORE]	Matt	Dec 22, 2011 17:33
The task that faces every child is learning about the world—a job that can never be completed. The task that... [MORE]	George Jochnowitz	Dec 21, 2007 23:31
This is one of the most beautiful pieces ever written about the spirit of Christmas. ....George Townsend Linden, NJ [MORE]	George Townsend	Dec 21, 2007 13:07
Needed more than ever today when the politically correct, crowd devoid of any passion or interest except to insyre the... [MORE]	Stephen Struk	Dec 21, 2007 11:41
Santa Claus represents love and generosity. Let this be, for always. When children see Santa Claus that will remind them... [MORE]	paul	Dec 22, 2007 18:38
i think this christmas story ranks close to the top of the list of all christmas stories. it has been... [MORE]	richard rumph	Dec 21, 2007 10:33
This Editorial was read to me, as part of our traditional Christmas celebrations, all through my childhood and it is... [MORE]	Katherine	Dec 21, 2007 03:19

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