How Does Santa work?

When Virginia O'Hanlon, an 8-year-old girl from New York City, sent a letter addressed to the newspaper The Sun in 1897, she asked a very simple question: "Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?"

In what must have been a surprise to her, the question was answered quite frankly.
After calling out Virginia's "little friends" for doubting the existence of Santa Claus and being clouded by an age of skepticism, the writer of the article, Francis Pharcellus Church, gave his straightforward reply, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."

For generations, young children all over the world have asked the same question as Virginia did.

So who exactly is this Santa Claus guy, and why would he cause so much skepticism among boys and girls? Is he some kind of magical figure? How could one person cause so much excitement, doubt and even concern?


Read more:
John Fuller.  "How Santa Claus Works".  November 21, 2007  http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/santa-claus.htm  (December 02, 2007)
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