by Elf Helper | Christmas Blog
In 1897, a young girl named Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to “The New York Sun” questioning whether Santa was real. Journalist Francis Church wrote the response, and his work quickly became one of the most famous editorials ever written. His words...
by Elf Helper | Christmas Blog
By Mrs. M.A.L. Lane *This story was first published in the Youth’s Companion, vol. 74. It was the day before Christmas in the year 189-. Snow was falling heavily in the streets of Boston, but the crowd of shoppers seemed undiminished. As the storm increased,...
by Elf Helper | Christmas Blog
A short story by Winnifred E. Lincoln It was Christmas Eve, and Little Girl had just hung up her stocking by the fireplace–right where it would be all ready for Santa when he slipped down the chimney. She knew he was coming, because–well, because it was...
