Santa Claus Confidential
December, 1969
Dear Editor:I am eight years old.Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.Poppa says, "If you see it in Playboy, it's so."Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?Except for the name of the publication to which it is addressed, the above inquiry is identical to a letter written by little Virginia O'Hanlon to the New York Sun in September 1897. The original reply, which appeared on The Sun's editorial page, contained a line that was destined to become one of the mos...
