Podcast appearances and mentions of Francis P Church

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie's dad, Chris Butterworth, reads the New York Sun reporter Francis P. Church's timeless response to eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon's question: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Read the letter from 1897 and learn about its history here. From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

It's Christmas Eve! Perfect timing for this special episode. In these 7 Minutes, Aaron reads an emotional adaptation of the most famous English-language editorial ever written titled: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus by Francis P. Church. Church's editorial was first published in the New York newspaper The Sun on September 21, 1897. The 7 minutes ends with some calming holiday music.  • We want to hear from you! Drop us a line and tell us about your favorite episode or how it reminded you of a memory! https://www.7minutestoriespod.com/contact • Support 7MS by treating yourself to some merch! https://www.7minutestoriespod.com/merch • Book a 1 on 1 storytelling class with Aaron: https://www.aaroncalafato.com/1on1coaching • Want help developing, launching, or producing your podcast? Set up a call with Aaron and 7MS Audio Engineer Ken! https://www.valleyview.fm/contact

Merry Christmas, friends! Today on From the Front Porch, Annie reads the New York Sun reporter Francis P. Church's timeless response to eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon's question: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Read the letter from 1897 and learn about its history here. We wish you and yours a peaceful and joyful holiday! Thank you for listening. From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here.  Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you're so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff's weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O'Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

Merry Christmas, friends! On today's bonus episode, Annie reads the New York Sun reporter Francis P. Church's timeless 1897 response to eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon's question: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Read the letter and learn about its history here. We wish you and yours a peaceful and joyful holiday! Thank you for listening. From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you're so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff's weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O'Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.  

In September 1897 an 8 year old girl wrote a letter to the sun newspapaper and editor Francis P Church wrote probably the most famous reply to a child in newspapers history. i hope you all are having a wonderful Holiday season filled with family friends and the magic of this season --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ang189/support

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 380, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Sweet "Virginia" 1: James Drury played the mysterious title character in this '60s drama, the first 90-minute western on TV. The Virginian. 2: In June 1996 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered this college to admit women and they did. Virginia Military Institute (VMI). 3: This noisy, soul-baring Edward Albee play premiered in 1962. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. 4: It's the title of Francis P. Church's 1897 New York Sun editorial in response to a young girl's holiday query. "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". 5: This university's sports teams are known as the Mountaineers. West Virginia University. Round 2. Category: Aesop's Fables 1: Aesop knew these speak louder than words. actions. 2: "The Country" one of these rodents "and the Town" one. Mouse. 3: After unsuccessfully trying to reach grapes on a vine, he walked away concluding that they were sour. the fox. 4: "The Ant and" this leaping insect. Grasshopper. 5: "The Fox and" these fruits (later judged sour). Grapes. Round 3. Category: No. 1 Hits 1: In 1986 she topped the charts with "How Will I Know" and "The Greatest Love of All". Whitney Houston. 2: 1984s "The Reflex" was this band's first No. 1 song in the U.S.; "Hungry Like The Wolf" peaked at No. 3. Duran Duran. 3: This singer was habit-forming with his 1986 hit "Addicted To Love". Robert Palmer. 4: The movie "Buster" starred this singer and drummer, who hit No. 1 with "Two Hearts", the movie's theme. Phil Collins. 5: No. 1 songs from her "Forever Your Girl" album include the title track and "Cold Hearted". Paula Abdul. Round 4. Category: Launch 1: To find the new clothing line this singer launched in October 2001, look J-Hi and J-Lo. Jennifer Lopez. 2: The teen version of this magazine launched in 1999 dropped the "politain" for "girl". Cosmopolitain. 3: To help with the launch of the new sitcom, CBS had her host the 2001 Emmys. Ellen Degeneres. 4: 2001 saw the launch of Rockstarbaby, an infant wear line from Tico Torres, this group's drummer. Bon Jovi. 5: In fall 2001 this satellite radio service offering drivers an alternative to AM and FM was launched. XM. Round 5. Category: Perfume 1: In a woman's perfume, this word precedes "secret"; in a man's cologne, it comes before "Copenhagen". Royal. 2: Though Niki de Saint Phalle's perfume shows 2 of these animals entwined on the bottle, people buy it anyway. snakes. 3: Castor, an ingredient in perfume, comes from this "busy" animal. the beaver. 4: This 4-letter word can refer to an opera singer or her Emanuel Ungaro perfume. diva. 5: Geoffrey Beane's perfume named for this color didn't succeed, but now Giorgio is selling 1 with the same name. Red. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Vor 123 Jahren schrieb die kleine Virginia an die "New York Sun" einen Brief. Der Redakteur Francis P. Church antwortetet darauf in einem Leitartikel. Dieser Briefwechsel war bei den Lesern so beliebt, dass man ihn bis zur Einstellung der Zeitung 1950 immer zu Weihnachten auf der Titelseite abdruckte. Blätter in der ganzen Welt führten die Tradition danach fort. Er wurde zum meistgedruckten Zeitungsartikel aller Zeiten. In dieser Episode erzähle ich Dir die Geschichte von Virginia.

Heute dürfen wir einen ganz besonderen Beitrag präsentieren, zu der es eine kleine und nicht minder anschauliche Vorgeschichte gibt: Im Jahre 1897 wurde Philip O'Hanlon, der Assistent eines Richters in Manhatten, von seiner acht Jahre alten Tochter Virginia gefragt, ob Santa Claus wirklich existiere. Um dieser Frage auf den Grund zu gehen, schrieb das Mädchen einen Leserbrief an die New York Sun, einer zu jener Zeit bedeutenden New Yorker Zeitung. Der Redakteur Francis P. Church nutzte die Gelegenheit, über die philosophischen Zusammenhänge nachzudenken und veröffentlichte den Leserbrief und seine Antwort an Virginia am 21. September 1897. Der Artikel erregte große Aufmerksamkeit. Mehr als ein Jahrhundert später ist es der am meisten nachgedruckte Leitartikel überhaupt in den Zeitungen in englischer Sprache. Die 8-jährige Carolin aus Koblenz entdeckte die Übersetzung der Geschichte 2008 in einer deutschen Tageszeitung. Carolin arbeitete zu dieser Zeit gemeinsam mit ihrer Freundin Sofia an einem Advents-Programm für ältere Menschen, denen sie eine Freude bereiten wollten. So trug sie die Weihnachts-Geschichte in einem Alters- und Pflegeheim vor. Begeistert von der Idee verschickte Carolin die in einem Tonstudio eingesprochene Geschichte zusammen mit gesungenen Adventsliedern auch an ihre Verwandten. Heute hören wir diese Geschichte. Carolin Amalie Damm ist mittlerweile 20 Jahre alt und studiert Betriebswirtschaft an der Universität in Mannheim. Jedes Jahr am Heiligen Abend lauscht ihre Familie „ihrer“ Geschichte. Carolin wünscht allen Kindern von nestwärme e.V. frohe Weihnachten. „Gibt es einen Weihnachtsmann?“ Quelle: Der Originaltext (englisch) “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” | Newseum

Manon liest heute für euch “Gibt es einen Weihnachtsmann”, von Virginia O’Hanlon und Francis P. Church.

It’s probably the most reprinted newspaper editorial in American history, written over 120 years ago. Francis P. Church responded to a question from an 8-year-old who wanted to know if Santa Claus was real, writing famously, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” And the spirit of the letter lives on in Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Jim Temple is the grandson of Virginia O'Hanlon, who wrote a letter to the New York Sun that would lead to an editorial that would cement Santa Claus in the minds of children of all ages for generations.  Jim joins Tim in this episode to talk about the lasting impact of that letter and the editorial. This is that now iconic editorial that features those legendary words, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/99_-_Yes_Virginia.mp3 The year was 1897, and an eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon had something on her mind. Her friends were telling her that there was no such thing as a Santa Claus. No jolly old elf in a red suit. No eight tiny reindeer. Being one not to take what she heard on face value, young Virginia decided to do her own investigation, so she wrote a letter to the New York Sun. On September 21st, 1897, the New York Sun published its response in the form of an editorial that is not regarded as the most famous editorial in the history of American journalism, starting with one of its most famous lines. The author of the editorial was a former Civil War reporter named Francis P. Church. Though he had no children of his own, his editorial is said to have captured the innocent essence of childhood and blending it with complete non-condescending honesty. He wrote the truth yet never spoiled the magic of Christmas for Virginia, and for that matter, millions of boys and girls who would follow in the generations to come. This episode's guest, Jim Temple, is the grandson of Virginia O'Hanlon, the once little girl who started it all and went on to a career as a school teacher in New York City. Francis P. Church Francis P. Church It has been said that after all of the violence he witnessed covering the Civil War, he was left cynical and reticent. The editorial page editor at the New York Sun at this time was Edward P. Mitchell. He would later say that Francis P. Church, “bristled and pooh-poohed at the subject when I suggested he write a reply to Virginia O'Hanlon; but he took the letter and turned with an air of resignation to his desk.” The headline may have made all the difference: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Virginia's Letter "Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun, it's so.' Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon 115 West Ninety Fifth Street” The New York Sun's Response “Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence...." Excerpted from "Is There a Santa Claus?", September 21, 1897, The New York Sun. Links "Is There a Santa Claus?", New York Sun (full editorial) Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, Newseum North Chatham Free Library Yes, Virginia, a Thousand Times, Yes, New York Times Our Thanks to... Lyla Jackson, the voice of Virginia O'Hanlon for this episode, her podcast debut. Her father, Professor Greg Jackson, hosts the History that Doesn't Suck Podcast. Dan LeFebver, the host and creator of the Based on a True Story Podcast.

Jim Temple is the grandson of Virginia O’Hanlon, who wrote a letter to the New York Sun that would lead to an editorial that would cement Santa Claus in the minds of children of all ages for generations.  Jim joins Tim in this episode to talk about the lasting impact of that letter and the editorial. This is that now iconic editorial that features those legendary words, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” https://traffic.libsyn.com/shapingopinion/99_-_Yes_Virginia.mp3 The year was 1897, and an eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon had something on her mind. Her friends were telling her that there was no such thing as a Santa Claus. No jolly old elf in a red suit. No eight tiny reindeer. Being one not to take what she heard on face value, young Virginia decided to do her own investigation, so she wrote a letter to the New York Sun. On September 21st, 1897, the New York Sun published its response in the form of an editorial that is not regarded as the most famous editorial in the history of American journalism, starting with one of its most famous lines. The author of the editorial was a former Civil War reporter named Francis P. Church. Though he had no children of his own, his editorial is said to have captured the innocent essence of childhood and blending it with complete non-condescending honesty. He wrote the truth yet never spoiled the magic of Christmas for Virginia, and for that matter, millions of boys and girls who would follow in the generations to come. This episode’s guest, Jim Temple, is the grandson of Virginia O’Hanlon, the once little girl who started it all and went on to a career as a school teacher in New York City. Francis P. Church Francis P. Church It has been said that after all of the violence he witnessed covering the Civil War, he was left cynical and reticent. The editorial page editor at the New York Sun at this time was Edward P. Mitchell. He would later say that Francis P. Church, “bristled and pooh-poohed at the subject when I suggested he write a reply to Virginia O’Hanlon; but he took the letter and turned with an air of resignation to his desk.” The headline may have made all the difference: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Virginia’s Letter "Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun, it's so.' Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon 115 West Ninety Fifth Street” The New York Sun’s Response “Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence...." Excerpted from "Is There a Santa Claus?", September 21, 1897, The New York Sun. Links "Is There a Santa Claus?", New York Sun (full editorial) Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, Newseum North Chatham Free Library Yes, Virginia, a Thousand Times, Yes, New York Times Our Thanks to... Lyla Jackson, the voice of Virginia O'Hanlon for this episode, her podcast debut. Her father, Professor Greg Jackson, hosts the History that Doesn't Suck Podcast. Dan LeFebver, the host and creator of the Based on a True Story Podcast.

Gibt es denn wirklich einen Weihnachtsmann? Virginia O`Hanlon stellte diese Frage an den Chefredakteur der „Sun“ im Jahre 1879. Die Antwort, die der Kolumnist Francis P. Church gab, wurde so berühmt, dass Sie bis zur Einstellung der Zeitung 1959, alle Jahre wieder zur Weihnachtszeit auf der Titelseite der Zeitung gedruckt wurde. Die achtjährige Virginia aus New York wollte es ganz genau wissen. Darum schrieb Sie an die Tageszeitung „Sun“ einen Brief: „Ich bin 8 Jahre alt. Einige von meinen Freunden sagen, es gibt keinen Weihnachtsmann. Papa sagt, was in der ‚Sun’ steht, ist immer wahr. Bitte, sagen Sie mir: Gibt es einen Weihnachtsmann?“