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Is Santa Claus real?

Dave, I have the most basic question of the season for you to tackle: Is Santa real or not?


Dave's Answer:

Okay, well, let me answer first for those under 10yo children who might be reading this weblog: of course he is!

Now, let's dig into it just a bit further, as the mythology of Santa Claus has a long and interesting history. First off, Santa's proper name is Saint Nicholas, though he's picked up a lot of nicknames throughout the years, including Kris Kringle, Father Christmas and Sinterklaas.

Saint Nicholas of Myra was a saint who lived back in the 4th Century in Byzantia (modern-day Turkey) who had the reputation of secretly giving gifts to the poor. Most famously, legend has it that he presented three desperately poor daughters of a Christian with dowries so they wouldn't end up as prostitutes.

St. Nicholas is still revered as the patron saint of seamen, merchants, archers, children, prisoners, pawnbrokers, and even prostitutes. He's also one of the patron saints of Russia, now that I think about it. A busy guy.

Wikipedia Image of Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Turkey (from Wikipedia)
Saint Nick inspired two legends: Nikolaus in Germany, and Sinterklaas in the Netherlands, both of which directly contributed to the legend of Santa Claus himself.

Depictions of Santa Claus as a jolly, heavy white bearded older man are apparently directly lifted from the Russian mythological character Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost). Ded Moroz is historically represented as wearing a red coat, fur boots and a long white beard. Since Russian immigration directly influenced much of the Western European and then American tradition, it's very likely that our current picture of Santa Claus is directly from Grandfather Frost.

Many of the historical legends behind Santa Claus also involve children leaving out fodder in their shoes for the horse that Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas, or similar rode. Most likely that's what has evolved into the modern tradition of hanging stockings by the fireplace, actually.

The definitive modern interpretation of Santa Claus, however, is widely agreed to have been The Night Before Christmas (formerly known as "A Visit from St. Nicholas", actually), wherein Santa is described as being heavyset and riding a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer who are named for the first time in this 1823 publication. Another popular publication early in the 19th Century was The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, by Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum.

Okay, so that's the academic side of things. Interesting, but missing a certain level of heart, of soul.

So is there a Santa Claus?

Well, we live in a world where the idea of someone rewarding good behavior in this life, rather than the next (or at the door to the Pearly Gates) sounds darn nice, and particularly for children, is a good reminder of the rewards of thrift, virtue, compassion and honesty. And those are sorely missing attributes in our modern world, if you ask me.

So yes, I think that there is a Santa Claus.

I'll certainly make sure we leave a plate of cookies and glass of milk out on Christmas Eve. How about you?



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The classic "Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus" editorial answers this question as well now as it did way back when.

"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
New York, N.Y.

Note: Virginia O'Hanlon wrote this to the editor of the New York Sun in September 1897.

Mr. Church's response was printed as a column in the New York Sun Sept. 21, 1897.

and is available at

http://bizzbangbuzz.blogspot.com/2005/12/yes-virginia.html

Posted by: Anthony Cerminaro at December 19, 2005 5:56 PM

Sinterklaas in the Netherlands is celebrated on december 5th. The nameday of Saint Nicolas is december 6th. So your cookies are late! :-)

It would be nice (perhaps next year?) to see how the celebrations moved from the beginning of december to the Christmas sideshow?

Posted by: Chris at December 19, 2005 8:03 PM

Great history lesson, Dave. We really enjoyed the read.

Posted by: Matthew and Paula Poer at December 20, 2005 7:36 PM

is santa real???????????????????????????????

Posted by: dom at December 22, 2005 2:22 PM

There is definitely a Santa Claus. I saw him when I was a kid. He was in our living room putting presents under the tree.

Well, it turns out that was just our neighbor doing a favor for my parents. But it caused me to believe in Santa Claus much longer than anyone else I knew. After all, I had seen him. And because of that, I had plenty of opportunities to look like a fool arguing with the other kids that Santa was real.

But I suppose it was a great thing for my parents to have set that up.

Posted by: David at December 22, 2005 2:32 PM

Many years ago I had tracked down Santa to Grandfather Frost in Russia. In some parts of Russia the snow is so deep that sleighs were parked on the roofs of houses so they wouldn't sink into the snow. A staircase was built alongside the chimney which melted the snow and allowed entrance to the house. The opening to the fireplace was on the outside of the house with a metal door. Stones on the inside of the house radiated heat, perfect for warming their thigh high stockings while the family slept.

So Santa Claus, dressed in the red and white of Saint Nicholas, rode his sleigh to the roof, came down the chimney and left gifts for the children in their stockings hung on the fireplace. More truth than fiction.

Posted by: Bert Love at December 23, 2005 2:38 PM

i think santa is real and if you don't belive in him he is going to give you coals for christmas!!

Posted by: jessica at January 6, 2006 3:25 PM

I KNOW Santa is real because on christmas eve my mom & dad were sopposedly having a quick glass of wine but I saw the bags filled with toys near the stockings

Posted by: Katie at April 11, 2006 7:35 PM

I dunno about Santa, I heard my mum and dad saying something last year. I used to really believe in him and now I'm not too sure. Growing up really sucks.

Posted by: Frixxy at April 29, 2006 3:53 AM

Good aftenoon

I am researching for American's history of belief on Santa Claus. Did American's believe that fire places should not be lit as a preparation for Santa's arrival on Christmas Day?

I hope you can help me.

Thank you,

Lady

Posted by: Lady at May 2, 2006 3:33 PM

santa is not real because I saw my dad putting the presents under the tree and when I looked in my mum and dad's room my mum was the only one in bed so there is no such thing as santa clause

Posted by: jim bob at September 16, 2006 3:56 PM

*sigh* no i don't think santa is real bcause every1 i no says that he isn't.. i really wish that he was though, now i no that all of those movies r a fake!:( :(

Posted by: Linda Coady at October 2, 2006 9:08 PM

I believe

Posted by: Believer at October 8, 2006 6:42 AM

my name is christina my whole family believes in santa claus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: christina at October 27, 2006 3:15 PM

I believe in santa hes so real!! Some people hurt my feelings and say hes not but he is!!

Posted by: Molly at October 29, 2006 4:17 PM

I Do belive in Santa Claus i feel it inside of me! It's the holiday that i like more is Christmas.Enjoy..Merry Christmas to all of you!!!

Posted by: Maria at November 6, 2006 5:02 PM

I'm 14 and last year when i was 13 i found out their was no Santa Claus cause my perents had the presents in their closet but this Christmas i just asked my parents if they could not remind me of their being no Santa and to just let keep on beleiving.

Seeing isn't beleiving

Posted by: Nick at November 8, 2006 6:04 AM

I Believe in Santa Because I have read Books about him, and St.Nicholas. It was very Interesting to! Bottom Line is that, I think Santa Clause is real!! And you should to.

Posted by: Amanda McCormack at November 11, 2006 9:21 PM

I do believe in Santa Claus more than ever now! I don't why peole don't! It is very true! I never want any one to doubt. So remember Santa is real!!!

Posted by: Kelly at November 20, 2006 5:04 PM

all of my friends think that Santa Claus isnt real some of them never believed in him and my friend told me that she asked her mom and she said strait to her face that he isnt real I really dont know what to believe. I do believe in magic like magical reindeer or going around the world in one night im 10 tell me if Santa is real, PLEASE???????? im desperate

Posted by: Courtney at November 21, 2006 8:35 PM

Of course Santa Claus is Real and Dave is GOD. Actually, Ask Dave Taylor has to be my favorite blog of all times. Loved your work with Santa Stompers in Atlanta Dave. I believe Dave Taylor is Santa Claus.

Posted by: Roger at November 23, 2006 5:18 PM

I am doing homework to prove Santa is real! Your information has been very helpful!

Posted by: Angie at November 27, 2006 8:21 AM

i want 2 believe santa is real every time i say he is real out loud in my head i keep saying he isnt real i relly want to belive santa is really

Posted by: wesley armon at November 30, 2006 3:22 PM

i really want to belive he is real im 10 and i really want to beleve in santa my only friend that belived in santa died and his name i was alex barchus i really want to belive in him

Posted by: wesley at November 30, 2006 3:26 PM

I'm testing it this year.I'm getting my parent's handwriting.Then,I'm checking the sticker thingy that says:To:
From:
Then checking the handwriting.If it's the same-no Santa.Not the same-Santa's real!!

-Santa Beliver

Posted by: Blub Klub at December 1, 2006 6:19 PM

santa is real if you believe in him but if you stop believing he wont visit you so think whatever you want because santa is a person

Posted by: some 11 yr old at December 4, 2006 1:01 PM

i know that the saint nicholus is real but he doesn't really ride on a slay with reinders as they say now. and i know it cause i stayed up late and saw my parents putting them under and writing a letter back to me and ate the cookies i made and drank the milk to act like it was him but it wasn't.

Posted by: syndey at December 5, 2006 2:40 PM

dude santa is not real i saw my mom putting presentes under the tree with santa ritten on them

Posted by: eric garver at December 8, 2006 8:30 AM

If you really want to know if the jolly magical creature Santa clause is real, one method you could use is get some of your friends to each take some cuttings of the "To:... Fr:Santa" labels and then compare the handwriting of the labels. If there is a significant difference in handwriting, for each label, this mystical figure is a fragment of history, tradition, and imagination. Of course, the more friends you have to help you test, the more accurate your results will be.

Posted by: jamie at December 9, 2006 8:37 PM

well i dont care if people dont believe in santa. he`s as real as you & me[:
me & nick [my friend] still believe in him.
christmas spirit ye`know? believing in st. nicholas makes the holidays better.

Posted by: jenelle at December 10, 2006 8:01 PM

Santa is real in hearts and souls. i believe he was around thousands of years ago bringing children snack ans presents. he is real. he always will be. I know at this age he is not. my parents told me and i know. Its time that when we found out he is fake, that webelieve he wasonce here, bringing joy to the youngs faces

thank you

Posted by: Mary at December 11, 2006 2:03 PM

Santa used to be real but to this day, he is not real. End of story

Posted by: Unknown at December 13, 2006 7:37 PM

IAm eight years old and I soooooo belive in santa because one year Iwent down stairs to get a drink of watern and then I saw him he was wearing a red coaat and a cherry nose so now you know I belive in santa clus.My name is stella hayes

Posted by: Stella at December 16, 2006 6:41 AM

u will only know if santais real untill u are an adult who has kids if there is a present that u didnt buy then santa is real if not he is not real.

Posted by: marissa at December 16, 2006 9:40 AM

well, first of all i'm a pre-teen and i stll belive in him. my friends say he's not and some of them say they believe sorta. well, i believe! anyway at school a little student i had to work with to do a activitie for school said his sister saw Santa Claus and Rudolph!!!!!!!!!. I believe too because reseacrhers saw a piece of his sleigh in a desert!!! And on Google Video there was a video on christmas, that you see a light, sparkly comet from a chimney to the tree, and up the chimney and back in 5 seconds! Also, that video was from those reseachers's website, who also made a movie about looking for Santa Claus. Even though lots of novels, and movies say he's not real, still not he's not real to them because they didn't see him or believe in him. So, if you believe in him he'll come!!!!!!!!! And, my whole family still believes in him too. So get's som Eggnog or mostly milk and some cute, tasty cookies, carrots leave it out on a plate, and wait the next day to see that they've been munched, and drinked from!!!!!!!!! Also, i know seeing is not believing, but there is proof, but i also believe in him because i love him and everyone else does too, and I love CHRISTMAS so MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And also, I've seen wrapping paper that I haven't seen before! Not even from Papyrus or Walgreen's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, I believe and my family keeps those wrapping paper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: ian at December 16, 2006 3:59 PM

my parents think that santa does not exist and I sometimes think that he sometimes exists because is you stay awake at 3:30 and see nothing than he is fake and besides how can he possibly fit down the chimney and how can reindeer possibly fly and how can he possibly live in the north pole when it is -30 degrees celcius? 1 last thing have you guys ever noticed that presents that say "From Santa" are wrapped in paper that your parents bought?

Posted by: Anonymous at December 16, 2006 7:48 PM

im a 14 year teenager.I still believe in santa.
When I was 5 I heard the stuffed santa go off.It was a motion activator.so when someone goes near it it sings santa clause is coming to town.So I went into the living room there he was.standing there in front of the intertainment center looking at me and my familys pictures.I went back to bed.He left a bell from his sleigh.I think if you believe you can hear the bell.But only me and my sisters could here it.My mom and dad didnt hear it.They dont believe.

Posted by: kayla at December 17, 2006 8:43 AM

I am 10 years old and I believe in Santa Clause. I have been researching and so far, 10 people say yes, they belive in Santa, out of 13. Plus, my friends and I save the labels Santa gives us and all of the labels have the same handwriting. Please believe in Santa! If you start researching, Santa has a lot of different names, of course St. Nick. Just try to research and if you find Santa isn't real, I understand, maybe I was wrong.
One time, my friend called me Christmas morning and said it was an emergancy and I had to get over there quick. Luckily, my friend is my neighbor. So I put my jacket on and ran all the way to my friends' house. When I got there, my friend showed me a huge, snow footprint on their fireplace. We all knew it was Santa's footprint. Do you believe now?
Here's more proof:
My parents believe in Santa! When I was little, I asked them and they said it was more real then anything else in the world. My dad has REALLY bad handwriting and Santa doesn't. My mom is always merry on Christmas morning so obviously, she couldn't have snuck downstairs and put presents under our tree. Trust me, if my mom wakes up in the night, she is REALLY crabby! My dad couldn't have done it either because he is a really hard sleeper! Not even a ginormous orchestra could wake him up! That's why he is always late for work in the morning.
Believe NOW?
Here's more:
My other friend set up a video camera by her Christmas tree and either Santa was there, or it was her Uncle Ralph in a red Santa suit who slid down the chimney easily. I doubt that. She brought the tape into school and now everyone in my class believes in Santa Clause.
NOW do you FINALLY believe?
If you don't, here's more:
Santa once left a candycane in my hand on Christmas. Like I said, my dad won't wake up and my mom will hate herself if she wakes up!
I hope you believe now, because I am all out of proof. If you STILL don't believe, read some of the other writer's proof and then you might just believe. Thanks for taking the time to read my proof. Merry Christmas Santa Believers!

Posted by: Amy at December 17, 2006 4:03 PM

Hi im john.Im pretty sure santa is real because when i was i think 7, me and my brother woke up late at night and saw him putting presents under the tree.he saw us and said "go back to bed and merry christmas"

Posted by: jj at December 17, 2006 4:18 PM

i am 6 and i am having my 7 year old sister tipe this so anyway i have some edvise for you to not believe in santa clos. i think my parents put gifts like barbys and stuffed ponies under my tree because they love me and they know i am the most specialist smal gerl thay no. plus santa cant be magical cause santa cant cause nobody is magical cause thay cant be so pleese dont belive in santa cause he cant be magical and i seen my mommy put presents under the chrismes tree for me and my sister gloria who wants a real life pony for chrismes but daddy sade no so gloria cant get a pony but i can get a brend nu dolly! i am tiping now, me gloria so dont listen to claire cause she a year younger thin me and i know santa is real life in my emajinashon but she thinks santa is gufi. believe me, santa is real. who els woud give you gifts if you r good or cole if you noty not my mommy or daddy cause they dont believe in santa like me and you cause you should believe in santa clos. claire told me to tell you santa is fake but dont listen to her. she is getting cole for chrismes!
mary chrismus everybody


noty claire who gets cole and good gloria who gets a pony

Posted by: claire and gloria at December 17, 2006 6:02 PM

HOW MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE BELIEVE THERE IS LIFE OUTSIDE OF OUR HEMISHERE OR MIRACLES THat happen all the time, no explanations no rhyme or reason , just you being here is something of an awe, is ther a person who lives in the north pole running around with elves making toys, that i don't know MAYbe who am i to say there is'nt!
i'm a mother of 2 teenage boys and i believe in santa claus, sinterpete st nick what ever the name you give it its real. If you believe in yourself then believe in santa claus you cant get any closer lol and merry christmas, god yule

Posted by: sharon at December 18, 2006 5:27 PM

Santa is NOT REAL! All the people that beliven Santa are kinda Weird!

Posted by: Santa Hater at December 19, 2006 12:07 PM

Santa is real! He may not be alive now, but a long time ago, he stole from the rich and gave to the poor and that's how we got santa in the 1st place! maybe the reindeer and the big fat dude with a red suit on isn't true but santa is!

Posted by: malia at December 20, 2006 7:05 PM

i am 11 years old and i belive santa clause.But,i dont know if you is real or not...=( Im going to proov if he is real or not.im going to check the to.... and from santa name tag then check my freinds name tag and see if they look like the same hand writing.

Posted by: sox at December 20, 2006 7:25 PM

people that dont belive santa are *****es!

Posted by: sox at December 20, 2006 7:41 PM

Hi im Joanie and I am 12 I would just like to say I definately believe in Santa I know oyur parents can tell you to clean your room and Come eat dinner but they can not tell you what you can believe in Your friends can not either and I know some kids act like don't believe in Santa in front of there friends cause they don't want to be made fun of and I just dont understand that I am considerd popular and i have alot of friends the reason I do is because I believe in what I want and do what I like to do not what people what me to believe in or do what they want me to do. Me, My Mom, My Dad, My little brother all believe in Santa and I thinks you should believe in him or not it's what you want believe in But now I know I love when I go to bed hoping SANTA is comign and just thinking of all the gifts he will drop under the tree "I just love that and just tihnking of waking up and seeing all the presents now who does'nt love that well you should believe in But I hope you have gotten some advice from this MERRY CHRISTMAS have a great night:))

Posted by: Joanie and Toddy at December 20, 2006 9:03 PM

Hi its me again I just wanted to say I believe in SaNTA and always will and i hope everyone has a great christmas

Posted by: Joanie at December 20, 2006 9:07 PM

Of couse Santa is real!!!!!
How can our parents afford all those presents and how can they not make any noises to wake us up!!!!
Also 2 years ago...my family and I saw rudolphs nose shinning in our window and it wasnt my parents because they were right there with me...we have a picture to prove it also along with that we heard someone walking on our roof and the only person it could be is SANTA!!! And if you don't belive then just watch "The Polar Exspress" it tells you all about santa and beliving!!!! Also if you don't belive just excpect presents from your parents not santa!!!

Well I have to go finish my letter to leave santa for x-mas!!! Sinceraly,Taylor

Posted by: Taylor at December 21, 2006 12:13 PM

I do not belive he gives us the presents itself but I do belive he gives us the love of those presents!

Posted by: Clinton at December 21, 2006 6:09 PM

Yes I believe in Santa Claus. I got a letter from him today! Think about this, you have never seen Santa Claus, well you have never seen God before and he's real. Well I hope you believe that. And my friends brother saw Santa Claus.

Posted by: Charlotte at December 22, 2006 4:49 PM

Santa IS real! This is probably the most important comment because I have actually talked to two elves. There names were Julie and Steven.Plus we brought our dogs in the garage so they wouldnt eat the reindeer food.The next morning it was all gone! Believe now? If not listen to this,Ever heard of NORAD? Its a mission space agency that detects where Santa is in the world.It uses the same device for detecting missile bombs coming to America.Still dont believe? Keep looking at other peoples comments to find more information. Well thats all I have to say. Merry Christmas! (p.s.Have you and your friends collect the labels that say from:Santa To:so and so to see if they match.K? Plus if you dont believe no wonder you saw your parents putting presents that say from Santa under the tree!) Bye!

Posted by: Santa is real! at December 23, 2006 11:34 AM

I am 10 years old and I also KNOW that Santa Claus is real for this simple reason.When I was 7 years old, I saw him putting presents under the tree.Then out of nowhere, he disappered.I know it sounds ABSOLOUTLY INSANE!!!(Not to mention unbelievable.)Although I will admit I am having trouble believing but those of you who refuse to believe,(Including you adults out there)don't ruin other childrens christmas spirit. I still think he's real. Trust me, kids just like me will be crushed if you tell them Santa Claus isn't real.Then they will tell there friends and so on and so on and pretty soon we have all the children in the world with no christmas spirit and they will never behave with no motivation.So keep christmas spirit alive.
Merry Christmas!

Posted by: Karina at December 23, 2006 5:38 PM

santa IS NOT REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: 59658 at December 23, 2006 8:32 PM

I am not sure. I am 12 and my friend and I believe but sometimes its a very good question. I have snooped around the house while my parents were gone and the American Girl Doll I want is no where. I did find presents but they all say To: Katie from: Ma and Pa. If there are any grownups out there and you tell you kids he isn't real he's not and your kids shoudn't expect anything from him. I think he is and I hope he is but if not I will still believe because its the very thing of him coming that makes my Christmas even better.

Posted by: Katie at December 23, 2006 10:00 PM

I believe in him. last year my mom told me he wasn't real, but I don't believe her and last year i found my christmas presents from my parents, but not from santa. so i belive in him.

Posted by: Taylor at December 23, 2006 10:05 PM

Hello.

If Kris knew that I was going to type this, he would never forgive me. But let me introduce myself.

I am Karl Kringle. I am Kris' younger brother. And I am here to tell you one thing for a fact, and that he is real.

But it isn't just about him. It's the "Magic" of Christmas that is real.

See, the way it works is, it will show you what you want to see. If you really, REALLY want to believe in my best friend, by big brother, Santa Clause, as he has become to be known as; you will know without a shadow of a doubt, that he is real.

But it works the other way too.

If you are looking for reasons NOT to believe, The "Magic" works that way too. Those that want to compare handwriting, or compare with friends, you will see what you want to see. If you feel he isn't real and want proof, you will find it. But even more special... those that KNOW and are not influenced by non-believers, you will feel the spirit of Christmas in your hearts.

It is for real, friends. Kris is real. And he does so many good things for people everywhere. I just wish you could see him light up when it gets close to his time to give his heart and soul to the world.

No one, and I mean No one... has a better job than him.

Merry Christmas.

Sincerely,


~Karl Kringle

Posted by: Karl Kringle at December 24, 2006 2:19 AM

I sooooooo believe in snta @ 11yrs old, but flyin reindeer???

Get a life. How many reindeers do u know that fly? He probably has some silencer on his petrol powered sleigh.

Posted by: Matt at December 24, 2006 8:18 AM

SANTA IS ABSOLUTLY, POSITIVLY, REAL! He is real cause god and Jesus gave him the power to fly, shape shift, clone elves, and live forever. ALL FOR THE JOY OF CHILDREN.

Posted by: kyle at December 24, 2006 8:56 AM

i'm 22 years old and i know santa claus exists. when i was a little boy i saw him putting presents under my tree early on christmas morning when my mom and dad were in bed. ever since i knew he exsisted.

Posted by: jamie at December 24, 2006 10:15 AM

Well, I don't think he's reall because I read in the news paper that he would have to go so fast to get around the world he would burst into flames because of the friction. But you never know. The only way I will believe is when I see an actual photo of him flying in the air. And how can there be a rain deer with a red nose, I mean come on that's not posible!

Posted by: Alex at December 24, 2006 6:06 PM

Hello,
If Santa is reall wouldn't pets like dogs barke if someone comes in the house that they don't know? please e-mail me.

Posted by: The Man at December 24, 2006 6:58 PM

i don't really know Dave. I do and I don't. This year I'm going to do a test. later after my dad says good night to me and gos to bed i'm going to sneak a cookie out of the jar and (we are not putting cookies out this year) put it on the table next to the tree and see if it is gone the next day. that way I will be sure! (i hope it works)

Posted by: The Man at December 24, 2006 7:08 PM

The following is my theory:
Santa Claus is real. If your parents don't believe in him, for their "punishment" they have to buy all your gifts. if they do believe, Santa comes. The reason why it only takes one day is because Santa uses time zones. world it is a Santa doesn't stop at the houses where they don't celebrate things like Christmas. So that takes off alot of houses so it saves Santa some time.

Posted by: Unkown at December 24, 2006 8:27 PM

he is so not real!!! can you fly all over the world in 12hr??? i also STADDED UP ALL NIGHT AND HID AND SAW MOM AND DAD PUT GIFTS NOT SANTY PLZ THIS IS A SCAM AND WHEN YOU FINILY KNOW THE TRUTH YOUR HATE WILL BE BROKEN AND I HAVE BEEN NAUGHTUY I KIKED MY BROTH IN A BAD PLACE AND STILL GOT PRESENT IT IS NOT ABOUT SANTY IT IS ABOUT GETING TOGETHER AND GODS B-DAY

Posted by: zach at December 25, 2006 4:39 AM

I am Santa! And i am real! And i use space time continum techonology to travel round the world fast. So fast that i actually arrive back home before ive even started out!

Posted by: Annonymous at December 25, 2006 10:57 AM

Hi I’m Theo and I blef in santa . but I say to my frense he is not real. I googled is santa real ? and soom peaple seed thay sow him . I do not bleve them . no own can see him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Theo at December 25, 2006 12:27 PM

PLEASE NOTE:ONLY FOR CHOLDREN OVER 10!

My name is orla im twelve and i found out about Santa when i was 11! Some people say you should tell children the truth when there 6! I dont think adults have the right to tell there children they should find out themselvs! thank-you for taking time out of your social life for reading this!

Posted by: Orla at December 26, 2006 1:08 AM

santa claus stands for joy and love so mabey he isnt real but joy and love are

Posted by: sally at December 26, 2006 4:37 PM

SANTA IS REAL CAUSE MY MUM WOULD NEVER LIE TO ME AND I BEILIVE CAUSE WHEN IW AS LITTLE I HEARD SOMONE DOWN STAIRS ON CHRISTMAS EVE I WENT DOWN AND I SEEN A RED BIT OF THREAD AND A BIT OF WHITE FLUFF AND THEN SOMTHIN WENT UP MY CHIMNEY AND I THINK THE RED THREAD WAS A BIT OF HIS COAT AN D THE WHITE FLUFF WAS A BIT OF HIS BEARD THEN IN THE MORNING I WENT DOWN STAIRS AAGAIN WITH MY FAMILY AND OPEND MY PRESENTS AND THEN WEWENT OUTSIDE TO CHEAK IF THE REINDEERS HAD EATING THERE CARROTS AND THEY LEFT ONE BUT THERE WAS SOME DUST AND AND A BELL

Posted by: SIOBHAN MCKAY at December 27, 2006 7:39 AM

HI,i know Santa Claus is real because on my present i saw a picture that has santa and his raindeer fling

Posted by: sunny at January 1, 2007 12:24 PM

I dont know if santas real or not some of my freinds say he is and some say he isnt i dont know what 2 say

Posted by: anon at January 26, 2007 9:42 AM

My friend said that he's a saint. There aren't very many saints alive anymore (except in heaven) but Santa is a saint. Is he still alive?

Posted by: michelle at February 8, 2007 5:24 PM

When I has 6 i got a letter from Santa clause and he put a picture in the envelope. It was a real picture cuz it was sticky and real photo like. I know my parents handwriting and it wasn't theirs! *wink*

Posted by: Michelle at February 8, 2007 5:29 PM

come on now santa is not real he so is not ppl should no that by now ask ur parents i did

Posted by: emma at February 26, 2007 3:49 AM

HEY YOU
if you think santa is a fake thing then i think you are a fake person. if you dont belive in santa where do you thinkyou get your presents from? oviously your bad. so maybe you dont get presents. jerk. but if you do beleive in santa then lets be friends

Posted by: COOLER THEN YOU at March 7, 2007 10:30 AM

is st. nick real dont worry i am 34 but im not sheir if he is kate

Posted by: kate at March 11, 2007 6:44 PM

i belive in santa coz he brings me lots of prestents and every christmas i look in my mum's cupboard and there is nuthink there

Posted by: natalie at April 18, 2007 2:28 PM

to start out to all those kids just lookin to see if santa is indeed real heres your answer look acording to how old you are; parents check your kids ages and see what u should tell em!

0-9= OF COURS SANTA IS REAL! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!


10-12= just the right age to find out the truth! Santa is NOT real!
13+ - SOMEONE TELL THIS POOR KID THE TRUTH! SANTA IS ABSULUTLY POSITIVLY NOT REAL!

Hello People! I was just reading this. I am now 13 and do not believe in santa and i found out at the age of 12. I wanna give advice to the parents. Just tell you kids the truth if they ask ( well if they are like olda than 10). They are better off knowing. Believe me. No one ever told my mom until she was 15. So picture this the 15 year old girl walking around the school agruing with who ever denied his exsistence. Imagin how many people made fun of her! Just don't let your kids have to go through and suffer what my mom had to suffer. Its not fair to them. As much as they want to believe; they are gonna find out one way or another!

Posted by: Unknown at April 26, 2007 1:21 PM

hey man! i was just here to ask you if santa is real cause me and my friend are trying to see is santa real but if santa is real i will have to give her $20.00...
so please tell me if santa is real or not. thank-you

nIkItA JaCkSoN

Posted by: nikita at May 3, 2007 9:54 PM

santa is not real because i saw my mom put out the presents one night and my mom and santa does not have the same hand writing

Posted by: leigh at May 11, 2007 6:13 PM

I LOVE SANTACLAUS HE IS REAL HE IS NICE IF YOU DONT NOT SAY HE IS REAL YOU WILL GET COAL IN YOUR STOCKINGS LOVEAMBERLYNNROLLINS.

Posted by: AMBER at May 28, 2007 12:09 AM

Santa started out in about 320, thats right,
the year 320, or something like that, he was
from Turkey. He really DID walk the Earth
at one time. He gave gifts to the poor people
and he was a very kind loving man. His spirit
lives on today, and as far as I know, his spirit
will live forever.

Posted by: Tigger at July 18, 2007 2:02 PM

santa is the most real pearson i have never met

Posted by: sally at July 23, 2007 7:38 PM

no i do not believe 'n' santa clous i dont no why i just dont. ever since i was a little kid i did not believe in him.my sissters friend ones said he saw rudolphs nose shining but i dont believe him or in rudolph.

Posted by: Jordan at July 26, 2007 10:43 AM

y does it make people so sad to find out that santa isnt real

Posted by: Hi at August 14, 2007 9:19 PM

hi im 13 but...
i belive that there was a st.nick years ago and that he helped alot of people and gave gifts to the people that needed them but he is not realy alive now. i belive somebody or somebodys wanted to keep his spirit and good charms awake and for it to be passed on through season of christmas
...after all if he isnt real we still get a christmas holidayWAHOOO!

Posted by: rebecca at August 31, 2007 11:24 AM

My parents put the toys under the tree they told me when i was 10 and i ryed and cryed it was soo sad!

Posted by: Katherine Dodle Bop at September 24, 2007 2:15 PM

I Thank You Dave! I am on a school computer and i am 12 years old and i needed this info. Thank you so much. (:

Posted by: Keith at September 26, 2007 11:50 AM

yes...! of course he is.
some people say "how could one man ever get to every house in the world?"
he usaly makes it to every house but some times on really buysy years miss claus has to go to a few houses.Also if you dont beilive he wont come...simple

Posted by: ari at October 2, 2007 1:47 PM

but why did i hear my mum say to my dad on christmas eve did you drink the milk. please answer a soon as possible

Posted by: hhhh at October 7, 2007 10:25 AM

i don't believe in Santa and i am 11 i found out by 2 things my parents told me and this time they were serious it may have spoiled my Christmas but a least i know the truth and second i found a huge stash of presents in there room so has a matter of fact Santa is not real and my grandma is Cristian and she even told me he was not real even the easter bunny is not real so i think its about time all of you know SANTA IA NOT REAL HE IS A FAKE ITS JUST YOUR PARENTS WORK!

Posted by: rebecca at October 11, 2007 4:51 AM

Hey im 12 aand i belive in him heres some of my personal encouters

2006 25 december 1:00

My dad was awake so i stayed up until he went to bed.

Went downstairs for pessies while dad was asleep, none =(

went to sleep

woke up dad and mum where asleep no pressies

went to sleep again

woke up dad and mum asleep again PRESSIES

woke up mum went downstairs and guess what? opened door Santa puked all over the front porche but we could hear bells in the distance

Tis honestly real no lie

ps: yes we did have to clear up santa puke and it was'nt a drunk we have curfew

Posted by: THE COOL ONE at October 20, 2007 2:15 PM

Santa IS real.Ican't prove it but I track him down each year and who would make up something about the FBI and the police chasing him.Whoever doesn't believe in him is getting coal for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Lauren at October 20, 2007 6:25 PM

Okay...well Santa clause used to be a real person who carved toys and delivered them to children thats how the whole thing got started. there was a real Santa, but he is no longer alive.....he really doesn't deliver presents every Christmas it is parents....they want you to be happy and have fun...they aren't lying they are just trying to raise a good kid. because if you think about it...reindeer don't fly....its impossible...so anyways I am sorry to those of you who didn't know but you had to find out sooner or later. kids usually start figuring it out about uh....9ish maybe 10 or 11. so thanks for reading bye!

Posted by: Hannah at October 29, 2007 4:38 PM

OKay im a british person and i belive in him no matter what. Ive already said why but still even if hes real or not its the sprit that counts.

Sure if it all sounds riducles you have to belive in your self not what over people think.

Here in britan we leave mince pies and gin so sure if a achoilic comes over drinks all your gin and eats all your mince pies its if do you belive that?

Im not trying to convice people into beliving im here just to say , do you?

Posted by: THE COOL ONE at November 4, 2007 3:02 PM

I replying to obives people who will complain about me ( so you dont start a argument )

So what if I belive in him. Ive done some tests like not sending my list and total hiding it from my perants ( in a local park buried under a swing about 3 foot deep. And I got exalty the pressies i asked for.

I what you to ask your self this question
"Did you belive for your self or did you listen to someone els?"

Posted by: THE COOL ONE at November 4, 2007 3:15 PM

look, i believe in santa, because it's fun. the people who believe in him have loads and loads of fun at christmas. and the people who don't, they just sit there, un happy and they just keep saying "santa isn't real". so if u beleive, you will have fun, if you don't, then u will have a miserable christmas. p.s watch the polar express, it holds the key to finding out the true meaning of christmas

Posted by: james at November 4, 2007 5:51 PM

i got proof. it was christmas eve, and i was laying in bed, i was thinking of what i would get for christmas, and i thought of something on the spot, i hadn't told a single soul that i wanted it, because i only thought that i wanted it at 10 oclock at night on christmas eve, in the morning i got up ran to my sisters room and woke her up, we both ran into the living room and looked at our presents wrapped undern the tree, we started to open them, and guess what, i got the thing i thought of late at night,and inside it was a little card, it said "let me know a little early, with love santa clause". i ran to my mum and dads room and told them what had happened, my parents looked at each other, so confused, later on in the day, i overheard them talking, my mum said to my dad "i don't remember getting him that", i just smiled, and ever since then, i believe

Posted by: james at November 4, 2007 6:05 PM

Sanat IS NOT real.Okay. Heres why:
1) A sleigh pulled by flying reindeer?
2) A BIG FAT man can squeeze down your chimney?
3) He can get around the ENTIRE world in less than 12 hours?
4) SOME COUNTRIES DO NOT EVEN HAVE SANTA CLAUSE, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, INDIA. Yet evvery single myth about santa says he goes round the entire world? Not possible.

To proove my point, WHY DON'T ALL OF YOU WHO BELEIVE IN HIM, SET YOUR ALRM CLOCK FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 AM. GET OUT OF YOUR BED AND GUESS WHAT YOU WILL SEE??? *_xX_ YOUR PARENTS LEAVING OUT THE GIFTS FOR YOU_Xx_*

From,
Grainne,
13 years old.

Posted by: grainne at November 5, 2007 10:09 AM

Hi! i have JUST found out how Santa gets round in a night for all you fellow believers!You see, theres a time difference in every country so he will have at least over 3-7 hours to spare between countries! so there you go good,solid proof!

Posted by: no of your bussiness at November 12, 2007 10:41 AM

i dont know! when i was little i saw santa.the real one,but up until last year idk
last year i baked santa alot of stuff cupcakes,cookies,cake,ect. but a week later i saw some bags of that stuff and the very top of my pantry, hidding from me, i told my mom and she tryed to cover it up,i know she was lying..and then one christmas morning i saw santa SLEIGH DRIVERS LISENSE BUT, MOMS & DADS CAN BUY SANTA STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!! LETTERS, RAINDEER FOOD, DRIVERS LISINSE, EVERYTHING!!!!

so idk
i dont think so
and who ever made up that thing "santa will give you coal" NO HE WON'T!!!

Posted by: Person at November 12, 2007 11:42 AM

oooo and my dads hand writing looks like santas!!


p.s. i hate lyer's!


dont lie to me

Posted by: Person at November 12, 2007 11:47 AM

I agree that he is real

Posted by: simonxx99 at November 12, 2007 7:23 PM

Hey I got something..
SANTA IS REAL! I did the same ting I didnt believe in him until I dought of someting after I went to the edison mall...Its a go-cart and ya know i was 10 at the time and I still believe caz i got it! OK!
By the way non-believers thats CHRISTMAS MAGIC!! IDIOTS! I AM GETTIN A FERRET FOR CHRISTMAS oh and by da way im 12! And i believe! I LOVE XMAS!!!! WOOOOHOOOO! YOU GOT A PROBLEM THEN TAKE IT UP WIT ME! I MAY BE WHITE BUT I CAN FIGHT!!! LOL! JUST JOKIN!!!

Posted by: Krysta at November 13, 2007 1:51 PM

hello im Tiana.I am 9. I do believe in Santa because for the past 2 years I have stayed up all night and look out my door and see santas sleigh flying in the air. then i try staying up all night and fall asleep. dont think that thats real? then in 2005 we were opening presents and heard bangs on the roof. we went out the front and Santa was on our roof. and it was not my family, coz they were right next to me. my dad ran around the corner and went up the ladder and rugby tackled hime. he dissapeard and we only had his suit left. We still have it though.
hope you bellieve me!

Posted by: Tiana at November 14, 2007 3:40 AM

I am 14, and I know that santa is not real... its your parents... you will find that out when you get older! ahha. but believe as long as you can and just keep telling your parents you believe, but its them! haha. ( :

Posted by: Lyndsey at November 15, 2007 6:16 PM

oo and have u ever heard of Norad..they r adults and they belive in santa

track santa at

www.noradsanta.org

Posted by: Person at November 16, 2007 3:01 PM

Hi Santa Claus is not because if you look in the Bible it tells you that Christmas is a Pegan.

Posted by: Ben Briggs at November 19, 2007 2:55 PM

Ben, are you saying that Christmas is a pagan holiday and that it says so in the Bible? Can you quote a verse for us, because that's certainly news to me. If you said that elements of Christmas, like Christmas trees, are pagan in origin, I'd agree with that, but it's a curious explanation for why Santa must not be real! :-)

Posted by: Dave Taylor at November 19, 2007 4:14 PM

Santa is not real! There are websites for parents that I found, were you cane personalize your own fake letter to give to your kid from "santa"
=(
~Scott

Posted by: Scott at November 19, 2007 5:43 PM

i am 19 yrs old and i still belive my friend is 23 and she belives wheni was 12 i wrote to him and he wrote back he is REAL

Posted by: lavinia at November 20, 2007 3:53 PM

Hey, I'm Danielle. And now what I am about to tell you is the truth.

I don't know if Santa is real or not.
Sorry I can't answer your question.
But, I do have a story.

Two years ago (I'm 12 now, I was 10 then) it was Christmas night, my dad just told me good night. During the night, I heard movements coming from downstairs. I wasn't sure if Dad was in bed yet, but here's some more:
Years before that, I ended up waking up at 2 o'clock in the morning. Stayed up 'till quarter to seven, when we went downstairs to open the presents. My mom and dad were in the bed the whole time. And my brother didn't go to bed 'till midnight. (becuase he was so excited)
And even years before that, I heard the "riendeer" on the roof, and my brother heard slay bells. (of course, I was only 5 then, but)
And plus, my mom is REALLY cranky when she gets up in the morning, and she is a very heavy sleeper.
But not my dad. He is a very light sleeper. Whenever I would get up in the middle of the night, he would always, ALWAYS, hear me. So personally, I don't know.

Merry Christmas, guyz!
And a happy new year, too!

~Danielle

Posted by: Danielle at November 20, 2007 7:55 PM

santa isnt real cause my mum and dad where putting out the preasnts and lollies and me tell you there where alot of lollies and preasents so he is not true but wh made up him

Posted by: renee at November 21, 2007 12:20 AM

Okay, Listen. I'm eighteen years old and I am writing a research paper on Santa Clause for my English 101 Class. I'm going to put a link on here for ya'll once I finish writing my paper. But all in all, what I've found is real. Did you know that the North American Ari Defense Command actually Tracks Santa Clause every Christmas Eve with sattellites? and There are pictures of him, and hoofprints and all kinds of things.

So if you still believe it doesn't matter how old you are. If you don't believe, then that is your own personal choice, a lot like believing in God. You know there are many people who don't believe in God, or who stop believing in him when a loved-one dies, but that doesn't mean he isn't real.

And a side note for all you 10-14 year olds on here making fun of people because they actually believe in Santa? You have no right to tell people what they should and should not believe in. or that once you pass a certain age you must stop believing. Santa Clause is both omnipresent and omniscient (he is everywhere, knows everything) maybe he doesn't bring you presents because you bash him online and everywhere else.

keep believing ya'll. merry christmas

Posted by: Sammi at November 22, 2007 8:42 AM

is he still alive now will i have a chanes
to see him in my life
is all the red nose rainderr rale

Posted by: jade smith at November 23, 2007 7:59 AM

i think santa is real because i was slepping in my bed one night and i heard santa and his raindeer at 2:30 in the moring then i went down stairs to look and santa was right there standing next to me it was cool but sorrta scary so there now do you belive in santa

do u belive in god! he is the best

Posted by: m at November 24, 2007 7:21 PM

santa is real but my brother doesnt beleave in santa and my mom told him the truth but he wont tell me!

Posted by: carly at November 25, 2007 8:48 AM

Think about it... Christmas is the most special day of them all...the day jesus was born... if there is Heaven, why can't there be a North Pole? If there is god why not Santa? If you have magic in your heart you know that what you think is right. Don't let ANYONE tell you otherways.

From a jolly soul...
-merry christmas.

Posted by: jolly at November 25, 2007 3:14 PM

just b/C u think u saw "santa" doesn't mean its him, ur parents could be in a santa suit

Posted by: Person at November 25, 2007 10:09 PM

So you dont belive in me huh?
Well your not getting any soddin prezzies now

Posted by: Santa at November 26, 2007 5:59 AM

your right i do belieave in santa i always did kids in my class would always say they didnt belieave santa was real and they told me dont belieave but i said i do and its the TRUTH even some of my friends said they saw him in the sky late at night !!!!.

Posted by: keisha at November 26, 2007 2:22 PM

Everybody should know the story of Santa Clause. I mean who wouldn't. People would say the Santa can't do this and Santa can. One Christmas Eve morning, Sarah Louis cooked the cookies and poured the milk. Sarah set the cookies and milk on a little clear table. Sarah's mom came down stairs and said " Good morning Sarah how are you today ". Sarah said " Oh I'm good mom, mom is Santa Clause real?. The mom said " Only if you think he is ". Sarah rushed down the hallway up the stairs closed to door to her bedroom. She sat on the bed with her long brown hair spread out. She sung " Here the mist, with a long list , checking it twice , gonna found out who's naughty or nice ".
That night Sarah went to sleep and heard strange noises. The went down the stairs and saw Santa putting presents under the tree. " Hi Santa it's me Sarah Louis". " In the bed with the sparkle of the night sleepy time" said Santa. Sarah went back to bed. The next day she saw all kinds of presents big, little , small , tiny ,teeny , and huge. But the first she wanted to open was the little one. She opened the little box. She read it. It said " Sarah I know you and you saw me , but keep the secret of Santa Clause and the stories of me being real or not From Santa" Sarah read. The story is real

Sarah cheered,screamed, and flipped around the whole house. "Santa is really real" said Sarah


Santa IS REAL BELIEVE ME PLEASE.

Posted by: Sesoui at November 26, 2007 7:24 PM

Dough, = Money Yay!!
Rosi, = flowers
sofar, = If something is far I will say so
low, = Low!!
mo,= MOO!! Like a cow
dough, = Yay more money!!

Posted by: sesoui at November 26, 2007 7:35 PM

i whant to belev that you are real but all my friends say you are fake are you real i whant to now so i can print it and show my frinds. and for sant i think you are real so tell sant i said that plz thank you alot i am glad i found this web sit your web sit is cool thank you agin.

Posted by: Amber at November 26, 2007 7:50 PM

Hi,
Everyone listen it doesn't really matter if Santa is real or not.Its about the Christmas cheer and joy of celebrating Jesus's birthday.Just think of how fun ,surprising, and joyful morning of the presents you'll get and enjoying dinner with your family. I personally dont really know if Santa is real. I dont know what to believe.But the thing is that is one of the the questions you might not really know.Anyway I am shouting out to all you Non-Santa and Santa believer's there is not a whole lot of explanation.I have always wondered since i was young if Santa was real but ill probably never find out.I have read alot about it and some of the stories i have heard are true. They say that Saint Nick was once real and he use to give to the poor a very long time ago.But the flying reindeer i dont think is real. So I still have a little Santa in my soul.Heres a website to kinda see if Santa is real it is northpole.com

---------From A Very Merry Person

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Posted by: a very merry person at November 30, 2007 6:50 PM

i dont know if i believe in santa or not everyone at my school says hes fake

Posted by: person at December 1, 2007 12:45 PM

I know santa is real cause i put a vidio camera up on the fireplace last christmas and when i woke up the next morning i had saw santa on the tape! I BEILIEVE IN SANTA AND YOU SHOULD TOO!!!

Posted by: the cool one at December 1, 2007 3:10 PM

santa is real cause one christmas i left a video camera on the fireplace and the next morning i had footage of santa!!I belive in santa and you should too!!!

Posted by: The cool one! at December 2, 2007 4:48 AM

HES REAL, HES REALY REAL AND I CAN PROVE IT!!!
LOOK IM 11 AND I STILL BELEVE!P.S SO DUS MY MOM!

WHEN I WAS 8 I WENT DOWN STAIRS CAUSE I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ROOF. THE HOUSE JIGLED AND A FAT RED SUT CAME RIGHT OUT MY CHIMNY!!! I WAS SO HAPPY AND AMAZED I FANTED. HE PICKED ME UP AND BROUT ME TO BED. THEN I HEARD HIM SAY "SILLY GIRL U SHOUGHD BE IN BED LIKE EVERYONE ELS. GOOD THING YOUR ON MY NICE LIST!!! HO HO HO" SO SEE HES REAL!
SO ALL THE STUPID KIDS OUT THIER WHO DONT BELEVE HES RTEAL AND PROBUBLY DSENT GO TO YOUR HOUSE CUSE YOU DONT BELEVE!

Posted by: Ali at December 2, 2007 6:22 AM

Santa is real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Posted by: tyler at December 2, 2007 10:37 AM

Santa is really nice to give all of these gifts to us but i wish he would give 2 the poor

Posted by: Alyssa at December 2, 2007 9:16 PM

santa clause is real. don'tr say he isnt/. he brings christmas presents to me at christmas and i <3 him. literally. he is so shexy.

Posted by: jack brazil at December 3, 2007 3:53 AM

i bewive in satwa becoos my mum told me he real and he come down my chimeey and stole my dvd player i love him and he love me too evry one love santa!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Posted by: chrystal rhonane at December 3, 2007 3:55 AM

OMG SANTA IS REAL AND WHO EVER DOESNT BELIEVE DOESNT RECIEVE!!!!!!!!!!!! and i mean i stayed up all nite lsitening for footsteps and i hared none.... i mean hes a magical guy!!!!!!!!
SANTA IS REAL AND LETS PUT IT STRAIGHT... OK SO ALL YOU NONE BELEVIERS GET IT STRAIGHT. THATS ALL I AHVE TO SAY!!!!!! I <3 SANTA!!!!!!
PS WHY WOULD PEOPLE MAKE THIS STUFF UP ABOUT THIS MAN

Posted by: KELLY at December 3, 2007 3:42 PM

I say you should believe in santa you know.Well i thought of this plan and it is that you want somthin 4 xmas but dont tell ur parents and if it appears on xmas day he is reel i allready say he is u say what eva but he is reel

Posted by: Brian at December 3, 2007 6:01 PM

Santa is so real and for all you who think he is fake look up some videos on youtube and u will see.../

Posted by: Max at December 3, 2007 6:10 PM

Santa Claus maybe real but did you stop to think God blessed you with this stuff maybe he gave your parents enough money to buy your stuff but he might be real just keep faith!!!

Posted by: Taylor at December 3, 2007 6:55 PM

I love the first line
it helped me with a lot of stuff!
Because BOYS in my class did not believe!
I WAS SO MAD!!!!!!!!!!
So I had to prove it
and I did!

Posted by: Lindsey S at December 4, 2007 3:12 AM

santa isn't a real person, but instead is imagination-because you're gaurdiens are the ones who put the presents under the tree, the stocking, etc. BUT, santa is real because even though "he" is your gaurdien, he is sill there, and theres no reason you should doubt him.

Posted by: Jamie at December 5, 2007 9:11 PM

OMG! Santa Clause is so REAL! me a nd my friend LOndon still believe in him and we are in sixth grade! I am 11 and she is going to be twelve! my other friends also belive well most of them. If you don't believe in Santa Clause you are the wierdest person! OH yeah I went there! Santa Clause is so real and here is my proof when I was about eight or nine I stayed awake for such a long time. Thyen I heard jingle bells and i knew that is was Santa Cause i went into my parents room and they were both in there sleeping! So do believe in Santa Clause, So whoever believes in Santa Clause rock on, Who ever doesn't you are a wierdo x 2 so to put it another way you are stupid for not believing in Santa! I Love Santa, once I even compared my parents handwritting to the letters that i got AND THEY WERE TOTALLY DIFFERENT! So do believe in Santa Clause because he is as real as you and me!

To all believers and soon to be believers

Sami Page

Posted by: Sami at December 6, 2007 8:32 AM

hi, i'm from malaysia and i stumbled upon this blog while viewing a profile of a friend of mine...there are a few things i realized while reading this blog...

one of it is that americans really believe and debate a lot about santa claus just like they do to jesus. i'm not saying that i don't believe in him...it's just that i want to believe in him but i can't. i've always known 'bout the non-existence of santa claus ever since i was born due to all those movies and my parents have always told me not to believe those kind of stuff or movies. i'm a christian and i celebrate christmas every year. but here, no one has ever discussed about the existence of santa claus, only the existence of god. although i don't really believe in santa, i've never recieved coal for christmas. i've even seen my parents put christmas presents under the tree--and it was in the afternoon.

oh, and another thing i realised.... americans believe so much in santa that it feels as if they're tracking or researching some kind of paranormal activity....

i'm not saying i hate any of you santa believers, i'm just voicing out how i feel about this. nevertheless, i really, really hope santa is real so he can bring lots of joy and happiness to the world....

thank you for taking your time to read my opinion.

Posted by: anonymous at December 6, 2007 8:43 AM

I am 10! I guess I dont know if "Santa" is real! I have been searching for hours on the internet to find out if "Santa" is real! Well it was nice talken to nobody. I NEED to know!


LA- TEA-DA

Posted by: Jessica at December 7, 2007 4:55 PM

well i really don't know if santa is real i've been looking at all websites, like were he lives and stuff but i found some info like he went to the town of bethleham and gave presents to jesus when he was little, but keep faith and keep beliving in him.

p.s. keep faith in santa

Posted by: ♥santa♥ at December 7, 2007 9:21 PM

hey everyone, i know that parents dress up as santa clause and put the presents uner the tree. I hate to say it but hes not real. Last year when my dad was fighting in Iraq i had to watch my two little brothers while my mom went to the store. When she returned she showed us the bag and it had 3 prestents in it. One for me and my two brothers. Then on chritmas eve i looked in my dads old office in the den and saw a bunch of presents that said ti sarah , to will, to liam, and at that point i knew santa wasnt real. My one brother liam still believes. and this year my dad is coming back home for a week. And i cant wait to finally have a christmas with him agian...AND ALL OF YOU WHO BELIEVE IN SANTA- buy a gift for yourself and mark it to _____ from santa and put it under the tree on christmas day before your parent(s) come. ANd open it and say OHH SANTA GAVE IT TO ME .. and your parents will look REALLY CONFUSEDDDDDD
♥sarah

Posted by: Sarah at December 8, 2007 9:07 AM

he is real becuse i still blieve every year he give me toys so i know he is please he is real.If not i will still believe Santa is real of crouse he gave me a game boy that is what I wanted so there love,raul

Posted by: raul at December 8, 2007 10:34 AM

Merry Christmas everyone! I have an important message for everyone in the whole entire world! Santa Claus is real! He is in everyone's hearts everyday and he is the one who gives us presents. I am 12 and I still believe in him. Even if the whole world said he was fake, I would still believe. Believing is the real proof! If you believe you will receive. People who don't believe still get presents because Santa is a loving and kind person who would like to make everyone in the world happy! Santa will always and forever be in my heart and when I am too old to get presents from him I will share his story with all of my children and friends children. No one has any real proof, but the biggest kind of proof in the whole world is believing. Some of you still may not be sure if he is real or not, but i have been there. No one can ever tell you that he is not real. I can tell you one thing keep believing and enjoy your presents and Christmas cheer! Savor the moment of childhood and receiving presents from Santa Claus and believe as long as you can! Once again, SANTA CLAUS IS REAL! Have a very Merry Christmas everyone!
P.S BELIEVE!

Posted by: DANIELLE at December 8, 2007 4:31 PM

Ok, this is the second time that I have written in here. I have so many letters that say that Santa Clause isn't real but the truth is HE IS REAL! he is the realist person! don't believe the people that say" your parents totally put those presents under the tree." NO! they didn't put those under the tree! now I am not saying that I hate the people that don't believe in Santa Clause it is just i don't think they are sure that they know what they are talking about or if they are even positive that they are saying what they really feel on the inside. Or if they are just trying to be "popular" like the other kids that think that Santa isn't real. If you hang out with a bunch of kids that say Santa isn't real and you dont think the same, then go hang with another group of people. Or just walk away and get your mind of it. So I guess to shorten this thing up, um, huh, how do I put this, BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUSE, MRS. CLAUSE, ROULDOLPH, DANCER, PRANCER, DASHER, COMET, BLIZTEN, CUPID sO BEIEVE!

Santas biggest believer,
Sami Page

Posted by: Sami at December 8, 2007 8:40 PM

I know Santa isn't real. I asked for an iPod nano for christmas. I go on my Moms accout on out computer and I see that she went on ebay and searched iPod nano. Saint Nick ain't real!

Posted by: Timmy at December 9, 2007 7:21 AM

This year I will hide a video camera by our christmas tree. I'll post it on this to prove SAINT NICK AIN'T REAL!!!

Posted by: Timmy Shea at December 9, 2007 7:24 AM

Santa is defenotly not real i have prof i slepped in my moms room on the floor and stayed up all night and pretended to be asleep and at midnight my mom put all the presents from santa under my tree and my mom told me she was the one who put the presents of santa under the tree i can`t believe she lied to me for 10 years.

Posted by: Rebecca Grundy at December 9, 2007 9:20 AM

But guess what even though i found that out i still believe in him ( mainly so i can get more presents)

Posted by: Rebecca Grundy at December 9, 2007 9:24 AM

I Know that Santa is real because i remember getting an invitation from him to the north pole i remember flying there and meeting him and meeting the elves i remember there was this big snow hump and tricky-dickey pulling me up and pushing me down so i think not think i know that Santa is real

Posted by: Lizzie at December 9, 2007 1:41 PM

is santa gonna give me whatever i want?
send me back !

Posted by: max at December 9, 2007 6:30 PM

Well real or not I still belive him to have christmas spirit

Posted by: Jared Moons at December 10, 2007 3:57 PM

Santa IS real!!! D'ya wanna know how? Okay, people who don't believe have no faith. If you believe, you will have a great life. Period.

Posted by: Devin at December 10, 2007 7:13 PM

really urgent need to know: does santa claus sleep with his whiskers inside or outside of the bed covers?

Posted by: lulu at December 10, 2007 7:52 PM

santas not real i put a video camera out 1 night my parents didnt know i did and it record them putting presents under the tree and no red fat guy

Posted by: nick kline at December 11, 2007 10:58 AM

SANTA IS REAL REAL REAL REAL REAL SO PLEASE PLEASE BELIEVE OR YOU WILL GET A LUMP OF COAL

Posted by: Sami Page at December 11, 2007 12:26 PM

Hi I'm 14 year old I don't believe in Santa Clause because I never saw one. If I would see Santa Cluse for real then I would believe that Santa clause is real. If I would go to the North Pole with Santa then I would belive in Santa Clause too. My parents said that there is no Santa Clause and there is no North Pole. My mom also said that little kids believe in Santa cause they belive that Santa is real. My mom always on Chistmas put the presents in her closet!! So I said to my mom that I don't belive in Santa cause of that.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Posted by: Edyta at December 11, 2007 7:15 PM

Santa is truly real but he isnt alive anymore but
some people dont even beleive in Raindeer! they are real but they dont fly i think thy live in canada or something.=-)

Posted by: thomas at December 11, 2007 8:06 PM

Okay, listen up. I'm tired of this. If you believe in him, you get presents. If you don't, then you don't get presents. Is that so hard? If your parents don't believe in him, you pay the price. Yeah, if they don't believe in him, then of course they're putting presents under the tree at night! But if they believe, then it's good old Saint Nick. I know for a fact that he's real because last Christmas, I asked my mom. I'm old enough that if there was no Santa Claus, she'd tell me. Guess what her answer was? Bingo. Real. She even told me she heard sleigh bells once when she was little! Think about it--it makes sense, doesn't it? If your parents are putting presents under the tree, why should Santa do it too? Not only are you already getting presents, but your parents would be completely freaked out and suspicious. You know, it really disappoints me that we live in an age where everything has to be completely "provable" and "logical" and in agreeance with what is "possible". Have we become so suspicious that we can't step even slightly out of what we know before declaring something preposterous, nonexistant, and impossible?

Posted by: Flame at December 11, 2007 11:38 PM

i believe santa is real cause i saw him when i was watching the little birds around me chirp.

Posted by: steven at December 12, 2007 6:09 AM

thx for all the help we got. we needed it for a class project!!! santa is so real my dad belives in him and he's 48. my dad said he's not santa. my friend ozzie doesn't realy beleiv.

Posted by: ozzwald at December 12, 2007 12:10 PM

santa is sooo real.♪♪♪ he ownz u!! =)

Posted by: ozwald at December 13, 2007 9:57 AM

I am 12 years old and I say that Santa Claus is real! First of all, One year I saw snowy footprints from boots next to my christmas tree. Then, last year, my family was a little short on money and my parents could not afford great presents since my Dad quit his job. I really wanted a Nintendo DS and that's about $140. And on Christmas day, that was under my tree along with an electric gutair, a karaoke machine, and more. How was this possible? So, I believe in Santa and you should, too!!!

Posted by: Gina at December 13, 2007 5:55 PM

I believe in Santa! I KNOW he's real. And people who don't believe are wrong. I mean some of you non-believers actually believe in aliens or ghosts, but not SANTA? Come on. He's real. I know it. He ate cookies and drank the milk my mom and I left out. And my mom couldn't have ate or drank that because my webcam(which I left on all night) didn't get my mom passing by on camera.

Posted by: Santa's Real at December 13, 2007 6:12 PM

i hate this time of year.
The problem here is that i really want to believe, but i just don't. It's a real shame that the magic might be over..... :(

Posted by: ed at December 14, 2007 11:36 AM

Yes of cous santa is real i saw his sliegh in the sky once on christmas eve.

Posted by: Max Taylor at December 14, 2007 2:22 PM

i think santa claus is real. he tells parents wat to get the kids and what they are good enough for lol. & i heard him on my roof when i was like 6 or 7. :)

Posted by: Margaret at December 14, 2007 2:34 PM

Hi erm you may not beleive this and it sounds not real but ive seen him i swear.
ok it all started wen i was about 8 we put up our xmas decorations when we went outside near the front door to see the sky. And i swear down dead my mum and my sister just nipped in side because it was cold so i still looked up and i saw somthing moving across the sky!! so even though im older i will always beleive in santa!

Posted by: Elizabeth Chesters at December 14, 2007 3:06 PM

santa is so so so so fake .My parents allready told me the truth.

Posted by: ashley rogans at December 14, 2007 3:39 PM

dear writters,

i so Believe in santa he is the most important person to make are child hood great.
look my parents told that if you don't believe you don't have magic in you. and when kids say thir parents told them it was them its because they don't believe. i am only 11 years old but i know alot of christmas spirit and i believe that all you have to do is believe!!!!

from a normal and spirtuall girl!

P.S if you don't believe you don't receive
and remember believe

Posted by: Courtenay at December 14, 2007 11:37 PM

Santa is real. duh, like how are your parents gonna get the money to buy the presents that are from them, then also fill your stocking? unless you're like rich or something, which not all of us are.

Posted by: Susan at December 15, 2007 1:33 AM

WOW!!! this is sad i didn't belive in santa claus since i was like 7 and even my parents told me he isn't real. what is wrong with u people THIS IS SAD LMAO LMAO LOL LOL LOL

Posted by: Tatiana at December 15, 2007 9:19 AM

ASK YOURSELVES SOMETHING...IF SANTA ISN'T REAL, THEN HOW COME EVERY BELIEVING CHILD IN THE WORLD GETS THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS? EVEN THE POOREST FAMILY WHO BELIEVES GETS A PRESENT UNDER THEIR X-MAS TREE ON X-MAS EVE...IF SANTA IS NOT REAL, HOW CAN THESE PEOPLE EVEN MANAGE TO GET A TREE?!...IT IS BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE, THAT THEY RECIEVE. SANTA CLAUS KNOWS WHO IS IN NEED, SOMEHOW HE MANAGES TO LET THESE PEOPLE KNOW THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE OK...IF THE PRESENT IS FROM SOMEONE ELSE, THEN IT WAS SANTA THROUGH THE HEART OF SOMEONE ELSE, OR IF THE TREE WAS A DONATION, THEN IT WAS SANTA THROUGH THEM WHO MADE THE DONATION...THAT'S THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS...THAT'S HOW EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES, RECIEVES...SANTA CLAUS IS THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, HE'S LIKE LITTLE BABY JESUS IN DISGUISE....LOVE, SHARE, COMPASSION, BUT MOST OF ALL..FAITH....JUST BELIEVE....I'M 24 AND I STILL BELIEVE...I STILL WRITE HIM LETTERS AND I STILL GET TO OPEN PRESENTS FROM UNDER THE TREE...AND I DON'T BUY THEM...EVEN MY PARENTS STILL RECIEVE PRESENTS UNDER THEIR TREE AND THEY ARE SURPRISED!!!! THEY BELIEVE, I BELIEVE...WE BELIEVE...AND IT WILL BE FOREVER!!!!

Posted by: Monica at December 15, 2007 10:45 AM

Yes i know Santa is real and if u dont believe in him then well u will get a big thing of coal and u know notin about christmas

Posted by: Tyler at December 15, 2007 10:49 AM

I do understand it that santa claus is real so I think I believe because I read it of some all.WOW.

Posted by: HENRY ARMIJO at December 15, 2007 1:10 PM

i am a 10 year old girl saying if any1 dont believe in santa clous i just got 1 thing to say you dont have to but i am not sure. if anyone reads this can they tell me!i hope you all have a fun and wonderful christmas and a happy new year!!!!

Posted by: stacey at December 15, 2007 5:30 PM

You know it's kind of sad trying to figure it out. I'm not so sure anymore. People and movies have made me doubt that he's real so much. I want to believe but people kind of think that you are a nerd when you do! It sucks. They're like "Wow you still believe in Santa?" In other ways I'm kind of going to say that the basic idea of him is real but he's dead now. He was a real person who gave to the poor but, it might be a fish story because flying reindeer I mean come on now. So in a way Santa is real but extremely blown out of proportion. By the way, not believing in santa sucks! It takes half the magic out of Christmas so believe as long as you can! Merry Christmas (:

Posted by: kristen at December 16, 2007 1:28 AM

its me again stacey i would like to say santa is real! my mom and dad told me they sril believe in himand they are 47 and 43! make sure you go to my web site girls:girlgogames.com MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

Posted by: stacey at December 16, 2007 8:14 AM

THREE WORDS: SANTA IS REAL

Posted by: BELIVER at December 16, 2007 1:19 PM

if you believe in god then why dont u beleive in santa.?. God, you have NEVER seen him, all u hear is myths and santa is the same so whatev

Posted by: Person at December 16, 2007 4:30 PM

I really dont think santa is real, but i want him to be real.
Butbut listen to this:

You may make fun of people who belive in santa, but the truth is, no one knows!
Yeah, you may see your parents putting gifts and stuff under your tree or in your stockings.
But you never know, santa could be real.

But i doubt it!

Thanks!

Posted by: chelsea at December 17, 2007 9:48 AM

I am 11 years old and I know Santa's real because one nighton Christmas Ever at my church our minister was preaching and I could hear the sound of someone with big boots walking on the roof .

Posted by: Wesley Armon at December 17, 2007 3:14 PM

I dont know if he is real or not but I believe he is real. I still remember when I was 11, I slept on the couch near the milk and cookies and I heard some rapid footsteps on my roof suddenly appear. I thought it was Santa so I waited for him to pop-up or something.

He never showed up while I was still awake... But in the morning I got the toys I asked for and I never told anyone what they were.

Posted by: Gab at December 17, 2007 4:58 PM

If Santa is real, which language does he speak????

If Santa is real, why many peoples wear like him and say they are santa, why doesnt he stop them?

If Santa is real, how old is he??? or maybe their are more than one santa???

If Santa is real, what do they mean in is here"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus".

If Santa is NOT real, How many childrens learn how to make a lay and belive it or how to cheat other people

Posted by: Hani at December 18, 2007 12:25 AM

i love your site! my baby brother "googled" "is santa real?" and guess what he came across?? Some old mean grinch who wrote no!!!! To all children reading this SANTA IS VERY REAL. Whoever says no are just jealous cuz their bad little kids who probally get coal for christmas!

Posted by: candace at December 18, 2007 3:53 AM

Yes of course he is real i mean comeone maybe it may sound a little weird with the reindeer and elfs (which are real) and all the people that dont beleave start beleaving or youll be sorry!

Posted by: matt at December 18, 2007 2:10 PM

Santa is real. I had a 6 hour-running videocamera connected to my computer during Christmas Eve. It was looking strait towards our christmas tree. I saw an odd thing. It was what appeared to be a ghostly figure at first, for about 10 minutes, then and hour later, the camera recorded a fat guy neiling down towards the tree, and then moving presents towrd it. It was the oddest thing. What do you think is the smiling ghostly figure, and what do you think the fat guy is.

Here is some more research, there is a Santa tracking system that runs off an infrared receiver, that pick up signals from infrared singals that are as weak as rudolph's nose. His nose gives off the signals that get picked up on a satellite, which broadcasts the signals to the live internet broadcasting station. Which is at http://www.emailsanta.com/ and is the way to track him down. He is able to go through the cities in 3:00 minutes, and the suburbs too. That means he can go through New Jersey, New York, and half of Pennsylvania in 3 minutes!

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My theorie is that the ghost is somehow helping santa by telling him time and who is asleep and awake, and is telling him to take different routes.

I am going to research and get ready to find some more evidence, I'll check back later!

Posted by: Nrod at December 18, 2007 6:32 PM

i am 10 years old and still believe in santa!!!!!
i believe that every christmas eve leave milk and
cookies out for him cause he loves them!!!!!!!!!!
last year i left out a note on christmas eve saying(thank you for bringing me my presents.) he wrote back to me and signed his name!!!!!!!
i was so happy!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: HLP at December 18, 2007 7:03 PM

LOLOLOLOLz, great way to get up the kids spirits dave. Take out the magic and plug logic into it, the santa that was alive thousands of years ago is DEAD, and all he did was give presents to random people. No such thing as a fat man who can fit down everyones chimney. What about the homeless, no christmas for them, huh? What about people on vacatoin? they dont get presents? And if he could give toys to every christian in the world, it would take a sac that is too big to physically exist and able to carry around not even the world, but the state of Denver. Now im not saying not to beleive in santa, beleive all you want, what i AM saying is, there is no possible way he is real, and dont say "magic" because there is no proof of that either (magicians are fake, look it up on google if you dont beleive me) use some logic and think of all the factors that make up santa clause, and test if they can all be true. My last point is that other 1000's of years, there have been billions of people who have stayed up all night in there living rooms or outside, waiting to see if he would come, if he had, there would be billions of reports and videos proving it is true, but there are ZERO peices of evidents, dont say "how do presents get under tree" cuz ur parents do that. IF u still dont belive, move out, and spend christmas alone, and you will get up and nothing will be under the tree. Again, im not saying dont beleive, im just saying that its not true, but beleive in him all you want, i dun care.
THX
Signed:
A SANE 12 year old kid in California

Posted by: Bryton H. at December 18, 2007 7:09 PM

I don't believe in santa... It's not real

Posted by: Heather at December 19, 2007 5:12 AM

I do belive in santa but last x-mas the gifts i got from hm had my moms handwritin! =( :(

Posted by: Marco at December 19, 2007 11:19 AM

Hi

I'm 11, going to be 12 on the 23rd, and I still believe in Santa Clause! You know why? On the morning of the 25th last year, I wanted to seee if santa is really real. So I got a ladder, went on the roof, and saw sleing teacks and reindeer tracks! And they wewnt made by a human

Posted by: Sasha at December 19, 2007 3:19 PM

santa is not real becoue i helped my parants put stuff out!!!!

Posted by: terrilynn at December 19, 2007 6:04 PM

SANTA UR A LEGEND:KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Posted by: mourice yacoub at December 20, 2007 8:37 PM

Is Santa real? I need to know because I'm not sure if I have to get presents and pretend that Santa's real

Posted by: Hannah D. at December 21, 2007 2:52 PM

EVEN THOUGH OTHER PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE IN HIM , I SURE, POSITIVELY BELIEVE IN HIM .YOU SHOULD, SHOULDN'T YOU.IF MY COUSINS DON'T BELIEVE IN HIM ,I SHOULD LISTEN TO MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: ANNIE at December 21, 2007 4:46 PM

get real all you 14 year olds who believe in him, its stupid and our parents should have told you by now. My parents told me he wasnt, its no big deal. He was created to boost holiday spirit, thats it. So to answer any young peoples questions who are just dying to know.. no, he is not real.. dont worry, you still get presents. god is real, maybe even magic, but all of the holiday characters were simply created to boost spirit and make money

Posted by: Roberto at December 21, 2007 6:10 PM

SANTA IS REAL! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU PEOPLE SAY! HE IS TOTALLY REAL!MY PARENTS SAID SO! ROBERTO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT! HE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING! EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM DON'T STOP BELIEVING!

Posted by: somebody at December 21, 2007 7:07 PM

santa is real it is just not always dresed in red big and fat or always a man there are many santas if you give a gift december 25 you are a santa

Posted by: Brennan at December 22, 2007 9:01 AM

Santa is real but some people out there are bold and on he naughty list an so your parents dont want you waking up to nothing on christmas day thats why some of you find your presents and find your mum n dads leaving out the presents so you better start believing and fast santas preparing now as we speak and you can the change from the naughty list to the nice list just by believing !!!! trusting is believing !!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR HOPE YOU ALL GET WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!!

Posted by: sophia at December 22, 2007 10:55 AM

Santa is real coz my dad swore on everyonse life so he doesnt normally do that when things r true so there is defenitly a santa out there and ur stupid if u dont belive in him kk

belive,always BELIVE!

Posted by: Laiken at December 22, 2007 11:31 AM

You people are crazy if you think Santa is not real. FYI he is and I'm about to prove it to make all of these votes whether Santa is real or not put to a DEAD END!

1) How does he get down a chimney? He might not get down the chimney he just slides the presents down chimney!

2)How does he deliver the presents in one night? He might just get a head start ever heard of EXTRA PRESENTS EACH NIGHT well that's it. Some other countries might have winter when some others might have summer not every country has the same date or time!

3) Flying deers? OMG people ever heard of a light in the air? That might show a programming of something. For Example for superman they use a S to get his help! So santa might just use that for his reindeer.

4) He lives in the North Pole? He might not live in the North Pole that's just what people say! He might live in U.S.A his secret bunker.

5) Naughty or Nice? Santa is a spirit he can tell if your naughty or nice.

6) The list of all children? Santa might go into your house and know there names by their D.N.A or I.Q!

7) Elves? Programming like reindeers

8) Do the elves get presents? Yes

9) How does he do all these stuff? Santa works with God DUH ! !

10) The list of the children going to the North Pole? Yes that um , well , on the day November 30 that's the day when you deleiver all the letters to him. That's the day when he is in the North Pole. Still don't believe me? Scientist go to Antarticia why can't they go to the North Pole! Example: They go to Space!!

Posted by: Kasey Granfierd at December 22, 2007 11:39 AM

I know the fat guy is real because my mum wouldnt lie to me and i here a big thump on my roof every christmas i have younger m8tes that r scared if he is real and im always told ,dont beleive dont get id i put a glass of whisky down for him and 2 reindeer and none of my family likes whisky (we only have coz him)and we dont eat fruit at night but the only prob is that sometimehe comes in my room thats freeeeeky!!!

Posted by: ellie at December 22, 2007 2:54 PM

Hi Everyone, I am 9 Years old. I Beleive in Santa. If Everyone just had a little bit of common sense they would know that he is real, Because how do people know that he wears a Red Suit and he wears black boots and he has a beerd and that he is big, It's Because someone must of saw him and then made the fake santas in the shop look like him!!!!


And for those people that put out cookies and milk and food for the reindeers who eats them? I know it's not my parents because why would they buy them then eat them!!!!!!!!!!


When my mum was little she went to go to the Toilet and Santa Knew that she was going there so Santa Hid Behind the Couch, And Mum saw him and when she went back ot bed she saw the stockings fill up, and when santa Eats the Cookies he alwasy leaves crums!!!!


I Asked my Mum and she said that he is real, And Trust me My Mum Never Lies!!!! So My Point is that he is real!!!!

So All those people who don't Beleive in Santa You Go Ask your Mum Is he real or even set up a video cam! Alltough you may not see Santa you might just see the stockings be filled up Because santa has to get down the chiminy or throught the window, Eat The Cookies Fill All the Stockings in Just 1/1000th of a second to do all that so that's why you may not see him because it's all magic!!!!!!!!!!
I am All out of Proof!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Stephany at December 22, 2007 4:15 PM

Yes, Santa Claus is real because he was already declared a saint. Therefore, if he is a saint, he can perform miracles such as giving gifts to a mass number of good children.

Posted by: Alanna at December 22, 2007 4:30 PM

of course he is real i saw him in lap land

Posted by: dean at December 23, 2007 8:27 AM

I don't know if I belive because I've seen presents in my parents closet, they say it is for relitives but I don't know if its true.

Posted by: A person at December 23, 2007 12:29 PM

ONE YEAR ON CHRISTMAS EVE I FOUND OUT SANTA IS A FAKE BUT I STIIL KINDA BELEIVE

Posted by: TYLER at December 23, 2007 2:24 PM

i believe santa is real
he lives in the north pole
hes got reindeer
he is awesome!! and there is a mrs claus

but i think that my parents
probably put gifts under the tree every christmas
cuz they say he is not real i found out last yr

but i believe santa is real
he just doesnt come 2 every1's houses

Posted by: MEEEE (: at December 23, 2007 3:40 PM

yes i think santa is real...let me tell all of u why.

well it was 2 years ago...my mom was videoing my dad snoring lol because she said her wish was for him to stop snoring!

well then she went out to get a drink of water and then go back to sleep....OKKKK NOW THIS IS THE KOOOL PART SO KEEP READING!
well as she was drinking...she turned to look at our pretty christmas tree..and then she say someone...at first she thought someone was breaking into our house. so she quitly sat under the table and started recording .... SANTA when she finily found out it was santa she quickly and quitly ran to get my dad up. she told him its santa..he said no...are you sure? she said YES i saw him! so my mom ran out to keep taping him...him as in SANTA, and then my dad rushed in to my room and SHOUTED get up get up santa is here..then i mumbled oooookkkkkkk....so we got up ran in to the living room.and saw my mom she said some thing fell and made noise...then santa turned his head dan disapeared.

so we ran outside...and right on top of the house he was standing!!! he tryed to run but he sliped and fell..but that didnt stop him. his hat fell off but he did not stop to get it..he ran fast to his sleigh. then after one second he was in his sleigh...and all we could see was a little red light...and we all herd santa say ho ho ho merry christmas...and thats all1

well if you are still reading this 'I SAY SANTA IS REAL!'

but it is hard to belive in santa because moast all my friends dont belive in him!

so all you kids out their i want to say 'just because your friends maybe dont belive in santa doesnt mean you cant!!!'

well their is only one more thing to say and that is ...MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

AND I HOPE YOU ALL GET WHAT YOU WISH FOR!

this is a TRUE story!

date : dec 23,tue,07,6:30.

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Posted by: phoebe at December 23, 2007 4:32 PM

Santa Clause (Saint Nicholas)is real just like the tooth fairy

Posted by: Imani Najae Bashir at December 23, 2007 4:48 PM

I really truly want to believe in him, but the truth is i can't remember a time when i actually did. I'm serious, and it really sucks :( I guess it is just common sense, i mean, a fat old man couldn't fit down a chimney and what if somebody doesn't have one? And technically it's the same thing as breaking an entry, wouldn't Santa be afraid someone would call the police? And flying reindeer? i don't know it just seems impossible. And each of the reindeer would have to carry like 10,000 pounds of presents on their backs, and Santa would have to be going faster than the speed of light to get to every home, so no one could actually see him. Oh well, maybe it really is all magic and that's how he does it. I don't think Santa is real, like in this world, but he is real, and does survive, in the hearts of those who truly believe. So all the believers out there, rock on. Santa exists in your heart and that should be good enough for you and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Ave at December 23, 2007 5:05 PM

Santa is not real, I watch my parents put the presents under the tree....

Posted by: MK at December 23, 2007 5:08 PM

Santa is not real. There was a door locked in my parents room and i unlocked it and under a blanket was tons of presents in my moms handwriting saying from:Santa Claus!!!

7yrs.old

Posted by: rile at December 23, 2007 6:13 PM

My sister said she heard bells ringing on Christmas Eve when she was a girl. And once, she looked out the window, and saw an elf looking at her that quickly ducked down. She told me that. My brother said he saw the shadow of an elf on the wall that moved. it had pointy ears.

Posted by: Mason at December 23, 2007 6:15 PM

i dont quite know if santa is real i am 11 and me and my friend have proff he is and isnt.
here is the proff:
1.i stayed up all night twice but every time i fell asleep at 3:30 .
2.half my family is lactose and tolerient(i cant spell) so who drinks the milk my cat?
3.i set up a camera and veiwed itt the next morning,it was turned off at 2:59 am 2 years in a row odd..

now the proof he isnt:
1when i was 8 i saw the exact same boxes santa left in my moms room in a package.
2.i anelized the writing and 1 year it was the same and 1 year it was not.
3.i was just going to sleep when my mom opened my door.i acted like i was asleep.

Either way if he is real or i not it is fun to believe.=)

Posted by: matthew at December 23, 2007 8:39 PM

santa is real i still believe..
if you dont read this.i checked all my parents recipts and nothing santa brought was on there (i know what your thinking"they probly threw it away well nope my parents have never throughn away a recipte.alsoit would take logicly about 1 hour for my parents to put out all the presents because the also have to go somewhere els to get the i looked all over my house and they couldnt hide them anywhere.SO BELIEVE!!!!

Posted by: conner age 14 at December 23, 2007 9:03 PM

SANTA IS NOT REAL ! because : santa was originally real but not with magical reindeers. He was a man that gave presents to the poor. families still carry that tradition today.
and it doesnt matter if u look at the hand writing on the stickers saying to and from people can write differerntly. THE ORIGINAL SANTA THAT HELPED THE POOR IS NOW DEAD BUT PEOPLE REMEMBER HIM BY CHRISTMAS AND JESUS CHRIST THE REASON 4 CHRISTMAS.

Posted by: santas research at December 23, 2007 10:38 PM

I think that santa is real because when my kids saw santa he said their names! that is some froof that santa is real!

Posted by: nicholas hartmann at December 24, 2007 5:11 AM

santa is real my friend went to lapland and met him he even had her letter in his hand and he said sorry for knocking over the candles last year

Posted by: moi at December 24, 2007 8:14 AM

Of course Santa is real .Just because you see your parents putting presents under the tree doesnt mean he isnt real he cant get you every present you want and if you see your mom and dad putting presents under the ,then that means Santa hasnt came yet . Finally if you see presents in your parents room then that means Santa delivered some of the presents early.

Posted by: Wesley Armon at December 24, 2007 9:44 AM

I belive in santa and i always will, som of my friends at sch say that hes not real cause they saw there parents down stairs. Thats not goin to stop me belivin in him though, if u hav a video camera then hide it facin the tree and look at it the next morning secretly and that should proove it!!!

OF COURES HES REAL!!!!

Posted by: matt at December 24, 2007 9:55 AM

Of copurese he's not real...my mom and dad told me a couple of years ago! My mom buys the presents in front of me and then just wraps them! When i was 8 i went into my moms room and she had all the presents in there and the doll was there that i had asked for with a wrip down the side and i got exactly the same doll for christmas with a wrip down the side! oh and by the way your parent/guardian eats what ever you leave for santa and rudolf!

Posted by: Ruth at December 24, 2007 12:27 PM

I hope no one that believes in S.C but hes not real i was 8 when i found out!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: bailey at December 24, 2007 12:51 PM

I know that santas not real. my dad told me yesterday.he told me he puts the presents under the tree and he told me that he drinks the wiskey and eats the mince pies and just takes a bite out of two carrots and then throws them out but if you gay losers still think he's real go ahead

Posted by: Sam at December 24, 2007 12:53 PM

Ok heres the truth Santa is real and if youre parents tell you he is not they are doing that so you dont get made fun of at school .

Posted by: Wesley Armon at December 24, 2007 1:03 PM

ok im back, my computer's fixed and first things first MERRY XMAS!!!

Ok "the cool one!" stop impersonating me, use ur own username

I belive in santa and will always. But...

Here in britain its kinda diffent here. We leave port ( its an drink/alcohol ) and mince pies :) we also leave out carrots 4 reindeers ( they bl**dy leave an mess on xmas day! )

I am 12 ( 13 on the 4th of jan :0 ) and my name is George. I love Xmas but i do not believe that jesus was born on the same day as xmas ( i thinks he was born on the 20th of march. anyways if im wrong HAPPY BIRTHDaY JESUS!!! )

HAPPY XMAS
from George aka THE COOL ONE

Posted by: THE COOL ONE at December 24, 2007 2:01 PM

I am sorry to say, but santa is not real. My reason for not believing is because when i was 13 years old, i found presents in my parents closet. Many of the gifts had tags on them that read.."FROM: SANTA". On Christmas morning i foung those exact presents, saying.."FROM: SANTA"

Posted by: noname at December 24, 2007 2:02 PM

Seeing is not believing, take it from me. Santa Claus may not seem real, but he must be. I have a plan to prove my theory. You know how people leave carrots for reindeer? Well, if there is some type of police station or fornesic lab, just ask them to test it for deer DNA. I'll promise to send results if I get them, which I will.
Remember, believing is most important, not seeing. But it would be cool! There is a Santa, and this comment reassures me, finally. Thanks!
Merry Christmas! Sincerely, A.J. Believer.

Posted by: Jays at December 24, 2007 2:42 PM

Santa is NOT real i found out when I was 9. I had 2 stay with my aunt while my parents went shopping 4 ME. So they finnaly told me the truth. It was hard and it took all the fun out of it.

Posted by: Payton at December 24, 2007 4:07 PM

i seen santa down the Ballymartin hill he was at his sliegh with 9 reindeer and i saw rudolf and santa was ment to ave hurt his back and he was leaning against the sliegh and i saw vixen prancer dancer blitzin and a red nose reindeer trying to get santa back on the sliegh but he was to hurt to get5 back on so is he real he had a sack full of toys maybe that is wat hurt his back and ha fell off the chimeney

Posted by: sean mullan at December 24, 2007 4:43 PM

This is not a true or not if Santa is real just a little story if you like stories.

A little girl named Vanessa was dreaming about Christmas when she didn't know it was tomorrow! So after that Vanessa called her cousin Summer Jones and Summer had a little weird reaction to that. " Duh Christmas is tomorrow oh my gosh " reacted Summer. " I wasn't keeping track of the date " responded Vanessa. So after that little conversation Vanessa hung up and told her grandma that she didn't know it was Christmas Eve. " Oh Vanessa, where have you been in Lalaland? " said grandma, Pretens. " I wasn't keeping track of the date and time grandma " said Vanessa. So than Vanessa's mom came home. A man showed up to the door for delivery. It was from grandma Hazel from Boston. Vanessa opened very quickly. Than is was time to go to bed.
Than Vanessa woke up and saw Santa Clause putting presents under the tree.

THIS IS TRUE I'M VANESSA AND SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES I PROMISE

Posted by: VANESSA BOUHIED at December 24, 2007 5:55 PM

I am 13 and I still believe in Santa, WHY THE HELL WOULD YOUR Parents make up Santa coz they are just spending more and more money i mean WTF anyway SANTA IS REAL!!!!!!
^_^

Posted by: Dan at December 24, 2007 6:27 PM

Ho Ho Ho, I'm Leo, a 15 yr old from Boston Mass. I know Santa is as real as real can be because I saw him in Boston Gahden feeding his reindeer last Christmas Eve. I was on a "mission" with my homeboys when we stumbled upon the sleigh and quickly realized we hadn't even taken anything that night. So wez said to Santa "Yo! Youz real?" and he said "Ya" And that's that , he's real.
I ran home and got into my Sponge Bob jammies and jumped quick into bed and covered my head 'cuz I knew Santa was coming that night.
Word up Nerds and Geeks, Santa is da man SO BELEIVE!

Posted by: Leo at December 24, 2007 6:41 PM

hey you guys, im sixteen, and why are you jerks saying that santa is not real when there is little kids on here reading this? you know it would ruin their christmas if they got into their heads that santa isnt real. especially the jerk that said if 'gay losers still want to believe go ahead'. santa IS real, but only if you believe in him, so dont listen to the losers who think they are grown up and cool and try to ruin it for everybody else.
merry christmas to all

Posted by: David at December 24, 2007 6:42 PM

im still not shr what to belife im 13 years of age and my friend autumn says that santa clause is jest a made uo person that takes away jesuses brith so that kids will git in a spearit that thay know what chrismas is all about my friend says that she wishes that santa clause is a fake !!!!! im not shr who to belif ??????? so i need to have a anser i hope i git one frome u bye thank u i hope i get a anser !!!

Posted by: love idk???i need a anser at December 24, 2007 11:25 PM

WELL I DONT REALLY NO I WANT TO BELIVE THAT HES REAL. BUT THEN AGAIN . KINDA HARD TO BELIVE.

Posted by: kelsey at December 24, 2007 11:31 PM

I belive spiritualy but my mind plays tricks on me sometimes!!

Posted by: Sammi at December 24, 2007 11:35 PM

MERRY CHRISTMAS PUFFS

Posted by: Sam at December 25, 2007 6:02 AM

Hi, Jays again. Well, I did the normal. Set out cookies for the jolly old St. Nick, and guess what. No joke. Unknown presents were lying under the tree. I haven't opened them yet. These were not in my house the night before. Santa's definetly real. No doubt. One is really heavy. These gifts are impossible to buy with the money we have left. And silver beard hair was near the cookies. I left a note asking for proof. Beleive. I know I do.

Merry Christmas Sincerely, A.J. Beleiver.

Posted by: Jays at December 25, 2007 7:47 AM

hey!i really believes in santa!but he never gimme me present!santa is real!but i have to make sure...i mean next year!i heard that santa past away!=(

Posted by: meredith at December 25, 2007 9:34 AM

Santa with his white long beard down to the ground. Telling others about his sound. Maybe on the roof or maybe not. Santa is usually asleep through the night. So when you see him make him cookies. Make sure that they are mushy. Maybe when you tell him. ' Look, can I tell. That you are real or maybe not. Oh no this is a imagination from my note. So i quote, " Dear Santa, write me back ". My heart fills with water and fright. Please write me back by the next night. Although I shall not say please Santa go find to lay. Your here from the 40 years how can you be 2001 or even near! Santa you can't go down a chimney how about all the days when you were lazy but when, all the reindeer stop. You keep going on like trot trot. Santa you are not real please stop this nonsense for real. Santa tell the truth are you real or just a lie. Maybe so but I won't cry.

Posted by: Hannah Montana at December 25, 2007 9:52 AM

My mom and dad broke it to me. He's not real. And i never thought he was. He's on of those myths that they tell kids so they can behave. You should know that by now! It wouuld be pretty wierd if you didnt:S . Anyways.
Anna, 13yrs old.

Posted by: Anna at December 25, 2007 10:12 AM

I dont know if Santa is real because I saw a list that my Mom made of what Sanata was going to get me. But she said "I just wanted to make sure I didn't get you the same thing" but I am 10 years of age so I'm not really sure.

Posted by: Kate at December 25, 2007 12:27 PM

I think santa is real because i see him at the mall

Posted by: andrew at December 25, 2007 7:34 PM

i saw santa claus i sware to god he didnt see me
but i saw him and whoever says santas not real
screw you because i saw him!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: mekhi 765 in mlsbry at December 26, 2007 12:27 AM

im already 11 years old!
i believe on him only on his spirit

Posted by: Raul at December 26, 2007 11:10 AM

he isnt real my parents told me because i told them i read things on the internet plus in one minute a man with reindeer and gifts cant go 630 something miles in one second the fastest vehicle known to man can go 24 miles in a second

Posted by: me at December 26, 2007 6:18 PM

i even got proof santa is not real i dont have a chimney. if everyone had one he will be too fat because people consider him over weight 250 lbs (125 kilograms) stay up at night you will see its your parents santa is like another tooth fair but way bigger

Posted by: some guy at December 26, 2007 6:26 PM

Santa Clause is not real. I know this because on Christmas Eve I opened my bedrooom door twice. The first time I did, all I saw was a flash light beam going around my living room, and that was at like 11:15. Then the second time I opened it my mom was standing there looking at the tree and then I tried to close the door, but I didn't, because I thought it might not be real, but then she saw me and I got busted, so there's some real proof for you right there in print. For more proof, my friend's mom had gotten my friend's brother something for Christmas and it was Guitar Hero III. Well then on Christmass day, she saw the box and the lable to who it was, and all it said was: From:Santa To: Trevor, So there's some more proof that he's not real!!!! I'm only 9 years old =P

Posted by: some girl at December 28, 2007 3:28 PM

santa is not real and merry christmas u non believers and i don`t celebrate christmas

Posted by: harry at December 29, 2007 7:14 PM

HI, I DON'T KNOW IF SANTA CLAUS IS TRUE BECAUSE MY OTHER FRIENDS SAY THERE'S NO SANTA BECAUSE IF ITS TRUE WHY WOULD SANTA NOT GIVE ME A GIFT, AND OTHER SAY SANTA IS TRUE BECAUSE SANTA LIVED IN NORTH POLE AND THEY SAY SANTA GIVE HER A GIFT. BUT ME SOMETIMES I WISH TO SANTA EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE BUT NO ONE I RECIEVE. BUT IF NO SANTA WHY IS THEY SAY SANTA?BUT I DID NOT SEE SANTA ANYMORE. BUT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS.IF THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS I FIRST WISH IS TO SEE HER.

Posted by: YESHAMEI at December 31, 2007 4:44 AM

Hey all robrto,claire,gloria,santa hater,amonyous,lyndsey, and you all that dont belive in santa you guys are stupided telling these little kids santa is not real you guys should be a shame of your selfif they belive in santa they belive in them who ever belives in santa dont listen to them names if they write that santa is not real if you think he is real he is real and [santa hater] stop lieing to these little kids that your santa and all the teens out there you should know santa is not real cause he died a long time ago but i still dont give you know right to tell these little kids that santa is not real the belive what they belvie what they belive and also if you belive hard enough you will see him and you will see the elfs.

p.s.
your home girl,
jerilyn marro.

Posted by: jerilyn at December 31, 2007 7:47 AM

im 13 and i belive in santa. once my friend captured santas boot and brought it to school. my mom is looking into psychiatrists

Posted by: alec at January 4, 2008 10:39 AM

Well..I really belive in Santa...and if you don't belive in a thing, then that thing can't exist for you ,because it disappears from your heart and mind!
PS: that thing with check handwriting is so stupid, cuz santa can't do all the job and that's why he has elves!

Posted by: dana at January 5, 2008 9:47 AM

i'm 38 years old and how many raindears are there and what are there names

Posted by: marie at January 13, 2008 8:53 PM

I am reasearching Santa Clause and just by reading on r=this website i know now that Santa Clause is real!!! I am one of the only people in my class that believes in Santa Clause!!

Posted by: Lexialsa at January 24, 2008 1:16 PM


THE REAL THING LISEN TO THIS PLZ

sorry he is not real because i found a list with all my toys that i got for 2007 christmas but he used to be real so as i was saying he is not real like i said so any way i found a list of all my toys that i got 2007 christmas my grandma said i found a list of all your presents on your sofa because you was in bed and i did not want to wake you up and i thoght you would be up... then my mum bsaid it is so we los any of your presents so after that my mum said he died and we gto a new one but no that was not the truth my frends mum said no we buy the presents but i just want my girl to be happy i have not told her yet because she is 5 so that is the real thing hear me again on is easter bunny real

Posted by: megan at March 3, 2008 12:23 PM

i read this now and i am only 11, i now know santa is a fake and my parents are liars...thanks for telling me atleast someone's honest around here

Posted by: k at March 3, 2008 2:06 PM

I Believe in Santa and you should too! if you don't fine with me. Well it wont be my Fault Nobody gave you presents for Christmas. So nothing to argue about. Just you believe what you believe. and I believe what i Believe. So Nobody has the right to tell you what to believe except yourself. So I Believe in Santa because he is a good person, and very Generous. He had to spend the WHOLE night without rest to go around the world just to give presents to each and every one of you.But if you STILL don't Believe him. Its not my fault you believe what you believe and I believe what I believe. Nobody has no right to tell you what to believe. Except yourself.

Posted by: Olivia (10 yr old kid) at March 19, 2008 8:59 AM

he is real and the kids at my school are the stupidiest kids ever! but i saw him once and he gave me 1 cookie!

Posted by: emerald 8 year old at March 27, 2008 5:12 PM

I'm 9 years old. Do you wana know what i think?
I'm a kid....I have so much proof Santa a BIG fake. Number 1:Santas to fat to fit through a chimny. Number 2:Raindeers are NOT real. Number 3:Your parents just write From:Santa To:_______
Number 4:Santa would freeze to death in the North Pole. Number 5:The ones in the mall are people dressed up. I'm sorry... but its true.

Posted by: Jonathan at April 6, 2008 7:38 AM

All of you, There is no Santa. It is just your parents

Posted by: Bobby Q. at April 21, 2008 5:20 AM

Hi my name is Melody and I am 12 years old and yes I believe in Santa Clause I always have and I always will.one day I will tell my children the story of Santa clause and they will tell there children and there children will tell there children and so it will go on for the story of Santa clause will be forever told.

Posted by: Melody at June 28, 2008 6:01 PM

Hi my name is Katie and I am 12 years old.Hi my name is Sara Katie's best friend and I am 12 years old.you see we met on the first day of preschool and have been best friends ever since.and we believe in Santa clause.believe you are obsessed with Santa clause.True.he is all you ever talked about since the first day I met you,also true.but I dont mind because I am obsessed with him too.Laughs.but yes we love santa clause and you should too.

Posted by: Katie at June 29, 2008 7:20 PM

We all have different opinions some of us think he does exist some don't. I guess were never gonna find out.

Posted by: jade at July 6, 2008 9:13 AM

Yes indeed, there is a real santa clause. It happen to me and my twin sister when we were a kid, santa is not giving us a gift or present but he is just with his reinders and say HO-HO-HO-HO while leaving to that place. You may never believe me but surely we saw santa claus on that night. He looks like the one wearing a red clothes, and for sure he is not just a human being to visit the chimney and drop a gift. This one is different.

We never believe in santa clause, even my mother won't beleive in it. But until we saw it, it is just me and my twin sister who saw it that unforgettable night. That was the moment when i believe in saying santa claus is coming to town. My sister and i were not expecting any gift from santa clause but showing santa himself in the sky is enough and a priceless gift that we ever received. The one we saw was sooooo real santa because we saw santa in the sky

Posted by: pinky at July 28, 2008 7:10 AM

for those people don't believe in santa. all i can say is to see is to believe. I know and my sister that there is santa. if i was the only one who saw santa, no one will believed in me, but since my twin sister saw it too, i know i am not telling a lie.

SANTA CLAUS IS REAL. How i wish you saw what my sister and i saw that night. I am not persuading everybody to believed in me, but those who have experience to see a real santa claus, they will feel what i am trying to talk about.

For those who believed in me, my many thanks, for those who puzzled and in doubt, i can't say anything but hopefully you could see a real santa clause.

I just wonder can i see santa claus again for the second time?

Posted by: pinky at July 28, 2008 7:18 AM

Do you need to list down all your desired gifts just to prove if there is santa or not?

As i know, and based on our experience, we never write down the gifts we like, as we lived in a poor family, all i could ask is that to have at least a happy family. living together with full of happiness. We never jot down any gifts that we wanted since we don't believe in santa. My mother never tell us that there is a real santa claus because my mother never believes in it.

You don't need someone to tell you that santa claus is giving gift every christmas day but surely showing santa himself will make you feel at ease and will tell yourself i believe that there is santa. I really cannot stop saying this experience i had when i was a kid. No one will ever believe in us.

That time while the reinders are waiting for santa to come to his sleigh, my twin sis and i made a wish to have a healthy life, happy family, and overcome the problems we are having. and then it goes santa ride on his sleigh, and say HO-HO-HO-HO and the reinders and santa just gone out. That moment when we saw santa leaving, we wish he could bring us up their with him and his littles reinders

I know santa make our wish come true. How i wish i could find a picture of santa claus with his reinders so i can show you what we really saw that night

Posted by: pinky at July 28, 2008 7:31 AM

I just want you to know believing is seeing just because you can't see something doesn't mean its not real if you believe it you can see it.

Posted by: Mollie at August 8, 2008 1:40 AM

I agree Mollie.I think people who truly believe in him can see him and people who don't believe in him can't see him.I truly believe in him :-) I love Santa clause and Christmas.

Posted by: Mary at August 8, 2008 1:48 AM

that is it I can not make up my mind is he rel or not? my mum and dad are just pretending I recken. All of my friendz are just saying that he is not real he is just our parents. So i dont no if he iz real?

Posted by: Jessica at September 1, 2008 2:49 AM

I believe that Santa Claus is real! Everyone has they're own beliefs but this is mine...your friends or family may not believe, and may tell you that he is fake, or that maybe you're too old..well your not! Santa is for everybody. Believing in him brings love, hope, spirit, faith, and all the joys of christmas. And for those of you who saw your parents putting out presents under the christmas tree or in your stockings....breath. Your parents have to help the poor guy out! How do u think he can carry all those gifts for each and every one of you? Have you ever thought your parents may not have wanted you to get dissapointed if you didnt get what you wanted? They might just be helping out. And if you're still not convinced think about the word magic. flying reindeers, and everything else.....magic has to exist. If it didnt how did we get here? and all those christmas movies are all what the directors believe of christmas. They all relate some how, and in some way. We all might believe something different in santa but it doesn't mean he isnt real! Because he is!

Posted by: Jess at September 7, 2008 1:17 PM

why dont you not show your mom or dad your letter to santa, then post it secretly? so then mom or dad wont know what to get you! foolproof.

Posted by: UR MUM at October 9, 2008 10:06 AM

Well, you will never believe this, my parents just like told me santa is real, and im like 11! But after woods i started to beleive in him so much that i prayed so much for him to come to me at night, and guess what, in the night something was tapping me on the back, after about 5 minutes i woke up, and i saw glitter going out of my room, i slowly opened my eyes and noticed no one was there, a couple of months later i still prayed for him to come, and this time, i was woken straigt away by a strong tap on the back, but this time no one was there,i looked over and saw the bedroom window HALF OPEN and the curtains HALF OPEN, i told my mum and she just said she was lying, santa doesnt get presents and stuff like that, but i said i do beleive in him and i dont care what she ses, and she said i can beleive in him if i want but ive got to an age where i have to stop but i cant, HELP!

Posted by: Caz at October 9, 2008 2:19 PM

My name is Brittany,and I am 10 years old.I belive in Santa because my Nanny and Poppy go to North pole Alaska each year to go see him.I get a letter each time.So if u don't belive him THINK ABOUT YOUR MISTAKE!

Posted by: Brittany at October 20, 2008 5:11 PM

i'm 8. I going to tell you what i want for christmas, a furreal friend kittycat , candy,hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,lots of books,and i don't know what else

Posted by: renee at October 25, 2008 3:04 PM

I know he is real because I saw him.I put a video camera on a table and pretended to charge it but I was really recording and I got a video of him.
If you don't believe me try it your self.

John, age 12

Posted by: John at November 3, 2008 3:46 PM

SANTA IS NOT REAL BECAUSE I WROTE A NOTE TO HIM A YEAR AGO AND I SAW IT IN MY MOM'S PURES!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: ariana at November 9, 2008 7:24 AM

Is Santa real????????????

Posted by: Ashley at November 11, 2008 3:57 PM

of course he is real, he is only real to people who believe he his.

Posted by: lucy at November 12, 2008 8:28 AM

Hi I'm 11 and i am so sorry to say santa is not real. I checked on a few sites and saw it says hes unreal i'll give the email shortly. To all you beleivers even though parents are the 1s putting presents under the tree there is no evidence saying that santa wasn't real back in the past. So every1 know that santa is not real. But please still beleive in him and he will be real to you. -Cameron Petkov

Posted by: Cameron petkov at November 13, 2008 12:40 AM

Ye I think hes real because I have seen him!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Harry Persivile at November 16, 2008 2:46 AM

Dear non Believers and Believers,

You see i'm 12 year old girl who will always have santa in her heart and to me it's doesn't matter if santa's real or not. I hear all these stories and now i'm confused and if you go on youtube that makes Impossible for me. Because all that counts to me is when I grow up I won't say to my kid that sorry santa's not real... And I Courtenay still Believe in Him. But Why spoile a perfect childhood so.. For the non Believer so.. your parents told as I read but c'mon why spoile a childhood. You know Christmas eve and christmas doesn't envolves Santa Claus 24/7 it's about caring, sharing, giving, receiving that's all that counts.:)

MERRY CHRISTMAS
P.S I think I feel like Virginia o'hanlon a bit

Posted by: courtenay at November 16, 2008 2:40 PM

I'm 11yr. old I just stoped believing an hour ago until I wanted to search about it. I have proof there is a santa ...yeah!!!!!! Any of you who don't believe have fun with a pair of socks that your parents give you while I'm playing with makeup and xbox games.Merry christmas!I DO believe!!!!

P.S. remember Jesus' birthday.

Posted by: Jacquelyn at November 16, 2008 6:04 PM

I am 14 years old, and Santa is real! I know that he is because....he is. He is real and there's no helping that.

Posted by: Mandie at November 17, 2008 8:50 AM

hi im 61 years old is santa real he stopprd coming to me when i was 21

Posted by: niamh at November 25, 2008 6:56 AM

sata is real because I heard him land on my foof

Posted by: kurtiandkristian at November 25, 2008 9:48 AM

hey it's me again...
you see i'm going to have proof that santa's real on christmas eve i'm going to video tape on my camera and keepit somewhere my 'rents or santa won't and then i'll post it on youtube. I know santa's real my whole family believes and apparently if your whole family believes you get yummy clementines that's what we get every year and then i said why not research so there..... GO ON www.noradsanta.org but it's only opens december but you can track santa on christmas eve I do this evry year it's tradittion for us they've been tracking santa for 35 years now i think

Posted by: Courtenay at November 25, 2008 11:49 AM

he is real because when i stayed awae at night in my parents bed a long time ago on cristmass and they never got up!!!!!!!!

Posted by: automn at November 25, 2008 3:10 PM

SANTA IS REAL! Norad even tracks him! if u dont know what norad is, read the paper on christmas Eve. i garuntee they will mention it (at least my paper)

Posted by: Lobsta at November 28, 2008 1:38 PM

I've already attempted to post a comment before this one, but, it was unsuccessful. To sum it up, thank you Jess. That comment that you sent on Septmeber, 7th, at around 1:00 in the afternoon, changed my life. Thank you for letting me believe again. God bless you. Have a merry Christmas everyone!

Posted by: Sami at November 28, 2008 7:37 PM

Hi im 11 and idk if to believe in him or not.I had a huge spirti for him and bout 2 years ago i herd someone whistling in the roof so my parents cant do that duh!!!But last year my parents told me he wasnt real and were they hid the presents and all.Everyone in my class doedsnt believe in him or my friends or even my cousin.One time i heard a noise coming from downstairs and it sounded like my parents and when i told em bout it the next mornin they jus tlooked at each other like ()_(),i am going to check the handwritting and all but this year im going to try it,Im not tellin them 1 thing i really want for christmas and if its on the tree on xmas day hes real if itisnt hes not.I just dont know if i shuld or if i shuldnt :I

Posted by: bestastrocutiegirl at December 2, 2008 6:07 PM

You didn't answer my question
IS SANTA REAL
you butmunch i really really really x200000 wana no soooooooooooooooooo tell me or else i will sue you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! be warned

Posted by: BOB at December 3, 2008 4:03 AM

santa is really real becase im am ten i dont belive in people who dont belive him

Posted by: katelynn at December 5, 2008 1:08 PM

iloooooooooooove santa and he is real real real

Posted by: katelynn at December 5, 2008 1:12 PM

okay!!
my parents finnaly told me that santa was not real and they told me storyss like they would dress up like santa clus and 1 yr my brother was like 4 and he woke up and saw my dad in a santa costume but didnt no it was my dad my bro chased him all through the house but u no i kinda still beleavin santa u never no!!

Posted by: julie at December 5, 2008 9:41 PM

Hi! I am 12 and my baby brother is 3. I believe and so does my brother. This Christmas, my brother will be old enough to sleep on the couch and wait up for Santa with me. It will be our firdst time. EEPS!!!!!

Posted by: Hope & Richard at December 6, 2008 1:14 PM

it is relly hard to beleave santa sant never gave me presants but but i really try my best to beleave hi so i say 100 out of 100

Posted by: natalie at December 6, 2008 3:19 PM

Although I'm only 9, but seeing isn't beliving, beliving is seeing.I don't know if he's real or not.I am 90% sure that he's real.

Posted by: Grace at December 6, 2008 8:13 PM

my parents told me he is not Real AND IM ONLY 11

Posted by: luke at December 7, 2008 1:04 PM

"quote"-_-_-_-_-santa is not real because I saw my dad putting the presents under the tree and when I looked in my mum and dad's room my mum was the only one in bed so there is no such thing as santa clause


what are you talking about dude your daddy probably was putting presents from them for you to maybe santa hadent got there yet or forgot to come i know you also probably got coal and your dad wanted you to have a nice christmas just ask him im sure he will tell you why

Posted by: logan at December 7, 2008 3:51 PM

I am pretty sure i believe. My mom and dad say that there isnt one. But everything is realii confusing. It sucks growing up

Posted by: ratehr not say at December 8, 2008 9:17 PM

santa claus is not real because i was bad and my mom said she was not going to give me preasents so i said well santa is going to give me preasents then she said there is no santa she is. im 13 and everybody in my class in chedoke beleave is santa claws lol my name is alex mountenay bye.

Posted by: alex at December 10, 2008 8:46 AM

My parents have 4 kids and each of us get $600 worth os stuff on x-mas. my parents are poor how can they afford it

Posted by: Ashley at December 12, 2008 6:51 PM

is santa clause black or white? im just curiouse Lmfao :P

Posted by: Jeniffer at December 12, 2008 6:52 PM

My mum says that santa is not real because he is nothing to do with christmas and thats really all

Posted by: Amy at December 14, 2008 9:07 AM

i get mad wen peeple say hes not real,because then they tell me the story,and i dont believe him mor, but uf course my mom and dad say hes real so i dont no what to believe? :0

Posted by: kyle corder at December 14, 2008 6:51 PM

i belive in santa because i was only 7 years old when i saw him! He told me not to wake up my parents so i went back to bed. seeing isn't beliving. beliving is seeing:)Now i'm 10 years old!

Posted by: lexie at December 15, 2008 6:20 PM

i think santa is real and all of my freinds do to

seenig isint beleving

Posted by: jimmy joe at December 18, 2008 6:28 AM

hello dave so we belevie santa claus but never come down here our home so and wish we need money for christmas gift for my family and both of us so
i felt bad about bad luck this year so i want to goal to good time for christmas than happen aiagn.
i hope answer to us so we live in auburn hills,michigan so from mrs and mr. susan and tom tersigni

Posted by: susan tersigni at December 18, 2008 8:14 AM

i am 12 and i got told he is not but i no he is not if i get santa prezzys we should be thankfull wot if you did not get enye on cristmass you got a apple so lets just belive its the last day of term come on dont tell enyeone he is not dont rowin ther fun ok plz

Posted by: lydia at December 18, 2008 9:50 AM

is Santa Claus real?

Posted by: joelissa at December 18, 2008 3:24 PM

hi santa is reail because we came back from this party and i stopt up till my mom and dad went to bed and my mom and dad have a lock of ther door i lock ther door so they cant get out i left some food for santa then i say a light on my window and then i look out of my window and i saw a slay by cannock it was big then i went to sleep i have a i went down to the xmas tree and i saw him in reail life i saw black foot prints on the floor
SO HE IS REAIL HE IS

Posted by: charmaine at December 19, 2008 1:37 AM

my name is calvin and i think santa is real

Posted by: nioka at December 19, 2008 12:24 PM

i say if u wanna belive go ahead if not dont. this kinda thing is entirly up to you.

Posted by: bosco at December 19, 2008 8:29 PM

HE IS TRUE! I am a parent of four. I have seen santa before. Not a normal old mall santa, the real one. His sleigh really flew...on second thoughts...maybe it was latest tecnolagy. Other people were there to whitness. The article on it is online go to www.illusions.org

Posted by: Kindergarden at December 20, 2008 9:02 AM

dear andrew

i always belived santa was real because you know when u send those notes to him they dont go to your parents they go to him. i got to go bye happy holidays.

from isabella

Posted by: isabella at December 21, 2008 5:44 AM

Yes santas real me and my son heared him drive off in his sleigh last year!!!!

Posted by: alexis henson at December 21, 2008 4:12 PM

I that sant claus is real because he is giving &caring and I think you should respect him because he the guy that bring you your presents!!!

Posted by: Madisen Holbrook at December 21, 2008 10:50 PM

My sister has just told me that santa is not real and i myself belive her! He is not real she seen my Mum leavin out the presents so we think he is FAKE! FAKE FAKE sorry to any belivers

Posted by: niamh at December 22, 2008 11:30 AM

I believe in Santa Clause! The world has really changed. Its not what Christmas used to be now i dont look forward to it as much because nobody seems to believe im the only one in my family who does and i always will I believe in you SANTA!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!

Posted by: Jordan at December 22, 2008 2:28 PM

hi

Posted by: gela at December 22, 2008 5:50 PM

Hi I am Cathy, and I am 11 years old. Santa is real only if you believe that he is. If you believe that he is real, then he's real to you. If you don't believe in him, then he is not real to you.

Posted by: Cathy at December 22, 2008 7:21 PM

is sanat clus real because i do not belive in sanat clus and my sister thinks he is real so i am asking you if sanat clus is real and if he is why have i seen my mom and dad set at preinst and i have not seen sanat clus AND THIS TIME I LOOK AT ALL OF THE GIRTS SO IF THERE IS ANYTHINGIS THERE THAT I SAW I KNOW THAT SANAT CLUS IS NOT REAL!!!

IF YOU GET THIS EMAIL PEALSE EMAIL ME BACK ABOUT THIS!!!

Posted by: shawna at December 22, 2008 7:38 PM

hi im georgia,

If you dont belive in santa thats up to you!!!

But dont go spoiling for other people!!!

Posted by: georgia at December 23, 2008 3:29 AM

hello my name is meg

in one way santa is REAL

but in a uver way santa is not REAL

Posted by: meg at December 23, 2008 1:18 PM

Im not really sure if santa is real.....first of all, there really is no proof, and i look at the hndwriting and it looks JUST LIKE MY PARENTS! I really hate there is no santa claus........or IS there?

Posted by: Jessyca at December 23, 2008 3:58 PM

Santa is NOT real.
when i was like in 1st grade i did believe in santa.
in second grade my friends would say he wasn't and i sorta went along with it
in 3rd grade i thouth it was rediculous of a fat dude that rides flying deer and gives presents to every kid in the world.
in 6th grade my teacher said, "Are you retarded? THERE IS NO SANTA!"
in 7th grade i saw my dad putting presents under the tree...i walked over to him and he told me...well of course there is no santa... but dont tell ur bothers

Posted by: ryan at December 23, 2008 4:47 PM

tell me the truth is Santa real.

Posted by: anapanos at December 23, 2008 6:49 PM

can i sen a my christmas list to santa.

Posted by: sharon at December 24, 2008 9:15 AM

When I was 9 years old my mom finally told me he wasn't real because the day before Christmas break I came home with a bloody nose and a blackeye and a swollen lip.

Posted by: Katelynn at December 24, 2008 10:20 AM

I am 9 years and I believe in him but my older sister is 18 and says not to believe.Because when she was 10 somekids and her got into a fight about SantaClaus being real when she got home she had a bloodynose,blackeye and a swollen eye so now she doesn't belive in him.But I still belive in him.And whoever doesn't believe will get coal.Because Ashely has been getting coal for a while.

Posted by: Katelynn at December 24, 2008 10:49 AM

ya santa is fave raindear are not real and even if they are they cant fly dont tell any little kids let whem find it out for them salf if you tell thim you ruend it for them dont do that they will find out

Posted by: kristin at December 24, 2008 11:14 AM

i'm 11 yrs old and my parents all ready told me he is not real

Posted by: mgr at December 24, 2008 11:39 AM

old saint nick was real but he died i guess 100s of ys ago

Posted by: mgr at December 24, 2008 11:42 AM

santa is the best and everyone should belive in santa.

Posted by: erik at December 24, 2008 12:30 PM

U should get a video camera and leave it down there on the landing or somin so no1 can see then the next day check it.

and any way i dnt think id get up in the middle of the nite 2 just put my childrens presents under the tree.soo i dnt think parents get and put presents under the tree:S

the presents come from your mum and dad BUT santa then has them and puts them in pasion :)

I BELIVE!!!

Posted by: cool person at December 24, 2008 12:39 PM

I say that I dont believe in santa cause i wanna be cool but i do believe cause i always stay up all nite and i swear i hear slay bells or is it just me?? plzz help!! i dont know !!!

Posted by: Chloe at December 24, 2008 12:46 PM

Santa Claus is real!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Matt at December 24, 2008 12:50 PM

well when i was little i did see a santa...but when i grow bigger my mom told me that it was grandpa acting like santa..until 1 year passed and i was 8 then i woke up ad it was time to open presents than there was an extra one and it didnt have the name who it was from..my mom saud that is werid i didnt remember this present so when i open it..it was a toy puppy that is what i wanted so badly

Posted by: jamie at December 24, 2008 12:50 PM

Hi i LOVE SANTA AND HE LOVES ME AND HE LOVES ME AND WERE A HAPPY FAMILY!!!!

BUT I DONT BELIVE IN HIM

Posted by: molly at December 24, 2008 12:55 PM

is santa claus real? tell me the truth

Posted by: troy at December 24, 2008 1:05 PM

I LOVE SANTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: JACK at December 24, 2008 1:10 PM

hi im Brandon and im 12years old at iv been finding things hidden around the house and so has my bros and sis and i think hese fake but thats your choice to believe in him or not but the only real one was the one that gave to the poor which i think was nice but now there is no real santa the norad system the people just make it up to hav kids believe in him but its your choice!Have A Merry Christmas all p.s.stay up and see or hunt the presents lol hav fun doing it cya

Posted by: brandon at December 24, 2008 2:18 PM

im 11 and i still believe in santa because every christmas they have a santa tracker please check out this website and you`ll think twice if he real or not noradsanta.com

Posted by: mikey c at December 24, 2008 3:31 PM

there is defintly not a santa clause what man can fly all over the world and give kids presents in one night and also only eats milk and cookies. i mean really its

IMPOSSIBLE

Posted by: Ariana at December 30, 2008 7:58 PM

I don't know if he is real but i did believe in him and my mother said he wasn't real!!!

Posted by: sian at January 3, 2009 5:02 AM

hello i think santa is not real so i dont think why any one belives in him i should know because im 18 years old ok so belive me!LOL

Posted by: connie at January 9, 2009 2:08 PM

there WAS a Saint Nick but there isn't one any more!!!

Posted by: Commet Girl at January 14, 2009 3:05 PM

I always put out milk and cookies. I like your dry erase markers at the bottom of the page :] cute.

Posted by: Addi at February 10, 2009 4:57 AM

I buleve in santa and I'm only 8 years old I stele love santa

Posted by: crystal at February 17, 2009 9:36 PM

well i was 12 last year, and my mum told me and my siblings, Olly, Harry, Charles, Mary, and Gayton that he was real.
I didnt beleive.
So i stayed up as the oldest child.
if there wasnt a santa, i didnt wanna disapoint my little siblings, whom the oldest is 6.
well my mum and dad were sleeping and all of our relatives moved to the US.
I saw him and he said edmund may the power of Christmas be upon you!
I said wwwho are you and how do you know my name?
He said, I know all Edmund frey I know all
SO YES I DO BELIEVE
and so do my siblings

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