
Is Santa Claus real?Dave, I have the most basic question of the season for you to tackle: Is Santa real or not? 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. ![]() Saint Nicholas of Turkey (from Wikipedia) 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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Never miss another useful Q&A article again! Subscribe to AskDaveTaylor with Google Reader. The classic "Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus" editorial answers this question as well now as it did way back when. Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?" VIRGINIA O'HANLON 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 PMSinterklaas 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 PMGreat history lesson, Dave. We really enjoyed the read. Posted by: Matthew and Paula Poer at December 20, 2005 7:36 PMis santa real??????????????????????????????? Posted by: dom at December 22, 2005 2:22 PMThere 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. 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 PMi 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 PMI 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 7:34 PMI 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 PMI 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 AMGood 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 PMsanta 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 PMI believe Posted by: Believer at October 8, 2006 6:42 AMmy name is christina my whole family believes in santa claus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by: christina at October 27, 2006 3:15 PMI 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 PMI 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 PMI'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 AMI 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 PMI 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 PMall 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 PMOf 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 PMI am doing homework to prove Santa is real! Your information has been very helpful! Posted by: Angie at November 27, 2006 8:21 AMi 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 PMi 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 PMI'm testing it this year.I'm getting my parent's handwriting.Then,I'm checking the sticker thingy that says:To: -Santa Beliver Posted by: Blub Klub at December 1, 2006 6:19 PMsanta 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 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 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 PMdude 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 AMIf 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 PMwell i dont care if people dont believe in santa. he`s as real as you & me[: 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 PMSanta used to be real but to this day, he is not real. End of story Posted by: Unknown at December 13, 2006 7:37 PMHello,my name is Aaron Scott. I am 14 years of age, that is old enough andmature enough for me to know that santa is indeed real,like of course he is. On christmas eve night i put on my spider man pyjamis and get a warm cosey bath with my rubber duck and a hotccup of coco and a bottle of warm milk, i alsoprepare a milk and cookies for old saint nick, i also leave some carrots for rudolph, who is similar to my dog whinston, who is also magical as he can talk, not quite sure if he can fly. I remember one night whinston helped santa when he was stuck down our chimney. Anyway he has yet again delivered me my 3rd playstaion i am so spoiled i cant wait til he puts thescreen saver on my new tv i once caught him talking tomy dog. They were talking about a new contract for whinston to become top dog for leading the reindeers on christmas eve night. Warning as i know santa quite well he does not like bad boys and girls nor does he like it when whinston bes bad, therefore i scold him and give him a good dogging! Anyway for you geeks that have not yet grown up and realised that santa is indeed real then i recomend you get a life!!! ps mymum tucks me in tht night with my rubber duvky and my matching spider man blanket. Posted by: Aaron Scott at December 15, 2006 3:24 PMIAm 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 AMu 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 AMwell, 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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 PMim a 14 year teenager.I still believe in santa. 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. 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 PMi 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!
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! Santa is NOT REAL! All the people that beliven Santa are kinda Weird! Posted by: Santa Hater at December 19, 2006 12:07 PMSanta 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 PMi 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 PMpeople that dont belive santa are *****es! Posted by: sox at December 20, 2006 7:41 PMHi 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 PMHi 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 PMOf couse Santa is real!!!!! 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 PMI 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 PMYes 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 PMSanta 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 AMI 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. santa IS NOT REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by: 59658 at December 23, 2006 8:32 PMI 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 PMI 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 PMHello. 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,
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 AMSANTA 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 AMi'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 AMWell, 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 PMHello, 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 PMThe following is my theory: Santa Claus is real. But, if your parents don't believe in him, for their "punishment" they have to buy all your gifts. But, if they do believe, Santa comes. The reason why it only takes one day is because Santa uses time zones. Also, on the other side of the world it is a diferent day. So that helps. Santa doesn't stop at the houses where they don't celebrate things like Christmas. Some people only celebrate things like Kwanza, not Christmas. So that takes off alot of houses so it saves Santa some time. Posted by: Unkown at December 24, 2006 8:25 PMThe following is my theory: 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 AMI 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 AMHi 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 PMPLEASE 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 AMsanta 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 PMSANTA 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 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 PMI 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 AMMy 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 PMWhen 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 PMcome 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 AMHEY YOU 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 PMi 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 PMto 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!?!
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 PMhey 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... nIkItA JaCkSoN Posted by: nikita at May 3, 2007 9:54 PMsanta 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 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 AMSanta started out in about 320, thats right, santa is the most real pearson i have never met Posted by: sally at July 23, 2007 7:38 PMno 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 AMy does it make people so sad to find out that santa isnt real Posted by: Hi at August 14, 2007 9:19 PMhi im 13 but... 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 PMI 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 AMsantas not real he will destroy you Posted by: alw at October 2, 2007 12:38 PMyes...! of course he is. 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 AMi 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 AMHey 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 PMSanta 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 PMOkay...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 PMOKay 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 PMI 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 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 PMi 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 PMSanat IS NOT real.Okay. Heres why: 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, 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 AMi dont know! when i was little i saw santa.the real one,but up until last year idk so idk oooo and my dads hand writing looks like santas!!
I agree that he is real Posted by: simonxx99 at November 12, 2007 7:23 PMHey I got something.. 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. 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 PMoo 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 PMHi 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 PMBen, 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 PMSanta 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" 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 PMHey, 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. 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: Merry Christmas, guyz! ~Danielle 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 AMOkay, 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 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 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 AMThink 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... 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 PMSo you dont belive in me huh? 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 PMEverybody 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 ". Sarah cheered,screamed, and flipped around the whole house. "Santa is really real" said Sarah
Dough, = Money Yay!! 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 PMHi, ---------From A Very Merry Person MERRY CHRISTMAS Posted by: a very merry person at November 30, 2007 6:50 PMi 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 PMI 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 PMsanta 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 AMHES REAL, HES REALY REAL AND I CAN PROVE IT!!! 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! HES REAL, HES REALY REAL AND I CAN PROVE IT!!! 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! HES REAL, HES REALY REAL AND I CAN PROVE IT!!! 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! HES REAL, HES REALY REAL AND I CAN PROVE IT!!! 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! Santa is real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Posted by: tyler at December 2, 2007 10:37 AMSanta 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 PMsanta 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 AMi 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 AMOMG 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!!!!!!!! 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 PMSanta 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 PMSanta 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 PMI love the first line Ok,you little 3 yr olds. Santa is fake. This fact I can prove again, again, and again. The spirit of Santa, which I consider joy, merriment, and some other feel-good emotions, may not be real, because how we act during Christmas time reflects this. TYPO. The spirit of Santa, and the list of emotions above, are real. Just not as a character itself. Posted by: IT DOESNT MATTER at December 4, 2007 3:50 PMsanta 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 PMOMG! 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 AMhi, 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 AMI 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!
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 PMhey 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 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 AMMerry 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! 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, 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 AMThis 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 AMSanta 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 AMBut 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 AMI 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 PMis santa gonna give me whatever i want? Well real or not I still belive him to have christmas spirit Posted by: Jared Moons at December 10, 2007 3:57 PMSanta 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 PMreally 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 PMsantas 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 AMSANTA IS REAL REAL REAL REAL REAL SO PLEASE PLEASE BELIEVE OR YOU WILL GET A LUMP OF COAL 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 PMSanta is truly real but he isnt alive anymore but 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 PMi 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 AMthx 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 PMsanta is soooooo real!! if u dont belive your so dumb!!! ozwald signing off santa is sooo real.♪♪♪ he ownz u!! =) Posted by: ozwald at December 13, 2007 9:57 AMI 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 PMI 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 PMi hate this time of year. 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 PMi 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 PMHi erm you may not beleive this and it sounds not real but ive seen him i swear. santa is so so so so fake .My parents allready told me the truth. Posted by: ashley rogans at December 14, 2007 3:39 PMdear writters, from a normal and spirtuall girl! P.S if you don't believe you don't receive 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 AMWOW!!! 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 AMASK 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 AMYes 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 AMI 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 PMi 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 PMYou 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 AMits 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!!!! THREE WORDS: SANTA IS REAL Posted by: BELIVER at December 16, 2007 1:19 PMif 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 PMI really dont think santa is real, but i want him to be real. You may make fun of people who belive in santa, but the truth is, no one knows! But i doubt it! Thanks! Posted by: chelsea at December 17, 2007 9:48 AMI 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 PMI 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 PMIf 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 AMi 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 AMYes 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 PMSanta 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! ---------------------------------------------- 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 PMi am 10 years old and still believe in santa!!!!! 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. I don't believe in santa... It's not real Posted by: Heather at December 19, 2007 5:12 AMI 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 AMHi 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 PMsanta is not real becoue i helped my parants put stuff out!!!! Posted by: terrilynn at December 19, 2007 6:04 PMSANTA UR A LEGEND:KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK Posted by: mourice yacoub at December 20, 2007 8:37 PMIs 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 PMEVEN 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 PMget 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 PMSANTA 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 PMsanta 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 AMSanta 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 AMSanta 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 AMYou 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 AMif u have a runescape acc. add me im range l33ter and i want money cause i am extremely poor if u are rich i would want some cash on rs ok bye Posted by: chad at December 22, 2007 12:06 PMI 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!!! |