Merry Christmas from the North Pole! It’s Santa here, with Mrs. Claus sending her warm hugs, too. We’re all buzzing with excitement because Christmas is just around the corner — woo-hoo!

More than a hundred years ago, an 8-year-old girl wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun: “Please tell me the truth: is there a Santa Claus?” The answer — “Yes, Virginia ...