Yes, Virginia is an animated Christmas television special created by Wayne Best and Matt MacDonald, and produced by JWT Productions, The Ebeling Group, and Starz Animation, with sponsorship from Macy's. It first aired December 11, 2009 on CBS. It was based on Francis Pharcellus Church's famous 1897 editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" in The (New York) Sun. The special featured the voice talents of Bea Miller as Virginia O'Hanlon and Neil Patrick Harris as her father, Philip.[1]
| Yes, Virginia | |
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| Created by | Wayne Best Matt MacDonald |
| Based on | Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus |
| Written by | Wayne Best Matt MacDonald Chris Plehal |
| Screenplay by | Chris Plehal |
| Directed by | Pete Circuitt |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | Nicholas Hooper |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Ted Rogers |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | December 11, 2009 |
There was a previous animated special, Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus, broadcast in 1974.[2]
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References edit
- ^ "Yes Virginia, there really is a Macy's". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 463–464. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
