Do you believe in Santa Claus

Hello dhedows118, no I don't believe in Santa Claus but I believed in the spirit of giving. As a child I have watch many movies about Santa Clause but we were never led to believe that its true by my parents or in school. What had been explained to us is the act of giving that Santa' stories is telling. How it is very important to be always good and giving without expecting anything in return.:-)

...Christmas used to be a very depressing time of year for me when I was in college. I was dirt poor and could give my family and friends nothing. Having children and having to play Santa brought back some of the joy in Christmas.
...When I was a child, I can remember believing in Santa Claus. My folks went to a lot of work to nuture this belief. The fact that you get to play Santa is a gift. Enjoy it for what it is worth. The true joy is in giving.
...Peace be with you.=(^;^)= Della

I absolutely believe in Santa Claus. My best friend wrote an article several years ago that explains it much better than I ever could on my own.

I Believe!
©2001, David Pawson

I don't recall when, as a child, I began to doubt Santa's existence, but I recall quite well when I understood that he is very real: I was 23 and dating the girl who would become my wife, and Christmas was approaching. She had on her list of desires something which she knew I would never get her, due to a difference in tastes. For me to get it would be very out of character. Nonetheless, I bought it for her because I knew she would enjoy it. However, she received it from Santa, along with other gifts from me.

Since then, we have married and had children. We now use Santa to give our boys the things they want so badly that we have told them time and again we would not or could not get them, as well as to give them things we want them to have. Santa is a way for us to indulge our children -- and each other -- in some of those things that we would rather not or normally not give them.

We know that children are not stupid. When he was five, my younger son asked about all the Santas clearly visible in all the malls and on so many street corners: How could he be inside two malls at once? How could he be in the mall and on the corner at the same time?

I explained to both of my sons that Santa Claus, the one true Saint Nicholas, lived hundreds of years ago, and is remembered for his spirit of giving and goodwill and his kindness to children in particular. I told them how the name Santa Claus comes from Saint Nicholas, and is apparently a slurred or shortened version of the Dutch name Sint Nicolaas or the German Sankt Nikolaus. I also explained that, like all humans, he was mortal and died hundreds of years ago, but that his spirit lives on, and each year the spirit of Saint Nicholas enters many of us, encouraging us to give of ourselves to those we love and those in need.

I told my sons that sometimes, the spirit is so strong in a person that he dons the suit we associate with Santa. He may not be the Santa Claus, but he certainly is Santa Claus. He accepts the rôle for the season to bring cheer, to collect gifts to distribute, and to encourage us all to remember and to help those in need.

Santa Claus has many helpers besides these "subordinate" Clauses and not all of his elves are at the North Pole. Many groups, from churches to the Marine Corps, gather food, clothing, household necessities, and toys for him to bring to people who might otherwise have little or nothing to celebrate on Christmas morning. These groups depend upon people like us to provide these items, and this is why we take tags from the Angel Tree and buy things that we put into the Santa's Helpers box. In fact, we have developed a rule here: no one sits on Santa's lap until they have served as an elf and filled an Angel Tree request. The boys actually do look forward to selecting an Angel -- male or female, child or elderly -- and are very thoughtful over fulfilling the requests on their cards.

Finally, on December 25th, somewhere, some lucky Santa actually does distribute these gifts to the people who need or want or deserve them. He may have been Mr. Jones the day before, and will be again the next day, but on Christmas, he truly is Santa Claus. Someday, if they are fortunate, my own children will also have the opportunity to be Santa Claus.

I don't know if the boys have realized that Mom and Dad are their personal Santa, but if they do, I think they understand that we are not lying to them or trying to fool them: they know that Santa is the spirit of giving, and that Christmas is not all about getting.

When did I stop believing in Santa Claus? I really don't know. It wasn't important. What I remember is when I started believing.

First of all i would tell you that i never believe in what i have not seen so i have never seen santa claus and i dont believe in it but i have kept my wishlist under the pillow on cristmas night for last 4 years but i have not yet got my wishes fullfilled so i dont believe in santa claus

I dont beleive in Santa CLaus but I do enjoy those Santa Claus movies. I tell my daughter the same thing too. Well you will still ge the gifts because they are friends, parents and realtives who enjoy giving to you just to see the happiness that precious gift can bring. You dont have to believe in Santa Claus for that to happen because youa re loved and they want you to feel special. Dont spoil their fun ok! They also know that he is not real but the reality is they are indeed your Santa Claus to make your christmas special and lovingly remembered.

Sorry, buyt I haven't believed in any Santa Clause since I was like 8 years old.

Hi there. No way, that belief went out the door when I caught the so called santa claus (our dad) drinking the tea and biscuits we left for the supposedly santa claus, I was 7 years old and so disappointed lol... We dont let our children believe in it either as we dont lie to our children and fill there heads with non sense...

awwww... i do believe in father christmas or santa claus... but he existed ages ago.. isn't he the saint who send gift to little children and poor ones when he was still alive??

for me, personally, i think that's why we are celebrating christmas is this because we are celebrating Jesus's birthday, a savior who saves us from the bandage of sins.. and for me that is the greatest give of my life... not a single or big thing can replace that.. isnt??

and santa claus is juz an example.... of sharing...

Oh no!! There is no Santa Claus???? ...now you've ruined my day! lol....I hated when my kids stopped believing in him..it took all the fun out of Christmas.

i think its just a myth but thats all peoples saying but i do believe in santa claus