Yes virginia
New York City, 1897. A little girl named Virginia O’Hanlon loves Christmas more than anything else in the world. But when a schoolyard bully challenges her belief in Santa Claus, Virginia embarks on a quest across the city to prove he is real.
Based on the true story of the most famous newspaper editorial of all time, Yes, Virginia is a charming and heartwarming tale about believing in the true spirit of Christmas. This prime-time animated special for CBS was created in partnership with Macy’s and features the voices of Neil Patrick Harris, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alfred Molina and Bea Miller (Toy Story 3.)
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Co-creator: Wayne Best
Screenplay: Chris Plehal
Director: Pete Circuitt
ANIMATION: Starz animation, ebeling group
producers: kallan kagan, kate schwerin
Score: Nicolas Hooper
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"One of the best Christmas specials of the last decade"
ROBERT BIANCO, USA TODAY
"It's hard to resist the holiday jollity of this animated tale... It's enough to make a temporary believer out of a lifelong Santa agnostic."
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"Like Santa himself, Virginia should be a welcome Christmas visitor for years to come."
USA TODAY
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Yes virginia, the musical
The school play is a time-honored rite of education. But shrinking budgets meant many school drama programs were disappearing.
We saw an opportunity to fill that gap while at the same time helping Macy’s make a connection with local communities across the country. So in 2012, we took our animated special, adapted it into a musical for grade-schoolers, and gave it away. No rights. No royalties. Any school that wanted to perform the show, could have it for free. Thousands did — generating millions of dollars of free press and goodwill for the venerable department store.
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shayne millington, craig love
Raihana halim, justine cotter
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