“Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus....” – Fred Gailey, Miracle on 34th Street ... Movie Quotes Database

Fred Gailey

Your Honor, every one of these letters is addressed to Santa Claus. The Post Office has delivered them. Therefore the Post Office Department, a branch of the Federal Government, recognizes this man Kris Kringle to be the one and only Santa Claus.

Judge Henry X. Harper

Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed.

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Fred Gailey All my life I've wondered something, and now's my chance to find out. I'm going to find the answer to a question that's puzzled the world for centuries. Does Santa Claus sleep with his whiskers outside or in? Kris Kringle Always sleep with them out. Cold air makes them grow. Kris Kringle You see, Mrs. Walker, this is quite an opportunity for me. For the past 50 years or so I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas. Seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shinier and cost less that Christmas and I are sort of getting lost in the shuffle. Kris Kringle Oh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind... and that's what's been changing. That's why I'm glad I'm here, maybe I can do something about it.