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Nerd Chris Pringle - Tom Lehrer (17) RE: Chris Pringle - Tom Lehrer 23 Dec 08

Kris Kringle is in fact an English-language corruption of the Low German phrase for "Christ Child," Christkindl. Although this name is used in Austria and Czech Republic and elsewhere, it was in America among English neighbors of German-speakers (often colloquially called "Dutch," but actually of German origin) that Kris Kringle was born. In Pennsylvania German communities, it is the Christkindl that brings gifts to the household. This idea was misunderstood by English-speaking neighbors, who thought they were hearing an alternate name for Santa.

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