Sheila Mann became Sheila Kringle, and when it came time to name their first born son, it was a no-brainer. Baby Kringle was born January 9, just a few weeks shy of the holiday that made his name a perennial icebreaker at social gatherings. Overall, the younger Kris Kringle says he's managed to use his name to his advantage, especially when it comes to meeting new people.
And come December, it imbues him with a unique authority on all things Christmas. Here are just a few examples:. However you celebrate this season of giving , we here at Learning Liftoff wish you a merry and peaceful one! And we invite you to learn more about this season by reading all of our holiday articles.
Michael has also taught high school English and junior high math, gaining his teaching certification from Vassar College and a master's degree in the teaching of writing and literature from George Mason University.
He is the proud dad of two grown daughters and the happy husband of an elementary school librarian. Santa Claus History: How St. Published Dec 8, Related Article. Gifts there were for parents, sisters, brother, and friends, and there too were toys for the little ones who were fast asleep at home, with their stockings hung in the chimney awaiting the visit of Kriss Kringle. Many a young dreamer that night saw their welcome visitor descend the chimney with his wallet of toys, and many a listening ear heard 'the tramping' of his tiny steeds 'upon the roof.
And from " Poetical Prose ," originally published on January 1, in the St. Home and its sweet graces—children's faces; smiles and joy, and old Kriss Kringle ; laugh and shout; hark, how they mingle?
Their daughter now spoke. I know my lesson, I love you, mother, and my brother dearly, and do whatever I am told. Recent examinations of Santa Claus in U. Phyllis Siefker, Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men: The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas, Spanning 50, traces the evolution of the Germanic gift-bearing folktale figure Pelznichol to Bellsnickle, and his gifts from Grisht-kindle "the word for Bellsnickle's gifts among the Pennsylvania Dutch" to Kriss Kringle the personification of those gifts and their giver.
Siefker writes:. In the s the German gift-giver enjoyed wider exposure when he found his way into print as Kriss Kringle and Bellsnickle. In , a popular book, Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree , was published. The effect of these publications was that by the midds the German Christmas man had ventured out from his ethnic community to win the hearts of children everywhere.
Following is a passage about three very early published references to antecedents of "Kris Kringle":. The earliest printed use we have been able to find for the term Christ-kindle" is from the York [Pennsylvania] Gazette of December 23, In a humorous entry the Society of Bachelors of York announce their intention of "fixing a Krischtkintle Bauhm" which is to say a "Christ-kindle tree. John F. Watson in his Annals of Philadelphia writes "Every father in his turn remembers the excitements of his youth in Belsh-nichel and Christ-kinkle nights.
This last quotation appears in " Christmas: Addressed to the Philadelphians by a Fellow-Citizen " in The Gentleman's Magazine December , in which "Christkingle" is credited with filling "vast stockings duly forked up over the chimney the preceding Christmas eve" with "treasures.
One interesting reference in that book is to an entry from December 24, in a journal kept by a Morgantown, Pennsylvania shopkeeper named James Morris:.
An early etymological comment appears in a letter to the editor of the Miners' Journal and Pottsville [Pennsylvania] General Advisor January 9, [also cited by Shoemaker]:. In conclusion let me say to you, that I have lately seen a very frequent reference to the Krist Kringle and his frequent visits. Now my dear Sir, I beg leave to say to you, that I am really astonished that a gentleman who possesses so much knowledge of German as I know you do, did not once discover that Krist Kringle is an unwarrantable change of the word Christkindlein , which is one of the beautiful compounds in which the German language abounds, meaning the "Little Child Jesus.
The figure of Kris Kringle has lurked in German American folklore since the early s, but the name "Kris Kringle" has had many antecedents, including Christ-kindel , Christ-kinkle , Krischtkintle , Christkingle , Chryskingle , Grisht-kindle , kriskinckles , Kriss Kringle , and Krist Kringle. It seems highly probable that "Kris Kringle" owes its preeminence among the various spelling options to the "Kriss Kringle" books of the s and after, since there certainly was no widespread agreement before as to the spelling of the gift-bringer's name.
The word Cringle is a Norse name descriptive of a shape. A Cringle was also a soldiers name. They formed the circle that moved quickly towards the enemy lines. It was recorded by Gene Autry and sold over two million copies. Since then, the story has been translated into 25 languages and been made into a television movie, narrated by Burl Ives, which has charmed audiences every year since But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon.
For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christmas traditions around the world are diverse, but share key traits that often involve themes of light, evergreens and hope.
Probably the most celebrated holiday in the world, our modern Christmas is a product of hundreds of years of both secular and religious traditions The history of Christmas trees goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome and continues with the German tradition of candlelit Christmas trees first brought to America in the s. Discover the history of the Christmas tree, from the earliest winter At a time when the Cold War raged and Soviet fighter jets routinely Today in the United States, leaving out a plate of cookies Oreos and classic chocolate chip are popular choices and a glass of milk for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve is a well-established tradition among children.
According to one theory, the Long before there was a Grinch who stole Christmas, there was Krampus, the devilish half-man, half-goat that helps out jolly St. Nicholas by stuffing naughty Austrian children in sacks and dragging them to hell. Yes, the true history of Christmas is as colorful The War on Christmas begins around the same time each year, when stores start peddling plastic Christmas trees and giant Santa Claus inflatables.
Depending on which media talking head is speaking, the war is either a subversive effort by left-wing liberals to erase all traces of
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