万花筒2007-12-29:The history of santa圣诞老人传奇

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Towards the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The legend of Santa takes root when we were young.
“Who is that?”
“Santa Claus.”
“He’s coming down the Chimney?”
“Yeah”
Capturing our imagination, just like he’s done for generations, the Santa we know has evolved over the years.
“Hey! You!”
“Santa baby, slip a sable¹ under the tree for me. I’ve been an awful good girl. Santa baby and hurry down the chimney tonight.”
Just had a few embarrassing moments on screen, but who would exactly is he? We know where he lives. “In North pole”. We send him our wish lists, or, if we are lucky, get to tell him ourselves.
“What would you like for Christmas, my dear? ”
“Um…”
“Ho ho ho”
But to really know him, you have to look deep into the past. Some believe all the way back to the Norse God Odin, who rides on his flying horse drop gifts down chimneys to children. Then there’ another bearded fellow named Saint Nicholas who still makes his round in parts of Europe.
“If they’ve been good, they get a gift.”
“Good or bad”
“Good or bad, even the bad ones get the gifts?”
“Yes.”
“Hold on a minute”
He’s actually a bishop², from Turkey, famed for his compassion³ and generosity⁴ who after hundreds of years still brings the magic to children’s lives on the Eve of December Sixth.
In Bavaria, he’s joined by the Germen version of Santa elves. If you have ever seen them, avoid them.
In the Netherlands, Saint Nick is called Sinterklaas, which in the U.S. became Santa Claus. In the Victorian era, Christmas was in decline. But one man is widely credited with reviving it---Charles Dickens, whose story of Christmas Carol brought back the magic and spirit of Christmas. Its message of Charity and forgiveness cut through the materialistic⁵ trappings of the season, something still celebrated⁶ at Dickens world in England and by Saint Nick.
“Can I hear that after you finish with the Children. You get to have a special treat to yourself or schnapps.
“ Yes, one or two.”
Dawna Friesen NBC news, Bavaria.
“So, does this thing really fly?”
“Of course.”