词语掌故：圣诞老人(2/2)

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概述：“圣诞老人”的名称不断演变，而他留着白胡子、着红装的画像又出自谁之手？
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Pelznickel
Christkindl
Christ child
Kris Kringle
Santa Claus
Thomas Nast
Bavaria
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本期材料发音模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11885/item/709684/Soon, people began to feel that the love and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the Christkindl, as the Germans called the Christ child. After a time, this became Kris Kringle. Later, Kris Kringle became another name for Santa Claus himself.
Whatever he is called, he is still the same short, fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur.
The picture of Santa Claus as we see him came from Thomas Nast. He was an American painter born in Bavaria. He painted pictures for Christmas poems. Someone asked him to paint a picture of Santa Claus. Nast remembered when he was a little boy in southern Germany. Every Christmas, a fat old man gave toys and cakes to the children. So, when Nast painted the picture, his Santa Claus looked like the kindly old man of his childhood.
And through the years, Nast's painting has remained as the most popular picture of Santa Claus.
Santa can be seen almost everywhere in large American cities during the Christmas season. Some stand on street corners asking for money to buy food and gifts for the needy. Others are found in stores and shopping centers. It is easy to find them by the long lines of children waiting to tell Santa what they want for Christmas.不久，人们便认为应该把皮尔斯尼克给予的爱和仁慈融入纪念幼年耶稣（Christkindl，德国人称之为Christ child，即“上帝之子”）的庆典当中。光阴荏苒，这个称谓又演变为克里斯∙克林格尔。随后，克里斯∙克林格尔成为了圣诞老人的另一个名字。

无论人们如何称呼圣诞老人，他仍旧是那个矮墩墩、胖乎乎的快乐老人，留着长长地胡子，穿着有白色皮毛的红衣服。
我们现在所见的圣诞老人画像是由托马斯∙纳斯特创作的。他是一位出生于巴伐利亚的美籍画家，为圣诞诗歌作画。有人要求他画一幅圣诞老人的画像。纳斯特记起他在德国南部的童年时代，每逢圣诞节，都有一个胖胖的老人赠送给孩子们玩具和点心。因此，在纳斯特的画作中，圣诞老人就像是他童年时代那个善良的老人。

光阴流转，纳斯特所创作的圣诞老人仍旧是最受欢迎的。
在圣诞季，美国大城市几乎到处可见圣诞老人。有些站在街头的角落里，索要金钱为穷人买食品和礼物；有些则在商店和购物中心。找到他们不难，因为总有一长队的孩子等着告诉圣诞老人他们的心愿。