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Slipping into character Connaghan is an irrepressible talker and a veteran of the Kriss Kringle circuit since 1969.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025 Celebrants eagerly wait for the arrival of Santa Claus — also known as Saint Nicholas, Kriss Kringle, Father Christmas, simply Santa, or, in my fevered brain, The Abdominal Snowman.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Dec. 2022 But that hasn’t stopped him from making appearances as Kriss Kringle at OWA, an amusement park in Foley.—
Mary Colurso | [email protected],
al,
22 Dec. 2020
Word History
Etymology
modification of German Christkindl Christ child, Christmas gift, diminutive of Christkind Christ child