圣诞节老人的由来中英文 篇一：圣诞老人的由来(英文版) 圣诞老人的由来（英文版） american origins: (as sent to me by brian dodd)quote from encarta 95 the american version of the santa claus figure received its inspiration and its name from the dutch legend of sinter klaas, brought by settlers to new york in the 17th century. as early as 1773 the name appeared in the american press as st. a claus, but it was the popular author washington irving who gave americans their first detailed information about the dutch v
