The Christmas Village in Philadelphia had its Ceremonial Opening today (it's officially been open since the 24th). At 2 in the afternoon, the Christkind spoke the traditional opening prologue for the largest Christmas Market in Germany in Nürnberg [or Nuremberg, as most people know it in English.] [She did say the prologue in English for the audience in Philadelphia.]
http://philachristmas.com/2-0-Newslisting.html
Why is she called "Christkind"? Well, the answer is sort of complicated. It's complicated enough that the people in charge of the English-language version of the Nürnberger Christmas Market decide to call her "The Christmas Angel": http://www.christkindlesmarkt.de/english/index.php?navi=1&rid=11
Homework idea: Spend 5-10 minutes of your weekly homework in discovering a bit more behind the story of the Christkind.
There is a fairly accurate and thorough history at the English-version Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christkind
Check out Post Office Christkindl: http://www.christkindl.at/
If you're fond of looking at lodging that you will be very lucky to be able to afford, (and I do hope that each and every one of you are so successful in life!!), then check out the Christkindl Hotel and Restaurant (read: Resort!) in Austria: http://www.christkindlwirt.at/
This graphic from the University of Augsburg gives you a feel for where in German-speaking Europe kids look forward to a visit by the Christkind, and where they are on the lookout for the Weihnachtsmann:
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