The face of the real Santa Claus

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  From BBC Learning English

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  this is Learning English from the News,

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  our podcast about the. News headlines

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  in this program, revealing the face of the real Santa Claus.

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  Hello, I'm Neil.

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  And I'm Pippa.

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  And in this program we normally look at a big, important serious news story

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  that it's Christmas.

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  So we're going to have a little bit of fun but also teach you some vocabulary.

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  Yep.

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  And you can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website,

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  bbclearningenglish.com.

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  Okay, let's hear more about our story.

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  Researchers have used forensic methods, that's scientific methods,

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  to produce images of the man who Santa Claus is based on.

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  Yes.

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  So St. Nicholas of Myra lived over 1,700 years ago.

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  Now, according to accounts of his life, he was a very kind and generous person.

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  And this inspired the idea of Santa Claus, the man who delivers gifts to children

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  all around the world at Christmas time.

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