[DOC] [TLE] Santa Claus [PAR] Saint Nicholas lived in Myra (known today as Turkey) during the Fourth Century. 
.... Claus in 1809 with the publication of his "Knickerbocker's History of New York. 
... wearing a broad-brimmed hat and huge breeches and smoking a long pipe. [DOC] [TLE] December 24, 1978 - The great 'Night Before Christmas ... [PAR] Dec 24, 1978 ... St. Nicholas, as you might know, was real. ... And like the Dutch San Nicolaas, 
Santa flew through the air on his annual rounds. ... In 1809, Washington Irving put 
Santa into print. ... in "Knickerbocker's History of New York" was fat and jolly, 
smoked a long pipe, wore a broad-brimmed hat and big breeches,... [DOC] [TLE] Legend of Santa Claus had humble beginning in Turkey  The Daily ... [PAR] Dec 9, 1998 ... Saint Nicholas earned his reputation through several of the legendary ... Up until 
this time, Saint Nicholas had been pictured as a tall, thin, stately man who wore a 
... In 1809, Washington Irving published Knickerbocker's History of New ... a 
broad-brimmed hat and huge breeches and smoked a long pipe. [DOC] [TLE] Wood on Words: Ho ho ho! Santa Claus has saintly origins [PAR] Dec 12, 2008 ... After the religion established a foothold in Europe, Saint Nicholas, whose death 
date is given as Dec. ... His transformation began in 1809, when American author 
Washington Irving published Knickerbocker's History of New York. ... wore a 
broad-brimmed hat and huge breeches and smoked a long pipe. [DOC] [TLE] OnFaith: Will The Real Santa Claus Please Stand Up?, Explained [PAR] Indeed, we might be thinking of Santa's predecessor St. Nicholas, who is far older
, ... old man wearing a broad-brimmed hat and cloak and carrying a traveler's staff
. ... a parody of the Dutch community called Knickerbocker's History of New York. 
... roly-poly Dutchman with elfin features who smoked a long, slender pipe and... [DOC] [TLE] Humbug! - tribunedigital-baltimoresun [PAR] Dec 20, 1994 ... In 1809, Washington Irving published ''Knickerbocker's History of New York,'' and 
gave St. Nick an entirely new image. He portrayed him as overweight and jolly. 
Irving's character smoked a pipe, wore a wide-brimmed hat and rode ... had 
written for his children titled, ''An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas. [DOC] [TLE] Put It in a Sock - The New Yorker [PAR] Dec 14, 2009 ... St. Nicholas was originally depicted as a sterner gentleman, tall and ... In Irving's 
1809 satire, Knickerbocker's History of New York, he ... wore a broad-brimmed 
hat and a pair of Flemish hose and smoked ... Irving's saint cruised in a flying 
wagon over the rooftops, occasionally reaching into his pockets for... [DOC] [TLE] Page THIRTY-SIX  Rappahannock Record 20 December 1951 ... [PAR] Please, Santa Claus, bring me a great big baby doll that can wear real baby ... 
1809 Washington Irving, in his "Knickerbocker's History, of New York," wrote ... 
fellow with a broad-brimmed hat apd huge breeches. He taught Saint Nick to 
smoke a long pipe, and, in the story, replaced his shuffling hay-burner with a trim 
wagon. [DOC] [TLE] About Orkney - Washington Irving [PAR] In the book, St Nicholas, the patron saint of Holland, appears in a dream, ... him 
as a jolly little Dutchman, wearing a broad-brimmed hat and smoking a pipe. ... 
his broad hat [and] his long pipethe smoke from his pipe ascended into the air 
and ... Sketchbook followed shortly by Dietrich Knickerbocker's History of New 
York. [DOC] [TLE] Santa? | Open Forum | The Highway [PAR] The legend of Saint Nicholas as a man who brings gifts may have developed 
from this ... The Dutch settlers maintained their custom of celebrating the saint's 
feast day ... In 1809, the American author Washington Irving published 
Knickerbocker's ... who wore a broad

Question: St. Nick smoked a long pipe & wore a broad-brimmed hat in his 1809 "Knickerbocker's History of New York"
Answer: Washington Irving