Crispy...Danish...?

Today, I was browsing the internet and came upon a synonym of Santa Claus and Father Christmas: Kriss Kringle. Then it occured to me that I didn't know what Kriss Kringle meant, or where it came from. And that was alarming.

First I tried the direct approach: finding the definition of 'Kriss' and 'Kringle'. The easy part was 'Kringle'. I came upon many definitions, such as a thin Danish pastry, slang for boss, or triple looped, disulphide linked protein domains. 'Kriss' it appears, has no definition except as a slang for "crisp, cool" or a whore.

Wikipedia gave me no extra information, other than backing up a kringle as a Danish pastry with a proud Danish history. (Mmm...Weinerbrod dough...)

Finally Google informs me that it's just a crazy olde German dialect of sorts for "Christ child".

Are Jesus Christ and Santa Claus the same person? Conspiracy!? */blasphemous ignorance*

Happy Pre-New Year's!? <-- (Should be an interrobang)