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The song had an added introduction, paraphrasing the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" (in the public domain by the time the song was written), stating the names of the eight reindeer: "You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen! But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?"
It describes Santa's sleigh being pulled by a team of eight reindeer, best known as Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. [note 1] [2] The popularity of the 1939 story "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", and the 1949 Christmas song of the same name, has resulted in Rudolph often being included among the team.
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Dasher is actually drawn from the German word for a purse-maker. Donner and Blitzen — sometimes written as Dunder and Blixem — come from the German phrase for thunder and lightning.
"Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!"
Must Be Santa" is a Christmas song written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks [1] and first released in November 1960 by Mitch Miller on Columbia 41814 (45 rpm). [2] A cover version by Tommy Steele reached Number 40 on the UK Singles Chart a year later. [3] Another cover, by Joan Regan made number 42 a week later. [4]
Christmas Freeze Dance. ... You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen...and that will help you solve this reindeer scramble! ... You can make a Christmas songs playlist and see who can ...
Debbie Reynolds as Mitzi (Rudolph's mother), Mrs. Claus, and Mrs. Prancer (Teacher and Prancer's wife) Richard Simmons as Boone; Alec Willows as Doggle and Prancer; Lee Tockar as Ridley, Vixen, and Milo; Matt Hill as Arrow (Cupid's son and Rudolph's cousin and rival) and Donner Christopher Gray as Young Arrow