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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Legendary sleigh-pulling flying reindeer A parade float with a model of Santa's reindeer and sleigh in the Toronto Santa Claus Parade, 2009 In traditional festive legend and popular culture, Santa Claus's reindeer are said to pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus ...
The lyrics varied greatly from the Autry version. [11] Autry's recording sold 1.75 million copies its first Christmas season and 1.5 million the following year. [12] In 1969, it was awarded a gold disk by the RIAA for sales of 7 million, which was Columbia's highest-selling record at the time. [13] It eventually sold a total of 12.5 million.
The reindeer were also named: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixem (Dunder and Blixem came from the old Dutch words for thunder and lightning, which were later changed to the more German sounding Donner and Blitzen). [27] By 1845, "Kris Kringle" was a common variant of Santa in parts of the United States. [28]
One of the most beloved Christmas stories is 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.While almost everyone is familiar with the sweet holiday rhyming tale, the story behind the story is one that is ...
So that could explain why Cupid and the other rescued dogs — Blitzen, Comet, Dancer, Dasher, Donner, Prancer and Vixen — bear the names of characters in “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”
Donner and Mrs. Donner (parents in 1964 TV special) Blitzen (father in 1998 film) Mitzi (mother in 1998 film) Rusty (brother in Holidaze) Arrow (cousin in 1998 film) Comet, Cupid and Dasher (uncles in 1998 film) Leroy, the Redneck Reindeer (cousin from the Joe Diffie song of the same name, on the album Mr. Christmas) Robbie (son in Robbie the ...
By Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little. OSLO (Reuters) -A tram derailed and crashed into a store in central Oslo on Tuesday, injuring the driver and at least three other people, Norwegian police said.
Garry Chalk as Blitzen (Rudolph's father) Debbie Reynolds as Mitzi (Rudolph's mother), Mrs. Claus, and Mrs. Prancer (Prancer's wife and the teacher) 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 ...