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Donner and Blitzen's names actually come from the Dutch words "Dunder and Blixem," which mean, respectively, "thunder" and "lightning." As such, Donner and Blitzen are interpreted to be strong and ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 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 Red Nosed Reindeer: Family: 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)
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]
Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, are familiar hoofed animals that live in cold climates near the North Pole. In many societies, children learn about reindeer from a very early age. This is true even ...
According to the ADFG, although both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer, male reindeer will drop their antlers at the end of fall or beginning of winter, usually in late November ...
Donner (surname) Donner family, a renowned and wealthy Finland-Swedish family; Donner the Reindeer or Donder, one of Santa Claus's reindeer; Donner woodrush or Luzula subcongesta; Donner, a character in Artist Descending a Staircase; Donner, a superheroine in Milestone Media comic books; Donner, the German name for Thor, a god in Norse mythology
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. A classic example of a cumulative song, the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that make up the Christmas season, starting with Christmas Day).