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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.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. Though he initially receives ridicule for his nose as a fawn, the brightness of his ...
You know Rudolph, but how many reindeer does Santa have? Here's a complete list, including Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.
Nine years later, the first known association between reindeer and Santa Claus appeared in an anonymous poem entitled “A New Year’s Present”. The unnamed deer are mentioned briefly and only ...
Frosty the Snowman. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The Grinch. These characters are among many that are associated with Christmas time. But none are quite as synonymous with the season as the ...
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Clint Black 2. "What About His Nose" Chorus 3. "Christmas Town" The Pointer Sisters 4. "Santa's Family" John Goodman 5. "Wonderful Christmastime" Paul McCartney 6. "Show Me the Light (Love Theme)" Michael Lloyd & Debbie Lytton 7. "It Could Be Worse" Eric Idle 8. "I Hate Santa Claus" Carmen Twillie 9. "We Can ...
In 1939, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was introduced, making him Santa's ninth reindeer. However, in 1902, L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus boasts 10 reindeer.
Rudolph was created by Robert L. May in 1939 as part of his employment with Montgomery Ward. Rudolph is an extension of Santa's reindeer which pull his sleigh and help him deliver Christmas gifts. The names of the original eight reindeer are taken from the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, which led to the popularity of reindeer as Christmas ...