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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. 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 Western festive legend and popular culture, Santa Claus's reindeer are said to pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa ...
According to traditional festive legend in some parts of the world, Santa Claus’s reindeer are said to pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to children on ...
The first reference to reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh was made in an 1821 illustrated children's poem, Old Santeclaus with Much Delight. There isn't much in terms of deer content, but the ...
Gilley's book includes some important elements in the early development of Santa Claus: his connection with the northern winter, the reindeer and sleigh, and his arrival on Christmas Eve rather than on 6 December (the traditional feast day of Saint Nicholas). [2] [5] The accompanying engravings are the earliest images of a Santa figure.
Instead of the traditional team of Santa Claus's reindeer, there are only three reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh: Rudolph (voiced by Bruce Dinsmore; Jacob Tierney in episodes 1 and 20), his father Donner (voiced by Ian Finlay) and his grandfather Blitzen (voiced by Gary Jewell). The other two don't have very big roles, but Rudolph got his own ...
It takes quite a few reindeer to pull a sleigh holding a large, rotund man and presents for almost an entire planet's worth of children. In Clement C. Moore's 1823 poem A Visit From St. Nicholas ...
For the 1913 parade, Eaton's brought in reindeer from Labrador to pull Santa's sleigh. [5] Until 1915, the parade was followed by Santa holding court at Massey Hall where he would meet with up to 5,000 children. [4] By 1917, the parade featured a number of floats and in 1919, Santa arrived in the city by plane.
Flexible Flyers are flexible both in design and usage. Riders may sit upright on the sled or lie on their stomachs, allowing the possibility to descend a snowy slope feet-first or head-first. To steer the sled, riders may either push on the wooden cross piece with their hands or feet, or pull on the rope attached to the wooden cross-piece.