Which Of Santa's Reindeer Is Named After Another Animal

Fictional sleigh-pulling flying reindeer

A parade bladder with a model of Santa'southward reindeer and sleigh, Toronto 2009

In traditional festive legend and popular culture, Santa Claus's reindeer are said to pull a sleigh through the night heaven to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to children on Christmas Eve.

The number of reindeer characters, and the names given to them (if any) vary in unlike versions, but those frequently cited in the United States are the eight listed in Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, the work that is probably responsible for the reindeer condign popularly known:^[1] Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner (variously spelled Dunder and Donder) and Blitzen (variously spelled Blixen and Blixem).^{[note 1] [3] [iv]}

The popularity of Robert L. May'southward 1939 storybook Rudolph the Ruddy-Nosed Reindeer and the 1949 Christmas vocal "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has resulted in Rudolph often being included equally the ninth character.

Many other variations in reindeer names and number have appeared in fiction, music, film and TV.

Origins and history [edit]

Single reindeer [edit]

The offset reference to Santa'south sleigh being pulled by a reindeer appears in Erstwhile Santeclaus with Much Delight, an 1821 illustrated children'south poem published in New York.^{[five] [6]} The names of the author and the illustrator are not known.^[six] The verse form, with eight colored lithographic illustrations, was published by William B. Gilley equally a pocket-sized paperback volume entitled The Children's Friend: A New-Year's Nowadays, to the Little Ones from V to Twelve.^[seven] The illustration to the first verse features a sleigh with a sign proverb "REWARDS" being pulled by an unnamed single reindeer.

8 reindeer [edit]

The 1823 poem by Clement C. Moore, A Visit from St. Nicholas (also known as 'Twas the Nighttime Before Christmas), is largely credited for the modern Christmas lore that includes eight named reindeer.^[8]

The 8 reindeer, every bit they appeared in the starting time publication of Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas in 1823.

The poem was offset published in the Lookout man of Troy, New York on 23 December 1823. All viii reindeer were named, the first six being Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid, and the concluding 2 "Dunder" and "Blixem" (significant thunder and lightning in colloquial New York Dutch).^[ix] The relevant part of the poem reads:

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and telephone call'd them past proper name:
"Now! Dasher, now! Dancer, at present! Prancer, and Vixen,
"On! Comet, on! Cupid, on! Dunder and Blixem;
"To the top of the porch! to the height of the wall!
"Now dash away! dash abroad! dash abroad all!"

The viii reindeer, every bit they appeared in a handwritten manuscript of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore from the 1860s.

Moore altered the names of the last two reindeer several times;^[nine] in an early on 1860s version of the poem, written equally a souvenir to a friend, they are named "Donder" and "Blitzen" (with revised punctuation and underlined reindeer names). The relevant part reads:

More than rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"At present, Dasher! at present, Dancer! at present, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the pinnacle of the porch! to the superlative of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As printed in An American Anthology, 1787–1900, sixth impression between 1900 and 1909.

When Edmund Clarence Stedman collected the poem in his An American Anthology, 1787–1900, he also used "Donder" and "Blitzen", italicising the names.^[10]

The modern German spelling of "Donner" came into employ but in the early twentieth-century, well subsequently Moore's expiry.^[ix]

L. Frank Baum's 10 reindeer [edit]

Fifty. Frank Baum's story The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902) includes a list of x reindeer, none of which match those in A Visit from St. Nicholas. Santa'southward principal reindeer are Flossie and Glossie, and he gathers others named Racer and Pacer, Reckless and Speckless, Fearless and Peerless, and Ready and Steady.^[11]

Rudolph the Carmine-Nosed Reindeer [edit]

Rudolph's story was originally written in verse past Robert L. May for the Montgomery Ward chain of department stores in 1939, and published as a book to exist given to children in the store at Christmas time.^[12]

Appearances in popular media [edit]

• Phenomenon on 34th Street (1947) features the eight reindeer from A Visit from St. Nicholas.
• "Run Rudolph Run" (1958), recorded by Chuck Berry, is a pop Christmas-rock vocal about Rudolph.^[xiii]
• Prancer (1989) tells of a young daughter who finds an injured reindeer.
• Allow's Become Dancing With Santa is a song by KC & The Sunshine Ring featuring Santa and his reindeer.^[14]

Reindeer introduced later Rudolph [edit]

In film [edit]

• The blithe flick Annabelle's Wish (1997) tells the story of Annabelle, a young calf who dreams to fly afterwards meeting Santa and his reindeer. Many years later on, in her sometime age, she is granted her wish and is transformed into a reindeer herself equally she leads Santa'southward team.
• The feature film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Moving-picture show (1998) introduces Mitzi as Rudolph's mother and Blitzen'south married woman (as opposed to the Rankin/Bass version, wherein Donner is Rudolph's father and his mother is unnamed). It also features two other reindeer: Rudolph's dear interest, Zoey, and his cousin and rival, Arrow, the latter of whom is Cupid's son.
• Chet is a young reindeer-in-training who is introduced in the 2002 feature film The Santa Clause 2.
• In the film Blizzard (2003), the title character is Blitzen's daughter. The film also includes Delphi, Blitzen'due south mate and Blizzard's female parent.
• In the motion picture Arthur Christmas (2011), Arthur and his grandfather Grandsanta utilize a team of reindeer who are the peachy-keen-grandchildren of the original eight to pull Grandsanta's former sleigh.
• In the picture Noelle (2019), the protagonist gets assistance from her "personal" reindeer, a white calf named Snowcone.

In music [edit]

• "Shadrack The Black Reindeer", was recorded past Loretta Lynn for a 1974 Christmas unmarried.^[15]
• Joe Diffie'southward album Mr. Christmas (1995) features the song "Leroy the Redneck Reindeer", which is nigh Rudolph'south cousin.^[16]
• Australian trio Tripod wrote the song "Fabian" for their album Fegh Maha (2004) near an arrogant and cocky-serving reindeer. The song begins with a list of the reindeer: "Yous know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and ... Chopper and Nixon."^[17]

In idiot box [edit]

• The stop-motion animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) features Fireball, son of Blitzen, as ane of several reindeer trying out for the sleigh squad. Another reindeer is said to be the son of Dasher and struggles at flight, along with ii other reindeer fawns of the same age. A young fawn named Clarice is also featured and eventually becomes Rudolph's beloved interest. Donner is portrayed as Rudolph'south begetter, while his mother is left unnamed.
  • A stop-movement animated sequel, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979), features an boosted antagonist reindeer named Scratcher, who was originally planned to lead Santa'south team earlier Rudolph was chosen.
• In the blithe television special Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), the Grinch disguises his dog Max as a reindeer.
• Lightning, from the Sesame Street Christmas special, Elmo Saves Christmas (1996), is a reindeer-in-preparation.
• Olive, the Other Reindeer was the protagonist of a 1997 volume and a 1999 Tv set Christmas special produced past Matt Groening. The name is a pun from the line all of the other reindeer.. from the Rudolph song.
• In the TV special Robbie the Reindeer (1999), the eponymous Robbie is ostensibly assumed to be the son of Rudolph. His special feature is his nose, which has supernatural powers that allow him to jump and wing farther and faster than most reindeer.
• The South Park Christmas special "Red Sleigh Downward" (2002), Santa's sleigh is shot downward over Iraq, killing the viii famous reindeer. The protagonists go to rescue him with Santa'due south fill-in squad: Steven, Fluffy, Horace, Chantel, Skippy, Rainbow, Patches, and Montel.
• The Television receiver series, My Friends Tigger & Pooh, introduced a special Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007) that included Vixen'due south hubby Frost and daughter Holly.
• The goggle box special, The Flight Earlier Christmas (2008), features Niko, a wild reindeer whose mother Oona claims he was fathered by ane of Santa'due south team. Afterward a falling out with his herd, he runs away to try to meet his male parent, learning to fly in the process. His male parent turns out to be Prancer. A sequel titled Lilliputian Brother, Large Problem: A Christmas Adventure was released and featured Niko gaining a stepbrother named Jonni, after Oona marries a reindeer named Lenni.
• Thrasher is a top-secret, oversized reindeer introduced in the Disney Goggle box special Prep & Landing (2009). He leads the titular "prep and landing" squad of elves in a sleigh ahead of Santa Claus' chief sleigh and is Dasher's 2d cousin.

Encounter besides [edit]

• Christmas Mountains
• "Dominick the Donkey"

Notes [edit]

1. ^ The names Dunder and Blixem derive from Dutch words for thunder and lightning, respectively, or German for some other spellings.^[2]

References [edit]

1. ^ Moore, Clement C. (two December 1823). "An Business relationship of A Visit from St. Nicholas". Troy Lookout. p. 2. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
2. ^ Emery, David. "Donner, Donder, or Dunder? Santa's Reindeer's Name Explained". Thoughtco.com. Retrieved fourteen Jan 2019.
3. ^ Jeffers, Harry Paul (2001). Legends of Santa Claus. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications. p. 85. ISBN9780822549833.
4. ^ Triefeldt, Laurie (2008). People & Places: A Special Drove. Sanger, CA: Quill Commuter Books. p. 77. ISBN9781884956713.
5. ^ Bowler, Gerry (2000). The World Encyclopedia of Christmas . Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. p. 199. ISBN0-7710-1531-3.
6. ^ ^{a b} Bowler, Gerry (2005). Santa Claus: a biography. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. p. 37. ISBN978-0-7710-1668-4.
7. ^ "A New-Year's present, to the little ones from five to twelve". The Children'southward Friend. Broadway, New York: Gilley, William B. Three. 1821.
8. ^ Siefker, Phyllis (1997). Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men: The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas, Spanning l,000 Years. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 4. ISBN0-7864-0246-half-dozen.
9. ^ ^{a b c} Goodwin, George (2019). Christmas traditions : a commemoration of Christmas lore. London: British Library. p. 84. ISBN978-0-7123-5294-9. OCLC 1120057499.
10. ^ Stedman, Edmund Clarence (ed.). An American anthology, 1787-1900 (6th ed.). Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company. p. 15.
11. ^ Baum, 50. Frank (1902). The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill company. p. 160.
12. ^ Wook Kim (17 December 2012). "Yule Laugh, Yule Weep: ten Things You lot Didn't Know About Dear Holiday Songs (With holiday cheer in the air, TIME takes a closer await at some of the weird stories behind our favorite seasonal tunes)". Time. – "Rudolph the Crimson-Nosed Reindeer" (p. iii)
13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Christmas in the Charts (1920–2004). Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN0-89820-161-6.
14. ^ "Allow's Get Dancing with Santa". YouTube. fifteen October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 Dec 2021. Retrieved 14 Jan 2019.
15. ^ "Loretta Lynn - Shadrack the Black Reindeer/Let'southward Put the Christ Back in Christmas (Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved 30 April 2016.
16. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Mr. Christmas - Joe Diffie - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 Dec 2014.
17. ^ "Tripod - Fabian". YouTube. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 14 Jan 2019.

Further reading [edit]

• Puckett, Catherine; Landis, Ben (15 December 2014). "The Other 364 Days of the Year: The Existent Lives of Wild Reindeer Categories: Biology and Ecosystems". U.S. Geological Survey.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus%27s_reindeer

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