Santa and his Reindeer

Gordon_Hamilton by Gordon_Hamilton
Last updated: 12/18/2011

Santa Claus has more Reindeer than the Famous Rudolph!

How many of Santa Claus' reindeer can you name, straight off the top of your head? Two? Four? More? What is the first one that automatically springs to mind? I am sure that most people would immediately say, "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Some of us may be stuck after that; more of us may manage to name another two or three. This site looks at all of Santa's reindeer...including, of course, Rudolph!

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Christmas Day 2011: December 25, 2011

Santa's Original Eight Reindeer

Rudolph was a later recruit!

Originally, Santa only had eight reindeer. They were Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.

But we all know what happened in Lapland one foggy Christmas Eve, don't we...?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

by Gene Autrey

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