262+ All the Reindeer Names You Need to Know
Some Christmas names are so familiar that you can almost hear sleigh bells when you say them: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen. Then there is Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer who became the most famous addition to Santa’s team. But there is a small piece of history behind these names that many people miss. The original eight come from the 19th-century Christmas poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, commonly known as The Night Before Christmas. Rudolph arrived much later, first appearing in a 1939 story created for Montgomery Ward by Robert L. May. This guide covers all … Read more