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Maybe it's the undeniable alliterative appeal of Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer

that tends to make him the most identified or popular of all Santa's nine flying reindeers.

It definitely doesn't seem as quick to come up with a similar catchy description

for the other individuals - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and

Blitzen - as named in the song.

The story of Rudolph whose glowing red nose created him a standout, very first appeared

in 1939 when Montgomery Ward department retailers distributed about 2.4 million

booklets with the poem in the type of a story about "Rudolph the Red-Nosed

Reindeer." It was written by Robert L. May possibly, who worked in the store's

advertisement or promoting department, to be made use of to attract more consumers into

the shop. When the booklet was reissued in 1939, sales soared to more than three.5

million copies. But it wasn't until a decade later, in 1949, that the story

actually gained immense recognition when Gene Autry sang a musical version of the

fable. As a Christmas song, it is second only in recognition to 'White

Christmas.'

Rudolph, the ninth reindeer whose lighted nose guides Santa's sleigh through the

night, is now identified worldwide as the song has been translated into more than 20

diverse languages and an animated television movie has also been based on the

story. Rudolph and his noticeable nose have also come to be the subject of jokes and

sparked more interest in reindeers which has led to a lot research into Santa and

the flying reindeers who pull his sleigh through the sky.

Along with the catchy rhythm of the lyrics, Rudolph's story is also appealing

for the reason that of the moral lessons it consists of. As the story goes, Rudolph was

ostracized by the other reindeers, which laughed and teased him about his shiny

red nose. But on a foggy night, when Santa should have been concerned that he could possibly

not be able to provide his Christmas presents around the world, Santa spotted him

and kindly asked if he would step to the front as the leader to 'guide my sleigh

tonight.' His shiny red nose would soon after all be quite helpful in lighting the way,

Santa believed. From then on 'all of the other reindeers loved him," and rightly

predicted that he 'would go down in history.'

Amongst the moral lessons the story can impart is that an attribute that is

perceived as negative or as a liability can be made use of for a positive objective, or,

come to be an asset. It also tends to make the point that an person must not let the

negative behavior of other individuals define him or her and limit expectations of what can

be attained. And it also illustrates how easily opinions and attitudes about a

individual can alter.

The query nevertheless lingers on the other hand of where Rudolph came from. He is frequently

regarded as the son of Donner (or Donder), one particular of the original eight reindeers.

But the Snopes.com webpage rejects this on the other hand, saying that he dwelled in a

reindeer village elsewhere and it was there that he was noticed by Santa who had

currently began on his Christmas Eve journey to provide presents. And in a more

modern day evolution of the story according to Wikipedia.com, an animation by the

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) introduced a son, named Robbie, of

Rudolph. That son has now come to be the tenth reindeer.

It's also fascinating to note that the idea of Santa's sleigh being pulled by

reindeers was originated in the poem, 'Twas The Night Ahead of Christmas.' That

poem tells the story of St. Nicholas, who is Santa, calling his eight tiny

reindeers by their names, as previously mentioned, just before he came down the

chimney of a property to start off filling the stockings from a sack total of toys he

carried on his back.

by: Ty Zamora

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