Nine. Rudolph is Santa Claus's ninth and lead reindeer and his bright red nose lights the way.
No, you may be thinking of Blitzen
what kind of question is this? he has 9 reindeer because he has 9 reindeer? jeese is this a stupid enough question for you? Actually, although I may agree that it is a rather silly question, there were only 8 reindeer. The names are fromt he poem the visit of St Nick (or, T'was the night before Christmas) published in 1823. In it there are only 8 reindeer listed; Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.
Santa's reindeer are whatever age they choose to be. After they grow up, Santa shares his magic with them so they can pick an age and stay there.
Water, sometimes they have to eat snow.
He rides on a sleigh which reindeer's pull. Even Rudolph the cute one. Some people may believe that Santa doesn't exist but to some people do and they shouldn't spoil it for other people just because they feel like it or because they don't believe.
Eight in the traditional story. Nine if you count Rudolph who was added later.
Robert May wrote a poem that was given away by department store Santas. Gene Autry recorded the song composed by Johnny Marks in 1949.
== == The Rudolph tale was written by Robert L. May, a copywriter at the Montgomery Ward department store in 1939. However, he did not indicate what year Rudolph was supposedly born or when he joined the other 8.
he became a reindeer, not because of his jumping or flying ability, but because his nose could cast a great red glow when it was foggy and snowing very hard, that way Santa could see exactly where to steer the sleigh, so he would not get lost.
No one is positive why reindeer lead Santa's sleigh, but there are some interesting theories.In Norse and Germanic mythology, Thor is the God of Thunder and soars through the sky in a chariot pulled by two magical goats. Thor was highly revered and was arguably the most popular of Norse gods in ancient times. Images and stories of Thor soaring the skies in his sleigh pulled by two large, horned goats may have influenced the creation of Santa's sleigh and flying, antlered reindeer by those in the west familiar with Dutch or Germanic mythology.The first known written account of reindeer in association with the legend of Santa Claus occurred in 1821. That year, New York printer William Gilley published a sixteen page booklet titled A New Year's Present, to the Little Ones from Five to Twelve Number III : The Children's Friend by an anonymous author. In the book, reindeer are introduced into the Santa Claus narrative:Old Santa Claus with much delightHis reindeer drives this frosty night.O'er chimneytops, and tracks of snow,To bring his yearly gifts to you.And now, one from the lighter side: During these these recent WikiYears, it has been brought to my attention that only the female reindeer would still have their antlers in late December. Every single depiction I've ever seen in my life shows Santa's sleigh being drawn by reindeer with antlers. In light of the fact that us men (yes, of ALL species) are world-renowned for never pulling over to ask for directions, PLUS the fact that the female of ANY species is responsible for the survival of their respective species, AND the fact that reindeer are very hardy animals, I would feel remiss if I did NOT opine that the reindeer are Santa's best choice. And they work for oats.
The gravitational force of the sleigh resting on the runners and the normal force that the runners exert back on the sleigh. These will be equal and opposite. There will be some torque forces too if the sleigh is moving.
== == Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was a character invented in 1939 by Robert May, an employee of the Montgomery Ward department store chain. Rudolph appeared in a give-away promotional booklet for the Christmas holiday season that year and became enormously popular through the years. The other eight reindeers"used to laugh and call him names" and wouldn't let him play any "reindeer games". But there was this one "foggy Christmas night" where Rudolph (with his shiny nose) jumped in to lend a hand and lead Santa so he could deliver his gifts - which was well accepted by the reindeer that once gave him a bad time. From that point forward, the other reindeer accepted Rudolph and he would be forever known as the 9th reindeer.