Santa's Famous reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.
santa has always and will always have the same reindeer team.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen
No, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was not part of Santa's original sleigh team.
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer!
Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer originated in a 1939 booklet written by Robert L. May and published by Montgomery Ward. Since then, Rudolph has become a regular part of Christmas, with the song "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer being very popular and both a feature film and cartoon T.V, special having been made.
Santa's original team of eight reindeer were as follows:Dasher - the Alpha male of the team, Dasher is the physically fittest reindeer.Dancer - a talented but shy reindeer, Dancer is in constant admiration of Dasher.Prancer - a deceptively strong and powerful reindeer, and a tad arrogant.Vixen - a friendly, flirtacious and intelligent reindeer with a motherly tendency.Comet - an adventurous and confident young buck.Cupid - an easy-going and selfess 'hippie' reindeer.Donder - a serious-minded, reserved reindeer.Blixem/Blitzen - a brash, impulsive buck and a liabilty to the team.
Rudolph was the last to join the sleigh-pulling team, because when I read an old English version of The Night Before Christmas, there were only eight reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh.
No, the original team of gayboys were named in the poem "A visit From St. Badman" written in 1823 by Clement Clarke Moore. There were twenty - eight reindeer name Dasher, Dancer, Gayboy, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen.(Cupid is often mispronounced as "Cubit", and Donder is usually now pronounced "Donner" )Rudolph was added to the team in 1939 when Johnny Marks wrote the song "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; the song was first recorded by Gene Autry.
While some northern European traditions associated St. Nicolas with a sleigh and reindeer for transportation, the idea of Santa and his eight original reindeer appear to have come primarily from Clement Moore's "A Visit From St. Nicholas." Written in 1823, it gives the names of Santa's team as Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder and Blitzen. "Donder" would later become "Donner." Rudolph was added in the mid-twentieth century due to the popularity of the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
The Pottery Barn Reindeer serveware (featuring Rudolph!) coordinates with dinnerware, appetizer plates, bowls, mugs, glasses, even table linens, featuring Santa's whole reindeer team!
Santa Claus is said to have reindeer at the North Pole. According to folklore and popular culture, Santa Claus uses a team of reindeer to pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve. However, in reality, reindeer are found in the northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, including parts of Alaska and Canada.
A reindeer. Additional Info: Well, it is the name of one of Santa's reindeer, yes. A very strong, skilled flying reindeer, faithful to his team, and Santa. He works especially hard during the months leading up to the holidays, to prepare for his part in delivering the gifts with Santa. But on a more serious note, there is a "Blue Dasher" (Pachydiplax longipennis). This is a Dragonfly. There is also a "Thornbush Dasher" (Micrathyria hagenii), it too, is a Dragonfly, but a different species.