How did Santa Claus come to have reindeer?

Answer 1

Santa's Reindeer

His primary eight reindeer he received in 1822, courtesy of Clement Clarke Moore.

("The Night Before Christmas") Moore gave Santa much of his imagery in a poem he wrote for his three daughters.

Rudolph joined Santa's team in 1939 when Robert L. May wrote a poetic story about this beloved reindeer while May was working as a copywriter at a Montgomery Ward's department store.

Answer 2

Reindeer naturally dwell in the arctic regions of Europe, so he likely traded for them or tamed them himself. (At least one written source has him getting them from the zoo.)

In Fiction

His primary eight reindeer he received in 1822, courtesy of Clement Clarke Moore.
("The Night Before Christmas") Moore gave Santa much of his imagery in a poem he wrote for his three daughters.

Rudolph joined Santa's team in 1939 when Robert L. May wrote a poetic story about this beloved reindeer while May was working as a copywriter at a Montgomery Ward's department store.

Answer 3

According to legend, he lived in the north (now, they say he lives at the North Pole). Reindeer are the beasts of burden that live the farthest north (Finland, Norway and those countries), so it seemed natural that if he had to pull a sleigh, he'd do like the northern people and use reindeer.

Answer 4

from a raindeer hut in south pole ok