The Finnish word for Santa Claus, joulupukki, means “Christmas goat” and has its roots in old pagan traditions, including the ...

CHICAGO -- The 1821 illustrated children's poem "Old Santeclaus with Much Delight" has the first known mention of a reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh. The much more famous poem "A Visit from St.

These distinct subspecies include R. t. caribou occurring in eastern North America; R. t. granti found in Alaska and the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s easy to wonder where Santa Claus comes from, and NBC4 has the answers. Although magic is often the simplest explanation for St. Nick’s Christmas Eve adventures, many of ...

Every year on Christmas Eve, nine reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh through the sky so he can deliver presents to children throughout the world. Their names are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid ...

Could there be more to Santa’s sleigh team than we’ve always believed? Could there be more to Santa’s sleigh team than we’ve always believed? Could there be more to Santa’s sleigh team than we’ve ...

For generations, many have pictured Santa’s reindeer as antlered bucks guiding his sleigh through the Christmas Eve sky. But archival evidence suggests we may have it all wrong. A report from 2003 ...

Of the red nosed reindeer. We all know the sag of Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer. And we all know there were social issues. There may be gender issues as well. Remember you used to laugh at him, him, ...