Rudolph isn't one of the ORIGANAL reindeer. Rodulph was part of a different story, and THAT story had Rodulph, but Rodulph isn't one of the ORIGANALLL reindeer (Again).
I know there are plenty of joking comments calling for Olive, but she did have her own Christmas Special. As no particular source is cited, i feel like she really ought to be included.
Fun fact! Donner and Blitzen were originally Dunder and Blixem, which were Dutch for "thunder" and "lightning." Clement C. Moore (the poem's author) later changed it to the German Donder and Blitzen. Different versions were both published in different sources for a while (and at least one did indeed change "Blixem" to "Blixen," presumably to better rhyme with "Vixen"), but this eventually became the standard. By the 20th century German had been standardized and the spelling was now "Donner," and some reprints of the poem changed to match.
The original poem had "Dunder and Blixem," which were Dutch for "thunder" and "lightning." Clement C. Moore (the poem's author) later changed it to the German Donder and Blitzen, which became the standard version. By the 20th century German had been standardized and the official spelling became "Donner," and some reprints of the poem changed to match. Both "Donder" and "Donner" continued to be used by various reprints, but "Donner" was used in the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," so a lot of people became more familiar with that version.
There are actually 12- In addition to the 9 listed, there's Bruce & Marvin from Ray Stevens' "Santa Claus Is Watching You (He's Everywhere! He's Everywhere!)" plus OIive, aka Olive the other reindeer.
In L. Frank Baum's The Life and Times of Santa Claus (1904), his reindeer are Flossie, Glossie, Racer, Pacer, Reckless, Speckless, Fearless, Peerless, Ready, and Steady. Not that they should be taken as answers; the versions from "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (aka "'Twas the Night before Christmas") are by far better known, I just think it's fun trivia.
what you just said is a mondegreen
You know anyone can lie in these comments
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🎶Comet, and Cupid, and Donner, and Blitzen🎶
🎶But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?🎶
Had a very shiny nose,
And if you ever saw it,
You would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer,
Used to laugh and call him names,"
That is honestly all I know besides what you put down.
Prancer the... normal nosed reindeer
Had a very... normal nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say "Yup, that's a nose"
All of the other reindeer
Respected him for meeting the expectations of what a normal reindeer should be like!!
They always let little Prancer
Play on his... reindeer bike!!
10 Dashie points to whoever gets that
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