Let's face it, the holiday season doesn’t officially begin until that familiar shimmer of snow appears on screen and Sam the ...

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen... And chances are, you're familiar with a certain crimson-snouted caribou who does Santa Claus an absolute solid one foggy Christmas night. “Rudolph ...

This time of year, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is a nearly inescapable earworm. Rudolph, the old song goes, is bullied for having a nose so bright it glows (like a lightbulb!). But one Christmas ...

On Dec. 6, 1964 Americans had their first meeting with a creature who, in his own words—though he was anything but self-aggrandizing—was a dear of a reindeer. Some of them may have already known of ...

Note: An earlier version of this story first published in December 2024. The article below has been updated with new information. You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen... And chances are, ...

Special ed professor says yes and St. Nick was one of the culprits. Dec. 9, 2011— -- Most people think of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as a cute little story about a cute little reindeer with ...

It’s been my habit, when faced with a question I cannot answer, to break into song. It happened once at a Harvard conference on narrative. Unable to think of a better story example, I began singing ...