The reindeer that pull Santa Claus' sleigh across the world were first introduced in Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem "'Twas the Night before Christmas," but Rudolph wasn't added until a coloring ...

Part 3. Not everyone can climb up and down chimneys like Santa Claus can. Even carrying a full sack full of toys. And not every reindeer can fly like his nine reindeer and sleigh can.

You know Rudolph, but how many reindeer does Santa have? Here's a complete list, including Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.

Santa is still the only pilot in the world to hold a ME-R Type rating—multiengine reindeer. When he first began the once-a-year trips, he had eight reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen ...

In 1939, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was introduced, making him Santa's ninth reindeer. However, in 1902, L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus boasts 10 reindeer.

So, low and behold, one day Santa was taking a mid-winter’s walk across the North Pole and spotted a huge herd of reindeer. These were hardy animals, with magnificent coats and stately antlers.

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 ...

While characters resembling Santa Claus have circulated throughout the world for centuries, the notion of a sleigh pulled by reindeer wouldn’t become prominent until the 19th century.