How many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh? It takes quite a few reindeer to pull a sleigh holding a large, rotund man and presents for almost an entire planet's worth of children. However, in 1902, L.

The folks behind the Merriam-Webster dictionary apparently want to have some words with Santa Claus ― mostly about the names he gave some of his reindeer. The dictionary asked some hard yet hilarious ...

Every Christmas Eve, Santa loads his sleigh with gifts, and magical reindeer guide him around the world. Lots of folks can name the reindeer – on Comet, on Cupid! But few know how Prancer, Dasher and ...

So, how many reindeer does Santa have? Before we get into naming all of them, let's get one thing straight—Santa has a total of nine reindeer pulling his sleigh. The legendary names are Dasher, Dancer ...

Throughout countless Christmas stories, Santa's reindeer play almost as important a role in bringing Christmas to life as Jolly Old Saint Nick himself. These reindeer are courageous, hard-working, and ...

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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and… well, you get the idea. But what about the rest? Only nine of Santa’s famous reindeer are immortalized in Christmas ...

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.

The dictionary asked some hard yet hilarious questions Tuesday about Santa’s choices for reindeer monikers. Posting on X (or, as virtually everyone still calls it, Twitter), Merriam-Webster conceded ...