History of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Ever wonder where the story Rudolph came from? Find out at Snopes.com. In a nutshell, he was created in 1939 as a promotional gimic for Montgomery Ward department stores. There are several differences from the original story, created by Robert May, and the version that we know through the song and cartoon, however.
Rudolph was not one of Santa’s reindeer (or the offspring of one of Santa’s reindeer), and he did not live at the North Pole. Rudolph dwelled in an “ordinary” reindeer village elsewhere, and although he was taunted and laughed at for having a shiny red nose, he was not regarded by his parents as a shameful embarrassment. Rudolph was brought up in a loving household and was a responsible reindeer with a good self-image and sense of worth. Moreover, Rudolph did not rise to fame when Santa picked him out from the reindeer herd because of his shiny nose. Santa discovered the red-nosed reindeer quite by accident, when he noticed the glow emanating from Rudolph’s room while delivering presents to Rudolph’s house. Worried that the thickening fog — already the cause of several accidents and delays — would keep him from completing his Christmas Eve rounds, Santa tapped Rudolph to lead his team, observing upon their return: “By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed. Without you, I’m certain we’d all have been lost!”
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Nice new theme
Thats pretty interesting and fun to know. I will have to see about reading the full story sometime soon.