Santa's Reindeer

[orezok]

Since male reindeer loose their antlers in winter and females dont, does that mean that Santas sled is pulled by females? And what female would be named Rudolph?

 

[Streetcar]

Artistic liberty with paintings

 

[AchingBack]

Political correctness grinches. PC Grinches at Huffington Post Are Hating on ‘Rudolph’

 

[Roadworthy]

There are other possibilities. They could be castrated males which do retain their antlers later. Since they fly they are slightly different from other reindeer and this may be another of their differences. Check out Snopes: Are Santa's Reindeer All Female?

 

[bcp]

Since they fly they are slightly different from other reindeer and this may be another of their differences.

Another difference found in a song:

"Up on the housetop, reindeer paws,"

Bruce

 

[ruffdog]

It's about time that people notice the females have been pulling the heavy load for some time. :thumbsup:

 

[Roadworthy]

Sometimes I get curious and go surfing. We didn't know how many reindeer had nor their names until Clement Moore told us: The Night Before Christmas - About Clement Clarke Moore He knew nothing of Rudolph, who didn't come into existence until a Montgomery Ward advertising campaign: https://oureverydaylife.com/the-history-of-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-12184714.html
So there you have much of the rest of the story whether you're interested or not.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Another difference found in a song:

"Up on the housetop, reindeer paws,"

Bruce

Close, but no cigar:

Up on the housetop
Reindeer pause,
Out jumps good old Santa Claus
Down through the chimney
With lots of toys
All for the little ones,
Christmas joys

 

[Alan W.]

Close, but no cigar:

Up on the housetop
Reindeer pause,
Out jumps good old Santa Claus
Down through the chimney
With lots of toys
All for the little ones,
Christmas joys

So ya probably think this us wrong too

Later on
We'll perspire
As we dream by the fire

 

[Wagtail]

So ya probably think this us wrong too��

Later on
We'll perspire
As we dream by the fire

I'm sure my Dad sang this in church...

As shepherds washed their socks by night,
All seated 'round the tub.
A cake of "Sunlight" soap came down,
and they began to scrub.

:shepherd::shepherd::shepherd:

 

[Alan W.]

I'm sure my Dad sang this in church...

As shepherds washed their socks by night,
All seated 'round the tub.
A cake of "Sunlight" soap came down,
and they began to scrub.

:shepherd::shepherd::shepherd:

During my younger days in church we sang
O Holy Cow
Her butts as big as a holstein.

 

[wheelbuilder]

So ya probably think this us wrong too

Later on
We'll perspire
As we dream by the fire

I liked Pogo's Christmas songs -
Deck us all with Boston Charlie
Walla Walla Wash and Kalamazoo

 

[2LaneCruzer]

So ya probably think this us wrong too

Later on
We'll perspire
As we dream by the fire

I don't know so much about Kentucky, although that's where my ancestors are from, but us Okies don't perspire much, it's mostly sweat this far South.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I liked Pogo's Christmas songs -
Deck us all with Boston Charlie
Walla Walla Wash and Kalamazoo

That always brings a tear to my eye...

 

[Wagtail]

That always brings a tear to my eye...

Thanks for that! I'd not heard the entire rendition. (another of the snippets that Dad would sing)

 

[EddieWalker]

Since male reindeer loose their antlers in winter and females dont, does that mean that Santas sled is pulled by females? And what female would be named Rudolph?

Both male and female caribou lose their antlers in the Spring when the new ones start to grow just like every other deer species. Domestic, or tame caribou are reindeer. Female caribou are the only deer species that is common for the female to grow antlers. Their antlers are much smaller then male caribou antlers. But it's not 100 percent of female caribou that grow antlers, just like it's not 100% of every other female deer species does not grow antlers. A deer species is an animal that grows antlers, which fall off every year and then new antlers are gown. A horn never falls off, it just keeps growing. Deer species do not have horns. The only exception is the pronghorn antelope that grows a sheeth over bone that falls off every year like an antler, but the bone remains and a new sheeth is grown when the old one falls off.