Cupid is the affectionate reindeer who often carries mistletoe. Cupid has a sweet tooth and mince pies are her favourite so make sure you leave them out on Christmas Eve! She also loves to sing much to the other reindeer's annoyance! Originating from the Dutch word for thunder, Donner is always noticed when he enters a room due to his deep booming voice.
Like Cupid, he also loves to sing, especially with his twin Blitzen who are duet together. He is a shy reindeer and at first was very self-conscious about himself and his red nose which many used to make fun of.
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The poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" first introduced the concept of the modern-day Santa and his reindeer. Today, the poem is better known as "Twas the Night Before Christmas. That poem originally appeared anonymously in the Troy Sentinel -- a daily paper in Troy, N. It referred to a "miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer. Nick and his reindeer would go on to be the subjects of countless songs and literary works. The total number of standard reindeer grew to nine more than a century later when the most famous reindeer of all joined the fray.
Rudolph was first introduced in in a children's book by Robert L. The red-nosed reindeer was canonized in the popular song by Gene Autry and again in a self-titled stop motion animation film in Dunder and Blixem?
The names of most of the reindeer have remained unchanged from the original poem, with the exception of those last two: Dunder and Blixem. The change in subsequent years to Donner and Blitzen has become the cause of an authorship controversy over the anonymous poem. American poet and theology professor Clement C. Moore first took credit for the poem. In , a reprint of the poem cited him as the author. Here's why:. Moore reprinted the poem in an collection of works, in which he altered the last two reindeer names to Donder and Blitzen from the original Dunder and Blixem.
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