Christmas Glossary

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3 terms found for R.

1. Reindeer - From the from Old Norse hreindyri, artic deer with large antlers. Traditionally, Reindeer pull Santa's sled as he circles to globe distributing gifts.

2. Rudolph - The ninth of the Reindeer who pull Santa's Sled, and perhaps the most famous of them all, created over a hundred years after the original eight Reindeer by Robert L. May in 1939.

3. Ruprecht - A dark and sinister companion to St Nicholas who puts the naughty children into his sack. Current usage declining.