Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

"Rudoph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a popular Christmas story, usually recounted in the form of a song:\n:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\n:Had a very shiny nose\n:And if you ever saw him\n:You would even say it glows\n: \n:All of the other reindeer\n:Used to laugh and call him names\n:They never let poor Rudolph\n:Join in any reindeer games\n: \n:Then one foggy Christmas Eve\n:Santa came to say\n:Rudolph, with your nose so bright,\n:Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?\n: \n:Then all the reindeer loved him\n:As they shouted out with glee:\n:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,\n:You'll go down in history! Rudolph's story was originally written in verse by Robert L. May for the Montgomery Ward chain of department stores in 1939 and published as a book to be given to children in the store at Christmas time. It was later rewritten as a song by Johnny Marks, May's brother-in-law, and has since filtered into the popular consciousness. Rudolph is depicted as an ordinary reindeer with a large, red nose, often grinning and always leading the team pulling Santa's sleigh. In 1964, the Rankin-Bass animation studio produced a stop motion animated TV special of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer that became a popular hit in itself. Re-broadcast many times over the years until it was finally released on video, this version of the story of Rudolph adds a simple story that introduces the characters of the "Island of Misfit Toys," the Abominable Snowman known as "Bumbles," and the elf who wants to be a dentist. An animated feature film version of the fictional story of Rudolph was also produced in 1998, entitled Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, but this version of the story paled in comparison with the Rankin-Bass classic, both in terms of quality and box-office revenue. It only saw a limited theatrical release before quickly being sent to home video. The song is sometimes performed (usually by children) in a humorous manner with additional lyrics. These lyrics are to be recited as a sort of response at the end of most of the lines in the song. Sample lyrics follow (responses in bold):

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (reindeer)\n:Had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb)\n:And if you ever saw him (saw him)\n:You would even say it glows (like a light bulb)\n: \n:All of the other reindeer (reindeer)\n:Used to laugh and call him names (like Pinocchio)\n:They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph)\n:Join in any reindeer games (like Monopoly)\n: \n:Then one foggy Christmas Eve\n:Santa came to say (Ho-ho-ho!)\n:Rudolph, with your nose so bright,\n:Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?\n: \n:Then all the reindeer loved him (loved him)\n:As they shouted out with glee: (Yippee!)\n:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, (reindeer)\n:You'll go down in history! (like the Presidents)

External links

\n*History of Rudolph\n*Rudolph the Red-Nosed Radio\nCategory:Christmas fiction