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   simpsonfan2 said, 5 months ago

   Finally, a cartoon got Donder’s name right.
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   Linux0s said, 5 months ago

   Or quite a menu.
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   briatollah said, 5 months ago

   Donner is German for thunder, Blitzen is lightning.
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   pouncingtiger said, 5 months ago

   It’s too bad that they got Blitzen’s name wrong. It’s Blixem.
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   GoodQuestion said, 5 months ago

   Guess Rudolph wood make him feel light-headed . . . ☻
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   dheine1971 said, 5 months ago

   A wish list for a crocodile???
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   DAZZ said, 5 months ago

   He wants to leave Santa with only Rudolph to pull that big sleigh? I think that qualifies for the naughty list – nothing but coal for that croc!
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   qmwnebrvt said, 5 months ago

   Apparently, the original names were “Dunder” & “Blixem”. Read more at http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/donner.asp
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   gooseylou said, 5 months ago

   I grew up hearing it as Donner but not sure. What we need is a copy of the original sheet music. I do know it was written by Mrs. Gene Autry and he set it to music.
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    Lisa 4romMpls said, 5 months ago

    @gooseylou

    Yeah! I’m confused now.
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    pinkx said, 5 months ago

    rein rant
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    olddog1 said, 5 months ago

    At the time the poem was written there was still some Dutch influence in the Christmas traditions in NY. The Dutch word for thunder was donder.
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    MissScarlet said, 5 months ago

    Mmmm…venison!
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    sandflea said, 5 months ago

    He’s gonna make reindeer jerky.
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    cbrsarah said, 5 months ago

    You can find a copy of the original poem by Clement Clark Moore, which he recited to his children on Christmas Eve 1822, here:
    http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/clement-clarke-moore#poet
    It shows the two reindeer as Donder and Blixen.
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