Per the song…Santa was a terrible manager. He allowed on-site bullying by the other reindeer and the little brownnosers jumped on the ‘praise Rudolph game’ when Santa needed him to save the day. Want to guess how soon they went back to bullying Rudolph and Santa went back to his corner suite and ignored it all.
And so, we say goodbye to Christmas cheer, as the sun sets on the trampled remains of a once favorite icon of our happiest and holiest holiday. Irony, sarcasm, even a sexual reference to bring the subject to a lower level, all to demonstrate what could have been said in one sentence and without malice, i.e. I don’t believe in Santa Clause.
pearlsbs over 1 year ago
Montgomery Ward.
GreasyOldTam over 1 year ago
Or Major Henry Livingstone. Take your pick.
pschearer Premium Member over 1 year ago
From childhood on I considered Rudolph to be a sacrilegious and impossible violation of the Old True Faith. Unlike Santa Claus, Rudolph is not real!!
eced52 over 1 year ago
Don’t forget Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry. His biggest song ever.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 1 year ago
See my radio piece about the poem: A Visit from Inclement Verse <http://www.howlandbolton.com/essays/read_more.php?sid=505>
And as for THAT reindeer…
Redolph the Rude-nosed reindeer,
Had a very naughty nose.
And if you ever saw it,
You would blush down to your toes.
All of the other reindeer
Teased till he broke out in hives,
They wouldn’t let poor Redolph
Anywhere near their reindeer wives!
The Old Wolf over 1 year ago
Nobody ever talks about Olive. The other reindeer.
Dobby53 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Per the song…Santa was a terrible manager. He allowed on-site bullying by the other reindeer and the little brownnosers jumped on the ‘praise Rudolph game’ when Santa needed him to save the day. Want to guess how soon they went back to bullying Rudolph and Santa went back to his corner suite and ignored it all.
Kidon Ha-Shomer over 1 year ago
Tom Lehrer: A CHRISTMAS CAROL…goggle it and listen, if you dare ;-)
Ignatz Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’d rather credit Robert May than the department store, even though that’s who he wrote it for.
Sportymonk over 1 year ago
Watch Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, “Trial before Christmas” about who really wrote Twas the Night Before Christmas.
rf_in_va over 1 year ago
Seems that availability of information is confusing to some.
Jhony-Yermo over 1 year ago
More Xmas humbug.
mepowell over 1 year ago
Fun Fact: Realistically, all Santa’s reindeer are female. Look it up. Female reindeer keep their antlers through the winter and the males don’t.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
And so, we say goodbye to Christmas cheer, as the sun sets on the trampled remains of a once favorite icon of our happiest and holiest holiday. Irony, sarcasm, even a sexual reference to bring the subject to a lower level, all to demonstrate what could have been said in one sentence and without malice, i.e. I don’t believe in Santa Clause.
fritzoid Premium Member over 1 year ago
“But do you recall the most famous reindeer at all?”
How famous could he have been, if you have to ask whether we remember him?
Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member over 1 year ago
And only female reindeer retain their antlers at this time !