The Truth About Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer..

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http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/rudolph.asp

 

[jamespowers]

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/rudolph.asp

Bunch of killjoys.

Regards,

J

 

[Mike in Seattle]

I actually knew this one!

I must admit I felt pretty stupid that it took a couple of years (seriously) for the book & line of Christmas items at Nordstrom & Bon Marche (now swalloed up by Macy's) here in the Seattle area to finally sink in on me - the holiday line about "Olive - the Other Reindeer." If you don't get it, as I didn't for the longest time, it'll hit you all at once after repeating it a few times. Or PM me.

 

[Lady Day]

Thats not a killjoy, (thats retail).

I knew our red nosed friend was made for the sale, but I didnt know by whom or what store. Thanks for this.

LD

Isnt the same true for Frosty?

 

[Hondo]

Thats not a killjoy, (thats retail).

I knew our red nosed friend was made for the sale, but I didnt know by whom or what store. Thanks for this.

LD

Isnt the same true for Frosty?

They should pick on someone their own age I still wouldn't tell kids anyway, only that this is a story and sing along song, thats enough
Don't know about Frosty, never really cared for the dude lol

 

[Daisy Buchanan]

I had no idea!! Now all of my Christmas dreams are ruined, thanks a lot, Christmas will never be the same Oh wait, I don't even celebrate Christmas!!!

 

[Feraud]

That is an interesting read and reinforces what I believe about "the old days". The realities of the Golden Era are very similar to own own, with the exception of cooler stuff.

 

[skillbilly]

I simply refuse to believe that there's no
such thing as a flying reindeer with a red
neon nose. The very idea that it's made up
is preposterous.

 

[CharlieH.]

Mother almost fainted when she knew this.

 

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tis the season........

...to *bump* this thread!

 

[MrNewportCustom]

I've always liked the story of Rudolph, and learning how he came to be hasn't changed anything at all for me. Except that I now have a name to thank and to respect for his creativity and talent.


Lee

 

[Sertsa]

I didn't know which company did that, either.

I also remember reading that Coca Cola was largely responsible for making Santa's suit red. Before that, it was often brown.

 

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For the Rudolph completist:
http://www.amazon.com/Rudolph-Nosed...=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1197764472&sr=1-4

 

[Foofoogal]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4193235

Happy Birthday Rudolph!!

 

[Mr. Lucky]

Hey, I'm just impressed as hell that someone (Monkey Wards) gave the copyright BACK to the creator! Damn! Don't try that today...

 

[LizzieMaine]

We had a copy of the original Wards storybook kicking around the house for years when I was growing up -- it had been my mother's when she was a tyke, and somehow it survived long enough for me to get hold of it. And then my sister got it, and then my brother, and by then there wasn't much left of it but the glow...

I much preferred the original story to the TV special -- on TV they made Santa out to be a mean, cranky bigot. Not anybody I'd want coming down the chimney...

 

[goldwyn girl]

Walgreens has on DVD, a collection of golden christmas classics including the 9 minute 1947 Rudolph, adorable!!

 

[MrNewportCustom]

I also remember reading that Coca Cola was largely responsible for making Santa's suit red. Before that, it was often brown.

That's another myth. According to Snopes, Santa's red suit was introduced by a Boston printer in 1885. Read about it here. Yet, here's an image of Santa in red that I saw on a DVD I have of classic Christmas specials (and looked for online by Googling "U. S. Confection Co.") that's dated 1868: seventeen years earlier. This is the same picture that was on the DVD.


Merry Christmas,
Lee

 

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...then one foggy Christmas Eve.....

 

[23SkidooWithYou]

Okay, from the gist of this thread, I gather there is some doubt about Rudolph, who he is, how he began. Well...cross arms, stomp-stomp, pout-pout...I'm not even clicking on the link.

Rudolph is so real! He's on TV every year and TV never lies! So there...raspberries. lol

fftopic:
If you'd like a really sweet children's book, with lovely illustrations and story line of generosity and thinking of others at the holidays, try "Santa Mouse" by Michael Brown. I know it was out in the late 60's as I had a copy of my own. A Google blurb says it was first published in 1966. Anyway, I love this book, mine was passed to younger cousins who absolutely destroyed it but I replaced it with a copy from clearance at B&N.