Ho Ho Ho?
Fine, I couldn't think of a better title. anyway, remember my previous, and sad post that featured Santa, well, I decided to go more in depth with the jolly bowl of jelly, by going to this channel
Yes, ERB. I not sure how many know RapGenius. It be good you know, ERB has done their history homework real good. Even though the Santa is red but still good. i will give five facts on Santa. Now I will start with fact 1.
1. Santa ain't red
Yes, the people who know don't worry, that won't affect Christmas. Santa originally came in green, white or brown. Surprise surprise Sir Prize. Anyway, enough puns. Why green, he was portrayed in an artist work which the old man of Christmas carried a pack of toys. White? Saint Nicolas mostly don white, with red. Brown? Well, some cultures believe that Santa was associated with Odin, yes, the Father of Thor and Loki(stop screaming girls). In portrayals of him, he wears brown clothing. Santa's famous red coloring comes from Coca-cola advertising artist who was to design a design for Christmas, he chose Santa and coloured him in the Coca-cola brand coloring, red and white.
2. Santa's reindeer
Everyone knows Santa's 9 reindeer, but there was originally eight, want evidence, here's an excerpt from the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas"
Where's Rudolph the red nose reindeer? Simple, he was introduced later, in 1939 or 20th century. Rudolph had a different origin, he came from author Robert L. Mary who publish the book so children could get it in Christmas time. For those who read the book, you would know that Rudolph was a social outcast among other reindeer for having a glowing red nose. One fateful Christmas day, it was a foggy night and Santa had problem seeing, for some reason Rudolph has a house which Santa happens to land on, Ho Ho Ho noticed the glow and thought it would made a makeshift lamp, Rudolph agreed to lead the 8 and Santa for the rest of the night. Rudolph was the most popular reindeer, being in a featured film and a TV special of the original story. But here's something more interesting, Santa has more reindeer. L. Frank Baum's story 'The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' shows none of the original reindeer, but includes a list of 10, Flossie and Glossie being Santa's principal reindeer is the story. Santa has eight more named, Racer, Pacer, Fearless, Peerless, Ready, Steady, Feckless and Speckless. Baum should have added Go, get it, Ready, Steady, Go! The 1964 Rudolph special features Fireball shows 5 other reindeer, Fireball being the son of Blitzen, a fawn that is the son of Donner struggling to fly, two other unnamed reindeer fawns of the same age and Clarice, Rudolph's love interest. Joe Diffie's 1995 album, Mr Christmas has a song named Leroy the Redneck Reindeer. Sesame Street feature a Reindeer-in-training named Lighting in 'Elmo saves Christmas'. In the 1998 movie feature film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, introduces Mitzi, Rudolph's mother and wife of Blitzen, Rudolph's love interest Zoey and cousin and rival, Arrow. I could on and on about the others, but I leave with your own research.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,The names highlighted are Santa's original 8 reindeer. Just a little factoid, Donder and Blitzen derive from the German words for thunder and lighting respectively.
And he whistled, and shouted, and call'd them by name:
"Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer, and Vixen!
"On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen!
Where's Rudolph the red nose reindeer? Simple, he was introduced later, in 1939 or 20th century. Rudolph had a different origin, he came from author Robert L. Mary who publish the book so children could get it in Christmas time. For those who read the book, you would know that Rudolph was a social outcast among other reindeer for having a glowing red nose. One fateful Christmas day, it was a foggy night and Santa had problem seeing, for some reason Rudolph has a house which Santa happens to land on, Ho Ho Ho noticed the glow and thought it would made a makeshift lamp, Rudolph agreed to lead the 8 and Santa for the rest of the night. Rudolph was the most popular reindeer, being in a featured film and a TV special of the original story. But here's something more interesting, Santa has more reindeer. L. Frank Baum's story 'The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus' shows none of the original reindeer, but includes a list of 10, Flossie and Glossie being Santa's principal reindeer is the story. Santa has eight more named, Racer, Pacer, Fearless, Peerless, Ready, Steady, Feckless and Speckless. Baum should have added Go, get it, Ready, Steady, Go! The 1964 Rudolph special features Fireball shows 5 other reindeer, Fireball being the son of Blitzen, a fawn that is the son of Donner struggling to fly, two other unnamed reindeer fawns of the same age and Clarice, Rudolph's love interest. Joe Diffie's 1995 album, Mr Christmas has a song named Leroy the Redneck Reindeer. Sesame Street feature a Reindeer-in-training named Lighting in 'Elmo saves Christmas'. In the 1998 movie feature film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, introduces Mitzi, Rudolph's mother and wife of Blitzen, Rudolph's love interest Zoey and cousin and rival, Arrow. I could on and on about the others, but I leave with your own research.
3. Santa's Location
You maybe thinking, Santa's in the North Pole or Magnetic North. Currently, due to climate change, Magnetic North has moved over the Artic sea, since there is no way a workshop, shed, trees, factory, village for elves, house could be there, we go to Finland, who has the best claim of Santa's location. Why? Santa's Village is located there, you can visit the reindeer shed, elves and Santa himself, even during the off season. Canada has given Santa Claus citizenship. Go Canadians!
4. Letters to Santa
Not the Muppet movie or that Polish one, I'm talking about tradition. The letters are technically wishlists in an envelope of children who want a specific toy and their good behaviors. Social Scientist founded out the girls have more polite and longer letters than boys. They express the nature of Christmas and requests gifts for other people. Post related literacy,like letters and emails, are first learned by Santa's letters, hence an educational benefit. Maybe that's how boys get slime guns for Christmas. Letters that have been sent can be through postal services, helium balloons and burning them? British culture says burning Christmas letters in an open fire will have their letters sent by the winds of the North Pole. Not smart Brits, not smart at all. Children may sometimes receive letters from Santa through private agencies or organisations. People in Beijing can get personalized Santa letters for their children.
5.Santa tracking
For those who use Google Search Engine, you may know of this. Santa tracking started by accident, a misprint in a poststamp by 1955 Sears ad. This is what happened.
The misprinted telephone did not go to Sears Toyland, rather it went to CONAD. The first call to Santa was answered by Director of Operations, Colonel Harry Shoup, who responded by telling children Santa was indeed heading south from the North Pole. This tradition continued under the name NORAD tracks Santa when Canada and United States jointly created it in 1958. Currently, its 8 days still Santa takes flight by Google Santa Tracker. So keeping waiting patiently.
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