V is for

Vixen

By Prang [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Another scary Santaand Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.

So we've already established that Santa used to arrive on a donkey before he upgraded to a fleet of magical reindeer and a sleigh. We also know that they are likely to be girl reindeer. And that they fly (or at the least float--remember the air trapped between fur and skin). But where did they get their names?








Much more like the Santa we are used to seeing....