Reindeer
As all American children and adults know, Santa Claus’s reindeer pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Mr. Claus deliver gifts to children on Christmas Eve. Santa’s first eight reindeer, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen, were named by Clement Clarke Moore in his 1823 poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas. Rudolph did not join the crew until 1939, though his fame did not become widespread until 1949 when Gene Autry recorded the now familiar Christmas song.
Reindeer, also called caribou, spend the other 364 days a year as residents of the polar regions of North America, Siberia, and Europe. Our friends from Spruce Run Farm in Bloomsburg will be visiting Sidney Friedman Park with two of their reindeer on December 31 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.