Seeing Polar Express got me thinking more about the subject, and I had to resort to "Wikipedia" to solve the answer of what the reindeer were called.
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Donner
Blitzen
One of my favourite books as a child was "Twas the night before Christmas" which told the story of Father Christmas and his reindeer on Christmas Eve. The poem by Clement C. Moore was originally entitled "A visit from St Nicholas" written in 1823, and was the basis of a fabulously illustrated book, which I treasured for many years. I would never tire of my father reading this aloud to me, before bedtime. When I see a copy in a bookshop, tears form quickly, and a lump in my throat takes me back to the joys of my childhood.
Many people suggest that I have never left my "childhood".
