The legend of Santa Claus and the nine reindeer by Kevin Dayhoff

The legend of Santa Claus and the nine reindeer by Kevin Dayhoff Merry Christmas.

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The tradition that Santa Claus, or Father Christmas as he is known in England, traveled through the night in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer is thought to be a Scandinavian myth.

We got the ninth reindeer, Rudolf, from the department store, Montgomery Ward. The character first appeared in a 1939 publication by Robert L. May, which was marketed by Montgomery Ward. According to many sources, including a December 25, 2013 story on "Morning Edition," on NPR, the author considered the name 'Reginald' or 'Rollo,' before settling upon the name Rudolf...

The legend of Santa Claus and the nine reindeer by Kevin Dayhoff Merry Christmas. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-legend-of-santa-claus-and-nine.html

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The legend of Santa Claus and the nine reindeer by Kevin Dayhoff

The legend of Santa Claus and the nine reindeer by Kevin Dayhoff Merry Christmas.

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/history/ph-cc-dayhoff-122516-20161223-column.html

The tradition that Santa Claus, or Father Christmas as he is known in England, traveled through the night in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer is thought to be a Scandinavian myth.

We got the ninth reindeer, Rudolf, from the department store, Montgomery Ward. The character first appeared in a 1939 publication by Robert L. May, which was marketed by Montgomery Ward. According to many sources, including a December 25, 2013 story on "Morning Edition," on NPR, the author considered the name 'Reginald' or 'Rollo,' before settling upon the name Rudolf...

The legend of Santa Claus and the nine reindeer by Kevin Dayhoff Merry Christmas. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-legend-of-santa-claus-and-nine.html

Annual Christmas, Annual Christmas Music, Annual Christmas Santa Claus, Christmas history, Christmas Humor, Dayhoff writing essays Christmas

A nap would be nice...

A nap would be nice...

Santa Claus is coming to town – on a motorcycle…

Santa Claus is coming to town – on a motorcycle…

[20111216 Santa Claus motorcycle]

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Dear Santa, I'm writing because I was naughty and it was worth it ...and other Christmas humor

Dear Santa, I'm writing because I was naughty and it was worth it ...


Merry Christmas

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League’s Fall Legislative Conference at the Cambridge Maryland Hyatt Regency
Chesapeake Bay, including a “Complete 2011 Fall Conference Information (.pdf)”
packet, visit the MML website at www.mdmunicipal.org.

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Snappy Retorts To Rude Holiday Questions

http://www.baltimoresun.com/hc-op-barreca-christmas-time-questions-1202-20111202,0,2306352.column

Gina BarrecaNot That I'm Bitter

9:00 a.m. EST, December 2, 2011

Welcome to December! Get out the tissue paper and the bows. While you're at it, get out the tissues and the waterproof mascara. It's the holiday season, sweetie. Just face the fact that somebody in your family will make you cry before the month is out.

I don't care whether you're Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Shinto or a practicing atheist; if you're female and you have relatives, you'll be making weepy, baby-seal eyes at somebody's casual question while "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" plays endlessly in the background....

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To prepare in advance for assaults both real and imagined, I asked my friends Sam and Antoinette to compile a series of replies to help the most fragile egos survive the rest of 2011 with the fewest tears — while having the most fun possible.... http://www.baltimoresun.com/hc-op-barreca-christmas-time-questions-1202-20111202,0,2306352.column

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