So you should already know Dasher, Dancer, Blinky and Vixen. Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. No, wait! I'm pretty sure Blinky is one of the Pac-Man ghosts. So who am I missing? Uh... Prancer!! What the hell kind of name is Prancer? Suitable for a reindeer, I suppose. And I always thought Cupid was that fat kid that shot people with arrows on St. Valentine's Day. Someone's pulling double duty, maybe?
The most famous reindeer of them all, though is Rudolph, of course. That little fetal-alcohol-syndrome reindeer, born to alcoholic parents, hence the big fat rosy-red nose. Luckily for Santa Claus, his handicap benefited all on that fateful night that almost grounded the jolly fat man and his team of reindeer.
According to the song, however, young Rudolph was victim to bullying. Shunned by his peers because of his glowing appendage. Teased, mocked and bullied, rejected from playing any of the games that they'd play on a regular basis.
I'm sure the little reindeer had entertained thoughts of leaving the confinement of the North Pole, heading south to civilization, where no one knew him, and starting over, but hesitated because of the extreme limitations bestowed upon a four-legged creature whose only skills were flying and firing up a glowing red nose. Unfortunately, when you're born a magical reindeer, no matter your skill set, your vocational options are pretty limited.
So on that fateful foggy eve, it came as some surprise when the jolly elf himself, Santa Claus, came a knocking on the barn door and "volun-told" Rudolph to guide his sleigh that night. The song suggests that St. Nick asked Rudolph to guide his sleigh, but being that he owned his ass, it was high-time to return the favour from years of free food and shelter.
So now, his very existence validated by the big boss man himself, the other reindeer now honoured and respected Rudolph because of his glowing red nose. So upon the return from that global tour, they now accepted him into the fold and allowed him to play the very reindeer games, that they prevented him from participating in all those previous years.
This song has always pissed me off some, because of the sudden change of attitude by the eight reindeer. To bully someone because of a physical handicap, only to then accept them just because one person vouched for them being cool? If I were Rudolph, suddenly faced with a new important role on the team, so important now, that I'd inspired someone in the world to compose a song about me, I'd tell those reindeer to "piss off". They could now join ME in MY reindeer games.
What kind of games can a reindeer play anyway? They only have hooves and antlers. Doesn't leave much room for anything but running and locking up horns. Sounds like a lot of work if you ask me, and Rudolph was probably better for never having to had played at all.
So have yourselves a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone. Now that you know more of the facts, enjoy singing about the most famous reindeer of them all, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with your loving families around the ol' Christmas tree. Wish you all the best in 2013.
The most famous reindeer of them all, though is Rudolph, of course. That little fetal-alcohol-syndrome reindeer, born to alcoholic parents, hence the big fat rosy-red nose. Luckily for Santa Claus, his handicap benefited all on that fateful night that almost grounded the jolly fat man and his team of reindeer.
According to the song, however, young Rudolph was victim to bullying. Shunned by his peers because of his glowing appendage. Teased, mocked and bullied, rejected from playing any of the games that they'd play on a regular basis.
I'm sure the little reindeer had entertained thoughts of leaving the confinement of the North Pole, heading south to civilization, where no one knew him, and starting over, but hesitated because of the extreme limitations bestowed upon a four-legged creature whose only skills were flying and firing up a glowing red nose. Unfortunately, when you're born a magical reindeer, no matter your skill set, your vocational options are pretty limited.
So on that fateful foggy eve, it came as some surprise when the jolly elf himself, Santa Claus, came a knocking on the barn door and "volun-told" Rudolph to guide his sleigh that night. The song suggests that St. Nick asked Rudolph to guide his sleigh, but being that he owned his ass, it was high-time to return the favour from years of free food and shelter.
So now, his very existence validated by the big boss man himself, the other reindeer now honoured and respected Rudolph because of his glowing red nose. So upon the return from that global tour, they now accepted him into the fold and allowed him to play the very reindeer games, that they prevented him from participating in all those previous years.
This song has always pissed me off some, because of the sudden change of attitude by the eight reindeer. To bully someone because of a physical handicap, only to then accept them just because one person vouched for them being cool? If I were Rudolph, suddenly faced with a new important role on the team, so important now, that I'd inspired someone in the world to compose a song about me, I'd tell those reindeer to "piss off". They could now join ME in MY reindeer games.
What kind of games can a reindeer play anyway? They only have hooves and antlers. Doesn't leave much room for anything but running and locking up horns. Sounds like a lot of work if you ask me, and Rudolph was probably better for never having to had played at all.
So have yourselves a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone. Now that you know more of the facts, enjoy singing about the most famous reindeer of them all, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with your loving families around the ol' Christmas tree. Wish you all the best in 2013.
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