HOW A DYING WIFE & TODDLER DAUGHTER GAVE US RUDOLPH

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. And yes, you still recall the most famous reindeer of all.

But how did that red-nosed misfit become a key character in Yuletide celebrations? He wasn’t one of the original eight tiny reindeer after all. Just who gave him to us?

Would you believe it was a Jewish man with a dying wife who had a little daughter and worked for a big company?

Grab a cup of eggnog, sit back by the fire and get ready to learn how circumstances combined to create a Christmas classic. Continue reading →