Frank Rudolph Young

In traditional Western festive legend and popular culture, Santa Claus's reindeer are said to pull a sleigh through the night sky to help Santa Claus deliver gifts to children during the night between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. While various legends offer differing details, the 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas (usually attributed to the American writer Clement Clarke Moore) has proved the most enduring. It describes Santa's sleigh being pulled by a team of eight reindeer, best known as…