You know Dasher and Dancer

And Prancer and Vixen,

Comet and Cupid

and Donner and Blitzen.

But do you recall....

The most famous reindeer of all?

Ok, the above picture doesn't look like the Rudolph of our childhood.

The other night, Greg and I turned on the Christmas tree and surfed the channels for Christmas shows. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was on and yes, two adults - we watched it. The graphics were old and the story retold so many times... but we watched it to the end and enjoyed it.

It's one of the joys of Christmas ~ you can embrace the spirit of childhood memories, cartoons and all. Christmas allows us to see the world through the eyes of a child. I think that's called "hope."

Then one foggy Christmas Eve

Santa came to say,

"Rudolph with your nose so bright

Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then all the reindeer loved him

And they shouted out with glee,

"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

You'll go down in history!"