Rudolph, the red-nosed Reindeer
... red-nosed reindeer, capable of seeing through the thick fog.
The story of the red-nosed reindeer Rudolph appeared around Christmas 1939. It was written by Robert May, an employee in the advertising department of Montgomery Ward stores at Chicago, and illustrated by Denver Gillen. The story booklet was distributed by Santa at the stores; it was a best-seller and more than 2.4 million copies were given away that Christmas. The original name of the reindeer was Rollo, but May's boss did not like it, and the name Rudolph came from the author's young daughter.
Ten years later, Robert May asked his brother-in-law Johny Marks, who was a composer, to make a musical version of the story. It had again a great success and is second only to "White Christmas" in popularity.
© Dulce Rodrigues
