How Old is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? What age is Rudolph?

I was just thinking - how old is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?  I understand that he was an add-on to Santa's reindeer crew, but was he there the first time the story was told --- or was he truly an add-on to the story itself?

Answer:  Rudolph is about 116 years younger than the other 8 reindeer.

• Santa's 8 reindeer had their official debut in an 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was introduced in 1939 as part of a holiday advertising program for Montgomery Ward and was written by Robert L. May

So as of 2007, Rudolph has been a part of the Santa story for 68 years.

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Comments

[KEN ARMSTRONG]

happy new year

[Mike Reynolds]

Thanks for the well wishes Ken. Happy New Year to you! Stay warm up there in Ontario :)

[ashley]

your raindeers are relly old