最初提到为圣诞老人驾车的八只麋鹿的名字的是《圣诞前夕》的这首诗中,这八只麋鹿分别叫做:Dasher,Dancer,Prancer and Vixen;Come,Cupid,Donder and Blitzen(Dunder and Blixem ,Donner and Blixen)。
后来又在《红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫》这首著名的圣诞歌曲中出现了第九只麋鹿的名字。没错,Rudolph就是传说中负责引导雪橇的,也是圣诞老人最喜欢的那只麋鹿。据说剑桥医学院面试时的题目中就出现过一道是问圣诞老人的麋鹿的名字,这个问题实在是有些刁钻古怪了。附:圣诞前夕圣诞节前一晚房子里非常安静烟囱上的长袜,正小心翼翼地迎接圣诞老人的到来孩子们正在床上熟睡,并且梦想梅子糖及其他好吃的东西妻子穿着睡袍,我穿着我的睡衣在这寒冷的冬天夜晚,我们也刚进入温暖的被窝突然间,我听到前院有巨大的声响并且跳下床想去一探究竟我拨开窗帘向窗外看明亮皎洁的月光照在雪地上,看起来几乎像白天一样当我看到八只迷你的驯鹿拉着一架小雪橇,我吓呆了!而在雪橇上的男人正快速移动着刹那间我知道那个不是别人,正是圣诞老人那些驯鹿就像老鹰一样快速圣诞老人吹着口哨,并大声叫着驯鹿的名字[走!Dasher!走!Dancer!走!Prancer and Vixen!加油!Comet!加油!Cupid!加油!Donder and Blitzen!]他们快速的移动就像是树叶被一阵强风刮过一般圣诞老人驾着雪橇飞过一个个屋顶当我正要离开窗户时,我看圣诞老人从一个烟囱滑下去。他穿着软毛的衣服,上面覆满了灰尘他背着一个大袋子看起来好像一个街头的小贩,一边打开袋子,一边整理东西他的眼睛闪耀着光芒,而脸上的酒窝更是充满了欢乐他的脸颊和鼻子都是红色的他微笑的嘴是如此可爱,使我不禁咯咯笑了起来他的胡子像雪一样白他含着一只烟斗,烟圈绕在他的头上他有一张圆脸和大大的肚子每当他笑的时候,他的肚子都会颤颤动起来。他有一点胖而且非常开心当我看到他时,禁不住笑了一会儿他转过头并且向我眨眼让我知道我不需要害怕他没有说任何话,只是忙着装填长袜子突然间他将食指放在鼻子旁边当他一点头,他就冲出了烟囱他跳上雪橇并对驯鹿吹哨音然后他就像叶子顺风一样飞走了当他飞走时,我听到他说:[祝你们大家圣诞快乐!并且有一个美好的夜晚!]Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / 红鼻子驯鹿-鲁道夫Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeerhad a very shiny noseand if you ever saw ityou would even say it glowsall of the other reindeerused to laugh and call him namesthey never let poor Rudolphjoin in any reindeer gamesthen one foggy Christmas eveSanta came to say:\"Rudolph with your nose so brightwon't you guide my sleigh tonight?\"then how the reindeer loved himas they shouted out with glee (yippee)\"Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeeryou'll go down in history.\"Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeerhad a very shiny noseand if you ever saw ityou would even say it glowsall of the other reindeerused to laugh and call him namesthey never let poor Rudolphjoin in any reindeer gamesthen one foggy Christmas eveSanta came to say:\"Rudolph with your nose so brightwon't you guide my sleigh tonight\"then how the reindeer loved himas they shouted out with glee (yippee)\"Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeeryou'll go down in