What are Santa helpers names?

They pull Santa's sleigh, tirelessly, night after night so that he can reach your homes just in time. They are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph. The most famous amongst them all is Rudolph, the red nose reindeer.
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What are Santa's helpers called?

Santa's elves are often said to make the toys in Santa's workshop and take care of his reindeer, among other tasks.
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Who is Santa's top elf?

Bernard has served in Santa's workshop for decades now and has won the Most Valuable Elf award several times. He sits on Santa's Council and is a very important person here at the North Pole.
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Did Santa's elves have names?

Here it is with their Westernised names: Bushy Evergreen is the inventor of the magic toymaking machine. Shinny Upatree is Father Christmas's (Santa's) oldest friend and cofounder of the secret village in Lapland. Wunorse Openslae designed Father Christmas's sleigh and maintains it for top performance.
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Who are Santa's Favourite helpers?

Who is Santa's favorite helper? His beloved wife, of course. Santa finds his lifelong companion indispensable.
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How Santa's Reindeer Got Their Names and What are Santa’s reindeer called?



Who is the best reindeer?

Out of all the Rankin/Bass holiday specials, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is easily the most recognizable. It's also the best. You know the story: Rudolph is an otherwise-capable reindeer who is ridiculed for his glowing red nose.
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Who is the 2nd most popular reindeer?

2. Prancer: So kind. So sweet.
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What is Mrs Claus first name?

Claus' first name is Margaret and is the wife of Malcolm (the current Santa) and mother of both the title character Arthur and his older brother Steve. She is depicted as much more efficient than her husband. She is voiced by Imelda Staunton. Mrs.
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How many elves does Santa have 2021?

The number of elves that work for Santa continues to go up each year. In 2020, the number of elves jumped to over 110,000. The number is expected to jump to 200,000 by Christmas 2021 (nearly doubling its previous population). The number of elves in 2018 was 90,000.
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Is Santa real?

He is based on St. Nicholas of Myra, who, according to Christian tradition, was a bishop in that small Roman town during the 4th century. Nicholas's reputation for generosity and kindness gave rise to legends of miracles he performed for the poor and unhappy.
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Are elves real yes or no?

From a scientific viewpoint, elves are not considered objectively real. However, elves have in many times and places been believed to be real beings.
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What names do elves have?

Famous Elf on the Shelf Names
  • Buddy (from Elf)
  • Dobby (from Harry Potter)
  • Winky (from Harry Potter)
  • Kreacher (from Harry Potter)
  • Bernard (from Santa Clause)
  • Hermey (from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)
  • Gimbel (the store name in Elf)
  • Bing (from The Great Santa Claus Switch)
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Who was Santa's first reindeer?

The poem was first published in the Sentinel of Troy, New York on 23 December 1823. All eight reindeer were named, the first six being Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid, and the final two "Dunder" and "Blixem" (meaning thunder and lightning in colloquial New York Dutch).
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How many helpers Does Santa Claus have?

Although it's common knowledge that Santa's sleigh is pulled by only eight reindeer (i.e. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen), it's unclear how many elves are busy working in Santa's workshop to make trains, dolls, and other toys for all the good little girls and boys of the world.
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What are elf jobs?

The only three jobs that Elves are qualified to do are… Making shoes while shoemaker sleeps. Making cookies in trees. Santa's workshop.
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Is Santa still alive in 2021?

The bad news: Santa Claus is definitely dead. Archaeologists in southern Turkey say they have discovered the tomb of the original Santa Claus, also known as St. Nicholas, beneath his namesake church near the Mediterranean Sea. Saint Nicholas of Myra (now Demre) was known for his anonymous gift-giving and generosity.
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Is Santa real in 2021?

So, is Santa Claus real? Santa Claus is real, of course. The New York Sun even reported it back in 1897! But the current Santa Claus isn't from the North Pole.
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Does Santa have a birthday?

According to several sources, including SantaClaus.com and Elf on the Shelf, Santa's birthday is March 15 and the North Pole residents go all out for the big day. According to Elf on the Shelf, Santa's birthday includes a parade through the City Center, a concert from the elves, and a scrumptious cake made by his wife.
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Who is Santa's dad?

Odin. You might be surprised to see the fearsome Norse God Odin on this list, but after looking at the below picture, his connection to Santa may not seem so far-fetched after all.
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What is Santa's wife's real name?

According to some North American sources, his original name was Kris Kringle before he changed his name to Santa Claus. Kris Kringle was a toymaker who married Jessica. Other names found for Mrs Claus are Mary Christmas, Gertrude, and Carol. This may be a good question to ask Santa when you write to him this year.
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Who is Rudolph's dad?

In the Rankin/Bass holiday special, his father is Donner and his mother is a tan doe who is called Mrs. Donner. In the GoodTimes retelling, Rudolph's father is Blitzen, and his mother is named Mitzi, although many believe the true mother should be Vixen.
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Who is Santa's enemy?

Krampus is basically the anti-St. Nicholas, the opposite of Santa Claus. He's a fugly mythical creature usually depicted with similar features as the devil. He has body hair, horns, hooves, and fangs.
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Is Rudolph a girl?

The first written account of Santa Claus having reindeer was in 1821, and since then most people have assumed the reindeer were male – but a scientist says those people would be wrong.
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Is Cupid the reindeer a girl?

Surprise! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and yes, even Rudolph, are ladies.
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