| Did you know that the story of Rudolph
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| | noses were often associated with drinking
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| the Red Nosed Reindeer was originally
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| | too much alcohol.
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| created by a department store? The
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| | How did May overcome the trepidation of
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| mega-department store Montgomery Ward
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| | his boss? He had a friend, Denver Gillan,
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| wanted to create a new Christmas story in
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| | go to the local zoo to sketch photos of
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| 1939 that they could give away as a free
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| | deer. He added the famous red nose, and
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| promotion to their customers. They gave
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| | voila, the cute image was too hard to
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| the job of creating this story to one of
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| | resist. Next, they needed to come up with
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| their store writers, a man by the name of
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| | a name. At first, May leaned toward
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| Robert May. It was something that
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| | Rollo, but then he decided that didn't
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| Montgomery Ward did every year. It gave
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| | sound right for a story that started out
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| away books, coloring books, and other
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| | so sad. He then considered Reginald, but
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| holiday knickknacks as a way to attract
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| | that name sounded too stuffy and pompous
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| customers and keep the loyalty of old
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| | for a little reindeer. Finally, he came
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| ones.
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| | up with the name that stuck: Rudolph.
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| May worked tirelessly to find the new
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| | When the story was all finished, it
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| story, and he actually got inspiration
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| | started off as a smash hit. May and the
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| from past stories such as the one about
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| | Montgomery Ward store gave out 2.4
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| the Ugly Duckling, and even his own
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| | million copies of Rudolph's story in
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| childhood. Just like the Ugly Duckling,
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| | 1939, and would continue to hand out
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| May used to get picked on as a kid
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| | another 3.6 million more over the next 6
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| because he looked different. That was the
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| | to 7 years.
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| story hook he needed for his new
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| | Today, the song about Rudolph is heard in
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| Christmas story-the story of a reindeer
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| | classrooms and holiday parties around the
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| that was teased because he was different.
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| | world, and several television shows and
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| Rudolph, you see, had a red glowing nose.
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| | cartoons have been made about the little
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| May also had help from his 4-year-old
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| | hero who saved Christmas. The song and
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| daughter, Barbara, who would listen to
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| | story have changed a bit since May wrote
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| his story every night to make sure it was
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| | it. Did you know that in the original
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| kid tested and approved. Next, May had to
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| | version Santa discovered Rudolph while
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| sell his boss on the idea. Unfortunately,
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| | delivering presents to his house? And
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| at first glance, Rudolph was not liked by
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| | Rudolph didn't even live in the North
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| May's boss. The manager thought that the
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| | Pole! One thing that is the same in all
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| red nose might not be suitable for
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| | versions, however, is Santa's love for
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| Christmas stories and children, since red
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| | his bright nosed reindeer.
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