Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer
/ˌruːdɒlf ðə ˌred nəʊzd ˈreɪndɪə(r)/
/ˌruːdɑːlf ðə ˌred nəʊzd ˈreɪndɪr/
- a children's Christmas song written in 1949 about a reindeer (= type of deer) called Rudolph, who has a shiny red nose, and the other reindeer laugh at him because they think it looks ridiculous. Santa Claus chooses him to pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve
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Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer