By the time you knew about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer the story was already embedded in tradition. One of the earliest Christmas songs you recall hearing in your childhood was a song about the famous Rudolph. You would ask Dad to play the record again on the big 78 RPM phonograph console in the old farmhouse.
The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was originally written by Robert Lewis May…