Cultures as far afield as Mongolia, Canada, and Scandinavia feature reindeer prominently in their legends and stories, which is how reindeer would become closely associated with Santa Claus.

POCATELLO — Two of Santa’s most loyal and trusted reindeer, Dasher and Dancer, will be participating in Pocatello’s annual Christmas Night Lights Parade on Friday along with jolly old Saint ...

Cultures as far afield as Mongolia, Canada, and Scandinavia feature reindeer prominently in their legends and stories, which is how reindeer would become closely associated with Santa Claus.

It explained how they each played different games after which Santa named one of the eight most well-known reindeer. One was fastest in a short race, earning him the name Dasher and Vixen was ...