There was an interesting "hot topic" on The View today. When reciting A Visit from St. Nicholas, do you say "Donner" or "Donder" for the reindeer's name of the same fame? I have always said/heard Donner -- but apparently in the original book it says DonDder! When Gene Autry did the famous singing-version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, he crooned Donner, and it stuck. It seems to be generational as to which reindeer you think is pulling Santa's sleigh... So which version do you use?
I've always said "Donder", but I speak German.
¤ ¤ posted by Ashley on December 11, 2001 at 12:52 PM ¤ ¤
I say both, always knew it was supposed to be Donder though. Still not sure how the Donner Party got mixed up with a reindeer name, but it always greatly confused me when I was a little girl growing up in Sacramento where Sutter's Fort (their destination) is!
¤ ¤ posted by Nikki on December 11, 2001 at 10:28 PM ¤ ¤
Definitely Donner!!
¤ ¤ posted by Maggie on December 14, 2001 at 07:40 AM ¤ ¤
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