Rudolph's Origin and History
Here is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’s origin and history. You know Dasher, and Prancer, and the other reindeer, but do you recall, the most famous of all the reindeer? Well, sure you do. Rudolph is the reindeer that had a very shiny nose.
That shiny red nose is what led the way for Santa and his sleigh. The origin of the reindeer was not exactly that way. In fact, an artist named Robert L May created Rudolph.
The story may very well have been created for his small daughter who was facing the horrible situation of a bed-ridden mother who was dying from cancer. However the reason that Rudolph became more than just a bedtime story was because it was part of May's job. His creativity is what made his job, the work of art that we all have grown to love and include in our holidays every year.
As an assignment from his employer Montgomery Ward, the character Rudolph came to life. At this time, Robert was in his mid 30s and filled with creativity, though he had some depression and stress. Even when the critics came about to knock the lack of probability of this tiny reindeer, it really did not matter. The character was a real hit and still is to this day.
Rudolph’s story was a way to sell coloring books originally. However, it in no way stopped there. In fact when in 1947 he finally received the copyright of the little Red Nosed Reindeer, the entire idea grew and grew.
In 1944 the first small theatrical cartoon short came out. It was not much, but it hit pretty well. This was a bit more faithful to the idea of the original story than that of the song. Either way, it all came together.