New Millenium Santa Sleigh
The Sedona Excentric takes a big picture look at the new millennium Santa sleigh. For eons, the jolly old soul in the big red suit climbed aboard a sled filled with presents for all the good little girls and boys and shouted to a team of nine reindeer. Upon his command to Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen, and of course Rudolph, who was added in 1939 due to increased smog levels by industrial plants. Rumor has it that Rudolph was originally to be called Rollo or Reginald. Can you imagine? Today, Santa Clause clones sit in front of computers checking on children’s naughty or nice status and then placing orders based on letters received from the tiny tikes and their parents. Even with the US Postal Service no longer delivering on Saturdays, the substitute Santas are reach expectations and have every holiday tree surrounded with colorful packages tied with ribbons and adorned with bows and cards.
