Everybody knows that Santa has quite a bit of help making all those presents for all the good kids. And we all know who his helpers are…. Elves! Clad in red and green with pointy hats these elves have a very important job at the North Pole. They make all the gifts in Santa’s workshop under his direction. They also help take care of the reindeer and everything else that goes on up at the North Pole. These elves are very short and have pointy ears and long noses. They are also youthful and immortal with magical powers. These elves slightly resemble nimble and delicate versions of the dwarves of Norse mythology.

Santa has many elves at the North Pole but some are very important and are given very specific jobs. Here they are:

Bushy Evergreen is the inventor of the magic toymaking machine.
Shinny Upatree is Santa’s oldest friend and co-founder of the secret village at the North Pole.
Wunorse Openslae designed Santa’s sleigh and makes sure that it is always up to date and running well. (It is believed that the reindeer reach speeds faster than Christmas tree lights.) He also cares for the reindeer.
Pepper Minstix is the guardian of the secret of the location of Santa’s village.
Sugarplum Mary is Head of all the baking and candy making, and assistant to Santa’s wife, Mrs Claus.
Alabaster Snowball is in charge of the Naughty & Nice list.

Santa also uses many many elves to send out into the world to keep a report of each boy and girl. They are constantly watching everyone to see whether they have been naughty or nice. They are so good at hiding that no one has ever seen one! But they are always there watching you, so you better be good!

Elves can also be very mischievous, they have been known to play tricks on people who are bad or who don’t believe in them. They also defend the spirit of Christmas against naysayers including grinches, heat mizers, and scrooges.

So you can see that elves play a very important role in helping Santa Claus. Without them Santa would not be ready for Christmas each year. Remember that when you write your letter to Santa that you don’t forget to thank them for all of their help!

Everyone knows that Santa gets around on Christmas Eve with the help of his eight magical reindeer. They pull him and his sleigh through the coldest, darkest night at lightning speed so that he can make it to every child’s house before the sun comes up. These reindeer practice and train all year for this one special night because they want to make sure that they are in top condition and that nothing goes wrong.

So what is the actual history of Santa’s reindeer? Where did they come from and how do we know about them?

Well back in 1823 a poet discovered them and decided to name them in a poem he wrote titled A Visit From St. Nicholas. He named them Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixem. Dunder was later changed to Donder and — in other works — Donner (in German, “thunder”), and Blixem was later changed to Blitzen (German for “lightning”). And later on Rudolph was discovered as part of the group as well. Rudolph was officially named by Robert L. May in 1939 as “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”.

The reason Santa uses reindeer to pull his sleigh is because they typically live in very cold northern climates so they are more adapted to the North Pole. Reindeer can grow up to 6 feet long and about 3 feet high with wide hoofs that spread, allowing them to walk on snow by spreading their weight over a large area so they don’t sink. Their antlers and short legs give them a very distinct look. It also widely known that reindeer love fruits and vegetables especially carrots, so make sure u leave them a treat along with a cookie for Santa so that they have extra energy to make it to every house on Christmas Eve.

The Reindeer love to hear what has been going on in every child’s life so make sure when you write your Santa Letter that you don’t forget to say hello to them as well!