Santa Claus in the American Colonies

In 18 23, an anonymous man at the time published a poem called a visit from saint nicholas. That became the definitive american portrayal of santa claus. In the twentieth century, jean autree added rudo rudolph the red nosed reindeer in a novelty song. And by the way, reindeer are otherwise known as cariboo. So if you want to know what a reindeer looks like, think cariboo, 12 tinyCariboo.