Sitting Glittered Reindeer Ornament - 20cm

Reindeer have featured prominently as Christmas decorations for more than 100 years. Paper-mache reindeer, which are still popular today, are believed to have first been made in the early 1900s, and since then, ornamental reindeer have been made with ceramic, metal and plastic, among other materials. Reindeer became part of Christmas folklore when Clement Clark Moore published the poem. A Visit from St Nicholas ('Twas the Night Before Christmas) in 1823, which introduced the world to Santa's eight reindeer Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. It's quite incredible that the most well known of reindeer, Rudolph, also started as a character in a poem. Rudolph was created by department store employee Robert L. May, who penned "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" to give to children at the store. Little was he to know that this social outcast who would come to guide Santa's sleigh would capture the imagination of millions around the world. Rudolph boosted the popularity of reindeer, and there's barely a Christmas tree that doesn't have reindeer-themed Christmas decorations hanging from it. This ornamental reindeer from Christmas Warehouse will no doubt add some shimmer and sparkle to your home and Christmas display. The white and silver glittered reindeer sits proudly (probably resting before a big night of flying), and is iridescent, so it can give the impression of changing colours when you look at it from different angles. Measuring 20cm long, 12cm wide and 17cm high, get one or get several, depending on what sort of display you're after.