Science says that’s almost definitely not true. Males only start recovering their antlers in the spring, and as Santa’s reindeer all have antlers, that kind of points towards females.

Santa’s reindeer — Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen and Rudolph — received clearance to fly to Pennsylvania from Dr. Sarah Coburn, Alaska’s state veterinarian.

Now, it's time for Santa's busiest day of the year. As Rudolph and his fellow reindeer - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen - pull Santa's sleigh across the world ...