Texas rancher gave us real reindeer

Dec 21, 2024

For at least four years beginning in 1950, when Santa rolled into Portales after Thanksgiving, it was in a sleigh pulled by four real, honest-to-goodness reindeer. According to newspaper accounts at the time, locals turned out in droves to see them. The man behind bringing those real-life versions of Dancer, Prancer, Donner, and Blitzen to the courthouse square in Portales was a Texas rancher...