Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ... that Santa was a "right jolly old elf" who rode a sleigh to give gifts to well-behaved kids. In 1881, Santa's image was solidified by cartoonist Thomas Nast ...
Moore's poem is the source of a lot of classic Santa imagery, including eight of the named reindeer and a "sleigh ... Company -- political cartoonist Thomas Nast drew an extremely popular version ...