As Live Science reported back in 2012, magic mushrooms may explain the origins of Santa and his flying reindeer ... didn't travel by sleigh, didn't usually deal with reindeer spirits, very ...

Scientifically, it's proven that Santa's magical flying sleigh must have been pulled by a crew of female reindeer. But we assumed that they were male, to the point that we named one Rudolph.

Through the decades, there have been countless depictions of Santa in pop culture. Some show him in his sleigh, in the sky, happily guiding his team of reindeer ... if you're flying, anyway?

Niko the reindeer joins his father in Santa's Flying Forces, but when Santa's sleigh is stolen by an acquaintance, Niko must find it in time for Christmas.