Elf Victor Reveals Stuff About Reindeer
Elf Victor, head elf of Reindeer Operations here at the North Pole, visited North Pole Chat today to discuss Santa’s reindeer. Not only are Santa’s reindeer back at the North Pole for this year’s Christmas season, a few of them are playing pranks. Here is the chat recap:
| Elf Ernest | Today we will be chatting with Elf Victor, head of Reindeer Operations at the North Pole |
| Elf Ernest | He will be assisted in the chat today by Elf Trixie |
| Elf Ernest | And just like that, here he is! |
| Elf Ulan | Alright! |
| Elf Ernest | Victor and I will chat for a second or two, then we will open the discussion for everyone. |
| Elf Ernest | Welcome, Victor and Trixie. I’m glad you’re here |
| Elf Ulan | Hello, Elf Victor, nice to meet you! |
| Elf Victor | Thank you. We are quite excited to be here. |
| Elf Ulan | Hi elf Trixie! |
| Elf Ernest | Victor, Elf Trixie mentioned in her countdown update yesterday that all the reindeer are now back at the North Pole |
| Elf Jolly | Hi everyone! |
| Elf Victor | Yes, they are all here. |
| Elf Ernest | Did they come all at once? |
| Elf Victor | They came in groups |
| Elf Ernest | Were there any surprises in their arrival? |
| Elf Victor | Yes one |
| Elf Ernest | Oh? What happened? |
| Elf Victor | Comet showed up with a tattoo! |
| Elf Ernest | NO WAY!!! |
| Elf Victor | Yes, but it was just a joke |
| Elf Ulan | Tattoo? |
| Elf Ernest | What was the tattoo? |
| Elf Victor | It was a picture of Santa with the words “Just be nice”. It was on his rib cage |
| Elf Ernest | Hahaha…did he have people believing he really did that? |
| Elf Victor | Yes, he did. And he got a few of the other reindeer momentarily upset. Reindeer are not suppose to have tattoos |
| Elf Ernest | What did YOU think when you saw it? |
| Elf Victor | Well, he’s Comet. He’s a prankster. He didn’t fool me. |
| Elf Ernest | So what did you do? |
| Elf Victor | I had Elf Brewster put the hose on him. And it came right off. |
| Elf Victor | And that made everyone laugh. |
| Elf Ernest | Did Santa see it? |
| Elf Victor | No, but I’m sure he’s heard about it by now |
| Elf Ernest | Do the reindeer have a lot of rules…I mean, why can’t reindeer have tattoos? |
| Elf Ulan | Did you take a picture? |
| Elf Victor | I didn’t think to take a picture, sorry |
| Elf Victor | The reindeer have a lot of rules, yes. Just as any elf does. Tattoos are definitely against the rules. |
| Elf Victor | Tattoos are messaging. We don’t want anyone thinking anything about messages coming from the reindeer. |
| Elf Ernest | But what if a reindeer WANTS to have just a picture of Santa or a Christmas tree in a tattoo. Would that be okay? |
| Elf Ulan | But it’s a nice message though |
| Elf Victor | No, not really. Santa would not approve of that. |
| Elf Ernest | Wow, I had no idea things were so strict for the reindeer |
| Elf Victor | Well, Santa doesn’t have a tattoo either. |
| Elf Ernest | Oh. I had not thought of that. |
| Elf Victor | There are many reasons. Santa wants to make sure nothing can be twisted as “advertising”. |
| Elf Ulan | Me too! |
| Elf Ernest | What would be advertising in a simple image of Santa? |
| Elf Victor | Someone could take that image and put it into a brand, say, someone selling stockings. That would imply endorsement by Santa or the North Pole. |
| Elf Ernest | Oh, I see. |
| Elf Ernest | Maybe it’s a good idea that you didn’t get a photo then! |
| Elf Victor | Yes, we have to be very careful. Reindeer are important ambassadors of the North Pole. We keep them very well groomed. |
| Elf Ernest | Yes, I know the great care that is taken in how the reindeer always look. Santa’s team especially |
| Elf Victor | Yes, you would not expect to see Santa in a t-shirt and jeans when he flies on Christmas Eve, would you? |
| Elf Ernest | Oh, heavens no. In fact, I don’t think I’ve even seen Santa EVER wear a t-shirt and jeans. |
| Elf Victor | Oh, I have. |
| Elf Ernest | Seriously? When? |
| Elf Victor | Well, this summer we had a project to rebuild the pens in the reindeer barns. Santa came for that project ready to work. Brought his tool belt even. |
| Elf Ernest | Well, that’s different. |
| Elf Victor | Yes, I agree. But it’s still not something you often see. |
| Elf Ernest | Well, Victor, I’m sure our visitors have questions for you. I’ll turn the time over to them to ask you about the reindeer |
| Elf Ulan | Are Santa’s reindeer from the same place? |
| Elf Victor | Ok, thank you. I love doing this. And Trixie types so fast!!! |
| Elf Victor | Hi Ulan. No, the reindeer come from all over the world. Different places. Some are from Northern Europe, some from North America. Others come from other parts of the world |
| Elf Ulan | Thank you elf Trixie |
| Elf Victor | Yes, Trixie is a whiz |
| Elf Ernest | Where is Comet from? |
| Elf Jolly | Male reindeer shed their horns in the winter, so does that mean the reindeer are all female? |
| Elf Victor | Comet is from Norway, I believe |
| Elf Victor | Hi Elf Jolly. No, Santa’s reindeer are just a bit different. |
| Elf Ulan | Okay, I haven’t seen any reindeer yet. How to communicate with them? |
| Elf Jolly | Makes sense considering they can fly |
| Elf Ernest | If you want to read about which are boys or which are girls, see https://santaupdate.com/santas-reindeer/ |
| Elf Victor | Communicating with reindeer is an acquired skill, for sure. |
| Elf Victor | Santa is what we call a reindeer whisperer. |
| Elf Victor | He has a very unique relationship with them |
| Elf Victor | It took him a very long time to learn how to communicate with them |
| Elf Ernest | Victor, are you a reindeer whisperer too? |
| Elf Ulan | Whisper! Not I thought he use jingle bells |
| Elf Victor | No, I’m no way as skilled as Santa is. I’m a caretaker, he’s a pilot. We have different roles |
| Elf Victor | He does use the bells, quite effectively I might add |
| Elf Jolly | Who else is a reindeer whisperer other than Santa? |
| Elf Victor | A “whisperer” is not a sound that Santa makes but a skill that involves knowing how reindeer are feeling and what they try to communicate. It isn’t done with words. It is done with the mind |
| Elf Victor | Reindeer are very selective with who they communicate. I do have some skills and can tell very well how Santa’s reindeer feel. That is helpful especially when one of them gets sick |
| Elf Ulan | Does Santa use reindeer language? Lol |
| Elf Ernest | Are there other reindeer whisperers on staff among the elves? |
| Elf Victor | We have many elves growing in their skills with the reindeer, yes. But none are as strong as Santa |
| Elf Victor | Elf Ulan, that’s a really good question. For me, it isn’t given to me in words – but in feelings. I’ve never asked Santa for a total explanation. |
| Elf Victor | He can get detail from them individually that I cannot |
| Elf Victor | I think he and Blitzen and Donner especially “talk”. |
| Elf Ernest | What do you mean by that? |
| Elf Ulan | Talk |
| Elf Victor | Blitzen and Donner are the leaders, the smartest of all the reindeer |
| Elf Victor | Through them Santa learns of things about the other reindeer he cannot otherwise get. The story of Rudolph is a good example of that. He learned all that from Donner |
| Elf Ernest | But isn’t Donner Rudolph’s father? |
| Elf Victor | Yes, but it was Donner who explained what happened to Rudolph to Santa. |
| Elf Ernest | Oh, I see. Does Santa ever NOT understand the reindeer? |
| Elf Victor | No, he understands them all the time. In fact, he was down here this morning and held a meeting |
| Elf Ernest | A meeting? |
| Elf Victor | Yes, he just wanted a run down of all the teams and how they were feeling. He met with Blitzen and Donner and they told him |
| Elf Ernest | Wow, how interesting |
| Elf Victor | Yes, Santa deals with the reindeer different than he does any department or group of elves |
| Elf Ulan | Yeah, very interesting |
| Elf Ernest | How is it different? |
| Elf Victor | Well, they are more independent, I guess you could say. For example, Santa never tells the reindeer when to come back to the North Pole. They just show up |
| Elf Victor | He doesn’t command them or make plans for them. They just know what to do and he trusts them |
| Elf Ernest | Last year when they came back so late was Santa worried? |
| Elf Victor | No, not for a second. |
| Elf Ulan | Do reindeer understand English or other languages? |
| Elf Victor | There is a trust there that is unbreakable |
| Elf Victor | Good question, Ulan. Yes, they understand some words in many languages. In fact, they all know the Rudolph song by heart and they tease Rudolph about it all the time |
| Elf Ernest | They do? |
| Elf Victor | Yes, they know how much that song actually bothers Rudolph |
| Elf Ernest | It does? It has made him world famous! |
| Elf Victor | Rudolph doesn’t like that either. He’s really a rather shy reindeer |
| Elf Ernest | Do the reindeer have a lot of opinions? |
| Elf Victor | Yes, they do! |
| Elf Ernest | Oh? Like what? |
| Elf Victor | Opinions just like everyone else about stuff. You just don’t get to hear a lot of those opinions |
| Elf Ernest | No, we don’t. I’d love to hear what Frank Myrrh could do in an interview with a reindeer. |
| Elf Victor | Oh, that would NEVER happen |
| Elf Ernest | Oh, why not? Not even Comet? |
| Elf Victor | Not even Comet |
| Elf Ernest | Why not? |
| Elf Victor | Because reindeer are shy, private and they like to do things without being noticed. They don’t like attention. |
| Elf Victor | It is just in their nature |
| Elf Victor | Santa once told me that is why they make sure good elves. |
| Elf Ernest | Yes, we understand that now. Reindeer are elves. |
| Elf Victor | Yes, it’s just hard to get other elves to see them as elves. But they serve Santa as well as any elf ever did. So they are elves. |
| Elf Ulan | Do you have another animal elf there? |
| Elf Ernest | Well, we are just about out of time. Any last questions for Elf Victor? |
| Elf Victor | Ulan, I work with just the reindeer. But to answer your question, yes, Santa makes use of many animals in Operation Merry Christmas. |
| Elf Ulan | And I would like to be a therapist for the reindeer some day! |
| Elf Ernest | What other kinds of animals? |
| Elf Victor | A therapist? Like massage or emotional support therapist? |
| Elf Victor | Peguins and seals are common. But Santa has literally a zoo of animals at his command that he utilizes, often in secret. |
| Elf Ulan | Both! I have a pet massage therapist certification |
| Elf Ernest | Oh wow. Like what? |
| Elf Victor | Ok, Elf Ulan. I would love to have your resume. We’d consider your skills for sure. |
| Elf Ulan | I want to give my resume to you! |
| Elf Victor | Pigeons, different breeds of cattle, horses, of course, and even carrier eagles. |
| Elf Ernest | Carrier eagles? |
| Elf Victor | Yes, I can’t tell you more. Security reasons. |
| Elf Ernest | Whoa |
| Elf Ernest | <– mind blown |
| Elf Victor | LOL. He’s Santa. Don’t be surprised. |
| Elf Jolly | Does Santa utilize vehicles, like planes and trucks? |
| Elf Victor | Ulan, email me your resume at elfvictor |
| Elf Ulan | How about polar bears? |
| Elf Victor | Elf Jolly, yes, Santa uses vehicles of all types. Even boats of the North Pole Navy |
| Elf Victor | Santa knows some polar bears but I don’t think he actually employs them |
| Elf Ulan | Okay! I will! |
| Elf Victor | I hear good things about you, Elf Ulan |
| Elf Ernest | Victor, as always this has been a fascinating chat. |
| Elf Victor | I enjoy this…as long as I have Elf Trixie to help me! |
| Elf Ulan | Thank you, I’m glad to here that! |
| Elf Ernest | Our thanks to you and to Trixie for your service today. Thank you for being here. |
| Elf Victor | Thanks for having us. Bye! |
| Elf Jolly | Bye! |
| Elf Ernest | Thanks everyone for being here. |
| Elf Ulan | Thank you, Victor, Trixie, and Ernest! |
| Elf Ernest | Wow, what a GREAT chat |
| Elf Ulan | I agree! |
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Thank you, Elf Ernest. It was great and fun to hear about reindeer well from Elves Ernest and Victor. Elf Trixie, thank you for helping him. I want to know more about them, including the Department. I sent my resume to Elf Victor, and I hope he can find it and respond me in the near future. I look forward to talking again to you soon!
Reindeer are one of my favorite things to learn about.
Looking forward to Christmas. 🙂 :):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Thank you all for posting this wonderful chat; it is so exciting to learn more about the reindeer! That’s too bad that Rudolph doesn’t like his song. It’s one of my favorites; I hope he doesn’t mind that. If I ever see him, I won’t mention the song.