Dec 24th, 2008 · For 50 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has been following Santa Claus on his annual journey around the world. Now, in 3-D, Google Earth helps millions of people track Santa on the eve before Christmas. Santa tracker Gary Ross talks about how his team of specialists follow Saint Nick and his red-nosed reindeer.
Nov 19th, 2008 · Self-proclaimed "broadcasting legend" Stephen Colbert talks about his upcoming Christmas special on Comedy Central. According to Colbert, it will include goats dressed as reindeer and his own original Christmas songs.
Sep 26th, 2008 · The two major party presidential hopefuls now have a pretty famous guy to contend with. One of 14 write-in candidates for president in West Virginia is Santa Claus. Claus lives in Nevada and his name was O'Connor before he changed it. The state's rules allow almost anyone to register. No word on whether Claus will launch a straight talk sleigh from his home in Lake Tahoe — perhaps led by a reindeer called Hope?
Dec 6th, 2007 · Caroline Kennedy's new Christmas anthology opens with her 1962 letter to Santa. In it, she wished for skates, dolls and a "pet reindeer" for herself and "some noisy thing" for her brother John. But a family tradition shunned toys for oranges and walnuts.
Oct 14th, 2006 · Airport Pizza in Nome, Alaska, runs quite a delivery operation. Owner Matt Tomter flies his pies hundreds of miles for delivery to remote areas. The most popular pizza is made with reindeer meat, feta cheese and red peppers. Tomter tells Scott Simon how the business works.
Jul 12th, 2006 · Eking out a living on the frozen tundra of Russia's far north is no simple task. The nomadic Nenets people have traditionally herded reindeer, but now that way of life is under threat as alcoholism sweeps through the region and young Nenets leave for bigger cities.
Feb 11th, 2006 · In a land where the ground is always frozen, one creature has nourished man both physically and spiritually. Anthropologist Piers Vibetsky discusses The Reindeer People, his book about the Eveny herders of Siberia.
Dec 1st, 2004 · The stop-animation favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer celebrates its 40th anniversary Wednesday. One expert says the story behind the much-loved classic is almost as good as the show itself.