Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,

had a very shining nose.

And if you ever saw him,

you would even say it grows.

All of the other reindeer,

used to laugh and call him names.

They never let poor Rudolph

join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,

Santa came to say:

"Rudolph with your nose so bright,

won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then all the reindeer love him

as they shouted out with glee,

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,

you'll go down in history!

──Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

　每年一到十二月，電視台播"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"，似乎已成了慣例。

　這部以stop motion手法拍的小片，從1948年第一個8分鐘長的版本，到1964年的第一個動畫版，最有名的1976年版，1979年的夏季版，到2001年新版，轉眼間將近一甲子的光陰，裡頭有好幾首曲子到今天還是不斷傳唱的聖誕歌，包括"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"和"A Holly Jolly Christmas"。

　這部片子，我很小的時候在電視上看過一次，然後就是這幾年十二月每年必看。故事很簡單，就是歌詞寫的那樣，再加上Rudolph、Hermey和Cornelius被雪怪追殺的小小冒險。也因為如此單純，短短一小時不到的片子，給人一種質樸童趣的美感。

　越是簡單原始的東西，即使時間流逝，也越是不容易退流行吧！

　只不過．．．．．．

　為什麼電視台會把"Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer"和"Victoria's Secret Fasion Show"排在一個晚上播啊！這調性真是超不合的．．．．．．Orz