By John Boone 3:04 PM PST, DecemNBC Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer ( reindeer ) may have a very shiny nose. If you haven’t taken the survey yet, I suggest taking it here before you look at the results. We figure may be the Red-Nosed Reindeer thing was lost in the translation somewhere The fat appearance is sometimes due to the presence of thick fur instead of excess body fat. I found basically no variation within the repetitive lyrics: people either followed the song or said nothing at all.Īll of the following results are therefore focused on the far more creative innovative lyrics. Even within the US, trends usually can only be described broadly. As such, there is little regional variation discernible outside of the US, although each country had its own general trend. Broken down by country:īecause of the way the survey was structured and distributed, the majority of the respondents were American. You know theres Dasher and Dancer Prancer and Vixen Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had a very shiny nose All of the other reindeer.
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All data was collected anonymously and all survey questions were optional. At the end of the survey I asked three demographic questions: decade when the respondent first learned the song, and the respondent’s home state and city (stressed as optional). Innovative lyrics add something entirely new, which cannot be predicted from the preceding line (example: “as they shouted out with glee (YIPPEE)”. Repetitive lyrics largely repeat the last word or two of the preceding line (example: “all of the other reindeer (REINDEER)”. They never let poor Rudolph (Rudolph) Join in any reindeer games. I divided the added lyrics into two categories: repetitive and innovative. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Youll go down in history Outro: Bill Champlin (Bandmates) Ahh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh-Ooh Talk to me Rudolph (Shiny nose) Ahh, Ahh (Where you got to go) Oh, where you going. All of the other reindeer (Reindeer) Used to laugh and call him names. This research was conducted via a Google Forms survey. I also made minor modifications to clarify some questions. Most importantly, all the questions were changed to fill-ins after some comments about semantic priming. I will also note that I have made some small changes to the survey. I designed a survey at lightning speed, posted it on social media, peddled it around the internet last December.īefore I go further, I want to note that “Regional Variation in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is BACK for Year 2 and collecting new data. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it you would even say it glows All of the other. I, your intrepid local linguistics major, found the prospect of regional variation in song lyrics an opportunity too good to pass up.
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After a conversation with some of my friends, we found discrepancies in what we considered the “established” lyrics, despite growing up in the same area. An example from the first two lines of the song:Ĭhildren, perfectly synchronized: REINDEERĬhildren, united and deafening: LIKE A LIGHTBULBīut perhaps you sing “LIKE A FLASHLIGHT” instead. Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer Had a very shiny nose And if you ever saw it You would even say it glows 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. All of the other reindeer Used to laugh and call him names They wouldnt let poor Rudolph Join in any reindeer games.
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These little additional lyrics are chanted or shouted at the end of each line of the song. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Had a very shiny nose, And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows. Throughout the holiday season and across the world, one can invariably find elementary school students transforming the perennially popular “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” song into a call-and-response shouting match. Please take the survey before continuing reading. A wonderful Christmas song titled “ Deck the Halls Lyrics“.Regional Variation in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (2017)ĮDIT: This article is based on a short survey, which can be found here.