Hamildolph (An American Christmas Story)

How does a young buck reindeer, one who was constantly

Mocked and dropped in the middle of a forgotten

Island full of misfit toys, where nobody could tell you what his name is

Grow up to be the one who's the most famous?

The same reindeer, who led Santa through the fog'n

Went globe trottin' by not lettin' fear stop him

Got treated like a dog'n

That made it a tough slog'n

He was green: he barely had antlers upon his noggin'

And every day his playmates berated him by calling him

Names and it was lame, he struggled and kept his guard up

Inside he was tired of hearin' the same old line, he

Started making use of his nose—it was super shiny

Well, the word got around, they said, "This deer is insane, man!"

Wasn't very long before the word got to the Big Man

All the other reindeer used to ban you from their games, but

The world's gonna know your name. What's your name, man?

Rudolph Red-Nosed Reindeer

My name is Rudolph Red-Nosed Reindeer

And Santa came to me one foggy year

On Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve . . .

Here he comes!

(Here comes the Santa Claus!)

Ladies and gentlemen!

(Here comes the Santa Claus!)

The moment you've been waiting for!

(Here comes the Santa Claus!)

The pride of the North Pole!

(Here comes the Santa Claus!)

Saint Nicholas!

There's a delay (What?)

Of my sleigh (What?)

Right before Christmas Day

This fog is not going away

I'm gonna need someone to light the way

Can I be real a second?

For just a millisecond?

Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second?

Now I'm the model of a modern myth that's magical

A veteran with venison valeting him whose elves are all

Lining up, to make my sleigh ascendable

Hitchin' reindeer to harnesses

And checkin' off the names on Nice and Naughty Lists

But the elephant is in the room

The fog is in our face and our mission is about to be doomed!

Any hope of success is fleeting

How can I keep leading, when the reindeer I'm leading can't be seeing?

We put a halt to proceedings as we try to get vision

It's a tough decision. Listen

We are in fog (What?)

That's thick (What?)

We gotta go quick

We gotta make it through this year

Ayo, I need a new lead reindeer

Is this the team with which I am to circle the globe?

We fly at midnight—the North Pole in the distance

I cannot fly if I cannot see, people!

I'm in dire need of assistance

Brrr

Your Excellency, you wanted to see me?

Rudolph, come in—did you say "brrr"?

Yes, sir, 'cause it's freezing

There's a rumor, sir: Christmas is canceled because there's a storm out?

Rudolph?

Sir?

Close the door, don't let the warm out

Have I done something wrong, sir?

On the contrary

I called you here because our odds are beyond scary

Your reputation precedes you, so I have to ask

Sir?

Rudolph, what will it take to get you on my staff?

Sir?!

Okay, look, I know you've got a crazy shiny nose

In fact, I've heard there are those who even say it glows

I know the deer and all the elves now admire you

They laugh and call me names, like Pinocchio

Now why're you upset?

I'm not

It's alright you want to fly, you've got a hunger

You're just like Donner as a youngster

Head full of fantasies of flyin' like a starter?

Yes

Flying is easy, young man. Leading is harder

Why are you telling me this?

I'm being honest.

I need to get these toys to all the kids like I promised

A fog this thick is not an option I chose

I need a reindeer who can light up his nose. So?

I am not throwin' away my shot!

I am not throwin' away my shot!

Ayo, it's just why he came here, a young and scrappy reindeer!

I am not throwing away my shot!

Son, we are in fog that's thick!

You need all the help you can get

I have some friends: Yukon Cornelius

And Hermey—he's a dentist

K, what else?

We gotta go quick!

We'll need to go as the crow flies

Take shortcuts and zoom through the night sky

I'll tell the elves to load the sleigh with supplies

We'll take to the skies, all the haters will be surprised!

I'll rise above my station, lead your sleigh to every nation

We'll go down in his'try as a winning combination, sir!

Here comes the Santa Claus!

Rise up! What?

Here comes the Santa Claus!

Rise up! What?

Here comes the Santa Claus!

Rise up! What?

Here comes the Santa Claus!

What?

And his lead reindeer!

Boom!