Vixen

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Vixen is one of Santa Claus’s traditional flying reindeer, commonly depicted as part of the team that pulls his sleigh on Christmas Eve.

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Label Occurrences
Vixen canonical 16

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas character
Santa Claus reindeer
fictional reindeer
mythical animal
alsoKnownAs ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
surface form: The Night Before Christmas
appearsIn Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
surface form: A Visit from St. Nicholas
associatedWith Christmas
Christmas Eve
Santa Claus
culturalOrigin Western Christmas folklore
describedBy Clement Clarke Moore
featuredIn Christmas decorations
Christmas films
Christmas songs
Christmas stories
Christmas television specials
fictionalUniverse Santa Claus mythology
firstAppearanceDate 1823
genre holiday folklore
hasAbility flight
hasMedium animation
film
literature
merchandise
music
hasRole flying reindeer
holiday Christmas
languageOfName English
listedInLine "On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!"
listedWith Blitzen
Comet
Cupid
Dancer
Dasher
Donder
Prancer
nameEtymology derived from English word "vixen" meaning female fox
partOf Santa Claus's reindeer team
popularIn Canada
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

other English-speaking countries
portrayedAs reindeer with antlers
pulls Santa Claus's sleigh
purpose help deliver Christmas presents
travelsOn Christmas Eve
travelsWith Santa Claus

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prancer listedWith Vixen
Comet fliesWith Vixen
Cupid hasCompanion Vixen
Donner teammate Vixen
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" reindeerName Vixen
subject surface form: A Visit from St. Nicholas
Rudolph appearsWith Vixen
Blitzen appearsWith Vixen
Donder hasCompanion Vixen
Dasher listedAlongside Vixen
Blixem listedWith Vixen
Blitzen the reindeer listedAlongside Vixen
subject surface form: Blitzen
’Twas the Night Before Christmas featuresCharacter Vixen
subject surface form: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas