Blitzen

Blitzen is one of Santa Claus's reindeer, originally named in the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas. His name comes from the German word "Blitz" for "Lightning" ("blitzen" means "to flash").

Appearances

Prominent appearances

In the following specials, Blitzen makes a prominent appearance in the story and/or has a speaking part.

Picture	Production	Voiced by	Year	Notes
	The Year Without a Santa Claus		1974	Blitzen is the reindeer who brings Mrs. Claus, Jingle, Jangle, and Iggy to see the Miser Brothers and later Mother Nature.
	Santa Claus: The Movie		1985
	Bonkers: "Miracle at the 34th Precinct"		1993	At the beginning of this episode, Blitzen helps Santa test out his new sleigh, only for the big guy to fall out of it and land in Hollywood.
	The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf	Dan Castellaneta	1997
	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie	Garry Chalk	1998	In this movie, Blitzen is Rudolph's father. He is also brothers with Comet, Cupid and Dasher and has a wife named Mitzi and has a nephew named Arrow.
	Olive, the Other Reindeer		1999	Blitzen gets injured and is unable to fly. The news of this prompts the title character to travel to the North Pole so she can fill in for Blitzen. He is also shown that he has a cousin named Schnitzel.
	Robbie the Reindeer series	Steve Coogan (UK) Hugh Grant (US) Takashi Taniguchi (Japan)	1999, 2002	In the first two films, Blitzen serves as the main antagonist. He is jealous of Rudolph's fame and takes this out on Rudolph's son Robbie. In the first film "Hooves of Fire"', Blitzen is in a relationship with Vixen, which later ends.
	Donner	Mark Acheson	2001
	Blizzard	Leif Bristow	2003	In this film, Blitzen is has a mate named Delphi and is the father of Blizzard.
	Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas	Jim Cummings	2004
	Higglytown Heroes: "Twinkle's Wish"		2004	,
	Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen	Dave Harris	2006
	Back at the Barnyard: "It's an Udderful Life"		2009	Alongside Donner, Blitzen is a college friend of Otis.
	T.U.F.F. Puppy: "A Doomed Christmas"	Jeff Bennett	2011
	Saving Santa		2013
	Doctor Who: "Last Christmas"		2014	Blitzen along with Rudolph and Donner appear in this Christmas special.
	Elliot the Littlest Reindeer		2018
	Blue's Clues & You!: "Blue's Night Before Christmas"	Heather Bambrick	2020	Unlike other productions, this was voiced by a female.

Minor appearances

In the following specials, Blitzen is named onscreen, but only has a minor/silent role and/or is indistinguishable from the other reindeer.

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
• Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)
• A Christmas Story (1972)
• The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
• A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)
• The Powerpuff Girls: Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2003)
• In Search of Santa (2004) - In addition to his minor appearance, he is mentioned when referring to his fallen sleigh bell that is obtained by Princess Crystal.
• Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! (2009)
• Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
• A Fairly Odd Christmas (2012)