Donner

Donner is one of Santa Claus's reindeer, originally named in the poem The Night Before Christmas (though in the original text his name was spelled Donder).

Appearances

Prominent appearances

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

Picture	Production	Voice actor	Year	Notes
	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Paul Kligman	1964	Donner plays a prominent role in this Rankin/Bass special, in which he is Santa's lead reindeer and also the title character's father. While teaching Rudolph the art of being Santa's reindeer and surviving in the world, Donner finds his son's glowing nose a shock and attempts to disguise it by covering it with a fake nose made of dirt. When this ultimately fails, Donner receives some harsh scolding from Santa and is disappointed in his son. After Rudolph runs away, Donner becomes worried and goes looking for him, eventually being joined by his wife and Rudolph's girlfriend, Clarice. They eventually get captured by The Abominable Snowmonster of the North, but Rudolph comes to their rescue. Later, after Santa asks Rudolph to guide his sleigh on Christmas Eve, Donner expresses how proud he is of his son.
	Rudolph's Shiny New Year		1976	As this is a sequel to the 1964 Rankin/Bass special, this version of Donner is the same version from that special. He makes a brief cameo in Rudolph's flashback.
	Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July		1979	As this is a sequel to the 1964 Rankin/Bass special, this version of Donner is the same version from that special. He briefly appears in the flashback to Rudolph's birth at the beginning of the film.
	Santa Claus: The Movie		1985
	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie	Matt Hill	1998
	Robbie the Reindeer series	Jane Horrocks (original UK version) Britney Spears (US redub)	1999, 2002, 2007	In this trilogy, Donner is a female reindeer who serves as the love interest and later wife of Rudolph's son Robbie.
	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys		2001	As this is a sequel to the 1964 Rankin/Bass special, this version of Donner is the same version from that special.
	Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas	Jeff Bennett	2004
	Back at the Barnyard: "It's an Udderful Life"	John DiMaggio	2009

Minor appearances

In the following specials, Donner is named onscreen, but is indistinguishable from other reindeer.

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
• Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)
• A Christmas Story (1972)
• A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
• Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! (2009)
• Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)