• hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    For ducks sake:

    If it was “for another reindeer was conceived.” then the line would rhyme properly and fit into the song.

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      11 months ago

      It rhymes, but doesn’t fit the meter.

      “By the final reindeer conceived” fits better, but changes Rudolph to the deceiver, not Yulish prince.