The Nose That Glows

So, apparently, reindeers' noses can look red sometimes ~ and even seem bright ~ and there's a scientific reason for it!: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/9752184/Revealed-why-Rudolphs-nose-is-so-red.html
   And here's the story of how the most famous reindeer, Rudolph, was born. His creator and he shared a few characteristics, foremost among them being determination (story, audio, copy of the original book): http://www.npr.org/2013/12/25/256579598/writing-rudolph-the-original-red-nosed-manuscript