A reindeer is seen on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim

A reindeer is seen on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the coastal city of Luleaa. Heavy snow disrupted European flights over the weekend and stranded hundreds of drivers as far south as Italy as a white Christmas appeared increasingly likely in many countries.



A reindeer eats salt on a road on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the coastal city of Luleaa.


A reindeer eats salt on a road on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the coastal city of Luleaa.


A reindeer eats salt on a road on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the coastal city of Luleaa.



A reindeer eats salt on a road on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the coastal city of Luleaa.


A reindeer eats salt on a road on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the coastal city of Luleaa.



A reindeer is seen on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the coastal city of Luleaa. Heavy snow disrupted European flights over the weekend and stranded hundreds of drivers as far south as Italy as a white Christmas appeared increasingly likely in many countries.



A reindeer eats salt on a road on December 20, 2010 near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the coastal city of Luleaa.


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Entertainers dressed as elves hold reindeer outside number 10 Downing street

Entertainers dressed as elves hold reindeer outside number 10 Downing street in London December 20, 2010. The reindeer were brought to Downing street for a children's Christmas party for military families.




Entertainers dressed as elves hold reindeer outside number 10 Downing street in London December 20, 2010. The reindeer were brought to Downing street for a children's Christmas party for military families.



Entertainers dressed as elves hold reindeer outside number 10 Downing street in London December 20, 2010. The reindeer were brought to Downing street for a children's Christmas party for military families


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Road-olph the reindeer makes a bid for festive freedom... on the streets of Sunderland

By LEWIS BAZLEY

Roadrunner: The reindeer strolls serenely along the Sunderland streets


No-one likes working over Christmas but one Yuletide icon decided to bunk off by attempting an audacious escape.

Santa's pack of 13 reindeer looked likely to be one short this Christmas Eve after one of the festive animals surprised Sunderland shoppers by leaping out of its enclosure and trotting through the Wearside city.

Thankfully, children in the north-east can still expect their presents to be delivered on time after the reindeer was herded back into its city centre home by police and parks staff.


Runaway Rudolph: The reindeer goes on the run in Sunderland city centre with police cars in pursuit


The reindeer was spotted on the loose in Sunderland after being scared by a dog and jumping from its enclosure at the city's Mowbray Park's Lapland Village.

The creature had been part of festivities organised by Sunderland City Council but had the snarl of a dog to blame for its break for freedom, rather than the annual teasing inflicted on Rudolph due to his glowing red nose.

Six police cars followed the trotting deer through the city centre - with locals breaking into hysterics after being asked if they had seen him - before he was safely captured and returned to join in some reindeer games.


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Reindeer grazes in his corral at the San Francisco Zoo

In this photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo, one of four reindeer grazes in his corral at the San Francisco Zoo, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in San Francisco. The four reindeer will stay at the San Francisco Zoo from Nov. 20, 2010 through Jan. 1, 2011, and are the only reindeer on exhibit in the Bay Area.



In this photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo, two of four reindeer graze in their corral at the San Francisco Zoo, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in San Francisco. The four reindeer will stay at the San Francisco Zoo from Nov. 20, 2010 through Jan. 1, 2011, and are the only reindeer on exhibit in the Bay Area.


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