Up where the northern lights dance like living flames, antlered shadows rise into the starlit sky…

Join Gary and GoldieAnn on a breathtaking journey into the frozen heart of Sápmi, where ancient Sámi legends whisper of the luminous Gaivaldu—a sacred white reindeer that soars through the aurora, pulling the reborn sun and guiding lost souls through endless polar night.

We’ll follow Old Nils through a blinding blizzard as a glowing spirit doe appears to lead him home, explore how these ethereal guardians of the solstice merged with Norse myths of Odin’s eight-legged sky-steed Sleipnir, and trace the magical thread all the way to Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem that gave us Dasher, Dancer… and, later, a certain red-nosed misfit who lights the way.

From sacred rituals under shimmering guovssahasat to the jingling team we know today, discover the true paranormal origins of Santa’s flying reindeer.

Buckle up as this trip Within the Mist is a special solstice edition equal parts survival, wonder, and pure holiday enchantment.

Available now wherever you listen to Within the Mists. Don’t miss it… you might just hear hooves on your rooftop this Christmas Eve.

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