where did the story of rudolph originate

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a beloved Christmas character whose story has been popularized through numerous adaptations and retellings. The tale of Rudolph originated in the 1930s when Robert May, a copywriter at the Montgomery Ward department store, created the story as a promotional tool for the company's annual Christmas catalog. May wrote the story as a poem and later illustrated it, creating the image of a reindeer with a glowing red nose that led Santa's sleigh on a foggy Christmas Eve. The story was popularized through Montgomery Ward's catalog and later through television specials, movies, and