Sexual preference aside, writer Jeff Goode has given a lot of thought to all nine of Santa's reindeer, in particular the eight less famous ones.

Goode's play doesn*t resemble any holiday fairy tale you know, but dozens of theater companies in several countries have performed The Eight, a funny send-up of the flying four-legged sqardron and its jolly, fat and creepy leader.

Monday: Part Two of "Goode and his Angry Reindeer."