The song may be about rewarding scholars and people who like learning. This is because the nose is the organ of inquisitiveness due to animals smelling things before they eat them and looking out for food and danger by smell. So Rudolph is basically a stereotypically unpopular nerd who gets socially ostracized due to his poor social skills. But when there\'s a fog symbolizing uncertain times ahead (also Carl von Clausewitz fog of war) so Santa chooses Rudolph as the leader because he is the most knowledgeable and will be able to safely guide them.\nThere is some support of this in Hinduism where the goddess of wisdom turns into a deer and why learned men wear deer skin as clothing and sit on deerskin mats. (what I read on wikipedia)
The song may be about rewarding scholars and people who like learning. This is because the nose is the organ of inquisitiveness due to animals smelling things before they eat them and looking out for food and danger by smell. So Rudolph is basically a stereotypically unpopular nerd who gets socially ostracized due to his poor social skills. But when there\'s a fog symbolizing uncertain times ahead (also Carl von Clausewitz fog of war) so Santa chooses Rudolph as the leader because he is the most knowledgeable and will be able to safely guide them.\nThere is some support of this in Hinduism where the goddess of wisdom turns into a deer and why learned men wear deer skin as clothing and sit on deerskin mats. (what I read on wikipedia)