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  • When Rudolph visits the toy factory for the first time as a fawn, an elf gives him a teddy bear.
  • After Rudolph ditches school from bullying over his red glowing nose, Santa comes across Rudolph hiding his nose. Santa gives Rudolph his scarf to warm him and assures him that his nose is grand and that he has a place in Santa's family.
  • Zoey doesn't care what the other reindeer think of Rudolph's nose and becomes his friend. He even gives him her pendent for good luck at the reindeer games.
  • Rudolph and Zoey's love song, "Show Me The Light", is partially a tearjerker, but it's also pretty heartwarming. Even when they're apart, with miles and miles of distance between them, the two reindeer still think of each other fondly and pour their hearts out expressing the positive influence they've both had on each other's lives.
  • Despite being almost tricked out of his cave by Slyly and Rudolph, Leonard feeds and shelters the two after Rudolph apologized to him. He was under no obligation to do so even after Rudolph's apology, but he did so anyway.
  • How does Rudolph control his nose? By thinking of those he loves and those who love him and letting the light of their love show.
  • Zoey admits to Rudolph that he means everything to her, and Rudolph confesses to Zoey that she makes his whole heart glow.
  • When Stormella, who just imprisoned them and is threatening to kill them, falls over a cliff, Rudolph immediately comes to her rescue with everyone coming to help. Then when Rudolph is granted a wish in return, he gives up a chance for a normal nose and wishes Stormella to be nice.
  • Rudolph reunited with his parents after running away. He apologizes to them for worrying them and Blitzen hugs him.
  • Blitzen tells Rudolph he is proud of him.
  • Rudolph gives Slyly his teddy bear and Leonard his scarf for Christmas.
  • On Christmas morning, Stormella and her penguin butler wake up to discover that Santa and Rudolph delivered their Christmas presents the previous night. She's very overjoyed to know that Rudolph and Santa actually visited them after years of conflict both characters had.
  • Everybody praises Rudolph and celebrates him for saving Christmas on Christmas Morning. Everybody including Stormella and even Arrow are seen singing "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" while Rudolph is extremely flattered and happy the entire time. Especially the moment when they sing "And if you ever saw it, You would even say it glows" with Rudolph responding by looking at the viewer as his nose starts glowing brightly.

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