"Hang a shining star upon the highest bough...." goes the lyrics of Frank Sinatra's take on Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." In Seattle, the Wheedle's blinking red nose takes the place of a shining star on Seattle's highest bough - the tree of lights atop the Space Needle.
Who is the Wheedle? The Wheedle is the round, furry creature with a red blinking nose that is the subject of Stephen Cosgrove's 1974 children's story "Wheedle on the Needle". While Rudolph's red nose might make an appearance once a year, the Wheedle's red nose is a nightly occurrence here.
There's a Wheedle on the Needle
I know just what you're thinking
But if you look up late at night
You'll see his red nose blinking
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