Canadians have known about the lollipop cure for years. Look at Shatner.

Leena is right about the nose just being shiny and not having an internal light source. That is why Santa's Sleigh is constantly monitored for safety while in Canadian airspace and is required to have proper, functioning running lights and landing lights in accordance with Ministry of Transport air safety regulations.

Such erroneous claims in the song also lead to Mr Gene Autry not being able to perform in front of Canadian children without a scientist to explain these errors and the song and cartoon were never aired in Canada without a disclaimer about the danger of aircraft without proper running and landing lights.

Oddly enough, hockey playing racoons were considered perfectly OK for children. But that is for another thread.