For more than 50 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight.
The
tradition began after a newspaper advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to
call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through
to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The Director of
Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the
radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole.
Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition
was born.
Since that time, NORAD men, women, family and friends have volunteered their time to respond to phone calls and emails from children all around the world and now track Santa using the internet. Millions of people who want to know Santa's whereabouts now visit the NORAD Tracks Santa website.
Since that time, NORAD men, women, family and friends have volunteered their time to respond to phone calls and emails from children all around the world and now track Santa using the internet. Millions of people who want to know Santa's whereabouts now visit the NORAD Tracks Santa website.
If you want to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus as he makes his flight preparations, log onto the NORAD Tracks Santa website starting at 12:01 a.m. on Christmas Eve.
Google also provides a Santa Tracking website.
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