Google Santa Tracker Live Stream Links
Air Force Col. Harry Shoup took a call from a child and thought he was being pranked.
Sears published an ad which urged kids they could call Santa, but they accidentally listed NORAD’s number.
In that year the phone number posted was for the Continental Aerospace Defense Command, which has since become the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Santa takes off to make his Christmas Eve deliveries.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Santa Claus is coming to town, and for the 60th consecutive year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will continue its tradition of telling youngsters the location of Kris Kringle on his annual storybook world tour. Stephen Nissenbaum in his book “The Battle for Christmas” mentions Robert Sedgwick and his wife Eliza used to hang stockings in their homes so that Santa Claus could visit their children.
Dozens of companies and corporations spend their night before Christmas answering calls and emails from good little boys and girls across the world. The website also shared a video of Santa’s initial takeoff.
“During this season of giving, we agreed to waive the normal application fees and entry inspection/overtime costs”, said Dr. John Clifford, the USDA’s Chief Veterinary Officer. Of course, both have plenty of less educational games too, from Google’s elf-filled music maker to Microsoft’s Flapping Bird.
The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Chinese.
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However you sure don’t need to worry for “Santa is Real” and you can track his progress on NORAD or Google Santa Tracker. Then, starting at 2 a.m. EST, phone lines will open up for the Santa-curious to speak with live operators who will dish on the big guy’s coordinates: 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723).
There is also a Google Santa Tracker available to give a different version of the update.
It originally started in 1955 when a newspaper offered a phone number for children to call and find out exactly where Santa was at that exact time.