NORAD Prepares To Track Santa

That’s how he learned that a Sears, Roebuck & Co. advertisement in the local newspaper had invited kids to call Santa at ME 2-6681 – the number for the red phone.

Microsoft once again partnered with the North American Aerospace Defense Command on an interactive website at noradsanta.org where Santa s reindeer-drawn sleigh can be seen making its way over countries around the world.

Thousands of emails from around the globe are also received and answered as part of the Santa Tracker program. If you have an Android device, you can track Santa’s path on the official Google app, which is also compatible with Chromecast for users who want to view the tracker from their TVs.

Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number went into to the Continental Air Defense Command’s operations hotline. The Norad Santa Tracker, as well as the Google Santa Tracker can be accessed through the link provided below.

Knott said, “Our military satellites, our radars, our fighter jets, and then on December 24th we add in our special Santa cameras that capture images as he’s passing special places like the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben in London, England”.

SO FAR THIS YEAR: NORAD Tracks Santa had 1.5 million Facebook likes as of Wednesday morning.

For the 60th consecutive year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is continuing its tradition of telling youngsters the location of Santa Claus on his annual storybook world tour. The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Chinese. Not wanting to crush the spirits of children, then-colonel Harry Shoup told his colleagues to play along and provide callers with Santa’s exact location.

NORAD is typically charged with detecting attacks against North America by aircraft, missiles or space vehicles.

Techs watch their monitors closely as Santa Claus approaches Canadian Airspace Christmas Eve.

Joie Broin has made volunteering with her family a tradition for the last three years.