Today is December 1st, the day when, every year, NORAD launches its annual Santa Tracker!
As I write this, the official NORAD Tracks Santa website is live!
It will be the 61st year the North American Aerospace Defense Command, now using volunteers, has tracked Santa’s progress across the world.
According to a story by our news partner The Seattle Times:
The air command authority has in the past said it uses the heat signature from Rudolph’s nose to follow St. Nick over the continents and nations from Australia and Africa to South America and the United States.
The tradition has grown to include multiple agencies and hundreds of volunteers who typically answer more than 100,000 phone calls on Christmas Eve. First Lady Michelle Obama has been among the NORAD volunteers in years past.
For more information visit the Official NORAD Santa Tracker, or call 877-HI-NORAD or email noradtrackssanta@outlook.com on Christmas Eve.
