Santa Claus, NORAD

Why did NORAD start tracking Santa Claus? It started with a wrong number
NORAD began to track Santa Claus in 1955, following an accidental phone call made to the agency by a young boy interested in in speaking with Kris Kringle.
WATCH: NORAD is tracking Santa’s journey around the world! Where will he be next?
Santa Claus is on the move -- and NORAD has its eyes on him! Watch the video above to track Santa’s journey around the globe! Click here to read how a typo and a call on a top s
Special Space Force technology behind NORAD’s Santa Tracker
The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, in the hopes that St. Nicholas soon will be there… but where exactly is Santa Claus right now? You can find out by checking out the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Santa Tracker,
When is Santa getting to you? NORAD is tracking Santa’s journey
Phones in Colorado will ring off the hook as children around the world look for Santa on his Yuletide journey.
Santa tracker: Where is Mr. Claus? Follow his Christmas Eve journey live on NORAD, Google
The map tracking Santa's trip around the world will begin Dec. 24, Christmas Eve from NORAD, a joint U.S.-Canada command responsible for protecting the skies over both nations. Visitors can track Santa's flight from 4 a.m. to midnight MST / 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. EST.
NORAD Tracks Santa's Journey Around the World Christmas Eve
"We are using a combination of satellites, radars, and fighter jets. Usually, it is the radars that pick up first when Santa Claus leaves the North Pole, and the satellites will pick up Rudolph's nose through infrared sensors, and his nose gives out quite a bit of heat," says Kelly Frushour who is monitoring Santa.
NORAD Santa Tracker: Where in the world is Santa Claus right now?
The Tracks Santa website is live with a sneak peek at the North Pole, NORAD's intelligence on the jolly old elf and a countdown clock to Christmas Eve.
NORAD Santa tracker: How Saint Nick's journey is offered in different languages
NORAD's Santa Tracker follows St. Nick as he delivers toys. One company offers free translation services to help more kids follow along.
WATCH LIVE: Where is Santa now? NORAD is tracking him around the globe
Now in its 69th year, the holiday tradition lets children watch or call in to get updates on Santa Claus as he makes his way around the globe.
WATCH LIVE: Where's Santa? Track Saint Nick's sleigh on Christmas Eve with NORAD
Santa Claus is coming, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command is making sure nothing sidelines Saint Nick’s global travels. NORAD, the U.S. military agency responsible for monitoring and defending the skies above North America,
Where is Santa right now? NORAD tracker mapped his 2024 Christmas flight
As it does every year, NORAD, the North American Aerospace Command, tracked Santa on his trip around the world on Christmas Eve so children and families could see where he was.
Colorado woman recalls phone call that transformed father into NORAD's "Santa Colonel"
It all started with one phone call.In 1955, 6-year-old Terri Shoup Van Keuren was living with her family in Colorado Springs.
NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location.