Santa Tracker

Outside of following Santa as he journeys across the globe to Chicago (or where ever you may be), kids can now play over twenty educational games on the Santa Tracker page, including one that helps teach basic coding. In 'Code Boogie,' kids will use The North American Aerospace Defense Command – or NORAD – started … Read more

Outside of following Santa as he journeys across the globe to Chicago (or where ever you may be), kids can now play over twenty educational games on the Santa Tracker page, including one that helps teach basic coding. In 'Code Boogie,' kids will use So, it will soon be time to check out the Santa … Read more

NORAD's Santa Tracker started Christmas Eve 1955, when an ad misprinted the phone number to call Santa and children instead called an air defense center in Colorado Springs. “The commander at the time said, 'We're just going to take all these calls and  Christmas Eve is just two weeks away, which means Santa Claus is … Read more

When my son was younger, we would pull a chair up in front of the computer after we got home from Christmas Eve service. He would peer at the "Santa tracker" to see reports of the location of the sleigh during the jolly old elf's journey around the world. NORAD has helped generations of children … Read more

Sixty years ago, a misprinted phone number directed Santa-seeking children to dial an Air Force base in Colorado. Now, decades later, what was once a mistake has become a tradition. The Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center, now the  NORAD's Santa Tracker started Christmas Eve 1955, when an ad misprinted the phone number to call … Read more