Track Santa Through NORAD

For those of you unfamiliar with this tradition, read below:

"For more than 50 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa. The tradition began on Christmas Eve in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. store advertisement for children to call Santa on a special "hotline" included an inadvertently misprinted telephone number. Instead of Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." ...Thus, the tradition was born."

- From "Why we track Santa" at noradsanta.org

To track Santa or to view NORAD's Santa tracking website in other languages, go directly to their home page by clicking the button below:

More About NORAD
(North American Aerospace Defense Command)

"NORAD uses a variety of technological tools to watch for any man-made threat that might come from the skies – that includes missiles, jets, or spacecraft. The Command does not monitor comets, meteorites or any other so-called natural threats, but it does monitor the progress of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve through the NORAD Tracks Santa program. Since the tragic events of 9/11, NORAD’s role – which previously was outward-looking – now includes monitoring airspace within North America."

- From NORAD's main website.

Until recently, NORAD operated out of Cheyenne Mountain. Yes, that's the same base that houses the... wait... hold on there's someone at my door...

Oh, er... nevermind. I can't tell you about that ;)