You better watch out, you better not cry — because Santa Claus is coming to your town!
For the 67th consecutive year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is back to track the jolly man’s journey around the globe.
Eager children — and hey, adults, too — can keep up with Santa’s whereabouts by using NORAD’s Santa radar starting at 4 a.m. ET on Christmas Eve day, Dec. 24.
The surveillance is available on the NORAD site, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
OnStar and Amazon Alexa are also keeping tabs on the gift-giver’s location.
To reach the NORAD Tracks Santa Operation Center for any questions or concerns regarding Ol’ Saint Nick, viewers can call 1-877-446-6723 starting at 6 a.m. ET on Dec. 24, or send an email to noradtrackssanta@outlook.com. An automated update or a staff member will then give out Santa’s most recent location.
The decades-long tradition actually started by accident in 1955 when a kid looking to speak to Santa dialed the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center’s number, as it was wrongly printed in a department store ad in a local newspaper.
Not wanting to be a Scrooge, the on-duty commander, Air Force Col. Harry Shoup, kept the Christmas spirit alive and assured all callers that he was the real Santa. NORAD opted to keep the tradition going when it was formed in 1958.
Volunteers now prepare to answer more than 130,00 calls to the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline from kids around the world. The project’s website annually receives several million visitors from more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
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