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When will St. Nick touch down in Studio City? (Shutterstock)
STUDIO CITY, CA It s been a tough year, and while few traditions this holiday season will go on untouched by the coronavirus pandemic, here s one we can still count on seeing whether Santa Claus is en route to Studio City with a sleigh full of Christmas gifts.
It s a tried-and-true way to bring an extra spark of joy to kids this holiday season. It s also a good incentive to get the kiddos tucked in by convincing them that Rudolph s red nose is trained on your house and Santa is, in fact, on his way.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, a joint U.S.-Canadian operation that protects the skies over both countries, has tracked Santa Claus since a child mistakenly called the base in 1955, asking to speak to Santa.
The coronavirus isn t going to keep Santa Claus from coming to town.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which tracks everything in the skies of the United States and Canada, is tracking Santaâs sleigh and his reindeer for its 65th year on Christmas Eve.
Families can follow the journey of Old Saint Nicholas on NORADâsÂ
website as he travels and delivers gifts to children across the world.
The holiday tradition began withÂ
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In December 1955, Col. Harry Shoup was working his shift at the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center, a predecessor to NORAD, when he answered the phone in his office.
Sorry, Grinch. Virus won t stop NORAD from tracking Santa
FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2019, file photo a playbook sits next to a telephone set up in the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced that NORAD will track Santa on December 24, just as it has done for 65 years. But there will be some changes: Not every child will be able to get through to a volunteer at NORAD’s call center to check on Santa’s whereabouts, as they have in years before. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)