Yes, NORAD Will Continue Tracking Santa During The Pandemic
12/24/20 AT 10:00 AM
Santa, according to U.S. air defense systems, will be flying around the world with help from his eight reindeer delivering presents as usual this year. But is he taking any precautions during the pandemic?
Here’s the story we all know. A newspaper advertisement in 1955 listed the phone number for U.S. air defense rather than Santa. The officer who answered when a child rang the number, Air Force Col. Harry Shoup, played along. And the rest, as they say, is history.
“A holiday tradition was born, which the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has carried on since it was created in 1958,” NORAD said in a statement. “Each year since, NORAD has reported Santa s location on Dec. 24 to millions of children and families around the world.”
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Pandemic doesn t stop effort marking 65 years of monitoring global trek
Equipped with hand sanitizer, the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is ready to mark the 65th anniversary of the NORAD Christmas tradition. (Thomas Paul / Department of Defense photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
December 24, 2020
| 10:47 a.m.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will continue to track Santa’s global flight this Christmas Eve, but COVID-19 will bring some precautions.
For the 65th year, NORAD Tracks Santa is gearing up for its busy night, and organizers said the website, social media pages, a new mobile app and partner platforms will again allow children around the world to track Santa.
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NORAD’s Santa Tracker Expects Santa To Arrive On Time For 2020 Christmas
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 65th Anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey around the globe!
The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, features Santa’s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, movie theater, holiday music, webstore, and more. The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese.
The official NORAD Tracks Santa app has been updated for 2020 and is also available in the Apple App and Google Play stores, so parents and children can count down the days until Santa’s launch on their smart phones and tablets. Tracking opportunities are also offered through social media on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, as well as on partner platforms Amazon Alexa and OnStar.