Waze Christmas Edition: How to Enable Santa Mode, Voice, and MORE According to Tech Cratic, toggling Santa Mode in the latest version brought the Christmas vibes for drivers to enjoy and feel the holiday's spirit. The update would only be available for a limited time and would last until early January, so this may be the best time to get your Christmas Waze on. Launch the Waze App Tap "My Waze" (for guests, click "Search") This will prompt the sidebar to open (alternatively, Open Sidebar) Choose "Drive with Santa" This will open three choices for users to toggle on or off, depending on what interests them.