Track Santa with NORAD

arkonite_babe

shysally2004 wrote:

We do this every year and my kids love it

So do we!! Never mind the kids lovimg it, so do I

jockettuk

zobby wrote:

What happens if The American early warning defence system mistakes Santa for an incoming ICBM? I can see alot of upset children come christmas day morning...

this is run in association with nasa lol... and santa is so fast a nuke bomb would never catch him.... whe have been watching this site for the last 4 yrs and the first couple my daughter would wait till he in france then run off to be in case he got here before she was asleep.. she wouldnt get any pressies if he knew she was awake.. doesnt work so much now but she loves all the excitement it causes... we leave it on and she runs and updates it..

mshelsbels

Hi there,

Not sure if this has already been posted, but thought this might be of interest. For the last 5 years myself and my 2 kids have 'tracked' Santa across the world on Christmas Eve, via this site...HERE
Its absolutely fantastic, and really keeps the magic going. Obviously you wont be able to track the man in the big red suit as yet, but bookmark the site for Christmas Eve where you can go the the 'Santa Cam' etc...
Here's some info on how it all started:

This is the 50th Anniversary that NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa. The tradition began 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." The Director of Operations, Colonel Harry Shoup, received the first "Santa" call on Christmas Eve 1955. Realizing what had happened, Colonel Shoup had his staff check radar data to see if there was any indication of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Indeed there were signs of Santa and children who called were given an update on Santa's position. Thus, the tradition was born. The Command carried out its first Santa tracking in 1958 after inheriting the tradition from CONAD. Since that time, Canadian and American men and women who work at NORAD have responded to phone calls from children personally. Additionally, media from all over the world call NORAD on Christmas Eve for updates on Santa's location. Last year this Website was visited by millions of people who wanted to know Santa's whereabouts. This year, the information is provided in six languages.

NORAD relies on many volunteers to help make Santa tracking possible. Many people at Cheyenne Mountain and Peterson Air Force Base spend part of their Christmas Eve with their families and friends at NORAD's Santa Tracking Operations Center in order to answer phones and provide Santa updates to the many thousands of children who call in.

Really is very exciting....Happy Christmas everyone!

Hels

:xmastree: :snow_laug :santa2: :xmastree:

grilli

already got this bookmarked for my daughter to look at on christmas eve.

scottishchick27

grilli wrote:

already got this bookmarked for my daughter to look at on christmas eve.

Me too. Hope I remember about it. :snow_grin

mummysaver

What a lovely idea, must now remember to look on Christmas Eve - thanks very much for this post.

Fraserca

Sorry but I can't agree with the idea of supporting the aims of the American Military Industrial Complex in whitewashing their aims.

The truth is that this organisation is set up to track and control missiles which can be targeted on any city in the world. The indescriminate destruction of families would be the result of this organisation being given the orders from the White House.

Not so cheery when you find out who they are .

mshelsbels

Fraserca wrote:

Sorry but I can't agree with the idea of supporting the aims of the American Military Industrial Complex in whitewashing their aims.

The truth is that this organisation is set up to track and control missiles which can be targeted on any city in the world. The indescriminate destruction of families would be the result of this organisation being given the orders from the White House.

Not so cheery when you find out who they are .

I really dont think by tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve with an 8 and a 9 year old, who still truly believe in all the magic, counts as 'supporting the aims of the American Military Industrial Complex'!!!

A Merry Christmas to you too! :xmassmile

moggins

I've used Norad for the last couple of years to track santa and never knew the background behind it all.

Personally I think it's a wonderful story and shows that even those we believe as heartless hard men have a soft heart when it comes to a child and the belief in santa. It's also wonderful that one years mistake has turned into a 50 year tradition with people giving of their time to reinforce the magic of christmas for children all over the world.

karin

Fraserca wrote:

Sorry but I can't agree with the idea of supporting the aims of the American Military Industrial Complex in whitewashing their aims.

The truth is that this organisation is set up to track and control missiles which can be targeted on any city in the world. The indescriminate destruction of families would be the result of this organisation being given the orders from the White House.

Not so cheery when you find out who they are .

I see the spirit of Scrooge still lives on!

Lighten up a little.

Even the American Military have fun at this time of year.

Never mind I really hope you have a happy Christmas. :xmassign: :santa2: :j
Smile it's Christmas!!