Track Santa Now With NORAD

For the 60th year, NORAD is helping eager youngsters keep track of Santa Claus -- not to mention helping parents convince those youngsters that it really is time to go to bed.

The NORAD Santa Tracker website features up-to-the-second updates on Santa’s Christmas Eve progress. Shortly after 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, the jolly old elf was leaving Kyoto, Japan and headed for Yokohama -- having already delivered more than 977 million gifts, according to NORAD.

The website, a collaboration with Microsoft, also features Christmas music from the U.S. Air Force Academy band, games, a reading library and other features to keep the young ones busy.

For eager eyes on the go, the Santa Tracker is also available as a mobile app for smartphones and tablets.

Download the App:

• Apple
• Google
• Windows

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a joint military effort between the United States and Canada, normally devoted to air defense and safety.

NORAD’s tradition of using radar to track Santa began in 1955, after a child mistakenly called the command by misdialing a “Talk To Santa” number that had been published in a Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement.