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Where's Santa? Track Him Live from Smithtown
It's almost time for Santa to take flight. Visit the NORAD site where they track Santa and see what he is up to in the days before Christmas.
They sent him their wish lists, sat on his lap, and left cookies and milk for his arrival. Now the only thing left for children to do is track Santa's progressĀ as heĀ delivers giftsĀ around the worldĀ onĀ Christmas Eve.
Thanks to the folks behind theĀ North American Aerospace Defense CommandĀ (NORAD)Ā website,families worldwide can nowĀ follow Santa'sĀ Christmas journey in real time.
The tradition started in 1955 after an advertisement for Sears Roebuck & Co. misprinted a telephone number for a special "Santa hotline." Instead of reaching Kris Kringle, the number put kids through to the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Commander-in-Chiefās operations, according to a description on theĀ NORAD Tracks Santa Facebook page,Ā which has more than one million "likes."
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