Track Santa Using NORAD As He Approaches New England
BOSTON (CBS) --Children around the world will have their eyes on the sky tonight.
Believe it or not, Christmas Eve is here and once again the folks over at NORAD are tracking the travel patterns of a certain man in red.
NORAD has been tracking Santa for over 50 years.
According to the website, the tradition began in 1955 when an advertising company based in Colorado Springs misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations hotline.
"The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole," the NORAD Santa website explains. "Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born."
In 1958 CONAD became NORAD, and the tradition has continued ever since.
You can track Santa's Christmas Eve travels by visiting www.noradsanta.org.
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