NORAD Is Ready To Track Santa's Flight
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (CBSMiami) – There are 23 days left until Christmas which means The North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to start tracking Santa's yuletide journey.
The NORAD Tracks Santa website, which is celebrating his 61st Anniversary, officially launches December 1st.
The website, www.noradsanta.org, features Santa's North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, activities, and more.
The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese.
Official NORAD Tracks Santa apps are also available in the Windows, Apple and Google Play stores, so parents and children can countdown the days until Santa's launch on their smart phones and tablets.
Of course, the big countdown really begins at 2:01 a.m. on December 24th. That's when website visitors can watch Santa make preparations for his flight.
NORAD's "Santa Cams" will stream videos as Santa makes his way over various locations. Then, at 6 a.m. trackers worldwide can speak with a live phone operator to inquire as to Santa's whereabouts by dialing the toll-free number 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) or by sending an email to noradtrackssanta@outlook.com.
Any time on Dec. 24, Windows Phone users can ask Cortana for Santa's location, and OnStar subscribers can press the OnStar button in their vehicles to locate Santa.
NORAD Tracks Santa has delighted generations of families all over the world!
It all started in 1955 when a local media advertisement directed children to call Santa direct – only the number was misprinted. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone rang through to the Crew Commander on duty at the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center. Thus began the tradition, which NORAD carried on since it was created in 1958.
