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By Mike Mitchell (see FAA Certifies Reindeer Powered Sleigh For Christmas Eve Flight) |
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December 20, 2010 – Today, the Commander of the North
American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and
executives from Google, Booz Allen Hamilton and the
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, who help sponsor the
NORAD Tracks Santa Program, will join together at the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) alongside the one and
only Macy’s Santa to get people geared up to track Santa
as he makes his yuletide journey.
For the 55th consecutive year, the men and women of the
North American Aerospace Defense Command are ready to
track Santa! The NORAD Tracks Santa website,
www.noradsanta.org, features holiday games and
activities that change daily.
The website is available in seven languages: English,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese.
On Dec. 24, the website will stream videos, captured by
NORAD “Santa Cams,” from cities along Santa’s journey. Santa trackers will begin answering phones and replying to email at 2:00 a.m. MST (4:00 a.m. EST) on December 24 and will continue until 3:00 a.m. MST (5:00 a.m. EST) December 25. Children of all ages can then call the NTS toll-free number 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) or send an email to noradtrackssanta@gmail.com. |
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NORAD Tracks Santa is an annual Christmas-themed entertainment
program produced under the auspices of the North American
Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Every year on Christmas Eve,
"NORAD Tracks Santa" purports to follow Santa Claus as he leaves
the North Pole and delivers presents to children around the
world. The program starts on December 1 with a "
The program is in the tradition of the September 1897 editorial
"Yes, However, the telephone number printed was incorrect and calls instead came through to Colorado Spring's Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Center. Colonel Shoup, who was on duty that night, told his staff to give all children that called in a "current location" for Santa Claus. A tradition began which continued when the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) replaced CONAD in 1958. |