Monitor Santa’s Journey On Facebook, Twitter, YouTube And Instagram

This is a photo taken by the North American Aerospace Defense Command. … [+]Thursday, December 24, 2020. The US-Canadian operations that tracked the old man have followed him for 65 years. It all started when a little boy called the base and asked Santa Claus to speak to him. (NORAD via AP).

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Santa may be way too busy checking his Twitter feed and likely won’t be sending out many tweets. But you can follow his journey on Christmas Eve through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and YouTube.

Additionally, the Department of Defense (DoD) this month launched noradsanta.org for its Santa Tracking 2021 website. This site offers Christmas music and games. Children can join the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Santa Tracker, which launched at 4 a.m. ET on Christmas Eve.

The NORAD location of Santa Claus began in 1955 as an accident. A call came in from a young child who called to inquire about Santa’s location. Air Force Col. Harry Shoup, who worked the evening shift, answered a call from a boy who had followed the instructions in a newspaper ad at a local department store telling kids how to call Santa – except that the number was wrongly printed and instead was for the operations center.

Shoup wasn’t a Scrooge. He and his team were quick to respond to the first child, as well as many others who called that Christmas Eve. This started a new holiday tradition. The role of chasing Santa then continued when NORAD was founded in 1958, and it has grown in popularity and tech-savvy ever since. In addition to calling and talking to Santa, kids can also follow him through social media or a mobile app.

Google’s Santa Claus tracker will include an interactive map with Santa’s exact location, the number of gifts delivered and the estimated time of arrival. Both boys and daughters know that Santa comes when they sleep.

Santa’s long night

The DoD claims that satellites follow his movements while Santa Claus travels the globe by feeling Rudolph’s nose. Rudolph sends out an infrared signature, similar to one from a rocket. NORAD is chasing Santa Claus with the US Air Force’s F-15, F-16, F-22 and CF-18 fighter jets.

Santa Claus is greeted in North America by fighter pilots who meet off Newfoundland on Christmas Eve. He will then be safely escorted through North American aviation until he returns to the North Pole. This call center opened at 6 a.m. EST on December 24th. For kids, call 1-877-2-HiNORAD (446-6723) to find Santa Claus or access the mobile app, website, or social media.