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LIVE: Here comes Santa Claus! Follow him with NORAD

NORAD pulls out all the stops to track Jolly Ol' Saint Nick around the globe

Since 1955, the fine folks at NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) have been tracking Jolly Ol' Saint Nick as he traverses the globe delivering presents on Christmas Eve.

To find out Santa's current location, feel free to take a gander at the handy live tracker above, kindly provided by NORAD.

NORAD deploys all its resources – radar, satellites, and jet fighters – in order to pinpoint the location of the big guy's sleigh at any given time. To find out exactly how it's done, visit the NORAD HQ website.

The very informative webpage also includes some frequently asked questions, including: How can Santa travel the world within 24 hours?

Answer: NORAD intelligence reports indicate that Santa does not experience time the way we do. His trip seems to take 24 hours to us, but to Santa it might last days, weeks or even months. Santa would not want to rush the important job of delivering presents to children and spreading joy to everyone, so the only logical conclusion is that Santa somehow functions within his own time-space continuum.


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