How to Track Santa on Christmas Eve

Every Christmas, Santa amazes children around the world with his magical ability to deliver exactly what they want without even being caught off guard.

One of the fun things you can do with your kids on Christmas Eve is keep an eye on where in the world the sleigh is and how it handles this incredible feat while they wait for their own gifts to be silently placed under the Christmas tree. . .

Here are all the best sites to follow Santa’s progress this year. Some of them are also available as apps for Android and iPhone.

1. Google Santa Tracker

Google is using some of its vast knowledge to bring some happiness for Christmas. Check out the Google Santa Tracker website for a variety of activities suitable for all ages to play in the run-up to Christmas.

When the big day arrives, you’ll see Santa’s location, a live blog of his journey, as well as how far he is from you and the number of gifts he’s delivered.

According to the tracker, Santa’s journey lasts 25 hours. It makes its first stop just after 22:00 local time in the Russian Far East, when it is 5:00 in New York and 11:00 in Paris.

The site works on computers, phones and tablets, you do not need to install the application.

2. Track Santa with NORAD

For people of a certain age, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) will conjure up fresh-faced images of Matthew Broderick and Ellie Sheedy who brought the world to the brink of World War III so they can play the latest video game. In the classic “War Games” of 1983, the final scenes of potential global catastrophe are played out in the mountain stronghold of NORAD, where generals monitor any nuclear missile attacks from aggressive powers (well, that was the Soviet Union then).

NORAD has directed its considerable monitoring capabilities to the geolocation of St. Nick, who must reach incredible rocket-like speed as it travels through the sky. This, or it, sees him as a threat to national security.

You can also install the Norad tracker on Android and iPhone these days.

Go to the NORAD website.

In fact, the NORAD Tracks Santa site is a glorious Santa Claus celebration and just a fun place for kids (and adults) to spend some time. While the main function on Christmas Eve is to show the Santa Express making its way through the sky, you can click on the various buildings in the village on the main page to hear the songs, learn more about Santa and NORAD.

The NORAD tradition of tracking Santa’s flight began as early as 1955, when a typo in an advertisement caused children to accidentally call NORAD (or rather its predecessor, CONAD) to ask where Santa was. Colonel Harry Shope, in no small courtesy, ordered his staff to check where the sleigh was currently located, and thus another Christmas legend was born.

3. Santa update

If you prefer a more journalistic approach to sleigh preparation and social conditions in Santa’s toy shop, then Santa Update is the place for you. This site covers news that is somehow overlooked by the wider media, including radio interviews with well-informed elves talking about a strange large building with no name in which Mr. Christmas is keeping something mysterious.

Santa update

The Santa update also told a few stories about sled flight tests in Malaysia, speed tests in Russian airspace, and occasional sightings over Japan, where St. Nick is believed to be conducting reconnaissance missions. Any disaffected elves wishing to report any Santa Claus scandals can also submit their reports directly to the site for publication.

The real highlight, however, is the live radio broadcast that will take place during the big night, which Santa insiders have told Big Beard himself calls “Operation Merry Christmas.”

Part of the Santa Claus update is the Elf Headquarters, which handles messages to Santa and the elves online.

There are email addresses on the site where you can contact the main person himself, so hopefully you get an idea of ​​what he’s planning to go down the pipe with!