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HOHOHO, NORAD is following Santa from Colorado Springs

Norad follows Santa

For more than 50 years, NORAD(North American Aerospace Defense Command) has been following Santa’s trip around the world and you too, can log on and see where Santa is at any time as he leaves the North Pole and flies around the world delivering his most precious presents.

This site is opened until December 26 and is arguably the most viewed noncommercial site on December 24.

How did NORAD, who keeps as all safe from unexpected attacks, become the one place to view his trip?  In 1955, NORAD got a call by accident, as Sears had put an ad in The Gazette that said do you want to talk to Santa?  Call this number.  It was one digit off from the NORAD number and a child called and instead of telling the child they had the wrong number, they told this child they would check the radar.  A new tradition was born.

Today, with all the tracking abilities of NORAD, they can see his every stop.  A Santa-tracking Web site was created and children from around the world can track his every move.  Its even translated into seven languages, so even non-English speakers can understand the audio.  There’s also activities and games that the kids can play; so log on today, and instead of just saying he’ll be here soon, you can show the kids where he’s at on his appointed rounds.

NORAD does say that Santa normally starts at the International Date Line and then travels west and and ends his trip in South America.

So, log on to www.noradsanta.org and you can follow his yearly trip.

 We hope you enjoy tracking his trip and we’re glad this is located in our hometown of Colorado Springs.  We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you all have a great holiday!!!

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Kathy (719-287-1049)   KTorline@msn.com

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