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Monday, December 24, 2012

Where's Santa? Track Him Live from Largo!

The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a website that now offers a Santa tracker mobile app to follow the jolly man's magical flight.

They sent him their wish lists, sat on his lap at Largo's breakfast with Santa, and left cookies and milk for his arrival back in Largo. Now the only thing left for children to do is track Santa's progress as he delivers gifts around the world on Christmas Eve. Thanks to the folks behind the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) website, families worldwide can now follow Santa's Christmas journey in real time. The tradition started in 1955 after an advertisement for Sears Roebuck & Co. misprinted a telephone number for a special "Santa hotline." Instead of reaching Kris Kringle, the number put kids through to the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Commander-in-Chief’s operations, according to a description on the NORAD …

Friday, December 24, 2010

Track Santa From the North Pole to Largo

Satellite now enables us to know where Santa is on Christmas Eve.

Eons ago the only way to know if Santa stopped by in the middle of the night was to check the cookie tray for bites and follow the crumbs to the Christmas tree.  Fast-forward to the 21st century and children can now track Santa from his home in the North Pole to his many stops around North America. Yes, you read that right. Technology has enabled the world to see how one of the kindest philanthropists delivers gifts to millions of children in one night. The North American Aerospace Defense Command's sole mission is to keep track of Santa's moves throughout the U.S. and Canada.  Using satellite signals and imagery they are able to watch his movement from miles above the earth. In a location based in Colorado, the agency pays close …

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