Seventy years ago, a wrong number prompted the U.S. Air Force to begin issuing reports of St. Nick’s progress on Christmas Eve.

NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year.

As Santa gets ready for his journey to deliver gifts this year for Christmas, the most asked question is — how does Norad track him? It’s been 70 years since this tradition first began ...

In 1955, Sears, Roebuck & Co. ran an ad in The Gazette that contained a phone number for children to call Santa. “Hey kiddies!” St. Nick says in the ad. “Call me direct on my telephone.” One of the ...

The North American Aerospace Defense Command has been tracking the location of Santa Claus for children since 1955.

FILE - This image provided by NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, shows NORAD's Santa Tracker on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. NORAD via AP, File Sometimes kids drop the phone after ...

For 70 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has kept tabs on Santa to ensure the safe delivery of all presents.

If you’ve ever found yourself on Christmas Eve refreshing a little blinking map to see whether Santa is cruising over the Atlantic or zipping past Nebraska, you’re part of a global tradition that ...

Santa Claus flew across the skies over the Korean Peninsula on the night of the 24th, riding a sleigh pulled by nine reindeer led by Rudolph. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), ...