Nothing stops Santa! NORAD still tracking Santa’s journey around the world on Christmas Eve despite pandemic. Here’s where he is now: The Santa Tracker run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, will remain online despite the pandemic this year.
How NORAD started tracking Santa?The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) says the annual Santa tracker was born 65 years ago, when a child picked up a phonethinking she would reach Saint Nick. It turns out, the young girl dialed an unlisted line for the military’s Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center in Colorado.
How does NORAD track Santa on Christmas Eve?Volunteers typically answer more than 130,000 calls to the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline from children across the globe. This Christmas Eve will be no different, Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby said Tuesday. NORAD will help you track Santa this year with its online tracker.