update Elf Hugo just called to ask if I could send any help over to the North Pole Post Office. They need help with their computers because the amount of email Santa is receiving right now is off the charts. He also says stocking mail has been more popular than ever this year.

“We should start to catch up with it all soon,” Elf Hugo said. “As kids realize that Santa will be launching soon they will start looking to write notes that they actually leave for Santa when he comes to their home. Once kids realize what time it is we catch things up pretty fast.”

Elf Hugo, though busy, said he is not concerned with having problems getting all the mail to Santa.

— Elf Ernest
Direct from Santa’s Newsroom at the North Pole

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Estimated Time to Launch: 9 hours
Current North Pole Weather: 14 Degrees, Heavy Snow, High Winds
Command Center Status: All systems are go, all lights are green
Santa’s Status: Headed to Military Bases in the Middle East
Reindeer Status: Taking a nap.
Santa’s Workshop Status: 89% complete, still working
Santa’s Sleigh Status: 87% ready, sleigh bell repair underway
Wrapping Department Status: 64% complete, emergency contingency plans deployed
North Pole Christmas Party Readiness: 100% complete
North Pole Medical Center Report: No new cases of sickness reported
North Pole Post Office Status: 59% complete, full staff working overtime
Latest Secret Spy Reports: High winds reported in Northern Michigan; cold tamales reported in San Juan; power outage reported in Dubai
Where it is Christmas Eve now: All points in the Far East
Where it is Christmas morning now: Nowhere