Baghdad Reports a Merry Christmas

Santa was cheered as he flew over the skies of Baghdad. Some people did not know what was happening though because Santa appeared only as a streak across the skies. But within minutes we started to receive word from all over Iraq that Santa has visited there.

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

Command Center Status: Command Center under lock-down…
Sleigh Status: 96663 mph
Reindeer Status: Record setting speeds being attained at this time.
Latest Secret Spy Reports: Non-believers reported in Seville, Spain; loud Christmas music reported in Madrid; power outages reported in Tripoli…
Where it is Christmas Eve now: Goose Bay
Where it is Christmas morning now: Baghdad, Tehran, Vorkuta, Omsk, Kabul, Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Sri Lanka, Mongolia

Kids in these places should be in bed by now:
Iceland
All of Europe
All of Africa
East Africa
Bulgaria

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Elf Ernest is Senior Vice President of Public Relations at the North Pole. As such he oversees all North Pole websites and the News Department, which includes Kringle Radio, North Pole Radio News, SantaUpdate.com, SantaTrackers.net and NorthPoleFlightCommand.com. Ernest also oversees all official North Pole social media channels.

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