updateSanta 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

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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

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