Manila and Cebu City are both reporting a very Merry Christmas as Santa has visited there in the past little while. Santa has pushed on, heading north.

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

Command Center Status: No issues reported at this time.
Sleigh Status: 2987 mph
Reindeer Status: Tiring.
Latest Secret Spy Reports: Cloudy conditions reported in Seattle; Christmas decorations stolen in Berlin; down trees and power lines reported in Panama…
Where it is Christmas Eve now: Addis Adaba
Where it is Christmas morning now: Marshall Islands, Soloman Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Auckland, New Zealand, Kiritimati

Kids in these places should be in bed by now:
India
Bangkok
Beijing
Singapore
Jakarta

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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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