update Santa is back in Africa, working through the middle of the continent at this time, flying very, very fast. The capitol city of Khartoum in Sudan is reporting a Merry Christmas at this time.

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

Command Center Status: All systems are go, all lights are green
Sleigh Status: 99114 mph
Reindeer Status: Great!
Latest Secret Spy Reports: Fog reported in Wales; tornado warnings posted in SE USA; reports of roof damage in Jacksonville, Florida…
Where it is Christmas Eve now: St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Toronto
Where it is Christmas morning now: Khartoum, Niamey, Brazzaville, Accra, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Helsinki, Warsaw

bedtime
Kids in these places should be in bed by now:
Brazil
Greenland
Iceland
All of Europe