West Africa Welcomes Santa

Gambia’s city of Banjul just reported that Santa has been there. Other villages and towns along the western coast of Africa also report 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: Banjul, Harare, Khartoum, Niamey, Brazzaville, Accra, Port Elizabeth, Durban

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

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Elf Ernest

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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