Santa Works the North Pacific

The City of Vladivostok in North East Russia has reported a Merry Christmas in the past few minutes. Santa is working so very quickly this year! Seeing that Santa is in a northern area it is possible he will be stopping soon to swap out teams of reindeer to give his A-Team a rest. We will keep you updated.

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

Command Center Status: Elf Victor Dispatched with Reindeer Relief Team
Sleigh Status: 412 mph
Reindeer Status: A little tired and hungry
Latest Secret Spy Reports: Heavy snow reported in northern Mongolia; non-believers reported in Tehran; warm breezes reported in Bermuda…
Where it is Christmas Eve now: Tehran
Where it is Christmas morning now: Guam, Vladivostok, Sydney, Brisbane, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Marshall Islands

Kids in these places should be in bed by now:
All of Asia

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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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