First Visits to Brazil Reported

It is summer time in Brazil and Santa is flying without his coat on. Recife, where the temperature right now measures at a balmy 80 degrees, has reported a Merry Christmas, the first Brazilian City to do so.

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

Command Center Status: All systems are go, all lights are green
Sleigh Status: 6400 mph
Reindeer Status: Fantastic
Latest Secret Spy Reports: Burglar alarms reported in Cleveland, Ohio; down trees reported in Memphis, Tennessee; a Blue Christmas reported in Graceland…
Where it is Christmas Eve now: All of North and South America
Where it is Christmas morning now: Recife, Daneborg, Gunnbjorn and Disko Bay

Kids in these places should be in bed by now:
Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico
North and South Dakota
Mexico
Saskatchewan
Central America
US Midwest
All Eastern Timezones

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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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