Hi ho, just 23 weeks to go until Christmas! Now the fun part of Christmas in July is upon us. I’m told that Santa himself has a big announcement to make ahead of all the water fights, picnics and contests of this weekend at the North Pole. So keep your eyes peeled for that. Also, […]
Christmas in July is traditionally a fun time at the North Pole but so far it’s been all business. The news at North Pole Flight Command is really starting to come out. Santa’s sleigh has resumed test flights, the North Pole Navy has been deployed and the tracking map has now gone live for elves […]
Hi ho, gang! There are 25 weeks until Christmas! All of a sudden it really feels like we’re cookin’ here at the North Pole. It was just a few weeks back and it felt abandoned around here. But now there’s activity just about everywhere. I keep getting a lot of worried questions. Will Santa make […]
Hi guys, there are just 27 weeks until Christmas and you know what that means! It means next week we cross over into the 2nd half of the countdown and that we celebrate Leon Day. Those who have followed along here at Santa Update over the years all know what Leon Day is and why […]
Hi ho, friends! There are 28 weeks until Christmas and I’ve got a story I’m working on. I have actually been home from vacation for about a week but I was met right away with a bit of a mystery right after I returned from Colorado. Trixie – my reindeer – is still here. When […]
Hi all! Only 41 weeks remain until Christmas and we have some news to report. I’m sorry I’ve been missing weeks here and there but I just cannot get healthy. I lost my voice a few weeks back and Mrs. Claus sent me home to bed and sent me soup twice a day for a […]
Hi there! Only 46 Weeks remain until Christmas. That may seem like a long time to you but for elves at the North Pole it is not very long at all, especially after something Santa said this past week. He told elves in a meeting that this year we will have to work “faster than […]
Happy Wednesday and guess what? There are only 47 weeks until Christmas! Big meetings going on at the North Pole. And plenty of banquets, too. It’s Elf of the Year season. Every year each department at the North Pole announces their Elf of the Year. These are elves who perform at exceptional levels. While most […]
Hi friends! There are just 48 weeks until Christmas, as of today. This week marks a very important time at the North Pole. The reindeer are leaving, not to return until some time in the fall. It is always a different kind of event. We do so many things with ceremony and celebration in our […]
Happy New Year! Just 50 weeks remain until Christmas and we’re in an all new routine. Christmas Eve this year falls on a Wednesday and Christmas Day is on a Thursday. That means my countdown post each week will come out on one of those two days – all year, right up until the big […]
The Reindeer Operations Department today announced Santa’s starting reindeer and in so doing declared each of them healthy and ready for Santa’s flight. The Santa’s Reindeer team, as expected, is Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen. The team has been in isolation for several days and watched over very closely by […]
