One of the more serious topics consistently pursued at SantaTrackers.net among tracker elves is the setup and design of the home tracking center. It is a topic of interest as well to casual trackers of Santa, too. What does it look like? How do you do it? Elf Hugo reports that these questions are coming […]
North Pole Flight Command has reported good news from Santa’s Stables about the progress Vixen is making in recovery of surgery she had over the summer. Today Vixen is having another workout, this time to see how she flies for the first time this year. With less than three weeks to go until Christmas we […]
Santa Claus is known around the world for his iconic sleigh pulled by legendary reindeer. That aspect of Santa’s travels will never change. But did you know that Santa uses alternative modes of transportation as part of his merry journey every year. He’s been known to make use of cars and trucks, trains, canoes, horses […]
The North Pole Post Office is one of the busiest departments at the North Pole. It is operating at full capacity right now as believers around the world send mail to Santa. In years past we have explained how Stocking Mail, a revolutionary messaging system exclusive to the North Pole, has been engaged at the […]
A strange test flight of sorts took place late last night in snowy North Pole skies. Using a light sleigh with special cameras installed Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer practiced take-offs-and-landings in the harsh weather using different colored lights in his nose. The test results showed that the traditional red color he has used for […]
In a weekly meeting of officials at North Pole Flight Command the Weather Department warned of severe weather at the North Pole lasting as long as eight weeks. Obviously, this covers the time period of Santa’s launch and the entirety of Operation Merry Christmas. “This is not an unheard of pattern for December and January […]
The makers of Elf Eggnog are warning North Pole residents there may be a shortage of their eggnog in the coming weeks. An early winter, a shortage of Montana-grown grain customarily used at North Pole dairies and a hearty appetite for eggnog during the Thanksgiving holiday have combined to create perfect conditions for a shortage […]
There are now just 25 days left until Santa launches from the North Pole. For over 11 months there have been markers along the way to Santa’s launch. Now it is getting very, very close. Today, at the 25-day mark, there are signs things are coming together at the North Pole: 1. Santa’s reindeer have […]
Vixen is not doing well. Elf Victor, head elf of Reindeer Operations at the North Pole, said in North Pole chat yesterday that Vixen is “iffy for Christmas Eve”. He explained that her surgery last summer was more serious than expected and that her recovery is slow. Even participants in the chat questioned what that […]
It is a busy Saturday at the North Pole. Saturdays are usually work days at the North Pole. We usually work until about noon. Sundays are off days at the North Pole (except on for when Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday, such as this year). The North Pole Post Office, as expected, got slammed […]
Santa’s workshop is continuing their good work today. The difference between today and every other day of the year is the presence of the Big Countdown Clock in the atrium. That big clock marks the hours, minutes and seconds until Santa’s launch – just like here on the website – only the clock in the […]
It has been a full day of Thanksgiving events at the North Pole capped by the Walk of Christmas Lights led by Santa himself. After the big Thanksgiving luncheon Santa leads the entire village on The Walk of Christmas Lights, a tour of North Pole Village homes all lit up for the first time this […]
