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 […]
Happy Thanksgiving from the North Pole! It’s a day off for Santa’s Workshop, for North Pole Flight Command, for the Wrapping Department, for the North Pole Post Office and for all operational units of Santa’s enterprise at the North Pole. There are many events planned as the North Pole celebrates Thanksgiving and the start of […]
For the first time in 28 years Rudolph is the champion of the Annual Reindeer Games at the North Pole. Rudolph capped his championship run with a surprise win in the sky pull, a strenuous competition of sleigh pulling while in flight. Once again, this has not historically been Rudolph’s strongest event and once again […]
Today, the day before Thanksgiving, is unofficially known as the Quietest Day of the year at the North Pole. While Santa’s workshop, the Wrapping Department and the North Pole Post Office remain hard at work it is also the most requested day off of the year for North Pole elves. Why? Because there are things […]
It was a day of mixed results at the Reindeer Games. The biggest event day of the games ended with more than 17 reindeer near the top on the leaderboard and experts are arguing over who will actually win the games. For Santa’s team of reindeer it was another strong showing. Donner, Rudolph, Blitzen, Comet […]
North Pole Flight Command announced today that a short break will be given to the test pilots and reindeer assigned to Santa’s Sleigh. In recent days the test flights have been over Sector 3 in northern Europe. The flights will be over the northern Atlantic and Greenland before being grounded while pilots and reindeer return […]
The Annual Reindeer Games took a personal, family turn today as Rudolph and his father, Donner, took each other on in a pulling event. Donner, a frequent champion of the games who is heavily favored against this year, was expected to do well in this ground event. In this race the reindeer are hitched to […]
Officials at SantaTrackers.net say a new record for sign-ups for tracker elves was set over the weekend. Millions of new elves are expected to track Santa for Santa this holiday season. While exact numbers were not shared Elf Crash Murphy, the International Director of Santa Trackers, said new elves from more than 49 countries signed […]
