The North Pole has been dealing with a raging blizzard that threatens to affect Thanksgiving celebrations later this week. Snow has been falling for weeks but high winds settled in over the weekend turning the winter wonderland of North Pole Village into a glazed ice rink that is difficult for living there. Shops have closed, […]
Santa is asking for a favor. The art group of the North Pole Public Relations Department is asking for more art from creative individuals around the world. Santa would like you to consider an art submission of your own creation. Last year we added a feature to SantaUpdate.com for art submissions. Each submission goes to […]
The Mighty Mick has a new job. A few years back North Pole News shared the inspiring reindeer story of The Mighty Mick, who battled back from sickness to compete in the Reindeer Games and to earn a special spot on Santa’s team on Christmas Eve. This year the Mighty Mick has another special mission […]
Next week for Thanksgiving there will be a number of events at the North Pole to celebrate both Thanksgiving and Christmas. We want to invite you to participate no matter where you are. The Thanksgiving Day Elf Parade is an annual tradition that doesn’t have to be celebrate alone at the North Pole. You can […]
The North Pole Health Department today issued their Annual Report of General Elf Health and reported directly to Santa Claus that the overall health of the North Pole workforce is healthy and ready to participate in full force for the delivery phase of Operation Merry Christmas. The largest fear every year is a recurrence of […]
The North Pole Elf Choir is debating their choice of music for the annual Christmas Concert at the North Pole and for their annual album, with proceeds that go to Santa’s Sleigh. Of course, there will be traditional favorites included such as Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Jingle Bells and Up on the Housetop. […]
An elf from North Pole Flight Command is posting pictures and information at the elf community at SantaTrackers.net. The information appears legitimate. But nobody knows who this elf is, where he is getting the information and whether or not the sharing of those images and information is legitimate. Elf Max, webmaster of SantaTrackers.net, expressed concern […]
Sleighs for Operation Airlift are starting to line up for launch at the Sleigh Port at the North Pole. They are starting the long process of operations that happens in advance of Santa’s flight. Operation Airlift is the transport of presents, toys, gifts of all types, personnel and other material away from the North Pole […]
The progress of the test flights of Santa’s sleigh can be tracked on the Santa Tracker at SantaUpdate.com. But there are other things being done to get Santa’s sleigh ready for flight. In the Sleigh Bell Department a tedious musical process is underway. The bells are being made to exacting specifications and tuned to certain […]
Operation Merry Christmas hasn’t even begun yet and already a record number of calls have been made to Santa. Santa’s voicemail can be reached by anyone calling 866-847-2682. You can leave a message for Santa and tell him anything that you want. Those calls go to a new computer system in Santa’s office. The new […]
Professional Santa tracker scouts are gathered at North Pole Flight Command to receive training in advance of their Christmas Eve assignments. Scouts are sent to pre-determined locations ahead of Santa’s launch for many reasons. One of those reasons is to observe Santa’s sleigh in flight, to record it, and to observe how the sleigh performs. […]
The News Department at the North Pole met to receive their assignments for the annual Tracking Santa radio show that plays on Kringle Radio December 23rd- December 25th. This North Pole tradition of live broadcasting from the Kringle Radio studios at the North Pole is a Christmas radio broadcast heard in more than 160 countries […]
