About Elf Harold Star
Elf Harold Star is a veteran news reporter and editor formerly with the North Pole Gazette. He has reported North Pole News for more than 50 years. His new assignment here at SantaTrackers.net will be to help the elf community online to develop their own news publication. Elf Harold lives at the North Pole with his wife, 4 cats and 3 very scared goldfish.
Entries by Elf Harold Star
10 Days Until Santa’s Launch
There are just 10 days until Santa’s launch. For many elves at North Pole Flight Command this is a very important marker. Why? Because it means things are happening right now that are going to affect Santa’s flight on Christmas Eve. For example, over in the Sleigh Barn, they are building THE actual sleigh that […]Tracker Numbers Around the World
Santa Speaks of the Workshop Crisis
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So much concerning mail is streaming into the North Pole Post Office about the crisis in Santa’s workshop that Santa himself has weighed in on the matter. “Worries and concerns for the elves in the workshop is not something you should be troubled with at Christmas time,” Santa told North Pole Radio News anchor, Elf […]
15000 Reindeer Activated
The Reindeer Operations Department is delivering another 15000 reindeer to work under the direction of North Pole Flight Command and they will begin their missions today. This more than doubles the number of sleighs, pilots and reindeer operating at the North Pole Sleigh Port, easily surpassing all records for flight activity at this date on […]The Need for Speed at the North Pole
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North Pole Flight Command reported last night that a record number of sleigh flights have left the North Pole in recent days. The nature of those flights are no secret: they are moving completed working from Santa’s Workshop and the Wrapping Department to staging areas in different places around the world. This is standard protocol. […]
Santa’s Workshop is 21 Days Behind
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The Workshop Crisis Management Task Force reports today that Santa’s workshop is 21 days behind with 12 days remaining until Santa’s launch. Santa’s workshop has worked almost non-stop since September when this was identified as a big problem and they have made up so much of their shortfall since that time. But elves are starting […]
The Kringle Plan Picks Up Speed
The Kringle Plan has really picked up speed this week as officials at the North Pole Sleigh Port report a record level of sleighs launched. As we noted last week more than 7000 reindeer were activated last week which has led to more than 1500 sleigh flights in just the past two days a lot. […]Final Call for Chimney Inspections
Reindeer Go Into Quarantine
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North Pole Flight Command announced late last night that Santa has named his starting team of reindeer. While there are no unknown or unexpected name on that list what they did not mention was that the reindeer have been put into quarantine. Maybe they didn’t want to mention that part on purpose. Quarantine is a […]
Santa Names His Starting Team of Reindeer
Santa Claus today asked North Pole Flight Command to announce his starting team of reindeer for Christmas Eve. There are no surprises. The team will be led by Rudolph, coupled with Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, and Cupid – then anchored by Donner and Blitzen. All of the reindeer are healthy and ready to go. […]Test Flights to End Soon
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The test flights of Santa’s sleigh may be ending soon. According to flight planners in North Pole Flight Command, the test flights just entered Sector 5 near the US and Mexican border near San Diego. Engineers are testing some loaded maneuvers of Santa’s sleigh and expect those to take no longer than 10 days. When […]



