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
Final Chat for Trackers This Sunday
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The final chat of the 2025 Christmas season will be held Sunday, December 21st at 4pm EST in North Pole Chat and it will feature the International Director of Santa Trackers, Elf Crash Murphy. Crash will be addressing last minute instructions for Santa trackers. By the time the chat is over it is expected that […]
Help Feed the Reindeer
Reindeer and their needs is on the minds of leadership in Flight Command. As we reported last week more than 22,000 reindeer are now working Operation Air Lift and they will continue flying until the job is done sometime on Christmas Eve. A lot more reindeer could to joining them soon. Flight Command is receiving, […]Urgent Call for More Sleigh Pilots
The Kringle Plan is increasing the number of reindeer and sleighs for Operation Airlift and that is creating a special need that is not easy to fulfill: pilots. North Pole Flight Command has put out a call worldwide for experienced sleigh pilots. While there are automations that could be built into sleighs they are time […]You Can Still Track Santa for Santa
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You have no doubt heard of the North Pole’s call to recruit more sleigh pilots to help with Operation Air Lift but there is still another elf need that Santa himself has issued an alert for: more tracker elves. You can still track Santa for Santa. In fact, the need for trackers is greater now […]
Rush to Make More Sleighs
The Sleigh Department is not only finishing up Santa’s sleigh they are rushing to build hundreds of new sleigh right now. Operation Air Lift, which is traditionally something we only discuss after Santa launches, is actually in motion now. The Kringle Plan called for the early dispatch of thousands of sleighs from the North Pole […]The Difference Between an Email and a Wish List
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With Elf Hugo of the North Pole Post Office to visit North Pole Chat today there is little doubt that one of the things to be discussed will be the difference between an email and a wish list for Santa. A wish list goes to Santa but it gets processed by elves at the North […]
What Trackers Should Be Doing Right Now
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 […]


