North Pole Flight Command reported the other day a change in test flights of Santa’s sleigh, focusing on long range flights. The last day or two has seen the test flights hop from Hawaii to Chile, from Chile to South Africa and then from South Africa to Iceland. This is a significant change in pattern. […]
Mail to the North Pole Post Office has increased significantly in volume. Postmaster Elf Hugo Slavia says elf positions are fully staffed and operating at full capacity already this holiday season. “The mail is starting to shift in focus,” Elf Hugo said. “Early in the season we see a lot of mails of just questions […]
It’s St. Nicholas Day today at the North Pole and around the world. Every December 6th the world pauses to remember the man who is the hero and the inspiration for Santa Claus. Santa, who is away visiting children today, sent greetings via video to North Pole residents enjoying the traditional St. Nicholas Day festivities […]
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 […]
