The North Pole Post Office has launched a new service this week called Shout Outs. Shout Outs are a way for the North Pole Post Office to communicate with believers and allow them to see confirmation that a message, text or wish list sent to Santa has been received. To use it, you would have […]
Opening ceremonies for the Annual Reindeer Games were held today. The games begin tomorrow with elimination rounds in the speed trials. The games were heralded by a parade of champions, showcasing the last 25 winners. Blizten led the parade because he has more championships than any of the other reindeer, although Donner is not far […]
Operation Merry Christmas is something many new visitors to SantaUpdate.com struggle to understand. For the young visitor, Santa makes all the toys with the help of a few elves and then delivers them with the help of a few reindeer. Operation Merry Christmas is much bigger than just a few elves and reindeer. There are […]
The Workshop Crisis Management Task Force reports today that Santa’s workshop is 79 days behind with 47 days remaining until Santa’s launch. Elf Bernard, head elf in Santa’s Workshop, says that the 10 days picked up in the past week is good progress but that they have to do even better. Elf Bernard, who is […]
Of all the questions received at the North Pole none is asked more than this one: “Am I on the naughty list?” A variation of that question is, “Am I on the nice list?” The News Department at the North Pole focuses on the news of Santa and the North Pole. But part of our […]
North Pole Flight Command has issued their first alert of Santa’s official launch countdown – which happens with just 50 days to go until launch time. While to the public it looks a routine news post behind the scenes things are put into motion the public never sees as this marker in the season is […]
The test flights of Santa’s sleigh are entering a period of long range speed tests. This will mean broad jumps of Santa’s sleigh over large portions of the map. You can follow the test flights on the big map located at SantaTrackers.net. Over the past several months the test flights have been confined to just […]
Competition among the reindeer for appointment to the back-up team is expected to be fierce. So far, more than 700 reindeer have applied to make the squad. The irony of this is that the back-up squad rarely gets to fly on Christmas Eve. Santa’s A-team of Reindeer consisting of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, […]
The North Pole Halloween Party was held as costumed elves from all over the North Pole attended at the North Pole Events Center. The highlight of the party was a large screen featuring images of happy people from around the world who sent in pictures for the annual Halloween costume contest. As more pictures came […]
The Workshop Crisis Management Task Force reports today that Santa’s workshop is 89 days behind with 54 days remaining until Santa’s launch. A frustrating week for elves in Santa’s workshop as production quotas designed to make greater progress on the deficit of work accomplished for the year fell back a bit. What happened? It was […]
Santa’s lead reindeer team has fully returned to the North Pole after more than a month of service in shuttling supplies to the North Pole to help with the Crisis in Santa’s Workshop. The reindeer will now prepare for the annual Reindeer Games, scheduled to begin on November 10th. Between now and then the reindeer […]
More elves are being sent to Santa’s workshop to see if production increases can help ease the crisis. Elf Bernard announced today that the following North Pole departments, businesses and organizations are all sending elves to additional work crews to Santa’s workshop: Wrapping Department North Pole Post Office North Pole Motor Pool Sleigh Department – […]
