Entries by Elf Ernest

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Elves Still Betting Against Santa

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Elves Still Betting Against Santa



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Elf Hank reports that the sugar cookie pool is still tilting against Santa. Again, he expresses no surprise by this and predicts it will turn in Santa’s favor after he launches. The sugar cookie pool is stationed in the lunchroom at the North Pole and as elves take breaks they stop by the table to […]

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North Pole Post Office in Chaos

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North Pole Post Office in Chaos



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There are few days like this at the North Pole. It is just pure chaos right now. Elf Hugo tells me that millions of emails, faxes, messages, letters and even texts are coming into the North Pole at this hour from around the world. His job is to handle all of them and to make […]

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Spotters Around the World Put on Alert

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Spotters Around the World Put on Alert



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A traditional signal has been sent from the Tracking Center to official spotters located around the world — it calls them to attention and to begin a routine checking communications and making sure all is in readiness to track Santa. There is a process these teams have to follow. By checking in their ensure all […]

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Flight Ops Team Meets for the Last Time

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Flight Ops Team Meets for the Last Time



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A big meeting is taking place in the tracking center right now. Santa is not there because he is still taking a nap. But he doesn’t need to be there. This meeting is all about how the North Pole will manage the tracking of Santa’s flight. Santa tends to go his own way. There is […]

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Test Flight Ends Successfully

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Test Flight Ends Successfully



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Santa’s sleigh has returned to the North Pole, a test flight having been successfully run around the world. Elf Vernon reports that the sleigh is not only flight worthy but that it could make history tonight. He said it looks like an old design and one would think it was slow but he says Santa […]

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Boats Flood the Harbor in Rio

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Boats Flood the Harbor in Rio



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South America is getting ready to track and greet Santa as part of their traditions and nothing is bigger in Rio de Janiero than when boats pack the harbor and folks look up into a starry summer sky there looking for Santa to fly by. We’re told that hundred and hundreds of boats are already […]

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Christmas Eve Day in Central Asia

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Christmas Eve Day in Central Asia



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Distant corners of the world — such as in Mongolia — are reporting in at this hour as Christmas Eve dawns in Central Asia. Some of these areas of the world are more sparsely populated and Santa tends to move through them quickly. But don’t let that lead you to believe that Santa isn’t popular […]

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Fireworks to Greet Santa in Australia

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Fireworks to Greet Santa in Australia



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More news from a place where Santa arrives on Christmas Eve in the middle of summer — Australia. We’re receiving world that a number of locations in Australia plan to greet Santa with fireworks. Santa himself loves the idea. He says he may just launch a few fireworks from the sleigh himself. He thinks fireworks […]

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Nap Time for Santa

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Nap Time for Santa



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Santa is just going down now for a long winter’s nap. After all, he is going to be up and busy for the next couple of days. So a brief nap now is likely a good idea. Santa is a big man and many write to the North Pole concerned for his health and specifically […]

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Sugar Cookie Production Increased at the North Pole

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Sugar Cookie Production Increased at the North Pole



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Here is some big news: there could be more sugar cookies at the North Pole tonight than ever in history. We just received word that the staff in the North Pole kitchen has taken direction from Mrs. Claus to make an additional batch of 40,000 more sugar cookies. And yes, most of those will eventually […]

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Santa’s Sleigh Rockets Again Over Europe

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Santa's Sleigh Rockets Again Over Europe



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The test flight of Santa’s sleigh has already taken a spin around the world and Elf Vernon continues to press forward at a blazing pace as he tests every function of the sleigh to see if it will all work for when Santa takes off later tonight. The sleigh is again over the skies of […]

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Test Flight Buzzes Toronto

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Test Flight Buzzes Toronto



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The North American Command Center of the Tracking Department at the North Pole is reporting that the test flight of Santa’s sleigh piloted by Elf Vernon has been spotted just a short time ago outside of Toronto. Flight data indicates that Santa’s sleigh is surprisingly fast for the old design Santa chose to use this […]