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Speed Record Falls as Santa Visits Australia Again
WOW! Santa is scorching hot as he speeds the sleigh back down south again, visiting Australia almost as I type this. The tracking center is reporting that Santa has just broken a speed record in his rush to get back to Australia. I asked Elf Victor about this new team of reindeer because I don’t […]
Santa Changes Reindeer and Sleigh in Vladivostok
A quick visit to Vladivostok has made people there very happy where it is Christmas morning for them. And it is also a temporary home for Santa’s reindeer, who will be resting there for a while. Santa has changed reindeer, driving now a team made up of Daisy, Fluff, Snowball, Butterfly, Peaches, Angel, Francis and […]
Hobart Gets A Visit from Santa
Santa continues to work in Australia at this time, we recently heard from the city of Hobart. Santa pretty much has no where to go but north right now. He could head into Indonesia or perhaps shoot back up to Siberia, or maybe even towards Japan. We don’t know for sure, it is up to […]
Santa Sighted in Sydney
We are receiving lots of reports from Sydney, Australia that Santa has been there. In fact, all over the east coast of Australia we have unconfirmed reports coming in of Santa’s merry visits. According to my historical charts here in the newsroom I would say that Santa is getting to Australia a bit earlier this […]
Port Vila Says Santa is There
Like a shot Santa has returned to the South Pacific and is in Port Vila right now, just south of the Soloman Islands and north and east a bit of Australia. “This looks weird on a map,” Elf Quinton admitted, “But it is a smart strategy. Santa knows who is asleep and who is awake. […]
Magadan Reports!
The eastern Russian port city of Magadan is reporting a Merry Christmas at this hour, marking Santa’s first visit to Russia of this flight. Tracker at the tracking center were excited to mark that location on that map. They were betting that Santa would not get there for at least another hour. “All I can […]
Santa Over Remote Pacific Waters
Sailors and seamen working at sea on a dark Christmas night often express shock and surprise if they are lucky enough to see Santa visit the ships at sea. One captain, who has worked Christmas at sea for the past 37 years says Santa has never failed to deliver to him. Captain Jean Despain, of […]
Marshall Islands Report a Merry Christmas
Santa Claus is visiting the tiny Marshall Islands at this moment and reports there are happy indeed. The sleigh is on a northern track at this moment and it is a familiar pattern to folks who have tracked Santa before. “The map will look like it is full of zig-zags by the end of the […]
Ships at Sea Report as Santa Heads North
As expected Santa has finally turned north. We are receive reports from remote islands and ships at sea in the Pacific as Santa heads to north to cooler air, likely to give the reindeer a little bit of a breather. Santa says the reindeer are doing fine. He’s talked to them and they do not […]
Fiji Reports a Merry Christmas
Fiji is reporting a Merry Christmas at this minute. We’re hearing from cruise ships located in or near Fiji and they are wild with excitement that Santa’s sleigh has landed on-deck on at least one large white vessel with more than 3000 passengers. “Santa remembers everyone,” Elf Billy reminded me. “Even folks on vacation who […]
Tuvalu Reports Santa
As bedtime warnings come in for the Koreas Santa continues to deliver in the South Pacific at this time. We are receiving happy reports from Tuvalu that Santa has been there, as well as from other islands of the deep South Pacific. Some ships at sea are reporting that Santa can be seen flying high […]
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