About Elf Ernest
Elf Ernest is Senior Vice President of Public Relations at the North Pole. As such he oversees all North Pole websites and the News Department, which includes Kringle Radio, North Pole Radio News, SantaUpdate.com, SantaTrackers.net and NorthPoleFlightCommand.com. Ernest also oversees all official North Pole social media channels.
Entries by Elf Ernest
Is Santa Taking a Break?
Santa has stopped at an unnamed island in the Northern Mariana Islands. Elf Quinton says it appears Santa is drinking Pineapple juice according to what he can see on the Sleigh cam. He is giving the reindeer lots of water. “The southern hemisphere is tough on the reindeer because of the heat,” Elf Victor said. […]
Micronesia Reports a Merry Christmas
Santa is still in the south seas. Whether he heads north or south at this point is anyone’s guess. Micronesia and the Marshall islands are the latest to report a Merry Christmas. “Santa is right on time,” Elf Quinton from Santa’s Tracking Center told me. — Elf Ernest Direct from Santa’s Newsroom at the North […]
Soloman Islands Report Santa’s Visit
Santa is island hopping at this time, visiting huts and homes alike as he moves from island nation to island nation in Polynesia. Folks all over western Asia have now gone to bed. Japan, China and Korea all are watching the skies for Santa. We’re not sure where Santa is headed next. — Elf Ernest […]
South Pole Reports a Merry Christmas
Residents in report villages in Antartica are reporting Santa’s visits at this hour. The Tracking Department confirms that Santa has delivered there in the last little while. Santa appears to be making good time this year. — Elf Ernest Direct from Santa’s Newsroom at the North Pole Command Center Status: No issues reported at this […]
Australian Secret Spies Report Dangers for Santa
Santa continues to work the South Pacific, having turned south yet again. Australia awaits anxious for Santa to visit. Elf Agent X reports that Santa’s Secret Spies there are reporting possible dangers for Santa from all over the country. From high surf, to hot temps, to roof problems to yard decorations and suspicious folks who […]
Ships At Sea Report a Merry Christmas
Captains of several ships at sea in the South Pacific are reporting that Santa has visited them. We don’t know exactly how Santa delivers to a boat. But he does. And the sailors working these ships are very grateful with what they receive. The folks can be at sea for months so things like books, […]
Santa in the South Pacific
Happy reports are coming in from all over the South Pacific where the islands of the sea are reporting a Merry Christmas at this hour. The tracking department said Santa’s sleigh appears to be functioning fine and that Santa is right on time. — Elf Ernest Direct from Santa’s Newsroom at the North Pole Command […]
New Zealand Reports a Merry Christmas!
A small city named Mataura in New Zealand was the first to report Santa’s visit this year. Within seconds we received a burst of reports from several parts of New Zealand. — Elf Ernest Direct from Santa’s Newsroom at the North Pole Command Center Status: No issues reported at this time. Sleigh Status: 4850 mph […]
Christmas Eve Celebrations Span the Globe
As the world awaits news of Santa’s first visits of this Christmas season we are receiving happy reports of Christmas Eve parties all over the world. From Asia the past couple of hours we have received emails from folks who have read “A Visit from St. Nicholas” with their kids before sending them to bed. […]
Santa Warns Early Rising American Kids
Santa is still somewhere in the skies of the South Pacific. The world awaits news of his first visits. Santa does have a crew of elves with him aboard the sleigh (not a lot of people know he does that). I just received a text from Elf Hannah who tells me that Santa is concerned […]
Samoa Sets Fires to Signal Santa
Santa flew over several island areas of the South Pacific a few minutes ago and he reports that some Samoan farmers have set their fields ablaze to light the way for him. “They do that almost every year,” Santa said. “I think it is the coolest thing in the world. Samoa lights up like almost […]



