Elf Quinton rolled out Santa’s new sleigh for this year from the Sleigh Barn. It is an impressive sight — the most beautiful sleigh I have ever seen. The red paint was so shiny that it looked like it was actually emitting its own light. Even standing still it looks like it is moving very […]
The annual reindeer games are in their fourth day here at the North Pole and the competition this year is pretty fierce. We several days remaining there are a number of young reindeer who could emerge as a new leader amongst Santa’s reindeer. When I went to visit Santa’s Stables a little while ago I […]
A glitch in a system designed to mark wrapped presents has created chaos in the Wrapping Department at the North Pole. Elf Wally says they cannot tell what is inside the thousands of gifts already wrapped and ready for Santa to deliver. “The entire barcoding system has crashed. All of the data is gone. Even […]
The Bah Humbug Virus is starting to hit the North Pole in a bad way. Empty work stations in Santa’s Workshop and more elves in the waiting room at the North Pole Health Clinic all speak to what is happening. Elf Bernard says production is a little behind in Santa’s workshop as a result of […]
Researchers here at the North Pole have concluded that the first week of December is the most popular week for people to set up and decorate their Christmas trees. It has also been our tradition, at Santa’s request, that we talk to you about your Christmas tree. This year I sat down with Elf Gloria, […]
When people think of Santa’s reindeer they usually think of the nine members of Santa’s A-team. Most people don’t realize that Santa actually has thousands of reindeer that help at Christmas time. Many of these reindeer don’t live at the North Pole all year like the A-team though. They head down to areas south of […]
Now that we have heard from Elf Quinton about the sleigh for this year it’s time for another very important step in the process of getting the sleigh ready for flight: Choosing a name. After hundreds of years naming the sleigh himself Santa started a new tradition a few years ago. He started asking the […]
Elf Quinton has been unusually secretive this year with his plan for Santa’s new sleigh. So I headed over to the sleigh department early this morning to see if I could get some hints out of him. When I arrived in the shop Quinton came running over and said “I’ve been wondering when you would […]
At exactly midnight North Pole time, Santa walked into the workshop to keep alive a tradition that started centuries ago. He walked over and removed the cover from the official North Pole countdown clock and pushed the button turning the clock on for the first time since last Christmas. Santa then hit the switch to […]
