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. You can read more about him at this link.
The North Pole Lighting Contest has long been one of the fiercest competitions here at the North Pole. The serious contenders spend all year planning and building their displays. Then in the weeks leading up to the contest they spend every free minute making sure that every light bulb is in exactly the right spot […]
Hearts are merry today at the North Pole as the excitement for Thanksgiving builds. For many here nothing says “Christmas is here!” like the celebration of Thanksgiving. Tomorrow we begin year #21 of our tradition of tracking Santa Claus. If you’re new to this, we track Santa a bit differently. Every day from now until […]
It is a busy Saturday at the North Pole as folks here are working on their lights, Christmas trees and yard decorations in advance of the big lighting ceremony at the North Pole later next week. Every year, Santa flips the switch on the lights here at the North Pole and then walks the neighborhoods […]
What a crazy night at the North Pole! The Annual Halloween party is usually a fun event but things really went nuts with this year’s event. Santa’s decision to use a theme for all the costumes was very inspired. The theme this year was “Noah’s Ark” and as we predicted yesterday there were a lot […]
It is Halloween at the North Pole and we’re expecting a big crowd tonight. The theme for this year’s party is “Noah’s Ark” and we expect to see a lot of animal costumes this year. Santa decided to use a theme for this year’s party in hopes that the elves would not be so competitive […]
After more than 30 hours of solid Santa tracking I’m posting my final update of Operation Merry Christmas 2011. It has been another thrilling ride for Santa and another great year for all of us here at the North Pole. Santa just returned to the open arms of his family and friends at the North […]
Way out on the eastern side of the International Dateline Santa has evidently made his final stops of Operation Merry Christmas in Tahiti and Samoa. We are receiving many happy reports from there. — Elf Ernest
Santa is still rolling along….reports now are coming in from Hawaii…and way out at Midway… — Elf Ernest
Barrow, Alaska…and Anchorage, Alaska…are now reporting Santa’s visits there. — Elf Ernest
Happy reports are coming in from all over the US west coast…San Diego…Los Angeles…Fresno…Tahoe/Reno…Sacramento…Stockton…Redding…San Fransico…Portland…Olympia…Seattle…Spokane….and Vancouver. Santa has been there! — Elf Ernest
Santa has left the North Pole Christmas Party where he has been for more than an hour — killing time so that folks on the coasts of the USA and Canada could get to bed. He told us before he left he planned to head to Southern California first and then head north. Anyone else […]
Santa is sitting in his big chair, his feet are up and he’s relaxing like he hasn’t a care in the world. It is very early Christmas morning on the west coast of the USA and Canada but Santa feels it is too early to go there. What a strange twist on this weird ride […]
