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 […]
With full tummies and happy hearts folks were up early today at the North Pole to get Operation Merry Christmas 2012 rolling. Over at Santa’s Stables the day began in the dark as Elf Victor roused the A-team of reindeer into an early morning flight at 3am. “Reindeer love to fly mostly at night,” Elf […]
Late last night all of the elves gathered downtown for the North Pole lighting ceremony. It was a great ceremony with elf Wally and his band The Scissors performing a selection of Christmas songs before Santa took the stage and flipped the switch to light up downtown. One elf stayed at home though and assembled […]
Early this morning before all of the preparations for the big Thanksgiving feast Santa called me over to his office to talk about his Thanksgiving message for the world this year. “Christmas is about giving” Santa told me “but it’s not about excess. The people of the world need to know that it isn’t about […]
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
