I checked in on Elf Quinton today to see how preparations were coming on Santa’s new sleigh. Believe it or not, Santa flies a new sleigh every year. It is redesigned from the ground up, made to go faster, fly higher and perform better in the many different kinds of places where Santa has to […]
It is happening just as Elf Victor said it would — reindeer babies are being born all over the place here at the North Pole. “The first one came the other day just after I talked to you,” Elf Victor told me. “A lovely reindeer named Hannah gave birth to a little doe. I had […]
According the Institute of Merriment Studies, the first week of December is traditionally the busiest week for selecting and decorating Christmas trees. Our tradition during this week is to accept the advice of a resident elf at the North Pole who has studied Christmasology and can give tips for enjoying your tree more. Upon request, […]
There is tough news out of the Santa’s Stables this morning. Cupid got injured while practicing landings. I tracked down elf victor to see what happened. “Cupid was coming in for a landing and his left hind quarter hit the side of the roof. It put a tiny crack in the hoof. We sealed the […]
There are rumors here at the North Pole that Mrs. Claus is going to reveal her sugar cookie recipe. Mrs. Claus sugar cookies are legendary. The elves consume them by the ton every day. Only Mrs. Claus knows the secret recipe and she makes the dough every day from scratch. The kitchen staff is not […]
When I walked out of my house this morning I was greeted by thousands of reindeer. That can only mean one thing. The annual reindeer games are getting ready to start. A lot of people think Santa only has nin reindeer. The truth is that Santa has thousands of reindeer. Sure the nine reindeer on […]
I was walking by the North Pole auditorium the other day and I could hear the elf choir inside practicing. The choir is made up of elves from every department at the North Pole. They all come together on their time off to practice and perform for their big Christmas concert held on December 22nd […]
Today marks one month to Christmas and that can mean only one thing here at the North Pole: the countdown clock has been raised in the workshop. It starts out at the highest peak of the ceiling and everyday it gets a little closer to the ground until Christmas Eve when it touches the floor. […]
Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to the first official news post of Operation Merry Christmas, LIVE from the North Pole! My name is Elf Ernest and I will be your North Pole news reoprter in this our 20th year of bringing you the Santa Updates from the North Pole. Every day between now and Christmas Eve […]
As we celebrate thanksgiving here at the North Pole we are reminded of what a tough year it has been across the globe this year. Many areas of the world have suffered damage from terrible storms. There have been earthquakes. And many, many people have been displaced from their homes because of job problems or […]
It’s not even thanksgiving yet but the elves have spent weeks decorating the outside of their homes. They are all getting ready for the annual North Pole Christmas lighting contest. The official lighting ceremony happens Thursday at sun down but the elves have been testing their displays every night this week. I took a walk […]
