Entries by Elf Ernest
Countdown Clock Begins to Descend in Santa’s Workshop
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. […]
Operation Merry Christmas 2011 Launches!
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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 […]
Santa Declares a Season of Thanksgiving
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 […]
Competition Fierce in North Pole Lighting Contest
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 […]
Santa’s Favorite Holiday
I bumped into Santa this morning and he was even jollier than normal. I asked him why and he said that his favorite holiday was just a few days away. Things have been so busy here that I almost forgot that Thanksgiving was this week. Yes, Thanksgiving is Santa’s favorite holiday. He loves Christmas but […]
Huge Shipments of Wrapping Paper Arrive at the North Pole
Huge shipments of wrapping paper have been arriving at the North Pole today causing confusion in the Wrapping Department. Elf Wally said “I have no clue why it’s here and where it is going to go.” Elf Bruno, who is Wally’s chief assistant in the Wrapping Department didn’t know what to do with it. “The […]
Santa Tracking Starts This Week — Are you ready?
Santa likes to call what happens here at the North Pole Operation Merry Christmas. It is a complex event that requires precision planning and timing to pull off. Santa can’t do it all alone so he has thousands of elves and reindeer around the world to help him pull it off. Our job for the […]
How to Find the REAL Santa Claus Online
Santa knows that a lot of you have questions about him and that some of you may be looking for the answers online. He wants to remind you that you should never give out any of your personal information to access any website. “Any website claiming to have information on Santa but wants your address […]
Never Pay Money to See or Talk to Santa
Just after Halloween the letters started flowing into the North Pole. Many kids write with questions and we do our best to answer them. One of the most important questions was asked by a boy in the U.K. named Daniel who wanted to know how much money he needed to bring to see Santa Claus. […]
The Countdown to the Countdown Begins
Santa was in quite a hurry today. He rushed from department to department here at the North Pole, shaking hands and patting elves on the back. Today is an important day in the work of Operation Merry Christmas 2011 — we begin the countdown to the countdown today. At least that is what Santa calls […]
North Pole Halloween Party Described as “Organized Chaos”
The Halloween party at the North Pole is always one of the most anticipated events of the year. This year’s was no exception. The day is broken up into 2 major activites: the costume contest and the Halloween party. The costume contest has turned into quite a rivalry. Some of the elves start working months […]
