Santa and St. Nicholas are sometimes thought of the same way. Today is St. Nicholas Day and it is a very important day at the North Pole. St. Nicholas lived many, many years ago. He was a Holy man, meaning that he was very religious. His story is one that is familiar and special to […]
North Pole weather can be very unpredictable — except for this year. It has snowed every day here since October 24th – 43 consecutive days! The stuff is piling up here like you wouldn’t believe. This is the North Pole, after all, and it snows a lot here. But we are soon to have a […]
The Reindeer Games began at the North Pole today and already we have a surprise: Vixen is off to a fast start. Vixen, who has been on Santa’s team for decades, does not traditionally rank well at the games, mostly due to her smaller size. But Santa has told us many times that she is […]
There are lots of reindeer babies at the North Pole. And I mean a lot of them. As you will hear from the North Pole Radio News report from today (in the player below), part of the preparation efforts of the annual Reindeer Games is a count of all the reindeer that are here. Santa […]
Tracking Santa by text is going to be a thing this year. We do not know what makes this year so different. But record numbers of people are signing up to receive texts of Santa news once he launches from the North Pole. We did open the sign-ups early this year but the numbers remained […]
The first full day of this week has revealed a few minor problems with Operation Merry Christmas. The weather is hampering efforts to get the Reindeer Games going for one. For 40 straight days we have had snow and that should not be a problem, especially for the reindeer. They love the snow. But the […]
The sleigh bells used on Santa’s sleigh have been something of an issue the past several years. The sleigh bells are a very important part of making the sleigh fly. The reindeer listen to the sleigh bells in order to synchronize their efforts. That means they are a tool to help the reindeer pull as […]
Last night during a chat in the North Pole Chat room Santa was surprised to learn that we had not yet activated Kringle Radio on SantaUpdate.com. I later explained to him that Kringle Radio customarily does not debut on SantaUpdate.com until about a week before launch. Santa feels that given the issues of 2020 that […]
Every year I get the honor to pass a message on to you from Santa about your Christmas tree. I worry that you might get bored with this information but then I remember that I never get bored with it. I kind of think of it like a favorite holiday movie. It comes around every […]
The reindeer games will begin next week, according to officials in the Reindeer Department at the North Pole. The reindeer games are a big part of Operation Merry Christmas. If the reindeer are not ready, Santa is not ready. The reindeer games are how they get ready. Organizing thousands of reindeer to help Santa on […]
Today, very early in the morning, the North Pole kicked into high gear. Operation Merry Christmas 2020 has begun. Just after midnight Santa flipped a switch in the workshop that started the drop of the big countdown clock. Each day it drops a little lower. That clock is like the countdown right on the front […]
The Thanksgiving Day Elf Parade was a snowy mess but it came off without a hitch as festive crowds greeted both elves and reindeer from the sidelines. Thousand of people braved white out conditions at the North Pole to participate in the annual event. Elves by the thousands decorated their trikes and then made the […]
