North Pole Post Office Slammed with Last Minute Mail
Elf Hugo reports that activity is brisk in Santa's Post Office. Letters "by the millions" are pouring in to Santa from all over the world.
"We have faxes, emails, text messages, letters, packages, drawings, plates of cookies -- you name…
Santa Declares the Show Must Go On!
Santa is doing his best to keep things organized at the North Pole. With just hours now until Santa launches folks here are very worried about Santa being able to deliver. Santa's Workshop is still behind, Santa's mail hasn't moved in days and…
North Pole Weather Holds Back Sleigh Prep
Snow is piling up to record amounts at the North Pole. Drifts in some places have so far exceeded 20 feet. Elf Billy in the North Pole Weather Center says the wind has been a bigger problem than the snow. He said only about 28 inches have actually…
Power Diverted at the North Pole; Workshop Kicks Into High Gear
Once again, Santa has taken charge. After reading yesterday's Santa Update the Big Guy got on the phone right away. There was no way the North Pole was going to come to a standstill "because of some little old snow storm", Santa told us. He…
Massive Snow Storm Bears Down on the North Pole
Santa's big plans for added help at the North Pole might just have to wait. Elf Billy is warning of big trouble with an approaching storm. Early this morning Santa's Weather Center issued a level 1 winter storm warning for the North Pole for…
North Pole Post Office Urges Use of Stocking Mail
With just a little under 2 weeks left to Christmas, Elf Hugo is asking the Children of the world start using stocking mail to send in their letters to Santa.
“There just isn’t enough time left to get the letters in and entered into the…
Wrapping Department Snafu Causes Chaos
A glitch in a system designed to mark wrapped presents has created chaos in the Wrapping Department at the North Pole. Elf Wally says they cannot tell what is inside the thousands of gifts already wrapped and ready for Santa to deliver.
“The…
Bah Humbug Virus Hits the North Pole
With Operation Merry Christmas underway Elf Dr. Spock is worried.
It seems that several elves have come down with the Bah Hum Bug Virus and he is afraid that the number is going to grow. I sat down with him in his office a few hours ago…
Who is in charge when Santa leaves the North Pole?
I was shocked when Elf Hugo came walking into my office this morning with a cart that contained 22 bags of letters. We do get a lot of mail here in the newsroom but we’ve never had that much in a single day. When I asked about them Hugo…
Operation Merry Christmas 2012 Gets Off to a Fast Start
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…
Santa Stops in Bethlehem, Jerusalem with Mrs. Claus
Every year Santa pauses for a bit in Israel to visit the birth place of Jesus. This year he also stopped for a while in Jerusalem, where he met with Mrs. Claus to visit the Garden Tomb.
"Mrs. Claus has long told me she wanted to visit these…
South Africa Reports a Merry Christmas
Santa is keeping his focus on Africa at this time. My guess is that he's trying to keep his A-team out of the heat of the southern areas so he's going to push his B-team for a little while longer. Expect Santa to head north very soon.
Reports…
