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New Zealand Reports a Merry Christmas!

A small city named Mataura in New Zealand was the first to report Santa's visit this year. Within seconds we received a burst of reports from several parts of New Zealand. -- Elf Ernest Direct from Santa's Newsroom at the North Pole Command…
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Christmas Eve Celebrations Span the Globe

As the world awaits news of Santa's first visits of this Christmas season we are receiving happy reports of Christmas Eve parties all over the world. From Asia the past couple of hours we have received emails from folks who have read "A…
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Santa Warns Early Rising American Kids

Santa is still somewhere in the skies of the South Pacific. The world awaits news of his first visits. Santa does have a crew of elves with him aboard the sleigh (not a lot of people know he does that). I just received a text from Elf Hannah…
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Samoa Sets Fires to Signal Santa

Santa flew over several island areas of the South Pacific a few minutes ago and he reports that some Samoan farmers have set their fields ablaze to light the way for him. "They do that almost every year," Santa said. "I think it is the coolest…
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Santa Heads South

Santa has re-launched the sleigh and is heading south at this moment. We still have no idea where his first stop will be. It has been two hours since Santa left the North Pole. "Santa has so far followed the flight plan exactly," Elf…
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Santa Wants Australia in Bed

Santa called me just a moment ago. He wants the kids in all of Australia, even western Australia, to get to bed. "I know it might seem a little early to some of those kids in Perth," Santa said. "But this is important. They need their sleep." I…
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Santa Still Grounded in the Pacific

There must be quite a lot to load on that aircraft carrier. Santa is still there. "It is still too early for Santa to deliver to very many people," Elf Billy told me. "I can see why he is in no hurry. Santa has been on the phone a lot the…
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Santa Loading the Sleigh with More Presents

Remember those presents that were shipped from the North Pole because the Wrapping Department fell behind the other day? Apparently they were shipped to a large aircraft carrier Santa had positioned in the Pacific Ocean. Elves there have been…
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Santa Stops on Aircraft Carrier

Santa has landed on an aircraft carrier in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Is this where Santa makes his first delivery? "We don't think so," Elf Billy said in the Tracking Center. "That is an unmarked ship. It does not belong to any country.…
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Santa Slows Down

Santa has slowed way down...like he is going to stop somewhere. But he isn't over any land. "Nothing is wrong," said Elf Quinton in Santa's Tracking Center. "We have no alarms. The sleigh is fine. The reindeer are fine. Santa is slowing…
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Santa Over the Waters of the Pacific

Military tracking satellites, ship radars and Santa's Tracking Center at the North Pole all confirm that Santa is over the waters of the Northern Pacific. Santa appears to be on track. -- Elf Ernest Direct from Santa's Newsroom at the North…
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Santa Sighted Near Artic Circle

Ships in the Barents Sea have reported seeing a bright flash of light they can only describe as Santa Claus. The world has a tough time during the early hours of Santa's flight. The Tracking Center gets bombarded with requests to know Santa's…