Flight Command
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Chat with the Director of Flight Command

Have you ever wondered on what happens behind the scenes of Santa's trip around the world? It takes the work of thousands of elves, sleighs, reindeer and sleigh pilots to make it happen. It takes elves of all kinds all over the world. Millions…
Reindeer take a break
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Test Flight Pilots and Reindeer to Take a Break

North Pole Flight Command announced today that a short break will be given to the test pilots and reindeer assigned to Santa’s Sleigh. In recent days the test flights have been over Sector 3 in northern Europe. The flights will be over…
Bells
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New Bells Ordered for Santa’s Sleigh

Even though they still call the sleigh they are test flying Version 2 there is one detail that may be all new this year: the sleigh bells. The bells are a very important part of Santa’s sleigh. The reindeer depend on them. Their musical…
50 Days Until Santa Launches 1
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50 Days Until Santa Launches

Another marker in the countdown to Christmas passes today as just 50 days remain until Santa launches from the North Pole. This important point in the season highlights all that needs to be done in advance of that big day. Santa himself…
Santa Tracker
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Secrets of a Professional Santa Tracker

In a special episode of the North Pole Podcast elves Frank Myrrh and Crash Murphy discuss the work of a professional Santa Tracker, Elf Petey LaCroix. Elf Petey is part of a team of special elves charged with tracking Santa's sleigh on Christmas…
Santa Scouts the Sleigh 2
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Santa Scouts the Sleigh

From somewhere in the South Pacific Santa Claus met with field tracker Elf Petey LaCroix this week to scout test flights of Santa’s sleigh. As reported earlier, Santa wanted to see new equipment in action and to discuss with Elf Petey the…
Elf
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Elf Scout Goes into Hiding

Elf Petey LaCroix, famed professional tracker of Santa who customarily reports on North Pole Radio News each Christmas Eve, has been dispatched from the North Pole to a secret location somewhere in Sector 1. Days ago it was reported that…
Santa Taking a Brief Break from Walkabout 3
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Santa Taking a Brief Break from Walkabout

North Pole Flight Command informed us today that Santa will be participating in a “field test” associated with the test flights of Santa’s sleigh sometime next week. “Test flights are not all just about the sleigh,” Elf Roger Star,…
Test Flight Accomplishes a New Speed Record 4
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Test Flight Accomplishes a New Speed Record

Santa’s new sleigh – which is still on Version 2 – has set a new speed record in the past few days. Test flights of Santa’s sleigh have wandered north from Central America to the southern United States. Recently, on an extended flight…
Christmas
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5 Months Until Christmas

Greetings, friends! Today we mark 5 months until Christmas – and yet another great day during Christmas in July. As maybe you can tell from our chats this Christmas-in-July thing means a little down time for us. But there still remains…
200 Days Until Santa's Launch 5
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200 Days Until Santa’s Launch

North Pole Flight Command is quietly celebrating 200 days until Santa’s launch by expanding the flight routes of Santa’s sleigh. The sleigh, now in test flight stage, has been flying for a week in clear North Pole skies. Preliminary…
29 Weeks Until Christmas 6
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29 Weeks Until Christmas

Hi guys! There are just 29 weeks until Christmas left. It has been a quiet week at the North Pole. Actually, no it has not been a quiet week. It’s really been very busy. It’s just been all business. The test flights of Santa’s…