Elf Crash Murphy

Elf Crash Murphy is the North Pole’s “Eye-in-the-Sky” news reporter.

He follows Santa on a chaser sleigh and reports on his location and condition for the duration of Santa’s flight. Crash has done this job for many years now and he remains one of the most popular and trusted elves at the North Pole.

His news reports are full of interesting information. He is also very honest and descriptive in his reports and frequently he is very funny. He receives more email than any other elf here at the North Pole.

To ask your own question of Elf Crash, just click here.

Below are archived news reports from Crash answering some of the many questions he receives from children all over the world:

Too old for Santa
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When are you too old for Santa?

Hello everyone! The North Pole Post Office just keeps receiving the questions coming in for Elf Crash Murphy. It’s great to see so many of you already in the Christmas spirit! But today’s question is a tough one. It comes from…
Santa's phone number
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How to Call Santa

Hi everyone! We told you last month about how to call Santa. Believe it or not, there have been a lot of questions about that. In this report from Elf Frank and Crash we hear exactly how to call Santa. Remember, this is a toll…
Teacher Elf
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Question from a 3rd Grade Class

Hi everyone! Today Elf Crash Murphy gets a question from an entire class of third graders. This kind of thing happens all the time and we just love it. Hearing from teachers and students is one of the highlights of working in the Public…
Belief in Santa

Believing in Santa Claus

Merry Greetings! Another great question today for Elf Crash Murphy asked by Josh in Melbourne (Australia! -- Thanks, Josh!). Josh very sincerely asks, "How do I make other kids believe in Santa?" That's a real concern. Many kids feel…
No other reindeer

Why do the same reindeer fly every year?

Happy October Greetings! Elf Crash Murphy answers a question today about the reindeer. Kids are always asking about the reindeer. Sometimes I think reindeer are more popular than elves. But this question is a fair question. Why does…
Norad

Does Norad Really Escort Santa?

Howdy! Elf Crash Murphy received another flight question today, this one about military jet escorts on Christmas Eve. This is a really good question and I'm glad that Craig in the UK asked it. We get this question quite a bit for some…