10 Days Until Santa’s Launch
There are just 10 days until Santa’s launch. For many elves at North Pole Flight Command this is a very important marker. Why? Because it means things are happening right now that are going to affect Santa’s flight on Christmas Eve. For example, over in the Sleigh Barn, they are building THE actual sleigh that […]
15000 Reindeer Activated
The Reindeer Operations Department is delivering another 15000 reindeer to work under the direction of North Pole Flight Command and they will begin their missions today. This more than doubles the number of sleighs, pilots and reindeer operating at the North Pole Sleigh Port, easily surpassing all records for flight activity at this date on […]
The Kringle Plan Picks Up Speed
The Kringle Plan has really picked up speed this week as officials at the North Pole Sleigh Port report a record level of sleighs launched. As we noted last week more than 7000 reindeer were activated last week which has led to more than 1500 sleigh flights in just the past two days a lot. […]
Santa Names His Starting Team of Reindeer
Santa Claus today asked North Pole Flight Command to announce his starting team of reindeer for Christmas Eve. There are no surprises. The team will be led by Rudolph, coupled with Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, and Cupid – then anchored by Donner and Blitzen. All of the reindeer are healthy and ready to go. […]
Version #6 of Santa’s Sleigh Ordered
A new version of Santa’s sleigh – and likely the last version of this season – has been ordered to deploy to Sector 5 for testing. The latest version of the sleigh will begin test flights on December 10th. A press conference was held today at North Pole Flight Command about Santa’s sleigh. It was […]
15 Days to Santa’s Launch
Santa’s launch from the North Pole happens in just 15 days. This is the point in the season when many people discover that our countdown clock does NOT countdown to Christmas. That’s because Santa launches well before Christmas. He leaves the North Pole just before Christmas Eve dawns in Sector 1. For folks in Sector […]
Test Flights Shift to Sector 5
North Pole Flight Command is directing the next phase of test flights of Santa’s Sleigh to Sector 5. Elf Buck Sanchez, flight director at the North Pole, said the nature of the test flights have changed due to recent changes in Santa’s flight plan specifically for Sector 5. With Santa’s workshop in crisis and behind […]
More Tracker Elves Needed
After long discussions with Santa, Elf Roger Star, director of North Pole Flight Command, has informed the Tracking Department of the immediate need for 5 million more tracker elves to track Santa for Santa. “That sounds like a lot but it really isn’t at this time of the year.” Elf Roger Star, who previously served […]
5000 Reindeer Activated
North Pole Flight Command today activated 5000 more reindeer, bringing the total of reindeer placed into service during the first week of December to 7000. The reindeer were activated to help move gifts, presents, toys and surprises made by Santa’s workshop to strategic locations around the world so they can later be loaded on to […]
1500 More Reindeer Activated
North Pole Flight Command has notified the Reindeer Operations Department of their intention to activate 1500 more reindeer as soon as today. This brings the total of reindeer activated this week to 2000. Never in the history of the North Pole have so many reindeer been called up this early in Operation Merry Christmas. This […]
20 Days Until Santa’s Launch
20 days remain until Santa launches from the North Pole. North Pole Flight Command notes this marker in several significant ways. The start of this week saw an audit being performed of tracker elf reports from every sector and looking for holes in the information provided. By this weekend the Elf Supervisors will have a […]
Stocking Mail Upgrade Tested
Stocking mail is getting an upgrade test in the coming days. This is a closed test being conducted between the North Pole Post Office and remote facilities run at the South Pole. Stocking mail has been a fixture of Christmas Eve postal services at the North Pole for many years. Most do not realize that […]
