
Preparations Being Made for Leon Day
We are fast approaching a major milestone in the countdown to Christmas: Leon Day.
Leon Day is celebrated on June 24th and June 25th. It marks the halfway point to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Leon is “Noel” spelled backwards.…

28 Weeks Until Christmas
Hi ho, friends! There are 28 weeks until Christmas and I’ve got a story I’m working on.
I have actually been home from vacation for about a week but I was met right away with a bit of a mystery right after I returned from Colorado.
Trixie…

Kicking Off Operation Merry Christmas 2025
Elf Frank Myrrh and Elf Crash Murphy get together in this new North Pole Podcast Episode to kick off North Pole news coverage of Operation Merry Christmas 2025.
As Elf Ernest announced last month many elves are away from the North Pole on…

8 Months Until Christmas
There are 8 months now until Christmas and I apologize for updating you a few days late. Our web department has been hard at work updating the website and I couldn’t post anything. But all is well now and I can give you an update.
As…

9 Months Until Christmas
Hello and guess what? There are just 9 months left until Christmas!
This is a little bit of a lonely time of year at the North Pole. We don’t see as much interaction with the world during this month as we will later, but that does not…

41 Weeks Until Christmas
Hi all! Only 41 weeks remain until Christmas and we have some news to report. I’m sorry I’ve been missing weeks here and there but I just cannot get healthy. I lost my voice a few weeks back and Mrs. Claus sent me home to bed and sent me…

Santa’s Retreat
Hi Gang! There are 44 weeks until Christmas and I’m so sorry I’ve missed the countdown the last little while. But some surprising things have happened since the last time I talked with you.
At the Valentine’s Day Elf Ball I was…

46 Weeks Until Christmas
Hi there! Only 46 Weeks remain until Christmas. That may seem like a long time to you but for elves at the North Pole it is not very long at all, especially after something Santa said this past week.
He told elves in a meeting that this…

47 Weeks Until Christmas
Happy Wednesday and guess what? There are only 47 weeks until Christmas!
Big meetings going on at the North Pole. And plenty of banquets, too. It’s Elf of the Year season.
Every year each department at the North Pole announces their…

48 Weeks Until Christmas
Hi friends! There are just 48 weeks until Christmas, as of today. This week marks a very important time at the North Pole. The reindeer are leaving, not to return until some time in the fall.
It is always a different kind of event. We…

50 Weeks Until Christmas
Happy New Year! Just 50 weeks remain until Christmas and we’re in an all new routine.
Christmas Eve this year falls on a Wednesday and Christmas Day is on a Thursday.
That means my countdown post each week will come out on one of…

Tracking Santa Radio News Updates
We are pleased to share with you the archive of all North Pole Radio News reports from the Tracking Santa Around the World radio show. These were broadcast live via Kringle Radio from December 23rd to December 25th and heard in more than 160…