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Santa Announces the Winner of the Sleigh Naming Contest

It has been nearly a full year and there have bene millions of suggested names submitted but at the end only one name can win. We're talking about the name for Santa's sleigh this year! All year long Santa accepts suggestions and at this moment…
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Santa Hitches the Reindeer to the Sleigh

A big moment now in Operation Merry Christmas -- Santa is hitching the reindeer to the sleigh! This is something Santa likes to do all by himself. It is a very quiet moment. Santa leads the reindeer into place one by one, talking to them…
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Sleigh Bells Tuned for Launch

For a couple of hours now the sleigh bells that are used on Santa's sleigh have been painstakingly attached, polish and now are being tuned. This is a very tedious process that requires close attention to detail. If you have ever watched…
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Weather Hampers Launch Preparations

Santa has to take flight from the North Pole outside -- of course. But it is snowing so heavily and the wind is blowing so much that take off is going to be difficult. In fact, Santa may have to use some radar equipment that elves are…
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First Bed Time Warnings Coming Soon

It is past 7pm in parts of the far South Pacific. That means bed time warnings -- officially -- will soon be coming from the North Pole to people who live there. The bed time warnings then begin to unroll like a scroll across the world. Santa…
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Nap Time Over for Santa and Reindeer

Nap time is officially over for Santa and the reindeer. Just like the sleigh they now go through their own preparations for flight. For the reindeer it is like watching great athletes get ready to compete. They stretch. They concentrate.…
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Santa’s Sleigh Gets a New Coat of Wax

With Santa's launch just a couple of hours away all the finishing touches are being put on the sleigh now. And that includes a fresh wax job. "Santa is very picky about his vehicles," says Elf Hubert, an elf tasked with getting the sleigh…
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Christmas Eve Dawns in Europe

It is officially December 24th in parts of South America and the Carribean -- and the day has dawned now for many in Europe. Expect a lot of reports coming out of Europe this year. We have more trackers there this year than ever in history.…
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Power Flickers at the North Pole

High winds continue to pester the North Pole and it is starting to affect the stability of power at the North Pole. But don't worry about electricity for us -- we have backup generators to use if we need them. Still, it speaks to how…
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South Pacific Kids Request Early Bed Times

Kids in the South Pacific have reached out to the North Pole to request a bed time warning right now. It is early evening there -- and we mean, VERY early evening. It may be only 6pm in some parts of the South Pacific at this hour. That's…
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Weather Conditions Quickly Deteriorate at the North Pole

Wish we had good news to report here but we don't: the weather here at the North Pole has gone from awful to just plain worse. If Santa has to launch in a few hours he will have to do it with his eyes closed because he will see just as much…
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Silence from North Korea as Launch Approaches

If you have joined us in tracking Santa the past few years you know the history between Santa and the government of North Korea. They always either protest the flight of Santa in that country or try to disrupt him in some way. So far,…