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Genius of Thousands of Sleighs Now Obvious

Did Santa know? Last summer when Santa began the ambitious project of building thousands of new sleighs everyone thought he was a little crazy. Nobody thinks he is crazy now. The thousands of sleighs and reindeer out there will prove…
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Finland Reports Test Flight Spotted

Well, that didn't take long. The Flight Command Center confirms that Santa's Sleigh is indeed over Finland at this time -- and we just got a report from there saying the sleigh was spotted flying very low and slow. The sleigh has to be tested…
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You Could See Flying Sleighs

The North Pole Flight Command Center is starting to make some progress in getting these thousands of sleighs out of the weather of the North Pole. And now we have all these sleigh convoys flying around out there. There are so many sleighs…
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Sleigh About to Leave on Final Test Flight

It's frightful outside but the brave test pilots who work for months on Santa's sleigh are about to take to the skies for one final test flight. This is a Christmas eve tradition. We'll cover that flight over the next several hours. It should…
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Blizzard Socks it to the North Pole

You should hear the howling wind outside my window right now. We experience blizzards here at the North Pole all the time. But this one is a whopper. No wonder the Flight Command Center is having issues. Santa won't have any problems…
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Setbacks Have Many Worried at the North Pole

Santa Claus has never failed to deliver. Remember that. You read it here first. But the early going of the delivery phase of Operation Merry Christmas has many elves here at the North Pole really worried. You want a bad sign? Look…
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Elves Push Ahead at Santa’s Workshop

It is not unusual for Santa's Workshop to be working so late. It has happened many times before. But I just spoke to Elf Bernard, head guy over at the workshop. He just kind of threw up his hands. "The good news," he said, "is that we have…
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Efforts Double with North Pole Airlift

Industrious elves at the North Pole Flight Command Center have swung open the back doors of the sleigh barn to let sleighs leave the other way. They do not open both doors at the same time, but rather through an alternative pattern made possible…
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It is Christmas Eve in Asia

The steady march of time has clock-watchers at the North Pole nervous and citizens of the world excited -- at least for today. In the past few minutes, Christmas Eve has started in parts of Asia. It is a small milestone, one that speaks…
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Russia Offers an Airbase to Santa

The always-generous country of Russia has offered Santa the full use of several of their airbases for the duration of weekend. Santa has politely declined the offer, saying the North Pole has the situation well in hand. Santa has a very…
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Blizzard Delays Flights at the North Pole

We live at the North Pole. We're used to bad weather. I would also remind you that Santa is a master sleigh pilot. He drives the world's largest, heaviest sleigh and they are powered by the most elite force of reindeer known in the history…
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Some Talking Delays of Santa’s Launch

Rumors are flying as more and more senior elves at the North Pole openly debate delaying Santa's launch. The Flight Command Center has been a focus of Operation Merry Christmas so far here in the early going but at least they are operating…