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Santa Presides at the Christmas Devotional at the North Pole

Today is our final day off here at the North Pole before Christmas arrives. The day started off with Santa presiding over the Christmas Devotional at church this morning. It has become a tradition to have it on the last Sunday before Christmas…
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Kids Urged to Use Stocking Mail to Get Letters to Santa

I hadn't stopped by the mail room in a couple of days so I headed over there first thing this morning to see what was going on. I was happy to see that most of the mail bags had been emptied but there were still a few sitting around. I tracked…
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Surprise Reindeer Games Winner Declared

The reindeer games ended late yesterday and the winner is Daisy! Yes, that's right -- a GIRL. Daisy is just 2 years old and comes from the area around Barrow, Alaska. This area has produced some of our top reindeer including Donner. I…
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Wrapping Department to Try Powered Tape Dispensers

I was sitting in my office today when I noticed a large shipment being delivered to the wrapping department through my window. It is very unusual to see large shipments coming in this late in December so I headed over to chat with Elf Wally…
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Mail Arrives at North Pole Post Office in Record Amounts

I stopped by the North Pole mail room this morning on my daily walk around town. I couldn't believe what I saw when I opened the door. There where mail bags piled everywhere. I tracked down Elf Hugo to see what was going on. "I don't…
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Santa’s New Sleigh Just About Ready

I checked in on Elf Quinton today to see how preparations were coming on Santa's new sleigh. Believe it or not, Santa flies a new sleigh every year. It is redesigned from the ground up, made to go faster, fly higher and perform better in the…
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Reindeer Babies Everywhere! Santa Asks Kids to Help

It is happening just as Elf Victor said it would -- reindeer babies are being born all over the place here at the North Pole. "The first one came the other day just after I talked to you," Elf Victor told me. "A lovely reindeer named Hannah…
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Santa Gives Advice About Christmas Trees

According the Institute of Merriment Studies, the first week of December is traditionally the busiest week for selecting and decorating Christmas trees. Our tradition during this week is to accept the advice of a resident elf at the North Pole…
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Operation Merry Christmas 2011 Launches!

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to the first official news post of Operation Merry Christmas, LIVE from the North Pole! My name is Elf Ernest and I will be your North Pole news reoprter in this our 20th year of bringing you the Santa Updates…
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Santa Declares a Season of Thanksgiving

As we celebrate thanksgiving here at the North Pole we are reminded of what a tough year it has been across the globe this year. Many areas of the world have suffered damage from terrible storms. There have been earthquakes. And many, many…
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Competition Fierce in North Pole Lighting Contest

It's not even thanksgiving yet but the elves have spent weeks decorating the outside of their homes. They are all getting ready for the annual North Pole Christmas lighting contest. The official lighting ceremony happens Thursday at sun down…
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Santa’s Favorite Holiday

I bumped into Santa this morning and he was even jollier than normal. I asked him why and he said that his favorite holiday was just a few days away. Things have been so busy here that I almost forgot that Thanksgiving was this week. …