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15 Weeks Until Christmas

There’s only 15 weeks until Christmas, guys. 15 weeks! But it is Christmas here already. We got a ton of snow this week. I mean a ton. That has really given everything a kind of Christmas feel to things. I mean, nobody has their…
16 Weeks Until Christmas
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16 Weeks Until Christmas

16 weeks until Christmas, gang! It’s getting exciting here. I’ve spent this week over at the Wrapping Department, talking with Elf Wally. My ears hurt. Elf Wally can talk FAST. I think that’s why he got that job over there. Everything…
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You Can Participate in This Year’s Elf Parade

You can participate in this year's Elf Parade for the first time ever. The Annual Elf Parade is held on Thanksgiving Day at the North Pole. It is an event that draws huge crowds in North Pole Village as well as lots of big questions online. We…
17 Weeks Until Christmas
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17 Weeks Until Christmas

There are now just 17 weeks until Christmas. I can smell it in the air now. That’s because of several things. First of all, a lot of cookies are being worked on in Mrs. Claus’ kitchen. Elves here eat cookies like crazy. But Mrs. Claus…
4 Months Until Christmas
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4 Months Until Christmas

4 months until Christmas now – are you getting excited yet? We have had a lot of breaking news the past couple of months. Santa set a really high goal for the number of Santa tracker elves he needs, the reindeer have come back and we had…
Reindeer Return Early
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Reindeer Return Early to the North Pole

Santa’s reindeer are returning to the North Pole. Donner arrived earlier this week in the company of a team of elves from Reindeer Operations who were coming to the North Pole for a certification class. They came from Norway, one…
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18 Weeks Until Christmas

18 weeks until Christmas, gang! Have ya frosted any cookies yet? I have. I took a workshop Mrs. Claus held earlier this week. I had no idea there were so many rules to just frosting cookies. I would just slather the stuff on and sprinkle…
19 Weeks Until Christmas
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19 Weeks Until Christmas

19 weeks now until Christmas! Things are starting to feel festive. I have been talking to school teachers the past few weeks. We always hear from them as school starts up in various places. Elf Ernest tells me this is one of his favorite…
20 Weeks Until Christmas
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20 Weeks Until Christmas

20 weeks to go until Christmas, friends. Things are starting to feel…different. Last year the reindeer didn’t come back until really late. I think it was right around Thanksgiving when they finally showed up. I stopped by the reindeer…
Why Reindeer are Elves
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Why Reindeer are Elves

A new episode of the North Pole Podcast is out explaining why reindeer are elves. Elves Frank Myrrh and Crash Murphy hold a candid conversation about Santa's reindeer and why they tend to operate so differently at the North Pole. As you…
21 Weeks Until Christmas
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21 Weeks Until Christmas

Hi ho, just 21 weeks to go until Christmas. I’m starting to get really, really, really, really, really excited. This summer-time elf thing has been a lot of fun for me. No school means I get to work most of the time at my first real…
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North Pole Reaches Out to Teachers

The North Pole will be reaching out to teachers this year in an effort to boost recruiting for new elves. Santa announced last week the unprecedented goal of 200 million tracker elves before he takes flight this Christmas. The outreach is part…