Flight Command Goes to 24 Hours
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Flight Command Goes to 24 Hour Operation

North Pole Flight Command is now operating 24-hours per day. In addition, they have now switched on live tracking telemetry from the test flight of Santa's sleigh and they are actively testing those systems. "This is totally normal at this…
Record Numbers Sign Up to Become Tracker Elves
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Record Numbers Signing Up to Become Tracker Elves

Record numbers of people are signing up to become tracker elves this year. That means they will be tracking Santa for Santa with the North Pole this year. During Christmas-in-July Santa set the goal for 40 million tracker elves for 2020,…
Stuff You Don't Know About Santa

Stuff You Don’t Know About Santa

Stuff you don't know about Santa is the topic of conversation in this special episode of the North Pole Podcast. By request from several teachers and many parents we were asked to do a podcast episode about the more unknown things about Santa…
Elf Choir
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The Elf Choir Hopes to Record Concert

And....it's snowing AGAIN today at the North Pole.... My goodness. There are a lot of exciting things going on at the North Pole. We have the Elf Choir holding their concert in a few days. It is completely sold out. They plan to record the…
Test Flight
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New Problem Found with Santa’s Sleigh

A new problem has been found with Santa's sleigh. According to the radio news report below Elf Crash Murphy learned that the problem has cropped up during test flights of the sleigh this past week over Europe. According the Elf Quinton, head…
More Tracker Elves
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Santa Asks for More Tracker Elves

Santa Claus has expressed a desire to have more tracker elves this year. This is interesting to note because over at SantaTrackers.net  it appears the 39 million mark has been passed, inching ever closer to the goal that Santa set last summer…
Snowy Reindeer Games
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Snowy Reindeer Games Features Surprises by Vixen

It's a snowy mess at the Reindeer Games this week as organizers rushed events to avoid a premature shut-down of the games. Weather forecasters say a bitter cold front will drop temperatures to a dangerous level within days here at the North…
Santa and St. Nicholas
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Santa and St. Nicholas

Santa and St. Nicholas are sometimes thought of the same way. Today is St. Nicholas Day and it is a very important day at the North Pole. St. Nicholas lived many, many years ago. He was a Holy man, meaning that he was very religious. His…
North Pole Weather Concerns
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North Pole Weather Concerns Growing

North Pole weather can be very unpredictable -- except for this year. It has snowed every day here since October 24th - 43 consecutive days! The stuff is piling up here like you wouldn't believe. This is the North Pole, after all, and it…
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Vixen Surprises at the Reindeer Games

The Reindeer Games began at the North Pole today and already we have a surprise: Vixen is off to a fast start. Vixen, who has been on Santa's team for decades, does not traditionally rank well at the games, mostly due to her smaller size. But…
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Lots of Reindeer Babies at the North Pole

There are lots of reindeer babies at the North Pole. And I mean a lot of them. As you will hear from the North Pole Radio News report from today (in the player below), part of the preparation efforts of the annual Reindeer Games is a count…
Minor Problems
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Minor Problems with Operation Merry Christmas

The first full day of this week has revealed a few minor problems with Operation Merry Christmas. The weather is hampering efforts to get the Reindeer Games going for one. For 40 straight days we have had snow and that should not be a problem,…