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Only a Few to See Santa Liftoff

Oh they just look like a small crowd. Wait til you hear the cheers though when the time comes. They will sound like the crowd at the Superbowl when they see Santa liftoff. They always do. -- Elf Ernest The Big Map | North Pole Flight…
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Reindeer Hitched to Sleigh

Santa, the sleigh and the reindeer are at this very moment in the sleigh barn getting things ready to launch. Santa is harnessing the reindeer one by one, gently talking to each one as he goes. This is one of my favorite things to see all…
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Launch Will Happen Soon

Ready or not, it's happening. Santa's sleigh is going to launch within the hour. I know I'm excited for it. -- Elf Ernest The Big Map | North Pole Flight Command | Certified Santa Trackers
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Sleigh Bells Just Are Not Ready

I'm hearing some crazy things are being argued over in the sleigh barn about...sleigh bells. I also hear some are taking those arguments seriously. I find it kind of funny that nothing so far has caused Santa to budge on his launch time.…
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Help Name Santa’s Sleigh

One of the last things Santa does before he launches is to name the sleigh. All year long he takes suggestions. In fact, you can still suggest a name for Santa's sleigh. But hurry. Time is running short. -- Elf Ernest The Big Map…
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Santa’s Sleigh Returns

Well, I tried to watch it. But the snow is blowing sideways, nearly blinding everyone out there. All I saw was a puff of snow. And then I heard this on the radio: -- Elf Ernest The Big Map | North Pole Flight Command | Certified…
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No Delay to Santa’s Launch

Ha! I love this. Word is that Elf Buck Sanchez, head of flight operations at the North Pole, personally petitioned Santa to delay his launch, claiming the workshop still was not far enough along to justify taking to the skies. Santa sent…
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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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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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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…