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Christmas Eve Dawns in the Far East

It is Christmas Eve morning in parts of the Far East, in the South Pacific, in parts of Australia and all over New Zealand. We can tell without looking at a map because emails and web traffic we are seeing on our servers from that part of the…
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24 Hours to Santa’s Launch

The North Pole Command Center officially announces the final countdown to Santa's launch 24 hours from now. Flight control reports all systems are go and conditions are good for Santa's flight. "The next 24 hours are very important," Elf…
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Santa Updates Go Hourly

Our expanded coverage of Santa's flight has begun. For the next 24 hours or until Santa launches you can expect a news update from the North Pole at least every hour as we count down the time for Santa's launch. Santa has asked us for this…
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New Storm Bearing Down on the North Pole

The North Pole Weather Center has issued a winter storm warning for later today through Christmas morning. "It looks like a classic Christmas blizzard," Elf Billy said. "It will make things hard to watch when Santa launches but it won't stop…
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North Pole Prepares Thanksgiving Celebration

Hearts are merry today at the North Pole as the excitement for Thanksgiving builds. For many here nothing says "Christmas is here!" like the celebration of Thanksgiving. Tomorrow we begin year #21 of our tradition of tracking Santa Claus.…
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Excitement Builds as North Pole Prepares for Light Competition

It is a busy Saturday at the North Pole as folks here are working on their lights, Christmas trees and yard decorations in advance of the big lighting ceremony at the North Pole later next week. Every year, Santa flips the switch on the lights…
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Santa Returns to Cheers at the North Pole

After more than 30 hours of solid Santa tracking I'm posting my final update of Operation Merry Christmas 2011. It has been another thrilling ride for Santa and another great year for all of us here at the North Pole. Santa just returned to…
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Santa Visits Tahiti and Samoa

Way out on the eastern side of the International Dateline Santa has evidently made his final stops of Operation Merry Christmas in Tahiti and Samoa. We are receiving many happy reports from there. -- Elf Ernest
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Santa Back in the Pacific

Santa is still rolling along....reports now are coming in from Hawaii...and way out at Midway... -- Elf Ernest
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Santa Delivers to Alaska

Barrow, Alaska...and Anchorage, Alaska...are now reporting Santa's visits there. -- Elf Ernest
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Santa Covers the West Coast

Happy reports are coming in from all over the US west coast...San Diego...Los Angeles...Fresno...Tahoe/Reno...Sacramento...Stockton...Redding...San Fransico...Portland...Olympia...Seattle...Spokane....and Vancouver. Santa has been there! --…
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Santa Heads for Southern California

Santa has left the North Pole Christmas Party where he has been for more than an hour -- killing time so that folks on the coasts of the USA and Canada could get to bed. He told us before he left he planned to head to Southern California first…