Each year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) takes a break from its regular mission of defending North American airspace to embark on a festive tradition: tracking Santa Claus ...

The tradition of tracking Santa Claus began accidentally in 1955, when a misprinted phone number in a Sears ad directed calls to CONAD. Colonel Shoup improvised, giving children Santa updates.

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The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time.Watch Santa's ...

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Watch live as Santa Claus begins his yearly lap around the world, being pulled by his nine reindeer to deliver presents to children across the globe. The North American Aerospace Defense Command ...

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“My son looks at me, he goes, ‘There’s no Santa. You’ve been lying to me,'” recalls Highfill, 56, of Pleasanton, California. “He caught me red-handed, I didn’t know what to say.