TRACK SANTA’S PROGRESS
by Hazed
It’s almost time for Santa to embark on his annual trip around the world delivering presents, and thanks to the wonders of the internet you’ll be able to follow his progress as he is tracked by NORAD.
The North American Aerospace Defence Command undertakes this very important job every Christmas eve. When it started, before the advent of the connected world, children could find out where Santa had got to by phoning up NORAD and asking for an update. These days, you just go to http://www.noradsanta.org/ and you’ll see animated videos showing Santa on his flight path.
The origins of this service are quite wacky – it’s all because of a wrong telephone number printed in a department store’s newspaper advert. Read about the start of the Santa Tracking service here.
Just make sure you’re tucked up in bed and tightly asleep before Santa comes to your town!
