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…
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.…
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…
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…
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
Santa Back in the Pacific
Santa is still rolling along....reports now are coming in from Hawaii...and way out at Midway...
-- Elf Ernest
Santa Delivers to Alaska
Barrow, Alaska...and Anchorage, Alaska...are now reporting Santa's visits there.
-- Elf Ernest
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…
Santa Still at the North Pole
Santa is sitting in his big chair, his feet are up and he's relaxing like he hasn't a care in the world. It is very early Christmas morning on the west coast of the USA and Canada but Santa feels it is too early to go there.
What a strange…
Santa Crashes the North Pole Christmas Party
Santa has shown up here at the North Pole and joined the party at the Claus residence. This has never happened in the middle of his flight before.
"Well," Santa said, smiling, "I have some time to kill. The folks on the West Coast of Canada…
Santa Visits the Yukon
Santa is back in western Canada -- the Yukon this time -- and he's visit folks there in some snowy parts of the mountains. He's no longer moving so fast. It is barely Christmas morning in this parts and Santa just has to slow down because some…