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Santa Claus delivers presents by boat in the Brazilian Amazon

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Santa Claus and his reindeer have begun their journey around the globe, making billions of stops in less than 24 hours.

Santa Claus is currently steering his sleigh across the Pacific and has already delivered hundreds of millions of gifts.

Every Christmas Eve, Norad – the North American Aerospace Defense Command – enables real-time tracking of Santa’s sleigh as it navigates the skies.

The cherished tradition dates back to 1955, when a small misprint in a department store advertisement led to a small child calling a military command center in Colorado and asking to speak to Santa Claus.

Air Force Col. Harry Shoup, who answered the call that evening, played along and assured the child that he was Santa Claus. As more calls came in, he assigned an officer to handle the requests, starting a celebratory custom that Norad continued after its founding in 1958.

For decades, Norad has traded in his usual air traffic control duties to answer children’s questions about Santa’s journey and his amazing gift delivery. Each year, at least 100,000 children call the organization to inquire about Santa’s whereabouts. Millions more watch Saint Nicholas float along the Earth’s meridians online – in nine languages.

Stay tuned for updates as we follow Santa’s magical route around the world.

Santa Claus has just left Sakhalin Island and is heading to the Northern Mariana Islands

Santa Claus has just left Nevelsk on Sakhalin Island.

He is on his way to San Vincente in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, where he will deliver gifts in a few minutes.

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 1:07 p.m

Santa’s next stop is the Kuril Islands

Santa’s next stop is Kurilsk in the Kuril Islands, which stretch between Japan and Russia and separate the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific.

He just delivered gifts all over Palikir in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 12:44 p.m

Volunteers are busy answering calls on the Norad Tracks Santa hotline

Volunteers are busy answering calls on the Norad Tracks Santa hotline.

They typically answer more than 130,000 calls from children around the world.

You can call them at 1-877-446-6723

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 12:40 p.m

Last seen in New Caledonia and on the way to Vanuatu

Santa Claus was last seen in New Caledonia.

He is now on his way to Vanuatu, where he will deliver gifts in a few seconds.

Santa Claus is now on his way to Vanuatu, where he will deliver presents in a few seconds (Norad)

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 12:27 p.m

Watch Live: Norad follows Santa’s annual journey delivering presents around the world

Watch live as Santa Claus begins his annual tour around the world, pulled by his nine reindeer to deliver gifts to children around the world:

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 12:22 p.m

And on to Fiji, where it is comparatively mild

Santa Claus and his sleigh are now on their way to Fiji.

In just a few minutes he will be delivering presents to children in Suva, where it is a comparatively balmy 26°C.

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 12:19 p.m

Next stop: Antarctica!

Santa Claus is now on his way to Antarctica.

His first stop there will be McMurdo Station, where it’s a chilly -7°C.

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 12:04

More than 300 million gifts have already been sent

Santa Claus has been busy and has already distributed more than 300 million gifts to children who were eagerly awaiting his arrival.

He is currently steering his sleigh through the Pacific and his next stop is Chatham Island, New Zealand.

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 11:53

Santa Claus is now traveling to New Zealand, where it is already Christmas Day

Santa Claus and his sleigh are now on their way to New Zealand.

Your first stop there will be Auckland, where it is just before 1am on Christmas Day.

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 11:46

Santa Claus has just been spotted in Samoa

Santa Claus has just been spotted in Samoa.

He and his reindeer stopped in Taga, having already delivered nearly 250 million gifts.

Tara CobhamDecember 24, 2024 11:42 am

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