NORAD Celebrates 70 Years of Tracking Santa on Christmas Eve
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NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa's sleigh, a tradition that began in 1955 as a playful way to promote air defense awareness during the Cold War, and has since become a beloved holiday event involving thousands of volunteers answering children's calls worldwide.
- December 23, 2025 Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson
- Where is Santa right now? NORAD tracker maps his 2025 Christmas flight CBS News
- Where is Santa right now? How to use NORAD tracker on Christmas Eve Cincinnati Enquirer
- NORAD Celebrates 70 Years of Tracking Santa U.S. Department of War (.gov)
- KETV NewsWatch 7 talks with a member of the team tracking Santa's whereabouts KETV
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