NORAD teams up with Microsoft and the North Pole to help you track Santa

NORAD Tracks Santa

Are you eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa? The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is besides, and you can team up with Microsoft to see exactly where Santa is. Previously bachelor, 'NORAD Tracks Santa' received large amounts of traffic back in 2022 and the website is once again available for 2022. What'due south more is there are apps for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone.

Appealing to families preparing for the festive flavour ahead, you tin head on over to the official website to cheque out some cool content. So what exactly tin can you lot practice on NORAD Tracks Santa? Whether you're attempting to go the kids even more excited for the big mean solar day, or to but spend a quiet evening together in front of the big screen, in that location's a lot to run into and do.

The website enables you to tune into covers of same famous Christmas tracks yous know and dearest, some video footage of NORAD tracking Santa and even some interactive games. If you're new to Santa, at that place's even the library for y'all to read more about the holiday traditions.

NORAD Tracks Santa

If you're not familiar with NORAD Tracks Santa and what it'southward all about, for more than 50 years NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa's flight.

"The tradition began in 1955 later a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. ad misprinted the phone number for children to telephone call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The Manager of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his manner south from the Northward Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was built-in."

This tradition has now turned into a website and tracking apps to remain up-to-appointment with technology. As well as the unique functionality offered past both the apps and spider web experience, in that location's a handy inaugural to when NORAD will embark the tracking of Santa - it's not an wrong counter for Christmas, then fright not.

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Hats off to both the Internet Explorer squad and Microsoft in general for improving the NORAD website and creating a sweet experience to ensure everyone's excited for Santa'south imminent arrival. Head on over to the official NORAD Tracking Santa website, or download the apps for both Windows viii and Windows Phone (QR code beneath).

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