NORAD has been in the Santa-tracking game for decades. According to legend, in 1955, an ad in a Colorado Springs newspaper invited children to call Santa but inadvertently listed the phone number ...

You can also track Santa through NORAD's hotline with Verizon at 1-877-446-6723. Volunteers typically answer over 130,000 calls from Santa scouts around the world.

You can call toll-free at 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723). Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s NORAD Santa Tracker.

Children can call 1-877-HI-NORAD (446-6723) to find out Santa's current location. They can also visit the NORAD Tracks Santa website to get live updates and play holiday games.

For more than 65 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight around the world,” reads a portion of the NORAD Tracks Santa website.

NORAD's "Track Santa" website went live Dec. 1 but the real fun began on Christmas Eve, which is when visitors will be able to track Santa's route from 4 a.m. to midnight MST / 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. EST.

NORAD’s tradition is one of the few modern additions to the centuries-old Santa story that have endured, according to Gerry Bowler, a Canadian historian who spoke to the AP in 2010.

NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War, predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics. The tradition continues regardless of government shutdowns, such as the ...

When does the NORAD Santa tracker go live? The NORAD Tracks Santa website went live Dec. 1 and features Santa's North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, games, holiday music and more.

NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Dec. 24, 2014.