Santa Claus is already hard at work, and NORAD is keeping track of where that "right jolly old elf" is right this second and this second and this second (you get the idea).

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 ...

As it does every year, NORAD, the North American Aerospace Command, tracked Santa on his trip around the world on Christmas Eve so children and families could see where he was.

How can Oregonians access the map tracking Santa's trip? NORAD will make the map tracking Santa's trip around the world available Christmas Eve from 3 a.m. to 11 p.m. PST.. Trackers worldwide can ...

FILE – 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., Dec. 24, 2014.

FILE – 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., Dec. 24, 2014.

Families can also get updates via phone from the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center — just call 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) to talk to a NORAD operator who can tell you Santa's exact location.

And so those satellites track (Santa) through that heat source.” NORAD has an app and website, www.noradsanta.org, to track Santa on Christmas Eve from 4 a.m. to midnight, Mountain Standard Time.