NORAD said Santa got back to the North Pole shortly after 5 a.m. EST. Santa's arrival times. Although the NORAD tracker reflected where Santa was at different points on his route around the world ...

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.

Website: The NORAD Tracks Santa website provides live updates and information about Santa’s progress, beginning at 4 a.m. Eastern on Dec. 24.; Call Center: Dial 1-877-HI-NORAD to speak with live ...

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.

Dec. 24—Tonight, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) gets ready for its Christmas Eve tradition of tracking Santa Claus' annual toy run. NORAD has been assisting Santa since 1955 ...

The command, known as NORAD, a defense organization operated jointly by the United States and Canada, has traced Santa’s magical journey around the world for more than six decades.

Santa and his reindeer have wrapped up their Christmas journey for 2024 after delivering more than 8.1 billion gifts, according to NORAD's Santa Tracker.

NORAD volunteers also operated a phone line to help families track Santa. The number is (877) HI-NORAD or 877-446-6723. NORAD has been offering Santa tracking services in some capacity since 1958.

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 Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids Each year, at least 100,000 kids worldwide call the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about ...

NORAD said Santa got back to the North Pole shortly after 5 a.m. EST. Santa's arrival times. Although the NORAD tracker reflected where Santa was at different points on his route around the world ...

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.