Kids can still call NORAD itself at 877-HI-NORAD to receive updates via telephone. This year, however, the site is now integrated with Skype, and it’s click-to-call functionality.

You can read more about NORAD’s admission that its radars were not properly configured to spot and track non-traditional aircraft following the Chinese balloon incident here and here.

NORAD’s Santa Tracker, the beloved, decades-old tradition of following Santa Claus as he delivers gifts to children around the world, returns Christmas Eve for its 68th year.

What began as an accident 65 years ago when a kid called NORAD asking to talk to Santa, has now become a holiday tradition. Using radar and satellites, they track Santa's Christmas Eve flight for ...

NORAD, which is responsible for protecting the skies over the United States and Canada, activates its Santa tracking system at 6 a.m. ET on Christmas Eve.

NORAD starts tracking Santa’s movements every year around 4 a.m. EST on Christmas Eve through its website and app. Starting at 6 a.m. EST, operators stand by for children to call and hear the ...

He hopes this mistake-turned-tradition will continue for years to come. NORAD says you can expect Santa to be in California anytime after 9 p.m. You can follow Santa's travels on NORAD's website.

And NORAD has its eyes on him for the 65th straight year. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the NORAD Santa tracker is up and running, as it has been since 1955 when it became an annual tradition.