In what's become its own wildly popular tradition, NORAD's Santa Tracker lets families watch Father Christmas in 3D as he transits the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Since the 1950s, the U.S. government has helped kids and kids at heart follow Santa on his annual Christmas Eve trek across the globe. But how did the tradition of ...

You can keep up with NORAD’s tracker on their website here, or by checking their Twitter for updates here. You can also use Google’s Santa Tracker here.