NORAD began to track Santa Claus in 1955, following an accidental phone call made to the agency by a young boy interested in in speaking with Kris Kringle.

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NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since the ... Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a ...

NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since the ... Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a ...

NORAD tracks Santa's journey globally, ... Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list.

Since 1955, kids across the country and globe have relied on NORAD to keep tabs and provide updates on the movements of the one and only Santa Claus as he delivers gifts to children around the world.

NORAD’s Santa tracker is a Christmas tradition that’s become ... Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite ...

NORAD is also taking calls at a telephone hotline: 1-877-446-6723. The command warned on Tuesday that some callers were receiving messages that they could not be connected, but it urged anxious ...

NORAD tracks Santa's journey globally, ... Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list.

The tradition began in 1955 when the Continental Air Defense Command — the predecessor to NORAD — received a call on a secret phone line that went directly to the Pentagon.