Santa Tracker
This page contains links to sites that track the progress of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve as he makes his way around the world. Many sites use faux global positioning systems or use Google Earth to make the experience seem "real."
Fast Facts
- Santa tracking begins on Christmas Eve: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
- 2008 world population for Santa to deliver to: 6,634,570,9591
- Time Santa has to deliver presents to each home with children: Two to three ten-thousandths of a second1
NORAD
The most popular Santa tracking site is through North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). They begin their countdown 24 days before Christmas with updates on what Santa and his elves are doing in preparation for the holiday. On Christmas Eve, the site allows Santa to be tracked around the world as he delivers gifts. NORAD teams up with the Google Earth application to allow a more realistic experience to share with your friends and family.2 In 2006, the NORAD Santa tracker received almost 1 billion web hits from 210 different countries.3 Google Earth works on Windows, OSX and Linux platforms.
Santa Claus Facts
- Based on the legendary Saint Nicholas
- Born in 280 A.D.4
- Introduced to American culture in 17734
- Santa has 31 hours to deliver gifts all over the world based on the Earth's rotation5
- Is said to reward good children with gifts and punish bad children with lumps of coal6
Christmas Fun
Learn about the history of Christmas
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A holiday classic: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Sing along with the lyrics to White Christmas
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