The Official Norad Santa Tracker

I remember sending the Santa tracker to my Grandsons when they were little , i have a photo of one glued to the screen watching Santa , it kept him occupied and calm ..
 

Here’s a bit of history. The story of how the NORAD Santa Tracker came about. It was all due to a mistake in and advertisement giving kids a phone number to call Santa. The number printed was for a phone in an Air Force Base.

It was 1955, and a Sears newspaper advertisement mistakenly listed the phone number for the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, instead of Santa Claus‘ workshop. The commander on duty that night was US Air Force Col. Harry Shoup. He answered the call and, instead of simply dismissing it, embraced the opportunity.

Shoup played along, reassuring the youngster that Santa was safe and on his way to deliver presents to not just them, but children across the world. As more calls came in from the misprint, the colonel assigned a duty officer whose sole job that night was to tell those phoning in of Santa’s exact location.
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When I was a kid, I kind of figured out my parents were the real ones with the presents. But they still kept up the tradition of Santa. Now, there are presents at stake, here; so, I had to go along with the tradition. I didn't want to mess up this present thing. So, after I went to bed, I'd yell out that I think I saw Santa, but he was far away. Then Santa would get closer and closer, and then I'd fall asleep. I'm not sure if it was them or me trying to keep Santa alive and well.
I swear if didn't tell my parents about Santa, I'd be 42, and I'd have to tell them Santa was approaching Pennsylvania.
 

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