For our younger readers eager to track Santa’s progress, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has put out this website for you to follow his movements. You can also track him on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

Santa trackers will begin answering phones and replying to email at 4:00 a.m. MST (6:00 a.m. EST) on Christmas Eve. Children of all ages can call the NTS toll free number 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) or send an email to noradtrackssanta@gmail.com. 

According to the website, starting on Dec. 24, children can watch Santa prepare his sleigh and reindeer. And for those of you interested in the history of NORAD tracking, here is the story, straight from NORAD’s press release:

The NTS program began on Dec. 24, 1955, after a phone call was made to the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The call was from a local youngster who dialed a misprinted telephone number in a local newspaper advertisement. The commander at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo. who answered the phone that night gave the youngster the information requested – the whereabouts of Santa. This began the tradition of tracking Santa, a tradition that was carried on by NORAD when it was formed in 1958.
 
The NTS program has grown immensely since first presented on the Internet in 1998. The Web site receives millions of unique visitors from hundreds of countries and territories around the world. In addition, the NTS Operations Center will be occupied for 25 hours with over 1,200 volunteers on Christmas Eve, who will be receiving hundreds of thousands phone calls and emails from families around the world.
 
We look forward to helping you with NORAD Tracks Santa!
 
Enjoy!