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It's time to start tracking Santa!

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Boise

Santa flying over treesI like to show this one to my kids every year.  It's time to track Santa on his Christmas delivery route.  In what has been a tradition for more than 50 years NORAD tracks Santa on his nighttime journey from the North Pole.

Watch Santa make his way around the globe by clicking here.

If you don't know the history behind NORAD tracking his flight you should have a read.  It seems it all started over a misprint in a Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement prompting kids to call a number to talk with Santa.

They have been tracking Santa's Christmas Eve flight since 1955.

Comments (10)

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Brian, That is FUN for the little ones! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Dec 24, 2009 01:46 AM
Betty Knowles
Southwest Missouri Realty - Springfield, MO
Ready to sell? Call Betty!

Its amazing Santa never needed a GPS to get around all these years. Its great that kids can track him via radar!

Dec 24, 2009 01:46 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Brian, I will have the grandchildren check this out tonight after church. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Dec 24, 2009 05:23 AM
Brian Lee Burke
Kenna Real Estate - Lone Tree, CO
Broker & Advising Expert-Kenna Luxury Real Estate

Brian - we will also check this out tonight. Of course our little guy thinks Santa has already been here because he is taking his nap (right now) and daddy told him Santa was going to come while he was sleeping... :) Merry Christmas. ~Rita

Dec 24, 2009 07:12 AM
Robert L. Brown
www.mrbrownsellsgr.com - Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids Real Estate Bellabay Realty, West Mic

As old as me. Something to turn over to the grands. BTW i gave my oldest grandson a microscope. Have a Merry Christmas.

Dec 24, 2009 09:58 AM
Melissa Zavala
Broadpoint Properties - Escondido, CA
Broker, Escondido Real Estate, San Diego County

Last year was the first year that nobody in my family bought into the tracker. I guess that was the end of youth and innocence. Now it's all about money and video games.

Dec 26, 2009 12:48 AM
Greg Nino
RE/MAX Compass - Houston, TX
Houston, Texas

wow, I hadn't heard of this! We'll be tracking Santa next year for sure! thanks for sharing. Have a safe & prosperous New Year!!

Dec 27, 2009 04:39 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Santa didn't make it by here. Did he get lost or was I too bad? LOL

Happy New Year!

Dec 27, 2009 05:09 AM
Deena Cottingham
GreenApple Staging & Images, Calgary Staging & Photography - Calgary, AB
Home Stager & Photographer

I saw this on the weather channel here in Canada. There was a little bit of scoffing in my household about  the seriousness of it! Teenagers!

Dec 27, 2009 07:26 AM
Renée Donohue~Home Photography
Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI
Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer

So were you naughty or nice?  Did Santa stop by and give you something good?

Dec 28, 2009 11:17 AM