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On Christmas Eve, kids around the world will be asking the age-old question—where is Santa? And though Christmas is still a couple of days away, and the questions have not yet begun, we want to share a nifty tool for you and your family to track Santa’s location on the eve of Christmas.
This holiday season, Verizon Business will team with the North American Aerospace Defense Command to provide the “NORAD Tracks Santa” hotline so children of all ages can follow Santa Claus as he makes his trip around the word.
The tradition started accidentally in 1955 after a local newspaper misprint prompted children to call the Continental Air Defense Command (NORAD's predecessor) instead of a special Santa hotline phone number. After hearing youngsters ask if they could speak to Santa, the colonel on duty told the children he could see Santa on the radar screens, heading south from the North Pole – and a tradition was born.
This year, more than 1,200 volunteers including members of Verizon will be manning the hotline to inform children of Santa’s whereabouts during his yuletide journey.
Children across the U.S. and Canada can call 1-877-HI-NORAD to determine Santa’s exact location, starting on Dec. 24 at 2 a.m (MST). You can also visit the NORAD Tracks Santa website, which provides real-time information on Santa's exact location. The site includes radar maps and a streaming “SantaCam’’ that has video images from cities along Santa’s journey.
Along with the hotline and website, you can also track Santa through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and TroopTube.tv.
So as the time draws near and the questions begin, remember you have Verizon and NORAD helping you answer one of the most important questions this holiday season—where is Santa Claus?
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