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24th Dec 2018

You can now track Santa’s journey to Ireland

Paul Moore

Santa

He’s coming!

Can you believe that there are some people that are still arguing over whether or not Santa is real? It’s crazy. Yep, there’s a lot of cotton-headed ninny muggins’ out there because today is Santa’s busiest one.

Aside from inspecting the toys in the North Pole factory, Father Christmas also has to visit 390,000 homes per minute – or 6,424 per second. He’s going to need a lot of mince pies, milk, pints (whatever you leave out) to get him through this busy day.

Of course, we’re not forgetting the water and carrots that Rudolph and the rest of the reindeers need to keep going too.

Anyways, for the last 60 years, NORAD HQ and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have been tracking Santa’s flight on Christmas Eve.

The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa.

Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief’s operations “hotline.” The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.

Of course, Santa is still checking his list of names to see who has been naughty or nice – so even though there are only a few hours before he arrives to your home, you still have to behave.

Pfff, and people still doubt if Santa is real! Look at this high tech that’s used to monitor his flight path.

We’re certain that Santa is going to stop at your home this Christmas and if you’re looking for a rough estimate, this should do the trick.

Just remember to get a good night’s sleep.

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