Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network

Want to know where #Santa is on Dec 24th? Call us tomorrow at 1-877-446-6723 or e-mail noradtrackssanta@outlook.com to talk to a live #NORAD Santa tracker! We answer our first call at 6 a.m. EST. https://t.co/gSvRD6ezKo pic.twitter.com/iFLhv4kjag
— NORAD Tracks Santa (@NoradSanta)
If a partial government shutdown won’t stop Santa from his work on Christmas Eve, then it certainly won’t stop government volunteers from reassuring youngsters about his goings-on.
Despite the shutdown, more than 1,500 civilians and military personnel have enthusiastically volunteered to continue their tradition of tracking Santa’s worldwide journey on Christmas Eve for the 63rd year in a row.
The tradition started in 1955 when Sears accidentally misprinted their telephone number in an advertisement that told kids they could talk to Santa and his elves. Instead, they listed the number of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
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Military personnel were quick to catch on to the mistake, but instead of disappointing their hopeful young callers, they fielded hundreds of phone calls and reassured the children that they were keeping an eye on Santa’s whereabouts.
After NORAD was founded in 1958,…
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