NORAD Ready to Track Santa

[Armymedic]

Its been 50 yrs,

for those who have kids, its a great site to share with them.

I've been tracking for the last 8 yrs, and really enjoy the site.

http://www.noradsanta.org/english/index.html

the site also has Christmas Music performed by the Naden Band of Maritime Forces Pacific of the Canadian Navy from Esquimalt, British Columbia.

Enjoy.

 

[Bograt]

I remember listening to Base Radio in Summerside in 1979. I am certain I saw Rudolf's red nose fly overhead.

One year in Greenwood (1980??) they "scrambled" a couple of voodoos to intercept and escort Santa into Canadian Airspace. There is nothing I have heard that can compare to VOODOOS taking off with afterburners.

I plan on sharing this with my daughter. Merry Christmas everyone.

 

[the 48th regulator]

Agreed Bograt

thanks AM my little girl loves to play on my "puter".  She will love this!

tess

 

[Armymedic]

Its Christmas eve...

Santa on schedule: NORAD
 
 
Broadcast News


Friday, December 24, 2004


TORONTO -- He's arguably the hardest working person on the planet this Christmas Eve.

Santa Claus has already taken to the skies on his global mission to provide gifts to good little girls and boys.

The people at the North American Air Defence command say the man in the big red suit is right on schedule.

He has already visited the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia and most recently Japan.

Norad is tracking Santa with high-tech SantaCams.

Footage from its website -- noradsanta.org -- shows the jolly old elf and his sleigh flying over several international landmarks.

In one shot, he can be seen flying beside Japan's high-speed bullet train -- at a speed 100 times faster than the train.

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is acting as an honourary Santa Tracker for Great Britain.



On the Net:

http://www.noradsanta.org

© Broadcast News 2004

 

[aesop081]

That site is so cool...however santa might want to plan his flight good next year......BMD and all.........lol

 

[Sheerin]

I didn't realise that Saint Nick stopped in at the ISS this year.

Wow, looking at that website makes me long for the days when I believed in Santa.... and also has me looking forward to when I have kids - I just hope that day doesnt' come too soon...

 

[perry]

I remember listening to Base Radio in Summerside in 1979. I am certain I saw Rudolf's red nose fly overhead.

One year in Greenwood (1980??) they "scrambled" a couple of voodoos to intercept and escort Santa into Canadian Airspace. There is nothing I have heard that can compare to VOODOOS taking off with afterburners.

I plan on sharing this with my daughter. Merry Christmas everyone.

I also remember listening to the base radio in Summerside but in was in the mid-eighties.Also remember 413 Sqn transporting"Santa" to downtown Summerside by Labrador...hehe fond memories.

 

[Love793]

My son loved the site.  He kept pestering us all day to check on Santas status. Good work Northbay.

 

[GIJANE]

Cool! I'm going to bookmark this site for next year (hopefully my little girl will understand a little more then) Thanks 


Jane

 

[Armymedic]

This may be my annual contribution to the site:

For you and your kids...have fun with it.


http://www.noradsanta.org/en/default.php

 

[Old Ranger]

Thanks,

Merry Christmas to You and your Family.

Ben

 

[Armymedic]

he's on the way...thru NZ, Aus, Japan and SE Asia.

 

[winchable]

I remember Santa Tracker from when I was a kid, it consisted of an anchorman with a bad haircut on a fuzzy channel talking to an elf at "NORAD"

Even Santa's highspeed these days!

 

[Springroll]

My kids, my husband and myself keep a very close eye on the big guy, thanks to Norad Santa.
We have made it a tradition of ours where we are basically camped out in front of the computer from about 7:30pm until 9pm.

Thanks for posting the link!!!

 

[Armymedic]

Well this yrs tracking is all done.

I like the "live" tracking this yr. I kept that screen up in the evening, and it actually helped get the kids to be when they saw Santa moving north towards Ontario.

BZ to NORAD and all those who contrbuted to the site..

And thanks to those same men and women who watch our skies every night.

 

[navymich]

It's that time of year again folks, and the NORAD Tracks Santa site is up and running.  New this year is tracking Santa in 3D on Google Earth!!  I'm excited to be closer to the action this year. 

 

[aesop081]

Hope he has the right modes and codes this year......

 

[eurowing]

I absolutely love that this goes on.  I remember as a child watching CBC  and seeing VooDoos launch to escort Santa.  It is "a good thing".

 

[Roy Harding]

I absolutely love that this goes on.  I remember as a child watching CBC  and seeing VooDoos launch to escort Santa.  It is "a good thing".

And I remember earlier radio broadcasts - the TV broadcasts were a big thing for my boys.

I hope you have fun with it, airmich - you'd be surprised at how important it is to little people all over North America.

 

[navymich]

I hope you have fun with it, airmich - you'd be surprised at how important it is to little people all over North America.

My little guy isn't so little anymore, but he still finds it all very exciting.  And questions about Tracking Santa were the first things out of his mouth when I got my posting.