Children of all ages, want to know when Santa Claus is coming to town after making and double-checking his list?
Verizon is teaming up with the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, to track Kriss Kringle's whereabouts on Christmas Eve and pre-dawn Christmas Day. A volunteer force of more than 1,000 strong will track Santa's whereabouts using the world's most sophisticated military tracking technology — presumably while simultaneously defending North American air space.
From 3 a.m. Dec. 24 to 2 a.m. Dec. 25, Santa-seekers can call 877-HI-NORAD (446-6723) or visit NORAD's Santa tracking Web page. The Web site can be read in seven languages and has a YouTube video, information on how to track Santa in 3D on Google Earth and most importantly, a frequently asked questions section.
According to the FAQ, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Defense Command — with the equally cool acronym CONAD — have been tracking Santa's path since 1955, and while the command doesn't have his exact route, it knows from previous patterns that the man in red starts around the international date line and works west from Asia to the Americas.
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