NORAD booting up Santa Tracker for 2006

by Jordan Running Dec 22nd 2006

NORAD's Santa Tracker site is up and running for 2006 and counting down the seconds until Christmas Eve. The site has been beefed up over previous years with info and history about NORAD and the Santa Tracker, some downloads, maps, music, and activities. Most interesting, perhaps (until the actual tracking begins, at least), is the Celebrities section, which features video greetings from folks like Dick Van Patten, Edward James Olmos, George Lopez, Joey Lawrence, Leeza Gibbons, Michael Bolton, and many more who I think will be far more recognizable to people younger than myself.

Last year Google got in on the act with a Google Earth Santa tracker, ~~but there's no word yet whether there will be an encore for 2006.~~

Update: That was fast. Commenter Chris points us to Google's Santa Tracker and Toy Hunt site for 2006.

Tags: christmas, fun, norad, santa, santa claus, santa tracker, SantaClaus, SantaTracker

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Chris said 2:48PM on 12-22-2006

Google Earth encore confirmed:
http://earth.google.com/santa/

VP said 7:28PM on 12-23-2006

Quoth the internet meme:
"Could someone please explain the joke for those of us who don't get it?"

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