How to Track Santa from North Pole to Northborough on Christmas Eve

NORTHBOROUGH, MA — If your children are getting antsy about the arrival of Santa Claus, you can point them to the online Santa Tracker, which launched earlier this month in its 60th year with help from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

For more than 60 years, NORAD has tracked Santa's whereabouts on Christmas Eve using satellites, jet fighters and secret Santa cameras. The 2016 NORAD Tracks Santa website and apps went live Dec. 1, offering a Christmas countdown, games and other activities, in addition to NORAD's iconic reports on Santa's travels on Christmas Eve. But in this age of apps, keeping an eye on Santa is a one-touch effort from your smart phone.

With the app, children can play games or listen to Christmas music while Mom and Dad run errands. And on Christmas Eve, they won’t miss a minute of Santa’s journey as you visit relatives.

Download the App:

• Apple
• Google
• Windows

According to Lt. Marco Chouinard, the NORAD Tracks Santa spokesperson, more than 1,500 volunteers help NORAD track Santa over a 23-hour period on Christmas Eve.

Find out more about NORAD's tracking of Santa in this NORAD video:

Report by Mary Ann Barton, Patch Staff

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