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Yes, NORAD Will Continue Tracking Santa During The Pandemic
12/24/20 AT 10:00 AM
Santa, according to U.S. air defense systems, will be flying around the world with help from his eight reindeer delivering presents as usual this year. But is he taking any precautions during the pandemic?
Here’s the story we all know. A newspaper advertisement in 1955 listed the phone number for U.S. air defense rather than Santa. The officer who answered when a child rang the number, Air Force Col. Harry Shoup, played along. And the rest, as they say, is history.
“A holiday tradition was born, which the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has carried on since it was created in 1958,” NORAD said in a statement. “Each year since, NORAD has reported Santa s location on Dec. 24 to millions of children and families around the world.”