Since 1955, NORAD - the U.S. and Canadian military organization - has helped Santa’s believers track his every move come Christmas Eve. It's one of those longstanding Christmas traditions, like caroling and leaving cookies out for Santa.
The aerospace defense command post first began tracking Kris Kringle’s whereabouts over the telephone, helping children to know when they could expect their Christmas bounty. Since 2007, one of Silicon Valley’s finest has helped power NORAD’s systems to track Mr. Claus with the help of its advanced technologies: Google (GOOG) Maps, a dedicated YouTube channel and apps that track Santa around the globe.
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