How And When Idaho Kids Can Track Santa Clause This Week

Santa Clause has been busy this week approving wish lists and supervising his elf staff as they prepare for the most important evening at the North Pole. Children across the planet will have the opportunity to track his jolliness beginning in the early morning hours of December 24 by using a tool that has been available since the fifties.

Christmas week is upon us! Have you been naughty or nice this year? Most of us will know the answer to that question on Thursday morning when we look under the tree.

With more than 8.2 billion humans on the planet spanning more than 190 countries worldwide, Santa Clause once again has his work cut out for him trying to decide who has been worthy of a gift in 2025.

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The NORAD Santa Tracker Is Now In It's 70th Year Servicing The Planet

Santa's nine reindeer, including Rudolph, will be guiding him through rain, snow, heavy winds, and tropical weather on Christmas Eve, and kids can once again get updates on Clause's travels via the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracker, now servicing Earth in its 70th year, according to the U.S. Department of War.

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Prior to the advent of the Internet, kids used to call the NORAD hotline ( 877-HI-NORAD) to get Santa's travel updates from phone operators dating back to 1955, which makes this year seven decades of allowing humanity to track Saint Nicholas' movements on December 24.

Kids can access the official NORAD Santa tracker website by clicking here on December 24 (Wednesday). Happy holidays from Townsquare Media!