NORAD began to track Santa Claus in 1955, following an accidental phone call made to the agency by a young boy interested in in speaking with Kris Kringle.

Second, NORAD must be modernized as speedily as possible with new, long-range anti-missile radar and interception devices. The system that guards the North American continent today and is a hope ...

NORAD has been tracking Santa's Christmas Eve trip around the world for more than 65 years, and tells Axios the team will be relying on tried-and-true ways to track him today. What we're hearing ...

Keep watch for Jolly Old St. Nick on NORAD's official website and festive Santa Claus tracker.

The unique U.S.-Canadian command works to protect the North American continent is now formally known as the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow online in nine languages, from English to Japanese.

NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids An estimated 100,000 kids annually call in to NORAD volunteers in Colorado Springs to track Santa’s ...

How does NORAD track Santa? For 69 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command — known as NORAD — has tracked Santa Claus' global gift-giving journey every Christmas Eve.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mike Dumont, retired vice admiral and former deputy commander of North American Aerospace Command, about recent sightings of unmanned flying objects.

The list has been made and checked twice — Santa Claus is coming to town. Here's how you and your kids can track his movements on Christmas Eve.

NORAD’s tradition is one of the few modern additions to the centuries-old Santa story that have endured, according to Gerry Bowler, a Canadian historian who spoke to the AP in 2010.