Norad Santa tracker – live: Follow Father Christmas and his reindeer around the globe
Santa Claus is coming to town – join us on his journey around the world
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Your support makes all the difference.Father Christmas is currently flying around the globe to deliver presents to children around the world.
Every year Norad – the North American Aerospace Defense Command – tracks Santa’s journey as he travels the planet in his sleigh.
The tradition began in 1955 when a child mistakenly rang a Colorado military command asking to speak to Father Christmas – after a local newspaper ran an advert by a department store containing a misprinted phone number.
Air Force Commander Harry Shoup, who was manning the phones that Christmas Eve, quickly realised the mistake and assured the child that he was in fact Santa Claus.
As more calls came in that night, Commander Shoup assigned a duty officer to continue answering the phone, birthing a tradition that passed over to Norad when it was formed in 1958.
Every year since, the agency – which ordinarily defends and monitors the skies over North America – has fielded children’s questions about the red-and-white-clad chimney intruder and his unrivalled delivery schedule.
Stick with us as we follow his route around the world.
Santa delivers presents to Kyiv in Ukraine
Santa is now delivering presents to Kyiv in Ukraine, where Christmas will be celebrated for the first time on 25 December, after the country’s president Volodymr Zelensky chose to break from the tradition of following the Julian calendar.
All the chimneys Santa has squeezed through so far...
The night is still young but Santa has been working hard this Christmas Eve. Here are all the places he has delivered presents to:
Santa heading to Russia
The man of the moment was last seen in Karsakpay, Kazakhstan and will be touching down in Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2 minutes.
Over 2.1 million presents have so far been delivered... and counting!
Santa soars towards Sri lanka
Santa and his reindeer crew are about to land in Colombo.
The sleigh is heading towards the vibrant Sri Lankan capital which lies on the country’s west coast.
Father Christmas arrives in Nepal
Santa’s next stop on his worldwide tour is Nepal.
He made a brief stop in Dhaka, Bangladesh before heading to Kolkata, India.
Now he is about to land in Kathmandu, where Santa is sure to fly over some incredible temples.
Santa touches down in Mongolia
Santa has been all over South East Asian and his next stop is Mongolia.
He is set to land in the capital Ulaanbaatar- the coldest capital city in the world.
Interesting fact- there are almost as many horses as people in Mongolia, according to a Czech humanitarian aid charity. Jingle all the neigh!
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