--- description: You'll once again be able to see exactly where jolly Saint Nick is as he makes his yuletide journey title: This Is How You Can Track Santa on Christmas Eve image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbdffc55d4b65eee/69887684a988ca195e6b5d5e/santa-tracker.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Is How You Can Track Santa on Christmas Eve  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 22, 2015 6:16 PM CUT  Santa Claus placing gift under tree Santa Claus placing gift under treeGary Buss/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 22, 2015 6:16 PM CUT With only a few days to go until the night before [Christmas](http://time.com/4157896/christmas-card-history/ "undefined"), families around the world are getting ready for a visit from [Santa Claus](http://time.com/4158530/movie-santas/ "undefined"). Luckily, you’ll once again be able to see exactly where jolly Saint Nick is as he makes his [yuletide](http://time.com/4152307/christmas-tree-lights-history/ "undefined") journey around the globe, thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). NORAD, located at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., has been tracking Kris Kringle every Christmas Eve for the past 60 years, [beginning in 1955](http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/redeye-tracking-santa-with-norad-20151221-story.html "undefined"). This year, users can log on to [NoradSanta.org](http://www.noradsanta.org "undefined") starting at 12:01 a.m. MST (2:01 a.m. EST) on Dec. 24th to watch “Santa Cam” videos of Father Christmas prepping his sleigh and reindeer, according to a [statement from NORAD](http://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/PressReleases/tabid/3993/Article/631621/norad-celebrates-60-years-of-tracking-santa.aspx "undefined"). Then, at 4 a.m. MST (6 a.m. EST), trackers will be able to inquire about Santa’s location by calling 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) or by sending an email to [noradtrackssanta@outlook.com](mailto:noradtrackssanta@outlook.com "undefined"). Information about Santa’s progress will also be available on NORAD’s website, and its [Twitter](https://twitter.com/NoradSanta "undefined"), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/noradsanta "undefined"), [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/+NORADTracksSanta/posts "undefined") and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/NORADTracksSanta "undefined") accounts, as well as its Apple and Android apps. And for any nonbelievers out there, NORAD spokesman Lt. Marco Chouinard had some food for thought: “We’ve been working with Santa for 60 years, and we’ve seen that he’s very much alive and well in the hearts of kids and adults alike,” he told [RedEye](http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/redeye-tracking-santa-with-norad-20151221-story.html "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4158816/track-santa-on-christmas-eve-norad/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4158816/track-santa-on-christmas-eve-norad/"},"headline":"This Is How You Can Track Santa on Christmas Eve","datePublished":"2015-12-22T18:16:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:01.642Z","description":"Get your milk and cookies ready","url":"https://time.com/4158816/track-santa-on-christmas-eve-norad/","keywords":["Newsfeed","christmas","santa claus","Holidays","presents","santa"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbdffc55d4b65eee/69887684a988ca195e6b5d5e/santa-tracker.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbdffc55d4b65eee/69887684a988ca195e6b5d5e/santa-tracker.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"CA28403","caption":"Santa Claus placing gift under tree","creditText":"Gary Buss/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4158816/track-santa-on-christmas-eve-norad/","name":"This Is How You Can Track Santa on Christmas Eve"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Here Is an Adorable Compilation of Kids Reacting to Opening Christmas Presents","description":"From jubilant exclamations — \"Santa knowed what I wanted for Christmas!\" — to earsplitting shrieks, here are some of our favorite reactions.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/bphe0Q3F/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-12-20T15:53:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/bphe0Q3F.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4158816/track-santa-on-christmas-eve-norad/","duration":"PT1M19S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4158816/track-santa-on-christmas-eve-norad/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```