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Where in the world is Santa Claus?

A favorite Christmas treat for kids of all ages is tracking Santa as he makes his way through all the countries of the world.

Rudolph's nose may light the way, but how can you know just when the the reindeer sleigh will set down in your town?

Thanks to many special helpers around the world who keep Santa on the radar and spend the year gathering news about the North Pole, with a keyboard and a mouse, you can track Jolly ol' St. Nick all around the World Wide Web!

Even NORAD - the official North American Aerospace Defense Command - takes time from watching planes to keep an eye on Santa!

Plus find out how to write a letter, send an e-mail, or take a look at Santa's North Pole workshop. Meet the elves that help Santa make Christmas toys and the magical reindeer that fly ... and discover how Santa plans to get to YOUR house this year!

In the meantime, you better watch out - it's always a surprise where he might pop up next...

NORAD Tracks Santa - Take a peek at Santa's progress from November 25th onwards - with the official radar of the North American Aerospace Defense Command - then, on Christmas Eve, have lots of fun tracking Santa Claus and his reindeer as they fly down from the North Pole to Alaska, across Canada and the USA...

Santa Live! - Check out the North Pole office, write a letter with your wish list, or watch Santa on live video discussing his plans for Christmas with his elves. Wow!

Santa Claus and Christmas at the Northpole - A really cool site where you can send an e-mail to Santa, visit the reindeer barn, make friends at the elf club, or stop by to say hi to Mrs. Claus (who has some yummy recipes to share) and even grownups will get the giggles watching Santa disco dance. Plus lots of games, coloring pages and online fun - especially for nice kids.

Christmas with Santa Land.com - All eyes are on Santa with a video cam tracking his every move on Christmas Eve, and plenty to do while you're waiting...including arts and crafts activities, lots of carols to listen to, tons of Santa clip art and animations to view, and watch the seconds tick by on the Countdown clock - which can only mean one thing. You guessed it...Christmas is on its way!

Email Santa - Send your Christmas wish directly to Santa, then watch him go down the chimney in a short video, or play Christmas trivia games, laugh at silly elf jokes, and vote for who will guide Santa's sleigh this year.

Christmas Eve with Santa - Click through the story poem of Santa's journey. The animated pages have top notch illustrations that can be sent as e-cards. More stories, crafts and gift ideas abound at this special Santa site.

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