Ouch. That’s gotta hurt. Fortunately, Santa’s now can find it easier to navigate through Christmas skies around the world, thanks to the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), a military operation run jointly by the United States of America and Canada.

But how could a military joint operation help our good ol’ trusty Santa, you might ask?

Simple. By tracking him with their sophisticated satellites and radar tracking system.

In this website, they explained how it started, and how they track him exactly. It all started back in 1955, when NORAD’s predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), received several calls from children asking to speak to Santa, when a department store mistakenly listed the CONAD hotline number as Santa’s number.

Nevertheless, the tradition eventually passed down to NORAD, when it was formed in 1958. And to this day, they continue to track Santa’s movement across the Northern skies, and with the help of several hundreds volunteers, children across North America can call and ask them about Santa’s location.

It seems technologies will never extinguished the spirit of Christmas. In 2006, the Federal Administration of Aviation (FAA), an American government body responsible for keeping air traffic in order, cleared Santa for flight.

Heck, there’s even an official website where you can go and see the jolly St. Nick’s whereabout across the globe!

P/S: Oh, if you are interested in knowing the history of Christmas and the red fella Santa Claus (asides from Wikipedia’s version), click at their links!

Merry Christmas Everyone!