Santa Directs Changes for Trackers

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In advance of a new season of tracking Santa for Santa we are working through many changes that Santa is directing for the Santa Tracker program.

The goal is to expand the ranks of tracker elves by millions. While at the same time, processes are being improved to help manage all the information that Santa trackers from around the world send in to the North Pole.

For those who have tracked Santa for Santa for years now, this may make things look and feel a little different. Please bear with us as we engineer the things Santa wants to put in place.

For new trackers this means a more stream-lined process for becoming an elf, an easier means of learning how to track Santa for Santa through Elf University, and a clearer process in sending tracker reports to the North Pole.

We are targeting Leon Day – June 24/25, 2026 – to kick off the new program.

What you can expect before then:

  1. Many changes SantaTrackers.net.
  2. New podcast episodes explaining changes.
  3. An all new Elf University.
  4. The first North Pole Chat of this year will be announced for Christmas in July and will be held at SantaUpdate.com.

Feel free to ask questions as we work through this by commenting below. Either myself or one of the Elf Supervisors will respond when we can.

Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

Elf Retirements

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As per our usual protocol we have a large number of Elf Retirements to announce. Each season we see millions of recruits who sign up to be a tracker elf but never show up to actually track Santa for Santa. In addition, we have a number of North Pole Elves who, for whatever reason, never activate during a season. Likewise, we see a large number of bogus bot sign-ups. In order to keep our records clear, we retire accounts who fall under these conditions. Here are the numbers:

Junior Tracker Elves: 3,541,219
North Pole Tracker Elves: 1.021
Spurious Accounts:  3,668,343

All of these accounts will move to “retired” status until January 31, 2026. During this time frame, any account holder above can request reinstatement.

If they fail to do so, their accounts will be permanently deleted.

Freelance elves, since they never register for the site, remain on record for reporting purposes. However, any freelance elf who fails to report within any 12 month period will have their records cleared at the North Pole.

We remind all remaining members of the Elf Community to keep your accounts active. This is difficult for some to remember, especially during the off=season. By policy, any account without activity for a period of 90-days achieves retired status and are subject to deletion usually within a 30-day period, as with the accounts above.

These procedures keep the Elf Community safe and active for year round elves who want the best elf experience.

Thank you.

 

If You Cannot Send in a Report

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Attention all Trackers,

Over the course of the past hour we have seen a rush of Internet traffic that is starting to affect the performance of all Official North Pole websites. With millions of trackers around the world and billions of believers, this is not unusual or unanticipated.

We are closely monitoring the situation and while we are confident we can keep all sites active this year please be advised that in the hours where we get closer to Santa’s launch we are going to experience heavy traffic.

If any of the sites go down, they will be back fairly quickly.

After Santa launches, please be advised that if you ever experience trouble reporting or getting a hold of your elf supervisor you are authorized to email any critical information you feel Santa will need to trackerreports@santatrackers.net.

North Pole Flight Command and the North Pole Post Office are prepared to handle email through this tracker-elf-only email address and get your information shared with the appropriate party.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.

Show Us Your Tracking Station

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With about 12 hours to go until Santa launches we are already in peak mode here in Sector 1. Things are going amazingly well so far.

Some of us were just talking about how great it would be if trackers would post up pictures on the Elf Wall of themselves tracking Santa or using the website or in front of their Christmas trees or something today. This would be for all sectors, not just ours here in the old #1. We want to see happy elves tracking Santa for Santa!

Can you do that for us?

Tracker Elves Can Check-In

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After discussion with the Elf Supervisors this evening we have determined to open check-in for tracker elves through Christmas Eve.

Tracker Elf Check-in

This process is an important part of tracking Santa for Santa. Your Elf Supervisors need to know who is working and who is not. I know I asked you to send in an Elf Status Report and I thank those of you who did it.

But due to the way the system works, if you know right now what your schedule will be up to when Santa is in flight, please check-in via this link.

If your schedule changes you can re-check-in with revisions at any time.

Please be aware that while I’m engaging this process now and I am going to change the schedule we’ve given to North Pole Flight Command and the News Department. They will still announce check-ins via the websites and the radio news because we know not everyone will see this notice here. You need only to check-in once, unless your schedule changes as previously noted.

If you are confused or have questions, please post them up to the Elf Wall or in the comments below.

Thank you!

Flight Command Needs Help

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As you may have read at SantaUpdate.com today things are getting even crazier in Santa’s Workshop. The workshop is 13 days behind with just five days to go until Santa’s launch.

This is an “all hands on deck” situation. Santa’s workshop needs more help – a lot more help. Every department at the North Pole is sending help. That includes North Pole Flight Command.

Honestly, Flight Command does not have the elves to spare. But we have to do something.

Right now, even as I post this, the Elf Supervisors are on a call. They are trying to see what responsibilities can be shifted to the Regional Tracking Centers and to other qualified personnel working ships of the North Pole Navy.

I do not yet know all the specifics but I think they may try to run sleigh traffic control from the SS Jingle Bell, the flagship of the North Pole Navy.

That’s going to be an interesting move for a couple of reasons. Obviously, the Jingle Bell is not at the North Pole and doesn’t have visuals. However, these are all out-bound sleighs and there is minimal in-bound traffic at this time.

Seeing that they have activated another 10,000 reindeer and 1000 sleighs, that traffic outbound is only increasing. They need to keep that going.

We have been asked to help. I’m trying right now to determine HOW we can help, living and working as we are as remote elves.

I am asking you all to be on alert at this time. Elf Supervisors may be reaching out to you. We have a very busy weekend coming up for everyone so please do this for now as quickly as you can:

  1. File an Elf Status report to let your Elf Supervisor know your availability now and for the next five days. If you cannot work, that’s fine, just let your supervisor know.
  2. Do an air traffic report for your area. With all these added reindeer and sleighs, the skies are going to be crowded. We need to know how crowded they are.
  3. Keep the weather reports coming. Your Elf Supervisor may be requesting additional weather reports for certain areas.

In addition, to free up time and resources DO NOT send in any more roof reports, chimney inspections or landing zone reports. Stay away from ALL emergency reports, unless requested by your Elf Supervisor.

Please await further instructions. Check in OFTEN.

Thanks for your attention at this time.

What Trackers Should Be Doing Right Now

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Someone on the Elf Wall got a little wiggy the other day because Elf Pinky had not posted something new for a day or two.

Relax, elves. There’s a reason why you’re not hearing a ton from your Elf Supervisors: I’ve asked them not to post anything unless it is absolutely necessary.

With 5 sectors, a bunch of punchy elves in Flight Command, and millions of new trackers out there this website and our direction as a team in tracking Santa for Santa can become a big mess in a hurry if the Supes are posting a ton of stuff every day.

So how do you know what to do?

Well, for new trackers, it’s simple: first, go to Elf University and learn your job. Then, go to your sector news page and see everything your Elf Supervisor has posted for your Sector. Once you are caught up with all that you should know what to do.

Now, for ALL trackers right now, this is what we should be doing.

  1. Weather reports, at least once weekly. This is becoming more and more important as Flight Command keeps sending out more sleighs. We need reports from everywhere.
  2. Sleigh sighting reports. If you see one, report it. We are getting a LOT more reports of sleighs in the skies. Get pictures if you can.
  3. Set up your home tracking center. Talk to other elves on the Elf Wall for ideas.
  4. Listen to North Pole Radio News. I’m on there and I have a lovely voice.
  5. Watch the North Pole Flight Command website. It has the most current news for trackers.
  6. Recruit some new trackers. We just don’t have enough of them.

And that’s about it right now. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. If there is some big urgent important need in your sector your Elf Supervisor will post it. If they post something, do it. Right away. Check in daily. But for the most part, I’ve asked them to keep things to a minimum to keep down the distractions and the confusion.

Oh, remember: next Sunday, the 21st of December, I will be hosting the last North Pole Chat of the season at SantaUpdate.com. Guess what we’ll be talking about. That’s where final tracking direction will come. Be there if you can.

Thank you for your efforts.

Sleigh Sightings Possible

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North Pole Flight Command has informed me that sleigh sightings are possible in Sector 1 in the following areas over the next few days:

Tokyo
Wellington
Suva
Guam
Bering Straight
South China Sea

These are common air traffic corridors where staging locations are set for support of Santa’s flight. Some of these areas are waterways where ships of the North Pole Navy are anchored. Sleigh in the skies are possible 24 hours per day, according to flight schedules we have received from Flight Command.

If you happen to see a sleigh in flight please try to capture video or pictures and submit a Sleigh Sighting report.

Thanks.

Elf Status Update

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Trackers of Sector 1 – things are definitely picking up. I need to know who’s working and who is not right now. Please update your Elf Status as soon as you can.

I strong urge you as well to become familiar with all our tracker reports. I think we’re going to be sending in a few public observance reports, air traffic reports, and local Christmas reports in the next few weeks.

Don’t forget the weekly weather report.

Air Traffic Reports Needed in Certain Areas

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As others have been sharing today we had a conference call with Elf Crash and Elf Roger earlier. For us there is a little more complexity because we have test flights of Santa’s sleigh going on in our sector and now a lot of freighter sleighs are coming.

Why are they headed our way? Well, we’re Sector 1. We’re first. I think the strategy in Flight Command and Santa’s Workshop is to get the early sectors squared away first.

So that means we have the possibility of seeing sleighs in our skies right now.

They are concerned with air traffic in certain areas:

  • Sydney, Australia
  • Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Apia, Samoa
  • Suva, Fiji
  • Guam
  • Tonga
  • All of Japan
  • Marshall Islands

If you are in any of those areas we need an air traffic report from you when you can.

Do NOT forget the weekly weather reports.

Thanks!

Get Your Gobble On and Win Prizes

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I guess when I put it out on North Pole Radio News about the Gobble Contest at MyMerryChristmas.com I caused something of a stir. I hear the are getting some good gobbles coming in.

But you know what? I want someone — meaning one of our tracker elves — to WIN!

So I’m going to sweeten the pot here. If you go and enter the Gobble Contest at MyMerryChristmas.com all you need to do is in the box where they ask for your name on the Merry Forums just put in your elf name. That way we will know you’re coming from SantaTrackers.net.

If one of our elves wins the Gobble Contest I will provide prizes in SantaTrackers.net swag – we’re talking buttons, pins, coasters, stickers, etc.

What do you do?

Just follow the instructions. Record yourself gobbling and upload it at MyMerryChristmas.com. That’s all you gotta do. They even have a toll free number there that you can call to record your gobble. So just call on the phone and gobble away.

I have a feeling we’ve got some real good turkeys among us. I want show folks what Christmas spirit can do and I think the tracker elves of the world can be the ones to show it.

Go gobble – I want to send out some prizes!

Click here to go to the contest.

Immediate Weather Reports Needed

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We just posted the news at SantaUpdate.com about Thanksgiving and it immediately triggered a request from North Pole Flight Command.

This is for all trackers in every sector:

PLEASE SUBMIT A DAILY WEATHER REPORT, INCLUDING AT LEAST A THREE-DAY FORECAST, FOR ALL AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH.

This is where you can find the weather report.

We can expect to see a lot of sleighs in the skies for the next week. Elves will be moving all over the world in order to get home for Thanksgiving. With the weather being forecast in the extreme at the North Pole, they will be looking to give elves a little more time to get home in between weather events. While North Pole Flight Command is monitoring the weather at the North Pole, they need reports from everywhere else to help these elves return home for Thanksgiving.

Just as we do with Santa on Christmas Eve, our reports now can help keep these elves safe.

Please plan to do a DAILY weather report from your area between now and the Sunday following Thanksgiving.

If you have questions feel free to ask them in the comments below.