We have received requests for an alternative way to post the Thanksgiving Day Elf Parade photos that elves around the world share. Some do NOT want to put them on the Elf Wall.
That’s okay – we appreciate you sharing them with us. Just use the form below or click on this link to upload them to us:
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The North Pole today is getting ready for several events associated with Thanksgiving. The first activity on the schedule is the Elf Parade.
This year, elves everywhere (not just at the North Pole) are encouraged to participate in the event no matter where they are.
Most elves at the North Pole celebrate the Elf Parade by dressing up in a crazy Christmas costume and/or decorating their trike/bike/scooter/etc.
We invite all of you tracker elves do participate in this and then SHARE your photos with us on the Elf Wall.
If enough elves do this we MAY share some of those photos on SantaUpdate.com, the North Pole news site.
We recognize that Thanksgiving weekend is a busy time for many people. So post your photos when you can between Wednesday, November 24th and Monday, November 29th.
Of course, live coverage of the Thanksgiving Day Elf Parade will be offered by North Pole Radio News on Kringle Radio.
Thanks!
Historic gains are being made daily as tracker elf sign-ups surge all over the world. The numbers for the last 30 days are in and Sector 4 – South America – showed the largest gains last month, much to the surprise of nearly everyone at North Pole Flight Command.
World wide, the total elf count jumped nearly 25% to 98 million, leaving just 102 million elves yet to recruit in the month ahead.
Sector 4 saw the largest increase at 50.9%. They now have more than 18.5 million elves total.
Sector 5 also had another large increase last month at 36.5%. They lead the world with 45.6 million elves. North America is expected to show the largest increase yet in the month ahead.
Sector 1 increased 2.1% to 9.1 million total elves. They need to really put in an effort this month. Their goal is better than 19 million, so a lot of work ahead for them.
Sector 2 in Asia and the Middle East improved 1.5%, the smallest increase on the month for any sector. They have 3.6 million elves and need a total of 11 million.
Sector 3 in Africa and Europe improved 3.6% to 19.5 million. They need 36 million elves by the time Santa launches.
Most analysts at the North Pole are pleased with this positive progress. Keep recruiting new elves. Every day that passes now sets a new record.
We have great news coming out of New Zealand here in Sector 1: we have hit new record highs in the number of new elves signing on.
Sector 1 is a very large sector geographically but it ranks fourth out of the five sectors in the total number of elves. This is likely because we have many very small island nations among our numbers. There are a great many believers in our sector just not as many tracker elves. So to see New Zealand doing so well is very exciting.
In Sector 1 we ended October with just short of 9.5 million total elves – the vast majority of them freelance elves. We need about 10 million for elves before Santa launches.
Guys – now is the time to really start recruiting. Share images like this one below on your Tik Tok, Twitter, or Instagram (or SnapChat, anyone use that?):
We need all hands on deck if we are to make the goal.
Congrats to New Zealand for leading the way!
My Fellow Elves,
We are getting huge numbers of new elf sign-ups, which is great, but it is driving a lot of questions to us behind the scenes. I thought it would be helpful to just share a few things with you about the website and how it all works.
This is a new feature that is intended to help with naughty elves who post things that are inappropriate or engage in behavior that is unbecoming an elf. We work hard to avoid such stuff but some just misbehave anyway. There is a little button that will appear when you mouse over the profile of any elf. It looks like this:
When you click on that button it alerts the elves running the website of the problem and they should jump to take care of it right away.
Be very careful how you use this button. Elf Moe is the one who gets the message and Moe isn’t an elf to be messed with. He makes the final decisions of who stays and who goes. This button is ONLY to report something inappropriate. Do not use it to report a user who hasn’t done anything wrong – Moe could ban you!
Some new users are wandering into Elf Chat expecting elves of all types to be there all the time. The purpose of Elf Chat is more for scheduled events than it is for everyday conversation. You are welcome to use Elf Chat at any time but most of the time no one is there. Take a look at the Elf Calendar to see when events are scheduled for Elf Chat.
The rest of the time you will want to post on the Elf Wall. That’s where most elves go to share information and to meet each other.
Many new elves expect to apply and get some of the elf jobs posted. Not much hiring for these positions are open any more, however. All the elves that have been here year round have been assigned to them. We still are working to update the Elf Map to show all the new city captains, state representatives and country ambassadors. As we catch up with that you will see the dozens and dozens of elf jobs that have been filled.
Our advice to new elves joining now is to work as a tracker elf through Christmas and then stick around to apply for new elf jobs that come up in the New Year.
Likewise we are done forming new groups for the year. We have some groups that were formed over the summer that are not being managed or used. We will keep them up for now but after Christmas we may close them if they are not active. If you are interested in taking over an existing group that nobody is running any more you can contact me and we’ll discuss it.
Be VERY careful how you use this group and what you might say. Elf Moe is a little grumpy and he has no patience for complainers, honestly. If you feel the need to complain, please do so carefully.
Operation Airlift is a detail of Santa’s flight that many in the outside world do not know about and that some new tracker elves do not understand. The purpose of this post is to bring you up to speed on it so that when it happens on Christmas Eve you know what is going on.
Operation Airlift is a support effort for Santa. Thousands of sleighs and thousands of reindeer are deployed before Santa even launches to help with various tasks that support Santa’s flight.
It is not difficult to see why such an operation is necessary. Santa delivers to billions of believers. Not all of their stuff is going to fit in his sack or on his sleigh. Santa needs help getting that stuff to where it goes.
That is where Operation Airlift comes into play.
Santa makes use of sleighs, snowmobiles, sleds powered by dogs, planes, trains, trucks, large ships, and other types of vehicles on Christmas Eve to move presents, supplies, elves and reindeer around to help as Santa delivers.
You will hear of Operation Airlift on the radio from North Pole Radio News. It is all part of the Santa effort.
While you as a tracker elf may not benefit from all this activity you WILL be working to support those sleighs too. After all, the same information you provide for Santa will be used to support Operation Airlift as well.
Let’s say, for example, that you send in a weather report from your area. That information is compiled with other weather reports to give the pilots of those sleighs used in Operation Airlift the information they need to fly safely in completing their mission.
And just what is their mission?
Their mission is to get the right stuff to Santa at the right time. If you live in England and support sleighs brings Santa stuff needed in Ethiopia, no one is going to have a Merry Christmas – either in England or Ethiopia.
Operation Airlift keeps things organized and flowing to Santa so that he gets things to the right people on time.
You will need to listen carefully to the news as you track Santa. You will not want to confuse the information about Operation Airlift with Santa’s actual flight. This is part of the reason why there is a countdown to Santa’s launch on every official North Pole website and why you are provided with a map of Santa’s position.
Any questions? Add to the comments below.
Guys – you have GOT to hear this new podcast just put out by Elf Crusader. He interviews Elf Crash Murphy and they really cover a lot of ground.
Elf Crusader really came prepared with questions for Crash. And he asks questions of a very personal nature, not only for Crash but also for himself. It is likely one of the most interesting podcasts I have ever heard in relation to being an elf and what it is all about.
I don’t want to give too much away. But like me just throw in here that I was thrilled that Crash actually mentioned me – because no one ever mentions me. But, there’s a lot more exciting stuff on this episode.
You can listen to it at this link.
I’m also very curious to know what you think about this conversation. Please put your comments and questions below.
Thanks!
There are now just 50 days until launch of Santa’s sleigh and you’re going to start seeing some different stuff.
Elf Supervisors, aside from maybe talking about the recruiting numbers, will be engaging in activities designed to help train and to prepare for Santa’s ride. Elf Pinky, for example, is holding a chat this weekend for Sector 5.
Likewise, I will be holding a chat the following day (Sunday) about Christmas Eve Reports.
There may be different things coming in each Sector. Definitely a time to be paying attention.
The fun is about to start.
North Pole Flight Command today has some new information about the test flights.
And SantaUpdate.com has news about Santa’s Workshop.
Christmas Eve Reports will be the topic of discussion during a newly scheduled Elf Chat for all trackers on November 7th at 8pm EST in Elf Chat at SantaTrackers.net.
Elf Max, a senior Tracker Elf Trainer — that’s me! — will host the chat.
I have gathered information from all the Elf Supervisors, who will be monitoring the chat event, that they want presented. We will discuss what the expected reports are, where to find them and how to fill them out and send them in.
If time allows, we might also talk about secondary reports that may or may not be requested by North Pole Flight Command on Christmas Eve.
The work of tracker elves is to give current information that might be useful to Santa as he makes his way around the world. It is believed that the reports coming from 200 million tracker elves worldwide can really help Santa speed things up but to do it in a way that is actually safer. Tracker elves are Santa’s eyes on the ground. He needs to hear current conditions where tracker elves live.
We would also note that this chat will be a great time to ask any tracker questions you might have. See you there!
Elf Pinky has added a special chat to the calendar for Sector 5 elves on November 6th at 8pm EST in Elf Chat on SantaTrackers.net.
I talked to Elf Pinky by phone this morning.
She told me she wants to see how many elves can show up for this chat. She is not sure if it is still too early to hold such an event.
But at the same time she is a little worried that TOO MANY elves might show up. Sector 5, as you know, has more elves than any other sector and it appears already they will out recruit all other sectors this year.
Pinky want to answer questions. She also wants to give some direction that she thinks will be unique to Sector 5 in tracking Santa. And even though it is a little early she believes we can start mapping out the anticipated schedule. She hope to archive the chat so that more elves can access it later.
Also, if elves from other sectors want to join in, that would be fine. She is also extending invites to some key North Pole elves – Crash Murphy, Buck Sanchez, Frank Myrrh, just to name a few — hoping they might attend to help answer questions.
If you cannot attend, which is understandable because this is a Saturday night after all, please put any of your questions in the comments below or send them to me privately.
The Department of Elf Resources is pleased to announce the promotion of the following elves to the position of Country Ambassador.
In this position Country Ambassadors are representatives of the North Pole to the assigned country. In this position, they communicate the ideas, attitudes and wishes of a country to the North Pole. It is a very important position. It may not require a ton of work (most countries are eager to please Santa). But if an issue comes up it is good to know that both the North Pole and the country have someone to turn to.
These are the new Country Ambassadors for Christmas 2021. There may be an additional list published in the coming weeks:
Elf Lil Cream – United States
Elf Fiona – Canada
Elf Valerio – Columbia
Elf Twinkle Star – Brazil
Elf Jasper – Argentina
Elf Hollis – South Africa
Elf Dingle – Kenya
Elf Agent Q – Saudi Arabia
Elf Featherhead – Italy
Elf Jingles Bot – France
Elf Tannenbaum – Germany
Elf Robert – England
Elf Kiley – Ireland
Elf Kilby – Iceland
Elf Dangerous – Norway
Elf Tinselberry – India
Elf Randi Candy – Australia
Elf Tua — Tonga
We are pleased to announce new State and Province Representatives for Christmas 2021. According to the job description, this is what a State/Province Representative does:
A state representative works for the elves AND BELIEVERS of Santa in any given state or province. They are charged with being the voice of the people TO THE NORTH POLE. In other words, if there are any concerns about anything that people of the state want to have brought to the attention of Santa or the North Pole it flows through these representatives.
This is a very serious job.
As a state or province representative you will be charged with teaching people of your area of responsibility how to become elves, where they can get more news and information and Santa and the North Pole and you will relay to those in your area any information Santa and the North Pole feels is of urgent conveyance to the people.
It will take us some time to update the Elf Map but here are the State/Province Representative elf promotions we have completed so far:
Elf Drew – Idaho, USA
Elf Slimey C – California USA
Elf William P. – Oregon, USA
Elf Babe – Washington, USA
Elf Foster T.– Utah, USA
Elf Jaime – Wyoming, USA
Elf Action Jackson – Nevada, USA
Elf Desert Rat – Arizona, USA
Elf Pee Wee – Texas, USA
Elf Gnome – Colorado, USA
Elf Frostberry – Kansas, USA
Elf Tinselhead – Nebraska, USA
Elf Bernard II – South Dakota, USA
Elf Sparkle Nose – Minnesota, USA
Elf Danielle – Iowa, USA
Elf Josie – Missouri, USA
Elf Ellie – Arkansas, USA
Elf Howard – Mississippi, USA
Elf Lil Lady – Louisiana, USA
Elf Noel – Alabama, USA
Elf Grady – Georgia, USA
Elf Beach Baby – Florida, USA
Elf Sassy – South Carolina, USA
Elf Gloria – North Carolina, USA
Elf Frankie – Tennessee, USA
Elf Bahama Mama – Kentucky, USA
Elf Dieter – West Virginia, USA
Elf Gabby – Virginia, USA
Elf Cheeser – Wisconsin, USA
Elf Homer – Michigan, USA
Elf Kylie W.– Illinois, USA
Elf Penny Rene – Indiana, USA
Elf Victoria – Ohio, USA
Elf Clausman – Pennsylvania, USA
Elf Yankee Doodle – New York, USA
Elf Blueberry – Maine, USA
Elf Paul R. – Connecticut, USA
Elf Vinny – New Jersey, USA
Elf Della – Delaware, USA
Elf Kenny D. – Rhode Island, USA
Elf Hazel – Quebec, Canada
Elf Eh – Ontario, Canada
Elf Maynard – Manitoba, Canada
Elf Jilly – Saskatchewan, Canada
Elf Fudge Boy – Alberta, Canada
Elf Filly – British Columbia, Canada
