Well, as you maybe have read, the stuff of getting settled on the Regional Tracking Centers is done. Some of you might be happy. They really took your suggestions seriously. I think a few of you might be pleasantly surprised. As for me, well, I couldn’t care less. I’m in the news business. Where things... Read more
Why was I even worried? I was scared witless over being assigned to the Regional Tracking Committee because it totally put me out of my elf comfort zone. I vowed to show up with a paper bag over my head. I could have shown up with lit sparklers in my ears for all it mattered.... Read more
I was recently given an assignment. I am in deep panic about it. You see, in my life as an elf I haven’t actually done anything. I’m not one of those elves in Santa’s workshop. Those elves have skills and can make things with their hands. I don’t know any elf over there who cannot... Read more
We were notified late Saturday that groups are popping up on social media for “Santa Trackers”. This isn’t anything new. But what is new is that some of these groups on Facebook, X, Snapchat and TikTok do appear to belong to some of our legitimate tracker elves. We want you to know that’s okay. We,... Read more
The real magic of Christmas is happening right now. Everywhere people have decorated, they are singing songs and anticipation is building for the biggest day of the year – Christmas! Santa is a very big part of it all. He is a bringer of gifts, yes. But more importantly, he is a bringer of joy.... Read more
A couple of weeks ago Elf Moe alerted me to the resignation of a new elf who had signed up just weeks before Halloween. This elf was leaving because “other Santa trackers are more fun”. She said she simply did not believe our merry little website and was leaving to a place where she could... Read more
At some point in the upcoming weeks there will be a conversation over at SantaUpdate.com about Stocking Mail. It usually generates confusion. Unfortunately that confusion starts here in the tracker elf community. So we wanted to put something out about it now so that mistakes can be avoided in the weeks ahead. The North Pole... Read more
Do you know what it means to be OCD? OCD does not mean what some think it means. Some think it means OBSESSIVE CHRISTMAS DISORDER. That’s cute. But that’s not it. In the world of elves, OCD means OBSESSIVE CHRISTMAS DATES. We manifest OCD as an elf through countdowns. And we have a lot of... Read more
North Pole Flight Command told me the other day they are getting mail from site visitors to their website requesting to see pictures of Santa’s new sleigh. That’s never going to happen. Of course, North Pole Flight Command will not publicly comment about this. But I can talk to you elves here about that. A... Read more
Greetings from Iceland, where we are wrapping up the Elf Supervisor annual meetings. Elf Crash Murphy has just dismissed the proceedings and the Elf Supervisors are now on their way to their home base in their assigned sectors. That is where they will remain until Santa returns home from the North Pole after his Christmas... Read more
We don’t have money at the North Pole. That’s not to say we’re broke. We just don’t use money. There are no vending machines. No tips for servers. No coin laundries, no credit cards, and no red kettles for bell-ringing Santas. Elves technically don’t make money. Yes, there’s an elf union. And every now and... Read more
Hi there. Elf Ed Zachary here. Where to begin? A couple of weeks ago I was called into Elf Ernest’s office. Like many other elves right now I was offered a promotion. Part of my new gig in the News Department is figuring out how to deal with this little column here on SantaTrackers.net. This... Read more
