Happy November, Elves! With Santa's Sleigh taking a test flight dip into Sector 5 I was expecting to get a report request. Well, I got one but it wasn't for anything to have to do with Santa's Sleigh. Flight Command has told me they want to see a Public Observance Report from Sector 5 now... Read more
Elf Chat this week welcomes Elf Crash Murphy on Saturday, November 5th at 6pm EST on SantaTrackers.net. Elf Crash Murphy serves as Santa's eye-in-the-sky reporter. For more than a decade he has followed Santa on Christmas Eve and reported his activities during the Tracking Santa Around the World Show on Kringle Radio. Elf Crash has... Read more
I have reviewed the progress so far in each Sector. I have met with each Elf Supervisor. I am pleased to report that thanks to change initiated by Santa after last Christmas that we find ourselves way ahead of last year in terms of information we have and the preparations we are making for Santa's... Read more
Fellow Trackers! North Pole Flight Command has now confirmed that the test flights of Santa's sleigh will once again be over the skies of Sector 1 very soon. We are yet to see an "official" sighting of Santa's sleigh during the test flight phase and I believe this next round of flights in our sector... Read more
Hi elves! I've been to a couple of interesting meetings lately. I have reason to believe things are going to get interesting. So, just to prepare myself I'm asking each of you to please file an Elf Status Report as soon as you can. I need to know how many of you out there are... Read more
Elves of Sector 4 - hola! North Pole Flight Command has instructed me to begin collection of Chimney Inspection Reports within our sector. We are hoping to have these completed and turned in by November 19th. If you are not a North Pole Elf, please use the freelance elf report form found at this link.... Read more
Questions from students and teachers are featured in the newest episode of the Santa Trackers Podcast. I have been talking with school teachers from around the world for several months and answering their questions - well, most of their questions. This episode features questions Elf Crash Murphy answers - and that's because he follows Santa... Read more
Elf Chat on Sunday, October 2nd, featured Elf Moe, who's usual role is that of standards enforcement here on SantaTrackers.net. He also has served as a backup to Elf Max on administrative duties. In this important chat Elf Moe discusses with Elf Ernest the current situation with Elf Max, who has been ill these past... Read more
North Pole Flight Command just posted a stunning update: the test flights of Santa's sleigh have failed during purposeful test flights into Hurricane Ian. Evidently Flight Command saw the catastrophic storm as an unusual opportunity and sent the test flights right into the path of the hurricane. It didn't go well. Another version of the... Read more
All of the North Pole has struggled to maintain contact with the outside world since late last Wednesday night. A fierce and prolonged winter blizzard laid waste to new fiber optic cables being installed to upgrade North Pole infrastructure. The surprise storm also disrupted all outdoor activities and ground traffic as well as delayed flight... Read more
For the next two weeks Sector 5 will be home to the test flights of Santa's sleigh. The time frame begins as the test flight pilots and reindeer shift to Mexico later this week to accept delivery of Version 4 of this year's design. From Mexico the flights will travel north to the United States... Read more
A few months ago I made a recommendation that all freelance elves be given a 90-day probationary period before being allowed to join the Elf Community. Since that time we have halted all registrations so that Elf Supervisors can evaluate the effectiveness of freelance elves. So far this initiative is failing. After conferring with all... Read more
