In a surprise announcement today Mrs. Claus said that Elf Roger Star will take up duties as the new director of North Pole Flight Command, effective April 1st. Elf Roger has been serving as the International Director of Santa Trackers where he led the elf community at Santa Trackers.net. Mrs. Claus explained in her written... Read more
Category: Christmas Newswire
Mrs. Claus Stands in for Santa
Mrs. Claus has taken charge in the absence of Santa Claus while he goes on walkabout. News of Santa's travels broke at SantaUpdate.com yesterday. As noted at North Pole Flight Command this morning, Mrs. Claus has set up office at Santa’s Workshop and chosen Elf Trixie to be her Chief of Staff while Santa is... Read more
North Pole Chat Scheduled
A North Pole Chat will be held on Saturday, April 15th at 1pm EST on SantaUpdate.com. We do not know who the scheduled guest will be but Elf Ernest tells me it will be likely the most important chat of the year. We expect to know who the guest will be in about a week,... Read more
300 Days Until Santa’s Launch
300 days remain until Santa’s launch from the North Pole for Christmas 2023. It is a Sunday and the countdown clocks everywhere here at the North Pole mark the snowy milestone. Here is where we stand on Operation Merry Christmas so far: - The Sleigh Committee is meeting daily in Flight Command to explore new... Read more
Applications Open for Santa’s Council
Hello, Elves! Even though the work of the website remodel/upgrade by Elf Max is underway, I have been authorized to proceed with this year’s hiring. We will be doing these in stages, starting with the Executive Group. The positions in this group that will likely be of most interest to you are for Santa’s Council... Read more
Elf Jobs Update
As a follow up to our elf job restructuring announcement of last week here are some new details for those sending in questions about how elf jobs will now work. Elf Sandy of the Elf Resources Department will soon be posting for elf positions. The first positions to be filled will be at the executive... Read more
Site Upgrades Scheduled
Our website will soon experience a light remodeling and site upgrades. This is scheduled to happen between January 29th and February 2nd. It is possible the site may need to be closed for brief periods of time while this work is completed. Last year was a major project in rebuilding. This year the work will... Read more
Elf Evaluations Begin
The annual elf evaluation process has started. My part in this process begins today by purging our membership ranks of inactive elves. Those elves without a recorded log in during the past 90 days will be “retired”. Other elves will be retired for other reasons, most associated with behavior unbecoming an elf. There are very... Read more
Elf Job Restructuring Announced
As we enter a new year in tracking Santa for Santa we once again announce refinements to the tracker elf program that will help improve our efforts. This is our constant process as elves. Each Christmas we are evaluated in our performance. The purpose is not to get a grade or undue praise. The purpose... Read more
Santa Says to Expect Changes
SantaTrackers.net will be remodeled in the new year. I had my first meeting with Santa today in his office and this was an item at the top of the list. The changes will be made with what Santa calls “organizational adjustments” to the Tracker Elf effort. Santa said he expects the look and feel of... Read more
350 Days Until Santa’s Launch
The countdown to Santa’s launch now shows that 350 days remain until that big event. You would not know that is looking at the North Pole right now. Santa’s workshop is dark and locked up. There is minimal staffing at North Pole Flight Command. The reindeer are lounging at Santa’s Stables and elves are busy... Read more
A New Year Begins
A new year begins in tracking Santa. While most of the world enjoys a day off on this first day of the year we find ourselves at the North Pole enjoying a period of reflection. January is always a time of looking back and setting new goals as we look forward. Before that process begins... Read more