Wake up, Europe and Africa! We’re in the Red Zone!
Yes, Christmas Eve is upon us and it’s time to get to work.
And unlike others – I’ve got something for you to do: Flight Command just sent word they would like an early Air Traffic report for all areas of Sector 3. Just to make things easier, I’ve embedded the report below:
I’ve been told to expect Flight Command to request this report a lot from our Sector over the next 24 hours. So get used to looking up!
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We do have some active weather in parts of Sector 1. Flight Command is requesting an updated weather report from all areas:
There will be a points bonus if you can include a photo near your location of any active weather right now.
Elves,
Want to earn 5000 points? I’m going to hand over those points to any tracker in Sector 1 who submits an Elfie Selfie or posts up a picture of themselves tracking Santa for Santa on the Elf Wall!
We are nowhere near the Red Zone in Sector 5 yet we have an early and an unusual request that just came in via North Pole Flight Command. They are asking that if we are out and about today, no matter where we are in the sector, that we keep our eyes up to observe local Christmas conditions.
You can report what you see right here:
Trackers of Sector 1 – North Pole Flight Command has just informed me that after analysts have reviewed all current conditions in all sectors it appears our sector, Sector 1, has the best odds of capturing photos and videos of sleighs in flight.
Remember, there are thousands of sleighs up there or soon to be up there – it won’t be just Santa.
So, given the number of sleighs and the favorable weather conditions overall in Sector 1, please be looking towards the skies and keep your cameras ready. If you capture anything you think could be a sleigh in flight, please send it in via the photo report below. You can also post it to the Elf Wall.
Happy Christmas Eve, Trackers of Sector 2! We are now officially in the Red Zone.
Well, some of us are.
Sector 2 is the largest geographical sector in the world. We have many times zones. Our far east time zone is in the Red Zone – our far west time zone still has many hours to go.
Doesn’t matter though. We’re officially on the clock and now Flight Command could ask anything of us. For now, the board is clear.
Santa, of course, still has a long way to go before he launches.
So don’t expect any reporting requests anytime soon.
But if something comes in, I’ll let you know.
Please stand by.
Trackers,
I’m pleased to announce that our check-in phase went pretty well, millions of you appear to be available. That’s good because we could have a lot of active weather to report in the next 24 hours.
At this moment it is Christmas Eve in Sector 1 and that means we’re in the Red Zone. Being in the Red Zone means we are actively searching the skies for Santa- that his arrival is coming soon.
Well, look at that countdown clock. See it? We have hours left until Santa even launches. And then, after he launches it takes a few hours for us to get here.
I get this question every year, so I’ll just answer it now: The Red Zone is a 24-hour period. There’s more than one sleigh up there. Listen to Kringle Radio and they will tell you the story. Besides, remember this: our work is done BEFORE Santa flies. We don’t know what Flight Command is going to ask for. So we’re here, in advance of Santa, at the ready to supply information that will help them and help Santa GET HERE.
So, welcome to the Red Zone. I may or may not have a lot for you to do in the next 24 hours. I just don’t know. But I’m happy to know you are here, with me, and we’re tracking Santa together.
Elf Crash Murphy, International Director of Santa Trackers and famed Eye-in-the-Sky reporter for North Pole Radio News, held a last minute chat with tracker elves. This is a transcript of that revealing conversation:
| Elf Max | Hello! |
| Elf Max | Sorry, I’m multi-tasking here. Waiting for Crash to show up |
| Elf Westover | Is Crash Chat Here? |
| Elf Westover | AMAZING |
| Elf Westover | I AM SO GLAD I MADE IT |
| Elf Ulan | Hi Elf Max! Thank you so much for Elf Wall. You are the best! XD |
| Elf Max | Thank you for being here. I’m having a lot of fun, despite all our little troubles |
| Elf Max | What time is it there, Elf Ulan? |
| Elf Ulan | Hi Elf Westover! |
| Elf Sugar Cookie | Hi! How is everyone doing? |
| Elf Max | Hello Elf Sugar Cookie! |
| Elf Ulan | It’s 7:58 am Saturday! Very cold and my fingers don’t work well, lol |
| Elf Max | Oh my goodness! I keep forgetting you’re Sector 1 |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hey everybody! |
| Elf Ashanti | Hello everyone |
| Elf Westover | I Am Making My Santa Tracking Video Today. I Have Alot To Catch Up On Today |
| Elf Westover | HELLO! |
| Elf Sugar Cookie | Hi Elf Crash! |
| Elf Max | Hello, Crash – how are we doing this? |
| Elf Ashanti | What time does sector 5 check in |
| Elf Ulan | Hahaha, which sector do you think I am? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | We’re just going to chat, Maxy. No rules. |
| Elf Ulan | Hi Elf Crash! |
| Elf Max | I just forgot what Sector you were Elf Ulan. In my mind, everyone is in the same sector |
| Elf Buddy Christmas | did i miss the chat? |
| Elf Westover | Hey Everyone! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hello Elf Ulan….! I’ll be heading over Japan soon |
| Elf Crash Murphy | No Elf Buddy Christmas, you’re right on time |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hi Elf Westover |
| Elf Westover | Crash, Have You Been Over North America Yet? |
| Elf Max | Crash, when do you sleep? |
| Elf notJack | Hi everyone! |
| Elf Ashanti | Elf max what time does sector 5 check in |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I haven’t been anywhere yet but within about 12 hours or so I’ll be on the final test flight of Santa’s sleigh |
| Elf Ashanti | hi elf jack |
| Elf Ulan | Elf Crash! Yes, I’m so exciting you are coming here soon! Do you know where my house is, lol? |
| Elf Westover | I’m Doing a Live Stream To Help The STN! Community And Tracking Santa Tomorrow! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Sleep….? Right after this chat I’m taking a nap. |
| Elf Westover | GREAt idea |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Ulan, I have no idea where your house is. Maybe you can put out a flag or something |
| Elf Max | Elf Westover, I hope I can watch your live stream |
| Elf Max | Crash, you stay up for two full days? |
| Elf Ulan | Elf Max, yeah, I think so that we are the same sector sometimes XD |
| Elf Ashanti | Elf Murphy are test flights being done in wadley Georgia |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, not much sleep to be had until…maybe late Monday. |
| Elf notJack | do you know where everyone else’s house is? |
| Elf Westover | Crash, How Are You Doing Flying Over The Sectors? Is It Cold? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Ashanti – test flights are done everywhere except for the final test flight. I don’t have any control where that test flight goes. That’s up to the pilot |
| Elf Ulan | Elf Crash, okay. I’ll put a flag on my house. Please find it! Lol |
| Elf Ashanti | Thank you |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Westover, sometimes it is cold. It sure starts out cold at the North Pole. |
| Elf Westover | I Know That! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Do I know where Wadley is? Something about that sounds familiar |
| Elf Buddy Christmas | Crash, Do you eat or drink anything while up int the air while following Santa? |
| Elf Ashanti | It is in Georgia |
| Elf Ashanti | It is 1 hour from Augusta elf Murphy |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I don’t know where individual houses are, Elf Not Jack. I don’t have time to pay attention to that because I’m in the air all the time. |
| Elf Westover | Crash, I Hope You Get Safely Back For The Big Flight ARound The World |
| Elf Crash Murphy | My job is to watch Santa |
| Elf Sugar Cookie | Hi Elf Crash! When we’re told to “stand down”, what does that mean for our reports? Just to double-check, would we stop sending in reports until our Elf Supervisor asks for them again next year? |
| Elf Westover | Like All Of Us We Track Santa For Santa |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Buddy Christmas, I eat constantly on the flight. There’s not much else to do but to keep an eye on Santa and an ear on the radio. I love this though. Best day of the year for this elf. |
| Elf Ashanti | Do you know where wadley is elf Murphy |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Oh my goodness. I was born in Georgia. |
| Elf Westover | AMAZING! |
| Elf Westover | I’ve Lived Their |
| Elf Westover | Once |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, Elf Sugar Cookie – a stand down order is kind of like a Bedtime Advisory – it means your job is done. |
| Elf Ulan | Elf Crash, you will go to the last test flight at the port. Will the nine reindeer fly with the sleigh then? How’s Vixen? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | The test flight uses reindeer from the test flight team. Santa’s reindeer are saved for, well, Santa. |
| Elf Sugar Cookie | Thank you! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I haven’t heard anything new about Vixen. I tried to get time to go over there today but it didn’t happen. I’m worried about her. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I know when Santa gets back to the North Pole the first thing he’s going to do is to visit Vixen. This is all kind of a big deal. |
| Elf Westover | Crash, This Year I Will Be Making The Feast. Crash, I Have Alot Of Suprises For You Guys! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | The feast? What’s in it? You do a feast? Man, that sounds awesome. |
| Elf Sugar Cookie | I’m worried about Vixen, too. I hope she’s well enough to fly; I’m sure she would be heartbroken if she couldn’t. |
| Elf Westover | It’s a Tradition |
| Elf Ulan | Thank you, Elf Crash. I hope the rest will go well and the weather will be okay! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Vixen is a spunky girl and I’ll tell you – I think she could fly with one leg. |
| Elf Westover | We Get Turkey Cracker Sandwiches, Chocolate, And So Much More Like Cookies! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Can’t do anything about the weather. We run into it all. I saw Elf Randi’s post about the thunderstorms in the South Pacific. That’s going to be weird. |
| Elf notJack | About the bedtime advisories, how strict are they? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | The bedtime advisories are just that – they are advisories. Santa knows families have a lot of stuff going on and can I tell you a little secret about that? |
| Elf Westover | Crash, Do You Know When We Need To Check In? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Westover, you’re in Sector 5 still right? |
| Elf notJack | secret? |
| Elf Westover | Yes |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, the secret about bedtime advisories is that a lot of parental types will tell Santa in advance when NOT to come. That happens a LOT |
| Elf Ulan | I think you will check in soon, Elf Westover |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Westover, Sector 5 will begin check-ins in a few hours. It won’t be long. You’ve got 24 hours to check in, so if you fall asleep in your cheerios you can do it when you wake up |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I can tell you have had a monster response to check ins in Europe. It’s very exciting to see that |
| Elf Westover | Do you know how to check in? I’m very new t |
| Elf Max | How do you hear about stuff like that, Crash? Is it different now? |
| Elf Ulan | Yes, I checked in around 9 pm last night |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Westover, when Elf Pinky posts it the check in form is on the post. Just watch the sector 5 news page or ask another elf on the Elf Wall. Plenty of people there to help |
| Elf Westover | I Don’t Know How To Check In. Do I Login Like The Other Times? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Maxy, as a reporter I had to go ask. Now in my new job, I tell them to call me. Today I have been getting texts like crazy |
| Elf Westover | I’ll Be Right Back |
| Elf Max | Sorry, Crash. I’ll leave you alone. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hahaha – you better not, Max. I know you’re not getting any sleep here because you’re always on the job. |
| Elf Max | Have you ever thought that you and Frank should trade places? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Heck no. Frank would never go report from a sleigh. |
| Elf Max | He wouldn’t? Why not? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Because it would mess up his hair |
| Elf notJack | how many people sight you and santa on the journey? |
| Elf Lil Cream | Sorry I’m late |
| Elf Ulan | Elf Crash, the weather is weird here too. It’s been more chili than usual since a few days ago. I saw snow, and its very rare. Please stay warm and safe! I worry about your flight suit and goggles. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | You know what, Elf Not Jack – I wish I knew the answer to that because I’ve asked the same question. We always interview people on the radio who say they see us |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Ulan, Santa goes north-south a lot and I layer my clothes. So I’m always putting stuff on and taking it off. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | My sleigh has a good heated seat though |
| Elf Sugar Cookie | Do you have an air conditioner for warmer locations? |
| Elf Max | Does Frank really care that much about his hair? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yeah, there is heat and air conditioning on the sleigh. Sometimes it gets confusing. I’ll have a hot b*m then need the air to cool me down. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Frank is always fussing with his hair. He uses more hairspray than a gorilla |
| Elf Max | Hahaha – is that why you fly in the sleigh, because you’re bald? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | LOL, yes, that’s pretty much my main qualification. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | That and I don’t throw up any more in flight. |
| Elf Max | I know you’re kidding, but did that really happen to you? |
| Elf Ulan | Elf Crash, yes, Santa, and you fly the North-South sounds very crazy. But I feel relieved your sleigh and suit sound comfortable. Is your sleigh open sleigh too? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Oh yeah. Think about it. A sleigh in the air is more unstable than a boat on the water. You gotta have an iron stomach. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, both sleighs are open. But we have wind shields we sometimes put up. It’s the wet that can be a problem. That’s why I’m worried about the rain in the South Pacific. |
| Elf Max | Do you get rained on and snowed on a lot?? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, every year. Leaving the North Pole in a blizzard is really the worst. It’s like being in a blender. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Wow, you guys are asking GREAT questions today! |
| Elf Sugar Cookie | Yikes! you really aren’t kidding when you’ve said that sleigh flight isn’t for everyone! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hi Elf Lil Cream! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | It isn’t for everyone, Elf Sugar Cookie |
| Elf Max | Where’s Frank right now? Asleep? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Frank is lining up all the field reporters. Holly Berry, Red Stocking, Elf Al, etc. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | But I understand he’s got to get some sleep too – like before Sector 5 starts checking in. Frank sits in the Big Chair and he’s up longer than even me. |
| Elf Ulan | Thank you, Elf Crash. I hope you have a nice rain poncho or covering sleigh or something can put automatically! |
| Elf Lil Cream | How do the trackers who are interviewed during the radio show get on? |
| Elf notJack | how do the field reporters get around so quickly? |
| Elf Westover | Crash, I Will Really Try To Check In. Its 4:28 PM In My Sector But I Am Really Confused About How Do I Check In? |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, Elf Ulan. Frank got me a pair of goggles with little windshield wipers on them. I can’t wait to try it out |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Elf Westover, relax. I’ll have Elf Max help you, ok? |
| Elf Westover | Thank You Crash! |
| Elf Lil Cream | Haha! Fun |
| Elf Ulan | Perfect goggles! XD |
| Elf Crash Murphy | The field reporters got sent to their areas of service days ago, some even weeks ago. And they have their own sleigh drivers too. But they do a lot of work by phone. Especially Elf Carol Frost in Sector 1 |
| Elf Westover | Bye Everyone Se You Tomorrow. Sorry, I Have To Leave So Soon, I Got Some Work ANd Reports To Do. BYE! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Bye Elf Westover. Good work! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | And I should be going too. Any last questions? |
| Elf Westover | THANKS! |
| Elf Westover | I Have One Last Question |
| Elf Max | Crash, good travels to you. Be safe! |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Go ahead, Elf Westover |
| Elf Westover | Do You Have Any Chocolate In Your Sleigh? XD |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Yes, chocolate is a must. I usually like a Symphony bar with the toffee bits. Man, I love those. Mrs. Claus also packs me some fudge. |
| Elf Ulan | Will it finish? Thank you so much, Elf Crash. Please take care, looking forward to seeing you. Merry Christmas and happy birthday! XD |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Hey, Elf Westover, is there any good Mexican food where you are? |
| Elf Westover | Awesome. But Whats Your Favorite Candy. I Want To Leave You All Something |
| Elf Westover | Yes Tons Here |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Thank you, Elf Ulan. I’ll be looking for you! |
| Elf Westover | Burrito’s Are One Of My Favorites |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I have a feeling by the time we get to Utah we’ll be in the mood for Mexican. |
| Elf Westover | I Live On Tuscany Rd. |
| Elf Crash Murphy | Really? Me too. Man, now i’m hungry. |
| Elf Ulan | Thank you, Elf Crash! XD |
| Elf Westover | Ha Twins |
| Elf Crash Murphy | I’m in the air – roads are hard for me to identify |
| Elf Westover | Safe Travels Crash And Have All The Chocolate You Want |
| Elf Crash Murphy | OK, gotta scoot. Merry Christmas all of you. And THANK YOU for tracking Santa for Santa. |
| Elf Lil Cream | Thanks for stopping by crash! Have a great day and merry Christmas! |
| Elf Max | Thanks Crash! |
| Elf Westover | Whats Your Favorite Candy Crash? |
| Elf Max | And thanks for being here everyone. This was a lot of fun. |
| Elf Ulan | Merry Christmas! |
| Elf Westover | Bye Crash! |
| Elf Max | Merry Christmas all! |
| Elf Ulan | Thank you, Elf Max! |
Ok, Elves – this is it! We’re officially invited by North Pole Flight Command to track Santa for Santa in this our final phase. That means we can now officially check in. Santa’s launch is a little more than 24 hours away. So we need to show we’re ready to do business.
Check-in below:
Friends in Sector 4 in South America, Greenland and in parts of the North Atlantic – we have been invited by North Pole Flight Command to begin checking in for tracking Santa for Santa. Please do so below as soon as you possibly can!
At 5am EST on December 23rd the Tracking Santa Around the World Live Radio broadcast begins.
This long-running Kringle Radio production is a Christmas Eve tradition in more than 160 countries around the world. It features North Pole elf news reporters stationed in locations around the world reporting on Santa’s journey. It is non-stop commercial-free Christmas music interrupted only by exclusive North Pole Radio News.
The program runs for two full days – from when the clock ticks over to Christmas Eve in the far corners of the world until after Santa returns to the North Pole.
We hope you can join us!
Elves,
We should be checking in soon but for now you should know that we’ve received a rather odd but specific request for an Air Traffic Report in Sector 3.
The west coasts of Portugal and Morocco – around ANY airport or military base especially – they would like to have further information about current air traffic levels.
If we have elves in Morocco or Portugal, we would appreciate your help. Just provide the information below:
Thanks!
