Santa Has Launched from the North Pole
Santa has launched from the North Pole and is on his way to Sector 1. We should see even faster news updates coming from this point forward.
Elf Count Surpasses 200 Million – GOAL MET!!!
We did it! In the past few hours the goal of 200 million tracker elves was met. The track who clinched in, being the 200 millionth tracker elf this year, is Elf SantaFan2012 of Sector 5 in Levan, Utah. Here is the breakdown:
Sector 1 – 19.9 million elves
Sector 2 – 11.3 million elves
Sector 3 – 36.0 million elves
Sector 4 – 41.2 million elves
Sector 5 – 92.5 million elves
Total elves as of a few minutes ago is 201,748,687.
A little further breakdown for your review, we have 119.5 million freelance tracker elves and 82.2 million North Pole tracker elves this year. Congratulations!
We will stop actively recruiting and now focus on tracking Santa. Of course, new elves will continue to join and may engage in the effort with us. But our job is done here.
Final Hours to Launch
Santa Claus launches from the North Pole exactly 24 hours from right now. If you have not been paying close attention to the launch countdown – now is the time to take notice!
The final hours before launch are packed with action. You will want to follow along via Kringle Radio at SantaUpdate.com or right here on SantaTrackers.net.
The live radio broadcast tracking Santa from the North Pole begins long before Santa takes off. There is a lot going on at the North Pole and the live radio broadcast begins as Christmas Eve begins in the Far East.
Let’s See Your Best Elf
Let’s see your best elf!
Attention all Elves: at the request of Santa himself, please take a selfie (if your parents are ok with it) in front of your tree, in your elf uniform (if you have one) or in your home tracking center and upload it as a photo submission report. Santa wants to see your smiling elf faces!
Again, this is for all elves in all sectors. Please send ASAP!!!
We will gather them and share them in a post sometime tomorrow on December 23rd both here and at SantaUpdate.com.
If you have issues using the report uploader for your email you can email it to st@elf.fyi.
Thanks!
Elf Count Tops 187 Million
Our elf count tops 187 million after another great day of new elf recruiting. Here is the breakdown for yesterday:
Sector 1 – 17.9 million – +12.6%
Sector 2 – 10.6 million – +24.7%
Sector 3 – 34.2 million – +8.1%
Sector 4 – 38.2 million – +9.2%
Sector 5 – 86.6 million – +7.3%
Total = 187,773, 002 – +9.2%
One more day like that and we’ll hit the goal! Nice work, elves!
Elf Count Surges to 171 Million
We had a HUGE recruiting day yesterday, as anticipated. Our total Elf Count now stands at 171 million. Here is the breakdown:
Sector 1 – 15.9 million – +11.9%
Sector 2 – 8.5 million – +12.3%
Sector 3 – 31.6 million – +12.1%
Sector 4 – 35.0 million – +8.3%
Sector 5 – 80.7 million – +10.4%
Sector 2 wins the day again but honestly every sector had an exceptional day.
We still need a couple of big days ahead of us to make the goal.
Keep up the recruiting, elves!
Elf Check-In Begins in 24 Hours
Fellow Elves! We will begin the worldwide check-in process for working elves in 24 hours. We start with Sector 1 and move to Sector 5.
Please keep an eye on your Sector’s page. It should also post to the Elf Wall by Sector, just as any Elf Supervisor direction normally does.
Things are starting to pick up. It’s a good idea to be paying attention and checking the Sector page a few times each day, at least.
The check in process is NOT required. It’s just nice to do because it tells Flight Command you are on the job.
We are dealing with massive numbers of new elves. There are some problems because basic instructions are not being followed. Invalid email addresses are being used for tracker registration. Many new elves are not looking at the training material. Some just won’t commit.
We expected this, especially given the numbers we’re dealing with each day.
That is why the check in process is so important. It tells us you’re there, working, paying attention and following direction.
In a sector that has millions – like Sector 5 – only a certain percentage of those elves are going to do things that we need. We know this, we expect it. By checking in, we are better able to trust the information that is being submitted.
We have talked to the Elf Supervisors and North Pole Flight Command to ensure that only the most necessary information is asked for. We don’t want to over burden our hard working tracker elves with too many things to do.
Santa as well has directed that we keep things concise, specific and timely.
We will work to do so.
Have fun this week!
Tracker Elf Count Now at 155 Million
The biggest days of the year are upon us for the recruitment of tracker elves. As of this morning the tally now stands at 155 million.
Here is the breakdown by Sector since yesterday:
Sector 1 – 14.2 million – +8.4%
Sector 2 – 7.6 million – +21.8%
Sector 3 – 28.2 million – +17.0%
Sector 4 – 32.2 million – +8.2%
Sector 5 – 73.1 million – +12.9 %
Total – 155,633,526 – +12.6%
We expect TODAY to be one of the biggest recruiting days of the year.
Thank you for all your efforts to help find others to track Santa for Santa.
Updated Weather Report Requested
Trackers of Sector 5 – Flight Command has asked we provide them with an updated weather report. They are specifically targeting the United States and Canada west of the Rockies as an area of need for information.
This is just routine and you may be asked again for this report several times both before and after Santa’s launch.
Thanks, Elves!
Elf Count Update
As of today, we stand at 138 million tracker elves on record. That leaves better than 62 million more elves to recruit.
The breakdown is as follows:
Sector -1: 13.2 million – +9.5%
Sector 2 – 6.2 million – +52.6%
Sector 3 – 24.2 million – +18%
Sector 4 – 29.9 million – +35.3%
Sector 5 – 64.7 million- +15.0%
Our total growth percentage is 20.2% since our last reporting period.
We have a huge week ahead for recruiting, some of the best of the entire season. We need a big week to meet the goal.
New Tracker Elf Podcast Discusses Parents and Belief
A new Santa Tracker Podcast is out this morning and it’s stunning.
I was told yesterday that Elves Frank Myrrh and Crash Murphy were in the studio all day recording podcasts. They are taking real questions that you guys are sending in and trying to answer your questions.
This episode deals with some difficult issues related to parents and belief in Santa. Click here to go to that episode.
I just listened to it and I have to tell you I’m just shocked at what some of you elves are dealing with out there. I had no idea that there are so many issues with belief in Santa.
What gets me is that I am handling literally hundreds of thousands of new sign-ups every day now. There are so many new elves who are parents signing up. Clearly all of you are dealing with different things with your parents out there. Some really believe in Santa and some do not believe in them at all.
What do you do about that?
I think every tracker elf should listen to this episode. It’s a more serious podcast than most that Elves Frank and Crash have done but I think it is important to think about this stuff.
And be ready to hear some more podcasts in the next week or so. Those guys are knocking themselves out to answer the questions being sent in. The next episode, which will likely come out in the next day or two, discusses the Science of Santa and How He Does It. At least that is what Elf Crash is telling me.
Tracker Elf Conference Agenda
The Tracker Elf Conference is scheduled for this Saturday at 10am EST and it runs for two hours.
During these two hours we will hear/see presentations from the following Santa tracking experts:
- Elf Frank Myrrh (North Pole Radio News anchor) – The Tracking Santa Show on Kringle Radio
- Elf Roger Star (International Director of Santa Trackers) – How You Help Santa on Christmas Eve
- Elf Buck Sanchez (Flight Director, North Pole Sleigh Port) – What Really Happens on Christmas Eve
- Elf Hugo Slavia (North Pole Post Master) – How Messages Flow at the North Pole on Christmas Eve
- Elf Max (Tracker Elf Trainer) – Timeline of Tracker Activity
- Santa (The Big Guy) – My Message to Tracker Elves
As you can see, there are a lot of presentations to make. There will be a brief period after each presentation for questions. It would be helpful, however, if you could submit any questions you have ahead of time so that maybe answers can be put into the presentations (this saves time for everyone). You can submit them below:
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