Elf Crash Murphy stopped in to Elf Chat this week for a brief discussion to catch up on things. Talked about was St. Patrick's Day, a weird airplane flight to LA for Crash, and answering difficult mail that comes in from non-believers. sugarcookie77 Good morning! Elf Crash Murphy Hey y'all sugarcookie77 How are you, Elf... Read more
Over My Head
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
Chat with Elf Crash Murphy
Elf Crash Murphy came to Elf Chat today, despite a mix up in the scheduled times. He was supposed to talk about plans for tracking Santa in 2024 but he admitted that he has yet to meet with Santa this year and does not yet have a lot of specific information. But there are things... Read more
Membership Update
Here's a little reminder that Membership routines continue even as Elf Max revamps the website. We are at the time of the month where we give a cleaning to our membership roles, meaning those accounts who have not logged in for 90 days get deleted. This practice, while frustrating for some elves, is necessary to... Read more
Elf Community Upgrades Begin
The first in a series of Elf Community upgrades is in progress. As you login you might notice some new features while other regular site offerings are suspended. The following are features not currently operational that will return very soon: - Elf University - Tracker Reports - Elf Jobs - Tracker Elf Registration - Elf... Read more
Site Upgrades Starting Soon
Some necessary site changes are underway. You may see some downtime in site access over the course of the next three to four weeks as a result. There will be many changes, so be patient as we work to roll them out. We will try to post updates about our progress on the changes and... Read more
Take our 2023 Survey
My Fellow Trackers of Santa, Thank you and Merry Christmas! Santa’s record-breaking ride in 2023 came as a result of a lot of work. Much of that work came from you, the unseen and unheard-from heroes of Operation Merry Christmas. North Pole Flight Command took in over 30 million reports from trackers in the past... Read more
Time to Stand Down Sector 5
Trackers in Sector 5 - I know Santa's not even touched our sector yet but Flight Command just sent the word that we can start to stand down. This will vary - those in the east are nearing bed time, while those way out west in Hawaii and Tahiti are going to be up for... Read more
Sector 4 Can Stand Down Now
Friends in Sector 4 - the official word has come: it's time for us to call it a year. The stand down order is in. Fortunately, our work in the preseason make it so we didn't have much to do today. It was fun just watching Santa cross the world. Thank you for your many... Read more
Santa Wants a Weather Update
Elves, Are you watching this? Santa has these sudden bursts of speed - he literally tore through Australia in under an hour. Amazing! The word I'm getting is that he is totally focused on breaking this speed record this year. He's going to go through our sector just as fast. He's moving like crazy! Let's... Read more
Standing Down in Sector 3
Trackers, As the bedtime advisories pile up so do the orders to stand down in Sector 3. It appears our work for this year is over as Santa is advising us to call it a night. Merry Christmas, elves and THANK YOU for your merry efforts.
Stand Down in Sector 2 Beginning
The first of our stand down orders in Sector 2 are coming in. All trackers in Asia and the Middle East are advised to "stand down" - that is, stop sending in reports - as the bedtime advisories closest to you are posted at NorthPoleFlightCommand.com. That means our work in Sector 2 is coming to... Read more