A report today from North Pole Flight Command indicates that the test flight team of reindeer have been called to assemble. They should be in flight action within the next two weeks. Santa’s sleigh began test flights under a cloak of secrecy the […]

Happy Leon Day from the North Pole, where it is exactly half way to Christmas. Just six months from today is Christmas Eve! Why do we call this important marker “Leon Day”? Leon is noel spelled backwards. On this milestone day we do all kinds of […]

Hi guys, there are just 27 weeks until Christmas and you know what that means! It means next week we cross over into the 2nd half of the countdown and that we celebrate Leon Day. Those who have followed along here at Santa Update over the years all […]

We are fast approaching a major milestone in the countdown to Christmas: Leon Day. Leon Day is celebrated on June 24th and June 25th. It marks the halfway point to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Leon is “Noel” spelled backwards. This tradition […]

Hi ho, friends! There are 28 weeks until Christmas and I’ve got a story I’m working on. I have actually been home from vacation for about a week but I was met right away with a bit of a mystery right after I returned from Colorado. Trixie – my […]

Elf Frank Myrrh and Elf Crash Murphy get together in this new North Pole Podcast Episode to kick off North Pole news coverage of Operation Merry Christmas 2025. As Elf Ernest announced last month many elves are away from the North Pole on vacation […]

There are 8 months now until Christmas and I apologize for updating you a few days late. Our web department has been hard at work updating the website and I couldn’t post anything. But all is well now and I can give you an update. As we noted last […]

Hello and guess what? There are just 9 months left until Christmas! This is a little bit of a lonely time of year at the North Pole. We don’t see as much interaction with the world during this month as we will later, but that does not mean we […]

Hi all! Only 41 weeks remain until Christmas and we have some news to report. I’m sorry I’ve been missing weeks here and there but I just cannot get healthy. I lost my voice a few weeks back and Mrs. Claus sent me home to bed and sent me soup […]

Hi Gang! There are 44 weeks until Christmas and I’m so sorry I’ve missed the countdown the last little while. But some surprising things have happened since the last time I talked with you. At the Valentine’s Day Elf Ball I was serving on the […]