A couple of weeks ago Elf Moe alerted me to the resignation of a new elf who had signed up just weeks before Halloween. This elf was leaving because “other Santa trackers are more fun”. She said she simply did not believe our merry little website and was leaving to a place where she could... Read more
Sector Update
Hi Gang, A little Sector Update for you, just in case you’re interested. As we head into December we have some things to both celebrate and to work on. As of today, we’re sitting at about 36,719 North Pole Elves in the Sector versus 22,457,232 freelance elves. That’s a huge different, probably the largest our... Read more
Stocking Mail is NOT for Tracking
At some point in the upcoming weeks there will be a conversation over at SantaUpdate.com about Stocking Mail. It usually generates confusion. Unfortunately that confusion starts here in the tracker elf community. So we wanted to put something out about it now so that mistakes can be avoided in the weeks ahead. The North Pole... Read more
Local Christmas Report Needed
Good evening, Sector 1 Elves! North Pole Flight Command has passed along the news that Santa would like a fresh Local Christmas Report from Sector 1, especially for areas of Australia and New Zealand. There are concerns that maybe the Christmas spirit is weak in those countries. I think this is the first time they... Read more
New Sector Lead
We are so very pleased and excited to announce that we now have a new lead elf in Sector 3 - Elf Frosty McSnowflake! Elf Frosty in just three years as a tracker has been elevated to this position thanks to an ever present effort, a cheerful disposition and helpful abilities with elves of all... Read more
Air Traffic Report Requested
Hi gang! First of all, thank you for all the kind notes and well wishes. I'm feeling much better. Had just a touch of a weird flu, but doing okay now. And Happy Operation Merry Christmas! We're eating a fabulous red cake with white frosting, made by Elf Marky here in the RTC in Cold... Read more
How to Get Verified
As a follow-up to my post about Getting Your Elf Profile Right I wanted to share some information about WHY this is important. There are a few good reasons to get this done right away: This place is crawling with elves. -- Elves from North Pole Flight Command come here all the time to match... Read more
Holiday Weekend Chats
The Thanksgiving Holiday weekend will feature many events both at the North Pole and online. Lined up are several North Pole elves to chat with tracker elves, believers and fans on North Pole Chat at SantaUpdate.com. Here is the lineup:
Sector 5 to Test a New Tracker Report
Hello and merry Christmas elves of sector 5! Elf Pinky is under the weather and as a result, I have been tasked with the responsibilities of sector 5 in her absence. Santa and Elf Crash Murphy have asked me to inform all of you about a brand new tracker report to try out over the... Read more
Sector 1 Has a New Lead
We are excited to announce Elf Lachie as our new Sector Lead for Sector 1. Elf Lachie has been a dedicated tracker in Sector 1 for several years now. His year round presence, great questioning skills and persistent reporting has been a tremendous asset to us. He is a trusted voice to all trackers, not... Read more
Test Flights Coming to Sector 1
Hello elves of Sector 1, I received notice from North Pole Flight Command today that the test flights of Santa's sleigh will be coming to Sector 1 soon after Thanksgiving. As such, they will be in need of more weather reports. The weather reports are used in planning test flights. They are looking for BAD... Read more
Need More Roof Reports
Elves of Sector 4 - hola! In comparing where we are this year to last year, I am happy to report that we have more reporting elves than we did a year ago. However, I also notice that we have fewer roof reports than last year at this time. We need to fix that. The... Read more