{"id":3301,"date":"2026-07-20T00:05:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santatrackers.net\/x\/?p=3301"},"modified":"2026-07-23T00:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:21:07","slug":"the-real-big-deal-of-what-santa-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santatrackers.net\/x\/2026\/07\/20\/the-real-big-deal-of-what-santa-said\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Big Deal of What Santa Said"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santa<\/a> caused a stir in Santa Chat in the North Pole Club<\/a> at SantaUpdate.com yesterday.<\/p>\n

But what everyone is talking about isn\u2019t the big deal.<\/p>\n

I mean, it\u2019s interesting. It will be a really big deal when it happens. But we don\u2019t know that it will happen and already some trackers are speculating that they don\u2019t see HOW it can happen while Santa is so busy delivering on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re missing the big news<\/a> from this chat and I want to talk about it:<\/p>\n

Santa said he\u2019s going to test fly this new sleigh.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s big news. Really BIG news. BIG, big, big, big news.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Because Santa never does that. I mean EVER.<\/p>\n

In fact, it\u2019s kind of a rule that Santa doesn\u2019t even SEE a new sleigh when it is testing.<\/p>\n

He always gets in on the design discussions and he\u2019ll see a mock-up of a sleigh before it flies for the first time but it is tradition that the first time Santa flies a new sleigh is on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

And the sleigh design elves and the test flight pilots and the analysts at Flight Command really like it that way too.<\/p>\n

They all take their jobs very seriously. And they are protective of what they do. It\u2019s their territory. It\u2019s not Santa\u2019s sleigh until they make it perfect for him.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we got into the test flight business to begin with.<\/p>\n

Back in the old days Santa just used the same old sleigh he always had. There was nothing fancy about it. It was just a sleigh. All the magic came from just the reindeer.<\/p>\n

And for many decades it was enough.<\/p>\n

But the world about 150 years ago started to really believe in Santa. Little by little believers grew in number and Santa started to struggle a little bit to deliver to all of them.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when all the changes came to not only Santa\u2019s sleigh but everything at the North Pole. It\u2019s always been about getting to the people.<\/p>\n

And it still is. That\u2019s why they build, test and send Santa out in a new sleigh every year. They have to, just to keep up with all the believers in Santa that come on board.<\/p>\n

But Santa has respected the space of all those elves who make his sleigh fly and make it better every year.<\/p>\n

So for Santa to say he\u2019s going to test fly, and \u201cto get trained\u201d, to fly this new sleigh is really something that crosses a line.<\/p>\n

I shared what Santa said in the chat about taking the reins of the new sleigh.<\/p>\n

Those dudes are territorial. They want to know when and they want to know why.<\/p>\n

Are they unhappy that Santa will fly that sleigh before Christmas Eve?<\/p>\n

I would not say that. He\u2019s Santa. What are they going to do, cry about it? Who would they complain to?<\/p>\n

But they are surprised. And some are a little worried. Suspicious even.<\/p>\n

I think Santa will address it with them. That\u2019s just his way. He does not want any elf feeling uncomfortable with what they do. So he will talk with them, you can take that to the bank.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I\u2019m sure sooner or later North Pole Flight Command will tell us the plans for Santa and his test flights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m sure in future chats Santa will share some more details about this new sleigh that is commanding all the headlines and, really, all the energy at the North Pole.<\/p>\n

As I write this, it\u2019s July.<\/p>\n

July is not like this usually. It\u2019s kind of slow time for us at the North Pole, if you want to know the truth. It\u2019s been a time where we rally the troops and try to get everyone\u2019s mind on Christmas.<\/p>\n

Well, everyone\u2019s mind IS on Christmas this year.<\/p>\n

This sleigh thing has taken over everything at the North Pole. Elves are working. Energy for Christmas is high. And there is some hesitation, if I\u2019m being truthful.<\/p>\n

It comes from not knowing how things are going to go. It comes from doing things outside of tradition and routine.<\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s excited for the new thing\u2026and everyone is nervous about it too because nobody knows for sure how it\u2019s going to work out.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s different than what happened last year with the crisis in Santa\u2019s Workshop. That was a train wreck in slow motion. It made Christmas eve kind of wild.<\/p>\n

Everyone is feeling \u2013 and some are even saying \u2013 that this Christmas Eve is going to be wild again. Heck, even Santa said so in the chat.<\/p>\n

But this is not a scary thing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like watching a guy pitch a no-hitter in the 8th inning. Everyone is looking at the scoreboard and hanging on every pitch.<\/p>\n

Everyone wants what COULD happen. As every batter comes up and every batter goes down they hold their breath. Every foul ball, every time the hitter makes contact they worry and pray for the ball to get caught.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the feeling right now. Everywhere at the North Pole. There\u2019s a feeling that something special is happening. That we could be witnessing history. But any little thing could stop it from happening and we\u2019ve got more than 150 days to go until Santa launches.<\/p>\n

Maybe that\u2019s why there\u2019s kind of a tense response with unspoken things being thought but not said about Santa test flying the sleigh.<\/p>\n

Is it the thing that will derail history?<\/p>\n

Or is it part of the magic in the making?<\/p>\n

Nobody knows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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