This photo illustration shows the NORAD logo on a cell phone screen while the tracker follows Santa flying over New York City on a computer monitor in Los Angeles on December 24, 2023.

NORTH AMERICA (WLUC) - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) monitors and defends North America’s airspace. Since 1955, NORAD has also been tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve ...

The Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), began tracking Santa in 1955. NORAD replaced CONAD in 1958 and took over the mission of tracking Santa’s flight around the world, and they have been ...