Santa Tracker Unaffected By Government Shutdown, NORAD Says
Despite gridlock in Washington, D.C., more than 1,500 military personnel and volunteers at a Colorado Air Force base will be hard at work Christmas Eve, tracking Santa and answering children's calls.
Amid the partial government shutdown, at least one critical service remains operational: NORAD's Santa tracker.
More than 1,500 military personnel and volunteers at an Air Force base in Colorado will be hard at work Christmas Eve, tracking Santa Claus and answering children's calls.
Every year, in a tradition that dates back to the Cold War, volunteers field tens of thousands of calls and emailsChildren ask for Santa's location, discuss their Christmas lists and probe volunteers for other details.
