It’s Christmas Eve and you know what that means. That’s right, Santa Claus is already busy straddling the international date line in preparation for his yearly flight. It apparently also has the folks at NORAD a bit nervous. So nervous, in fact, that they’re tracking the His Redness’s flight around the world. I’d be nervous too if a sizable cherub of a man were flying around our sovereign airspace, dressed to the nines in red velvet. Who knows, he might even have weapons of mass destruction hidden in his big bag of gifts.
This little poem should explain the situation and help put your mind at ease:
‘Tis the night before Christmas
And all around the planet
Santa Claus is flying his sleigh, powered by rocket
The folks at NORAD
In their holiday cheer
Thought it prudent to track Santa and his red beard
Google is helping, in their own little way
By giving cellphone users a map to track his sleigh
Okay, so I’m not a poet, but you should know that Google has teamed up with NORAD to provide real-time tracking of the Big Guy to anyone with Google Maps installed on their mobile phone. Simply fire up your Google Maps app and search for “santa.”
Download Google Maps for Mobile here.