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If you have been good this year, you may be interested to know that Google today launched its annual Santa tracking feature, allowing Santa to be tracked in real time on his mythical journey to the North Pole as he prepares to deliver presents to kids around the world.

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Google's Santa Tracker continues an 18-year tradition for the company, allowing excited children (and parents!) to keep up with the jolly gift-giver's travels throughout December 24. On this day, Santa's Village transforms into a tracking experience where children can follow Santa and his reindeer as they go about their merry work.

Santa can be tracked using a web browser on iPhone, iPad, or Mac by visiting Google's official Santa Tracking website. The site features a live map of Santa's current location, his next stop, a live video feed of his journey, and the estimated time that he will arrive in each specific location.

The Santa site provides pictures of locations that Santa has already visited, a live count of gifts that have been delivered, and Santa's current distance from your location. There are also a selection of games to play, creative things to do, and videos to watch.

Other Santa tracking services are also available, such as the NORAD Tracks Santa Claus app and website, but Google's site is often the most interactive and detailed.

Article Link: Track Santa's Journey From the North Pole Using Google's Santa Tracker
 
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Ah, so that's what the link on the bottom of Google's site meant. It looks like a cute little program!

I wouldn't have expected that they'd been doing it for 18 years, though.
 
I find Santa trackers are good at letting me know when to expect Santa to come, with his annual delivery of 2 tons of coal for me. LOL
 
I can't believe there aren't any good Santa tracker apps for AppleTV. We have one that we installed years ago, but it is flaky with the remote (have to use my phone remote for it to work right). Seems like a big miss. My kids love seeing it on the TV almost all day Christmas Eve.
 
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