This Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will have tracked Santa Claus’s journey around the world for 70 years. ​Colonel Harry Shoup began the tradition in 1955 after receiving a phone call from a child expecting to reach Santa Claus. Colonel Shoup ran with the idea and began releasing updates on Santa’s whereabouts to the press. ​In 1974, NORAD released film footage, now part of the National Archives Moving Image and Sound holdings, to television stations to show

NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, runs the NORAD Tracks Santa service, which allows people to follow his Christmas journey through its noradsanta.org website, social media channels and mobile app. | NBC10 Philadelphia