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Volunteers answer phone calls from around the world, Dec. 24, 2024, at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids. “There are screams and giggles and laughter,” said Bob Sommers, a civilian contractor and NORAD volunteer.

It's in the Sears ad." Dad looked it up and there it was, his red phone number. And they had children calling one after another. So he put a couple of airmen on the phones to act like Santa Claus.

Millions more follow online in nine languages, from English to Japanese. On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential threats, such as last year’s Chinese spy balloon.

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NORAD’s tradition is one of the few modern additions to the centuries-old Santa story that have endured, according to Gerry Bowler, a Canadian historian who spoke to the AP in 2010.

Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list.