NORAD live tracker: How to follow Santa Claus in real time as he delivers Christmas gifts across the globe 

The tradition of high-tech sleigh tracking began in 1955, when a young child mistakenly called a Colorado military command center and asked for Santa. The officer on duty played along.

He’s made a list, he’s checked it twice, and now Santa Claus is working his way around the world on his busiest day of the year. And with Amazon workers on strike and American Airline flights being briefly grounded on Christmas Eve, Santa (and some holiday revelers) might just need the extra help getting their Christmas gifts to arrive on time.