NORAD’s Santa Tracker, the beloved decades-old tradition of virtually following Santa Claus as he delivers gifts to children around the world, returns Christmas Eve for its 69th year.

FILE – NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2014.

FILE – NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2014.

NORAD said Santa got back to the North Pole shortly after 5 a.m. EST. Santa's arrival times. Although the NORAD tracker reflected where Santa was at different points on his route around the world ...

NORAD ‒ North American Aerospace Defense Command ‒ tracks Santa each Christmas Eve using a combination of radar, satellites and aircraft from the United States and Canada.

Watch Santa's location in the live feed of the NORAD tracker above. Advertisement Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s ...

NORAD's "Track Santa" website went live Dec. 1 but the real fun began on Christmas Eve, which is when visitors will be able to track Santa's route from 4 a.m. to midnight MST / 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. EST.

Watch Santa's location in the live feed of the NORAD tracker above. Advertisement Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s ...

NORAD’s Santa Tracker, the beloved decades-old tradition of virtually following Santa Claus as he delivers gifts to children around the world, returns Christmas Eve for its 69th year.

Watch Santa's location in the live feed of the NORAD tracker above. Advertisement Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s ...

Watch Santa's location in the live feed of the NORAD tracker above. Advertisement Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s ...