Want to find Santa? Learn how to follow him as he travels the globe!

It's that special time of year again when Father Christmas gears up for his yearly mission of delivering joy and presents to children all across the world. However, with a whopping eight billion people to visit, even with the help of his trusty reindeer, it's quite the feat to accomplish. In fact, Santa has to travel a total of 32 million miles, which is equivalent to the distance between Earth and Mars! To make sure everyone's wishes come true this Christmas, he has to visit an impressive 390,000 homes per minute, which means he has to work at lightning speed. And with his speedy travels, it's no wonder why he's impossible to spot in the sky.

But don't worry, there's still a way to keep an eye on Santa's whereabouts and progress - the good old internet! Every year, as Santa sets off on his sleigh from Lapland, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) takes on the important task of tracking his journey on Christmas Eve. Typically responsible for monitoring aerospace in the event of a nuclear attack, NORAD switches gears during the festive season and shares the updates of Father Christmas and his reindeer as they travel around the world.

For those who want to follow Santa's journey and monitor his progress, the NORAD Santa website is the perfect place to do so. There, a digital Santa on his sleigh pulled by reindeer can be seen traversing a 3D map of the world. The website goes live at 9am, so make sure to tune in and keep an eye out for Santa's sleigh.

But NORAD isn't the only one tracking Santa's travels. Google also has its own Santa tracker, santatracker.google.com, which provides updates on Santa's current location and how many presents he's delivered so far. According to Google, during his 25-hour journey, Father Christmas visits every country and a total of 419 different locations. This includes the ruins of the ancient city of Myra in Turkey, where the legendary St Nicholas was a bishop, as well as Rovaniemi, Finland, which is known as the "home of Santa Claus". And of course, Santa always makes a quick stop by the town of Santa Claus, Indiana.

So this Christmas, even though Santa may be moving at lightning speed and impossible to spot in the sky, you can still track his journey and spread some holiday cheer through the magic of technology. Happy tracking!

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