NORAD Tracks Movement Near North Pole

With Christmas Eve just hours away, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, better known as NORAD, continues preparations for tracking that jolliest of elves, Santa Claus. A test conducted on November 27th tracked Mr. Kringle from the North Pole to Hollywood, California for the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade. CF-18 fighter jets will intercept and fly escort with Santa once he hit's Canadian air space. The fighters take off from Newfoundland and various pilots will be able to escort Santa and his legendary team of reindeer, include Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph. This advanced system is maintained throughout the year in preparation of this one day. This year, NORAD has a number of sponsors, including Windows Live Local, AOL, AGI, Island Web Studios, ICG, MCI, Akamai, Globelink, ClearCube and the Macerich Company. All these organizations assist in keeping the network ready and to allow people the ability to get updates by phone and through the Internet. To assist in the tracking, a variety of celebrities also lent their considerable talents to the event. Some of the starts include John Schneider of Smallville, Patrick Warburton, better known as Kronk, the LAPD, Mickey and Jan Rooney as well many others. For the latest updates, please visit the site,