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  • 2014 NORAD Santa Tracker

    2014 NORAD Santa Tracker

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Months become weeks, weeks become days, and as December 25th approaches, children’s questions like; “How long until Christmas?“, and “Are you sure Santa knows where our house is?“, come with increasing frequency.

    Thanks to NORAD, (the North American Aerospace Defense Command), kids of all ages can track Santa’s travels on Christmas Eve with radar accuracy — and spend time on the NORAD Santa Tracker Website playing games and enjoying other activities while they wait for the jolliest elf to arrive.

     

    History of the NORAD Santa Tracker:

    1955 Sears Christmas Ad mistakenly publishes Air Force hotline number
    1955 Sears Christmas Ad mistakenly publishes Air Force / CONAD hotline number.

    In 1955, a U.S. Air Force agency called “CONAD”, (the Continental Air Command), had it’s phone number, (ME2-6681), mistakenly published in Christmas ad for the Sears Roebuck store in Colorado Springs, CO.

    The ad encouraged kids to call the number to talk to Santa.

    In the spirit of Christmas, CONAD Operations Director, Col. Harry Shoup had staff give children updates on Santa’s location.

    Three years later, the United States and Canada formed NORAD, and the agency decided to follow Col. Shoup’s lead, and made the “Santa Hotline” a favorite annual event for the agency.

    From 1955 to 1996, the “Santa Tracker” was a call-in telephone hotline and newspapers, radio and television programs promoted it to children across the country.

    In 1997, Santa went high-tech, and the agency created the NORAD Santa Tracker website — which has been updated over the past 15 years to include “live satellite tracking” and fun, interactive activities for kids.

    Click link below to visit –

    www.NORADSANTA.org

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  • Santa in the Studio at Access Framingham

    Santa in the Studio at Access Framingham

    Santa and Mrs. Claus on Access Framingham TV December 14, 2014
    On December 14th, 2014 from 6:00pm ’til 7:00pm Santa and Mrs. Claus will be doing a live “ON-AIR” broadcast on Access Framingham TV — and taking calls from Framingham children!

    Framingham, MA – Yes it’s true; Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting the Access Framingham television studio on Sunday December 14th.

    Tune in from 6:00-7:00pm on Sunday December 14th when Old Saint Nick will pay us a special visit on the air-LIVE. He and Mrs. Claus will be taking phone calls from all the good boys and girls in Framingham.

    Do you have a special question for Santa?  How do his Reindeer fly?  How many toys do the elves make every year?  How does Santa know who has been naughty or nice?  Or just call in to wish Santa a Merry Christmas!

    Mrs. Claus will be reading Twas the Night Before Christmas while grown-ups call in to sign up the kids for a call back from an AF-TV Elf and the kids can talk directly to Santa!

    Now is your chance to talk to Santa, live on television.  The number to call is 508-875-5403.

    Access Framingham can be seen in the Town of Framingham on Comcast Channel 9, RCN Channel 3, and Verizon Channel 43.  For more information about Access Framingham programming, training, and services, you can also visit us online at www.accessfram.tv

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