{"id":6657,"date":"2025-12-25T00:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T00:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=6657"},"modified":"2025-12-25T00:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T00:55:28","slug":"how-to-track-santa-claus-this-christmas-eve-using-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=6657","title":{"rendered":"How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI"},"content":{"rendered":"


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If you\u2019re a parent with young children, then you\u2019ll probably hear this a lot on Christmas Eve: \u201cWhere\u2019s Santa right now?\u201d With tracking tools<\/a> like the NORAD Santa Tracker<\/a> and Google\u2019s Santa Tracker<\/a>, everyone can know when Father Christmas will arrive. Plus, there are now some new AI tools to bring the holiday magic.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to follow Santa\u2019s journey this Christmas Eve with the help of AI.<\/p>\n

Track Santa Claus with NORAD<\/h2>\n

NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) had the first ever Santa tracker in 1955. While it used to be just a boring animation of Santa\u2019s sleigh and reindeer flying across a map, NORAD<\/a> has added tons of features since then<\/a>, such as fun mini-games, videos, stories, and Christmas music.<\/p>\n

Recently, NORAD\u2019s Santa Tracker teamed up with OpenAI<\/a> to introduce new AI-powered features. These include an image generator that transforms your selfie into an animated elf character, a tool for generating toy ideas and converting them into printable coloring book pages, and a fill-in-the-blank storytelling tool that allows families to add names, places, and other details to create a fun holiday story to read aloud.<\/p>\n

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Rather than a 2D model, the NORAD Santa tracker has a 3D visual depiction of Santa\u2019s journey, as the platform was built on Cesium<\/a>\u2019s open source 3D mapping library. It also uses Bing Maps satellite imagery<\/a>, making the globe look more \u201crealistic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with the tracker tool, users can also see a \u201cSanta Cam,\u201d which has videos of Santa making his way around the world to deliver presents to every kid on the nice list.<\/p>\n

NORAD\u2019s website has Santa\u2019s North Pole Village, which includes a holiday countdown, arcade-style games, kid-friendly music, an online library, and various videos that can be watched on NORAD\u2019s official YouTube<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n

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NORAD Santa tracker is available on noradsanta.org<\/a>, or you can download the official NORAD Tracks Santa Claus app on\u00a0Apple\u2019s App\u00a0Store<\/a> or the\u00a0Google Play Store.<\/a> The website is available in English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Italian, and Portuguese.<\/p>\n

You can also track Santa through NORAD Tracker\u2019s social media accounts, such as Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a more personable experience, call 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6732), and you\u2019ll speak with a volunteer from the organization\u2019s call center who\u2019ll update you on Santa\u2019s location.<\/p>\n

Track Santa Claus with Google<\/h2>\n

Google\u2019s Santa Tracker launched in 2004<\/a> and simulates the tracking of Santa. The website features a live map of Santa\u2019s current location, his next stop, a live video feed of his route, and the estimated arrival time for each location. It also shows the total distance that Santa has traveled so far and the number of presents he has delivered.<\/p>\n

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Throughout December, the page operates as Santa\u2019s Village, where users can play mini-games<\/a>, take quizzes, watch animated videos, and explore other interactive activities. For instance, players can build their own elf in Google\u2019s \u201cElf Maker\u201d game as well as host a concert with \u201cElf Jamband.\u201d Kids can also learn how to code with easy and fun tutorials like \u201cCode Boogie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, users can enlist the help of Google Assistant to learn about Santa\u2019s whereabouts. You can ask, \u201cHey, Google, where\u2019s Santa?\u201d or even \u201cWhat\u2019s new at the North Pole?\u201d which lets you tune in to Google\u2019s North Pole Newscast, where you can hear what Santa and his elves are up to that day. Google Assistant also lets you call Santa himself.<\/p>\n

This story was updated after publication. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n