

colston
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@colston
Christian, married, parent to great children. Conservative. Looking for the coming return of the Lord Jesus. #teamJesus























On Christmas Eve in 1955, a simple newspaper mistake created one of the most heartwarming Christmas traditions in history. A Sears advertisement invited children to call Santa Claus, but the phone number printed in the ad accidentally connected callers to the Continental Air Defense Command operations center in Colorado Springs instead. The first child who called asked if Santa was there. Instead of dismissing the call, Colonel Harry Shoup — the officer on duty that night — decided to play along. He instructed his staff to check radar systems and give children updates on Santa’s “current location” as he traveled across the world delivering presents. What began as an accidental mix-up soon became an annual tradition. After NORAD replaced CONAD in 1958, the program evolved into the famous NORAD Santa Tracker, which now uses satellites, radar, aircraft, and volunteers to “track” Santa every Christmas Eve for families around the globe.
















