Follow Santa Delivering Toys Across the World

Volunteers are pulling on their Santa hats, phone lines are in place and wall-size tracking screens are ready. NORAD Tracks Santa is primed for its 57th annual goodwill mission. The first shift of Santa trackers starts taking calls early Monday at 877-HI-NORAD (877-446-6723), telling children — and some adults — when Santa is due at their house. The last shift won't end until nearly 24 hours later.  They'll also post updates online (http://www.noradsanta.org) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/noradsanta). The volunteers will work from Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., home of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.  Last year, volunteers answered almost 102,000 calls, nearly 25 percent more than the previous year. They also answered more than 7,700 emails (noradtrackssanta@outlook.com). The NORAD Tracks Santa website attracted 18.9 million unique visitors from 220 countries and territories during December 2011.