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NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, is responsible for monitoring and defending the skies above North America.

But the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based agency also runs the NORAD Tracks Santa service, which allows people to follow his Christmas journey through its website, social media channels and mobile app.

The agency this year plans to have about 1,500 volunteers working on Christmas Eve to field phone calls from children who want to know SantaB次元官网网址檚 location and delivery schedule.

Lt. General David Nahom, a NORAD official based in Anchorage, Alaska, said the pandemic has not affected SantaB次元官网网址檚 busy delivery schedule and he doesnB次元官网网址檛 expect any impact this weekend.

The freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall thatB次元官网网址檚 disrupting holiday travel in the U.S. shouldnB次元官网网址檛 be a problem for a man who lives at the North Pole, Nahom said.

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NORADB次元官网网址檚 holiday tradition began in 1955 after a kid mistakenly called a Colorado military command asking to speak to Santa. More calls came in so the commander on duty assigned an officer to answer the Santa calls, and the .

B次元官网网址擳erry Chea, The Associated Press