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NORAD Santa tracker 2022 LIVE — Father Christmas completes his journey as he delivers 7.6 billion presents worldwide

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FATHER Christmas has completed his journey, at last, bringing festive cheer to over seven billion people worldwide.

Using the you could see where the big man himself was on his journey to spread Christmas cheer present by present.

Old St.Nicholas' began his journey to deliver billions of presents to children across the globe on Christmas Eve and travelled far and wide to complete his mission.

From Derby to Doha and Norwich to New York, Mr Clause delivered a staggering 7.6 billion presents to children everywhere.

The NORAD Santa Tracker will return next year for all your Christmas needs.

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  • Christmas wasn't always on the 25th of December

    Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, but the precise day has been lost to history as reported by .

    The Bible makes no reference to December 25 and many historians agree that Jesus was most likely born in the spring.

    According to some historians, the date was initially picked because it was on the same day as the paganism festival of Saturnalia, which celebrated and gave gifts to the agricultural deity Saturn.

  • Millions of Christmas Trees sold each year

    Between 25million and 30million Christmas trees are sold annually. according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    And , , , , and are the leading states for Christmas tree production.

  • The 12 Days of Christmas singers name over 300 gifts

    When totaling up the gifts mentioned during all 12 days of The Twelve Days of Christmas, the song's singers have named 364 gifts by the time it ends.

    counted the gifts out, and it goes as follows:

    • 12 references of a partridge in a pear tree
    • 11 references to two turtledoves
    • 10 references to three French hens
    • Nine references to four calling birds
    • Eight references to five golden rings
    • Seven references to six geese laying eggs
    • Six references to seven swimming swans
    • Five references to eight milking maids
    • Four references to nine dancing ladies
    • Three references to 10 leaping lords
    • Two references to 11 piping pipers
    • One reference to 12 drumming drummers
  • Location update: Santa is on the long journey to Hawaii

    Santa is currently flying over the open ocean as he heads for Hawaii.

    Old St Nick has delivered more than 7.2 billion presents and there is still more to come.

  • Best-selling Christmas single: White Christmas

    The song White Christmas by Bing Crosby is the best-selling Christmas single ever, according to .

    According to the world record reference guide, the song has sold more than 100million records worldwide, at least 50 million of which are singles.

  • Santa's final stretch as he reaches Alaska

    Santa's journey is reaching its end this Christmas, with millions of presents delivered.

    He is currently flying over Alaska, the Northernmost region of the United States.

    If you haven't got your gift yet, do not worry, the big man will be on his way soon.

  • Over 49k Christmas songs exist in our time

    There are over 49,000 Christmas songs in existence worldwide, according to Blokur, a music rights administration.

    These include everything from Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas is You to Jingle Bells.

    The London-based music technology company apparently examined tens of millions of musical compositions to determine whether songs referenced or had Christmas in the title.

  • Location update: Father Christmas delivers presents to Washington State

    Santa will soon be in Seatle as he continues to spread Christmas cheer across the globe.

    Will it be your house he arrives at next?

  • Ten films to watch this Christmas

    Here is a list of some great films to watch this festive season.

    • It’s a Wonderful Life
    • Elf
    • Home Alone
    • A Christmas Carol
    • Die Hard
    • Batman Returns
    • Love Actually
    • Polar Express
    • The Harry Potter franchise
    • Santa Claus
  • Location update: Santa is flying over California

    With over 6.8 billion presents delivered, Santa is now flying over California.

  • Is Nightmare Before Christmas a Christmas movie?

    Called Nightmare Before Christmas, the title alone leads you to believe you’re about to watch a festive film.

    But when the main character is called Jack Skellington, you immediately think of Halloween.

    The movie was released in October 1993, NOT at Christmas.

    It has sparked a debate that has long divided fans, but the evidence does seem to point to Nightmare Before Christmas being a Halloween film.

    In a 2019 interview with , composer Danny Elfman sided with Team Halloween, saying: “It’s obviously about Christmas, but for me, it’s a Halloween movie.”

  • Location update: Father Christmas is heading to Arizona

  • Location update: Santa reaches Canada!

    Father Christmas is now in Alberta, Canada.

  • What is the name of The Grinch’s dog?

    In Dr Seuss’ books and all adaptations, the Grinch’s canine companion is called Max.

    Max appears to be the Grinch’s only friend in the movie.

    Despite the Grinch’s bad moods and tirades, Max is ever-loyal to him.

    He even wears reindeer antlers and pulls the sleigh full of Whoville’s Christmas gifts!

  • Santa hits Colorado

    Santa's trip across the United States is well underway as flies above Colorado.

  • Who wrote The Grinch?

    The creator of The Grinch is Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr Seuss.

    The Grinch first appeared in an illustrated poem called The Hoobub And The Grinch in 1955.

    His big debut was not during Christmas, but in the summer.

    The Grinch was a con artist before becoming world-famous for stealing Christmas from the Whos of Whoville in 1957.

  • Santa visits texas as final stretch begins

    Santa is now flying over Texas as he begins the final stretch of his journey.

    The big guy has delivered over 6 billion presents but there is still more to come.

  • Why we shouldn’t leave carrots out for the reindeer

    The reindeer fly 316million miles in just 32 hours.

    It is definitely a cool snack for them, but Santa has warned and issued against leaving carrots out for Rudolph and his squad.

    This is because 81 percent of raw carrots can’t be digested by reindeer.

    Instead, you could leave out cooked or baked rolled oats, cranberries, maple syrup, button mushrooms or flaxseed to help Rudolph’s nose glow.

  • Where is Lapland?

    Lapland is actually part of Finland and is not near the North Pole.

    It is however close to the Arctic Circle.

    Temperatures in Lapland can drop below -30˚ Celsius in the winter, although don’t worry about visiting Santa as temperatures are normally between -15 and 0˚C in winter.

    As the North Pole is so inaccessible Santa sets up an official village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, known as “Santa’s official North Pole residence”.

  • When did we have snow on Christmas last time?

    It has felt like a long time since any of us saw a white Christmas in the UK. 

    The last time we had a huge white Christmas was in 2010.

    Before then there were only three other Christmas snow days since 1960 – in 1981, 1995 and 2009.

  • Nicaragua bound

    Father Christmas used his beloved reindeer and sleigh to drop off presents in El Salvador.

    If you're in Nicaragua, let's hope you've been good this year.

    Santa will be in Managua in just minutes!

  • Rudolph’s the most popular reindeer

    Santa’s guiding light, Rudolph joined after the original 8.

    He is a shy reindeer and at first was very self-conscious about himself and his red nose which many used to make fun of.

    It wasn’t until Santa recognised his shiny bulb of a nose as a gift in order to light the way lead them through snowy conditions.

    He loves to play hide and seek too, when he’s not working, although he does have an advantage against the other reindeer as he can light up dark spots in order to find his friends.

  • Back to Canada

    Santa has returned to Canada during his incredible journey.

    The old guy was last seen in Ontario squeezing down chimneys to give good girls and boys their well-deserved presents - or coal.

  • Top 10 Christmas hits of the year

    One of the best things about Christmas is all the amazing music we get to listen to.

    But what are the most popular Christmas songs of the year?

    Well, according to OfficialCharts this is the top ten:

    1. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU – MARIAH CAREY
    2. LAST CHRISTMAS – WHAM!
    3. FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK – POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL
    4. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE – SHAKIN’ STEVENS
    5. DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS – BAND AID
    6. IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE – MICHAEL BUBLE
    7. STEP INTO CHRISTMAS – ELTON JOHN
    8. SANTA TELL ME – ARIANA GRANDE
    9. I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY -WIZZARD
    10. ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE – BRENDA LEE
  • Santa visits the big apple

    Santa has been most recently spotted in New York City!

    The man spread Christmas cheer to the metropolis before heading on over to Rhode Island.

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