Since the 1950s the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has
had a role to play in at least one Christmas myth. Sears department
store ran a newspaper advertisement in 1955 with a number, on which
children could call their store Santa. Due a misprint, the advert
actually featured the phone number for the office of Colonel Harry Shoup
at NORAD's predecessor, Continental Air Defence Command (CONAD).
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| Col. Harry Shoup |
When
young callers came through to him the Colonel improvised and had his
staff provide updates on Santa's progress across the sky. This led to a
long standing tradition which continues to this day, with an official
Santa tracking number set up by NORAD that kids could call on Christmas
Eve.
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