Tracking Santa on Christmas Eve can be a simple family check-in between dinner, stories, and getting ready for bed. Visit the official NORAD Tracks Santa website for its current seasonal information.
Choose a time that suits your household
You don’t need to check every hour. A quick look together can be enough, followed by a favorite story or a cup of cocoa.
This page doesn’t announce a schedule of hourly updates from me. It is a place to find the official tracker and an idea for making it part of your evening.
Keep the memory small
Write down who watched with you or save a photograph if everyone is comfortable with that. Children can draw a sleigh or dictate a sentence about the evening.
Leave room for your own tradition
Some families enjoy Santa tracking; others celebrate Christmas differently. Choose the parts that fit your household and skip the rest.
Any pinned or breakable ornament used in a display must stay beyond the reach of children and pets. Paper drawings are a better choice for children to hold.
A Christmas Eve check-in on your own schedule
Visit the official NORAD Tracks Santa website for its current seasonal information. This article doesn’t announce hourly updates from me. Choose a moment that suits your family and save a photograph or note about the evening.
For the related main guide, read building a family ornament tradition. To keep memories with the decorations, see my ornament storage guide.