Okay, it might not be exactly Seattle-specific, but I’ve always loved NORAD’s Santa-tracking website, and this year is the 50th Christmas Eve tracking! So, through-out the day, load the website and see just where Santa is on his flightpath. :)

And for those of you not familiar, the NORAD-lore behind Santa tracking says that, in 1955, Sears-Roebuck placed an ad in a Colorado Springs newspaper telling kids to dial a number if they wanted to talk to Santa, but the number was a digit off. That digit off meant calls went to NORAD’s predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command. When that call came in, Col. Harry Shoup told an eager child he would check the radars for Santa.

So cheers to Col. Shoup, for creating an endearing tradition, and cheers to you all this eve – may you be blessed with the love of your friends and family this holiday season.