NORAD and Google provide live trackers for Santa's global journey

Santa's annual journey begins at the North Pole

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Both NORAD and Google track Santa's route on Christmas Eve

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A transit permit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ensures Santa's entry into the U.S.

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The permit is issued to Mr. S. Nicholas Claus of the North Pole.

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Gifts and Good Cheer, Inc. is identified as Santa's distributing entity.

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The permit allows reindeer entry and exit between 6 p.m. on Dec. 24 and 6 a.m. on Dec. 25.

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The specified time is in local U.S. time zones.

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Santa can cross any U.S. border port during the permitted hours.

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The passage assures Santa's trouble-free entry into the U.S. this year.

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