The tradition of tracking Santa Claus began accidentally in 1955, when a misprinted phone number in a Sears ad directed calls to CONAD. Colonel Shoup improvised, giving children Santa updates.
GHENT, WV (WVNS) — As people enjoy the holiday season, one Christmas tradition that many look forward to is tracking Santa as he travels across the globe. The child, who called a phone number printed ...
Santa Claus does the impossible every year on Christmas Eve, but tracking his ... to call the number listed. But they inadvertently listed the top-secret phone number of the Continental Air ...