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- Yeah, good morning, Stephanie,

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and good morning to everyone listening.

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Actually, a pleasure to
be with you this morning.

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So yes, it is a busy day.

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It's been a busy night as well,

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as we've had volunteers
here at of the call center

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since pretty much four
o'clock this morning,

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taking calls from kids, boys
and girls around the world.

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And indeed, actually, I would've liked

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to actually meet Santa myself,
but that did not happen.

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I was in bed every time
that he came by our house.

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However, the tradition
actually goes back to 1955

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when a boy called in
to what was at the time

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known as the Continental
Air Defense Command

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of the United States, ear in
the mountain, at Peterson.

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And the call was due to a misprint

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and so the boy called,

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ended up being routed
to the command center.

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The officer on duty quickly
realized what was happening

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and literally assured the kid that

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we were gonna actually track Santa

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and ensure a safe passage
across North America.

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So that's how that came about,

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and for the last 65 years,

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NORAD has continued the tradition.

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Well, yeah, Rudolph is
a key element there,

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but I believe that Santa probably

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has also access to your Weather Channel

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and to your broadcast because

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he just goes on his mission unabetted.

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He's able to actually fly through weather

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and he's an experienced pilot.

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I'm a pilot myself

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and I've been on duty the
night of the 24th of December

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and I've been grounded
because of snowstorm

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and the likes, but he just is able

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to actually maneuver his sleigh

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around the continent, no problem.

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Thank you, you too.