Circumnavigating our planet bringing toys and joys is no simple task for Santa Claus and his high-flying reindeer, and whether Rudolph's red nose is needed or not this year, it’s still a miraculous annual mission requiring expert mapping and some cooperation from Mother Nature.

But now thanks to Santa trackers , we know exactly where Santa Claus is as he travels around the world delivering presents to children on Christmas Eve. Both the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Google have live tools to track Santa and see exactly when he will reach the U.

As children around the world eagerly await Santa Claus's arrival on Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command provides an essential tool for tracking the big man in red. The Santa tracking tradition began in 1955 when a child accidentally called NORAD's predecessor,