Every year on Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) just up the road from Pueblo in Colorado Springs takes on an important mission. Since 1955, kids across the country and globe have relied on NORAD to keep tabs and provide updates on the movements of the one and only Santa Claus as he delivers gifts to children around the world.

Air Force General Glen VanHerck, NORAD's commander: "24 hours a day, 365 days a year, NORAD defends North America by tracking airplanes, missiles, space launches and anything else that flies in or around the North American continent. As we have since 1955, this Dec. 24th we are once again ready for our no-fail mission of tracking Santa."

Your kids can get free updates on where Santa Claus is all the way through December until Christmas. This will be NORAD's 69th year tracking St. Nick.

Official tracking of Santa Claus' flight bringing toys all over the world doesn't start until Dec. 24, but two major organizations already have their sites up and running. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Google both have a history of tracking Santa on his Christmas Eve journey,

On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential threats, such as last year’s Chinese spy balloon. But on Christmas Eve, volunteers in Colorado Springs are fielding questions like, “When is Santa coming to my house?