As it does every year, NORAD, the North American Aerospace Command, tracked Santa on his trip around the world on Christmas Eve so children and families could see where he was.

Updates were also available via phone from the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center by calling 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723). Once Santa's journey was completed, a recorded voice advised called ...

Children can call 1-877-HI-NORAD (446-6723) to find out Santa's current location. They can also visit the NORAD Tracks Santa website to get live updates and play holiday games.

The Santa tracker site receives millions of visitors from around the world each year, according to NORAD, and volunteers typically answer more than 130,000 calls.

FILE – NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2014.

You can call toll-free at 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723). Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s NORAD Santa Tracker.

NORAD says volunteers typically answer more than 130,000 calls to the Norad Tracks Santa hotline from children across the globe. This tradition was routed in a mistake back in 1955.

NORAD ‒ North American Aerospace Defense Command ‒ tracks Santa each Christmas Eve using a combination of radar, satellites and aircraft from the United States and Canada.

NORAD's "Track Santa" website went live Dec. 1 but the real fun began on Christmas Eve, which is when visitors will be able to track Santa's route from 4 a.m. to midnight MST / 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. EST.

It tracks the Jolly One's whereabouts as he crosses the globe delivering presents. NORAD Tracks Santa has been an annual Christmas tradition since 1955, when it first launched as a hotline for ...

NORAD volunteers also operated a phone line to help families track Santa. The number is (877) HI-NORAD or 877-446-6723. NORAD has been offering Santa tracking services in some capacity since 1958.