Santa Claus comes tonight!

The lists have been made. The shopping is done. Perhaps a wrapping marathon is in your future tonight? And there’s always the assembly of bicycles and other toys so that everything will be perfect in the morning.

Did you know you can track Santa’s progress as he makes his way around the world? NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense) has a website dedicated to following the jolly old soul’s whereabouts. 2015 marks the 60th anniversary of NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) tracking Santa’s flight. Pretty amazing when you think about it.

Tracking Santa is a fun activity for everyone, not to mention it keeps the little ones occupied when you’re trying to clean up after your Christmas Eve supper. You can follow Santa at the Official NORAD Santa Tracker site.

And in keeping with Santa coming tonight, enjoy this video.

Naughty or Nice?

Today is Santa’s List Day

Today is the day that Santa makes his lists. He makes two – one for the naughty people and one for the nice folks.

Which one will you be on?

Have you been naughty or nice since this time last year?

Candy or coal? If you’ve been bad, you could get a lump of coal in your stocking.

If you’ve been good, you might get candy or fruit, or colouring book (children’s or adult) and crayons/markers, or other small gifts.

I remember getting a book of passes to our local movie theatre in my stocking and occasionally something that went with a gift that would be under the tree from Santa.

Guess I was always on Santa’s nice list.

Which list of Santa’s will you be on?

My Scottish roots and writing by Melanie Robertson-King