If you are a kid living at the United States Air Force’s Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, Santa Claus doesn’t come in a sleigh and goes down chimneys. He uses a HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter.
Half-eaten cookies and milk weren’t enough for inventor Thomas Crane, who in 1996 filed a patent for a “Santa Claus Detector.” Strung between two inconspicuous stockings, the detector would start flashing, should the jolly fat man trip the wire.
Actor Peter Facinelli says his daughter setup a spy cam to catch Santa. Instead, he placed this video on the device.
OK, boys and girls: NORAD’s got their annual Santa tracking up and running here. Keep tabs on the big guy if you’re wondering when he’ll be gifting your hemisphere, or if he owes you money. [NORAD Santa Tracker]
President Obama visited a Boys and Girls Club and played the part of Santa, asking the kids what they want for Christmas – but instead of hearing traditional requests for bikes, the kids all wanted iPods, phones and other tech.
Everyone knows Father Christmas has a reindeer-powered wooden sleigh, except evidently Land Rover’s crafty designers, who’ve updated the humble vehicle with some much-needed aluminium.
