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One of my all-time favourite films at this time of the year is the 1947 film, ‘Miracle on 34th Street’.
A departmental store’s Santa, who believes himself to be the real Santa Claus, is subjected to a court hearing to test his sanity. The defence attorney gets the prosecutor to agree that the US Federal Government, as embodied in the Postal Service, recognises Santa Claus to be real. The postmen then bring in dozens of sacks of mail addressed to Santa and deliver them to the man in the dock. Ergo, the man in the dock is the real Santa!
It’s a lovely film and one I enjoy every year.
So it is interesting that North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa for over 50 years, and this year will be no different. According to NORAD, the system works because Rudolph the reindeer's famous red nose gives off an infrared signature similar to a missile launch. Children can follow Santa’s progress across the globe as he passes 24 ‘Santa cams’ starting at 1100 GMT on 24 December.
There you go. If NORAD can track Santa, then he must exist!
Happy Christmas!
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One of my all-time favourite films at this time of the year is the 1947 film, ‘Miracle on 34th Street’.
A departmental store’s Santa, who believes himself to be the real Santa Claus, is subjected to a court hearing to test his sanity. The defence attorney gets the prosecutor to agree that the US Federal Government, as embodied in the Postal Service, recognises Santa Claus to be real. The postmen then bring in dozens of sacks of mail addressed to Santa and deliver them to the man in the dock. Ergo, the man in the dock is the real Santa!
It’s a lovely film and one I enjoy every year.
So it is interesting that North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa for over 50 years, and this year will be no different. According to NORAD, the system works because Rudolph the reindeer's famous red nose gives off an infrared signature similar to a missile launch. Children can follow Santa’s progress across the globe as he passes 24 ‘Santa cams’ starting at 1100 GMT on 24 December.
There you go. If NORAD can track Santa, then he must exist!
Happy Christmas!
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