Watching the Skies: How to Track Santa’s Journey Over the Blue Ridge This Christmas Eve
By Marge | Published 2025-12-24T16:37:36.559+00:00
Lifestyle
<p>As the sun sets over the Blue Ridge Mountains tonight, a decades-old tradition is taking flight. For many families in Western North Carolina, the m...
As the sun sets over the Blue Ridge Mountains tonight, a decades-old tradition is taking flight. For many families in Western North Carolina, the magic of Christmas Eve, the cookies left by the hearth, the stockings hung with care, and the high-tech watch kept by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).This year marks a historic milestone: the 70th anniversary of NORAD Tracks Santa. What began as a happy accident in 1955 has turned into a global phenomenon, and for wnctimes readers,