Santa Tracker LIVE: Where is Father Christmas right now? Follow his travels here
CHRISTMAS may have begun as a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ but for many people, and children especially, the focus of the Big Day these days is the arrival of Santa Claus and his haul of presents. So where is the world is Father Christmas right now?
Santa Claus: NORAD tracker reveals location of his sleigh
Christmas morning sees many excited children up and down the country thrilled at the prospect of what Santa Claus has brought them. The beloved figure visits in the night as is never actually spotted. However, his movements can be tracked from today online as Father Christmas cracks on with delivering gifts the world over.
The NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command) Santa Tracker has been following Father Christmas for over 60 years.
The online tool allows people to see where the red-suited, white-haired, big-bellied man is throughout Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day.
So where is Santa Claus at this very moment and what is he up to?
Tuesday 24 December
9.50pm
Exciting news! Santa is now in Europe! He's been to Germany as now he's heading to Bratislava, Slovakia .
9.24pm
Santa is crossing Africa en route to Sabha, Libya. He's gifted over 3,286,000,000 presents so far.
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8.39pm
The jolly man in red is continuing his travels across the world as he wends his way to the UK.
He was recently in Mozambique but is now heading to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
8.09pm
Santa Claus has visited Beirut, Lebanon and is now off to Bethlehem, Palestine.
7.34pm
Santa is winging his way towards Minsk, Belarus having delivered an impressive 2,710,000,000 presents.
7.09pm
Father Christmas is off to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania!
6.45pm
Santa has trotted past Saint-Denis, Réunion and is now heading to Port Louis, Mauritius.
6.15pm
The sleigh is racing towards Tbilisi, Georgia after visiting St. Petersburg, Russia
5.44pm
Santa and his reindeers are galloping through the sky to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
5.08pm
Father Christmas is heading for Bangalore, India right now and has so far delivered over 1,947,000,000 presents.
4.25pm
Santa is en route to Norilsk, Russia having dropped off over 1,717,000,000 presents.
4.05pm
Santa is heading for Hanoi, Vietnam as he races across the world to deliver presents in time for Christmas Day.