It Takes a Tech-Village to Track Santa on Christmas Eve

Volunteer Nicole Schreiner places a display of poinsettias in the NORAD Tracks Santa Center at Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colo.,on Dec. 23, 2019.David Zalubowski/AP

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.—Depending on which country they’re from, the kids may ask about Father Christmas, Papa Noel, Saint Nick, or Santa Claus.

For those who believe, they all want to know one thing: where in the world is the jolly old man and his sleigh full of gifts on Christmas Eve?