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Track Santa

And he's off! Santa has left the North Pole

He’ll be hitting this part of the world in just over 12 hours, but there’s a lot of work to do between now and then…

SANTA CLAUS HAS packed his bags full of presents, the reindeer have their finest gear on, and they’ve departed by sleigh from the North Pole.

But where is he right now? Here’s how you can track his every movement with NORAD – and see how near he is to your house.

And best of all, you can even see how many presents he has delivered (15 million at the time of writing).

Here is the bearded fellow himself leaving the North Pole:

(NORADTracksSanta/YouTube)

Read: Haven’t caught the Christmas spirit yet? Watch these 9 clips>

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