Santa Claus embarks on his Christmas journey around the globe: tracking his route has begun!

Santa Claus and his reindeer have embarked on their journey around the globe, making billions of stops in less than 24 hours, reports UNN citing The Independent.

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Santa Claus and his reindeer, who have started their journey around the world, plan to make billions of stops over the next 24 hours.

According to Norad, the current conditions at the North Pole indicate favorable weather for flying.

Every Christmas, NORAD - the North American Aerospace Defense Command - provides real-time tracking of Santa's sleigh as it travels through the sky.

This tradition began in 1955 when a mistake in a department store advertisement led a young child to call the military command center in Colorado to ask to speak with Santa Claus.

Colonel Harry Shoup, who answered the call that evening, played along and assured the child that he was Santa. As more calls came in, he assigned an officer to handle the inquiries, starting a festive custom that NORAD continued after its establishment in 1958.

For decades, NORAD has shifted its usual duties of monitoring airspace to respond to children's questions about Santa's journey and his remarkable gift delivery operation.

Each year, at least 100,000 children call the organization to inquire about Santa Claus's whereabouts. Millions more follow online in nine languages as Santa Claus zooms across the Earth's meridians.