Air Force General Glen VanHerck, NORAD's commander: "24 hours a day, 365 days a year, NORAD defends North America by tracking airplanes, missiles, space launches and anything else that flies in or around the North American continent. As we have since 1955, this Dec. 24th we are once again ready for our no-fail mission of tracking Santa."

On top of these calls, the NORAD Tracks Santa website receives millions of unique visitors each year from over 200 countries. The simple act of checking the interactive map has become a tradition of the holiday season. The site is available in numerous languages, ensuring that children from anywhere can participate in the festive fun.

If you are looking to track Santa Claus' progress this year, here's when NORAD and Google's Santa trackers will go live.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been tracking Santa and his sleigh for nearly 70 years on Christmas Eve and it all began with a misprinted promotional phone number for children to chat with Santa.

(KTEN) — With just eight days until Christmas, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa's epic annual journey for the 69th year. Last year, roughly 400,000 phone calls came into the call center asking where Santa was on his mission to deliver Christmas cheer.

Leading up to Christmas Day, multiple organizations will be watching over Santa's journey as he travels across the globe.