Santa’s sleigh, coded as R3DN053 or SLEI ... It all started in 1955, when a department store misprint led a child to call NORAD’s military command center, seeking Santa.

NARITA, Chiba -- Santa Claus arrived in Japan on Nov. 29, not on a sleigh led by Rudolph, but on a commercial flight from Finland, known as his home. This Santa Claus Foundation-certified Saint ...