Elf Meg Nogg
Elf Meg Nogg
Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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New Sleigh Bells Arrive at the North Pole

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Just about everything on Santa’s sleigh this year is brand new – even the sleigh bells.

The sleigh bells on Santa’s sleigh are not ordinary in any way. They are made by Hell’s Bells, of Hell, Norway, run by a friend of Santa’s by the name of Alexander Vandergander. The bells supplied by his workshop have been used on Santa’s sleigh for many years.

They are custom made each season. The bells are designed to work together, are expertly crafted of brass and then gold plated. They are tuned using precision instruments and then polished and shipped to the North Pole in down-insulated wooden crates specifically made for them.

This year’s bells have just arrived at the North Pole.

They are being carefully unpacked in the Sleigh Bell Department and the work has begun to string the bells on custom leather material made just for their use. But there is only so much that can be done with the bells before they are declared “ready” for Santa. The sleigh must return from it’s final test flight before the bells are attached and tested before Santa’s flight. A reported 431 elves are required to install the bells, tune them, and test them before Santa can even think of getting into the sleigh.

The bells are considered one of the most important details on Santa’s sleigh.

We will let you know if any problems arise this year in their use and installation.

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Elf Meg Nogg
Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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Vixen Practices with the Full Team

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Vixen practiced with the entirety of Santa’s team of starting reindeer for the first time on Saturday.

Doctors did limit her activities and flight directors kept the workout light. There are no reports of any added injury or of any problems for Vixen.

This is the first time Vixen has taken flight with the team since last Christmas.

Doctors still will not commit to whether or not Vixen is ready or will be ready for Santa’s flight this year.

Observers of the workout said that while Vixen did keep up with the other reindeer it is still apparent that she is favoring that same left rear leg.

It is not known if Santa witnessed the workout or that news from it was shared with him.

We will keep you posted on Vixen’s progress.

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Elf Meg Nogg
Elf Meg Nogg
Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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North Pole State Department Hard at Work

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With Santa taking flight in less than two weeks the North Pole State Department continues to work with various governments to allow Santa access across borders.

North Pole Flight Command coordinates with governments, military units and airports to arrange for Santa to fly over sovereign airspace. Santa’s flight is known well in advance and has traditionally never run into problems flying every Christmas Eve, yet the State Department works to take care of permitting issues and to work out communication procedures just so there is no confusion come flight time.

The world is in an “agitated state” these days, according to Elf  Francisco Doyle, a spokesperson for the State Department. “We don’t want any surprises. We tell them Santa’s plan for their country and ask permission long before Santa flies.”

While the State Department will not give specific details, they say they still have about a dozen countries to get final clearance from so that Santa can fly there.

They do not anticipate any problems getting that clearance.

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Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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Test Flights May End Early

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In a meeting late yesterday at the North Pole Elf Roger Star, Director of North Pole Flight Command, indicated he may end the test flights “early”.

The comment took many by surprise. Traditionally, Santa’s sleigh continues test flights up to the very hour of Santa’s launch.

But the test flights this year have been so successful that some are saying there’s just nothing further to test on the sleigh.

Twelve prototype sleighs have been flying near continuously since June of this year in an effort to get it “perfect”. There are rumors, especially based on test flights held recently, that this could be the fastest sleigh in the history of Claus flight.

Many are already talking that this could be the year when Santa breaks the 30-hour delivery barrier that has eluded him for so many years. In the past ten years Santa has completed his flight at anywhere from 30 to 36 total hours of flight time. Last year he came within 20 minutes of breaking that 30-hour mark.

Ending the test flights early would be an unprecedented action. Elf Roger refused to say anything more about it when local North Pole media tried to press him on the issue.

We will let you know if this goes anywhere.

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