Action News caught up with the folks at NORAD to learn a little more about how the magic happens.
Santa has been delivering toys to good little girls and boys for centuries, packing up his sleigh and taking to the sky with his eight, and sometimes nine, reindeer to guide him through the night.
But it wasn't until the 1950's when he got a little extra assistance from NORAD to make sure he wouldn't run into any trouble.
And it all started by accident....."