Every Christmas Eve, millions of people watch Santa’s sleigh move across a glowing digital map—tracked in real time as he circles the globe. But few know how this tradition actually began.
In 1959, a department store printed a phone number kids could use to call Santa. One small typo sent those calls somewhere completely unexpected—straight into a Cold War military command center responsible for monitoring North American airspace.
Instead of hanging up, the officers who answered made a surprising choice. They played along… and accidentally launched a Christmas Eve tradition that still continues today.
This episode of Twist of Fate Radio tells the true story of how a simple misprint, a wrong number, and one decision to choose kindness over correction transformed a momentary mistake into a global holiday ritual.
Sometimes the smallest errors create the most lasting magic.
🎙️ Narration & production by Angela Clark
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