Michelle Obama answers children's calls to 'Santa tracker' hotline

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Michelle Obama answers children's calls to 'Santa tracker' hotline
Michelle Obama has surprised children by answering calls to a Santa tracking hotline.



The First Lady manned the phones for around 40 minutes for NORAD, a US and Canadian military organisation which published online maps tracking Santa's whereabouts.

Norad says it uses radar, satellites, high-speed digital cameras and fighter jets to track Father Christmas.

It's the first time in the 55-year history of the event that a First Lady joined in, said Jamie Graybeal, NORAD'S deputy chief of staff for communications.

The Obama family are currently in Hawaii for the Christmas holidays, and while Barack Obama took the children to the beach, his wife was on the telephone to pitch in with volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.

Juliana-Rose Hatcher, aged eight, said: "She asked me what I wanted from Santa and I told her an MP3 player, and she said her daughter wants an MP3 player too."

Her mother Jennifer said at first they thought it was a joke or a pre-recorded message, but quickly realised "Wow, it really, really is her."

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/michelle-obama/8224789/Michelle-Obama-answers-childrens-calls-to-Santa-tracker-hotline.html

[wndycty]

1. I just love this woman

Seriously I do.

[Number23]

2. Adorable.

[vaberella]

3. Are you kidding?! That's fuckin' awesome!! n/t