Make the holidays even more festive for your family by using OnStar to follow Santa
The holidays are a time for celebration! Get your season off to a jolly start by making some magic for you and your family: Follow Santa using your blue OnStar
You can follow Santa’s travels on Christmas Eve using the map on the OnStar Guardian app – and even use the app to call Santa during the week leading up to Christmas.
OnStar Member Hayley S. of Texas was thrilled when her daughter Charlie was able to use OnStar to follow Santa. It reminded her of her childhood. “I love Christmas for so many reasons, but something that will always stick with me are the moments of being a kid looking to the sky to see if you can see Santa. Watching Charlie do the same just melts my heart,” she said.
Melani P. started using OnStar to follow Santa when her daughter Karen was just 4 years old.
On Christmas Eve, they headed out to Melani’s Cadillac in the driveway and pushed the blue OnStar button. “I told [the Advisor] that there was a 4-year-old in the car who wanted to know where Santa was,” Melani says. “They were very kind and explained where Santa was and that [Karen] had to be a good girl.”
Karen’s eyes lit up when she learned that Santa was approaching the Great Wall of China, Melani says. Karen had just learned about China’s wall and made a clear connection. Maybe Santa really would bring her a doll house after all. (He did.)
So, no matter where the family is Christmas Eve, one thing is already on the schedule: pushing that little blue button to locate the big man.
You’re never too old for Santa
For Bob and Diana K. of Whittier, California, following Santa just adds another layer of excitement to the family’s fun.
“We get together Christmas Eve at our daughter’s home near San Diego,” Bob explains. Years ago, when the family’s youngest granddaughters were still in diapers, they put out milk, cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer. Then they trotted out to Bob and Diana’s vehicle to push the blue OnStar button to see exactly where Santa was on his annual journey.
Even though the granddaughters are now between 13 and 21 years old, they still ask to find out where Santa is. “It fits in very nicely with the rest of the things we do on Christmas Eve,” Bob says. “We call OnStar to see how much time they have before they have to get their fannies to bed,” he laughs.
OnStar helping us find Santa is “a neat way to give back to the community in a fun, positive way,” Bob adds
Donations to the American Red Cross help support efforts with disaster relief and first aid around the country. OnStar and the Red Cross have joined forces many times to help those impacted by natural disasters, ensuring that people can get the assistance they need, during and after a crisis.
If you’re not in your vehicle, call 1.888.4ONSTAR (1.888.466.7827) or visit noradsanta.org to check Santa’s progress. Or, visit @NORADSanta on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #NORADTracksSanta for his location. St. Nick’s location is updated continuously.
