Santa and his dedicated team of reindeer have taken to the skies on their magical Christmas Eve dash around the world - follow our live Santa tracker to find out where he is

Santa Claus drove his reindeer-powered sleigh over rooftops around the world on Wednesday, delivering gifts to millions of children in a magic Christmas Eve ritual that North American air defense officials say they began tracking 70 years ago.

Since then, NORAD has upgraded its Santa-tracking technology by installing Santa cams in space to monitor the jolly old elf, the agency says. "NORAD tracks Santa, but only Santa knows his route, which means we cannot predict where and when he will arrive at your house," a senior NORAD official said in a news release.

IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE, WHICH MEANS SANTA. HE’S GETTING READY TO STOP IN IOWA TONIGHT. AND AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT THE NORAD SANTA TRACKER, WHERE IS HE? OH, HE’S HEADED OVER BELGIUM. WE CAN SEE HIS SLEIGH,