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Santa Claus
Arcs in the news about Santa Claus from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Subject · 31 stories · 190 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 21, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
Nothing ongoing.
All arcs0 named arcs in 2024
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every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
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| Nov 20, 2023 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 40 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 124 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 38 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 61 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 47 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else6 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Santa Claus that are not part of any arc yet
- Dec 18– 24How to track Santa Claus around the world with NORAD’s flight tracker62 articles · 30 independent sources1 left, 13 center, 1 right
Stories that name Santa Claus
- Dec 20Is the NORAD Santa tracker safe from a government shutdown? - The Daily Reporter10 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Dec 18Arnold Schwarzenegger is shooting a movie as Santa, and it will put you in the jolliest holiday mood5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Nov 28– 29Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade recap: Balloons, wet weather and dozens of protesters arrested40 articles · 26 independent sources2 left, 8 center, 4 right
- Jul 17Prosecutors say neo-Nazi 'murder cult' leader plotted to give poison candy to Jewish kids in NYC10 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 3 right
Local coverage
- Dec 23Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian village1 articles · 1 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 2 right