Santa is on his way!

It’s Christmas Eve and in some places in the world, Santa has already begun delivering his presents! It’s not long until you find out whether you are on the ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’ list this year!

It you or your little ones can’t wait to hear the sound of reindeer hooves on the roof, you can keep track of Santa’s progress using your computer, tablet or phone!

Google Maps’ Santa Tracker is currently live! For the first time, Google Chrome users can install a special Chrome extension in their browsers so they can watch all of Santa’s travels live while they simultaneously surf for other information without having to open another Chrome tab.

These developments were announced this week by Eric Bidelman, a Chrome developer elf, in a post on the Google Chrome Blog.

“On Christmas Eve, as Santa makes his way across the world, you can follow his progress and keep tabs on how many presents he’s delivered with the Google Maps’ Santa Tracker,” wrote Bidelman. “And this year Santa’s developer elves went a bit further. They created a Chrome extension that enables you to simultaneously browse the web on your Chrome Browser and follow Santa along his route.”

The Santa Tracker Chrome extension can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store.

That extension has a long list of other fun activities to explore, wrote Bidelman. “Before Santa takes off on Christmas Eve, you can also use the extension to follow the countdown to his departure, play around with his blimp, elf bus, and write messages on a frosty browser window.”

Santa fans can also use Google’s Santa Call feature to ask Santa to make a personal phone call to someone special this Christmas. The animated free service is interactive and asks the user to give some basic information about the recipient so that Santa can make a fun, personalised call to a phone or email address.

If you want to go mobile with your tracking this year, The NORAD Tracks Santa App is the official mobile app of the NORAD Tracks Santa program. Watch the days countdown to Santa's flight, follow Santa's progress on December 24, play "Thin Ice" to help Santa's elves deliver presents, and learn about NORAD and its mission.

It is available from Google Play or the App store

Don't forget to put your stockings out tonight!!