Tracking Santa on the Holiday's Most Popular Site
Children, you can follow Santa's progress as he makes his way from the North Pole to homes all over the globe. Your parents followed him, too, but they had only TV and radio bulletins. You have a six-language, multimedia site with digital animation, satellite/cockpit images, and audio reports thanks to the United States Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command. You may also call (719) 474-3980, 4 p.m. - midnight MST.

Marines Use the Internet To Gather Toys for Tots In 53rd Season of Giving
Where do I take the toys? Can I write a check instead? Yes, Sir ! Click Here, Sir ! Hurry, Sir. This year's campaign ends on Dec. 22.

Tracking the "People's Tree"
Americans followed the progress of the Capitol Holiday Tree on the Internet as it traveled the Santa Fe Trail to Washington D.C. The lighting is on December 12.

The Smithsonian Celebrates the Holidays!
The National Museum of American History is featuring a holiday marketplace with arts and crafts, food tasting, storytelling, music, dance, and daily piñata breaking. Watch master chefs and designers carve portraits of the presidents in ice and build a gingerbread White House! At the National Museum of Natural History, join the fun at the 3-D Imax film: "Critique du Soleil Journey of Man," and try your hand at building a giant gingerbread Smithsonian Castle! Buy holiday gifts online.