1. Stick your hands straight out.
2. Move your left foot forward.
3. Wiggle your hips back and forth.
4. Shake your fanny.
5. Follow all the moves of Disco Dancing Santa at www.northpole.com!

(Atlanta) This holiday season Santa's got some fancy steps at www.northpole.com. The ever-popular holiday site, which last year attracted 2.25 million visitors between Thanksgiving and Christmas, is giving the world Disco Dancing Santa Claus. That's right, Disco Santa. Children can select the music, change the background and even select which slick moves old St. Nick makes. It's all part of the fun and games at northpole.com.

Since 1996 northpole.com has attracted kids, parents, and teachers to the Web for traditional yet high-tech holiday fun. Disco Dancing Santa and Elf Pal Academy are the site's newest gifts to children and families. In the spirit of Christmas, all activities on the site are free, and the site remains without banner ads. Since its inception, northpole.com has been showcased on Good Morning America, is regularly listed on USA Today's Top Sites, and is highly acclaimed for its creativity, and traditional yet high-tech approach to Christmas themes.

Elementary schools have adopted the site into their curriculum, allowing children to send letters to Santa while they learn basic skills of email and Internet investigation. And the coolest part for the students? Santa actually writes back. So this year, northpole.com offers the Elf Pal Academy--an animated classroom offering more than 80 different exercises that can easily be incorporated into teachers' lesson plans (Pre-K to 3rd grade). The activities are fun, colorful, and can lead up to an Elf Academy diploma for the teacher to hand out. There are also more than 20 new games, activities and even animated birthday greetings from Santa's Secret Village.

Parents searching for a child-safe Internet site that the family can enjoy will find a treasure trove in northpole.com. There are stories about Santa, Mrs. Claus, the reindeer, and Santa's elves. Speaking of reindeer, Raymond, the loveable, young reindeer, is backÑand so is his dream of being on the big sleigh Christmas Eve. He leads guests through Santa's village--the reindeer barn, workshop, den, mailroom, elf clubhouse, and even show you where Mrs. Claus keeps the Christmas recipes. There's lots to do and see: original stories to read, connect the dots, mazes, word search, concentration, an interactive coloring book, Santa's favorite Rubik's cube, personalized stories, and even Elf Chat.

But we don't want to ruin any of the surprises you'll find at northpole.com. So when you get a chance, go have fun, let your children learn a lot, and find links to all of your holiday shopping at northpole.com. Santa needs a dancing partner.

Giving back to the community
Instead of selling advertising through the usual banner ads, northpole.com donates banner ads to selected charitable groups. This year northpole.com is donating one million banner ads and links on its Web site to each of the following institutions: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America, The Silver Lining Foundation, and Ronald McDonald House® Charities. The site also provides schedules of Festival of Trees events in numerous cities. Festival events primarily benefit children's charities. By giving these organizations free advertising, northpole.com helps promote public support and knowledge of pediatric cancer research and the treatment and opportunities available to help children with life-threatening illnesses.