star-spangled commemoration - 21st century-style

And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?


-Star-Spangled Banner lyrics

Santa Claus appears to be making a test run to prepare for the big night. (Others claim this is a SpaceX Falcon 9 missile launched from Vandenberg AFB, up the California coast.)