Many kids will probably be needing bathroom breaks while watching this when it involves men preparing to blast near the North Pole for oil in a way that will destroy Santa's Village. They will be overcome with the holiday spirit however when Jacqueline Smith and her brood of kids are taken by elf Paul Williams to Santa's lair in a magical sleigh and get to see firsthand how he operates. Art Carney of "The Honeymooners" and the Oscar winner for "Harry and Tonto" is very good as Santa, and June Lockhart plays his loving wife.
We get to learn that Santa Claus is tired of "Jingle Bells", urging the else to sing other Christmas Carols, but basically a gregarious man whose agenda is to prevent Christmas from being destroyed by the greed of these oil blasters. That part of the story is probably necessary but is dull and takes away from the magic that occurs when they rnz lavish looking North Pole sets. The blast however reveal how cheap the sets were, shaking the walls as if they were thin plasterboard. Billy Curtis of "The Wizard of Oz" plays one of the inventor elves, and his voice is instantly recognizable from the all-time great family classic. This is enjoyable as a holiday time passer, but not one that I would sit through here after you are like other classics.
We get to learn that Santa Claus is tired of "Jingle Bells", urging the else to sing other Christmas Carols, but basically a gregarious man whose agenda is to prevent Christmas from being destroyed by the greed of these oil blasters. That part of the story is probably necessary but is dull and takes away from the magic that occurs when they rnz lavish looking North Pole sets. The blast however reveal how cheap the sets were, shaking the walls as if they were thin plasterboard. Billy Curtis of "The Wizard of Oz" plays one of the inventor elves, and his voice is instantly recognizable from the all-time great family classic. This is enjoyable as a holiday time passer, but not one that I would sit through here after you are like other classics.