Help for the Holidays (2012)
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because elves, after all, deserve happiness, too
Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva La Rue), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier), and their two kids Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook)—a holiday wake-up call. Will Christine fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or will the VanCamps come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas?
- Released: 2012-12-09
- Genres: Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
- Runtime: 1h 24m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 67 votes
Directed by Bradford May.
Top cast
- Summer Glau as Christine Prancer
- Dan Gauthier as Scott Vancamp
- Eva LaRue as Sara Vancamp
- Izabela Vidovic as Ally Vancamp
- Mason Cook as Will Vancamp
- Jessie Lande as Gabby
- John Brotherton as Dave Gabriel
- Steve Larkin as Santa
- Tom DeTrinis as Village Elf
- Ben Adams as Doorman
Where to watch Help for the Holidays
- United States: stream on UP Faith & Family Apple TV channel, UP Faith & Family Amazon Channel ; watch free on Xumo Play
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