![]() Poveda has Santa locked in the holding cell, though he becomes suspicious when he sees a larger number of arrests than usual on Christmas Eve. When Santa reveals that the officer's wish this year is to reconcile with his ex-wife, Lisa, who also shares that wish, Poveda is taken aback, but still refuses to believe him. At the police station, Santa tries to explain his situation to Officer Poveda. Meanwhile, Teddy is attacked by Vincent and his gang of thugs who take him and the bag to their hideout, where he is saved by Kate and the elves, who then set out to repair Santa's sleigh. She is teleported to the North Pole where she encounters Santa's elves, who agree to help her. The kids find Santa's bag, and Kate goes inside to find help. Santa is arrested, while Kate and Teddy escape with the reindeer. Kate goes after the reindeer by herself while Teddy and Santa lure the police away. They locate the reindeer, but encounter a police car driven by police officers Dave Poveda and Mikey Jameson, who are looking for the stolen car. When they get no assistance, they steal a car at Teddy's suggestion, after he reminds Santa that the car was already stolen by the bartender and they can turn it into the police afterwards. They stop at a bar where Santa tries to seek help from the patrons. ![]() The kids are forced to help him after he threatens to put them on the naughty list permanently. Without his hat, Santa cannot move quickly or through tight spaces like he normally does. Santa introduces himself to the kids and tells them that he has to get back to delivering presents as soon as possible or else Christmas spirit will be lost. After teleporting to Chicago, Illinois, the sleigh breaks down, causing the reindeer to scatter and Santa's hat and a bag of presents to be lost. When Kate decides to make her presence known, Santa and the reindeer are startled and he loses control of the sleigh. Kate decides to hide in his sleigh to get a closer look, and Teddy reluctantly follows her. ![]() However, he escapes to the roof and the two children follow. Kate is later woken up and sees Santa in the living room. The two set up a makeshift tripwire and a hidden camera. Kate believes this is Santa and convinces Teddy to help her by promising to destroy the tape of Teddy stealing the car. While watching old family Christmas videos, Kate notices a strange arm appear out of the fireplace. On Christmas Eve, Claire is called away to fill in for a coworker, leaving Teddy to look after Kate. Kate catches Teddy stealing a car from a parking lot and records it, threatening to show Claire, but changes her mind, telling Claire that Teddy had smashed a picture frame instead. However, Teddy's younger sister, Kate, is trying to keep the Christmas spirit alive, while maintaining a belief in Santa Claus. Claire's son Teddy has lost his Christmas spirit and becomes involved in illegal activities like stealing cars. In Lowell, Massachusetts around Christmas 2018, widowed mother Claire Pierce struggles to keep her family together after they had a fight because of the death of her firefighter husband Doug, who died while trying to save some strangers from a fire. A sequel, titled The Christmas Chronicles 2, was released on November 25, 2020, with much of the original cast returning. The Christmas Chronicles received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. ![]() As Christmas morning approaches, it is up to the children and Santa to save Christmas by correctly delivering all of the presents. The plot follows two children, Kate and Teddy, who notice Santa Claus in their home and jump into his sleigh with his reindeer however, they accidentally cause the sleigh to crash, and the presents are lost. The film was produced by 1492 Pictures and Wonder Worldwide and was released on November 22, 2018, on Netflix. It is the first installment in The Christmas Chronicles film series. The film stars Kurt Russell, Judah Lewis, Darby Camp, Lamorne Morris, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Oliver Hudson. The Christmas Chronicles is a 2018 American Christmas comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis from a screenplay by Matt Lieberman.
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