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Help for the Holidays

Help for the Holidays

because elves, after all, deserve happiness, too

2012•1h 24m•6.1/10
FamilyFantasyTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.1/10(66)

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?

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Production

Larry Levinson Productions, PixL Entertainment, Ashton Productions, Mediapool Production

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Summer Glau

Summer Glau

Christine Prancer

Dan Gauthier

Dan Gauthier

Scott Vancamp

Eva LaRue

Eva LaRue

Sara Vancamp

Izabela Vidovic

Izabela Vidovic

Ally Vancamp

Mason Cook

Mason Cook

Will Vancamp

Jessie Lande

Jessie Lande

Gabby

John Brotherton

John Brotherton

Dave Gabriel

Steve Larkin

Steve Larkin

Santa

Tom DeTrinis

Tom DeTrinis

Village Elf

Ben Adams

Ben Adams

Doorman

Jesse Bean

Photographer

Loren Lester

Loren Lester

Daniel

Jerome V. Green

Jerome V. Green

Hot Dog Man

Valorie Hubbard

Valorie Hubbard

Hannah

Madison Dae Clarion

Madison Dae Clarion

Classmate (uncredited)

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