Movie·2012·84 min

Help for the Holidays

Name: Help for the Holidays
Genre: Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Released: 2012-12-09
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Summer Glau, Dan Gauthier, Eva LaRue, Izabela Vidovic, Mason Cook

Help for the Holidays streams in the US on UP Faith & Family Apple TV channel, and free with ads on Xumo Play, as of October 5, 2026.

because elves, after all, deserve happiness, too

6.1 / 10 · TMDB

Family Fantasy TV Movie

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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