#eric pollins

The North Star Camp, where they train Santas - that's amazing; Kate isn't loving it as it's Christmas all the time and she was looking for something different. Started to make plans to follow a different road but the business manager left (to pasture of more money and notoriety) she didn't tell her dad that she wanted something else and stepped into that role for him.  Fast forward 12 years and her dad retires and there's a second organization that trains Santas lead by that particular business manager. But Kate is not happen, she has lost all Christmas magic and love.

Then there's Dan, who loves everything Christmas and has his dream job... which he gets fired from for the Board to get a bigger bonuses. (I appreciate the commentary around business making decisions based on money alone. I hate decisions like that because the Board doesn't need more money. 🫤)

Dan runs to Kate's Santa training camp and wiggles his way into it. Let the snarky banter begin!!!!! These two are amazing together. 

Then they find a man wandering in the road, dressed as Santa, so they try to help. The man doesn't remember anything, so Kate and Dan investigate and find reindeer and a flying sleigh.  They decide to bring him back to Santa school, to help his memory.

The students are a eclectic bunch: grandmpa, woman, nomad, puppeteer, actor and of course the real Santa.  (Not to mention that Paul Campbell is playing himself as the actor.  It's funny because he and Kimberley Sustad are writing partners on the the Tree Men and... movies.)

Dan and Kate are fun, they want to be together and fight it for a while until it all bubbles over with a kiss. 😍 It's all perfect.  Until Dan gets upset that she may be considering selling The North Star, unable to separate his blossoming feelings for her, from his love of Santa training.

Nick gets his memory back just in time to help the camp win the 'cup' - it doesn't matter that it was predictable with him popping up the chimney, it was still great.  And he gifted Kate a whistle to use if she every needed help with Christmas. (Sequel perhaps?!)

Really fun movie, definitely in the top tier.