Nick (Steve Guttenberg) has finally met the woman of his dreams. Beth (Crystal Bernard) is everything that he has ever wanted. And what’s more is that even though she has been divorced and has a son from a prior marriage, that’s okay. She is perfect.

Nick even managed to convince her of what he most feared she wouldn’t believe. She really, truly understands that he is Santa Claus, and that when they get married, they will all go to live at the North Pole. They just need to do it by Christmas Eve, or everything will fall apart. It seems that Christmas can’t happen without a Mrs. Claus.

That’s where the problem comes in. While Beth was a bit of an unbeliever, she was nothing compared to her mother. On the unbeliever scale, Beth’s mother is an eleven (the scale only goes to 10). It seems that the best thing to do might be to just not tell her what Nick’s job really is. But when the only way that they are going to get married seems to be to involve her, it looks like they might have to tell her something.

While Nick and Beth try and skirt the truth, Nick’s parents – the retired Mr. and Mrs. Claus – show up and start causing their own brand of trouble. Nothing difficult, mind you, they just like to have some holiday fun. And the best part of this movie is watching Nick and his dad use their magic to throw up holiday decorations when no one is looking. Well, the best part is actually watching Beth’s mom try and figure out where they all came from. But you get the point.

The elder Mr. and Mrs. Claus spend their time running around in red – and I mean that literally. Their clothes are red, and their cars are red, and their accessories are red. They really, really like the color red. All the while, everyone tries to get closer to the big day while Beth tries to put off her mother’s doubts about what is really going on without telling her what is really happening.

Of course, at the end it all blows up and it looks like Christmas will be ruined, but that just won’t do, so a last-minute save comes through in the final minutes, and Beth does turn out to have the Mrs. Claus magic, even though she suspected she didn’t. Beth’s mom even turns out pretty decent as well, and Christmas is saved. If it weren’t for Nick’s pathetic Ho-Ho-Ho throughout (and all the commercials, since this is a TV movie, not available on DVD), it wouldn’t be a bad little holiday special.

Not Rated.

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Actor: Armin Shimerman, Actor: Blake Lindsley, Actor: Charles Kahlenberg, Actor: Cher Calvin, Actor: Crystal Bernard, Actor: Dave Allen Clark, Actor: Dominic Scott Kay, Actor: Jack De Mave, Actor: John Wheeler, Actor: Julie Ariola, Actor: Julie Sanford, Actor: Kelley Hazen, Actor: Lynn A. Henderson, Actor: Marcia Ann Burrs, Actor: Margaret Blye, Actor: Mariette Hartley, Actor: Michael C. Gwynne, Actor: Parker McKenna Posey, Actor: Roark Critchlow, Actor: Stephanie Michels, Actor: Steve Guttenberg, Actor: Tom O'Keefe, Director: Harvey Frost, Rated: NR, Year: 2005