And so, with each Chistmas, there shall come a new movie about Santa Clause. This year Warner Home Entertainment prepares the direct-to-DVD release of The Year Without a Santa Claus.

When his devious elf, Sparky, tells him that he must “keep up with the times”, Santa Claus resists, fearing that the holiday has become far too commercial. Convinced that no one believes in him anymore and that people have forgotten the real meaning of Christmas, Santa decides to take the year off and not deliver any gifts, much to the dismay of his two closest elves, Jingle and Jangle. When Santa tells them that he doesn’t think there are any children left who still care about the true spirit of Christmas, the two elves decide to prove him wrong. Their efforts are complicated by Heatmiser and Snowmiser, the two feuding sons of Mother Nature, whose help Jingle and Jangle will need if they want to save Christmas.

The DVD is priced at $19.97 and arrives on December 12th.