Today is the day the Jones children change the course of their lives for better or worse. Raised by their mother Lydia Jones, a prominent black actress in the eighties with a knack for marriage, she's done it six times, has always told her children that 'you must take risks in life no matter what the consequence'. It not only makes for great art but for a great life'. Her daugh...
斯科特(蒂姆·艾伦 Tim Allen 饰)拥有一段失败的婚姻,离婚之后,儿子查理(艾力克·洛伊德 Eric Lloyd 饰)跟着母亲劳拉(温迪·古逊 Wendy Crewson 饰)生活。探视日很快就到了,斯科特兴致勃勃的准备去享受和儿子之间相处的短暂时光,但正当他准备出门之时,却发现有一个人在他家的屋顶上鬼鬼祟祟的不知道干着什么。斯科特一声大喝吓得屋顶上的人跌落下来,这时斯科特才震惊的发现,这个人居然是圣诞老人。
斯科特令圣诞老人无法工作,为了赎罪,他只能代替他成为新的圣诞老人,就这样,和查理一起,斯科特来到了圣诞老人的大本营,在这里,斯科特必须学习如何成为一名合格的圣诞老人。