On a snowy New Year's Eve, two black horses pull a sleigh through town, spreading love and joy to the community.

When, two weeks before Christmas, the elves discover that Santa's sleigh is in a bad state, twelve teams of elves set out to build twelve different sleighs: a souped up hot rod, a semitruck that flies, a ship that sails in the sky, and each version is more elaborate than the one before--but which will Santa choose?

Auditioning animals to pull his sleigh for his first Christmas, Santa is dismayed to discover that no one seems quite right for the job, in this hilarious, behind-the-scenes story about Santa's reindeer crew.

"Christmas Eve was here at last. The countdown clock was ticking fast. But yikes! When Santa turned the key (the reindeer need some help you see). The engine didn't start, it spluttered, That isn't right, the elves all muttered." When Santas sleigh stops working on Christmas Eve the elves all rally round to help. Maybe they could use a slingshot? Or the owls could help? How about polar bears? Will they be able to sort the sleigh out before it is too...