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{{Title|image=InSearchOfSantaTitle.jpg|director=William R. Kowalchuk|writer=[[Michael Aschner]]<br>[[Lee Tockar]] {{s|(contributor)}}|release=November 23, 2004|runtime=1 hour, 20 minutes|available=VHS<br>DVD<br>Digital}}
  
 
{{Quote|What counts is that they believe in the things I stand for: Love, kindness, helping others. We call it the spirit of Christmas. But it works all year round.|[[Santa Claus]]}}
  
{{Quote|What counts is that they believe in the things I stand for: Love, kindness, helping others. We call it the spirit of Christmas. But it works all year round.|[[Santa Claus]]}}
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 2004 CGI direct-to-video feature, that is a Chinese-American co-production between Colorland Animation and Tundra Productions, Inc. Featuring [[Hilary Duff|Hilary]] and [[Haylie Duff]], in their first animated roles, it is presented by Miramax Home Entertainmemt and distributed domestically by Buena Vista Home Entertainment and internationally by Paramount Home Entertainment.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 2004 CGI direct-to-video Chinese-American co-production between Colorland Animation and Tundra Productions, Inc. Featuring [[Hilary Duff|Hilary]] and [[Haylie Duff]] in their first animated roles, it was presented by Miramax Home Entertainment and distributed domestically by Buena Vista Home Entertainment and internationally by Paramount Home Entertainment.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
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This movie spans the length of 4 years (or 16 penguin years) and 2 days, focusing on [[Princess Crystal]], the "future queen", and her sister [[Princess Lucinda|Lucinda]].
  
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The narrator begins the story in Royal Rookery Rock, the penguin-populated island kingdom just outside Antarctica, in which [[Christmas]] is banned kingdom-wide by the elderly penguin group, collectively known as [[The Terribly Deep Thinkers]], consisting of Agonysia, Mortmottimes and Deridommis, since its formation. Here, [[King Calvin]] & [[Queen Penelope]] is recently been blessed with two perfect eggs, upon their royal penguin nest. By law & decree, the first egg to hatch would inherit the penguin throne. Out comes Crystal, in which The TDTs didn't like her name but the crowd likes it. The second baby hatched, but the crowd didn't like her appearance, of course the King named her Lucinda, who turned many shades of green. The narrator reminds that only first hatch would become "future queen".
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The story begins in Royal Rookery Rock, a penguin-populated island kingdom just outside Antarctica, in which [[Christmas]] is banned kingdom-wide by an elderly penguin group called [[The Terribly Deep Thinkers]], consisting of Agonysia, Mortmottimes and Deridommis. [[King Calvin]] & [[Queen Penelope]] have been blessed with two perfect eggs, upon their royal penguin nest; by law and decree, the first egg to hatch would inherit the throne. Out comes Crystal, in which The TDTs didn't like her name but the crowd likes it. The second baby hatched, but the crowd didn't like her appearance, of course the King named her Lucinda, who turned many shades of green.
   
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Two years (or 8 in penguin years) has past, and Princess Crystal grew up smart, led with her heart and loves dancing on ice. The narrator call her "Princess Clumsy" to her constant constantation, and mentions that every Hatchday (December 23rd), like this, Crystal preferred ice dance than attending the celebrations. After her failed attempt to maneuver the "Triple Lutz", Crystal schedules the ice-dancing/storytelling slumber party after the party for [[The Wing Maidens (In Search of Santa)|The Wing Maidens]]. As Crystal and her friend [[Eugene (In Search of Santa)|Eugene]], the Prince from the neighboring island beyond RRR, walks to the Palace, she said to him about her being stupid at parties and to "break a wing" in his stage performance.
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Two years (or 8 in penguin years) pass, and Princess Crystal grew up smart, led with her heart and loves dancing on ice. The narrator calls her "Princess Clumsy", to her constant consternation, and mentions that every Hatchday (December 23rd), Crystal prefers to ice dance than attending the celebrations. After her failed attempt to maneuver the "Triple Lutz", Crystal schedules the ice-dancing/storytelling slumber party after the party for [[the Wing Maidens]]. As Crystal and her friend [[Eugene (In Search of Santa)|Eugene]], a Prince from a neighboring island, walk to the Palace, she wishes him good luck in his stage performance.
   
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[[Philip (In Search of Santa)|Philip]], the Royal Page, introduces Eugene, "the Fool", to the stage, in which the audience boos at his juggling skills and his jokes. Crystal was dispressed with him while Lucinda & [[Lucinda's Maids|her maids]] comments about him. When Crystal & Lucinda comes out of the entrance of the Palace, every Penguin in the kingdom gathers in front of it and sing "[[Happy Hatchday]]". Lucy knocks Crystal's tiara over her head, sending her trumbling down the stairs and, eventually destroyed the towering cake, which splattered some of the Penguins, including the TDTs. That night, Crystal apoligies to her mother before she go to sleep.
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[[Philip (In Search of Santa)|Philip]], the Royal Page, introduces Eugene, "the Fool", to the stage, in which the audience boos at his juggling skills and jokes. Crystal was distressed with him while Lucinda and [[Lucinda's Maids|her maids]] comment about him. When Crystal and Lucinda come out of the entrance of the Palace, every Penguin in the kingdom gathers in front of them and sings "[[Happy Hatchday]]". Lucy knocks Crystal's tiara over her head, sending her tumbling down the stairs and, eventually destroyed the towering cake, which splatters some of the Penguins, including the TDTs. That night, Crystal apologizes to her mother before going to sleep.
   
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The next day, [[Christmas Eve]], Crystal looks at the document reguarding on how to be the "future queen". While Lucy & her maids is playing beach ball on the shore, Crystal sadly rolls up the document and leaves. Lucy wants to be "future queen", because she's a better bird. The TDTs walks toward the shore and talks to them, before heading to the Palace.
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The next day, [[Christmas Eve]], Crystal looks at the document regarding how to be the "future queen". While Lucy and her maids are playing beach ball on the shore, Crystal sadly rolls up the document and leaves. Lucy wants to be "future queen", because she's a better bird. The TDTs walks toward the shore and talk to them, before heading to the Palace.
   
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In the Palace, the TDTs talk to Calvin & Penelope about yesterday's cake fiasco, and the queen agrees to clear the incident within a week. Then they talked to them about the princesses, while Lucy & her maids is sneaking behind the column. After the talk, the doors of the Palace shut itself. Mortmottimes asks to Agonysia what's they having for lunch, but Agonysia buttons his beak.
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In the Palace, the TDTs talk to Calvin and Penelope about yesterday's cake fiasco, and the queen agrees to clear the incident within a week. Then they talk to them about the princesses, while Lucy and her maids are sneaking behind the column. After the talk, the doors of the Palace shut itself. Mortmottimes asks Agonysia what they're having for lunch, but Agonysia buttons his beak. Later, Lucinda makes a deal with the TDTs to become Crystal's shadow for a night, in order to watch her doing something, and report everything back… to them, for a greater good of the colony.
   
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On Christmas Eve, Crystal and Eugene take a hike to the top of Mount Gigantic, while Lucinda becomes Crystal's shadow. Crystal trips on a pebble and falls down. Then, somewhere in the moonlit sky, a mysterious sleigh bell falls and bonks Crystal on her royal noggin. Curiously, Crystal picks up the bell, thanks the sky, and Eugene quickly examines it before they continue hiking. Eugene saves Crystal from a quick peril, sending Lucy out in a snowball. Once they reach the top, Crystal shows Eugene's soaring suit to "attempt to turn back the clock of evolution itself," but she tells him that penguins are swimmers, as he gives his theory that [[Mother Nature]] made them "flightless waterfowl" over the eons by his ancestors. After they duck from two female nighthawks, Eugene tells her that if his invention works, he'll become a full-time inventor. Crystal jumps on Eugene's skis as his attempt fails, sending them downward to the discovery of "the human place", with Lucy, in a snowball, behind it. Once there, they discover a compass, and, by coincidence, ''The Book of [[Santa Claus]]''.
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Later, Lucinda makes a deal with the TDTs to become Crystal's shadow for a night, in order to watch her doing something, and report everything back… to them, for a greater good of the colony.
  
   
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The next day, Christmas Day, Crystal & Eugene show the book to the Wing Maidens, highlighting that the magic walls of Santa's City is visible only to true believers. Lucinda and two of the [[Royal Rookery Rock's Guards]] arrest Crystal, Eugene and the Wing Maidens for showing that Santa Claus does exist. In the courtroom, Eugene declared Santa is Non-Fiction and appoints Lucy for the sleigh bell, in which she illegally declared the bell as a Hatchday present to Crystal. Calvin demands Crystal to grab a pardon, but Crystal legally declares "There is a Santa Claus. I know it in my heart." The TDTs fails to declare the Santa is real. By their default, they declare that "Santa Claus is a HUMAN LIE", and appoints Lucinda as a new "future queen". That night, the TDTs lead a mob while singing [[Terribly Deep Thinkers Song|their group song]]. Deridommis burns the place down.
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It's Christmas night, and Crystal & Eugene is taking a hike all the up to the top of Mount Gigantic, while Lucinda becomes Crystal's shadow. Crystal trips on a pebble and falls down. Then, out somewhere in the moonlit sky, a mysterious sleigh bell falls and bonks Crystal on her royal noggin. Cusriously, Crystal picks up the bell, thanks to the sky, and Eugene quickly examines it before they continue hiking. Eugene saves Crystal in a quick peril, sending Lucy out in a snowball. Once they reaches the top, Crystal shows Eugene's soaring suit to "''attempt to turn back the clock of evolution itself.''", but she said to him that penguins are swimmers as he gives his theory that [[Mother Nature]] made them "flightless waterfowl" over the eons by his ancestors. Crystal jumps on Eugene's skis as his attempt fails, sending them downward they go that leads to the discovery of "the human place", with Lucy, in a snowball, behind it. Once there, they, curiosity, discovers the compass, and, by a quick incident, "The Book of [[Santa Claus]]".
  
   
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In Crystal's room, she tells her parents that the TDTs' knowledge would burn the wonderful scrolls, and asks Penelope about her believing in Santa. Penelope tells her that things will be better the next morning. Desperately, without any warning and to her parental problems, Crystal leaps out of the Palace unnoticed.
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The next day, Christmas Day, Crystal & Eugene shows "The Book of Santa Claus" to the Wing Maidens, highlighting that the magic walls of Santa's City is visible only to true believers. Lucinda and two of the [[Royal Rookery Rock's Guards|RRR's guards]] arrest Crystal, Eugene and the Wing Maidens for showing that Santa Claus does exist. In the courtroom, Eugene declared Santa is Non-Fiction and appoints Lucy for the sleigh bell, in which she illegally declared the bell as a Hatchday present to Crystal. Calvin demands Crystal to grab a pardon, but Crystal legally declares "There is a Santa Claus. I know it in my heart." The TDTs fails to declare the Santa is real. By their default, they declared that "Santa Claus is a HUMAN LIE", and appoints Lucinda as a new "future queen". That night, the TDTs lead a mob while singing [[Terribly Deep Thinkers Song|their group song]]. Deridommis burns the place down.
  
   
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The next morning, Eugene warns Crystal about her quest to the North Pole, and wants to protect her. Crystal says she can protect herself from many predators along the way. Eugene gives Crystal the compass and sends her out in the raft, thus starting the quest.
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In Crystal's room, she told to her parents that the TDTs' knowledge would burn the wonderful scrolls, and asks to Penelope about her believing in Santa. Penelope said to her that things will be better the next morning. Desperately, without any warning and to her parental problems, Crystal leaps out of the Palace unnoticed.
  
   
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In the Cave of Profundity, Deridommis sees Crystal leaving the island, and tells the others that she left. Lucinda told the truths, about what happened a couple nights ago, to the TDTs. They actually tricked her, for the greater good of the colony, and she also left the island to bring Crystal back. Suddenly, the leopard seal emerges from the water, and Lucy abruptly joins Crystal in the quest. The leopard seal makes a hole in the raft, and the two land on a glacier. Not long after, Crystal rescues a [[Pup the Seal|seal Pup]] who has been separated from its mother. But then a killer whale separates the glacier, stranding the princesses.
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The next morning, Eugene warns to Crystal about her quest to the North Pole is cold, cruel world out here and wants to protect her. Crystal demands to him its her quest, and must protect herself from many predators along the way. Eugene gives Crystal the compass and sends her out in the raft, thus starting the quest.
  
   
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From somewhere in the ocean, cannonballs appear to scare the killer whale away. It's a pirate ship called the "Blubber Belly", which captures Crystal, Lucy and Pup. On board, they meet a pelican named [[Bubkus Bill]] and a stork named [[Timebomb Tom]], by behalf of the nefarious [[Capn' Cragg]]. Cragg draws the sword to shock them, and answers the questions through [[Capn' Cragg's Pirate Song|song]]. They don't know what to do with them. Tom suggests a tea party, but Bill prefers putting them to work. Crystal agrees with Bill's suggestion, if they take them to the North Pole. Lucinda commands [[The Pirates of the "Blubber Belly"|the Pirates]] to release them.
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In the Cave of Profundity, Deridommis looks at Crystal going away from the island, and demands to the others that she left. Lucinda told the truths, about what happened a couple nights ago, to the TDTs. They actually tricked her, for the greater good of the colony, and she also left the island to bring Crystal back. Suddenly, the leopard seal emerges from the water, and Lucy abruptly joins Crystal in the quest. The leopard seal makes a hole in the raft, and the two lands on a glacier. Shortly, a killer whale seperates the glacier sending the princesses strandred. Not long, a [[Pup the Seal|seal Pup]] has been seperated from its mother and Crystal rescues him, eventually joining them in a quest. A killer whale emerges from the bottom of the glacier, separates them. ({{S|(Crystal: "''This can't be good.''")}}
  
   
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That night, the pirates throw Crystal and Lucinda, along with Pup, into a room. Meanwhile, Cragg looks at ''The Book of Santa Claus'' and examines three things, Magic Flying Dust, See-All Looking Glass, and the gates to Santa's City are only visible to the pure of heart. He cackles as the Pirates' secret plan establishes. Later, Cragg announces that the Princess' request is granted.
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From somewhere in the ocean, cannon balls appear to scare the killer whale away. It's a pirate ship, called the "Blubber Belly" and they captured Crystal, Lucy and Pup into it. Here, they meet [[Bubkus Bill]], the pelican, and [[Timebomb Tom]], the stork, by behalf of the nefarious [[Capn' Cragg]]. Crystal said "How nice of them.", but when the Capn' reveals himself, she meant "no offense". He draws the sword to shock them, and answers the questions, via [[Capn' Cragg's Pirate Song|singing the song]]. They don't know what to do them. Tom suggests a tea party, but Bill prefers putting them to work. Crystal agrees with Bill's suggestion, if they take them to the North Pole. Lucinda commands [[The Pirates of the "Blubber Belly"|the Pirates]] to release them in a instant.
  
   
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The next day, the Princesses have chores to do. Pup is cleaning the cannon, Lucy stitches the sails, and Crystal uses brushes as ice skates to clean the deck's floor. The pirates plan to find the North Pole to get filthy rich. We see the "Blubber Belly" going up North with stops to South America, Africa and North America along the way, all in one Earth-revolving shot.
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That night, the pirates throw Crystal and Lucinda, along with Pup, into a room. Meanwhile, Cragg looks at "The Book of Santa Claus" and examines three things, Magic Flying Dust, See-All Looking Glass, and the gates to Santa's City are only visible to the prue of heart. He caclles as the Piartes' secret plan establishes. Later, Cragg announces that the Princess' request is granted.
  
   
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One night (almost 4 penguin years later), Princess Lucinda asks "How can one man deliver all those toys in all night?" Crystal answers, "Magic Flying Dust". Lucinda notices Crystal's compass that Eugene gave to her, and talks about it. Crystal asks Lucinda "So who do you like?", and Lucinda realizes his friend Philip and talks about him via sharing, before they start laughing.
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The next day, the Princesses has chores to do. Pup is cleaning the cannon, Lucy stiches the sails, and Crystal uses brushes as ice skates to clean the deck's floor. The pirates' schemes the secret plan to the North Pole to be all filthy rich, that will be better than Tom's suggestion to open the fast-food chain of seafood resturants with a pirate theme.
  
   
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Meanwhile, back in Royal Rookery Rock, the king and queen are depressed about the princesses getting lost. The TDTs offer to sign the "Lost at Sea" contract in order to become the new heirs of the throne. Agonysia grabs Mortmottimes feather to use as a quail to Penelope, but she weeps. Calvin realizes that the princesses are still out there somewhere, feeling in his heart. The TDTs will come back the next week, in order to allow the parents to mourn.
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To save time, we show the "Blubber Belly" going up North with stops to South America, Africa and North America along the way, all in the Earth-revolving shot.
  
   
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One week later (the Princesses are now 12), the "Blubber Belly" lands on the shores of the North Pole. The Princesses use the ship's bathtub to get onto shore, as the Pirates secretly follow them. Upon arrival, Crystal and Lucinda gets into a fraud that started three years ago. With faith, Crystal starts to like Lucy, and eventually they became best friends forever. Pup spots a white fur, just like Santa's beard. Lucy takes a closer look of it, which eventually becomes the polar bear. Lucy starts running away from him. The Polar Bear looks as Lucy as a chicken for food, and starts chasing towards her. Lucy comments to Crystal that there's "a bear in a furry suit" is chasing after her. Lucy gets cornered by the bear. Crystal throws two snowballs at the bear and runs to the nearby frozen lake. Crystal maneuvers the "Triple Lutz" as the Polar Bear breaks the ice and falls into the pond. Lucy calls Crystal a "brave, stupid bird," and they continue the quest.
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One night (almost 4 penguin years later), Princess Lucinda asks the question: "How can one man deliver all those toys in all night?". Crystal answers, "Magic Flying Dust". Lucinda notices Crystal's compass that Eugene gave to her, and talks about it. Crystal asks Lucinda "So who do you like?", and Lucinda realizes his friend Philip and talks about him via sharing, before they start laughing.
  
   
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As dusk comes, Crystal, Lucinda and Pup arrive at the home of [[Max Elfman]]. They meet his pig, then they tried the igloo. Crystal comments "you're not fooling anyone" to Max, and she and Lucy notice his regulation elfwear shoes and his pointy ears. The princesses and Pup chases after him, as Max flies away on his pig using the pig's flying cap.
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Meanwhile, back in Royal Rookery Rock, the king and queen is depressed about the princesses getting lost somewhere. The TDTs offer to sign the "Lost at Sea" contract in order to become the new heirs of the throne. Agonysia grabs Mortmottimes feather to use as a quail to Penelope, but she weeps. Calvin realizes theat the princesses are still out there somewhere, feeling in his heart. The TDTs will come back the next week, in order to allow the parents to mourn.
  
   
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It's the night of December 23-24, and the princesses are looking for Max and his pig. Pup bumps on the invisible wall, followed by Lucinda. Crystal knocks on the wall, and mentions that the walls of Santa City is only visible to true believers. Crystal asks to Lucy they "must believe" or they're never get inside. They close their eyes and visualize through a poem from the book:
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One week later (the Princesses just turned 12), the "Blubber Belly" lands on the shores of the North Pole. The Princesses' use the ship's bathtub to get into shore, as the Pirates' will secretly follow them later. Once arrived, Crystal & Lucinda gets into a fraud that started three years ago. With faith, Crystal starts to like Lucy, and eventually they became best feiends forever. Pup spots a white fur, just like Santa's beard. Lucy takes a closer look of it, which eventually becomes the polar bear. Lucy starts running away from him. The Polar Bear looks as Lucy as a chicken for food, and starts chasing towards her. Lucy comments to Crystal that there's "a bear in a furry suit" is chasing after her. Lucy gets cornered by the bear, as she commands to not eat her. Crystal throws two snowballs at the bear, as he stares toward her. Crystal runs to the nearby frozen lake, as the bear realizes he has ice dancing skills. Crystal maneuvers the "Triple Lutz" as the Polar Bear breaks the ice & falls into the pond. Lucy calls Crystal a "brave, stupid bird." Crystal, Lucinda and Pup continues the quest.
  
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{{Quote|In an arctic light<br>stands the marvelous sight,<br>A city that glitters and glows.<br>Even the trees when it snows.
   
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Inside, you'll find merry little elves<br>humming to themselves,<br>loading up their selves<br>And peppermint trees and leaves lining every street<br>Lollipop flowers,<br>candy-striped towers,<br>And all the sweets you can eat.
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When the sun is setting in the North Pole, Crystal, Lucinda and Pup arrives at home property in the name of [[Max Elfman]]. They meet his owned pig, then they tried the igloo. Crystal comments "you're not fooling anyone" to Max, and she & Lucy notices his regulation elfwear shoes and his pointy ears. The princesses and Pup chases after him, as Max flies away on his pig using the pig's flying cap.
  
   
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And the chairman in charge<br>Is jolly and large.}}
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It's the night of December 23-24, and the princesses is looking for Max & his pig. Pup bumps on the invisible wall, followed by Lucinda. Crystal knocks on the wall, and mentions that the walls of Santa City is only visible to true believers. Crystal asks to Lucy they "must believe" or they're never get inside. They close their eyes and visualize through a poem from the book:
  
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Once the poem is recited, the bricks randomly appear rapidly. The invisible wall reveals via light-wipe. Crystal comments to Lucy that she ''hardly'' did it. The wall disappears for a moment before reappearing when Lucy said "''hardly''". The three celebrate the arrival, as Max comes in through the gate greeting the princesses.
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A city that glitters and glows.
  
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Even the trees when it snows.
  
   
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Inside Santa City, the merry elves is excited about the true believers welcoming to the city through the two-horse closed sleigh. At one moment, the sleigh stops for [[Santa's Reindeer Chant|Santa's reindeer crossing with a chant]]. Once they arrive outside the castle, the photographers start taking pictures of the Princesses and Pup. Inside the castle, [[The Mayor of Santa's City|the city's mayor and chief toy-maker]] honors them with the key to Santa's City. [[Mrs. Claus]] introduces the castle to princesses, and mentions that she saw their journey through the Magic Looking Glass and message to everyone that "Every elf, reindeer and toy knows of your great adventure." Lastly, they are greeted by Santa himself and advises that the Spirit of Christmas works all year round. Suddenly, outside the city, the pirates' cannonballs destroy the invisible wall & the gates. Santa advises that the Pirates that arrived right in time, and comments that he saw them in Magic Looking Glass.
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Inside, you'll find
  
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merry little elves
  
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humming to themselves,
  
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loading up their selves.
  
   
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The Pirates' has already set the explosions as quickly as possible, just as Santa comes in. Cragg wants some gifts, and Santa snaps his fingers to give the treasure chests of gold, silver and multicolored. Cragg holds Santa in order to give the Magic Flying Dust & Magic Looking Glass together. Cragg asks to "carry" the loot, and Santa comments that the "Magic Flying Dust has the unusual effect of the laws of gravity." Cragg proceeds to blast away by Timebomb Tom. Crystal stops Tom, just as the exploding device goes down. Instead of explosions, three colorful fireworks, consisting of bows, sweets and toys, explodes in the sky. Santa has his "jolliness is a matter of public record," and his "mastery of the martial arts is lesser-known." He then uses his martial arts skills to turn his red suit into red Chinese symbols. He then commands the Pirates' to leave his city behind, carrying their loot along. Lucy asks to Santa "But why?", and he has show the princesses something in the office.
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And peppermint trees and leaves
  
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lining every street.
  
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Lolipop flowers,
  
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candy-striped towers,
  
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and all the sweets you can eat.
  
   
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In the office within the castle, Santa shows the Princesses his Magic Looking Glass, where he shows that Eugene misses Crystal, and the Terribly Deep Thinkers plan to have the King & Queen sign the "Lost at Sea" document tomorrow, in order to become the new heirs of the throne. The princesses agree to stop the TDTs from signing. Just then, [[Oliver (In Search of Santa)|Oliver]] arrives in the office to hand Santa the satchel. Santa hands the scrapbook from the satchel for Crystal to look it as the "proof", he places his hat onto Lucy's head, and the single serving of his Magic Flying Dust to Crystal. Lucy hands Santa the sleigh bell, which belonged to [[Blitzen]]. As Crystal asks to Santa how do they get back home, the scene fades before he answers it.
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And the chairman in charge
  
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is jolly and large.
  
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Once the poem is recited, the bricks randomly appear, before they actually appear rapidly. The invisible wall reveals via lightwipe. Crystal comments to Lucy that she ''hardly'' done it. The wall disappears for a monment before reappearing when Lucy said "''hardly''". The three celebrates the arrival, as Max comes in through the gate greeting the princesses.
  
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Inside Santa City, the merry elves is excited about the true belivers welcoming to the city through the two-horse closed sleigh. At one moment, the sliegh stops for [[Santa's Reindeer Chant|Santa's reindeer crossing with a chant]]. Once arrived outside the castle, the photographers start taking pictures of the Princesses and Pup. Inside the castle, [[The Mayor of Santa's City|the city's mayor and cheif toymaker]] honored with the key to Santa's City. Crystal thanks to him. [[Mrs. Claus]] introduces the castle to princesses, and mentions that she saw their journey through the Magic Looking Glass and message to everyone that "Every [[:Category:Santa Claus's elves|Elf]], [[:Category:Reindeer|Reindeer]] and [[:Category:Toys|Toy]] knows of your great adventure." Lastly, they are greeted by Santa himself and advises that the Spirit of Christmas works all year round. Suddenly, outside the city, the pirates' cannonballs destroy the invisible wall & the gates. Santa advises that the Pirates that arrived right in time, and comments that he saw them in Magic Looking Glass.
  
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The Pirates' has already set the explosions as quickly as possible, just as Santa comes in. Cragg wants some gifts, and Santa snaps his fingers to give the treasure chests of gold, silver and multicolored. Cragg holds Santa in order to give the Magic Flying Dust & Magic Looking Glass together. Cragg asks to "carry" the loot, and Santa comments that the "Magic Flying Dust has the unusual effect of the laws of gravity." Cragg proceeds to blast away by Timebomb Tom. Lucinda says "you said 'you wouldn't'.", and Cragg lies and Tom proceeds to "blast away". Crystal stops Tom, just as the exploding device goes down. Instead of explosions, three colorful fireworks, consisting of bows, sweets and toys, explodes in the sky. Santa has his "jolliness is a matter of public record.", and his "mastery of the martial arts, is lesser-known." He then uses his martial arts skills to turn his red suit into a red Chinese symbols. He then commands the Pirates' to leave his city behind, carrying their loot along. Lucy asks to Santa "But why?", and he has show the princesses something in the office.
  
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In the office within the castle, Santa show the Princesses his Magic Looking Glass. He first shows Eugene from his home island beyond RRR; he misses Crystal. Santa shows more of the Glass. In their CoP, the Terribly Deep Thinkers announces that the King & Queen will sign the "Lost at Sea" document tomorrow during daytime, in order to become the new heirs of the throne. The princesses agreed to stop the TDTs from signing. Just then, [[Oliver (In Search of SANTA)|Oliver]] arrives in the office to hand Santa the stachel. Santa hands the scrapbook from the stachel for Crystal to look it as the "proof", he places his hat onto Lucy's head, and the single serving of his Magic Flying Dust to Crystal. Lucy hands the sleigh bell to Santa, in which the bell was actually belonged to [[Blitzen]]. As Crystal asks to Santa how do they get back home, the scene fades before he answers it.
  
   
 
Back in the ship, now stuck on ice, the pirates reveal the things they retrieved were swapped (Magic Flying Dust for sawdust, Magic Looking Glass for breakable glass, and the chests now filled with coal). The Princesses & Pup gets on board by permission. Crystal asks the Pirates for bringing the ship back into the water, and they agreed. Crystal then uses the Magic Flying Dust to spread all over the ship to soar into the sky back to the South Pole.
  
Back in the ship, now stuck on ice, the pirates reveal the things they retrieved were swapped (Magic Flying Dust for sawdust, Magic Looking Glass for breakable glass, and the chests now filled with coal). The Princesses & Pup gets on board by permission. Crystal asks the Pirates for bringing the ship back into the water, and they agreed. Crystal then uses the Magic Flying Dust to spread all over the ship to soar into the sky back to the South Pole.
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The next day, Christmas Eve, in the CoP Deridommis looks at the "Blubber Belly" landing in the water as the magic flying dust completely wears off through his telescope. The Pirates' greet farewell to the Princesses. Later, they check one of the treasure chests and one of the gold pieces is back, along with the letter from Santa, which says, "Every good deed brings its own reward."
  
The next day, Christmas Eve, in the CoP Deridommis looks at the "Blubber Belly" landing in the water as the magic flying dust completely wears off through his telescope. The Pirates' greet farewell to the Princesses. Later, they check one of the treasure chests and one of the gold pieces is back, along with the letter from Santa, which says, "Every good deed brings its own reward."
   
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The Princesses arrives back at RRR via the ship's bathtub, leaving Pup behind. Suddenly, the TDTs arrive aside from them and chatters about the quest and becoming best friends. They invited them to their CoP to celebrate.
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The Princesses arrive back at RRR via the ship's bathtub, leaving Pup behind. Suddenly, the TDTs arrive aside from them and chatters about the quest and becoming best friends. They invited them to their CoP to celebrate.
   
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Once arrived at the cave, the princesses are greeted by their parents inside, but ended up inside the TDTs' hideout {{s|("''Uh-oh. This can't be good.''")}}. The princesses are then trapped in a birdcage. Agonysia takes Lucy's hat away, and the TDTs will soon declare that the parents' daughters is "Lost at Sea". They melt the proof of Santa Claus, and Mortmottimes rises the birdcage ("Where's your Santa now, Crystal?"). They leave the cave, carrying the document.
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Once arrived at the cave, the princesses are greeted by their parents inside, but ended up inside the TDTs' hideout. The princesses are then trapped in a birdcage. Agonysia takes Lucy's hat away, and the TDTs will soon declare that the parents' daughters is "Lost at Sea". They melt the proof of Santa Claus, and Mortmottimes rises the birdcage ("Where's your Santa now, Crystal?"). They leave the cave, carrying the document.
   
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In the palace, the TDTs arrives to sign the document by Calvin & Penelope. Eugene, who just got back from his home island, then abruptly interrupts the signing for the few words of remembering Crystal. Back in the cave, Lucy recaps the things they survive over the quest, and Crystal promises that the TDTs won't win. Pup arrives in the cave and the princesses commands him to find Eugene in the palace. Crystal then throws the compass to Pup and he heads off to the palace. Meanwhile, the TDTs stop Eugene's speech as Calvin signs his signatures in the document. Penelope has no choice but sign her signatures. Suddenly, Pup arrives in the Palace and the guards chases after him while looking for Eugene. Eugene & Pup gets cornered by the guards, and realizes that the compass he gave to Crystal as the sign of Crystal's exisitance. Agonysia declares that Crystal is "gobbled" by a leopard seal, but Eugene is "no marine biologist, but this seal is a Pup." Agonysia holds the document that has one signature away by Penelope, and Pup leads every penguin in RRR to the TDTs' hideout.
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In the palace, the TDTs arrives to sign the document by Calvin & Penelope. Eugene, who just got back from his home island, then abruptly interrupts the signing for the few words of remembering Crystal. Back in the cave, Lucy recaps the things they survive over the quest, and Crystal promises that the TDTs won't win. Pup arrives in the cave and the princesses commands him to find Eugene in the palace. Crystal then throws the compass to Pup and he heads off to the palace. Meanwhile, the TDTs stop Eugene's speech as Calvin signs his signatures in the document. Penelope has no choice but sign her signatures. Suddenly, Pup arrives in the Palace and the guards chases after him while looking for Eugene. Eugene & Pup gets cornered by the guards, and realizes that the compass he gave to Crystal as the sign of Crystal's existence. Agonysia declares that Crystal is "gobbled" by a leopard seal, but Eugene is "no marine biologist, but this seal is a Pup." Agonysia holds the document that has one signature away by Penelope, and Pup leads every penguin in RRR to the TDTs' hideout.
   
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That night (December 24-25th), the Terribly Deep Thinkers is banished from Royal Rookery Rock forever. Mortmottimes looks to the nightsky. It's Santa Claus, riding in his sleigh, powered by Magic Flying Dust for the eight tiny reindeer against the moon backdrop. Agonysia says "''Merry Christmas indeed.''" Then from the sky, another one of the sleigh bells falls and bonks Agonysia in her noggin.
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That night (December 24-25th), the Terribly Deep Thinkers are banished from Royal Rookery Rock forever. Mortmottimes looks to the night sky. It's Santa Claus, riding in his sleigh, powered by Magic Flying Dust for the eight tiny reindeer against the moon backdrop. Agonysia says "Merry Christmas indeed." Then from the sky, another one of the sleigh bells falls and bonks Agonysia in her noggin.
   
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Approximately one year (4 penguin years) later (The Princesses just turned 16), it's Christmas Day. Princess Lucinda mentions that Santa was here, meaning the Deep Thinkers' Kingdom-wide Christmas ban is ended a year ago. Crystal opens her gifts to reveal a brand-new pair of ice skates and a single serving of Santa's Magic Flying Dust. In the Frozen Pond, Crystal feels proud when she tried her ice skates. Lucy tries to ice skate but she had troubles, causing her to fall down. Philip skates in, picks up Lucy and skates together. Eugene has troubles with his new ice skates, as Crystal skates in to him, he still stops. Crystal is ready for the Christmas present as she spreads the Magic Flying Dust around them. Eugene is shockingly excited to see him & Crystal floating in the air. Crystal & Eugene temporary soar away from the island {{s|"''Now this, is good.''"}}.
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Approximately one year (4 penguin years) later (the Princesses are now 16), it's Christmas Day. Lucinda mentions that Santa was here, meaning the Deep Thinkers' Kingdom-wide Christmas ban is ended a year ago. Crystal opens her gifts to reveal a brand-new pair of ice skates and a single serving of Santa's Magic Flying Dust. In the Frozen Pond, Crystal feels proud when she tried her ice skates. Lucy tries to ice skate but she has troubles and falls down. Philip picks up Lucy, and they skate together. Eugene has troubles with his new ice skates, as Crystal skates in to him, he still stops. Crystal is ready for the Christmas present as she spreads the Magic Flying Dust around them. Eugene is shockingly excited to see him and Crystal floating in the air. Crystal & Eugene temporarily soar away from the island.
   
 
The very last shot shows Crystal and Eugene soaring away into the clouds with the trail of the Magic Flying Dust behind them, which disappears, above the ocean, which fades to black.
  
The very last shot shows Crystal and Eugene soaring away into the clouds with the trail of the Magic Flying Dust behind them, which disappears, above the ocean, which fades to black.
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==Music==
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==Songs==
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The music for all the songs were composed by Michael Lloyd and Keith Heffner.
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===Original Songs===
  
 
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!Song title!!Lyrics by
 
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|"[[Happy Hatchday]]"
  
|"[[Happy Hatchday]]"
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|rowspan=3|Michael Lloyd<br>Michael Aschner
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|"[[Terribly Deep Thinkers Song]]"
  
|"[[Terribly Deep Thinkers Song]]"
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|"[[Poem from 'The Book of Santa Claus']]"
  
|"[[Poem from 'The Book of Santa Claus']]"
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|"[[Santa's Reindeer Chant]]'
  
|"[[Santa's Reindeer Chant]]'
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!Voice actress/actor!!Character(s)!!Note
  
!Voice actress/actor!!Character(s)!!Note
 
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|[[Hilary Duff]]||[[Princess Crystal]] {{s|(Ages 8-16)}}||Replaced the original Vancouver<br>actress in the LA redubbing.
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|[[Hilary Duff]]||[[Princess Crystal]] {{s|(Ages 8-16)}}||Replaced the original Vancouver actress in the LA redubbing.
 
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|[[Nicole Bouma]]||Princess Crystal {{s|(Baby)}}<br />[[The Wing Maidens (In Search of Santa)|Wing Maidens #1 &amp; #5]]<br>Additional characters
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|[[Nicole Bouma]]||Princess Crystal {{s|(Baby)}}<br />[[The Wing Maidens|Wing Maidens #1 &amp; #5]]<br>Additional characters
 
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|[[Haylie Duff]]||[[Princess Lucinda]] {{s|(Ages 8-16)}}||See ''Hilary Duff''
  
|[[Haylie Duff]]||[[Princess Lucinda]] {{s|(Ages 8-16)}}||See ''Hilary Duff''
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|rowspan=2|[[Jason Michas]]||[[Eugene (In Search of Santa)|Eugene]]
  
|rowspan=2|[[Jason Michas]]||[[Eugene (In Search of Santa)|Eugene]]
 
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|[[Oliver (In Search of Santa)|Oliver]]||Accidentally Credited<br>as '''[[Miscellaneous elves|Gardener Elf]]'''
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|[[Oliver (In Search of Santa)|Oliver]] {{s|(accidentally credited as "Gardener Elf")}}
 
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|[[Cathy Weseluck]]||[[The Wing Maidens (In Search of Santa)|Emma<br>William<br>Wing Maidens #4 &amp; #6]]
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|[[Cathy Weseluck]]||[[The Wing Maidens|Emma<br>William<br>Wing Maidens #4 & #6]]
 
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|[[Richard Newman]]||[[:Category:Narrators|Narrator]]
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|[[Michael Aschner]] {{s|(uncredited)}}||[[The Mayor of Santa's City]]
  
|[[Michael Aschner]] {{s|(uncredited)}}||[[The Mayor of Santa's City]]
 
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|Keith Heffner {{s|(uncredited)}}<br>Michael Lloyd {{s|(uncredited)}}||[[Royal Rookery Rock's Band]]<br>[[Reindeer]] {{s|(ML: [[Reindeer Captain]])}}
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| Michael Lloyd {{s|(uncredited)}}||[[Reindeer Captain]]
 
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|rowspan=3|[[Barry Backus]] {{s|(uncredited)}}||Male Penguin in Crowd
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|Keith Heffner {{s|(uncredited)}}||[[Royal Rookery Rock's Band]]<br>Reindeer
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|[[Leopard Seal]]<br>[[Killer Orca]]<br>[[Polar Bear (In Search of Santa|"The Bear in the Furry Suit"]]||Vocal effects
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|[[Barry Backus]] {{s|(uncredited)}}||Male penguin in crowd<br>[[Leopard Seal]]<br>[[Killer Orca]]<br>"The Bear in the Furry Suit"<br>[[Royal Rookery Rock's Guards]]
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===Domestic releases===
  
===Domestic releases===
 
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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* This is the first Chinese-American co-production for the DtV Premiere feature. It wasn't the first until the theatrical release of 2016's ''Kung Fu Panda 3'', in which is the first Chinese-American co-production for theatrical animation.
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* This is the first Chinese-American co-production for the original feature. It wasn't the first until 2019's ''[[w:c:DreamWorks:Abominable|Abominable]]'', in which is the first Chinese-American co-production for theatrical animation.
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[[File:Las Princesas Pingüinas (En Busca De Santa) - Película Completa (Audio Español) HD|thumb|250px|Full Movie (Spanish Dub)]]
  
 
*In Spain, it was titled as ''Las Princesas Pingüinas'' ("The Penguin Princesses"), referring to the main characters Crystal and Lucinda.
  
*In Spain, it was titled as ''Las Princesas Pingüinas'' ("The Penguin Princesses"), referring to the main characters Crystal and Lucinda.
   
 
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**On the scanning shot of 5 of [[The Wing Maidens (In Search of Santa)|The Wing Maidens]] in the court scene, the transparent purple-black rectangle with 3½ circles at the bottom appears on the near-bottom-right side for a couple frames in the middle of the shot, and reappears (on the far-bottom-right side) when the camera stops scanning.
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**On the scanning shot of 5 of the Wing Maidens in the court scene, the transparent purple-black rectangle with 3½ circles at the bottom appears on the near-bottom-right side for a couple frames in the middle of the shot, and reappears (on the far-bottom-right side) when the camera stops scanning.
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**This also occurred on the 2014 U.S. Lionsgate DVD, albeit the master is used to match with the 2011 Echo Bridge DVD.
   
 
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* {{Imdb title|0439623}}
  
* {{Imdb title|0439623}}
 
* {{Bcdb title|64397}}
  
* {{Bcdb title|64397}}
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* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_search_of_santa Rotten Tomatoes]
  
 
* [https://www.dvdizzy.com/insearchofsanta.html DVDizzy.com's review]
  
* [https://www.dvdizzy.com/insearchofsanta.html DVDizzy.com's review]
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* {{interwiki|witchgirls|Witch Girls Wiki}}
 
* [https://dove.org/review/8926-in-search-of-santa/ The Dove Foundation - Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews]
  
* [https://dove.org/review/8926-in-search-of-santa/ The Dove Foundation - Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews]
   

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Template:Title/In Search of Santa (2004)

“ What counts is that they believe in the things I stand for: Love, kindness, helping others. We call it the spirit of Christmas. But it works all year round. ”

— Santa Claus

In Search of Santa is a 2004 CGI direct-to-video Chinese-American co-production between Colorland Animation and Tundra Productions, Inc. Featuring Hilary and Haylie Duff in their first animated roles, it was presented by Miramax Home Entertainment and distributed domestically by Buena Vista Home Entertainment and internationally by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Synopsis

SPOILER: Plot details or story follow.

The story begins in Royal Rookery Rock, a penguin-populated island kingdom just outside Antarctica, in which Christmas is banned kingdom-wide by an elderly penguin group called The Terribly Deep Thinkers, consisting of Agonysia, Mortmottimes and Deridommis. King Calvin & Queen Penelope have been blessed with two perfect eggs, upon their royal penguin nest; by law and decree, the first egg to hatch would inherit the throne. Out comes Crystal, in which The TDTs didn't like her name but the crowd likes it. The second baby hatched, but the crowd didn't like her appearance, of course the King named her Lucinda, who turned many shades of green.

Two years (or 8 in penguin years) pass, and Princess Crystal grew up smart, led with her heart and loves dancing on ice. The narrator calls her "Princess Clumsy", to her constant consternation, and mentions that every Hatchday (December 23rd), Crystal prefers to ice dance than attending the celebrations. After her failed attempt to maneuver the "Triple Lutz", Crystal schedules the ice-dancing/storytelling slumber party after the party for the Wing Maidens. As Crystal and her friend Eugene, a Prince from a neighboring island, walk to the Palace, she wishes him good luck in his stage performance.

Philip, the Royal Page, introduces Eugene, "the Fool", to the stage, in which the audience boos at his juggling skills and jokes. Crystal was distressed with him while Lucinda and her maids comment about him. When Crystal and Lucinda come out of the entrance of the Palace, every Penguin in the kingdom gathers in front of them and sings "Happy Hatchday". Lucy knocks Crystal's tiara over her head, sending her tumbling down the stairs and, eventually destroyed the towering cake, which splatters some of the Penguins, including the TDTs. That night, Crystal apologizes to her mother before going to sleep.

The next day, Christmas Eve, Crystal looks at the document regarding how to be the "future queen". While Lucy and her maids are playing beach ball on the shore, Crystal sadly rolls up the document and leaves. Lucy wants to be "future queen", because she's a better bird. The TDTs walks toward the shore and talk to them, before heading to the Palace.

In the Palace, the TDTs talk to Calvin and Penelope about yesterday's cake fiasco, and the queen agrees to clear the incident within a week. Then they talk to them about the princesses, while Lucy and her maids are sneaking behind the column. After the talk, the doors of the Palace shut itself. Mortmottimes asks Agonysia what they're having for lunch, but Agonysia buttons his beak. Later, Lucinda makes a deal with the TDTs to become Crystal's shadow for a night, in order to watch her doing something, and report everything back… to them, for a greater good of the colony.

On Christmas Eve, Crystal and Eugene take a hike to the top of Mount Gigantic, while Lucinda becomes Crystal's shadow. Crystal trips on a pebble and falls down. Then, somewhere in the moonlit sky, a mysterious sleigh bell falls and bonks Crystal on her royal noggin. Curiously, Crystal picks up the bell, thanks the sky, and Eugene quickly examines it before they continue hiking. Eugene saves Crystal from a quick peril, sending Lucy out in a snowball. Once they reach the top, Crystal shows Eugene's soaring suit to "attempt to turn back the clock of evolution itself," but she tells him that penguins are swimmers, as he gives his theory that Mother Nature made them "flightless waterfowl" over the eons by his ancestors. After they duck from two female nighthawks, Eugene tells her that if his invention works, he'll become a full-time inventor. Crystal jumps on Eugene's skis as his attempt fails, sending them downward to the discovery of "the human place", with Lucy, in a snowball, behind it. Once there, they discover a compass, and, by coincidence, The Book of Santa Claus.

The next day, Christmas Day, Crystal & Eugene show the book to the Wing Maidens, highlighting that the magic walls of Santa's City is visible only to true believers. Lucinda and two of the Royal Rookery Rock's Guards arrest Crystal, Eugene and the Wing Maidens for showing that Santa Claus does exist. In the courtroom, Eugene declared Santa is Non-Fiction and appoints Lucy for the sleigh bell, in which she illegally declared the bell as a Hatchday present to Crystal. Calvin demands Crystal to grab a pardon, but Crystal legally declares "There is a Santa Claus. I know it in my heart." The TDTs fails to declare the Santa is real. By their default, they declare that "Santa Claus is a HUMAN LIE", and appoints Lucinda as a new "future queen". That night, the TDTs lead a mob while singing their group song. Deridommis burns the place down.

In Crystal's room, she tells her parents that the TDTs' knowledge would burn the wonderful scrolls, and asks Penelope about her believing in Santa. Penelope tells her that things will be better the next morning. Desperately, without any warning and to her parental problems, Crystal leaps out of the Palace unnoticed.

The next morning, Eugene warns Crystal about her quest to the North Pole, and wants to protect her. Crystal says she can protect herself from many predators along the way. Eugene gives Crystal the compass and sends her out in the raft, thus starting the quest.

In the Cave of Profundity, Deridommis sees Crystal leaving the island, and tells the others that she left. Lucinda told the truths, about what happened a couple nights ago, to the TDTs. They actually tricked her, for the greater good of the colony, and she also left the island to bring Crystal back. Suddenly, the leopard seal emerges from the water, and Lucy abruptly joins Crystal in the quest. The leopard seal makes a hole in the raft, and the two land on a glacier. Not long after, Crystal rescues a seal Pup who has been separated from its mother. But then a killer whale separates the glacier, stranding the princesses.

From somewhere in the ocean, cannonballs appear to scare the killer whale away. It's a pirate ship called the "Blubber Belly", which captures Crystal, Lucy and Pup. On board, they meet a pelican named Bubkus Bill and a stork named Timebomb Tom, by behalf of the nefarious Capn' Cragg. Cragg draws the sword to shock them, and answers the questions through song. They don't know what to do with them. Tom suggests a tea party, but Bill prefers putting them to work. Crystal agrees with Bill's suggestion, if they take them to the North Pole. Lucinda commands the Pirates to release them.

That night, the pirates throw Crystal and Lucinda, along with Pup, into a room. Meanwhile, Cragg looks at The Book of Santa Claus and examines three things, Magic Flying Dust, See-All Looking Glass, and the gates to Santa's City are only visible to the pure of heart. He cackles as the Pirates' secret plan establishes. Later, Cragg announces that the Princess' request is granted.

The next day, the Princesses have chores to do. Pup is cleaning the cannon, Lucy stitches the sails, and Crystal uses brushes as ice skates to clean the deck's floor. The pirates plan to find the North Pole to get filthy rich. We see the "Blubber Belly" going up North with stops to South America, Africa and North America along the way, all in one Earth-revolving shot.

One night (almost 4 penguin years later), Princess Lucinda asks "How can one man deliver all those toys in all night?" Crystal answers, "Magic Flying Dust". Lucinda notices Crystal's compass that Eugene gave to her, and talks about it. Crystal asks Lucinda "So who do you like?", and Lucinda realizes his friend Philip and talks about him via sharing, before they start laughing.

Meanwhile, back in Royal Rookery Rock, the king and queen are depressed about the princesses getting lost. The TDTs offer to sign the "Lost at Sea" contract in order to become the new heirs of the throne. Agonysia grabs Mortmottimes feather to use as a quail to Penelope, but she weeps. Calvin realizes that the princesses are still out there somewhere, feeling in his heart. The TDTs will come back the next week, in order to allow the parents to mourn.

One week later (the Princesses are now 12), the "Blubber Belly" lands on the shores of the North Pole. The Princesses use the ship's bathtub to get onto shore, as the Pirates secretly follow them. Upon arrival, Crystal and Lucinda gets into a fraud that started three years ago. With faith, Crystal starts to like Lucy, and eventually they became best friends forever. Pup spots a white fur, just like Santa's beard. Lucy takes a closer look of it, which eventually becomes the polar bear. Lucy starts running away from him. The Polar Bear looks as Lucy as a chicken for food, and starts chasing towards her. Lucy comments to Crystal that there's "a bear in a furry suit" is chasing after her. Lucy gets cornered by the bear. Crystal throws two snowballs at the bear and runs to the nearby frozen lake. Crystal maneuvers the "Triple Lutz" as the Polar Bear breaks the ice and falls into the pond. Lucy calls Crystal a "brave, stupid bird," and they continue the quest.

As dusk comes, Crystal, Lucinda and Pup arrive at the home of Max Elfman. They meet his pig, then they tried the igloo. Crystal comments "you're not fooling anyone" to Max, and she and Lucy notice his regulation elfwear shoes and his pointy ears. The princesses and Pup chases after him, as Max flies away on his pig using the pig's flying cap.

It's the night of December 23-24, and the princesses are looking for Max and his pig. Pup bumps on the invisible wall, followed by Lucinda. Crystal knocks on the wall, and mentions that the walls of Santa City is only visible to true believers. Crystal asks to Lucy they "must believe" or they're never get inside. They close their eyes and visualize through a poem from the book:

“ In an arctic light
stands the marvelous sight,
A city that glitters and glows.
Even the trees when it snows.

Inside, you'll find merry little elves
humming to themselves,
loading up their selves
And peppermint trees and leaves lining every street
Lollipop flowers,
candy-striped towers,
And all the sweets you can eat.

And the chairman in charge
Is jolly and large.

”

Once the poem is recited, the bricks randomly appear rapidly. The invisible wall reveals via light-wipe. Crystal comments to Lucy that she hardly did it. The wall disappears for a moment before reappearing when Lucy said "hardly". The three celebrate the arrival, as Max comes in through the gate greeting the princesses.

Inside Santa City, the merry elves is excited about the true believers welcoming to the city through the two-horse closed sleigh. At one moment, the sleigh stops for Santa's reindeer crossing with a chant. Once they arrive outside the castle, the photographers start taking pictures of the Princesses and Pup. Inside the castle, the city's mayor and chief toy-maker honors them with the key to Santa's City. Mrs. Claus introduces the castle to princesses, and mentions that she saw their journey through the Magic Looking Glass and message to everyone that "Every elf, reindeer and toy knows of your great adventure." Lastly, they are greeted by Santa himself and advises that the Spirit of Christmas works all year round. Suddenly, outside the city, the pirates' cannonballs destroy the invisible wall & the gates. Santa advises that the Pirates that arrived right in time, and comments that he saw them in Magic Looking Glass.

The Pirates' has already set the explosions as quickly as possible, just as Santa comes in. Cragg wants some gifts, and Santa snaps his fingers to give the treasure chests of gold, silver and multicolored. Cragg holds Santa in order to give the Magic Flying Dust & Magic Looking Glass together. Cragg asks to "carry" the loot, and Santa comments that the "Magic Flying Dust has the unusual effect of the laws of gravity." Cragg proceeds to blast away by Timebomb Tom. Crystal stops Tom, just as the exploding device goes down. Instead of explosions, three colorful fireworks, consisting of bows, sweets and toys, explodes in the sky. Santa has his "jolliness is a matter of public record," and his "mastery of the martial arts is lesser-known." He then uses his martial arts skills to turn his red suit into red Chinese symbols. He then commands the Pirates' to leave his city behind, carrying their loot along. Lucy asks to Santa "But why?", and he has show the princesses something in the office.

In the office within the castle, Santa shows the Princesses his Magic Looking Glass, where he shows that Eugene misses Crystal, and the Terribly Deep Thinkers plan to have the King & Queen sign the "Lost at Sea" document tomorrow, in order to become the new heirs of the throne. The princesses agree to stop the TDTs from signing. Just then, Oliver arrives in the office to hand Santa the satchel. Santa hands the scrapbook from the satchel for Crystal to look it as the "proof", he places his hat onto Lucy's head, and the single serving of his Magic Flying Dust to Crystal. Lucy hands Santa the sleigh bell, which belonged to Blitzen. As Crystal asks to Santa how do they get back home, the scene fades before he answers it.

Back in the ship, now stuck on ice, the pirates reveal the things they retrieved were swapped (Magic Flying Dust for sawdust, Magic Looking Glass for breakable glass, and the chests now filled with coal). The Princesses & Pup gets on board by permission. Crystal asks the Pirates for bringing the ship back into the water, and they agreed. Crystal then uses the Magic Flying Dust to spread all over the ship to soar into the sky back to the South Pole.

The next day, Christmas Eve, in the CoP Deridommis looks at the "Blubber Belly" landing in the water as the magic flying dust completely wears off through his telescope. The Pirates' greet farewell to the Princesses. Later, they check one of the treasure chests and one of the gold pieces is back, along with the letter from Santa, which says, "Every good deed brings its own reward."

The Princesses arrive back at RRR via the ship's bathtub, leaving Pup behind. Suddenly, the TDTs arrive aside from them and chatters about the quest and becoming best friends. They invited them to their CoP to celebrate.

Once arrived at the cave, the princesses are greeted by their parents inside, but ended up inside the TDTs' hideout. The princesses are then trapped in a birdcage. Agonysia takes Lucy's hat away, and the TDTs will soon declare that the parents' daughters is "Lost at Sea". They melt the proof of Santa Claus, and Mortmottimes rises the birdcage ("Where's your Santa now, Crystal?"). They leave the cave, carrying the document.

In the palace, the TDTs arrives to sign the document by Calvin & Penelope. Eugene, who just got back from his home island, then abruptly interrupts the signing for the few words of remembering Crystal. Back in the cave, Lucy recaps the things they survive over the quest, and Crystal promises that the TDTs won't win. Pup arrives in the cave and the princesses commands him to find Eugene in the palace. Crystal then throws the compass to Pup and he heads off to the palace. Meanwhile, the TDTs stop Eugene's speech as Calvin signs his signatures in the document. Penelope has no choice but sign her signatures. Suddenly, Pup arrives in the Palace and the guards chases after him while looking for Eugene. Eugene & Pup gets cornered by the guards, and realizes that the compass he gave to Crystal as the sign of Crystal's existence. Agonysia declares that Crystal is "gobbled" by a leopard seal, but Eugene is "no marine biologist, but this seal is a Pup." Agonysia holds the document that has one signature away by Penelope, and Pup leads every penguin in RRR to the TDTs' hideout.

That night (December 24-25th), the Terribly Deep Thinkers are banished from Royal Rookery Rock forever. Mortmottimes looks to the night sky. It's Santa Claus, riding in his sleigh, powered by Magic Flying Dust for the eight tiny reindeer against the moon backdrop. Agonysia says "Merry Christmas indeed." Then from the sky, another one of the sleigh bells falls and bonks Agonysia in her noggin.

Approximately one year (4 penguin years) later (the Princesses are now 16), it's Christmas Day. Lucinda mentions that Santa was here, meaning the Deep Thinkers' Kingdom-wide Christmas ban is ended a year ago. Crystal opens her gifts to reveal a brand-new pair of ice skates and a single serving of Santa's Magic Flying Dust. In the Frozen Pond, Crystal feels proud when she tried her ice skates. Lucy tries to ice skate but she has troubles and falls down. Philip picks up Lucy, and they skate together. Eugene has troubles with his new ice skates, as Crystal skates in to him, he still stops. Crystal is ready for the Christmas present as she spreads the Magic Flying Dust around them. Eugene is shockingly excited to see him and Crystal floating in the air. Crystal & Eugene temporarily soar away from the island.

The very last shot shows Crystal and Eugene soaring away into the clouds with the trail of the Magic Flying Dust behind them, which disappears, above the ocean, which fades to black.

Spoilers end here.

Songs

The music for all the songs were composed by Michael Lloyd and Keith Heffner.

Song title Lyrics by
"Happy Hatchday" Michael Lloyd
Michael Aschner
"Terribly Deep Thinkers Song"
"Cap'n Cragg's Pirate Song"
"Poem from 'The Book of Santa Claus'" Michael Aschner
"Santa's Reindeer Chant'
"Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"

Voice cast

Voice actress/actor Character(s) Note
Hilary Duff Princess Crystal (Ages 8-16) Replaced the original Vancouver actress in the LA redubbing.
Nicole Bouma Princess Crystal (Baby)
Wing Maidens #1 & #5
Additional characters
Haylie Duff Princess Lucinda (Ages 8-16) See Hilary Duff
Tabitha St. Germain Princess Lucinda (Baby)
Additional Characters
Kathleen Barr Agonysia
Mrs. Claus
Queen Penelope
Katie
Marcus
Mimi
Scott McNeil Mortmottimes
Bubkus Bill
Timebomb Tom
Garry Chalk Derridommis
Cap'n Cragg
French Tickner Santa Claus
Dale Wilson King Calvin
Lee Tockar Max Elfman
Philip
Pup
Jason Michas Eugene
Oliver (accidentally credited as "Gardener Elf")
Cathy Weseluck Emma
William
Wing Maidens #4 & #6
Richard Newman Narrator
Michael Aschner (uncredited) The Mayor of Santa's City
Michael Lloyd (uncredited) Reindeer Captain
Keith Heffner (uncredited) Royal Rookery Rock's Band
Reindeer
Barry Backus (uncredited) Male penguin in crowd
Leopard Seal
Killer Orca
"The Bear in the Furry Suit"
Royal Rookery Rock's Guards

Availability

Domestic releases

International releases

Trivia

  • This is the first Chinese-American co-production for the original feature. It wasn't the first until 2019's Abominable, in which is the first Chinese-American co-production for theatrical animation.
  • In Spain, it was titled as Las Princesas Pingüinas ("The Penguin Princesses"), referring to the main characters Crystal and Lucinda.

Goofs

  • For the 16:9 version, the video was slightly pushed to the right, resulting it off-centered with the black bar at the left.
  • For the international English master of 16:9 version (except for the 2011 U.S. Echo Bridge DVD, where it fixes it), it made a processing error.
    • On the scanning shot of 5 of the Wing Maidens in the court scene, the transparent purple-black rectangle with 3½ circles at the bottom appears on the near-bottom-right side for a couple frames in the middle of the shot, and reappears (on the far-bottom-right side) when the camera stops scanning.
    • This also occurred on the 2014 U.S. Lionsgate DVD, albeit the master is used to match with the 2011 Echo Bridge DVD.

Gallery

Early Production

As seen on the first version of the 1998 U.S. VHS of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie.

Screenshots

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