Saving Santa is a CGI-animated Christmas musical movie, from Gateway Films and Prana Animation Studios, originally premiered as a Walmart exclusive on November 1, 2013. Distributed in the U.S. by The Weinstein Company, it was directed by animators Leon Joosen and Aaron Seelman.
Summary
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Bernard, a lowly elf, finds that he is the only one who can stop a invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to save Santa - twice.
Music
The original musical score was composed, orchestrated and conducted by Grant Olding, who also arranged the following original songs.
Original Songs
| Song title | Music & Lyrics by | Performed by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "A Christmas Wish" | Grant Olding | Benjy Norman | |
| "Prospects" | Martin Freeman | ||
| "An Elf Like Me" | |||
| "Do or Die" | Ashley Tisdale (U.S.) Katarzyna Laska (U.K.) M. Freeman | ||
| "Swingle Bells" | Traditional G. Olding (arranger/additional lyrics) | ||
| "12 Days of Elevator Muzak" | |||
| "Some Kind of Miracle" | Mark Yaeger | A. Tisdale (U.S.) K. Laska (U.K.) |
Rachael Dahl (BG vocal) Jessica Burgan (BG vocal) Benjamin Willan (BG vocal) Vince Walker (BG vocal) Klaus Badelt (producer) M. Yaeger (producer) Brian Sumner (mixer) Dave Pensado (mixer) |
| "A Christmas Wish" (Reprise) | G. Olding | B. Norman Tim Conway (U.S.) Tom Baker (U.K.) A. Tisdale (U.S.) K. Laska (U.K.) M. Freeman |
Cast
| Voice actor/actress | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Newell Alexander | Butterscotch Mercenary #4 (U.S.) |
| Chris Fairbrass | Mercenary #4 (U.K.) |
| Noel Clarke | Snowy |
| Joan Collins | Vera Baddington |
| Tim Conway (U.S.) Tom Baker (U.K.) |
Santa |
| David Cowgill | Mercenary #1 |
| Tim Curry | Neville Baddington |
| Holly Dorff | Minty Reporter |
| Moosie Drier | Tin Soldier #1 Old Man Elf |
| Pam Ferris | Mrs. Claus |
| Martin Freeman | Bernard D. Elf |
| Jackie Gonneau | Female Santech Elf with glasses |
| Nick Guest | Blitzen (U.S.) Shortbread |
| Chris Barrie | Blitzen (U.K.) |
| Richard Steven Horvitz | Orange-haired Elf Chestnut |
| Ashley Tisdale (U.S.) Katarzyna Laska (U.K.) |
Shiny |
| David Zyler | Tin Soldier #2 Mercenary #3 |
| Ricky Roxburgh Nick Simunek Terry Stone Gregor Truter |
Additional voices |
| Toby Williams | Nutcracker |
| Uncredited | |
| Xavier Alcan | Lutin |
External links
- Saving Santa at the Internet Movie Database
- Saving Santa at the Movie Database
- Saving Santa at Rotten Tomatoes