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"Snow Place Like Home" is the second Christmas episode of the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor, aired in the show's second season.

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It's Nochebuena in the Kingdom of Avalor. At Avalor Palace, Esteban is searching for his gifts and finds one. Elena catches him and puts the gift he took to open back. Isabel, Luisa, and Francisco come in and wish them a happy almost Navidad. Luisa notes how beautiful Elena looks. Elena tells her grandmother she wanted to get into the Navidad spirit. Isabel picks up a gift and states "Found it." Elena tells her "Isa, you're as bad as Esteban." Isabel explains that the gift she picked up is for Cristina and that she and their grandparents are going to Cristina's village to drop it off. Elena asks them if they're coming back for Nochebuena. Luisa answers "Of course, mijita." Elena is relieved because, after everything they went through that year because of Shuriki, she just wants to spend Navidad with her family. Isabel and her grandparents then set off for Cristina's village in the coach.

Suddenly, there's a knock at the door. Elena thinks her little sister and grandparents changed their minds about taking gifts to Christina and opens the door. However, it's Naomi and Mateo. They've come to deliver presents to for the Royal Family and Gabe, who's still not back yet. Elena explains that Gabe is still hunting down the Delgados. Elena also hopes he's okay. Meanwhile, Gabe is indeed still pursuing Victor and Carla with two of the Royal Guards on Jaquins. The pursuit has gotten to the bridge Elena built at the border between Avalor and Cordoba. Victor tells Cruz "Go faster, Beast." Cruz tells Victor he and his sister have names. Vestia adds that the Royal Guards are pursuing him and Carla, not her and Cruz. To lose them, Victor conjures a huge blizzard. The Delgados lose the guards in the blizzard. The blizzard spreads all over Avalor.

Naomi and Mateo are about to go home when the blizzard hits, trapping them inside. Esteban frets about how Isabel and their grandparents will get home while Naomi and Mateo fret about how they will get home. To cheer them up, Elena tells them they should have a snowball fight. The others shoot down this idea by telling her it's too cold. So, to warm them up, Elena takes them to the kitchen to make Ponche Navideno. Naomi and Mateo like it but Esteban refuses to even drink his on the grounds that he only drinks his with Luisa's tamales. Elena tells him they will make tamales when their grandparents and Isabel get back. Esteban moodily asks "But when will they get back?" Elena tells Esteban "Esteban. Primo. I've got a surprise for you." Esteban tells her he's not interested. Elena reveals that it's a Navidad treasure hunt. The trio agrees to it. Elena then goes to hide the presents. When she gets back, Elena gives them a riddle: In this meeting place, the ends don't meet; A novel approach will reveal your treat. Naomi figures out that it's the Grand Council chamber as the meeting table is a semicircle. When they get to the Chamber, Naomi finds it on the bookshelf as a novel meant book. The present is Dulce. However, the gift only makes Mateo and Esteban more depressed. To cheer them back up, Elena decides they should decorate the Parlor.

Later, they have decorated the Parlor. Mateo is still feeling depressed as he has made a gingerbread house and a cookie shaped like his mother. Esteban makes him feel worse by eating the cookie shaped like his mom. When Mateo protests, Esteban complains about how Luisa's not there to make her tamales. Suddenly, there's a knock at the door. Esteban thinks it's Isabel and his grandparents and goes to get it. However, when he opens the door, it's just Luna who's there to drop some apples off for Elena before returning to Vallestrella. However, when she tries to leave, the blizzard blows her back inside. Luna asks Mateo if he can cast a spell that will end the storm. Mateo asks "Why didn't I think about that?' Esteban states "I agree. Why didn't you?" and they head to Mateo's Workshop to get one. They find one and head back outside. Unfortunately, Mateo gets the incantation wrong and the spell just makes the blizzard worse by making it more powerful. Elena leads everyone back inside to make tamales.

Meanwhile, the more powerful blizzard forces Gabe's group to seek shelter in a cave where they celebrate Navidad. The more powerful blizzard also makes problems for the Delgados. Victor insults Cruz, prompting him and Vestia, who have had enough of the abuse and insults they've been subjected to by Shuriki's group, to throw the Delgados off and ditch them to fend for themselves. This forces the Delgados to strike out on foot. When Carla hurts herself in a way that makes it so she can't walk, Victor carries her back to their cabin. But when they reach the door, they are shocked to find a woman there as well. The woman reveals herself as Victor's wife, who is also a wizard.

Back at Avalor Palace, Elena's group are making tamales. However, they rush so much that they just get the dough on Elena's face. Naomi, Mateo, Esteban, and Luna blame each other and then Elena. Elena tells them she's been trying to cheer them up and they didn't even notice and leaves. Esteban blames Naomi, Mateo, and Luna, only for the three of them to blame him with Naomi asking him if he cares about anyone other than himself. Esteban tells them he cares about his grandparents and adds that he lost his parents in a blizzard just like the one that's currently raging. When he was a boy, younger than Isabel, his parents went out on a voyage across the Great Ocean, despite him telling them not to due to having a bad feeling. There was a sudden blizzard across the Northern Sea. Their ship went down with no survivors. Luna notes he still has family in the Palace. Luna also notes they owe her an apology as they haven't been treating her right.

To make it up to Elena, they arrange a Navidad treasure hunt for her that ends in the kitchen, where they have resumed making tamales. While they make the tamales, Mateo realizes what made the spell go wrong. He recasts the spell and finally ends the blizzard. Naomi and Mateo invite their families to the Palace. When Isabel, Francisco, and Luisa get back, the Turners, the Royal Family, and the de Alvas celebrate Navidad together.

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The Walt Disney Company
Animated shorts
Empty SocksMickey's OrphansSanta's WorkshopMickey's Good DeedThe Night Before ChristmasBroken ToysToy TinkersPluto's Christmas TreeThe Small OneMickey's Christmas Carol • "Jingle Bells, Something Smells" • "The Nutcracker" • "Mickey's Mixed Nuts" • "Mickey's Christmas Chaos" • Operation: Secret Santa • "Oh, Christmas Tree!" • Olaf's Frozen Adventure • "The Lights Before Christmas" • "Tinsle Tussle" • Mickey's Christmas Tales
Movies
Animated Christmas JollitiesThe Nightmare Before ChristmasBeauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasMickey's Once Upon a ChristmasWinnie the Pooh: Seasons of GivingMickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of MouseRecess Christmas: Miracle on Third StreetA Very Merry Pooh YearMickey's Twice Upon a Christmas . Disney Princess: A Christmas of EnchantmentMy Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas MovieA Christmas CarolMarvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!
Live-action Babes in ToylandOne Magic ChristmasThe Christmas StarErnest Saves ChristmasA Mom For ChristmasIn the Nick of TimeThe Muppet Christmas CarolThe RefThe Santa ClauseThe Preacher's WifeThe Christmas TreeI'll Be Home For ChristmasThe Ultimate Christmas Present 'Twas the NightThe Santa Clause 2The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseSanta BuddiesThe Search for Santa PawsGood Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!Santa Paws 2: The Santa PupsThe Nutcracker and the Four RealmsNoelleGodmotheredMarley
Television specials and episodes
Animated
Television specials "A Present for Donald" • "From All of Us to All of You" • A Disney Christmas GiftA Disney Channel ChristmasWinnie the Pooh and Christmas TooA Goof Troop ChristmasPhineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!Prep & LandingMickey's Christmas SpecialPrep & Landing: Naughty vs. NiceToy Story That Time ForgotDuck the HallsLEGO Star Wars: Holiday SpecialMickey and Minnie Wish Upon a ChristmasMickey Saves ChristmasShortsmas with Big City Greens
Television episodes Disney Television Animation "Jolly Molly Christmas" • "It's a Wonderful Leaf" • "Miracle at the 34th Precinct" • "Doug's Secret Christmas" • "A Christmas Cruella" • "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave" • "Don't Be Elfish" • "A Kosher Christmas" • "A Dog for All Seasons" • "The Worst Holiday Ever" • "Holiday Time" • "Cheery Theerlap, Lloyd" • "The Blight Before Christmas" • "Pete's Christmas Caper" • "Clarabelle's Christmas List" • "Happy Holidays, Mr. Gruff!" • "A Very Possible Christmas" • "Topper" • "On Whiskers, On Lola, On Cheryl and Meryl" • "Hairy Christmas" • "A Giftmas Story" • "Season's Beatings" • "Dick Daring's All-Star Holiday Stunt Spectacular 5" • "Stitch and Santa" • "A Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas" • "A Cousin Kyle Christmas" • "Merry Fishmas, Milo" • "The Gift" • "Gingersnaps and Grumpy Snaps" / "Jollybells" • "Future-Worm and the 54 Days of Snordfest" • "Stump Day" / "Holiday Spellcial" • "A Christmas Peril" • "Tree Lighting" • "A Merry Mocap Musical" • "Last Christmas!" • "The Present" • "Green Christmas" • "How Santa Stole Christmas!" • "Froggy Little Christmas" • "Saving Christmas" • "Virtually Christmas" • "White Christmess" • "We Wish You a Merry Chaos-Mas"
Playhouse Disney /
Disney Junior
"The Wishing Tree" • "Little Dog Lost" • "A Circus Town Christmas" • "Twinkle's Wish" • "The Christmas Wish " • "A Very Handy Holiday" • "The Wind-Up Toy Prince" • "Mickey Saves Santa" • "The Night Before Zipsmas / A Gift For Zooter" • "Flicker Saves Christmas" • "The Ayalas' Christmas Extravaganza" • "The Living Holiday Lights" • "It's a Winter Never Land!" • "A Very McStuffins Christmas" • "Holiday in Enchancia" • "Captain Scrooge" • "Winter's Gift" • "Toby's Christmas Critter" / "A Very Tricky Christmas" • " Navidad" • "The Mystic Isles: A Very Mystic Wassailia" • "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas" • "Happy Hot Diggity Dog Holiday!" • "Happy Holiday Helpers" • "A Very Pug Christmas" • "The Latke Kerfuffle" • "A Very Muppet Babies Christmas" • "Summer's Super Fabulous Holiday Surprise" • "A Santa for Bob" • The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special • "Nanpire and Grandpop the Greats" • "Snow Place Like Home" • "Nancy and the Nice List" • "A Gargoyle Carol" • "The Lights Before Christmas" • "Elves for a Day/The Dreidel Dilemma" • "Festival of Lights" • "Tinsle Tussle" • "Santa Baby" • "The Fright Before Christmas" • "Merry Chickmas" • "It's a Wonderful Elf-bot" / "A Merry Litter Christmas" • "The Gingerbread Palace" • "A Christmas Mission in Toyland / Nine Lights Tonight" • "The Christmas Car-Sled Race" • "The Gingerbread Palace" • "Jingle Bog Rock" • "Wrap Party Pups" / "Fixing Santa's Sleigh" • "Jingle Birds" • "Blizzard Buds" • "Pupstruction Saves Christmas" • "Merry Mousemas" • "Santa’s Crash Landing"
Touchstone / ABC Signature "How the Super Stole Christmas" • "A Very Special Clone High Snowflake Day Special"
Marvel Animation (post-2009) "Nightmare on Christmas" • "It's a Wonderful Smash" • "Jingle Bell Rock" • "The Moon Knight Before Christmas" • "A Very Spidey Christmas" • "Halted Holiday" / "Merry Spidey Christmas"
Lucasfilm, Ltd. LEGO Star Wars: Holiday Special • "Life Day"
Hyperion Films "Who Stole Santa? • "Christmas in Oz" • "Seven Days of Kwanzaa"
Live-action
Television specials The Walt Disney Christmas ShowChristmas at Pooh CornerA Magic Kingdom Yuletide SpecialThe Disney Christmas SpecialMickey's NutcrackerDisney's Christmas Fantasy on IceA Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaGood Luck Jessie: NYC ChristmasJessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker & JoeyDisney Channel Fa-La-La-Lidays Celebrates a Radio Disney Family HolidayDisney Holiday Magic QuestDisney Channel's Epic Holiday ShowdownDisney Channel Holiday House Party" • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Television episodes Walt Disney Television "Christmas at the Circus" • "Christmas in Wonderland" • "Refrigerator Day" • "A Roman Holiday" • "Fountain" • "Happy Holidays" • "Heck of a Hanukkah" • "Xtreme Xmas" • "Escape Claus" • "Christmas at the Tipton" • "Christmas Break" • "Killing Me Softly With His Height" • "Present Problem" • "Happy Ha-Ha Holidays" • "A So Random! Holiday Special" • "A London Carol" • "Bro Ho Ho" • "So Random! Episode 18" • "Pair of Santas" • "sANTa's Little Helpers" • "Christmas Story" • "Jingle It Up" • "A Little Elf Esteem" • "A Duncan Christmas" • "Bark! The Herald Angels Sing" • "Merry Merry It Up" • "Oh, Christmas Nuts!" • "Big Dreams & Big Apples" • "Nanny in Miami" • "Fa La La La-A-Rooney" • "Mix-Ups & Mistletoes" • "Twas the Mission Before Christmas" • "silANT night" • "Twas the Fight Before Christmas" • "Girl Meets Home for the Holidays" • "Stan Steals Christmas" • "Merry Miss Sis" • "Secret Santa" • "Twas the Fight Before Christmas" • "The Girls of Christmas Past" • "Santas & Surprises" • "Joy-to-a-Rooney" • "Single All the Way" • "Cali Christmas-A-Rooney" • "Girl Meets a Christmas Maya" • "How the Griff Stole Christmas" • "Holly Holly Not So Jolly" • "The Christmas Curse" • "Agh, Humbug" • "Stuck at Christmas" • "A Killer Robot Christmas" • "Would You Wrather Get a Moose Angry?" • "Holiday Video Sketchtacular " • "Bah Humbugged " • "Merry Christmas Mr. Gooch " • "It's Christmas, Gabby Duran " • "Would You Wrather Lose Your Presents? " • "Summer Winter Wonderland " • "How the Syd Stole Christmas" • "Mad About Yuletide" • "Jolly Holidance" • "The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year" • "Holiday" • "How the Villains Stole Christmas" • "A Very Villain Christmas" • "Friends in Snow Places"
Touchstone / ABC Signature "It's a Marginal Life" • "Yule Better Watch Out" • "I'm Scheming of a White Christmas" • "Santa's Little Helper" • "'Twas the Blight Before Christmas" • "Some Like It Hot Rod" • "'Twas the Night Before Chaos" • "'Twas the Flight Before Christmas" • "Easy Street" • "Bright Christmas" • "A Very Topanga Christmas" • "Home for the Holidays" • "An According to Jiminy Christmas" • "Spirit" • "One Office Party Too Many" • "The Christmas Party" • "Secret Santa" • "Silent Night, Opening Night" • "Stalking Santa" • "Aru-Bah Humbug" • "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" • "The Gift of Maggie" • "Christmas Time" • "Light the Lights" • "The Miracle Song" • "Fake Plastic Snow" • "The Nutcracker" • "Two for the Money" • "Holidaze" • "Boom Crunch" • "Cold Turkey"
Albums
30 Favorite Songs of Christmas with Chimes and ChorusA Family ChristmasDisney's Merry Christmas CarolsMickey's Christmas Around the WorldAriel's Christmas Under the SeaA Pooh ChristmasThe Twelve Days of ChristmasDisney's Christmas CollectionDisney's Christmas Collection IIDisney's Family Christmas CollectionDisney's Snowy Christmas . Disney Santa Sing-AlongDisney's Princess Christmas AlbumDisney's Merry Little ChristmasA Green and Red ChristmasDisney's Holiday Celebration 2007Disney Channel HolidayDisney Holiday Magic 2009Disney Winter Wonderland 2010Phineas and Ferb Holiday FavoritesMickey's Magical Holiday 2011Disney Channel Holiday PlaylistHolidays UnwrappedA Very Merry Disney ChristmasDisney Junior Holiday HitsICON: Disney HolidayDisney Junior Holiday Hits 2Disney Christmas Magic
Other
Disney Parks Christmas Day ParadeThe Magic of Christmas at DisneylandThe Magic of Christmas at Walt Disney WorldFa-La-La-Lidays25 Days of ChristmasThe Santa Clauses
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