Northpole

The film begins in the magical city of Northpole, where the Northern Lights—the source of all magic and power—are dimming because people 'down south' are losing their Christmas spirit. Clementine, a young elf, decides to take matters into her own hands and uses a 'Northpole communicator' to contact Kevin Hastings, a young boy who recently moved to a new town with his single mother, Chelsea. Kevin is struggling to fit in at school, while Chelsea, a tenacious reporter, is focused on her new job at The Examiner. Clementine eventually brings Kevin to Northpole on a flying sleigh pulled by Randy the reindeer, where he meets Santa and Mrs. Claus and learns that the city will perish without a surge of human happiness. Meanwhile, Chelsea investigates why the town's mayor and a wealthy developer named Ernie Pendleton have canceled the annual tree-lighting ceremony at Greenwood Park. She suspects Pendleton is a 'Scrooge' planning to build condos on the park. Kevin tries to start a Christmas committee at school but is mocked, though he finds an ally in his whimsical teacher, Ryan Wilson, who encourages his imagination. The conflict peaks when Kevin is rescued by firefighters while trying to decorate the park's giant tree, leading Chelsea to dismiss his 'elf friend' as a dangerous fantasy. However, Kevin discovers Pendleton's childhood letters to Santa in the Northpole archives, revealing that Pendleton only ever asked for gifts for a girl named Penny. Chelsea realizes Pendleton is actually a grieving widower who was trying to secretly donate the park in his wife's memory. After Chelsea's initial cynical article ruins the deal, she resigns from the paper and writes a viral blog post about the importance of community. On Christmas Eve, the townspeople ignore the lack of a permit and gather at the park for an unofficial lighting. The collective joy of the crowd creates a massive surge of happiness sparks that restores the Northern Lights. The Mayor relents, Chelsea gets her job back with a bonus, and she finds romance with Ryan as they celebrate the saved holiday.