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It's the day before winter break.

Nobody expects you to learn anything.

All you gotta do is watch a holiday special

and eat snacks till 3:00 p.m.

But somehow, some way, on this blow-off day of all blow-off days

you get sent to the principal's office.

It wasn't my fault.

It's-It's like I told Mr. Bonner. I don't know how it happened.

Just like you didn't know who was running

that McCallister Elementary "pay-to-play" Little League scam.

That was a mystery.

Or who printed up fake rewards cards for Yo-Go-Rama.

Okay, for the record, yogurt prices are ridiculous these days.

Andy,

you are smart and charming,

and I truly believe there's nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.

But you keep putting your mind to the wrong stuff.

Look, I-I swear, Principal Clark.

I'm not a bad kid.

Ah-- Oh.

Why don't you use this break as a kind of a reset button?

We can put all of this in the past.

But I want you to think about

the kind of kid you want to be next semester.

Do you wanna be the conniving, scheming con man,

or do you wanna be something better?

I wanna be something better.

I-- I can change, Principal Clark.

I know I can.

Please. No boogers on the blazer.

Tears were a nice touch.

So, you get it?

Dulce, who you talking to?

I-- I can change, Principal Clark. I know I can.

Please, no boogers on the blazer.

The confiscation closet holds every item ever unjustly snatched

from a student's hand.

It's the biggest job we've ever pulled.

And today's our last chance to pull it.

It's the end of the semester,

which means the school's gonna empty out the closet

and give all of our stuff to charity.

We can't let that happen. How much time do we have?

I'm not a bad kid.

Pick-up's at 2:45.

That gives us five minutes to pull this off. You ready?

I was born ready.

See you on the other side.

Say, "Thank you, Santa Claus."

- Thank you. - Bye. Merry Christmas.

Well, young lady, what's your name?

I'm sorry, she doesn't speak English. She's Dutch.

She's just come over.

Shouldn't you be in class?

Uh...

She's been living in an orphan's home in Rotterdam ever since--

Well, we've adopted her.

It's the day before winter break.

Nobody expects you to learn anything. All you gotta do is watch a--

This is Principal. I want you to blow off the day before 3:00 p.m.

See you next semester.

Uh-- Hey, what are you all doing?

Whoo-hoo!

Do not make me call your parents over this break! Get back here!

I can't believe we actually pulled this off.

Hey!

- What are you doing with that cart? - Nothing.

Andy, we just talked about this.

- And now I catch you with-- - No, Principal Clark. Don't--

Cookies?

I mean, I knew they were there.

I-- It was a surprise for you and the staff.

You guys work so hard. I just wanted to show our appreciation.

Well, that's very nice of you, Andy. I'll make sure the staff gets them.

- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.

Where did you-- How did you--

I can't believe we actually pulled this off.

But what about the stuff? How are we gonna get it out?

The janitor's gonna carry it out for us.

Andy, what do we have for Lewis?

Please tell me it's my dad's drone.

I wasn't supposed to take it, but I took it.

And then Mrs. Noober saw it and she took it.

Hurry it up, son. Some of us got places to be.

- Albert, chill. You'll get your turn. - Don't tell me to chill. I invented chill.

Bam.

You saved my butt big time.

If my dad found out about this, I'd get in so much trouble.

We're talking Naughty List for sure.

Did you know the government pays the Internet

to block the location of Santa's village--

Andy, you got a slingshot in there for me, my man?

No money, no slingshot, my man.

Five bucks.

But I don't have this many bucks.

Sweet Lord.

Have you ever seen a face that adorable?

I-- It's breaking my heart. Just give it to him. Give it to him.

Here you go. One slingshot.

Thanks a lot, suckers.

Deuces!

Hey, hey! You owe us!

I can't believe you just blew your cut of the money

on a game for a console you don't even have.

Your parents are never gonna buy it.

It's too expensive.

Which is why I sent Santa a letter last week asking for it.

Backup plan. I like it.

I mailed the big guy back in November.

Santa's my only chance of getting an archery set.

My parents think it's too dangerous.

- It is too dangerous. - That's why I want it.

I gotta admit that cookie move was a stroke of genius.

If Clark had busted us for taking that stuff,

we would've been in so much trouble.

We didn't take that stuff.

We took it back.

We returned those lost treasures to their owners.

We did a good thing today, Dulce.

Heck yeah, we did.

Merry Christmas, Dulce!

Merry Christmas, Andy.

Hey! Door's locked. Let me in.

So, Andy, how was school today?

Anything exciting happen?

Uh, school was fine, Laurel.

Really? 'Cause Stacy Wilcox told me that Jessica Chen told her

that Mateo Garcia's little sister said

that you got sent to the principal's office.

- You got sent to the principal? - Again? Is that true?

Well, yes. It's-- It's true.

Principal Clark was having trouble with her Wi-Fi

and all the other kids wanted to watch a movie.

So, I volunteered to help her.

Andy,

you are so thoughtful.

Aw.

What? You don't actually believe this, do you?

Well, he is the one who always fixes the Wi-Fi around here.

Who wants brussels sprouts?

You know I do. Can't get enough of those veggies.

Hey, Andy.

Did you know if someone looks up and towards the right while talking,

there's an 80% chance they're lying?

Well, that's a fascinating factoid, Laurel.

- Hmm. - You know, I heard that if someone wastes

their first night of winter break reading a book about how to spot liars,

there's a 100% chance they're a loser.

Listen, I know what you tried to do at dinner tonight,

and I respect it.

But you will never, ever beat me.

I'm too smooth,

too smart.

I'll always be one step ahead.

You may have Mom and Dad fooled, but not me.

Just 'cause you don't get caught

- doesn't mean you don't do bad things. - Agree to disagree.

One of these days you're gonna push it too far.

Your lies and schemes, they'll blow up in your face.

And I'll be there.

And I will laugh so hard.

Well, you're gonna have to wait a long time. Maybe forever.

Do you know what I would do if I were you?

Is just go on living my life

like it's not gonna happen--

A flying reindeer?

That's what he said.

The last thing we need is for it to get out

that a World Express pilot thinks a flying reindeer clipped his wing.

It sounds like Bruno's been flying that northern route too long.

Crazy thing is,

the dent in the plane did look like hoof prints.

Christmas!

Everybody up! It's Christmas, people!

Tiny Blox.

Tiny Blox.

Tiny Blox. Was there a sale on Tiny Blox or something?

Where's the good stuff?

No way.

This is the leotard for the state gymnastics team.

I thought we were waiting for her to actually make the team

before we got her one.

I didn't get it for her.

Maybe your mother got it.

W-What does the tag say, sweetheart?

Um--

"To Laurel from Santa."

Thanks, "Santa."

There's nothing here.

Why-Why didn't Santa bring me anything?

Maybe because he doesn't bring gifts to naughty kids.

Your brother is not naughty.

Really? Then why didn't "Santa" get him anything?

- Who wants pancakes? - I'll help.

Why would your mother buy something for Laurel but not for Andy?

We don't know this was my mother.

Remember when I said this was gonna catch up with you and I was gonna laugh?

Well, this is me laughing.

Santa.

Look what I got.

It's exactly what I wanted.

That's so cool. Go show Dad.

- Dad, look. - Let me see.

- Let's see what else Santa brought. - Yeah, go sit down.

Santa got my wish.

This looks so cool!

- You're not gonna believe this. - Santa stiffed you?

Santa stiffed me.

Wait, you too?

No bow, no arrows. Nothing.

I always get a gift from him.

Why not this year?

Unless...

The Naughty List.

You came to the right place, my friends.

Everybody thinks Christmas time is about peace on Earth and good will toward men.

But it's actually about mind control.

Mind control?

Just as every culture has their version of Santa Claus,

they also have a myth created to scare kids into behaving.

In Germany it's Krampus, and in Italy it's Le Befana .

In Japan it's Santa Kuroshu.

But they're all different forms of the same thing.

- The Naughty List. - So the Naughty List is just a myth?

That's what I thought until I looked deeper.

Got this bad boy from Santa.

Two terabyte hard drive, one terabyte of RAM.

Sixty-four core CR-990 CPU--

- Uh-- Okay, Lewis. - Right.

Check this out.

Ooh.

Yeah, I don't know what I'm looking at here.

It's an algorithm I wrote.

It crawls the web, searching message boards, social media, videos--

any place a kid can complain about not getting anything from Santa.

This is the Naughty List.

Huh. Look at 'em all.

I-- There must be thousands.

Over a million.

At least that's how many I've found so far.

S-- This is wrong.

Uh. No, it's correct. At least within a margin of error--

No, I'm not talking about your algorithm.

I'm-I'm talking about the Naughty List.

I'm talking about stiffing kids at Christmas.

Since when does Santa Claus get to decide who deserves presents and who doesn't?

Since always. Hello?

"He knows you're sleeping. He knows you're awake."

Lewis.

I-If Santa didn't deliver our gifts, where are they?

If they never left his workshop, then they must still be there.

Wait, are you thinking what I think you're thinking?

They're all just sitting there.

Everything we wanted.

You were thinking what I thought you were thinking.

Andy, this isn't like sneaking into the confiscation closet.

But it is.

The idea is exactly the same except the payoff is way bigger.

Dulce, Santa took Christmas from us.

Let's take it back.

Even if there was a warehouse full of undelivered Christmas presents,

i-it's not like we know where it is.

I know where it is.

Before I tell you, you have to promise to take me with.

I-I don't know.

Lewis, you're not even on the Naughty List.

- You wanna be a part of a job like this? - Absolutely.

I spent three years searching for proof of Santa's village.

I have to see it for myself.

If you show us where the presents are, I promise I'll take you.

I've been monitoring this spot 24-7.

And the only time it ever changes is December 24th at 11:59 and 59 seconds.

That's when this happens.

- What was that? - That is Santa's village.

No way!

Wait. Lewis, can you filter the Naughty List by location?

Uh, of course. Why?

Because if we're gonna sneak into the North Pole,

it's gonna take the best team I've ever assembled.

In addition to us, we need a gymnast, an adorable innocent,

an animal whisperer, a master of disguise, and a pilot.

That's eight. Who's the ninth?

The getaway driver.

Who are you thinking?

Her.

On your marks. Get set.

Go!

It's too steep!

Stop.

She's gonna get chewed up!

Keep watching.

- Oh, no. - Stop! Stop! No!

Oh!

My bad!

How long do we have to sit here?

It's freezing out.

You think this is cold?

You know we're going to the North Pole?

- Whoa. - Here we go.

Whoa.

Uh-huh.

Lunchtime.

Hey there, horsey.

You don't like pulling this dumb thing, do you?

Did that horse just answer her?

When I say "run," you run.

Got it?

- Run! - Hey! My sandwich!

Hey, that's my lunch!

My horse!

Peaches! Get back here!

Mmm. Egg salad.

All right, Laurel.

Just like we practiced.

You got this.

Hmm.

Any time.

Nice. Okay.

Keep it nice and tucked.

Oh, man.

You'll get it next time, Laurel.

Nice dismount.

- I'll get it next time. - Make sure you get a video.

I won't be there to see it 'cause I'll be at the state meet.

All right, Bethany, you're up.

What are you doing here?

Relax. We're not here for you.

I'm here for her.

- Wow! - Oh, my gosh.

That's our gymnast, all right.

Wow, this is amazing work.

You designed this all by yourself?

What's the sign say?

"Jon Anthony Originals."

- What's my name? - Jon Anthony.

- What's that make this? - Original?

- You better believe it. - Wow.

- Now you want it or not? - Yeah.

He made these things?

Yeah.

- Kid's got skills. - Huh.

I don't know.

I told that hottie over there I'd sell it to him for 200.

But if you throw cash down right now, I'll do 150.

Deal.

- Nice doing business with ya. - You too, kid.

I can't believe we're wasting a day of winter break on this.

Basements are a great place to find rats.

I hate everything you just said.

I still don't get why Albert is here.

Hey, I was gonna eat that!

You snooze, you lose.

But I really, really wanted it.

Aw. D-Don't do that.

Y-You take the cookie. I don't even want it.

Thanks, sucker.

That answer your question?

- Bethany, what are you doing here? - I came for help with my bar routine.

- Seriously? - Ew, no.

- Your brother invited me. - Hmm.

Right this way, Bethany.

We're all gathered in the basement.

- What are you up to? - Up to?

Laurel, my dear sister, when have I ever been up to something?

Hey, Andy,

why are we kicking it in your basement with stale cookies and a bunch of weirdos?

Every person in this room has one thing in common.

- A tragic sense of style? - What?

- No, we all got stiffed by Santa. - Oh.

What if I told you that if we all work together,

we could still make our Christmas wishes come true?

How?

We're gonna rob the North Pole.

Who's with me?

I'm out of here. Can I borrow someone's phone?

I need to call my babysitter.

- I gotta call someone too. - W-Wait.

Every person in this room wrote a letter or waited in line in some mall

just to ask Santa for the very thing they wanted most in the whole world.

And this year,

every one of us looked under that tree and found nothing from Santa Claus.

If you're okay with that, then leave.

But I'm not.

Show them what you got.

That's a pant-load of Tiny Blox.

There was a huge sale before Christmas.

- I knew it. - Andy, the plan.

Uh, right.

Thanks to Lewis,

we know all of our presents are being held up in a vault here.

Santa's workshop.

It was nothing really,

just some rudimentary magnetic resonance imaging

which allowed me to map the substructure of--

We're all very impressed. Now, stop talking.

If we're gonna have a snowball's chance in Florida of getting into that vault,

we all have to work together.

As far as we know, no human has ever infiltrated Santa's village.

So getting past the guards will be no joke.

Once we're inside, we have to blend in with the other elves.

Jon Anthony, you're on disguise duty.

No problem.

Send me what the other elves are wearing and I'll make it.

That's just it. We don't know exactly what they'll wear.

Can you make something up?

Of course, I can. I'm Jon Anthony.

He's Jon Anthony.

Every inch of the village will be covered in surveillance.

If we don't shut down the cameras by the time we get to that vault,

we'll be busted faster than a kid shaking presents on Christmas Eve.

What about me? What am I doing here?

The entrance to the vault is across an ice chasm.

We need someone with serious aerial skills

to flip to the other side and raise the bridge.

Luckily,

we have one of the best 4A gymnasts in Massachusetts.

I think you mean "the best."

Of course, getting our stuff is only half the battle.

Our getaway driver has to get us and the loot

down the mountain before anybody realizes we're there.

How do you know?

Lewis has been studying the North Pole for years.

Look, I'm gonna level with you.

This is the most complicated heist I've ever planned.

It's gonna be tough.

It's gonna be risky.

If we get caught, we could end up grounded for life.

But if we pull this off,

it'll be the best Christmas we never had.

Who's with me?

I'm in.

Me too.

Fine.

Hmm. Sure. I've got nothing better to do.

- Bethany? - Whatever.

I already told everybody I was getting a new phone.

Can't go back to school in January without it, can I?

- Yes! Whoo! Let's go! - Yeah.

You're not listening!

I'm telling you, he's up to something!

Laurel, why do you always think your brother's doing something bad?

Because he is.

He's in the basement right now cooking up some scheme.

Just go look, will you?

Fine.

Yes!

Hey, Mom, Laurel.

Uh, you wanna join our recycling club?

Recycling club? Are you kidding me?

Yeah, we're using the money we raise

to put a new table in the cafeteria for kids with no friends.

And I'm dedicating it to Mom and Dad,

who nourish me with love.

Aw.

You are not buying this!

- My sweet boy. - Mom.

Bye.

That was close.

All right. Back to business.

We meet at the bus stop first thing Friday morning.

We're gonna be gone overnight, so we're gonna need alibis.

The person in your folder

is who you're having a sleepover with Friday night.

At least, that's what you'll tell your parents.

Give them the phone number listed at the bottom.

That number will call my phone.

I'll pretend to be a parent.

She's a master of the Mom Voice.

No way that's gonna work.

Bethany Ann, don't you dare give me that attitude.

I work too stinkin' hard for too stinkin' long

to come home to this malarkey.

I'm sorry, Mommy.

I mean, that could work.

What about you? Who are your parents gonna call?

I'm one of five kids.

No one will even notice I'm gone.

Read your alibi. Memorize it, then--

- Swallow it. - What?

No.

Just, like, flush it down the toilet or something.

Just don't let your parents find it.

Uh. Yes, Rose?

I've never had a sleepover before

because most of my friends sleep in wood chips,

because they're rodents.

My parents are gonna know something's up.

How about this?

Tell them you're spending the night at an animal shelter

'cause there's a dog with a hurt paw.

Oh, is it gonna be okay?

What? No, there's no dog.

It's just a story to tell them.

Oh, that's a good story.

They'll totally believe it.

I believed it.

- Bye! - Bye!

See you tomorrow.

Bye!

- Can't wait to rob Santa. - Keep it down.

I can't believe none of them asked how we're getting to the North Pole.

Yeah.

Wait. How are we getting to the North Pole?

I was pretty surprised when you said you wanted to come to work with me today.

Oh, are you kidding?

I've been dying to see

what a "Manager of Cargo Operations and Distribution" does.

Okay, fine.

I just wanted to get away from Laurel. She's the worst.

You know, when I was your age,

I used to fight with your uncle Dave all the time.

But if I'm being honest,

I think I tried to drive him crazy because I wanted him to like me.

I looked up to him.

That's a great story, Dad.

Hmm.

I'm not sure how it applies to me, but I really enjoyed hearing it.

Hey, Dad. I gotta go to the bathroom.

Oh, there's one right through that door.

Cool. Might take me a while. Gotta make a two-sies.

Okay. Didn't need to know that.

- You Bruno? - How'd you get back here?

I wanna know more about that flying reindeer you saw.

Don't talk about that.

They already think I'm losing it,

and they're not gonna let me fly again until I pass a psychological evaluation.

What if I told you I could get you proof that what you saw was real?

I'm listening.

We've got our pilot.

We've got a problem. Bethany backed out.

What?

She whined until her parents bought her the phone she wanted.

- Can we pull this off without a gymnast? - No way.

We're just gonna have to find another one.

- I know somebody. - Who?

Where do they live?

Down the hall from you.

No, I'm not asking her. She'll never do it.

You have to try.

- Get out. - No, it's true, Laurel. I swear.

I got a pilot from Dad's work to fly us up to the North Pole.

But our entire plan is in danger because Bethany dropped out.

You expect me to believe that Bethany was going to help you with this?

She was, but she backed out because--

because she was scared she couldn't pull it off.

Bethany isn't scared of anything.

She is of this.

But I told her it was okay because I could go to the best gymnast I know. You.

And of course, Bethany was like, "Laurel?

She does not have the skills necessary for this job."

Doesn't have the skills? I am ten times better than her.

I've just been a little off lately. That's all.

That's what I told her.

I was like, "Laurel can do this and when she does,

you're gonna know that she stepped up when you chickened out."

Fine. I'll help.

- Really? - But not for you.

I'm going so I can rub it in Bethany's face.

No, no, I'm okay with Laurel sleeping over.

It's just, I didn't think the girls really, you know, liked each other.

Oh, you know girls, Linda.

We were that age once. Tweens. Not quite teens, not quite weens.

Weens?

Oh, I better go. My--

My husband is messing something up again. Argh. Husbands, am I right?

Yeah.

Thanks, Mom.

When did you and Bethany start getting along?

Uh, uh...

Oh, um, they, uh-- They patched things up. Yeah.

I really have to give Laurel credit. She was the bigger person.

We could all learn a thing or two from her.

Aw. Have fun, honey.

- You're frightening. - Thank you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What are you doing? You're gonna get me busted.

Sorry, I got caught up in the moment.

All right, just follow me and stay quiet.

How those disguises coming?

Almost done.

All right, good 'cause, um, you know, I haven't seen the whole outfit yet.

Andy, you're cute, but you're in my space. Let me work.

Right, yeah. Okay, no problem.

Stupid antique clasps.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but next time I'm going Velcro.

Everything okay?

Can you keep a secret?

Does a horned lizard squirt blood from its eyelids when threatened?

I don't know.

The answer is, yes it does. And-- And, yes, I can.

Okay. I have no idea what I'm doing.

I've never actually designed anything myself.

My Jon Anthony Originals?

All copies.

I'm a fake. A fraud.

I don't know what elves wear, I just made this up.

Isn't that what an original is?

You don't understand anything.

Try this on.

Man, I can't wait to get my hands on that archery set.

I gotta be honest, I have mixed feelings about helping you get this bow.

Your dads are gonna be furious.

At least they'll be something.

I asked for bounce shoes.

I'm gonna be like a kangaroo on cold brew.

Santa was supposed to bring me a drum set.

I wanted an albino boa constrictor.

Get back in there.

What about you, Laurel? What didn't Santa bring you?

She got everything she wanted. Laurel's not on the Naughty List.

- Lucky. - It's not luck. I just follow the rules.

What if the rules are unfair?

They're rules, Andy. You follow them because it's the right thing to do.

I like doing the right thing. It makes me feel good.

But sometimes the rule's just there to keep you from getting what you want.

I mean, you're breaking a rule right now just by coming with us.

Doesn't feel so bad, does it?

Uh...

Wow! Wow!

- I think that looks perfect. - Yeah.

What do you think?

Somebody say something.

If I were an elf, I'd wear that.

I'm not an elf and I'd wear that.

Shut up.

Keep your hats on at all times.

If anybody sees we don't have pointy elf ears, we're busted.

Whoa! Guys, get up here. You're gonna wanna see this!

- Wow! - Wow! Look at that!

The northern lights!

Oh. Wow.

Look at all those colors!

- Wow. - It's amazing.

It's so pretty.

- Wow. - Oh, goodness.

It's beautiful.

- Wow. - It's so beautiful.

Unidentified aircraft, you have entered restricted airspace.

- Turn back immediately. - What do I do?

Uh, tell them you're having mechanical problems. You need to land.

North Pole Tower. This is World Express 4-0-niner.

I'm having a bit of a situation. My plane is very sick.

- What? - Sick? Sick?

Uh, please repeat. Did you say your plane is very sick?

- What are you doing? - I'm a terrible liar.

Let me handle this.

What are you doing?

We're gonna need to land immediately.

Sorry, I didn't mean to.

It's-- It's okay.

It's gonna be okay! It's gonna be fine!

Come on, just hold on! We're gonna be fine!

Hey there.

Anybody else on the plane with you?

Uh, just me. Nobody else.

Well, unless you count the packages, then it's me and the packages.

But if not, then it's just me.

Looks like I found what's wrong with your plane.

Huh.

Shouldn't take more than a couple of hours to fix.

Great, thanks.

Okay. Come on, guys.

I thought we were busted for sure.

- That was close. - Let's not do that again.

You heard them. We only have two hours to bust into Santa's village,

get the presents and get back to the plane.

Then what are we waiting for?

Set a timer.

Two hours.

On my mark. Go.

The entrance to Santa's village should be just on the other side of these woods.

I can't believe I'm actually here.

Do you think Santa will take a selfie with me?

Okay, no one is meeting Santa.

The whole point is to get in and get out without meeting anyone.

- Check it out. - Whoa.

Holy night!

Wow.

It's real.

Wait, you came all the way up here

and you didn't believe any of this was real?

Why would you do that?

So I could say I told you so when it wasn't.

Wow.

Whoa!

Albert, you're up.

Hit us on the walkie if you see anything out of the ordinary.

Mm-hmm.

If I see anything out of the ordinary.

I'm at the North Pole about to break into Santa's village.

This whole situation is out of the ordinary.

For the love of Santa, what is that?

It's a kid. Like a human kid.

What are you doing all the way up here, little fella?

I was with my mommy. And now I'm lost.

Just calm down. I gotta call this in.

Oh, okay, okay. I-- I can call this in later.

Hey, let's get you inside and warmed up, huh?

Get some cookies in that tum-tum of yours?

Mm-hmm. And cocoa?

Yeah, this is the North Pole. Cocoa comes out of our tap here.

Watch your stepping.

Lewis, time to cut off those cameras. You've one hour.

I'm on it. Good luck, Andy.

Ha-Yoon, Rose, find the reindeer stables and secure a getaway sleigh.

That's what I'm here for.

I've always wanted to talk to a reindeer.

And what about us?

We get to the workshop as quick as possible without anybody seeing us.

- Oh, my gosh. - Whoa.

Geez.

Oh, why is this place so quiet?

It's right after Christmas. Maybe they're all resting.

This is perfect. No one will even know we're here.

So I made these outfits for nothing?

We just have to cut through this, and the workshop won't be far.

Wow!

Do you hear music?

♪ Gonna dance till our feet give up ♪

♪ Everybody out there Raise your hands in the air ♪

♪ And holla ♪

♪ For the holidays, for the holidays ♪

♪ All the lovers and friends We're together again ♪

♪ So holla ♪

Think I know why the rest of the town was so quiet.

Hey, everybody.

We don't look anything like them.

I don't recognize a single one of you.

Look, man, we've been down in Cleveland on mall duty.

Our flight was delayed. Our rental sleigh broke a runner,

and I haven't had a decent glass of nog in I-I don't know how long.

J-Just cut us some slack, will you?

I'm just roasting your chestnuts, buddy.

We've got the best eggnog north of the 66th parallel.

Join the party!

- Oh, no. Uh, we need to-- - Don't be ridiculous.

Come on, friends. Nog's this way.

This is like--

The greatest Christmas party ever!

You mean after Christmas party.

- Oh. Love the outfits, by the way. - Thanks. I made them.

You did not! Oh!

Hey, check it out. He made these. This guy's a regular Elf Saint Laurent.

Oh. Wow.

Check out my dance moves!

We do not have time for this.

♪ Tonight, it feels like Christmas Eve ♪

There! That'll lead us right to the workshop.

This was not part of the plan.

Oh, look!

Okay. Let's grab us a couple of these bad boys and hit the road.

Oh. Wait. You can't just go in there. Reindeer are very sensitive animals.

You have to gain their...

...trust.

Easy. Good reindeer.

"Dasher"?

You're the for real Dasher?

Yo! You're, like, legit famous!

Uh-oh...

Rose... ...that was incredible.

You just startled him. He didn't mean to scare you.

Pfft. I wasn't scared.

There you go, little guy.

- You all warmed up? Feeling better? - Mm-hmm.

But my tootsies are a little bit cold.

Oh. Let me take care of that for ya.

There. That better?

Much.

Oh, no, we're running out of time.

"Tech support."

"Maintenance."

"Security." That's it!

♪ And I wanna share This Christmas with you ♪

♪ Christmas ♪

♪ This Christmas ♪

Can I interest you in bibingka?

You've gotta be kidding me.

This is the best bibingka I've ever tasted.

Don't tell my lola I said that.

Mmm.

Where are they?

So glad you could be here with us.

Oh, to be honest, I hadn't planned on it.

Oh, nonsense.

You spent all year working hard so Santa could spread joy to the world.

You deserve this.

Conga!

Hey!

Hey! Hey!

Come on!

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

All right, five minutes. I can do this.

Santa's workshop camera. Where are you? Where are--

What the what?

Are they dancing?

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Are you having fun?

No. Okay, maybe a little.

Andy, isn't this awesome?

No. We have to go.

Buzzkill.

Come on. We're behind schedule.

The shortcuts will take us straight to the workshop.

I thought they were never going to leave.

Now, let's shut off the cameras.

There's gotta be a master shutdown switch here somewhere.

Uh...

He's coming. Uh-oh.

Uh.

- I thought you said this was a shortcut. - Trust me.

Going through the mountain's a lot faster than winding your way up it.

But we have literally climbed a billion stairs.

- Actually, it's more like-- - A billion stairs.

Okay.

Come on. Everybody, focus.

The entrance to the workshop should be right up here.

- Whoa! - Ow.

Why'd you stop?

Lewis was supposed to shut off the cameras.

We're at the workshop. What's going on?

- Lewis. - Somebody there?

Huh.

Must be hearing things.

Oh, no.

I can't reach him.

We're just gonna have to take out that camera ourselves.

You have the worst aim in the world.

Let me.

Yeah. Nice shot.

Got closer than you did.

Both of you, stop talking.

Andy, Laurel, anything you have to say?

- No. - I'm good.

What is that?

The Naughty List.

The actual, honest-to-goodness Naughty List.

I guess we really are on it.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I don't care what Santa thinks.

I just wanna get that game console and get outta here.

We better find that vault soon.

I'm freezing my buns off.

Whoa.

Okay, Laurel,

all you gotta do is gymnastics yourself across the chasm

and pull that lever to raise the drawbridge.

What if I can't do it?

You can.

You saw me at the gym. I can't even stick my dismount.

Andy, there's no way.

This-This was a huge mistake.

It's okay.

We'll find another way.

Another way?

You told us this was the only way in.

Now there's suddenly another way?

Why didn't we just take that way to begin with?

I-I'm sorry.

It's okay.

For the record though,

I know you could have m-made it.

How could you know that?

Laurel, the only reason you don't stick your landing

is because you let Bethany get in your head.

You think she's better than you, but she's not.

You're good at everything you put your mind to.

Grades, art, gymnastics.

It's one of your best and most annoying qualities.

Everyone knows how good you are, Laurel.

Why don't you?

So, what's plan B?

Just give me a second. I'll come up with something.

Laurel, what are you doing?

I can't look.

Oh.

I did it!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

You're gonna make state for sure.

Yeah, it's a good thing you already have the leotard.

How are we supposed to get into this thing?

Uh...

Andy, I just stuck the best landing of my life.

Tell me you know how to get into this vault.

I'm thinking. I didn't know there'd be a trick to it.

It's a vault. There's always a trick to it.

Just give me a second.

It's not like anyone's broke into Santa's workshop before.

- You know? I-- Lewis didn't-- - Forget Lewis.

You said you had this all planned out.

Birds in a tree, and then birds in a nest.

What's with all the birds?

Twelve.

Wait. I-I know this.

♪ On the first day of Christmas My true love gave to me ♪

♪ A partridge in a pear tree ♪

Yes!

"Twelve Days of Christmas." The song is the combination.

Nice work, Dulce!

What the heck?

Every time we stop or mess up, we have to start from the beginning?

Then we'd better not mess up.

♪ On the first day of Christmas My true love gave to me ♪

♪ A partridge in a pear tree ♪

Come on, you dumb donkey.

We don't have all night.

Why can't you be a dog?

It's okay. It just takes practice.

But you are fire with animals.

People have always thought I'm, you know, weird,

but animals are different.

Th-They don't care how I act or dress or how my hair looks

or even if my laugh is kind of funny.

You show them love, they show you love.

Animals don't care if you're not cool.

I think you're cool.

You do?

I mean, you are weird, but, like-- but, like, cool weird.

Cool weird.

There. Good to go.

I can't believe I get to drive a flying sleigh.

I think they only fly for Santa.

For serious?

♪ On the fourth day of Christmas My true love gave to me ♪

♪ Four calling birds Three French hens ♪

♪ Two turtledoves And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

♪ On the fifth day of Christmas My true love sent to me ♪

♪ Five-- ♪

Shouldn't be here.

Sup, my dudes?

Whoo-hoo! Whoo.

We got the sleigh hitched,

and we are ready to lay some fresh tracks all up in Santa's business.

Oh, you most certainly will not.

This is not good.

♪ Four calling birds Three French hens ♪

♪ Two turtledoves And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

♪ On the ninth day of Christmas My true love gave to me ♪

♪ Nine ladies dancing ♪

♪ Eight maids a-milking Seven swans a-swimming ♪

♪ Six geese a-laying ♪

Good news. We completed the repair sooner than expected. Your bird's ready to fly.

That was fast.

Are you sure your repair guy did a good job? Like, can we trust this dude?

Uh, this dude is our head mechanic, and she's my wife.

So, yes, we can trust her.

- Uh. - Ah, let's get you out of here.

Wait. Um, I need to take an inventory of my cargo.

- Seriously? - Yes, that is a fact.

It is standard World Express procedure, and I should get started.

♪ Four big boxes ♪

♪ Three French hens Two turtledoves ♪

And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

That song is torture.

Oh, it worked!

Hallelujah!

Whoa.

Why is this place so empty?

All that's left is the presents for the naughty kids.

Everything else was delivered.

Our stuff has to be on these shelves somewhere.

Spread out. We gotta find our stuff.

Yes.

Come on. It's gotta be here somewhere.

Hello, my friend.

Andy. Look.

Check it out.

All right, we got Ha-Yoon's bounce shoes, Albert's drum kit. Uh...

Rose's boa constrictor.

Jon Anthony, found what you were looking for?

Oh, yes.

Sewing machine. Cool, I guess.

It's not just any sewing machine. It's the PR-980.

It's got a built-in touch screen,

200 programmable stitches and an automatic thread cutter.

It can go from sewing silk to leather without even changing stitch length.

Great. Grab the PR-blah-blah-blah-blah-blah and let's go.

Jon Anthony, something wrong?

Okay. Real talk.

Before I made our elf disguises, I'd never actually designed a piece of clothing.

Well, what about Jon Anthony Originals?

All fake. I copied other people's designs.

I wasn't even sure if I could design something of my own.

What-- What about the whole "I'm Jon Anthony" thing?

I can't help it if my natural swagger projects a sense of confidence.

But now I know. I can make something truly original.

And I just want you all to know, when I'm huge, you'll all get a 5% discount.

Sale items only.

Move!

Ha-Yoon, slow down! We're supposed to be keeping a low profile.

I thought this was a low profile.

Whoa!

Perfect timing.

♪ Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride ♪

Santa, we got a situation.

♪ In a one-horse open sleigh ♪

We're busted.

We're not caught yet.

Ha-Yoon, hit it!

- All right. Look down here. - Oh, man. Oh, man.

- Oh, man. Oh, man. Oh, man. - Come on. Hurry.

Men, follow me!

Come on. This way!

Whoa!

That ain't good.

Yeah, go!

Y-You know the plan is to get us out alive, right?

Sit back and enjoy the ride!

Hyah!

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah! Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Whoa! Whoa. Whoa!

You are trespassing on mythical property.

Step out of the sleigh and put your hands up.

Everybody, hold on.

Stop! Stop! Stop!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Stop! Hey! Stop!

This is so dope!

Come on! They're getting away! Come on!

I'll try to slow them down.

- Dulce, you can do this. You got this. - Hurry. Come on. You can do it.

Yes!

- Yes! Whoo! - Whoo!

Pull over! Now!

Yeah, I'm not doing that.

Back off!

- Ha-Yoon, what are you doing? - Trying to get us out of here!

I think I'm gonna be sick.

Over there!

Yeah!

My bad!

Whoa!

- Back up. Back up. Back up. Back up. - Why?

- We're trapped. - There's nowhere to go.

- What the-- - Lewis!

- Lewis! - Lewis!

- Lewis! - Come on, Lewis!

Watch out!

Is everybody okay?

Lewis!

Hyah!

Lewis!

Come on.

You saved us.

I-I-I-I didn't mean to.

Well, when we retell this story, we're gonna say you did.

- Come on. Let's go. Let's go. - No, no, no, no. Go. Go. Go.

Let's go get Albert.

- Come on. - Come on.

All right.

What took you so long?

We did it!

Not even Santa can stop the Naughty Nine.

That really just happened.

- Is anyone in for a post-heist selfie? - Yeah!

- Where'd you get that? - I took it from the vault.

You stole it?

No, I earned it.

Bethany didn't get us to that vault. I did.

You were right, Andy.

We didn't get caught. So what's the harm?

I mean, this feels good.

Like, new-phone good.

Okay, everybody in here.

151 yellow envelopes,

152 yellow envelopes.

Oh, these two are stuck together.

Sir. Time to leave.

Oh, boy.

Whoo! Yeah!

Oh, dang. H-He's leaving without us!

What?

What are you doing?

I stalled as long as I could. They were very insistent that I leave.

We gotta get on that plane.

Bruno, open the door. I'll get us close enough to jump.

What? Are you serious? That's a precision move.

- So? - Your catchphrase is "my bad."

Guys, I got this.

Okay. Well, you got less than a minute, then I'm out of runway.

Come on. Step on it!

Almost there!

Come on! We're so close!

Start, Dulce!

I can do this thing.

- Yes! I did it! - Yeah, Albert! Go! Go! Go!

Come on, Albert. Give me your hand.

Can we jump a little faster?

- Yeah! - Come on! Come on!

Come on, Jon Anthony!

Come on, kids! Hurry up!

Your turn, Andy.

- Come on! - Come on.

- What are you doing? - You go.

I'll throw the stuff, and then I'll follow.

But-- Wh--

This heist was my idea.

I go last.

Come on, Andy!

- Andy, come on! - Now or never!

- Andy! - Andy, let's go!

- Come on! - Andy, jump now!

Andy!

- Andy, no! - Andy, what?

- No! What are you doing? - No!

What is Andy doing?

What is even going on right now?

We were out of there.

Why would your brother do us like that?

I don't know, but we can't just leave him there.

I mean, we have to go back.

I'm wild, but I'm not that wild.

I-If we go back, we're busted for sure.

It just doesn't make sense.

This was his plan.

Why would he bail at the last second?

Who cares why he did it? I'm not leaving him behind.

But he betrayed us, Dulce.

You're not even gonna get your bow now.

- It was never about the bow. - It wasn't?

I'm the middle child in a house full of twins.

Everybody has a person but me.

Andy's my person.

If he wants to play video games, I'll play video games.

If... ...he wants to take down the North Pole, I'll do that.

He is my best friend, and I'm not leaving him.

Said you wanted to see Santa, eh?

Well, there he is.

Andy Steele.

- Why am I not surprised? - Whoa.

It's really you.

The others got away, Santa.

But at least we got this one.

I know this looks bad, and it is bad.

I guess it's kind of what it looks like.

But it's okay now because I brought everything back.

So we're good, right?

Me and you?

Santa?

We good?

No, no, no, you can't punish my friends.

Look, this was all my idea.

You can put me on the Naughty List for the rest of my life,

but please leave them out of it.

Is that what you really want?

I mean,

no.

But it's what I deserve.

W-What are you doing? Why is my sister still on it?

Something's missing.

The phone.

The phone?

Santa, it's not her fault.

She's a good person.

You saw Santa.

Time to go.

I-I swear, I'll-I'll fix this. I'll-I'll get the phone.

I don't-- I don't care about this stuff anymore.

You can keep it.

Look who I found trying to sneak back in.

Oh, God.

Let's go!

Tell me you didn't come back for this stuff.

We came back for you.

Hey. You weren't lost in the woods at all, were you?

I'm eight years old.

What would I be doing up at the North Pole all by myself?

Why did you do it?

Because of you.

Talking you into coming up here was a huge mistake.

I took the best person I know and then made you naughty. Like me.

I'm sorry, guys.

I always thought that as long as I didn't get caught,

I wasn't doing anything wrong.

That's not true.

If we deserved these presents,

Santa would have brought them to us in the first place.

I'm sorry, Santa.

I guess I got a little caught up in all of this.

My brother is very convincing.

Uh. Yes, he is.

- So she's off the list now, right? - No.

But here's the thing about the Naughty List.

You could get off the list any time you want.

Every day, you have an opportunity to choose who you want to be.

You don't have to change yourself.

Just use your powers for nice instead of naughty.

Mm-hmm.

You think you can do that?

Mm-hmm.

Andy?

I-I-I mean, I think I can.

I want to.

Just promise me you'll try.

I'll try.

I think it's time you kids got home.

Uh, wouldn't want your parents worried about you.

- Oh, no. They'd be so-- - No, sir.

- Uh. No, sir. - Definitely not.

Uh. Mr. Santa, sir,

I was wondering if I could take a selfie?

The guys at work are being major jerks.

Eh. Of course, Bruno.

Thanks.

Ho, ho, ho!

Well, I don't think that heist could have gone any better.

- Are you out of your mind? - Come on.

What? Okay. So it didn't go exactly according to plan,

but it kind of feels like it worked out the way it was supposed to.

Thanks for coming back for me.

You're my guy.

Hope you're not in too much trouble.

Please. They don't even know I was gone.

- Dulce, where have you been? - We've been worried sick.

- She's home. - Huh.

I guess they did know I was gone.

Get over here.

So, am I really the best person you know?

I knew that was gonna come back on me.

No. I mean, I've always thought I was the best person you knew,

but it was nice to hear it out loud.

You're the worst.

Well, look who it is.

I spoke to Bethany's actual mom.

Laurel, where were you?

I, um,

got chosen to perform for the president.

Laurel, stop.

Oh, thank goodness.

Mom, Dad, here's the truth.

Me, Laurel, Dulce, and a bunch of kids borrowed a plane from Dad's work

and flew to the North Pole so we could sneak into Santa's vault.

Laurel didn't even want to. She hated every second of it.

Andy, that's not true.

Yeah, I didn't hate it.

It was one of the funnest nights of my life.

I'm really glad I went.

I'm glad you went too.

- You really expect us to believe that-- - Shh.

Who cares if it's true?

They're actually getting along.

♪ Are you ready for Christmas? ♪

♪ Are you decking the halls? ♪

♪ Are you ready for Christmas? ♪

♪ It's only just begun ♪

I can't believe it's only third period.

I said it before, and I'll say it again:

the day before winter break?

Longest day of the year.

Andy Steele, report to the principal's office.

- Mr. Smith would like to see you now. - Ooh. He's in trouble.

- What'd you do? - I didn't do anything.

I've been extra good, like, all year.

Before you say anything, sir.

I didn't do whatever it is you think I did.

I know I used to have a bit of a reputation, but--

Santa? What are you doing here?

Andy, I don't have much time. I need your help.

I'm in a situation.

I need the Naughty Nine.