''Santa Baby'' is an

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Original Movie. It premiered on December 10, 2006 on ABC Family as part of their annual 25 Days of Christmas event. The film stars

Jenny McCarthy Jennifer McCarthy Wahlberg (' Jennifer Ann McCarthy; born November 1, 1972) is an American actress, model, and television personality. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for ''Playboy'' magazine and was later named their Playmate of ...

Ivan Sergei Ivan Sergei Gaudio (; born May 7, 1971) is an American actor known for his work in television. His best known roles are Dr. Peter Winslow in ''Crossing Jordan'' and Henry Mitchell in ''Charmed''. Life Ivan Sergei Gaudio was born in Hawthorne, N ...

, and

George Wendt George Robert Wendt Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the television sitcom ''Cheers'' (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy ...

and was filmed in

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

. It was directed by

Ron Underwood Ronald Brian Underwood (born November 6, 1953) is an American film and television director, known for directing such films as ''Tremors (1990 film), Tremors'' (1990), ''City Slickers'' (1991), ''Heart and Souls'' (1993),'' and Mighty Joe Young ...

Synopsis

Mary Class is a high powered businesswoman with her own marketing firm, as well as secretly being the daughter of

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring ...

. When her father falls ill near

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, she is forced to return to the

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to take his place. She employs her marketing and business management techniques to revitalise the workshop elves, and reconnects with her lost love Luke.

Cast

...Mary Class/Claus - Santa and Mrs. Claus's daughter. *

...Luke Jessup *

Kandyse McClure Candice McClure (born 22 March 1980), known professionally as Kandyse McClure, is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Anastasia Dualla in the SyFy series ''Battlestar Galactica'' and as Dr. Clementine Chasseur in the Netflix series ...

...Donna Campbell *

...Santa Claus - Mrs. Claus's husband and Mary's father *

Michael Moriarty Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor and jazz musician. He received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his first acting role on American television as a Nazi SS officer in the 1978 mini-series ''Holocaust'' ...

...T.J. Hamilton *

Jessica Parker Kennedy Jessica Parker Kennedy (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She played Melissa Glaser on the CW series ''The Secret Circle'', Max on the Starz original series '' Black Sails'' and Nora West-Allen / XS on ''The Flash'', and has also app ...

...Lucy the Elf *

Tobias Mehler Tobias Mehler (born April 1, 1976) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in film and television productions. Career Mehler is known for playing d'Artagnan on ''Young Blades'', Zak Adama on '' Battlestar Galactica'' and Lieutenant Graham Simmons ...

...Grant Foley *

Lynne Griffin Lynne Griffin (born 17 September 1952) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in film, television and stage, particularly her appearances in the horror films '' Black Christmas'' (1974) and ''Curtains'' (1983), and a recurring role on ...

...Mrs. Claus - Santa's wife and Mary's mother. *Sykes Powderface...Sven *

Richard Side Richard Side is a Canadian writer, producer, and actor known as the creator of ''The Debaters'', a radio and TV comedy series on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Career Side has appeared in episodes of '' Supernatural'', '' Psych'' and ''E ...

...Gary the Elf *James Higuchi...Dave the Elf *

Gabe Khouth Gabriel Forest Khouth (November 22, 1972 – July 23, 2019) was a Canadian voice and television actor who worked for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Khouth had played several roles in anime, most notably Nicol Amalfi in '' ...

...Skip the Elf *Tom Carey...Bob the I.T. Guy *Chris Enright...Helicopter pilot *Shannon Tuer...Receptionist *

Jordan Todosey Jordan Todosey ( , born February 8, 1995) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Adam Torres, the first transgender character on the long-running TV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', and as Lizzie McDonald on ''Life wit ...

...Amelia

DVD

The DVD was released on November 20, 2007, in anamorphic 16:9 widescreen. The DVD includes special features such as Still Gallery, Trailers and English & Spanish Subtitles.

Reception

''Santa Baby'' was a ratings hit for ABC Family, pulling in over 4.7 million viewers during its initial airing, making it, at the time, the most watched original movie developed for the channel. Reviews of the film were generally favorable. The ''

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'' dubbed ''Santa Baby'' "a charming film", Mike Hughes of the Gannett News Service said it was "quite clever", and the ''

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'' gave it three stars, calling it "...a pretty nice movie".

Sequel

A sequel, '' Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe'', premiered on December 13, 2009.

References

External links

* {{Ron Underwood American fantasy comedy films Santa Claus in film American Christmas comedy films ABC Family original films Christmas television films 2006 television films 2006 films Santa Claus in television Films directed by Ron Underwood 2000s Christmas comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films