''Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe'' is a 2009

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and a

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to ''

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''. It premiered on

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on December 13, 2009 during the channel's

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programming block.

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, and

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all reprise their roles from the original film.

Plot

Santa finds himself in the midst of a late-in-life crisis. He has grown tired of the responsibilities of his job and is ready to pass on the reins to his business-minded daughter Mary, who feels torn between the family business and running her own high-stakes firm in

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, along with balancing a relationship with the love of her life, Luke. The situation gets increasingly dire when Teri, an ambitious new arrival to the

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, sows dissension at the workshop in an effort to take over Christmas. However, it is revealed that Teri is an elf, bitter at Mary and was trying to take over Christmas. Mary manages to stop her and take care of the yearly rounds around the world.

Cast

as Mary Class/Claus *

Dean McDermott Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition ''Chopped Canada''. He played the role of Constable Renfi ...

as Luke Jessup **

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as young Luke *

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as Santa Claus *

as Mrs. Claus *

Kelly Stables Kelly Stables is an American actress who has appeared on stage, as well as in film and television. She is known for her television roles, such as Melissa on ''Two and a Half Men'', Eden Konkler on ''The Exes'', and Kelly on '' Superstore''. Pers ...

as Teri *

as Lucy The Elf *

as Gary The Elf *

as Skip The Elf * James Higuchi as Dave The Elf *

Kris Holden-Ried Kris Holden-Ried (born August 1, 1973) is a Canadian actor. Early life and pentathlon Holden-Ried was born in Pickering, Ontario. He studied at Montreal's Concordia University School of Business. He was a champion competitor in riding and fen ...

as Colin *

Miguelito Macario Andaluz Mig Macario is a Filipino-American and Filipino-Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Bashful of the Seven Dwarfs on the ABC series ''Once Upon a Time''. He has also starred in the Dan Gilroy film ''Velvet Buzzsaw'' with Jake Gyllenhaal, a ...

as Sandy * Holly Ann Emerson as Young Woman * Brendan Hunter as Jazz Club Announcer * Leah MacDonald as Gift Wrapper

Premiere

''Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe'' premiered on December 13, 2009 as part of

's annual

programming event. The film received 3.8 million viewers on its original broadcast with a 1.2 18–49 rating.

Filming

*''Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe'' was filmed in February 2009 in

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. *Ivan Sergei and George Wendt did not reprise their roles as Luke Jessup and Santa Claus, respectively, being replaced by Dean McDermott and Paul Sorvino.

Soundtrack

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sang the lead track from the movie, "Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You" and shot a music video for the song which premiered during the 25 Days of Christmas.

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recorded a new version of the title song, "

". The songs are featured on the compilation album ''Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas'', released on November 3, 2009 by

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Home media

''Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe'' was released on

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on October 12, 2010.Amazon.com: Santa Baby 2: Jenny McCarthy, Kelly Stables, Kristen Holden-Ried, Paul Sorvino, Dean McDermott, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Lynne Griffin, Mig Macario, Gabe Khouth, Ri...
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe ABC Family original films Santa Claus in film American Christmas films Christmas television films Television sequel films 2009 television films 2009 films Santa Claus in television Films directed by Ron Underwood 2000s Christmas films