This took me back to when I was a boy and the feeling I got when seeing santa claus the movie for the first time. It was a magical movie that was able to allow me to enjoy a moment of Christmas in what was normally not a very nice time. It was everthing i hoped the last santa movies would be but weren't. I just watched this with my wife and 5 year old daughter after putting our christmas decorations and tree. It was a fantastic family feel good christmas movie.