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Santa goes to considerable trouble before discovering that reindeer are just the right animals to pull his sleigh.

When Alfred E. Elf decides to use a computer to prepare the list of good boys and girls for Santa, he causes quite a mix-up.

Although Santa is wonderful, there are quite a few things he can't do, such as remember a grocery list, wear Bermuda shorts, or enter a house in the usual way.

A houseful of relatives turns "Mrs. C." and Santa's Christmas into a string of surprises, from the arrival of a pet polar bear to Cousin James B.'s flaming plum pudding.

While on a pre-Christmas trial run for the famous man in red, an elk named Mr. Moose crashes through the roof of a house and, while recuperating from a sprain, regales Billy Wagner and his family with stories.