Elf (rated PG)

On Christmas Eve, an orphaned baby crawls into Santa Claus’s sack at the sight of a teddy bear, and is unwittingly taken back to the North Pole from an orphanage. After the infant is discovered at the workshop, the elves name him Buddy after his diaper’s brand label.

Buddy is accepted by the elf community and grows up to adulthood believing he is an elf, despite being twice the size of every other elf and inept at toymaking, but soon overhears that he is a human. Papa Elf explains to him that he was born to Walter Hobbs and Susan Wells, and that Susan put him up for adoption prior to her death. Walter now works at a book publisher at the Empire State Building in New York City, unaware of Buddy’s existence. Santa reveals that Walter is on the Naughty List due to his selfishness, but suggests Buddy could help redeem him with some Christmas spirit.