When his alarm clock fails to go off, Santa oversleeps on Christmas Eve and then encounters a series of disasters that threaten to prevent him from delivering his presents on time.
While writing her annual letter to Santa Claus during the "driest, hottest summer anyone could remember, " a young Australian girl decides to ask for rain rather than presents and has her request granted in an unusual way.
Gus the hedgehog wants to be sure that Santa Claus will remember him and what he wants for Christmas, but wearing huge antlers while waiting in line at Santa Land draws more attention than he wants.
