Chris (Eddie Murphy) and his family live on Candy Cane Lane, which has an annual neighborhood Christmas home decoration contest that his annoying neighbor always wins. This year, after Chris loses his job, he discovers that the contest will be televised and the winner will get a substantial prize worth a lot of money.
Desperate to win, he decides to up his house decorating and makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances. However, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper’s spell, battle deviously magical characters and save Christmas for everyone.
Cast: | Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman |
Director: | Reginald Hudlin |
Studio: | Amazon Studios |
Producer(s): | Brian Grazer, Eddie Murphy, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder, Charisse Hewitt-Webster |
Writer(s): | Kelly Younger |