Before there was Santa Claus, there was a young boy who believed in the impossible. . Lemony Snicket meets Elf in this warmhearted Christmas caper. Eleven-year-old Nikolas-nicknamed 'Christmas'-has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he's happy with his turnip doll, because it came from his parents, who love him. Then one day his father goes missing, and Nikolas must travel to the North Pole to save him. Along the way, Nikolas befriends a surly reindeer