Christmas movies are some of our favorites. It’s cold outside, gets dark so early, and cozying up in front of a great feel-good movie full of holiday magic with the kids is my idea of the perfect night. I’ve partnered with Anchor Bay Entertainment to share this new double-feature set, Santa’s Apprentice and The Magic Snowflake with you. We’ve watched both movies and just love them. These are going to be the kind of movies we watch several times over the holiday season.
Santa’s Apprentice and The Magic Snowflake
These movies feel like a throwback to classic holiday movies. Not that they’re ‘old’ if you know what I mean, but they just have that classic animated feel, and that nostalgia is such a huge part of the holiday spirit. I’ve loved watching these with my kids and am thrilled that they are so happy to enjoy the messages without all of the buzzing and whizzing and lights flashing on the screen.
Tis the season to bring home some holiday cheer with Santa’s Apprentice and The Magic Snowflake arriving as a special DVD double feature, as well as individually on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company. Both family-friendly animated tales are also available individually on Digital HD and On Demand. Based on the animated television series “SantApprentice,” the perfect gift for anybody naughty or nice comes with jolly goodies including 16 winter themed decals to help spread the joy!
Santa’s Apprentice is the movie to watch first. This is where the story begins and it’s just so cute. I love a good Christmas story that involves a big-hearted Santa bringing Christmas magic to a child.
In Santa’s Apprentice, starring Julie Gayet (My Best Friend, Select Hotel), Jean-Pierre Marielle (The Da Vinci Code), Max Cullen (The Great Gatsby, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Australia), Gabe Eggerling (The Kicks, “Jake and the Never Land Pirates”), Santa doesn’t want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of the planet, there is a little boy who is a perfect match, but his lack of self-confidence and fear of heights make him a poor contestant. Will Santa agree to step down, and help his apprentice take his place?
The Magic Snowflake is actually the second piece of Santa’s Apprentice, a continuation of the story. This is such a sweet story about what the magic of Christmas means and how to find it in yourself this holiday season.
In the sequel to Santa’s Apprentice, The Magic Snowflake, starring Vincent Grass (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Ernest & Celestine), Nathan Simony (Santa’s Apprentice, “Merlin”), the new Santa is a seven year-old boy. As Nicholas contracts the illness of those who want to grow up too fast: Grown-up-itis, The Council of Retired Santas is forced to relieve him of his duties and appoint an experienced Santa who will be able to manage the delivery in time. To get his job back, Nicholas must regain the innocence, freshness and carefree attitude of his childhood.
Bonus Christmas Decals
As a bonus to the movies, when you grab the double feature 2-pack, this set of 16 holiday decals is included! They are the clingy kind that go on the walls but come right off cleanly. Aren’t they cute? A fun holiday decoration for the kids’ rooms.
Where Can I Get It?
This double feature set that includes both Santa’s Apprentice and The Magic Snowflake is available at several retailers. You can see the complete list here. If you’re an Amazon shopper (I am!) this is where you can find it.
I love this set for a holiday gift for families. It’s still before Thanksgiving right now and I’m not exactly thinking too heavily about Christmas but after watching these movies, cuddled up with my kids on the couch, I’m feeling the holiday magic!
The Giveaway
The generous folks at Anchor Bay Entertainment have sponsored this post and a giveaway for my readers! One of you will win a prize pack valued at $69.98:
One (1) winner receives:
- $50 Visa Gift Card to plan a Family Movie Night during the Holiday Season
- Copy of Santa’s Apprentice and The Magic Snowflake DVD Double Feature
This giveaway is open to US residents only ages 18+, and will end at 11:59pm ET on November 28, 2016.
Good luck!
Every year we like to take an evening and ride around and look at Christmas lights.
I do not have any traditions right now, it is only my husband and I
We like decorating the tree and then have cocoa and cookies afterwards.
Decorating the tree and looking at the Christmas lights are my favorite traditions.
We love going to look at Christmas lights and decorations in the neighborhood.
My favorite is watching all of the Christmas movies!
I like to decorate the Christmas tree with the help of my kids.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is baking and decorating gingerbread men and women cookies with my grandsons!
My Christmas traditions are getting the kids and husband and the family together and going out and picking out our tree and coming home and decorating it together and listening to Christmas music!
Love this that is kinda what I always wanted to do true family memories.
My favorite Christmas tradition is stringing popcorn and cranberries with my family.
I like decorating the tree
My favorite tradition is to bake Christmas cookies with my family
I love Christmas!! I like the music, lights, decorating the tree, Christmas shopping, and Holiday baking.
Our tradition is to have family together for a good long visit and plenty of tasty food.
I enjoy planning, cooking, and enjoying our holiday meals together.
I love watching Christmas movies and making cookies with my family!
Driving around to see Christmas lights and doing gingerbread house
My favorite Christmas tradition is to put up the Christmas tree.
We open one gift on Christmas Eve.
Opening up one gift on Christmas eve and getting new pajamas!
Sadly our lives are in a kinda Limbo and most traditions we had are kinda gone My husband is dying and is no longer in our home so with 2 special needs boy’s 9 and 6 it is hard for them to understand this. I’m determined to keep some older ones like PJ’s opened Christmas eve and Hot Coco after playing in the snow with my sons little tea set.
getting matching pj’s
Nights before Christmas eve, we would visit this house with Christmas display and park at the sidewalk and be amazed! We bake cookies for Santa the night before too.
Celebrating with my family on Christmas Eve.
Toasting all our loved ones and say8ihng a prayer before dinner
We have a tradition of decorating the house the day after Thanksgiving. We spend all day working on everything. I’ve also started a new tradition of giving my daughter a snow globe in her stocking each Christmas.
We get together and have a big meal.
I like to spend Christmas morning with my grandsons opening presents and then having Christmas Brunch!
I love going to our yearly family dinners. Thanks for the chance to win this
We like to all pile in the car and drive around town and look at all the houses all decked out in lights.
My favorite tradition is my sis and I seeing a Christmas play or concert each holiday season.
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My Dad was a trucker, so on Christmas eve, I often try to make a visit to a truck stop diner. It’s a nice way to remember my Dad.
WE ALWAYS PUT THE TREE UP AND DECORATE THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING 🙂
We have a cookie baking day and decorate the Christmas tree together.
I love spending time with my family
We have an advent calendar with fun activities.
weekly movie night, popcorn, hot chocolate and elf in the shelf
My favorite traditions are decorating the tree with my family and baking/decorating cookies.
My favorite tradition is my cookie exchange. We all wear our ugly sweaters and taste cookies while we talk. Then everyone leaves with a nice assortment of cookies!
Christmas EVE, we always have movie night and watch the Its a wonderful life and Miracle on 34th st,
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I have several favorites but now that my kids have their own families one newer tradition is going Black Friday shopping with them. We have a great time. I wish they didn’t start on Thanksgiving but it’s still fun.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is getting together on a Saturday with my mom, sister and sister in law and making tons of cookies for our families.
Singing (badly) to the Christmas songs on the radio as we decorate the tree
My favorite Christmas traditions are baking cookies for the holiday. My kids also bake cookies Christmas Eve for santa!
It seems like each of our kids has their own idea of what our family traditions should be. We try to accomodate them all. We do lunch with Santa (and photos), shopping and a movie, candle light service at church…but the best tradition has turned out to be the opening of an ornament by each child each year. It pertains to whatever special thing they might have achieved that year- first little league practice, winning a track relay, hunting their first deer, getting a first pet…you get the idea. Now that they are growing up they love to go back and reminisce about the hows and whys of each ornament.
I take my nieces and son to see the Christmas trees at my local City Hall. When we get home, I ask them to help me put our Christmas tree and all ornaments up
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I like opening gifts on xmas morning with all the kids and looking to see if santa came and ate his cookies 🙂
We watch Rudolph!
My favorite Christmas tradition is when my dad distributes the gifts from under the tree.
Our family traditions include going to Mass on Christmas Eve. and then enjoying Pizza bread, quiche and desserts.
Our family wakes up early and we open up presents. Grandparents, cousins and siblings arrive for more food, fun and laughter. Its an entire weekend of fun!
My favorite tradition is the treasure hunt we set up for the kids on Christmas morning. We leave clues all around the house that eventually lead to the first gift they get to open.
We love driving around at night and checking out everyone’s decor and lights!
We like to visit Callaway Gardens and ride the Jolly Trolley to see the lights.
Every year we bake and decorate sugar cookie together on Christmas eve, while in our pajamas.
I look forward to my daughters putting out cookies for Santa and veggies for his reigndeer.
We do a gift exchange among all of the adults for Christmas as well as have game night over the holidays.
I love getting all the kids in the family together to bake and decorate sugar cookies!
I like taking the family to our local festival of lights. We all love going for the drive.
I like decorating the house together.
My family and I go out for pizza every Christmas Eve.
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One of my favorite Christmas tradition is decorating our tree. We turn music on, have snacks and just have fun being creative! 🙂
My favorite Christmas traditions are picking and decorating Christmas tree with my family.
Our tradition is to open one gift on Christmas Eve.
My favorite christmas tradition is the adults do a secret santa exchange. We pick out the names on Thanksgiving after dinner.
I love baking and decorating with the family
My favorite Christmas tradition is putting up the Christmas Tree with my wife. Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win.
This is so awesome. My family loves to meet on Christmas Eve together and we bake sweets. We let the kids have a cookie decorating station and it’s always so fun!
Every Christmas Eve, my brother, mom and I get together and watch movies and exchange presents. Than on Christmas, we spend the whole day together eating and talking and spending time together.
One of my favorite tradition is the one where my family takes baked goods to others. We surprise them with a basket full.
Around the Christmas season we really enjoy sitting down as a family and watching our favorite videos.
Christmas Eve (once I’m home from work) we watch Christmas movies and sing songs while trying to bake cookies. Christmas day is spent at home so the kids can enjoy their gifts, all while “A Christmas Story” is on (husbands family tradition). Then we celebrate the 26th with bday, usually shopping for the next round of holiday get-togethers.
we are a newly blended family so i imagine we will form new traditions, though i hope christmas cookie are always a thing
every year we take the kids to look at Christmas lights and sip on hot cocoa
We love to make home made Christmas cookies with the kids every year.
Family gathering and eating and exchanging gifts. I think it’s great when our family comes together and gives back as well in whatever way we can that year. Sometimes we’ve volunteered and sometimes we’ve only been able to donate because of time limits. These are my favorite Holiday traditions.
Opening stockings in front of the fireplace, Christmas eve service and more – I love all of the holiday traditions.
The family decorating the tree and watching Christmas movies together. It’s coming up so fast.
I love baking Christmas inspired cookies and cupcakes with my granddaughters.
We watch christmas movies and visit family members
My favorite is on Christmas Eve – we eat, drink and open up all the presents.
WATCHING MOVIES AND SEEING ALL OF THE LIGHTS.
making and decorating cookies
my fav tradition is going to see the christmas lights.
My favorite tradition would be all the family getting together on Christmas Eve! The sound of the laughter & kids screaming & having fun. While eating a ton of home made foods/desserts is the absolute best!!!
We have a family tradition of opening two gifts Christmas Eve, one is always a pair of PJs and the other is an actual small gift. After opening the gifts we watch a couple movies then off to bed.
I like decorating the tree and going to church on Christmas Eve.
Letting my kids help decorate the Christmas tree and bake cookies are our tradition right now!