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I admit that I am not a huge fan of contemporary Christmas specials. There's just a certain warmth and sense of wonder missing from them - they're more concerned with bringing "hipness" to Christmas than representing a traditional holiday. This one, however, captures the feel of an old-time special while using modern technology. Like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, it focuses on a couple of misfits - a reindeer trying to make a name for himself as a toy inventor and a boy who can't make friends because his family is constantly moving. They meet and bond when the reindeer takes off in pursuit of a stolen snow globe (which contains children's wishes for Santa). What follows is an adventure filled with high-tech hijinks (there is a memorable bit involving Christmas ornament-shaped robots) and holiday warmth - the reindeer encourages the boy to pursue both his love interest and his hobby of ventriloquism. The ultimate message is that there's nothing wrong with being "weird," and that we all have something to offer. I usually flip the channel when I see a contemporary special come on, but this is one I will make an effort to rewatch every holiday season. Not perfect (it sometimes feels like they tried to cram too much plot and too many characters into the one-hour time frame , but still a worthy successor to Rakin-Bass!

I enjoyed the story because I too was a weird kid who moved a lot, though not as much as Theo, and I had trouble making friends. Despite being outcasts and nerds, Blizzard and Theo work to solve the big problems they are dealing with because it's the weird intelligent kids that often grow up to get the job done. Both characters are likable but it's really Candy who stands out, and no wonder. I immediately recognized the voice of Melissa Villasenor, who I was so disappointed left "Saturday Night Live".

The animation is nice and the film is quite colorful. There's nothing objectionable, and this was rated TV-G on CBS.

The villains are good too, but I can't say who they are. A little on the scary side at the beginning, but not too bad.

Santa is okay but not quite the classic character some specials offer, and his second in command is good.

And I don't think we're supposed to like Santa's overly zealous security team. They're villains in their own way. But almost as well done.

And of course technology has advanced way beyond where it was in the classic specials, so naturally we have the Internet and other modern conveniences. Santa would be expected to have very advanced security, but we have these features in our world too.

Political correctness requires diversity, s while in the real world most characters with lines are white, Theo's crush and a potential hero of the story is Black. She is likable enough.

I think it's a good enough special to add to the list people will watch, but I only watch specials once these days.

This was a very awesome Christmas special. It was awesome one of the best christmas specials ever shown. Theres nothing better than a classic. Blizz and theo became good friends while saving christmas . It shows alot of important lessons that all kids need to remember .Like how being different is good and how christmas wishes can come true and even teaches us about friendship. Theres even a book and a few cool plush toys people can buy online a perfect thing to do with families. The ending was perfect I won't tell you what happened, but it was awesome and I can't wait to watch it again every year.

Blizzard, the young reindeer, gets trapped when a mysterious villain steals Santa's sleigh and his magic snow globe. He gets stranded in a small town where he is befriended by lonely ten year old Theo. The duo heads off looking for the magic snow globe which holds all the wishes of every child in the world.

I'm not sure that I like Adam Devine as Blizzard. It should be a young child's voice. The animation is CGI TV level. It's good enough. I don't really like the villain reveal. I could be funny if it's set up. All in all, this is not going to be a new classic. This Christmas Special is a one-and-done for me.

A beautifully crafted Christmas journey that goes beyond the traditional holiday narrative. Almost instantly, from the jump, you're cheering for Blizzard and his buddies in their heart warming master plan to SAVE CHRISTMAS. The animation is spellbinding. The world created by Director Lino DiSalvo leaps out at you and gives you this enormous holiday hug that you never want to end. The characters are unforgettable and are easy to root for. It's a star studded cast and they effectively bring this memorable story to life: Blizzard(Adam DeVine), Candy(Melissa Villasenor), Theo(Gabriel Bateman), Smiley(HENRY WINKLER), Isla(Brooke Monroe Conaway), Santa(Jim Gaffigan), Hawk(Jo Koy), Pinky(Candace Cameron Bure) and Bucky(Donald Faison).

Move over Rudolph, Santa has some new friends in town and they"re here to stay!

-Joe G.