This is the sort of movie that you just have to go with.
It's about as historically accurate as an episode of "Peabody and Sherman," but it's simply adorable if you give it a chance.
There is some nonsense about this being a Dutch legend...yeah, sure.
But it is an old-fashioned story of "Saint Nick" and his traveling companion "Pete" and their adventures in the New World.
Told mostly in flashback, we see how elements of our modern Santa Claus came together, bringing peace, love, families, and cultures together.
This movie has such a good heart, and such an earnest cast, that you'd need a heart of coal not to want to go along.
By the way, I bought this on the "Christmas Collector's Set Volume Six" DVD set.