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Stars (the voices of): Martin Freeman, Newell Alexander, Noel Clarke, Joan Collins, Tim Conway, David Cowgill, Tim Curry, Holly Dorff, Pam Ferris, Nicholas Guest, Ashley Tisdale | Written by Tony Nottage, Ricky Roxburgh | Directed by Leon Joosen, Aaron Seelman

Every year there seems to be an inordinate amount of new CGI Christmas movies thrust upon unsuspecting supermarket shoppers – after all, most folks buy theses types of titles on impulse whilst browsing in the likes of Asda, Tesco et al. Titles that are watched once or twice and then sit on the shelf for the most of the next year or, even worse, are tossed in to the “get rid” pile (I know you all have one). Saving Santa is one such film.

Once upon a time, Santa operated with just a small workshop and a few elves. But, as Christmas has grown ever bigger, Santa has been forced to innovate!

What happens when actors fall ill the day of their audition? Should they call their agents or the casting office and try to reschedule or just put on their best healthy face and go anyway? Actor Todd Ryan Jones has gone to several auditions sick and says he will do so again. "Whenever you are sick and don't feel like going to the audition, just remember that there are about 5,000 other actors in this town who would make it there regardless of being sick or not. I mean, if you can't stop throwing up, that's one thing. But you are not going to stay ahead of the crowd if you need to stay home every time you get the sniffles." Casting director Mindy Marin ("Repo Men") says actors come in sick to her office all the time. "That is a very selfish thing to do. No one should come in when they are sick,...