Time Switch: Stuck in Christmas

Time Switch: Stuck in Christmas

Stuck in Christmas

Working titles: Stuck in Christmas/Stuck in Christmas with Santa

Short Summary: When Santa gets stuck in a chimney one Christmas Eve, two children volunteer to complete his local deliveries but figuring out which present should be given to whom and who has been naughty or nice can be complex when you don’t have Santa’s Gift List or his Naughty or Nice List to hand.  After they deliver the wrong present to a child on their own self-made list, their error sets off a chain of events with some troublemakers and a time loop that they can potentially get stuck in which could trap them in Christmas Eve indefinitely, so that Christmas Day never actually arrives.  Fortunately, however a helpful time fairy shows up to assist them in their quest, who they also assist which buys them a bit more time as Melody Memories helps the two children to try and fix Christmas before the snowflakes of time run out as well as the troublemakers that they meet along the way that bring bundles of trouble along with them, with some sprinkles of Christmas magic, a few of her special fairy fixer songs and some sparks of fairy justice.  Written by Jill Thrussell

Summary: When Santa gets stuck in a chimney as he tends to his final Christmas Eve delivery area, he loses contact with the North Pole Christmas Control Centre and loses access to his Christmas Gift Control System due to a glitch caused by a bad elf and so, an eight year old boy and six year old girl who discover his presence are asked to help out while Santa waits for one of the wishdragons that usually deliver Christmas wishes to respond to his call for help.  Since there is no access to the Santa's Christmas Gift Wishlist or his Naughty or Nice List, Ewan and his sister Adele have to try to guess which presents to should go to whom as well as try and figure out who has been naughty or nice that year as they try to deliver the Christmas gifts to their local neighbourhood before the snowflakes of time run out and Christmas Day morning arrives.  Mistakingly, however, during their deliveries, they deliver the wrong present to a child which sets off a chain of events that involves some troublemakers and a time loop that they can potentially get stuck in which could trap them in Christmas Eve indefinitely, so that Christmas Day never actually arrives.  Fortunately, however, a helpful time fairy (Melody Memories) shows up who is delivering a Christmas time wish to a person in need and they are asked to assist, as she helpfully puts time on hold for a while to help them and then takes them on trip to places and times in the past year that may assist them.  However, as Melody Memories helps the two children to try and fix Christmas so that Christmas Day can actually arrive and happen, she also has to fix some of the troublemakers that they meet along their way, like Redo Mischiefheart and Timewaster Wasteheart, who bring bundles of trouble to Christmas, with some sprinkles of Christmas magic, a few of her special fairy fixer songs and some sparks of fairy justice.  Written by Jill Thrussell 

Technical Possibilities: Live action, Live action with CGI or Animation

Genre: Family Adventure/Fantasy (Christmas Fable)

Audience: Family Film 

Song List: Songs Written by Jill Thrussell


Hold Onto Your Joy Whenever Trouble Appears/Joy Can Chase Away Your Fears When Trouble Appears (Melody Memories' song) (recheck done)

 

Note: there is a potential for a follow up sequel to this project.

 

Main film themes: familial care, community, self-discovery, friendship, problem-solving, choices, decision making, resilience, participation, goal congruence, problem solving through logical thinking & reasoning, critical thinking, time management, support, actions, consequences and teamwork.

Storybook info: will be included in the Christmas Fable Collection but will also be a separate storybook which should be out on paperback around June 2025.

 

 

 

 

Savor Every Moment Song: Savor Every Moment Sung by Collette Compton & Piano 7th Resonance (from the Time Switch Song Collection)