When Santaas knocked out cold by a Jack-in-the-Boxeras walloping punch, deli owner Murray Kleiner reluctantly agrees to take his place. The suit doesnat fit, Murray smells a bit like pickles, and thereas no way he can remember the names of all those reindeer. But with the help of a pushy elf and an eager-to-believe young boy, Murray finds out that even though heas not big enough to fill Santaas suit, heas got more than enough heart to get the job done.