"_PUQ A_AT0 Boy_NN1 Called_AJ0 Christmas_NN1 "_PUQ is_VBZ a_AT0 resplendent_AJ0 Santa_NP0 Claus_NP0 origin_NN1 story_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 star-filled_AJ0 cast_NN1 ,_PUN sumptuous_AJ0 visuals_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC some_DT0 melancholy_AJ0 details_NN2 to_TO0 keep_VVI it_PNP from_PRP being_VBG too_AV0 sugary_AJ0 ._SENT Dame_NP0 Maggie_NP0 Smith_NP0 plays_VVZ the_AT0 vinegary_AJ0 Aunt_NP0 Ruth_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 last-minute_AJ0 babysitter_NN1 for_PRP three_CRD children_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB still_AV0 in_PRP mourning_VVG for_PRP their_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ Christmas_NN1 Eve_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC their_DPS father_NN1 Matt_NP0 (_PUL Joel_NP0 Fry_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN sad_AJ0 and_CJC distracted_AJ0 ,_PUN has_VHZ decided_VVN they_PNP will_VM0 skip_VVI the_AT0 holiday_NN1 this_DT0 year_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 will_VM0 be_VBI no_AT0 decorations_NN2 or_CJC presents_NN2 ._SENT After_CJS he_PNP leaves_VVZ for_PRP a_AT0 work_NN1 emergency_NN1 ,_PUN Aunt_NP0 Ruth_NP0 begins_VVZ to_TO0 tell_VVI the_AT0 children_NN2 a_AT0 story_NN1 about_PRP a_AT0 boy_NN1 named_VVN Nikolas_NP0 (_PUL Henry_NP0 Lawfull_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN who_PNQ lived_VVD a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 ago_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 remote_AJ0 mountain_NN1 cabin_NN1 in_PRP Finland_NP0 with_PRP his_DPS father_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 woodcutter_NN1 named_VVN Joel_NP0 (_PUL Michiel_NP0 Huisman_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT Nikolas_NP0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ in_PRP mourning_VVG for_PRP his_DPS late_AJ0 mother_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD killed_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 bear_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC each_DT0 night_NN1 he_PNP asks_VVZ his_DPS father_NN1 to_TO0 tell_VVI him_PNP the_AT0 story_NN1 she_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 tell_VVI ,_PUN about_PRP a_AT0 little_AJ0 girl_NN1 who_PNQ got_VVD lost_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 woods_NN2 one_CRD winter_NN1 and_CJC happened_VVD upon_PRP a_AT0 community_NN1 of_PRF elves_NN2 who_PNQ loved_VVD and_CJC protected_VVD her_PNP until_PRP the_AT0 spring_NN1 thaw_NN1 made_VVD it_PNP possible_AJ0 to_TO0 go_VVI home_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ her_DPS pockets_NN2 full_AJ0 of_PRF chocolates_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Nikolas_NP0 has_VHZ just_AV0 one_CRD toy_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 doll_NN1 his_DPS mother_NN1 made_VVD him_PNP from_PRP a_AT0 turnip_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP has_VHZ one_CRD friend_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 mouse_NN1 he_PNP names_VVZ Miika_NP0 and_CJC tries_VVZ to_TO0 teach_VVI how_AVQ to_TO0 talk_VVI ._SENT The_AT0 king_NN1 (_PUL Jim_NP0 Broadbent_NP0 )_PUR calls_VVZ in_PRP his_DPS most_DT0 loyal_AJ0 subjects_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP Joel_NP0 ,_PUN to_TO0 give_VVI them_PNP a_AT0 challenge_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP wants_VVZ to_TO0 bring_VVI hope_VVB back_AVP to_PRP his_DPS people_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP wants_VVZ each_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI off_AVP on_PRP a_AT0 quest_NN1 to_TO0 find_VVI it_PNP ._SENT Joel_NP0 joins_VVZ a_AT0 group_NN1 to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 find_VVI the_AT0 elves_NN2 ,_PUN just_AV0 in_PRP case_NN1 it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 fairy_NN1 tale_NN1 ._SENT Like_PRP Matt_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP leaves_VVZ an_AT0 aunt_NN1 in_PRP charge_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC Aunt_NP0 Charlotte_NP0 (_PUL look_VVB past_PRP the_AT0 bad_AJ0 teeth_NN2 and_CJC you_PNP will_VM0 recognize_VVI Kristen_NP0 Wiig_NP0 )_PUR is_VBZ not_XX0 one_PNI to_TO0 tell_VVI a_AT0 cozy_AJ0 bedtime_NN1 story_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 even_AV0 one_PNI to_TO0 provide_VVI food_NN1 or_CJC let_VVB Nikolas_NP0 sleep_NN1 inside_PRP the_AT0 cabin_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP is_VBZ selfish_AJ0 and_CJC mean_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS Nikolas_NP0 discovers_VVZ a_AT0 clue_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 location_NN1 of_PRF Elfhelm_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP and_CJC Miika_NP0 (_PUL wittily_AV0 voiced_VVN by_PRP Stephen_NP0 Merchant_NN1 )_PUR go_VVB off_AVP in_PRP search_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS father_NN1 to_TO0 help_VVI him_PNP find_VVI it_PNP ._SENT Their_DPS search_NN1 turns_VVZ into_PRP a_AT0 magical_AJ0 adventure_NN1 through_PRP snowy_AJ0 mountains_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP challenges_NN2 both_AV0 natural_AJ0 and_CJC fantastic_AJ0 ._SENT Nikolas_NP0 helps_VVZ a_AT0 reindeer_NN0 and_CJC names_VVZ him_PNP after_PRP Lake_NP0 Blitzen_NP0 ._SENT 
