The next morning was Christmas Day. While Scott, Charlie, and Ella were sound asleep back at the Pole, they were magically transported back to their house. Ella woke up when she heard her brother whispering and gently shaking her. "Wake up, Ella," he said. "Merry Christmas!" She smiled and gave Charlie a hug. "Merry Christmas, Charlie!" she said.

Ella got out of bed and started to get dressed. She wore a red dress with black leggings, and black socks. Afterwards, she called for Charlie to help put her hair up and tie it in a black and red striped bow. They went downstairs to find a lot of Christmas presents under their tree and stockings filled. Scott was nowhere to be seen. "Is Daddy still sleeping?" Ella asked Charlie.

"I think he is," replied Charlie. He turned and called, "Dad! Dad!"

"Wake up, Sleepy!" Ella called. "Come on, get up!"

"Dad!"

"Dad!"

Scott groaned in his sleep as his children ran into his room to wake him up. "Come on, Dad! Come on!You should see all the neat toys."

"Stop shakin' me, kids."

"Come on. Get up. Get up!"

"Okay!"

"Come on, Dad," Charlie said. "It's Christmas morning."

"Great! G-Go and make some coffee."

Charlie and Ella went back downstairs. Ella went over to the Christmas tree while Charlie made coffee in the kitchen. They started exchanging their gifts to each other before unwrapping their gifts from Santa and their dad. All of a sudden, they hear Scott racing down the stairs and out the front door and then came back in. "Whoo!" Scott said as he sat down on the chair to catch his breath. Charlie and Ella exchanged a quick look as if to say "What was that all about?" before they got up and walked over to him.

"Are you okay, Daddy?" Ella asked.

"Yeah, honey," Scott answered. "Just fine."

"Are you having a heart attack?" asked Charlie. "I know CPR."

"No, Charlie." Scott stopped and looked at his pajamas again. "SC?"

"Yeah, Santa Claus. Hey. Same initials as your name, Dad. Scott Calvin." Charlie traced the initials on his dad's pajamas with his finger.

"What?"

Before Charlie answered, the doorbell rang. Ella ran over to the door and opened it. It was Laura. "Mommy!" Ella cried, hugging her mother. Charlie ran over and gave Laura a hug, too. "Oh, Charlie, Ella! Merry Christmas! Did you two have a good time?"

"Great time!" Charlie replied.

"The best!" Ella added.

"Great," Laura chuckled. "Oh, ho, Scott. Nice P.J.s. Very festive. Where'd you get them?"

"I don't know" was Scott's answer.

"Judy gave them to you," Ella said as she put her new toys into two separate piles – one to take with her and another to stay with Scott.

"Who?" Scott asked.

"You know, Daddy. Up in the North Pole."

"Ah, one of Santa's little helpers," Laura replied.

"Last night, Dad and Ella and I went with the flying reindeer," Charlie said as he gathered his toys. "It was really neat, Mom. Dad was Santa, and Larry showed us the workshop. You know, where they make all the toys?"

"Gee, thanks for keeping their feet on the ground," Laura told Scott. "Kids, you go wait in the car for a minute, okay? I'll be right there."

"Merry Christmas, Sport." Scott gave Charlie a kiss on his head before ruffling his hair. "Merry Christmas, Ella Bella." He crouched down and gave his daughter a bear hug and a kiss on her cheek.

"Merry Christmas, Daddy," Ella replied. "Thanks for a great night at the North Pole." She followed Charlie to the car where Neil was waiting for them. He greeted them with a hug and a "Merry Christmas!" before the kids got in the car. They saw Scott walking towards them. After a brief hello to Neil, Scott asked, "About what you said in the house. Who showed you guys the workshop?"

"The elf," Charlie answered.

"How'd I get the pajamas?"

"We told you, Dad," Ella added. "Judy."

"Oh, wait. Wait. Wait. Judy was the name of the waitress at the restaurant last night."

"Some waitress gave you pajamas?" Laura asked.

"What's this all about?" Neil asked, joining in on the conversation.

"Dad took us to the North Pole," Charlie said.

"And Larry showed us the workshop," Ella added.

"The North Pole."

"Yeah. Daddy's the new Santa,"said Ella.

"The regular Santa fell off the roof, and Dad put on the suit," Charlie explained.

"Charlie, Ella, we'll discuss this at home," Neil said before he and Laura got into the car.

"The clause. The Santa Clause," Scott mumbled to himself. "It's just a dream. Stuff like that doesn't happen. It was a dream. Come on!" he said after the car drove away. Ella and Charlie waved goodbye to their dad. Then without thinking, he said, "I don't even where pajamas. Normally, I sleep naked! Buck naked! Hah!" Realizing what he said while a neighbor and her daughter walked by, Scott went back in his house.