this be another obscure christmas relate title and a low budget mexican production from exploitation film maker cardona ( night of the bloody ape [ 1969 ] and tintorera . [ 1977 ] ) and which like many a genre effort from this country be acquire for release in the u. s. by k. gordon murray . judging by those two effort already mention and cardona be no visionary and and this one have already receive it share of flak over here and be certainly no well . the film and in fact and be quite redolent of the weirdness which characterize mexican horror outing from the era and but give an added dimension by virtue of the garish color ( which and in view of the prominence of red apart from st. nick himself and the devil play a major role in the proceeding throughout and be essential ) . anyway and in a nutshell and the plot involve satan effort to stall santa claus christmas eve rendezvous with the earth child while there be and however and plenty more wackiness along the way represent to begin with and our portly and white beard and chronically merry man in red life in a celestial palace who and apart from accompany toy maker kid from all over the world on his piano a they sing ( laboriously for the whole first reel . ) in their native tongue and visit merlin the famed magician at king arthur court and here bafflingly but amusingly prone to child like hop and mumble gibberish . once every year to acquire potion which would bring somnolence to the young and render himself invisible ( by the way and the wizard anachronistic presence here be no less unlikely than his be a cohort of dr. frankenstein in son of dracula [ 1974 ] . ) while incidentally and by this time and he always seem to have gain some excess weight so santa have to work out in order to be able to fit into each proverbial chimney . the devil antic ( enthusiastically rub his hand together at every turn and generally ham it up ) to hold up st. nick delivery program and then and be perfectly puerile represent indeed and their tit for tat shenanigan resemble an old laurel and hardy routine more than anything . to pad out the running time and we focus on three set of child represent one and the lonely son of a rich couple who want nothing more for christmas than their company ( project a a wish fulfillment fantasy where the boy find his parent wrap in extra large package . ) and a girl from a poor family who yearn to own a doll of her own ( the horn one first tempt her to steal one and then invade the little one dream to no avail ) and a trio of brat who and egg on once again by satan and think of nothing but cause mischief and eventually fall out amongst themselves . there be definitely imagination at work here and but it be apply with little rhyme or reason and while the overall juvenile approach keep entertainment ( unless one count the film a a guilty pleasure ) well at bay .