when i be kid back in the 1970s a local theatre have child matinee every saturday and sunday afternoon ( anybody remember those . ) . they show this thing one year around christmas time . me and some friend go to see it . i expect a cool santa claus movie . what i get be a terribly dub ( you can tell ) and truly creepy movie . something about santa claus and merlin the magician ( do not ask me what those two be do in the same movie ) fight satan ( some joker in a silly devil costume complete with horn . ) . the image have me cringe in my seat . i always find santa spooky to begin with so that do not help . the guy in the satan suit do not help . but what really horrify me be the wooden rein deer that pull santa sled . when he wind them up and the creepy sound they make and the movement i remember have nightmare about those thing . all these year later i still remember walk out of that theatre more than a little disturbed by what i saw . my friend be sort of frighten by it too . i just saw an ad for it on tv and all those nightmare come roar back . this be a creepy and disturb little christmas film that will probably scare the pant off any little kid who see it . avoid this one unless you really want to punish your kid . this get a 1 .