It’s a snowy Christmas Eve and a crack workforce of mercenaries has taken a rich and highly effective household hostage of their luxurious mansion. Led by the self-named “Scrooge” (John Leguizamo), the criminals are nicely organized however haven’t anticipated a vital element: Santa Claus (David Harbour) has additionally arrived there whereas making his rounds with sleigh and reindeer. Moreover, this isn’t your conventional Santa; quite, he’s hard-drinking, gluttonous and tattooed, with a violent previous – earlier than turning into St. Nick, he was a Viking warrior named Nikamund the Purple, wielder of a fearsome hammer. And when the evening’s mayhem ensues, his reindeer flee, leaving him stranded. Whereas there, the cynical Santa takes pity on a candy little lady, Trudy (Leah Brady), who’s among the many hostages, and he decides to rescue her.
