Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe is a 2009 made-for-television Christmas comedy film and a sequel to Santa Baby. It premiered on ABC Family on December 13, 2009, during the channel's 25 Days of Christmas programming block. Jenny McCarthy, Lynne Griffin, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Richard Side, and Gabe Khouth all reprise their roles from the original film.
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Plot
Santa finds himself in the midst of a late-in-life crisis. He has grown tired of the responsibilities of his job and is ready to pass on the reins to his business-minded daughter Mary, who feels torn between the family business and running her own high-stakes firm in New York City, along with balancing a relationship with the love of her life, Luke.
The situation gets increasingly dire when Teri, an ambitious new arrival to the North Pole, sows dissension at the workshop in an effort to take over Christmas. However, it is revealed that Teri is an elf, bitter at Mary and was trying to take over Christmas. Mary manages to stop her and take care of the yearly rounds around the world.
Cast
Jenny McCarthy as Mary Class/Claus
Dean McDermott as Luke Jessup
Rohan Campbell as young Luke
Kelly Stables as Teri
Paul Sorvino as Santa Claus
Lynne Griffin as Mrs. Claus
Richard Side as Gary the Elf
Miguelito Macario Andaluz as Sandy
Kris Holden-Ried as Colin
Gabe Khouth as Skip the Elf
Jessica Parker Kennedy as Lucy the Elf
James Higuchi as Dave the Elf
Holly Ann Emerson as Young Woman
Brendan Hunter as Jazz Club Announcer
Leah MacDonald as Gift Wrapper
Premiere
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe premiered on December 13, 2009, as part of ABC Family's annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event. The film received 3.8 million viewers on its original broadcast with a 1.2 18–49 rating.
Filming
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe was filmed in February 2009 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Ivan Sergei and George Wendt did not reprise their roles as Luke Jessup and Santa Claus, respectively, being replaced by Dean McDermott and Paul Sorvino.
Soundtrack
Alexa Vega sang the lead track from the movie, "Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You" and shot a music video for the song which premiered during the 25 Days of Christmas. Amber Stevens recorded a new version of the title song, "Santa Baby". The songs are featured on the compilation album Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas, released on November 3, 2009, by Walt Disney Records.
Home media
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe was released on DVD on October 12, 2010 in 4:3 full frame format.