Rip off of the book Holly Claus
Although they modernized the plot, changed the location from New York to L.A., and removed much of the fairy tale elements, so much of this is straight out of the kids novel The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittany Ryan. Holly Claus is a story about Santa's daughter traveling to New York for the holidays in order to find her place in the world. She ends up in a bad part of town, acts as a mentor to a group of kids, and works in a failing toy shop. Plus, Holly Claus also had the element of a dapper, charming man who was sent to distract Holly from wanting to return home. I can see how a lot of that can be coinincidence, but i spent most of the movie going, "Hey, that's a lot like..."
The penguins are calling and I can't find my way out of the labyrinth.