Haven't you ever watched that stop-motion cartoon from 1970?
It's a game of that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus_Is_Comin'_to_Town_(TV_special)
That airs on TV almost non stop every December.
(That's Santa when he's still young.)
Ahh, I've been waiting for this. I like some of the new characters, and love it that EVERY character gets a story mode now.
I wish they would release this outside of japan. Though it's not like you need to know any japanese to play this.
Edit: Pfffft....looks like you need the original...