Noelle Kringle

Noelle Kringle is the daughter of Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus. As a little girl, her father would surprise her every Christmas Eve by giving her the full Christmas experience like any other normal girl would get. Kris would often tell Noelle how she was a beacon of Christmas spirit, and that when she got older, would support her brother Nick Kringle in his training to become the next Santa Claus.

After her father dies many years later, when she's now older, Nick is training for his first Christmas out as the new Santa, as Noelle writes Christmas Cards and supports the North Pole with a bounty of Christmas spirit. Nick confides in Noelle that he doesn't feel ready to be Santa, so Noelle encourages him to take a weekend vacation. When he doesn't return, Noelle is blamed and her cousin Gabriel Kringle is chosen to become the new Santa instead. Noelle becomes scorned around the North Pole, pushing her to take the sleigh out and track Nick down at Phoenix, Arizona, as clued in by a magazine Nick had sent home to Noelle. Her childhood nanny Polly, accidentally gets caught on the sleigh trying to pull Noelle off, and they both crash land at a Phoenix, Arizona mall. The mall's manager, Helen Rojas, initially tries to get Noelle and her reindeer off the property as quick as possible, but the reindeer attract customers so Helen reluctantly allows her to stay.

To search for Nick, Noelle recruits the help of private detective Jake Hapman, who is initially unwelcoming of Noelle's strange appearance and perceived insanity of her statements. Noelle's kindness and naivety charms him though, and they're able to track down Nick to his new yoga studio. Nick refuses to come home to the North Pole, and Noelle reluctantly leaves him be. During this time, Noelle discovers strange abilities she wasn't aware she possessed, like the judging of who is naughty or nice and suddenly knowing sign language.

Noelle hears about the severity of the situation back home from her pet reindeer Snowcone, who helps track Nick down one more time at a Yoga Retreat, where he reluctantly agrees to once again try and be Santa. Noelle has him pose as the mall's Santa, but things go horribly wrong as Nick is unable to communicate with the kids effectively, and the real mall Santa appears, leading to a fight breaking out as Noelle inadvertently assaults an officer.

Noelle is arrested and placed under psychiatric evaluation. Polly, Nick, and Jake stage a rescue however, with the former two flying the sleigh to the psychiatrist's office, causing her to faint and giving time for Noelle to escape. Jake finally believes Noelle had been telling the truth the whole time thanks to this as well. They fly back to the North Pole, where Nick admits that Noelle should be the new Santa thanks to her emerging powers. The elf council agrees to this, and Noelle heads out, but has several mishaps, including kids spotting her and almost being attacked by a dog. However, by visiting a deaf girl she had met earlier, the Christmas spirit given off gives Noelle the confidence she needs to truly become Santa. Noelle finishes out the night and even drops off Jake at his ex-wife's house with his son. Noelle is again highly respected at the North Pole and now leads the entire Christmas operation, proud to continue her father's legacy.

Appearance
Noelle Kringle dresses in a highly girly, whimsical style that heavily shows off her love and passion for Christmas. As she has never left the North Pole, Noelle finds it common to dress warmly and appropriately for the weather there, but the heat of Arizona eventually gets to her. In public, she most commonly wears a combination of skirt, tights/yoga pants (which she mistakenly calls "yogurt pants"), snow boots, and either a vest or winter jacket. She typically enjoys the color red or green. At home in her bedroom, Noelle wears pajamas with prints such as reindeer antlers. In passing, Noelle mentions her "partridge in a pear tree" underwear, complimenting her childlike fashion sense. Interestingly, though very similar to her typical garb, Noelle dislikes dressing up as an elf.

Personality
Noelle is generally a highly cheerful young woman always willing to expound Christmas spirit to anyone she meets. She almost always has a smile on her face and is cordial to everyone. In the North Pole, she has a childlike spirit and demeanor, and though an adult, is still pampered by her nanny Polly, who does Noelle's laundry, prepares her meals, and keeps her safe and comforted. This has led to Noelle being sheltered, naive, spoiled, and irresponsible; when Nick abandons the North Pole, Noelle is quickly blamed and expects the town to treat her the same, and instead of accepting it, Noelle hides out in her room and pouts in a somewhat depressive state. Polly snaps her out of it, and instead Noelle becomes determined to find Nick and set things straight. While in Arizona, Noelle's naivety is even more noticeable, understandably having never been to the real world before. Noelle does take the task of tracking her brother down very seriously however, and learns a few social cues from being around the more world-weary Jake. She eventually grows into a more mature person while still keeping her childlike enthusiasm and kindness towards others. Surprisingly, Noelle can have a bit of a feisty streak at times, and particularly dislikes any naughty people or people who disrespect Christmas as a whole.