''Red Caps'' is an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

animated television series produced by Cartoon-One in 2011. The series focuses on the adventures of a group of elves, and it is characterized by educational and moral purposes which gained to it the support of a number of institutions, including

UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid t ...

and the Finnish Ministry of Environment. A film based on the series, titled ''

Santa's Magic Crystal ''The Magic Crystal'' ( fi, Maaginen kristalli), also released as ''Santa's Magic Crystal'' and ''The Elf that Rescued Christmas'' in the UK, is a 2011 Finnish-Belgian computer-animated Christmas film directed by Antti Haikala from a screenplay by ...

'', was distributed in 2011 in 3D. In the English-language version, Joe Carey played

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...

, Kyle E. Christensen as Yotan and David Dreisen as Grouch.

Plot

It has become impossible for

to personally answer all the children's cries for help from all over the world. So Santa has gathered all his best tomties around him and founded the RED CAPS Task Force, versus Santa's evil brother Basil with his assistants Grouch and robotics.

References

2011 Italian television series debuts 2010s animated television series Finnish children's animated fantasy television series Italian children's animated fantasy television series Television series about elves Santa Claus in television {{animation-tv-prog-stub