Don Walliams the self-proclaimed king of comedy was unsuccessful at getting me to laugh even once. I managed one smile at the idea of the major staying at home and yanking on his own Christmas cracker.

The story starts off well enough, a 1980s boy named Elvis wants nothing more than to see Santa, which apparently in England requires a very expensive ticket to stand in line at the department store. This santa ends up being his estranged father who isn't the busy rich businessnan mom said.

He goes back to the toy store on Christmas eve to see if it really was dad, and to buy mom a christmas present. He gets locked in the store and a group of thieves are trying to rob it like Home Alone 2. Three hours of bad Elvis Presley jokes later the real father Christmas saves the day, and several points that could have easily been wrapped up were not and specifically referenced to in case there was a sequel. The world would be better off without one.

The high full cast audio book is the only saving grace. I understand it's a middle grade reading level, but you can make good humor and good writing for 4th graders.