The Aardman / Sony Imageworks collaboration Arthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child’s question: ‘So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?’ The answer: Santa’s exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of the film is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. —IMDb
"why i can't see your house on google-earth?" such a cool fun movie, very modern but also nostalgic - great mix !
I think the elves were mostly just an attempt to be the next Minions from Despicable Me, only not as funny or memorable.