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And what would you like for Christmas Anton? Santa asked. Anton took out his list which was sixteen pages long. I want a rocket ship, he said. Bright red, filled with Popsicles. A swimming pool, a dog that can sing...a gun that shoots apple juice, hockey skates, someone to do my homework... That's a lot for one boy. Santa said, a bit wearily. When precocious little Anton gets nothing more than a single orange for Christmas, he decides to sue Santa Claus for breach of promise. With the aid of heartless lawyer, Wiley Studpustte, Anton sets off a media frenzy while presenting a hyperbolic case that attacks the credibility of the jolly old elf. But the Trial of the Century backfires when a tired and disheartened Santa stops the proceedings to announce that he will retire his post as the gift-giving patron of the season. When the true spirit of Christmas finally dawns on Anton, he has a sudden change of heart and saves the day with his tiny perfect orange.