Northern Lights - Season 3 - Eps 1: Clash of the Santas
Separated from his wife, Howard volunteers as a stand-in Santa at the shopping mall--and ends up getting invited to represent England at an international Santa competition in Lithuania. He gets to take an elf with him, and Colin agrees to fill the role.
About Northern Lights

Title: Northern Lights
First Air Date: 2006-01-16
Last Air Date: 2008-12-21
Status: Ended
Rating: 6/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 13
Network: ITV1
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: ITV Productions
Synopsis
Northern Lights is a 2006 comedy-drama. It is a spin-off of the 2004 Christmas special Christmas Lights. A sequel, City Lights, was broadcast in 2007. Also a Christmas special, Clash of the Santas, was broadcast in December 2008. It featured Colin and Howie taking a trip to Lithuania to represent the United Kingdom in a Santa convention. The main problem with this is that miserable Howie is picked as Santa, while true Christmas believer Colin is relegated to the role of cheerleading elf.