Call Me Claus is a 2001 American Christmas comedy television film directed by Peter Werner and starring Whoopi Goldberg and Nigel Hawthorne.

The film premiered on TNT on December 2, 2001, and was also released on VHS and DVD by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

In 1965 in Los Angeles, Lucy Cullins, her brother and her mother go to a shopping mall to see Santa Claus, who happens to be the real one and is nearing the end of his 200-year reign as St. Nick, and is seeking a replacement.

When Lucy sits on his lap, he places the hat on her and it glows brightly, proving she would make a perfect Santa Claus replacement.

In the present day, Lucy, now grown into a cynical woman, has become more invested with her job as an network execute for the "Shop-A-Lot" Channel than her family.

Meanwhile, Nick, who is spending his last Christmas as Santa, locates Lucy again and finds the opportunity to get close to her after hearing that the "Shop-A-Lot" is holding auditions to cast a Santa Claus to advertise Christmas memorabilia and increase the sales boost for the holiday.

After nearly giving up hope of finding a good Claus, Lucy comes across Nick and reluctantly hires him, oblivious to the fact that he was the Santa from her past.

After receiving a big thanks from the staff, Nick begins to head back to the North Pole without a successor and prepare for the flood with the elves.

When Lucy gets a ride back home from her boss, she starts to believe what Nick said about Christmas, and her potential role as Santa.

Before they continue, Lucy tells Ralph to stop the sled and go to a church, where her niece is performing in the choir.