Dear Santa is a 2011 Canadian romantic drama television film directed by Jason Priestley and starring Amy Acker, David Haydn-Jones, and Emma Duke.

Written by Barbara Kymlicka, the film is about a young woman struggling to get serious about her life who finds a letter to Santa from a seven-year-old girl asking for a new wife for her widowed father and decides to bring happiness to their lives.

One day, Crystal discovers a letter to Santa Claus from a seven-year-old girl, Olivia (Emma Duke), asking him to send her widowed father a new wife for Christmas.

Olivia's father, Derek Gowen (David Haydn-Jones), owns a snow-plowing business and runs a local soup kitchen for the homeless.

Lacking any cooking skills, Crystal first burns their canned dinner, then orders pizza for them and listens while Olivia opens up about her memories of her mother.

At a party in Derek's house, Crystal leaves her handbag in the bathroom, where it's discovered by Jillian, who finds Olivia's letter to Santa.

[2] According to Perez, while the film presents "good old fashion family values" and attempts to "tug at our heart strings", in the end it lacks substance and originality.