Patch and Colette smiled to their puppies as they were all gathered by the fireplace together.

"Are you kids all snuggled in?" Patch smiled.

"Yes, Dad." Dot and Scruffy smiled back.

"Can you tell us a story now, Daddy?" Dot asked.

"Alright, alright," Patch laughed before humming to himself before knowing which story to tell. "I know just the story to tell."

"And what story would that be?" Scruffy grinned. "Is it about The Air Buddies?"

"Nope," Patch said. "This is before them."

"Aw..." Scruffy pouted.

"Is it the story of when you and our aunts and uncles were kidnapped by Cruella and Grandma Perdita and Grandpa Pongo saved you and you all lived happily ever after?" Dot asked.

"You've both heard that story a million times." Colette giggled.

"No, no, this is the story about the Santa Pups." Patch said.

"Ooh..." Dot and Scruffy replied.

"And how I learned the responsibility of puppies the first time." Patch said.

"That's how you got to bond with the Buddies?" Dot asked.

"Oh, yes," Patch smiled. "I wanted to learn how to take care of puppies, because, well, you know, I was going out with your mother."

Colette blushed underneath her fur.

"It all started a long, long time ago..." Patch began to narrate as we are shown back in time to before Dot and Scruffy were born. "Now this was also going to be my third adventure in Christmas."

Scruffy and Dot looked very excited.

At school, everyone was on the edge as they waited for it to be 3:00 so that they could go home for Winter Break. Once the school bell rang, everyone rushed out.

"Ah, the holidays," Atticus smiled. "Also my first Christmas as an uncle."

"Hooray for you." Cherry replied.

"I can't wait to spend Christmas with the family." Mo smiled.

"Yeah, Christmas is a great time of year," Cherry admitted. "Plus that means chocolate candies from Mom."

"I have a feeling this year will be great." Atticus smiled.

"Do the Pound Puppies do anything for Christmas?" Mo asked. "I wonder if I should bake any treats for Patch to take with him for them?"

"Hmm... I think they spend Christmas with their owners." Atticus said.

"I think I'll make a special treat." Mo replied.

"I hope they're better than those ginger snaps you made for the veterinarian's office," Cherry said. "Those made me sick and not in a good way like Grandmama Addams' cooking."

"Those were liver snaps, Cherry." Mo smirked innocently.

"Yuck!" Cherry grimaced.

Atticus and Mo chuckled to Cherry's misfortune. Cherry soon took out her toothpaste and squirted it on her tongue while brushing violently with her toothbrush.

Meanwhile with Patch...

Patch was chewing on a bone in the living room while watching TV until the others would come home or he would be called for a mission. Whichever would come first. He was just excited that Atticus would be on Winter Break now which meant they would get to spend more time together as dog and owner, but then, his dog tag started to glow and sparkle. "Hmm?" He asked before putting his bone aside for a moment before standing up on all fours. "Looks like I've got a job to do," He soon saw familiar magic come from it as it swirled around him. "Ooh..." he said to himself.

"Patch, are you okay down there?" Emily's voice asked from the kitchen as she washed dishes.

"Yeah, I'll be back as I'm being called away from an adventure!" Patch told her before being transported away.

"Okay, I'll save you some supper!" Emily called back.

Patch nodded as he was then gone in a flash.

The young Dalmatian soon then appeared in a familiar toy workshop. Patch looked around as he came inside and he saw elves hard at work as it was the Christmas season.

"Come on, we gotta get going!" An elf told a dog.

"I'm right behind ya!" The dog replied as he followed the elf.

"This is interesting." Patch said.

"Oh, this is quite a special day." Santa smiled.

"Santa Claus!" Patch smiled up to the jolly old elf.

"Patch?" Santa smiled.

"Hi, Santa!" Patch smiled back.

"Oh, you came on a special day, I'd love to stay and talk, but I better see Mrs. Claus, she's with Santa Paws right now." Santa told the young Dalmatian.

"Can I come?" Patch smiled.

"All right, but hurry." Santa smiled back.

Patch rushed over as he went to join Eli, Eddie, and Santa as they went over to see Santa Paws.

"Why, isn't that Patch I see?" Santa Paws smiled. "Oh, so good to see you, especially with 'it' happening!"

"'It'?'" Patch asked confused before gasping. "You mean you got hitched and your going to have puppies?"

"Uh-huh..." Santa Paws smiled and nodded.

"Oh, they're coming, they're coming!" Mrs. Claus gasped as she rushed out to see everyone. "Eli, I'm gonna need your assistance. Hot water and lots of towels, pronto!"

Eli did just as Mrs. Claus told him to. "Right away, Mrs. Claus, come on, Eddy!" The elf replied.

"Oh... Oh, boy..." Santa Paws tried to keep himself together.

Eli and Eddy soon rushed into the other room, dressed like doctors.

"Are all first time fathers this nervous?" Santa Paws shook slightly.

"Not sure." Patch said.

"Don't worry, old friend," Santa soothed his dog. "Mrs. Claus has everything under control."

"Oh, boy, okay, good, because I think I better lay down," Santa Paws replied nervously. "You know what? I think my blood sugar is a little low, Santa Claus. Could you give me one of Mrs. Claus' sugar cookies?"

"Oh, boy..." Patch sighed. "I hope I don't end up like this if I have puppies."

"Haven't you noticed Colette's behavior?" Santa asked.

"She does seem to be acting a little different lately..." Patch admitted. "She's had to go to the vet a lot."

"And soon the realization came to me in 3, 2, 1." Patch's voice narrated.

"OH, MY GOSH!" Patch yelped. "Colette's gonna have puppies! How?!"

"Uh, didn't your parents ever give you 'The Talk'?" Santa chuckled.

This caused Patch to go face-paw.

"So, you do know?" Santa asked.

"I didn't think about that..." Patch replied. "I, uh, I always hoped to be a father, but this feels so sudden, I mean, am I even ready?!"

"Well, maybe you should practice with my pups when they get here?" Santa Paws offered. "It'll be educational for both of us."

"Perfect and for practice, I think we should have some cookies to calm our nerves." Patch said.

Santa chuckled and handed them both a plate of sugar cookies. Patch and Santa Paws ate Mrs. Claus's sugar cookies in content and calmness.

After a while, the door leading to Santa Paws's mate opened to show Mrs. Claus. The others looked up to see her.

"The Santa Pups have arrived." Mrs. Claus smiled to everyone.

"How's Mrs. Paws?" Patch asked.

"She's doing just fine," Mrs. Claus smiled. "She's just resting. Santa Paws, you have three beautiful daughters, and a son."

"I'm a father!" Santa Paws cheered.

"Congratulations, old friend." Santa smiled as he hugged him.

"I can't believe it, I'm a father..." Santa Paws beamed.

"Can we see them?" Patch asked Mrs. Claus.

"Of course." Mrs. Claus smiled as she would allow that.

Everyone followed the jolly old woman into the other room as a female white dog with her own red hat with white fluff smiled as four puppies were born and now getting milk from their mother.

"Oh, I am so glad that's over," Santa Paws smiled. "Good job, honey, how are ya feeling?"

"I couldn't be better." Mrs. Paws smiled back.

Patch couldn't believe how cute and adorable the baby puppies were.

"I'm so proud of you, my love." Santa Paws smiled to his mate.

"Aw, look at them~" Patch cooed. "They're all so cute and fluffy~"

"You must be Patch." Mrs. Paws giggled.

"Uh, yes, ma'am," Patch replied. "I'm a friend of your mate's."

"Well, it's good to meet you." Mrs. Paws smiled.

"Good to meet you too," Patch replied. "So, um, what're their names?"

"Santa Paws and I have been discussing names for months." Mrs. Paws smiled.

"Who knew there were so many names in the naughty and nice books?" Santa Paws chuckled sheepishly.

"So, what names did you choose?" Patch asked.

"Let's start with our daughters," Mrs. Paws said as one female puppy whined a little tune slightly. "Let's see. This one is singing already. We'll name her... Jingle. That was one of our favorites."

"That's perfect for her." Patch smiled.

Another female puppy seemed to come closer between her siblings.

"This little pup seems to be so happy and giving, 'Charity' is perfect for her." Mrs. Paws continued.

"What about your third daughter?" Patch asked. "What's her name going to be?"

"The tiniest one of the bunch," Mrs. Paws replied. "So full of energy. How about Hope?"

"That's a lovely name," Patch smiled. "Now, for your son?"

"He's bound to take after his dad," Santa Paws said. "You know, strong, good-looking, great leader-"

"And don't forget modest." Mrs. Paws teased.

"That too," Santa Paws replied. "I was thinking that 'Noble' would be a fitting name."

"Perfect." Patch smiled.

The Claus couple even agreed while Eli smiled back. Mrs. Paws soon sang to her puppies as she was a proud mother. Soon enough, everybody in all of the North Pole came over to go and meet the puppies.

"They weren't cuter than me, were they, Daddy?" Dot pouted.

"They were cute, but you are rather cute, Dottie." Patch smiled to his daughter.

"Aww~" Dot smiled back.

"So, was it easy to take care of them, Dad?" Scruffy asked.

"Well, more or less, it was in fact its own adventure," Patch smiled as he remembered. "The Santa Pups were growing up quickly. As every parent knows, raising puppies to become responsible dogs requires a great deal of patience and perseverance."

We are soon shown the Santa Pups as they were running with an elf hat.

"Like all families, everyone was having their own challenges with the newest additions." Patch continued to narrate.

"Come back with my hat!" Eddy pouted as he chased after the Santa Pups.

"Where did those pups get to now?" Patch said during his laughter.

"They took my hat!" Eddy pouted. "Help me get 'em!"

"Alright, alright." Patch said after calming down from the laughter.

"Hope was always looking for extreme adventures," Patch narrated as he and Eddy chased the Santa Pups while the elves were working. "More of a daredevil than a Santa Pup, she was always full of so much hope that she never looked before she leaped."

"Hey, Patch, check this out!" Hope smiled as she was at the top of a slide with a toy wagon before going down it and hollered in excitement before landing in a box of ribbons. "That was extreme!"

"Yeah, it sure was, but you could have gotten hurt." Patch said.

They soon heard loud singing. Patch groaned as he knew who did that.

"Jingle was quite a diva and loved to sing," Patch continued to narrate. "Unfortunately, elves' big ears make for very sensitive hearing, and Jingle, bless her heart, was still learning to find the right note."

Patch soon rushed to where Jingle was singing.

"O what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh~" Jingle sang loudly off-key.

Patch was almost about to turn off the microphone.

"Heeey..." Jingle pouted to Patch.

The elves soon sighed out of relief.

"And Charity still hadn't quite discovered the meaning of her namesake," Patch narrated. "She had a lot to learn about sharing before she'd become the selfless and charitable pup a Santa Pup should be."

Charity collected several striped bones and kept them for herself like a bully would. Patch and the rest of the Santa Pups soon came in.

"Hey, give us back our bones!" Hope pouted.

"Whatever~" Charity scoffed. "Loser's Weepers, Finder's Keepers."

"Charity, you give your brother and sisters back their bones." Patch said.

"Why should I?" Charity replied. "I found 'em, so that means I get to keep 'em."

"Okay..." Patch smirked and soon took her bow with bells out of her ear.

"Hey, that's mine!" Charity glared.

"Sorry, Charity, but I found it, so it's mine now, right?" Patch bribed.

"No fair." Charity said.

Patch kept the bow away. "It doesn't feel good to have something of yours taken, does it?"

"No... I guess it doesn't..." Charity pouted. "I'm sorry, Patch." She then gave the bones back to her siblings.

Patch smiled to that.

"And of course, there was Noble," Patch continued to narrate to his own puppies. "He hadn't learned what being a leader really meant, and was leading his sisters down the wrong path and getting them into all kinds of trouble."

"Did you try to help him be a good leader?" Scruffy asked.

"I did teach him how to be a leader, but unfortunately, I wasn't that good of a teacher." Patch said.

One elf held up a ladder while the other elf was polishing a bell. Noble ran through the ladder with his sisters following. The ladder soon fell and the elf yelped as he grabbed a hold of the rope in the bell to prevent from falling. Patch soon followed after the pups.

"I told you guys that'd be fun!" Noble chuckled.

"Do you not see what happened?" Patch asked.

"Well, yeah, but it was fun." Noble replied.

Santa Claus and Santa Paws soon came into the workshop as the elves had a toy overload due to the Santa Pups. Patch soon used his magic to help the elves.

"Thanks, Patch." The elves told the young Dalmatian.

"No problem, guys, and sorry for the Santa Pups." Patch smiled to them.