Okay. The first one was silly but fun. This sequel is silly and irritating. It had a few enjoyable moments, but... maybe it just my intense dislike of the principal. She was such an unconvincing character, sappy and silly one minute and completely stern and principalish the next. I found myself completely unable to sympathize with her or even to view her as a real person. And considering she's a key character... ick. But this movie deserves at least one thumb up for the villain. The evil Santa was completely hilarious and the best part of the whole movie!