A Kidnapped Santa Claus

For those not familiar with L. Frank Baum's Santa Claus, let's just say he has a different backstory than St. Nick living with elves at the North Pole that later generations have been raised on. Altogether, I think he is a pleasanter, less-commercial fellow; a little goody-two-shoes perhaps, but our fairy tale characters are not supposed to be nuanced.
In this short-story, the baddies try to kidnap Santa Claus to spoil Christmas for all the children. But, I don't suppose it's a spoiler to say that their plan fails. After all, Santa has friends.