Buddy shreds the document, not understanding the significance. This is when Walter angrily says he wishes Buddy wasn't his son, instead of the aftermath of the Miles Finch scene. The film and musical also strongly deviate in the character of Walter Hobbs. In the film, Walter is portrayed as greedy, obsessed with his work, and deliberately neglectful of his family duties. In the musical, he is shown as more bumbling, forgetful, and overworked. It is also explained by Santa Claus in the film that Walter is on the "Naughty List" because of his greed and general meanness, whereas in the musical it is because he doesn't believe in Santa. And in the conference room, Buddy pitches the idea of making the book about how he came to the North Pole (leading to the song, "The Story of Buddy the Elf") and Mr. Greenway loves the story, but Walter quits after Mr. Greenway wants to change the main character in the story from an elf to a horse, instead of Walter going with Michael to bring Buddy back home with Mr. Greenway firing Walter. Musical numbers The musical numbers in the original Broadway production were as follows: Act I Overture — Orchestra Christmastown — Santa, Buddy, Company World's Greatest Dad — Buddy In the Way — Deb, Walter, Emily, Michael, Company Sparklejollytwinklejingley — Buddy, Store Manager, Company I'll Believe in You — Michael and Emily In the Way (reprise) — Emily and Walter Just Like Him — Buddy, Deb, Company A Christmas Song — Buddy, Jovie, Company I'll Believe in You (reprise) — Buddy and Company Act II Entr'acte — Orchestra Nobody Cares About Santa — Fake Santas, Store Manager, Buddy Never Fall in Love — Jovie There Is a Santa Claus — Michael and Emily The Story of Buddy the Elf — Buddy, Michael, Walter, Emily, Deb, Chadwick, Matthews, Mr. Greenway, Company Nobody Cares About Santa (reprise) — Santa A Christmas Song (reprise) — Jovie, Buddy, Emily, Michael, Walter, Company Finale — Company Notes Subsequent productions including the Broadway revival and West End production replaced "Christmastown" with "Happy All the Time" and "I'll Believe in You (Reprise)" with "World's Greatest Dad (Reprise)". Casts The original principal casts of major productions. Production history Broadway (2010–11) After a 2009 workshop, the musical officially opened for a limited holiday engagement at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway on November 14, 2010, following previews