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With the holidays upon us, and another Christmas movie queued up in the DVD player or on Netflix as soon as the last one ends (at least in this house), I thought it'd be time to rate several of the most notable portrayals of Santa Claus in movies and TV specials. The big man from the North Pole has had quite a few incarnations: some nice, some not-so-nice. This list runs the gamut. I'm only considering the roles in which
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is the character. People briefly dressing up as, or assuming the role of, Santa don't count, so you won't see the Grinch's anti-Claus on this list, for instance. I'm generally going from best to worst here, with 10 Sacks of Toys as the best, and 0 as the worst.
Miracle on 34th Street (1949): Edmund Gwenn
Let's face it, this one has got to top the list. Gwenn's portrayal of Kris Kringle is so subtle, charming, and authentic that you'd think he was turning a long history of Santa roles on its head, starting from scratch with a renewed outlook on an old character. And yet this was 1949, and the rulebook for 'Santa in the movies' hadn't even been written yet. This one gets the full 10 out of 10 Sacks of Toys.

Elf (2003): Ed Asner
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The modern classic. True to the character in every line and gesture, yet alive with modern touches that keep Santa fresh without confusing the youngest believers with pop-culture irony and out-of-canon goofiness. Only the test of time will prove whether or not this Santa will beat his current rating of 9 Sacks of Toys.

Santa Claus is Comin' To Town (1970): Mickey Rooney
The already-impish Mickey Rooney voices the titular role in this wonderfully humanizing portrayal of Kris Kringle, fleshing out the bare-bones character with his own backstory and mythology. My only major gripe is Kringle's insistence that kids never cry or pout; I feel like the movie should have a disclaimer from Mister Rogers, telling kids that 'it's OK to have bad feelings sometimes.' My son's personal favorite. 8 Sacks of Toys.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2005): James Cosmo
This cameo appearance of Father Christmas is so brief that it almost doesn't deserve to be on the list, but it's such a favorite of mine that I couldn't resist. Bubbling with the very stuff of Christmas magic, this Santa perfectly submits himself to the religious backdrop of his character -- and shines all the more brightly for it. You really feel like this is the for-real Father Christmas, making a guest appearance from the place in which dreams live. Only its brevity keeps it from surpassing its 8 Sacks of Toys.

Frosty the Snowman (1969): Paul Frees
A perfectly fine Santa: dusty with magic, wise and kind, dispensing soul-thawing moralizing and good cheer. If only he didn't exist simply as a deus ex machina for the bind the plot wound itself into, he could have easily outpaced his 7 Sacks of Toys in a more cohesive role.

The Santa Clause (1994): Tim Allen
A funny, enthusiastic performance, perhaps only marred by its weirdly 1990's out-of-canon mythology that confuses the hell out of my son. Oh, and the third movie might have dragged the franchise out a little too thin. Tim Allen's hearty Midwestern Santa would be too modest to accept anything more than his honest 6 Sacks of Toys.


I'm sure Ed is fine in this TV movie, but I've been in the room when it's been on about an infinity of times and I can never pay attention long enough to remember what's going on. He gets 4 Sacks of Toys (I think?).

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964): Stan Francis
As beloved as this TV special is, this Santa's got issues (at least with me). The supposedly all-seeing-one has no clue what kind of reindeer-hazing is going on in his yards; and, once he does get a clue, he vigorously encourages it. He spends the rest of the show not eating like a petulant toddler, and then finally gets around to delivering presents when Rudolph's nose makes it less inconvenient for him. But make sure to watch how half-assedly he delivers those presents! During the credits, you see the process. One of his elves grabs a toy out of the sack, gives it an umbrella, and shoves it off the side of the sleigh. No chimney-sliding for this Santa: he can't even be bothered to stop driving. Only the silliness of seeing a skinny Santa gives him his 2 Sacks of Toys.


We're starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel here. Tim Allen's Santa may have warped the Santa-canon, but this TV movie seems completely unaware that it exists. I'm sure Will Sasso is otherwise a decent human, but a newly-arrived space alien pretending to be a human would have more social skills than this Santa (who supposedly keeps such a close eye on each of us that his moral compass allows him to accurately judge if we're naughty or nice). His shifty elf has to continually butt into situations in which this hapless clown might reveal himself to be Santa. Oh, and by the way, he couldn't even be bothered to look at least a little bit like Santa. I'm in the Christmas spirit, so I'll give him 1 Sack of Toys, as long as he doesn't trade it for magic beans on the way to the market.


Have you ever thought about why Santa laughs 'ho ho ho,' and not 'ha ha ha'? My theory is that it would be too creepy to have a huge, red-faced old man barking 'HA HA HA' at small children. The Santa in this strange Mexican movie would have no qualms about barking 'HA HA HA' at small children. Perhaps only viewable via its MST3K treatment in 1993.10 Sacks of Broken Toys (to be delivered to residents of Hell, Mordor, and Bizarro-World).

Naughty or Nice
GenreDrama
Fantasy
Written byRickie Castaneda
Directed byDavid Mackay
StarringHilarie Burton
Matt Dallas
Danneel Ackles
Michelle Hurd
Theme music composerRuss Howard III
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Producer(s)John Murlowski
CinematographyJohn Murlowski
Editor(s)Daniel Raj Koobir
Running time90 minutes
Production company(s)Johnson Production Group
Maple Island Films
DistributorHallmark Channel
Release
Original networkHallmark Channel
Original release

Naughty or Nice is a 2012 Christmas-orientedHallmark Channel Original Movie directed by David Mackay, and starring Hilarie Burton, Matt Dallas, Danneel Ackles, and Michelle Hurd.

This film reunites Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross, who both starred in the television series Family Ties. Burton and Ackles starred together on the television series One Tree Hill. Diamond games to play.

Plot[edit]

Krissy Kringle (Hilarie Burton) is named after Santa Claus and lives on Candy Cane Lane (although she notes that the street only got that name after she moved in). A real career woman, Krissy does not enjoy the Christmas season, partially due to the attention she receives because of her name. She has a steady job at a firm and hopes to marry her boyfriend Lance (Matt Dallas) sometime soon. Her life gets turned upside down when she is suddenly fired by her cold boss Helen (Michelle Hurd). That night, she visits her parents Walter (Michael Gross) and Carol (Meridith Baxter), who arrange for her a demeaning job as an elf in a gift-wrapping department of the local mall. https://aljyi-red-slotsadv-casino-stage.peatix.com. There, she is put down by her boss Justin (Tony Cavalero), but quickly befriends her fellow elf Marco (Gabriel Tigerman).

One day, Krissy receives a package in her mail- due to her address, she ends up receiving most of the letters addressed to Kris Kringle- and finds herself in the possession of Santa's naughty or nice book, which was apparently left behind when he visited a little girl. By calling out their name, Krissy can now see in the book what naughty deeds people have done. Krissy first uses the book on Justin after being put down for the hundredth time, by revealing that he has stolen money from the company, and blackmailing him into allowing her more freedom. At home, she is bothered by her dominant neighbor Debbie, who is constantly at her lips for not decorating her house for the local competition. Through the book, Krissy finds out that Debbie has been stealing decorations from her neighbor, and reveals her seemingly true nature at the election, causing the neighborhood to turn on her.

Meanwhile, Krissy is having difficulty with her boyfriend constantly working late. Encouraged by Marco, she questions the book about Lance, and is told that he has had a one-night stand with Jill (Danneel Ackles), her former colleague and friend. Outraged, Krissy dumps her boyfriend and turns her anger to one of the children at the mall. This incident was filmed by bystanders and is put on YouTube, causing Krissy to become a media sensation. Devastated, Krissy turns to her parents and finds out that the book has two sides, and that she has only been focussing on the naughty-part. She finds out that Debbie has been donating a lot of money to good funds anonymously, Lance has not been cheating on her but had the fling with Jill while they were broken up in the past, and more importantly, that Jill stabbed her back by pushing Helen to fire her. With the help from Lance, with whom she reunites, they reveal Jill as a spy for a rival company. Jill is fired on the spot, and not only is Krissy rehired, she gets a big promotion. To further atone, Krissy helps Helen arrange a Christmas celebration at the mall, but once the children leave, she is visited by the true Santa, who requests his book back, but assures Krissy that he was always aware that she had it, and he allowed her to keep it in order to teach her a lesson about seeing the other side of things.

At the conclusion of the film, Lance proposes to her as an acceptance of her apology, and Krissy comes to terms with the Christmas spirit. Sinbad free online. Foxwoods sunday pool party.

Cast[edit]

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  • Hilarie Burton as Krissy Kringle
  • Matt Dallas as Lance Leigh
  • Danneel Ackles as Jill Rhodes
  • Gabriel Tigerman as Marco Webb
  • Michelle Hurd as Helen
  • Dana Barron as Brenda Weir
  • Tony Cavalero as Justin Reid
  • Steven Christopher Parker as Peter
  • Michael Gross as Walter Kringle
  • Jessica Tuck as Debbie O'Brien
  • Meredith Baxter as Carol Kringle
  • Googy Gress as Santa Claus
  • Hannah Dawn Madigan as Debbie's Assistant
  • Elizabeth George as young Krissy Kringle in screaming Santa photograph

External links[edit]

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