Santa Claus in Movies: The Naughty & Nice

Christmas draws near, and if there's one thing Christmas isn't complete without, it's Santa Claus. And you'd best believe he's real, otherwise how would there be so many movies about him? Here's a list of some of the nicest movie Santas, as well as some naughty ones as well.

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Dan Aykroyd, "Trading Places." After losing his job as part of a cruel bet between bosses Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy (in which Eddie Murphy assumes his old life, with all its finery), Dan Aykroyd unravels and seeks his revenge at the company Christmas party, where he shows up in the nastiest ratty Santa costume ever, hoarding food and swilling booze, unable to execute his plan to frame Eddie Murphy for drug possession. Foiled, he slinks into ... more
Dan Aykroyd, "Trading Places." After losing his job as part of a cruel bet between bosses Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy (in which Eddie Murphy assumes his old life, with all its finery), Dan Aykroyd unravels and seeks his revenge at the company Christmas party, where he shows up in the nastiest ratty Santa costume ever, hoarding food and swilling booze, unable to execute his plan to frame Eddie Murphy for drug possession. Foiled, he slinks into the night and faces even more humiliation. Bleak despair has never been funnier, but that isn't, traditionally, the most Christmassy thing. less