Kurt Russell as Santa in 'The Christmas Chronicles' will make you go ho ho huh?

Santa slapping his butt is not a thing I expected to see today.
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Kurt Russell as Santa in 'The Christmas Chronicles' will make you go ho ho huh?
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Kurt Russell is coming down the chimney.

Netflix has released the first trailer for the holiday film The Christmas Chronicles, and the Emmy- and Globe-nominated actor is rocking the whole Santa get up—minus the cherry red nose.

Flanked by two fledgling documentarians, Russell's Santa gets in a bit of jam on Christmas Eve when his reindeer are forced into a crash landing.

From delightful banter with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Vella Lovell to charmingly flippant dialogue with New Girl's Lamorne Morris, this Kris Kringle is teeing up a new kind of festive treat. Seriously, he plays in a jazz band and does whatever this is:

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When making a queue and checking it twice this holiday season, put The Christmas Chronicles high on your list. Naughty or nice, it is going to be something.

The Christmas Chronicles begins streaming on Netflix November 22.

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Alison Foreman

Alison Foreman is one heck of a gal. She's also a writer in Los Angeles, who used to cover movies, TV, video games, and the internet for Mashable. @alfaforeman


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