{"id":30296,"date":"2023-11-29T09:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T14:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=30296"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:51:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:51:55","slug":"season-two-of-tim-allens-the-santa-clauses-points-to-true-meaning-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/11\/season-two-of-tim-allens-the-santa-clauses-points-to-true-meaning-of-christmas.html","title":{"rendered":"Season Two of Tim Allen&#8217;s &#8216;The Santa Clauses&#8217; Points to True Meaning of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30317\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/11\/the-santa-clauses-02_credit-_Inset-DFree-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30317\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/11\/the-santa-clauses-02_credit-_Inset-DFree-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adobe Stock | Inset: DFree \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus, is once again the focal point of season two of the Disney+ series \u201cThe Santa Clauses,\u201d where Tim Allen reprises his role as the mythical gift-giver. The 70-year-old actor starred as Santa Claus in the three-film series, \u201cThe Santa Clause,\u201d \u201cThe Santa Clause 2,\u201d and \u201cThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like in those films, both Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell, who played Mrs. Claus, returned to their famous roles for the streaming series. The first season of \u201cThe Santa Clauses\u201d debuted on Disney+ last year, and season two recently started streaming on the platform. According to <em>Daily Citizen, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com\/tim-allens-new-santa-clause-series-proclaims-jesus-birth-in-second-season\/?refcd=873402&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=culture_2023&amp;utm_content=article&amp;fbclid=IwAR1ptdgpM8TVA7ATzUnAa07H-SS9G6cGnVuP-Ao-XcZOakTUAfpVRLyL2yc_aem_AX_uVLR5I6h0832QpIMymTUNFiHkI99j5etDNcXXGtwp45PrTel8Xc7_5kdmdqPvpew\">the writers of the show wasted no time<\/a> in getting to the faith-based meaning of the Christmas season. In the second episode of the latest season, one of the elves in the North Pole is tasked with explaining the origin of Christmas to Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmQPc7uhjow?si=JsVYye4Dphj64GRs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The elf said, \u201cWhat we know as Santa all began with Saint Nicholas honoring the birth of Jesus.\u201d The first season of the series also included a reference to the true meaning of Christmas, most likely due to Allen\u2019s role as an executive producer for the family-friendly holiday series. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/the-santa-clauses-christianity-tim-allen-disney-series\/\">Last year, during an interview with <em>The Wrap<\/em><\/a>, Allen said it was critical to him that the story of Jesus be presented at some point in the show.<\/p>\n<p>He said of the Disney+ series, \u201cIt originally had a lot of otherworldly characters, and ghosts, and goblins. I said, \u2018No, this is\u00a0<em>Christ<\/em>-mas. It\u2019s\u00a0<em>Christ<\/em>-mas. It literally is a religious holiday. We don\u2019t have to blow trumpets, but I do want you to acknowledge it; that\u2019s what this is about. If you want to get into Santa Claus, you\u2019re gonna have to go back to history, and it\u2019s all about religion.\u201d Allen\u2019s daughter, Elizabeth Allen-Dick, also stars in \u201cThe Santa Clauses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/series\/the-santa-clauses\/6ggA9rAPkovW\">description<\/a> for the series notes, &#8220;The Santa Clauses&#8221; also features family as one of its most prominent themes. The description reads, &#8220;The beloved franchise returns! Scott Calvin, after twenty-eight years, reigns true as Santa Claus, leader of the North Pole and Christmas. With his family \u2013 Carol, Sandra, and Cal \u2013 by his side, and his elves at the reins, Scott Calvin contends with a changing world to keep the spirt of Christmas alive for a new generation.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus, is once again the focal point of season two of the Disney+ series \u201cThe Santa Clauses,\u201d where Tim Allen reprises his role as the mythical gift-giver. 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