{"id":3251,"date":"2009-12-07T14:06:06","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T14:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/12\/in-belated-honor-of-st-nichola.html"},"modified":"2009-12-07T14:06:06","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T14:06:06","slug":"in-belated-honor-of-st-nichola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/12\/in-belated-honor-of-st-nichola.html","title":{"rendered":"In (Belated) Honor of St. Nicholas: My Top Five Movie St. Nicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYesterday was not only the first Sunday in the advent season but it was also the feast day of Saint Nicholas, one of the inspirations for our modern day Santa. So in honor of his memory, I would like to stroll down movie nostalgia lane and reminisce about a few of my favorite big screen Santas.
\nDo you agree or disagree with my choices? Let me know in the comment box below.
\nPaul Giamatti, Fred Claus <\/em><\/strong>
\nOkay, it was a really, really, lame movie, but I still liked the sweet gentleness Giamatti- one of our best character actors – brought to this role.
\nTim Allen,The Santa Clause<\/em><\/strong>
\nAgain, not exactly my favorite Christmas movie, but Allen did bring a certain grumpy, slapstick charm to his role as a single dad recruited to take over Santa’s job.
\nEd Asner, Elf<\/em><\/strong>
\nI love Ed Asner in almost everything he has ever been in, and he is a great counterpoint to Will Ferrell in this supercharming film.<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n


\nEdmund Gwynn, Miracle on 34th Street<\/em><\/strong>
\nTo many he is the original, quintessential celluloid Santa in one of the all-time classic Christmas movies, just behind “It’s a Wonderful LIfe.”
\nFred Astaire, The Man in the Santa Claus Suit<\/em><\/strong>
\nThis is an overlooked film but a great one, and Fred Astaire plays numerous roles in this movie, not just one. He is perhaps not a traditional Santa, but a charming, mysterious, clever one nonetheless.<\/em><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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