Best and worst movie Santa Clauses

It’s the season of holiday movies, potluck dinners and Santas, Santas everywhere. But with so many Kris Kringles in the air, which are the good ones and which are the bad? When it comes to the mall Santa, there’s nothing like a good background check. But Santas in the movies are a different story. You can’t judge a Santa by the quality of the film around him: Some Santas are stuck in horrible movies and some great movies are based around some truly rotten Santas. We helpfully and humbly submit this list of the best and worst of the big screen’s Santa Clauses.

--Patrick Kevin Day  (Andreas Rentz / Getty Images)