Absolutely wonderful! I would give this a 20 out of 10 if I could. It was refreshing to see a new Christmas film with emphasis on the story and characters. (I know I always waffle on about that, but it is important. It's what makes a film tick for me.) There were moments that could be quite hard to watch, especially for anyone who's lost someone close due to death. However, don't let that put you off, because the overall film is a feel-good, uplifting family movie with a true Christmas spirit throughout. About time they made such a wonderful film like this. Of course, this film is also guaranteed a 10 from me, simply because they have not one - but TWO Christmas songs recorded by Elvis Presley. It didn't surprise me to learn that Santa is played by Kurt Russell, who not only starred as Elvis in a 1979 biopic, but he also starred WITH the great man himself as the shin-kicking boy in "It Happened At The World's Fair."

Santa is real so stfu

This modern Christmas take on Santa is a lot of fun, with a great turn from Kurt Russell as Santa himself. Worth a watch, especially if you're running low on Christmas spirit (and no, I don't mean the alcoholic kind).

This is being added to my Christmas rotation. It was fun and different. Santa wasn’t your typical cheesy Santa and the music was nice. The message was good too.

I did not know what to expect when my wife suggested The Christmas Chronicles as our next Christmas movie this year. The only thing I knew about it was that Netflix made it and Kurt Russel was Santa. Well...after a surprising amount of laughter later, I'm rather glad she chose this one. I had fun! Will it be something we will revisit next Christmas? Probably not, but it's certainly more likely than with those Hallmark movies we watched yesterday. Anyway...Since it has to be my turn to pick soon, I might actually go with the sequel. Yes...I'm surprised too.