SANTA, BABY…

Kurt Russell in Netflix’s The Christmas Chronicles has inspired us to look back at the A-list Santas – from hot to, well, not

WORDS KATE PASOLA.

VINCE VAUGHN Fred Claus (2007) Saint Nick’s big brother, Fred, is called on to save Christmas when the big man injures his back. ♥ CHARM ALARM: Perhaps due to a casting oversight, Fred looks 30 years younger than his “little brother”, meaning he rocks that red velour over his dad-bod. He’s got sarcastic wit and a five-o’clock shadow – exactly the kind of cynical Father Christmas we like. BILLY BOB THORNTON Bad Santa (2003) A sex-addict-turned-mall-Santa uses his costume to carry out thieving stints. ♥ CHARM ALARM: BBT is a wild card, to say the least. His salt-and-pepper hair and aloofness are a plus, but it’s a little difficult to see past the moment he dry-humps a pinball machine. JIM BROADBENT Get Santa (2014) This incompetent Mr Claus crashes his sleigh into a shed, then ends up…

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Cosmopolitan UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2018

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