Defending Santa (2013)

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They are siblings in this movie.  Dean Cain's partner here is Jud Tylor.

Jud Tylor plays Sarah, while Bill Lewis plays Kris Kringle

While responding to the report of a broken down vehicle on Christmas Eve, Scott Hanson, a ski resort town sheriff, stumbles upon a sleeping Santa in the snowy woods. With his sleigh ride in doubt after spending nearly a year in a coma, Santa is put on trial to defend his identity. As the small town learns to "believe," Sheriff Hanson, a dad and widower, also begins to fall for Santa's court-appointed defense attorney, Sarah. Written by Anonymous (imdb)

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Jamie McRae and Jodie Sweetin

Directed by 

Brian Skiba

Written by  

George Erschbamer

Defending Santa's topic is not new, of course, but the unique part of this movie is that it incorporates Faith in Jesus, the REAL REASON for the SEASON, and Santa Claus.

Little Susan attends Sunday School and there was a point there where they prayed to God to help Santa.

Most of the Santa stories I know leave Christ out of Christmas...and I'm not talking about using the term Xmas.  I know Christines who spell their names(legal and baptismal names) as Xtine.  

Myth: “Xmas” is a non-religious name / spelling for “Christmas”. It turns out, “Xmas” is not a non-religious version of “Christmas”. The “X” is actually indicating the Greek letter “Chi”, which is short for the Greek , meaning “Christ”.

What I am actually talking about are the stories that centre too much on Santa Claus without even pointing out the reason why we celebrate Christmas.  So I guess that's a plus factor for this story.

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I have nothing more to say except, "Happy Christmas in July!"

:-)

Cast from imdb
	Dean Cain	...	Sheriff Scott Hanson
	Jud Tylor	...	Sarah Walker
	John Savage	...	Judge Willis
	Gary Hudson	...	Robert Nielson
	Eric Scott Woods	...	William
	Bill Lewis	...	Kris Kringle
	Jamie McRae	...	Susan Hanson
	Cooper Barnes	...	Deputy Sam Bryant
	Jodie Sweetin	...	Beth
	Seth Menachem	...	Mark
	Harry Victor	...	Jack
	Nicole Helen	...	Lisa
	Joseph Walsh	...	Mayor Joe Jacobs
	Roz Witt	...	Lorraine
	Barry Jenner	...	Harry
	Andy Clemence	...	Dr. Rogers
	Madison Fair	...	Gracy
	Mel Fair	...	Kyle
	Mo Beatty	...	Dr. Flowers (as Marisa Persson)
	Denise Poole	...	Betty (as Denyc)
	Benjamin Easterday	...	P.I. Tyler
	Emily Harrison	...	Ashley
	Cole Sand	...	Alex
	Jadon Sand	...	Cameron
	Carter Sand	...	Michael
	Heidi Fielek	...	News Reporter
	Elizabeth Friedman	...	Mila Holden
	Laurie Love	...	Jessica
	Bunny Levine	...	Elderly Woman
	Vincent De Paul	...	Tony Smithson
	Kahilan Skiba	...	Child
	Chintamani Lila	...	Michael's Mother
	Dominic Ross	...	Stew Stigman