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So I've had this on my mind for many years and figured since it's the middle of the holiday season I'd finall get around to asking about it. When I was a kid growing up in Louisiana, sometime around the early-mid 2000s, I remember there being some live action made-for-TV movie about the Origin Story of Santa Claus, kind of like Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town but less geared towards kids. Unfortunately I was for some reason (can't quite remember, but I think it had to do with me forgetting when it'd be on) unable to watch most of it and only caught the beginning and end. It might've been a hallmark flick but I'm pretty sure it was on PBS or something.
EDIT: WOW, I finally get around to asking about this and then immediately find it with one google search lmao. Guess I wasn't as diligent in my search as I thought. It's called "Santa and Pete," aired in 1999 on CBS, and stars James Earl Jones as the narrator. It's also chock-full of Anachronism Stew, taking place in the 1600-1700s despite Santa explicitly being Saint Nicholas.
Edited by Dirtyblue929