Farewell Mr. Kringle

A skeptical journalist is assigned to chronicle the 50th anniversary of Kris Kringle, a Santa Claus in the town of Mistletoe. As her involvement in the town grows, she begins to open up to the enchantment of Christmas and some other wonders of the season.

Cast

Christine Taylor

as Annabelle Wahl

William Morgan Sheppard

as Kris Kringle

Christopher Wiehl

as Mark Stafford

Lin Shaye

as Zelda

Shashawnee Hall

as Mayor Phil Green

Michael Chieffo

as Hank

Vivica A. Fox

as Zoe Marsden

Tony Cicchetti

as Jake

John Farley

as Lloyd

Joshua Snyder

as Brian Wahl

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