In the 2018 film The Christmas Chronicles, what is the name of the song performed with Santa in the jail scene?
Answer
Santa Claus Is Back in Town
In the 2018 film The Christmas Chronicles, Santa performs “Santa Claus Is Back in Town” in the jail scene. Kurt Russell plays Santa Claus, who sings the Elvis Presley song with prisoners after being arrested during the children’s nighttime adventure.
The sequence became one of the film’s most recognizable comic moments. Russell performs the song in a deliberately energetic style, turning the jail into an improvised concert while the children and police officers watch. The movie’s story follows siblings Kate and Teddy Pierce as they accidentally disrupt Santa’s journey and then help him recover his sleigh.
“Santa Claus Is Back in Town” was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and first recorded by Elvis Presley for the 1957 album Elvis’ Christmas Album. The film uses the established song rather than a newly invented Christmas number.