FULL STORY:  Tons of actors have played Santa Claus in the movies . . . but who played him the best?  According to a new list, the answer is Tim Allen.

Here are the Top 10 Santas on film:

1.  Tim Allen,  “The Santa Clause”  (1994)

2.  Richard Attenborough,  “Miracle on 34th Street”  (1994)

3.  Ed Asner,  “Elf”  (2003)

4.  Tom Hanks,  “The Polar Express”  (2004)

5.  Kurt Russell,  “The Christmas Chronicles”  (2018)

6.  Edmund Gwenn,  “Miracle on 34th Street”  (1947)

7.  David Harbour,  “Violent Night”  (2022)

8.  JK Simmons,  “Klaus”  (2019)

9.  Billy Bob Thornton,  “Bad Santa”  (2003)

10.  Ed Ivory,  “The Nightmare Before Christmas”  (1993)

(Metro)