Principal photography occurred in the Ottawa Valley (Ontario & Quebec, Canada) and in the Towns of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills in February 2020.
The black vehicle driven by Skinny Man is a 1978 Plymouth Fury 4-door sedan.
Mel Gibson is the ninth Academy Award winner to play Santa Claus, after:
- Edmund Gwenn - De Ilusão Também se Vive (1947)
- Thomas Mitchell - The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)
- Art Carney - The Night of the Meek (1960), The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970), and Papai Noel Existe (1984)
- Sir Richard Attenborough - Milagre na Rua 34 (1994)
- Billy Bob Thornton - Papai Noel às Avessas (2003) and Papai Noel às Avessas 2 (2016)
- Tom Hanks - O Expresso Polar (2004)
- Jim Broadbent - Operação Presente (2011) and Que Fim Levou Papai Noel? (2014)
- J.K. Simmons - Klaus (2019) and Operação Natal (2024)
The check from the U.S. Treasury that Chris opens at the bar is for the amount of BLP 675.98. BLP stands for Business Lending Partners.
Chance Hurstfield, who plays Billy, was cast by the filmmakers because he resembled conservative podcaster Ben Shapiro, who serves as a model for a scorned, weird child.