Sir Nigel Hawthorne's last movie.
The church congregation member who exclaims that it's snowing is Whoopi Goldberg's daughter, Alex Martin.
If you follow the time line of the film, Santa Claus did only get to do one more Christmas, 2001. Sir Nigel Hawthorne passed away on boxing Day 2001.
The poem recited is "Can Santa Be Black" by B. J. Wrights.
Lucy calls Ralph by the wrong name during most of the movie, including Rakiki, Rashima, Residue, Risotto, Robespierre, and Rapscallion.