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It’s been such a weird year that even one of the most optimistic people in the world, Santa Claus, may have trouble finding some good. 

In the latest holiday film from Xfinity, Steve Carell plays a stressed-out Santa, wishing for inspiration from his elves to wow the children during an anything-but-normal 2020. Comcast’s Xfinity has again created holiday magic, with the help of Carell’s impeccable timing as a modern Claus. It’s a worthy follow-up to last

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