I hear or sing carols, I will be celebrating the real Son on whose shoulders all governments will ultimately rest.

Eric Lloyd, who played Charlie Calvin in 1994’s The Santa Clause and its sequels alongside Tim Allen, offered rare insight into his current life 30 years after starring in the holiday classic.

A chauffeured black SUV pulls up to the curb outside Destroyer in Culver City and out jumps Zara Larsson like somebody riding a float in the Rose Parade.