In new Disney+ movies Break through the snowYoung Eddie Garrick (portrayed by Ludacris) write a letter to Santa Claus.
This character is related to Luda. While it’s known that the popular ATL hip-hop artist has been rapping since he was a kid, he revealed to Yahoo Entertainment that his alias during that time was very similar to Santa Claus.
“My first rap name when I was 9 years old was Kris Kringle. Then I realized there was only so much Christmas rap I could do, so I had to change my name. But you just came up with something that not too many people know Stuff,” Ludacris, whose real name is Chris Bridges, told Yahoo Entertainment while promoting the holiday movie.
“Kris Kringle. Yes, I used to write letters to Santa, but more importantly, I used to write Christmas rap.”
Comedian and co-star Lil Rel Howery, who was sitting next to Luda, chimed in: “You call yourself Kris Kringle? That’s so funny.”
As Luda’s character in the movie grows up, he becomes a social worker who wants to help others, but he’s also a bit of a miser when it comes to Christmas due to a traumatic childhood experience. He usually spends the holidays helping others and neglecting family celebrations.
His estranged wife Allison (Tayrona Paris) asks him to stop working and spend more time with his daughter Charlotte (Madison Skye Weldum) at his next-door neighbor’s house, The father and daughter accidentally encounter a mysterious man who claims to be him. Santa Claus – Send them on a wild adventure that might restore his faith in the magic of Christmas.
Produced by Will PackerGirls Trip, Ride Straight Out of Compton), sharing his family holiday movie recipes.
“I think you have to have comedy, right? Give me a little bit of comedy. You give me a glimmer of hope. Right? You give me some drama and then you mix it up, stir it up, and hopefully at the end of the day, you Bake that thing around 750 degrees [degrees] Then you have a delicious dessert that everyone can enjoy,” he told Yahoo.
Growing up, Howery said he enjoyed family time during the holidays. “I think the most fun thing for me is family. Especially when you get something new and you can wait to show it to your cousins, we used to go to church on Christmas Day like we would open it early The gift then has to be prepared to go to church,” he said.
“My uncle is a pastor. [I would be] “You better hurry up and provide this service so I can get back to playing with my stuff.” It reminded me of my family. Just like the holidays are all about family.
Christmas has always been important to Ludacris, including as a lunch mat for his rap career.
“Hey, my name is Chris, I have every creative thing you can think of, Chris-Ludacris, Chris Kringle, I came up with it…I might Need to go back and just change my name to Ludacris Kringle from now on when Luda is Christmas, Kringle or Ludacris Kringle during the holidays.
“No, I’m kidding. I don’t want to do that.”
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