KURT RUSSELL & GOLDIE HAWN
THE HOLIDAY SEASON MEANS LOTS OF FAMILY FUN — INCLUDING A VISIT FROM SANTA CLAUS — AT KURT AND GOLDIE’S HOME
The longtime couple can’t wait to celebrate Christmas in Aspen, Colo., with their kids, grandkids and…Santa Claus!
The ski mecca of Aspen, Colo., sparkles for the Christmas holidays with heaps of powdery snow, homes decked out in fairy lights and an influx of visitors — including Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. “We always trim the tree on Christmas Eve and we have a big meal,” Kurt, 67, confides to Closer. After dinner, “the grandkids put their pajamas on and hang up their stockings. We get the fire going and when it gets dark we always choose someone to read ’Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
Goldie and Kurt, who have six grandchildren including daughter Kate Hudson’s infant girl Rani, who was born in October, always warn the kids that they have to be asleep before Kris Kringle arrives.
“Santa shows up every single year,” confides Kurt’s stepson, Oliver Hudson, 42. “Usually we hear the bells. The kids lose their minds and rush to the big bay window. And you see Santa in the distance.”
A FAMILY TRADITION
Kurt won’t admit that he’s the one who plays Santa each Christmas Eve. “Watching him transform into St. Nick is pretty special,” says Oliver. “[But] now that he’s pushing 70, there may be some trade-offs.”
This season the famous family will also share their joy with a new Netflix movie, The Christmas Chronicles, starring Kurt and Oliver. “I wanted to bring what was real about Santa from my family’s history,” says Kurt, who plays the jolly old man. The role is “dedicated to my dad,” he adds sentimentally. “He was just the most magical, fantastic Santa Claus figure. We never knew if Dad really was Santa Claus. Christmas was always shrouded in mystery and wonder.”
“Christmas is the biggest holiday for us. It’s just special.”
— Kurt