It started off with Santa (before he became santa) living alone in a wooden cabin in a forest and he was a toy maker. For some reason I specifically remember him having fingerless gloves
farcry Answered question Dec 11, 2021
Maybe:
The Story of Santa Claus (1996).
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117753/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im5mbmV2x2k
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