Gimbels, where Buddy (the elf the movie is about) works, used to be a real department store in NYC, but it closed in the ’80s; the Textile Building was used as the exterior of Gimbels in the movie instead. Why is Buddy the elf named Buddy? Santa unknowingly takes theRead More →

The name Buddy is a boy’s name. Until recently it was rarely used as a proper name; Buddy Holly, for example, was christened Charles, and Salinger’s Buddy Glass was born Webb. How did Buddy get the name Buddy? According to the former Oklahoma Sooner guard, there was a drug dealerRead More →