It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
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- Cast
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It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 1, 1989
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
User Score
25%
Original Title
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
Production Companies
Osmond Entertainment
Director
Burt Brinckerhoff
Description
Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
Cast
Crew
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