It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
December 1, 1989
100 min
G
✓ Released 13462 days ago
Drama
TV Movie
3.8
User Score
5 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Runtime: 100 min
Top Cast
Charles Durning
Santa
Bruce Vilanch
Philpot
Wayne Osmond
Jeff Baxter
Risa Schiffman
Jennifer Baxter
Annette Marin
Laura Baxter
Beverly Rowland
Mrs. Claus
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