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It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

12/01/1989

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1hr 40min

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Drama

,TV Movie

STORY

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

    Cast

  • Charles Durning
  • Bruce Vilanch
  • Wayne Osmond
  • Risa Schiffman
  • Annette Marin

    Director

  • Burt Brinckerhoff

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Osmond Entertainment

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

    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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