It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
2.5/ 10(4 votes)
1h 40m
December 1, 1989
EN
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.
Directed byBurt Brinckerhoff
Cast (6)
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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