It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989)

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It Nearly Wasn't Christmas on IMDb 6.0/10 190 votes

Released:
1989-12-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Burt Brinckerhoff

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

  • Cast:
  • Charles Durning
    as
    Santa
  • Bruce Vilanch
    as
    Philpot
  • Wayne Osmond
    as
    Jeff Baxter
  • Risa Schiffman
    as
    Jennifer Baxter
  • Annette Marin
    as
    Laura Baxter