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It Nearly Wasn’t Christmas (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 100 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Burt Brinckerhoff
- Starring
- Charles Durning, Bruce Vilanch, Beverly Rowland, Annette Marin, Risa Schiffman, Wayne Osmond
Disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) feels unnecessary and decides to abandon Christmas. A determined little girl, hoping to reunite her separated parents for the holidays, convinces him to act. With the bumbling chief elf Philpot (Bruce Vilanch) in tow, Santa travels across America, rediscovering that people still need his magic and that caring for one another matters.
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