It Nearly Wasn’t Christmas

Year: 1989

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

Drama

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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