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The Night Before Christmas (1968) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1968 · 26 mins · English
- Directed by
- Jim Pabian
- Starring
- Hal Smith, Thurl Ravenscroft, Olan Soule, Virginia Gregg, Bill Cole, Laura Turnbull
A dramatized retelling of how Clement C. Moore supposedly created the classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” When his young daughter falls ill with pneumonia, she longs for a Santa Claus story at Christmas. With no tale available, Moore composes the poem, which is presented set to Ken Darby’s music and performed by The Norman Luboff Choir.
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