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It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

Dec 1, 1989 · 1h 40m
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Drama
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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.

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CAST

Charles Durning
Santa
Bruce Vilanch
Philpot
Wayne Osmond
Jeff Baxter
Risa Schiffman
Jennifer Baxter
Annette Marin
Laura Baxter
Beverly Rowland
Mrs. Claus
Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Osmond Entertainment
Country
US

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