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It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
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It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

1989
Directed byBurt Brinckerhoff
1h 40m

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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Charles DurningSantaBruce VilanchPhilpot
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Wayne Osmond
Jeff Baxter
Risa SchiffmanJennifer Baxter
Annette MarinLaura Baxter
Beverly RowlandMrs. Claus
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DramaTV Movie
STATUSReleased
RATING
2.5

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