It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

Name: It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1989-12-01
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 2.5
Cast: Charles Durning, Bruce Vilanch, Wayne Osmond, Risa Schiffman, Annette Marin

Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff

Drama TV Movie

19891h 40m2.5

Overview

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.