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It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

1989

XO3.8
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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.

TMDB3.8(5)XO3.8

Director: Burt Brinckerhoff

Cast: Charles Durning, Bruce Vilanch, Wayne Osmond, Risa Schiffman, Annette Marin, Beverly Rowland

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