
It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
1989
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.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff
Cast: Charles Durning, Bruce Vilanch, Wayne Osmond, Risa Schiffman, Annette Marin, Beverly Rowland
Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.











