It Nearly Wasn't Christmas
Movie

It Nearly Wasn't Christmas

3.8 /10 Dec 1, 1989 1h 40m
Drama TV Movie

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