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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.
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1989
12/23/1989
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TV Movie
100 minutes
A
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
 Director(s):
Burt Brinckerhoff
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Cast:

Beverly Rowland / Mrs. Claus
Charles Durning / Santa
Risa Schiffman / Jennifer Baxter
Annette Marin / Laura Baxter
Wayne Osmond / Jeff Baxter
Tip Boxell / Jeff's Boss
M.J. Bench / Stubby
Dottie Bench / Roly Poly
Debbie Christensen / Muffin
Kenneth Kunz / Trouper



 It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989)