The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

G 1968 · 26 min · ★ 4.8 · Animation, Family, Drama, TV Movie

Fictionalized account of how Clement C. Moore came to write "A Visit from St. Nicholas." His young daughter, stricken with pneumonia, asks for a Santa Claus story for Christmas. No such story had been written, so Moore writes his famous poem, set to Ken Darby's music and sung by The Norman Luboff Choir.

Directed by Jim Pabian · Written by Clement C. Moore

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Olan Soule Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)
Barbara Eiler Mrs. Moore (voice)
Hal Smith Dr. Sawyer (voice)
Virginia Gregg Gretchen (voice)
Laura Turnbull (voice)
Shari Turnbull (voice)
Douglas Crowther (voice)
Diana Lee Soloist (voice)
Thurl Ravenscroft Soloist (voice)
Bill Cole Soloist (voice)
Eleanor Geffert Soloist (voice)
Julia Rinker Soloist (voice) (as Julie Rinker)

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