The Night Before Christmas

Name: The Night Before Christmas
Released: 1968-12-01
Rating: 4.8

4.8/10 (5)

·1968· 26 min

Director: Jim Pabian

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.

Cast

Olan Soule

Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)

Barbara Eiler

Mrs. Moore (voice)

Hal Smith

Dr. Sawyer (voice)

Virginia Gregg

Gretchen (voice)

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Laura Turnbull

(voice)

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Shari Turnbull

(voice)

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Douglas Crowther

(voice)

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Diana Lee

Soloist (voice)

Thurl Ravenscroft

Soloist (voice)

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Bill Cole

Soloist (voice)

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Eleanor Geffert

Soloist (voice)

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Julia Rinker

Soloist (voice) (as Julie Rinker)

In brief

The Night Before Christmas (1968) is a animation, family, drama film. With an average rating of 4.8/10 from 5 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 26min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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The Night Before Christmas runs 26 minutes (26min).

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The Night Before Christmas has an average rating of 4.8/10 based on 5 viewer votes on TMDB.

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The Night Before Christmas was released in 1968.