The Night Before Christmas (1968)
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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.
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Olan SouleDr. Clement C. Moore (voice)
Barbara EilerMrs. Moore (voice)
Hal SmithDr. Sawyer (voice)
Virginia GreggGretchen (voice)Laura Turnbull(voice)Shari Turnbull(voice)Douglas Crowther(voice)Diana LeeSoloist (voice)
Thurl RavenscroftSoloist (voice)Bill ColeSoloist (voice)Eleanor GeffertSoloist (voice)Julia RinkerSoloist (voice) (as Julie Rinker)Keywords
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Genre affinityDrama · Family · AnimationTheme affinitySanta Claus · Christmas · HolidayVisual styleAnimationDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityFamily
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What is The Night Before Christmas about?
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.
How long is The Night Before Christmas?
The Night Before Christmas has a runtime of 26 minutes.