Animation ·Family ·Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1968 · 26m

The Night Before Christmas

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Director
Jim Pabian
Cast
Olan Soule as Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice) Barbara Eiler as Mrs. Moore (voice) Hal Smith as Dr. Sawyer (voice) Virginia Gregg as Gretchen (voice) Laura Turnbull as (voice) Shari Turnbull as (voice)
Crew
Ted Woolery — Editor Norman Luboff — Original Music Composer Ken Darby — Original Music Composer Dick Woellhaf — Screenplay Clement C. Moore — Writer Louise Turnbull — Story
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
holidaysanta claussick childchristmaschristmas eveholiday specialfictionalized history
Key Collaborators
Jim Pabian Director Ted Woolery Editor Norman Luboff Original Music Composer Ken Darby Original Music Composer Dick Woellhaf Screenplay Clement C. Moore Writer Louise Turnbull Story George Wheeler Production Design Mike Arens Production Design Dan Noonan Production Design
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