The Night Before Christmas poster

The Night Before Christmas poster

The Night Before Christmas

1968 26m 4.8Movie

AnimationFamilyDramaTV 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.

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Jim Pabian

Director

Clement C. Moore

Writer

Bill Turnbull

Creator

Louise Turnbull

Story

Dick Woellhaf

Screenplay

Top Cast

Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)

Barbara Eiler

Barbara Eiler

Mrs. Moore (voice)

Hal Smith

Hal Smith

Dr. Sawyer (voice)

Virginia Gregg

Virginia Gregg

Gretchen (voice)

Laura Turnbull

(voice)

Shari Turnbull

(voice)

Douglas Crowther

(voice)

Diana Lee

Soloist (voice)

Thurl Ravenscroft

Thurl Ravenscroft

Soloist (voice)

Bill Cole

Soloist (voice)

Eleanor Geffert

Soloist (voice)

Julia Rinker

Soloist (voice) (as Julie Rinker)