The Night Before Christmas
Seen it?1968 | 26 min | Animation, Family, Drama, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for spy-story fans and anyone looking for a holiday tradition. Nobody is quite who they seem. A good follow-up to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. Made to be watched with the tree lit.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 26 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
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 it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jim Pabian
- 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)