The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas — Plot

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.

• Release date
• December 1, 1968
• Runtime
• 26 min
• Genres
• Animation, Family, Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Jim Pabian

The Night Before Christmas — 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)