It Nearly Wasn't Christmas [80689] Released: 1989-12-01 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 100 mins Popularity: 0.3485 Vote Average: 2.5 Vote Count: 4 Overview: Feeling unneeded, a disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people. Cast [6] Charles DurningSanta Bruce VilanchPhilpot Wayne OsmondJeff Baxter Risa SchiffmanJennifer Baxter Annette MarinLaura Baxter Beverly RowlandMrs. Claus Trailers