The Night They Saved Christmas

The Night They Saved Christmas

92 mins | Drama, Family | Dec. 13, 1984

An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who works for the company) that the first site is where the oil they want is. Along the way, Santa explains all his secrets in delivering presents all around the world.

The Night They Saved Christmas

92 mins | Drama, Family | Dec. 13, 1984

The Night They Saved Christmas
An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who works for the company) that the first site is where the oil they want is. Along the way, Santa explains all his secrets in delivering presents all around the world.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title The Night They Saved Christmas
Directors Jackie Cooper
Writers David Niven Jr., Jim Moloney

Cast

Jaclyn Smith

as Claudia Baldwin

Art Carney

as Santa Claus

Paul Le Mat

as Michael Baldwin

Mason Adams

as Sumner Murdock

June Lockhart

as Mrs. Claus

Scott Grimes

as David

Laura Jacoby

as Marianne

R.J. Williams

as C.B.