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The Night They Saved Christmas

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All is not well in the North Pole. An oil company risks ending Christmas forever by using dynamite in the Arctic to find drilling sites. Santa Claus (Art Carney) marshals his elves in an effort to appeal to corporate executive Michael Baldwin (Paul Le Mat) ; his environmentally attuned wife, Claudia (Jaclyn Smith) ; and, of course, their gift-loving children. A trip to Santa's workshop, guided by the bearded one himself, just might be needed to save the day!

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Daniel P Growing up in the 80's there were the 1960's Rankin Bass classics we grew to love, and there was This... The Night They Saved Christmas.. I was absolutely enchanted by this movie. Especially the friendly robot given by Santa himself.. They had to stop the dynamiting. The aftershocks were damaging santas' workshop and almost ruined christmas! This, and the Santa Claus Movie were my all-time favorites. They just don't make movies like this anymore. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/16/24 Full Review Daniel R A Christmas masterpiece. Watched the heck out of this as a kid and still holds up today. Comforting, cozy and christmassy 🤷🏻‍♂️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/23 Full Review John S A childhood favorite of mine. The nostalgia hits hard with this one. The tale of a family whose father is drilling for oil and it is causing chaos for Santa's workshop. Much like others state the son is the worst character. As per the holiday tradition we get an interesting take on how Santa is able to fly around the world in one night and of course the family saves the day! Christmas is saved once again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This Movie Is A Lesson Best Learned About Believing In Many Dreams Involving Possibilities That Are Beyond Mankind's Notions And Cynicism About Hopes/Wishes. WHILE: Really Understanding The Season Of What Miracles Are. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member One of my favorite holiday movies. I've watched it every year since I was a kid. Now my kids watch it with me. ð??? Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this movie as a kid Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis All is not well in the North Pole. An oil company risks ending Christmas forever by using dynamite in the Arctic to find drilling sites. Santa Claus (Art Carney) marshals his elves in an effort to appeal to corporate executive Michael Baldwin (Paul Le Mat) ; his environmentally attuned wife, Claudia (Jaclyn Smith) ; and, of course, their gift-loving children. A trip to Santa's workshop, guided by the bearded one himself, just might be needed to save the day!
Director
Jackie Cooper
Producer
Robert Halmi Sr., David R. Kappes
Screenwriter
Jim Moloney, Rudy Dochtermann, David Niven Jr.
Production Co
Robert Halmi
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Holiday, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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