The Night Before Christmas (1968)
Overview : 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 : 26m
Genre : Animation, Family, Drama, TV Movie
Companies : Elba Productions, Playhouse Pictures
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : holiday, santa claus, sick child, christmas, christmas eve, holiday special, fictionalized history