Unletterboxd

The Night Before Christmas

19684.8 / 1026 min

Animation, Family, Drama, TV Movie

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.

Cast

Olan Soule

Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)

Barbara Eiler

Mrs. Moore (voice)

Hal Smith

Dr. Sawyer (voice)

Virginia Gregg

Gretchen (voice)

Laura Turnbull

(voice)

Shari Turnbull

(voice)

Douglas Crowther

(voice)

Diana Lee

Soloist (voice)

Thurl Ravenscroft

Soloist (voice)

Bill Cole

Soloist (voice)

Eleanor Geffert

Soloist (voice)

Julia Rinker

Soloist (voice) (as Julie Rinker)

Crew

Jim Pabian

Director

Clement C. Moore

Writer

Clement C. Moore

Poem

Bill Turnbull

Creator

Louise Turnbull

Story

Dick Woellhaf

Screenplay

Bill Turnbull

Executive Producer

Norman Luboff

Original Music Composer

Norman Luboff

Songs

Ken Darby

Original Music Composer

Ted Woolery

Editor

Mike Arens

Production Design

Dan Noonan

Production Design

George Wheeler

Production Design

Rick Brogan

Art Direction

Jim Collender

Scenic Artist

Philip DeGuard

Scenic Artist

Marsha Gertenbach

Scenic Artist

Rich Harrison

Sound Editor

Ted C. Bemiller

Camera Operator

Bob Revell

Camera Operator

Ruben Apodaca

Animation

Bob Bemiller

Animation

George Cannata

Animation

Bob Carlson

Animation

Paul Forfang

Character Designer

Herb Johnson

Animation

Norm McCabe

Animation

Barrie Nelson

Animation

Ken O'Brien

Animation

Tony Pabian

Animation

Tom Ray

Animation

Hank Smith

Animation

Iwao Takamoto

Character Designer

Don Towsley

Animation

George Waiss

Animation

Kay Wright

Animation

Alan Zaslove

Animation

Norman Luboff

Music Director

Norman Luboff

Music Arranger

Sid Sidney

Music Editor

Irmgard Drosdat

In Memory Of

William Butler

Scenic Artist