The Night They Saved Christmas

The Night They Saved Christmas
GenreDrama
Family
Fantasy
Story byJim Moloney &
Rudy Dochtermann &
David Niven Jr.
Directed byJackie Cooper
StarringJaclyn Smith
Paul Le Mat
Art Carney
Paul Williams
Theme music composerCharles Gross
Folliott S. Pierpont
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJack Haley Jr.
David Niven Jr.
Robert Halmi Jr.
ProducersDavid Kappes
Robert Halmi Sr.
CinematographyDavid Worth
EditorEric Albertson
Running time94 minutes
Production companyRHI Entertainment
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseDecember 13, 1984 (1984-12-13)
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The Night They Saved Christmas is a 1984 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Jackie Cooper and executive produced by Jack Haley Jr. and Robert Halmi Jr. The film, about an oil company dynamiting in the North Pole in search of an oil field unaware that they are endangering Santa Claus, stars Jaclyn Smith and Art Carney and premiered on ABC on December 13, 1984.