Product Description

Studio: Henstooth Video Release Date: 10/07/2003 Run time: 93 minutes Rating: G

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10707 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-10-07
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 89 minutes

Customer Reviews

Paul Tripp Saves Christmas in this Musical Yultide Classic!
Pioneer kids tv educator:Paul Tripp makes his leep to

The big screen in this musical Christmas tale that is

both heartwarming,funny and pogient.

"The Christmast That Almost Wasn't"tells the story of

a mean and vindictive miser:"Phinease T.Prune"(played by

romantic singing lead:Rosino Brazzi of "South Pacific

Movie Fame).Who hates Christmas and Santa so much..that

he buys up the entire North Pole..Including Santa's work-

shop and home and raises his rent bill so high!

That Santa can't pay the rent and he hires a struggleing

lawyer:"Sam Whipple"(Paul Tripp)to help him deal with

"Mr.Prune".

Seeing that "Prune"will not listen to reason and he

refuses to disregard the rent bill.

"Whipple"gets Santa a job at"Prim's Dept.Store"where

he listens to the kids'Christmas wishes ,entertains them

and helps to sell "Mr.Prim's"(played by another well known

kids tv personality:"Wonderama's","Just For Fun's"and

"Let Take A Trip's"Sonny Fox)toys during the holidays.

But "Mr.Prune"is not one to be foiled by two good

guys.

And he conspires with his manservant:"Bascome"to

ruin the plans of our heroes.

Will he succeed in evicting The Clauses and their

workers and ruin Christmas for everyone?!

The film has a wonderful story and beautiful songs

performed by Mr.Tripp(who also wrote the tunes with Mr.Ray Carter),Mr.Brazzi and the actors playing
Santa and Mrs.Claus(Played by Mr.Brazzi's late wife Lida).

The sets are dark but charming and the acting is superb.

For anyone..who wants a truly charming and tuneful

Yultide Fantasy?

This is the one film to have.

One of best old time Family Holiday movies
If you are looking for a great family movie for Christmas, this is it!! My family has been watching this every year since it was released in 1966. My grown children still come home ( with thier children) to watch this movie together.

Keep a tissue box handy!
My mother loves this movie, and she has shared that love with my sister and I since we were children. I have since watched this movie with my own children, and even though it is very dated, they find the story and the music as wonderful as I always have. It is a true Christmas classic, and like the ending of "Its a Wonderful Life," it still always brings me to tears. No matter what kind of mood you are in at the start, you will end up feeling happy, and good about life. Everything from the Music to the plot is wonderful, and even when I haven't seen the movie in a long time, I can find myself humming Paul Tripps song, Why can't every day be Christmas. This movie is everything a Christmas movie should be!