La Mission secrète du père Noël

There is something that I don't understand why such a wonderful movie was never released on VHS or on DVD. I have not met a person who has seen it that didn't love it and want to buy it. Even today the demand is great for it. No one knows who to ask though. I remember that for a while they use to show it every year so I didn't bother to tape it when I had the chance. Big mistake for me. I think that with the garbage they are coming out now with. that it nearly wasn't Christmas would be a breath of fresh air. can anyone help us? Thank you, from all of It nearly wasn't Christmas fans every where and we are many. I assure you.If you know of any company or any one person we can contact to show our interest it would be greatly appreciated. This generation would love this story and we need to see good quality programming especially in these trying times. So, please, please if you can help us, please let us know. Thank you.

This is the absolute bottom of the proverbial barrel. Devoid of plot, charm, humor, warmth, class, good acting, and sincerity, "It Nearly Wasn't Christmas" plods through a random series of ridiculous events to its predictable conclusion. This is a holiday special in which people do nothing but lie to each other--feel the love. Watch Charles Durning play a misanthropic, bitter Santa Claus, who decides to trek the world with the most annoying sidekick of all time--an elf who appears to have been a member of a gay biker gang. Watch for "The Love Boat"'s Ted Lange churn out an amazingly bland performance as a psychotic thief who apparently thinks he is some sort of pirate. Watch for the conclusion, in which a guy at a mall starts singing a song especially composed for this TV movie, and EVERYONE--every single person in the mall- joins in! (Have YOU ever heard the song "It Nearly Wasn't Christmas"? Not unless you've seen this movie. But every person in the entire mall knows it by heart!!) Watch for the most irritating girl in the history of precocious child heroes--the very last scene in the movie leads me to imagine her face immortalized on a box of doughnuts. Really, friends, this is the lowest of the low, and you should probably watch it just to appreciate the true holiday classics, that do not depend on stale formulae and sappy songs to drag them along.

Sorry to disagree with you, but I highly enjoyed this movie and have been waiting patiently for it to be released onto DVD. I thought it was a good movie, and I saw it several times on TV, before they stopped showing it. I think Charles Durning is very believable as Santa, and that Bruce Vilanch as Philpot is genius. I also think Wayne Osmond as the father is very believable too. As Santa Claus is all about things that could never happen, a movie about the fantasy of Christmas is very appropriate. It's not about Jesus, therefore, anything goes. I think this deserves to be just as highly thought of as The Santa Clause, and sequels, in that vein. And children probably loved the movie too. So to the powers that be that can say this movie can go to DVD, please do so. :)

I saw this movie in 91 and again in 2003. I liked it. It is very poignant. The themese are the innocence of children and that there is good in the world. I remember Merle Osmand form the Osmand Brothers when I was a child. i didn't know that he was in to acting. We always hear about Donny and Merie. The acting is good. Some of the actors are famous and some are not. It is a good story about Santa Clause. There are other movies which Santa looses hope. Personally, I think that Chrismas is a special time of year and people sometimes get discouraged with all of they hype. Rent this one you will like it!

I just saw the movie yesterday on the Disney Channel. I watch the Disney Channel all the time. When I saw it, I decided to watch it. I have to say, I really loved this movie. It really tore my heart to imagine Santa giving up on us, but when he came through, I was happy. I loved that song that Wayne Osmond sang. After I watched the movie, I had to get on here. I didn't know that Wayne was part of the Osmond clan. I love Donny and Marie. If this movie was on TV again, I'd watch it in a heart beat.