Writer:	Rod Serling
Director:	Jack Smight
Star:	Rod Serling (Narrator/Host),  Art Carney (Henry Corwin)
Guest Star:	Larrian Gillespie (Elf),  Kay Cousins Johnson (Mrs. Smithers),  Val Avery (Bruce),  Meg Wyllie (Sister),  Robert P. Lieb (Officer Flaherty),  Burt Mustin (Burt),  John Fiedler (Mr. Dundee),  Matthew McCue (Man in Skidrow Mission),  Jimmy Garrett (Street Child),  Andrea Darvi (Kid talking to Santa Claus)

This is one of six episodes originally shot on videotape, then transferred to sixteen-millimeter film for broadcast. This was done as a cost-cutting measure. (edit) Included on volume 1 of Image-Entertainment's DVD collection. (edit) Serling's voiceover - "...and a Merry Christmas to one and all" - was edited out for non-holiday rerun showings. (edit)

Closing Narration
Narrator: "A word to the wise to all the children of the twentieth century, whether their concern be pediatrics or geriatrics, whether they crawl on hands and knees and wear diapers or walk with a cane and comb their beards. There's a wondrous magic to Christmas, and there's a special power reserved for little people. In short, there's nothing mightier than the meek." (edit) Opening Narration
Narrator: "This is Mr. Henry Corwin, normally unemployed, who once a year takes the lead role in the uniquely popular American institute, that of department-store Santa Claus in a road company version of 'The Night Before Christmas.' But in just a moment Mr. Henry Corwin, ersatz Santa Claus, will enter a strange kind of North Pole which is one part the wondrous spirit of Christmas and one part the magic that can only be found in the Twilight Zone." (edit)

Not so much a "goof" but more of actors forgetting about props, namely the snow. Near the end of the episode when santa is sitting on the steps and the old man with the pipe and smoking jacket comes outside, the old man never brushes the snow off the step, just sits in it (little cold?) Santa right before when santa is alone, he also sits on step and just rests his hand in the snow for a second or 2 before and acts like it isn't cold (i guess you could account for this because he was drunk), but even in the next scene, when santa comes across sled with little girl elf, she even wipes off the "snow" before he sits on it. She wins for acting accuracy!!!!!! (edit)

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