Waiting for Santa
1990, English. Directed by Dwin Towell.
It's Christmas Eve and Santa's given Barney and his friends a special job to take Derek (the new kid in the neighborhood) to see if Santa knows his Address. After arriving in Barney's special sleigh, the kids frolic on the ice, pretend to be elves in Santa's workshop and learn from Mrs. Claus that "doing things for others is what Christmas is all about."
- Runtime
- 0h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 6 January 1990
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Frank Olsen
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Waiting for Santa runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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Waiting for Santa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 January 1990. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Waiting for Santa?
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Who directed Waiting for Santa?
Waiting for Santa (1990) was directed by Dwin Towell and stars David Voss, Rickey Carter, Brian Eppes.