It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Name: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Genre: TV Movie, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1984-01-01
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 5.875

Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But a sudden fatal heart attack derails those plans, and Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until

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Top cast

10 people

Mickey Rooney

as Mike Halligan

Scott Grimes

as Robbie Westin

Barrie Youngfellow

as Kate Westin

George Gaynes

as Arch Angel

Gary Bayer

as Rick Westin

William Griffis

as Riley Boggs

Christina Pickles

as Chris

Hamilton Camp

as Meek Angel

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Mr. Bibbs

Nicholas Hormann

as Mr. Jones

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1 min read · Published July 3, 2026

5.9/10

Retired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like.

But a sudden fatal heart attack derails those plans, and Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until Christmas in order to give his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.

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