The Night Before Christmas Released on December 16, 1905: Thomas Edison, one of the pioneers of motion pictures, filmed this first movie of the famous poem. Directed by: Edwin S. Porter Written by: Clement Moore. The Actors: unknown. Runtime: 9 minutes *** This item will be supplied on a quality disc and will be sent in a sleeve that is designed for posting CD's & DVD’s *** This item will be sent by 1st class post for quick delivery. Should you not receive your item within 12 working days of making payment, please contact us as it is unusual for any item to take this long to be delivered. eCRATER Note: All my products are either my own work, licensed to me directly or supplied to me under a GPL/GNU License. No Trademarks, copyrights or eCRATER rules have been violated by this item. This product complies with eCRATER’s rules on compilations, international media and downloadable media. All items are supplied on CD or DVD.