‘Twas the Night (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie, premiering on December 7, 2001. Fourteen-year-old Danny Wrigley and his irresponsible but well-meaning Uncle Nick almost ruin Christmas when they decide to take Santa’s new hi-tech sleigh for a joyride. When they discover that Santa, on Christmas eve, has been temporarily knocked out by an accident on the family’s roof, they decide to take the holiday into their own hands and even out the inequities of Christmas once and for all. Directed by Nick Castle. Stars Bryan Cranston (Nick Wrigley), Josh Zuckerman (Danny Wrigley), Jefferson Mappin (Santa), Brenda Grate (Kaitlin Wrigley), Rhys Williams (Peter Wrigley), Barclay Hope (John Wrigley), Torri Higginson (Abby Wrigley).