Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas is a Christmas special spun off from Sesame Street that premiered on HBO on November 25, 2016 (making it the first Sesame Street Christmas special to come out following the show's move to HBO) and featuring guest stars Audra McDonald, Zosia Mamet, and Jim Gaffigan (as Santa Claus). It won the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program.
Summary
From the press release:
| “ | Once Upon a Sesame Christmas opens with the lyrical number “Holiday Lights,” a musical glimpse into the homes of Sesame Street families celebrating winter holidays, and unfolds into a fanciful bedtime story that brings the past alive. After a day of holiday fun, while being tucked into bed on Christmas Eve, Elmo asks, “Why do we leave cookies out for Santa?"
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Availability
The cover to the DVD release.
A DVD of the special was released by Sesame Workshop's then-current video distributor, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, on October 10, 2017. The DVD also included the 2006 direct-to-video special A Sesame Street Christmas Carol as a bonus feature, along with two Christmas-themed Sesame Street segments that originally premiered online, "Twas a Night Before Cookie" and "Elmo's Christmas Song", six other holiday shorts from Sesame Studios' YouTube page, and a downloadable storybook version of the special's plot through DVD-ROM.
Songs
- "Holiday Lights"
- "Let Santa Know We're Here"
- "Two is You and Me"
- "Deck the Halls"
- "Kindness"
Cast
| Actor/Muppeteer | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Alan Muraoka | Alan |
| Suki Lopez | Nina |
| Caroll Spinney | Big Bird Oscar the Grouch |
| Jim Gaffigan | Santa Claus |
| Audra McDonald | Caroler |
| Zosia Mamet | Bella |
| Billy Barkhurst | Ernie |
| Jennifer Barnhart | Holly |
| Tyler Bunch | Louie |
| Leslie Carrara | Abby Cadabby Becky |
| Ryan Dillon | Elmo |
| Haley Jenkins | Lavendar Anything Muppet Woman |
| Eric Jacobson | Bert Grover |
| David Rudman | Cookie Monster Two-Headed Monster |
| Matt Vogel | Count von Count Constable Two-Headed Monster |
| Carmen Osbahr | Rosita |
| Kolette Tetlow | 19th century downtrodden child |
| Julius Thomas III | 19th century Present day SE |
| Liz Hara Chris Thomas Hayes Kathleen Kim Tim Lagasse Spencer Lott Lara MacLean Andrew Moriarty | Additional Muppet performers |
Gallery
Behind-the-scenes photos
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References
External links
- Muppet Wiki: Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
- Boomerang video #1
- Boomerang video #2
- Boomerang video #3
