Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas is a one-hour Sesame Street Christmas special that first aired on HBO on November 25, 2016, and on November 22, 2017, on PBS.
Plot
On Christmas Eve, Elmo's father Louie tells his son about how Sesame Street was a dreary place in the 19th century as its inhabitants lack the Christmas spirit enough for Santa Claus to not make a stop there and is enforced by a constable that is Mr. Johnson's ancestor. Elmo's great-great-great-grandfather of the same name has moved there as he works to get everyone into the Christmas spirit with the help of some Sesame Street inhabitants that support his motives.
Cast
- Jim Gaffigan – Santa Claus
- Zosia Mamet – Bella
- Audra McDonald – Caroler
- Alan Muraoka – Alan
- Suki Lopez – Nina
Muppet performers
- Pam Arciero
- Billy Barkhurst – Ernie
- Jennifer Barnhart – Holly
- Tyler Bunch – Louie
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph – Abby Cadabby, Becky
- Frankie Cordero
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo
- Ryan Dillon – Elmo
- Jamie Donmoyer
- Liz Hara
- Chris Thomas Hayes
- Haley Jenkins
- Eric Jacobson – Bert, Grover, Two-Headed Monster (Left head); Oscar the Grouch (puppetry only)
- Kathleen Kim
- Tim Lagasse
- Spencer Lott
- Lara MacLean
- Joey Mazzarino
- Andrew Moriarty
- Carmen Osbahr – Rosita
- Martin P. Robinson – Mr. Snuffleupagus
- David Rudman – Cookie Monster, Two-Headed Monster (Right head)
- Caroll Spinney – Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch (voices only)
- Matt Vogel – Count von Count, Constable; Big Bird (puppetry only)
Background Muppets
Baby Bear, Curly Bear, Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Zoe, Telly Monster, Gladys the Cow, Anything Muppets, AM Monsters, Grouches, Rocky the Cat, Crab
Songs
- "Holiday Lights"
- "Let Santa Know We're Here"
- "Two is You and Me"
- "Deck the Halls"
- "Kindness"
