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Produced by:	Sony Wonder
Release Date:	2006
Discs:	1
Region:	1

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol is a direct-to-video Sesame Street special, released to home video in 2006. Oscar the Grouch stars in the Ebenezer Scrooge role for a Sesame Street version of the classic novel by Charles Dickens.

A Christmas Carol was previously adapted by the Muppets in the 1992 film The Muppet Christmas Carol, and has been spoofed in Muppet Magazine, a Sesame Street calendar, and the 1978 TV special, A Special Sesame Street Christmas, as well as other books and albums.

The three ghosts in the special are computer animated by Magnetic Dreams.

The special received its broadcast premiere on Sprout On Demand from November 17th through the 23rd. [1]

Plot Summary

As released on DVD, the story is divided into five chapters.

Ghost-o-Gram

The story opens on a quiet, snow-covered Christmas Eve with a voice-over narration about Sesame Street and what a wonderful place it is at Christmas time. As the narrator talks, clips from past Sesame Street Christmas specials are shown (the opening from Elmo's World: Happy Holidays, and a scene from Elmo Saves Christmas). A Muppet named Joe Marley of "Scaredy-Pants Delivery Service" comes down the street to deliver a "ghost-o-gram" to Oscar.

Rhubarb the Grouch

The ghost-o-gram consists of an old, empty can of baked beans and a card on which is written a rhyme that Oscar must read aloud to summon Rhubarb, the Grouch ghost of Christmas Past. Rhubarb shows Oscar some old home movies of Christmases past. The first is The Gift of the Magi starring Bert and Ernie (showing the pair's subplot from Christmas Eve on Sesame Street). The next home movie features Big Bird from Elmo Saves Christmas singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You."

Christmas Carole

Oscar soon finds himself visited by Christmas Carole, the perky Ghost of Christmas Present whose body and attire are shaped like a Christmas tree. Carole shows Oscar the glory of Christmas in the now and that Christmas is more than just decorations and Christmas trees. She shows four clips representing the present, including Elmo and Santa Claus from Elmo's World: Happy Holidays; Elmo and Lightning singing "Everyday Can't Be Christmas" from Elmo Saves Christmas; Elmo talking with kids about how they celebrate Chanukah and Kwanza from Elmo's World: Happy Holidays; and "Keep Christmas With You" from Elmo Saves Christmas.

i-Sam

The final ghost to arrive is the ghost of Christmas Future in the form of a futuristic robot named Sam. He shows an animated short about what Christmas will be like in the future—including houses that decorate themselves and Christmas dinners consumed in the form of "delicious, chewable space capsules" while floating in zero gravity.

Christmas Morning

The story ends on Christmas morning, when a Muppet who looks just like Joe Marley awakens Oscar to give him a sticky ball of used wrapping paper as a Christmas present. When Oscar recognized the visitor as "Joe the Scaredy-Pants guy," the visitor responds "No, I'm little Joey Dickens, you know, from Brooklyn." In the end, Oscar finds several things to enjoy about Christmas Day, including sticky balls of used wrapping paper, waiting for the "rotten snow" to turn the "mushy and gray," and "best of all, tomorrow is the day after Christmas, and this will all be over."

Other releases

Features

Includes A Sesame Street Christmas Carol CD Sampler sold exclusively at Toys R Us stores.

Credits

Director: Victor DiNapoli
Writer: Rickey Boyd
Starring:
- Caroll Spinney as Oscar
- Joey Mazzarino
- with Matt Vogel, Jim Martin

Cast

Tim Curry as Narrator

Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch

Joey Mazzarino as Joe Marley and Joey Dickens

Rickey Boyd as Rhubarb

Kristin Chenoweth as Christmas Carole

Kevin Clash as Sam the Super Automated Ghost of Christmas Future

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-'''''A Sesame Street Christmas Carol''''' is a direct-to-video ''[[Sesame Street]]'' special, scheduled for release to home video on November 14, [[2006]]. [[Oscar the Grouch]] stars in the [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] role for a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' version of the classic novel by [[Charles Dickens (author)|Charles Dickens]]. In this video, Oscar gets visited by a delivery man who tells him that he will be visited by three ghosts -- Rhubarb, a grouch in the role of the ghost of christmas past, Christmas Carole, a christmas tree in the role of the ghost of christmas present, and a computer-animated verison of [[Sam the Robot]] in the role of the ghost of christmas future. They all show Oscar the past, present, and future of christmas, provided by clips from ''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]'', ''[[Elmo Saves Christmas]]'', and ''[[Elmo's World: Happy Holidays]]''. <ref>[http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=22585&page=11 Muppet Central Forum post reviewing the video]</ref>
+'''''A Sesame Street Christmas Carol''''' is a direct-to-video ''[[Sesame Street]]'' special, released to home video in [[2006]]. [[Oscar the Grouch]] stars in the [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] role for a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' version of the classic novel by [[Charles Dickens (author)|Charles Dickens]].
-''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' was previously adapted by the Muppets in the [[1992]] film ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', and has been spoofed in ''[[Muppet Magazine issue 5|Muppet Magazine]]'', [[The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982|a ''Sesame Street'' calendar]], and the [[1978]] TV special, ''[[A Special Sesame Street Christmas]]'', as well as other books and albums.
+''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' was previously adapted by the Muppets in the 1992 film ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', and has been spoofed in ''[[Muppet Magazine issue 5|Muppet Magazine]]'', [[The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982|a ''Sesame Street'' calendar]], and the 1978 TV special, ''[[A Special Sesame Street Christmas]]'', as well as other books and albums.
-The special will be broadcast on [[Sprout On Demand]] from November 17th through the 23rd. [http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6388357.html?display=Breaking+News]
+The three ghosts in the special are computer animated by [[Magnetic Dreams]].
-==Credits==
-Writer: [[Rickey Boyd]]
+The special received its broadcast premiere on [[Sprout On Demand]] from November 17th through the 23rd. [http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6388357.html?display=Breaking+News]
-==Sources==
-<references />
+==Plot Summary==
+[[Image:Joemarley.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+[[Image:Rhubarb.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+[[Image:ChristmasCarole.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+[[Image:Samghost.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+As released on DVD, the story is divided into five chapters.
+===Ghost-o-Gram===
+The story opens on a quiet, snow-covered Christmas Eve with a voice-over narration about [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]] and what a wonderful place it is at [[Christmas]] time. As the narrator talks, clips from past ''[[Sesame Street]]'' Christmas specials are shown (the opening from ''[[Elmo's World: Happy Holidays]]'', and a scene from ''[[Elmo Saves Christmas]]''). A Muppet named [[Joe Marley]] of "Scaredy-Pants Delivery Service" comes down the street to deliver a "ghost-o-gram" to [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]].
+===Rhubarb the Grouch===
+The ghost-o-gram consists of an old, empty can of baked beans and a card on which is written a rhyme that Oscar must read aloud to summon [[Rhubarb]], the Grouch ghost of Christmas Past. Rhubarb shows Oscar some old home movies of Christmases past. The first is [[The Gift of the Magi]] starring [[Bert]] and [[Ernie]] (showing the pair's subplot from ''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]''). The next home movie features [[Big Bird]] from ''Elmo Saves Christmas'' singing "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]."
+===Christmas Carole===
+Oscar soon finds himself visited by [[Christmas Carole]], the perky Ghost of Christmas Present whose body and attire are shaped like a Christmas tree. Carole shows Oscar the glory of Christmas in the now and that Christmas is more than just decorations and Christmas trees. She shows four clips representing the present, including [[Elmo]] and [[Santa Claus]] from ''Elmo's World: Happy Holidays''; Elmo and [[Lightning]] singing "[[Everyday Can't Be Christmas]]" from ''Elmo Saves Christmas''; Elmo talking with kids about how they celebrate Chanukah and Kwanza from ''Elmo's World: Happy Holidays''; and "[[Keep Christmas With You]]" from ''Elmo Saves Christmas''.
+===i-Sam===
+The final ghost to arrive is the ghost of Christmas Future in the form of a futuristic robot named [[Sam the Super Automated Ghost of Christmas Future|Sam]]. He shows an animated short about what Christmas will be like in the future—including houses that decorate themselves and Christmas dinners consumed in the form of "delicious, chewable space capsules" while floating in zero gravity.
+===Christmas Morning===
+The story ends on Christmas morning, when a Muppet who looks just like Joe Marley awakens Oscar to give him a sticky ball of used wrapping paper as a Christmas present. When Oscar recognized the visitor as "Joe the Scaredy-Pants guy," the visitor responds "No, I'm little Joey Dickens, you know, from Brooklyn." In the end, Oscar finds several things to enjoy about Christmas Day, including sticky balls of used wrapping paper, waiting for the "rotten snow" to turn the "mushy and gray," and "best of all, tomorrow is the ''day after Christmas'', and this will ''all'' be over."
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+==Other releases==
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+==Features==
+* Includes [[A Sesame Street Christmas Carol CD Sampler]] sold exclusively at Toys R Us stores.
+==Credits==
+*Director: [[Victor DiNapoli]]
+*Writer: [[Rickey Boyd]]
+*Starring:
+**[[Caroll Spinney]] as Oscar
+**[[Joey Mazzarino]]
+**with  [[Matt Vogel]], [[Jim Martin]]
+==Cast==
+:[[Tim Curry]] as Narrator
+:[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Oscar the Grouch]]
+:[[Joey Mazzarino]] as [[Joe Marley]] and Joey Dickens
+:[[Rickey Boyd]] as [[Rhubarb]]
+:[[Kristin Chenoweth]] as [[Christmas Carole]]
+:[[Kevin Clash]] as [[Sam the Super Automated Ghost of Christmas Future]]
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+[[Category:Christmas Productions|Sesame Street Christmas Carol]]

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