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[[Oscar the Grouch]] raises doubts about whether [[Santa Claus]] can deliver presents on Christmas Eve if he can't fit through the narrow chimneys on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]], so [[Big Bird]] decides to stay up all night to solve the mystery with the help of his friends, [[Debbie Chen|Patty]], [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], and [[Grover]]. He freezes his giblets while waiting on the roof of [[123 Sesame Street]] and is rescued by [[Gordon]] and [[Susan]]. Before his rescue, during the search, [[Maria]] confronted Oscar for upsetting Big Bird. It was revealed that Oscar was only teasing him. |
[[Oscar the Grouch]] raises doubts about whether [[Santa Claus]] can deliver presents on Christmas Eve if he can't fit through the narrow chimneys on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]], so [[Big Bird]] decides to stay up all night to solve the mystery with the help of his friends, [[Debbie Chen|Patty]], [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], and [[Grover]]. He freezes his giblets while waiting on the roof of [[123 Sesame Street]] and is rescued by [[Gordon]] and [[Susan]]. Before his rescue, during the search, [[Maria]] confronted Oscar for upsetting Big Bird. It was revealed that Oscar was only teasing him. |
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The program features a variety of seasonal tunes, including "[[True Blue Miracle]]," "[[Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)]]," "[[I Hate Christmas]]," and "[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]." The special opens with an ice-skating sequence, combining the Sesame characters from ''[[Ice Follies]]'' with the Sesame Street humans to create the illusion that the entire cast of the show is enjoying an ice-skating trip. One of the highlights of this section is Big Bird skating with a little girl to [[Josรฉ Feliciano]]'s recording of "[[Feliz Navidad]]". |
The program features a variety of seasonal tunes, including "[[True Blue Miracle]]," "[[Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)]]," "[[I Hate Christmas]]," and "[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]." The special opens with an ice-skating sequence, combining the Sesame characters from ''[[Ice Follies]]'' with the Sesame Street humans to create the illusion that the entire cast of the show is enjoying an ice-skating trip. One of the highlights of this section is Big Bird skating with a little girl to [[Josรฉ Feliciano]]'s recording of "[[Feliz Navidad]]". |
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File:Xmasanother81.jpg|A little girl teaches Big Bird how to skate. |
File:Xmasanother81.jpg|A little girl teaches Big Bird how to skate. |
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File:Xmasanother82.jpg|The Count and Cookie Monster play "Snap the Whip." |
File:Xmasanother82.jpg|The Count and Cookie Monster play "Snap the Whip." |
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File:Xmasanother89.jpg|The cast leave the ice-rink and head back home while singing "True Blue Miracle." |
File:Xmasanother89.jpg|The cast leave the ice-rink and head back home while singing "True Blue Miracle." |
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File:Xmasanother93.jpg|Big Bird and Patty are joined by Kermit to determine how Santa gets down the chimney. |
File:Xmasanother93.jpg|Big Bird and Patty are joined by Kermit to determine how Santa gets down the chimney. |
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File:Xmasanother124.jpg|Gifts from Santa for Susan, Gordon, and Cookie Monster. |
File:Xmasanother124.jpg|Gifts from Santa for Susan, Gordon, and Cookie Monster. |
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File:Xmasanother127.jpg|Big Bird and Patty gaze upon the Christmas Tree in [[the Arbor]]. |
File:Xmasanother127.jpg|Big Bird and Patty gaze upon the Christmas Tree in [[the Arbor]]. |
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* Audio: [[Mike Shoskes]], Jay Judell |
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* Executive Producer: [[Jon Stone]] |
* Executive Producer: [[Jon Stone]] |
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*In various re-airings on [[PBS]] in the late-1980s, the closing scene with [[Susan]] and [[Gordon]] finding that [[Cookie Monster]] ate most of their Christmas tree was cut. |
*In various re-airings on [[PBS]] in the late-1980s, the closing scene with [[Susan]] and [[Gordon]] finding that [[Cookie Monster]] ate most of their Christmas tree was cut. |
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Revision as of 04:45, 11 April 2015
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is an hour-long, Emmy Award-winning Sesame Street Christmas special that first aired on PBS on December 3, 1978, at 7pm.
Oscar the Grouch raises doubts about whether Santa Claus can deliver presents on Christmas Eve if he can't fit through the narrow chimneys on Sesame Street, so Big Bird decides to stay up all night to solve the mystery with the help of his friends, Patty, Kermit, and Grover. He freezes his giblets while waiting on the roof of 123 Sesame Street and is rescued by Gordon and Susan. Before his rescue, during the search, Maria confronted Oscar for upsetting Big Bird. It was revealed that Oscar was only teasing him.
Meanwhile, Cookie Monster tries to communicate with Santa to ask for cookies for Christmas, but on all three attempts he gets so carried away with thinking about what sort of cookies Santa will bring him, that he winds up eating a pencil, typewriter, and telephone. While all this is going on, Ernie and Bert re-enact O. Henry's classic story "The Gift of the Magi" and, with the help of Mr. Hooper, learn a valuable lesson about generosity.
The program features a variety of seasonal tunes, including "True Blue Miracle," "Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)," "I Hate Christmas," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." The special opens with an ice-skating sequence, combining the Sesame characters from Ice Follies with the Sesame Street humans to create the illusion that the entire cast of the show is enjoying an ice-skating trip. One of the highlights of this section is Big Bird skating with a little girl to Josรฉ Feliciano's recording of "Feliz Navidad".
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Cast
- Muppet Performers: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt
- Cast: Linda Bove, Northern Calloway, Debbie Chen, Will Lee, Loretta Long, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Alaina Reed
- Skating Muppets: skaters from the Ice Follies shows
Credits
- Producer: Dulcy Singer
- Directed by Jon Stone
- Written by Jon Stone and Joseph A. Bailey
- "True Blue Miracle" Composed by Carol Hall
- "Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)" and "I Hate Christmas" Composed by Sam Pottle and David Axlerod
- Music by Dick Lieb
- Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
- Music Assistant: Dave Conner
- Associate Director: Ozzie Alfonso
- Production Supervisor: Robert Braithwaite
- Muppet Designers: Don Sahlin, Kermit Love, and Caroly Wilcox
- Art Director: Alan J. Compton
- Production Stage Manager: Chet O'Brien
- Stage Manager: Emily Squires
- Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
- Lighting Directors: David M. Clark, Tony DiGirolamo
- Graphic Artist: Gerri Brioso
- Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
- Wardrobe: Grisha Mynova
- Production Assistants: Mercedes Polanco, Sharen Gay, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
- Technical Advisor: Walt Rauffer
- Technical Director: Ralph Mensch
- Sound Effects: Dick Maitland, Roy Carch
- Audio: Mike Shoskes, Jay Judell
- Executive Producer: Jon Stone
Notes
- Jon Stone provides the voice of Santa Claus when Cookie Monster tries calling him.[1]
- When Big Bird and Patty check on Oscar following his ice skating accident, his original line was "Sure. I've been thrown out of better places than that." It was later re-dubbed in post-production (to "Let's go back and do it, again!"), as the original line was deemed too adult.[2]
Edits
- In various re-airings on PBS in the late-1980s, the closing scene with Susan and Gordon finding that Cookie Monster ate most of their Christmas tree was cut.
- On video releases since the mid-1990s, the original 1978 Children's Television Workshop logo with Christmas music was cut. The 1995 VHS replaces it with the 1983 CTW opening logo, and DVD releases of the special start without any logos.
Sources
- โ The Muppet Mindset interview with Joseph A. Bailey
- โ Bailey, Joseph. Memoirs of a Muppets Writer, page 236
See also
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (album)
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (book)
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (video)