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 as Santa Claus
• Zosia Mamet as Bella
• Audra McDonald as Caroler
• Alan Muraoka as Alan
• Suki Lopez as Nina

Muppet performers

• Pam Arciero
• Billy Barkhurst as Ernie
• Jennifer Barnhart as Holly
• Tyler Bunch as Louie
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby, Becky
• Frankie Cordero
• Stephanie D'Abruzzo
• Ryan Dillon as Elmo
• Jamie Donmoyer
• Liz Hara
• Chris Thomas Hayes
• Haley Jenkins
• Eric Jacobson as 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 as Rosita
• Martin P. Robinson as Mr. Snuffleupagus
• David Rudman as Cookie Monster, Two-Headed Monster (Right head)
• Caroll Spinney as 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"

External links

• Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas at IMDb
• Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas on Muppet Wiki, an external wiki