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Elmo Saves Christmas

In today's world, Elmo Saves Christmas is still a topic of great relevance and debate. For many years, Elmo Saves Christmas has been the object of study, analysis and reflection by experts and scholars from various areas. Its importance has transcended borders, generations and disciplines, becoming a topic of universal interest. Throughout history, Elmo Saves Christmas has aroused the curiosity and interest of humanity, and its impact has been a cause for discussion and reflection in different contexts. In this article, we will explore the importance and impact of Elmo Saves Christmas in today's society, as well as its relevance in the past and its potential influence in the future.

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Elmo Saves Christmas
GenreChristmas special
Written by
Directed byEmily Squires
Starring
Voices of
Narrated byMaya Angelou
Opening themeIt's Christmas Again
Ending themeKeep Christmas with You (All Through the Year)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerNancy Kanter
Running time60 minutes
Production companyChildren's Television Workshop
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseDecember 2, 1996 (1996-12-02)

Elmo Saves Christmas is a Sesame Street Christmas musical fantasy comedy drama television special which was released on PBS on December 2, 1996.[1] It was released to VHS that same year. Inspired by the 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells, Elmo wishes for Christmas to occur every day, only to be taken to the future to learn the adverse consequences of his wish. The program was filmed in Sesame Street's usual home, the Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York City. Footage from the film It's a Wonderful Life also appears in the program and after the credits.

Plot

Elmo stays up on Christmas Eve to meet Santa Claus. He falls asleep, but is awakened by Santa stuck in the chimney. Elmo pulls him out, and Santa thanks him by offering either a teddy bear or a magical snow globe as a gift. Elmo chooses the globe and is granted three wishes, wasting the first on a glass of water.

On Christmas Day, Elmo wishes for Christmas to be every day, but Santa warns him that Christmas would no longer be special. Lightning, a reindeer-in-training, takes Elmo to the future to see the effects of his wish. Big Bird is sad that Snuffy does not return from visiting his grandmother in Cincinnati, the businesses remain closed, It's a Wonderful Life plays continuously on every TV channel, Santa's overworked elves make flawed toys, and other holidays are overshadowed. Meanwhile, Oscar the Grouch enjoys the increasing misery.

By next year's Christmas, everybody is tired of celebrating, Christmas trees are endangered, all the businesses are bankrupt, and Santa is retiring to Florida. Elmo uses his last wish to make Christmas be once a year again, but breaks his snow globe before the wish is granted. Fortunately, Lightning takes him back to the Christmas Eve when he rescued Santa, and Elmo chooses a plush "Moo-Bunny" as his new gift. Snuffy returns, telling Big Bird that his grandmother came to Sesame Street instead. Elmo learns that, although Christmas does not occur every day, everyone can keep their Christmas spirit alive in their hearts all year.

Cast

Humans

Muppet performers

Additional Muppets performed by Pam Arciero, Peter Linz, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, John Tartaglia, Alice Dinnean and Matt Vogel.

Songs

  1. "It's Christmas Again"
  2. "Every Day Can't Be Christmas"
  3. "Give Your Friend an Easter Egg for Christmas"
  4. "All I Want for Christmas is You"
  5. "Every Day Can't Be Christmas" (reprise)
  6. "Keep Christmas with You (All Through the Year)"

See also

References

  1. ^ Geiss, Tony (12 July 1996). "Elmo Saves Christmas". Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Retrieved 14 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
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