| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | |
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| Written by | Hugh Fink Andrew Samson Scott Ganz Paul Williams |
| Directed by | Kirk R. Thatcher |
| Starring | The Muppets Uma Thurman Jane Krakowski Nathan Lane Madison Pettis |
| Country of origin | US |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Anthony Katagas Martin G. Baker |
| Cinematography | Luke Geissbuhler |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Distributor | NBC Television Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa is an NBC television special produced by The Muppets Studio (Burbank) starring The Muppets. It was shot in Brooklyn and Midtown Manhattan. It was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD.
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On Christmas Eve, the Muppets go to the post office in New York City to deliver each of their letters to Santa Claus (Richard Griffiths). When they head back to their apartment, Gonzo discovers that three letters wound up in his coat from a mishap there. One of those letters he recognizes as being written by his friend, a neighbor girl named Claire (Madison Pettis). On Gonzo's insistence, the principal Muppets decide to go to the North Pole and deliver them personally. The Muppets end up getting tickets from a North Pole Airlines clerk named Joy (Uma Thurman) and getting caught by Officer Frank Meany (Nathan Lane) who, for being a bully, perpetually ended up on Santa's naughty list. The Muppets eventually reach the North Pole to find that Santa has already left to deliver presents. Santa overhears their grieving and doubles back, where they hand him Claire's letter and the other two which are revealed to have come from Frank Meany (who wants to be taken off the naughty list) and Pepe the King Prawn. Santa brings them home to New York in time to spend the rest of the holiday with Claire and her mom, which was all Claire wanted in the first place.
Additional Muppets performed by Heather Asch, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, James Godwin, John Kennedy, James J. Kroupa, Tim Lagasse, Bruce Lanoil, Peter Linz, Jim Martin, Paul McGinnis, Allan Trautman
| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (Soundtrack from the TV Special) | |
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| EP by The Muppets | |
| Released | November 23, 2009 |
| Genre | Christmas |
| Label | Walt Disney |
This is the fourth time that songwriter Paul Williams has contributed songs to the Muppets. A version of Santa Claus Is Coming to Town by The Crystals was also used during the opening credits.
| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (Soundtrack from the TV Special) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Artist | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Delivering Christmas" | The Muppets (featuring Jesse L. Martin) | 3:41 | ||||||
| 2. | "It's All About Heart" | The Muppets | 1:43 | ||||||
| 3. | "I Wish I Could Be Santa Claus" | The Muppets | 2:26 | ||||||
| 4. | "My Best Christmas Yet" | (featuring Jane Krakowski and Madison Pettis) | 4:13 | ||||||