Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas is a hour-long Sesame Street 2016 Christmas special and the first to air on HBO.[1][2]
Plot
On Christmas Eve, Elmo's father Louie tells his son about how Sesame Street was a dreary place in the 19th century as it's 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 - Santa Claus
- Zosia Mamet - Bella
- Audra McDonald - Caroler
- Alan Muraoka - Alan
- Suki Lopez - Nina
Muppet performers
- Pam Arciero
- Billy Barkhurst - Ernie
- Jennifer Barnhart - Holly
- Tyler Bunch - Louie
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - Abby Cadabby, Becky
- Frankie Cordero
- Ryan Dillon - Elmo
- Jamie Donmoyer
- Liz Hara
- Christopher Hayes
- Haley Jenkins - Lavender Anything Muppet Human
- Eric Jacobson - Bert, Grover
- Kathleen Kim
- Tim Lagasse
- Spencer Lott
- Lara MacLean
- Andrew Moriarty
- Carmen Osbahr - Rosita
- Martin P. Robinson
- David Rudman - Cookie Monster, Two-Headed Monster (left head)
- Caroll Spinney - Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
- Matt Vogel - Count von Count, Constable, Two-Headed Monster (right head)
Background Muppets
Baby Bear, Curly Bear, Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Zoe, Telly Monster, Gladys the Cow, Anything Muppets, AM Monsters, Grouches, Herry Monster, Grundgetta, Murray Monster, Prairie Dawn, Honker, Dinger, Theo Lion, Cleo Lion, Lional Lion, Leona Lion