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75% Critic Match
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
7.5 / 10• 1978• 1h 0m•NR• English
ComedyFamilyMusicTV Movie
Storyline
Everyone on Sesame Street is preparing for Christmas: Bert and Ernie exchange gifts in a "The Gift of the Magi" fashion, Cookie Monster wants to get his most desired treat this year, and Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents. Luckily for him, Grover and Kermit the Frog (along with some interviewed kids) decide to help with his investigation, but when Big Bird decides to take matters into his own hands, all of Sesame Street is thrown into a mad dash to find him.
Cast & Crew
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Lead
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Frank Oz
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Snuffy / The Count (voice)
Richard Hunt
Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
Bob McGrath
Bob
DC
Debbie Chen
Patty
Will Lee
Mr. Hooper
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jon Stone's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
