A Sesame Street Christmas Carol



A  SESAME STREET   Chris t m as    Car o l  is a direct - to - video  SESAME STREET  special, release d to home video in  2 00 6.  OSCAR THE GROUCH  star s in the Ebenezer Scrooge  role for a  SESAME STREET  version of the classic novel by  Charles Dick en s.

 A Chris t m as Car o l  was previously adapted by the  Muppet s  in the  1 99 2  film  The Muppet Chris t m a s  Car o l , & has been spoofed in  Muppet Magazine  , a  SESAME STREET   calendar  , & the  1 9 7 8  T V special ,  A Special  SESAME   STREET  Chris t m as  , as well as other book s & album s.

The 3| 3  g h  os  t s  in the special are computer animate d by  Magnetic Dream s Animation Studio.

The special receive d it s broad cast premiere on Sprout On Demand  fro m November 1 7 t h through the 2 3 r d. 

P lot Summary
As release d on D V D, the story is divide d in to 5| 5 chapter s.

Ghost - o - G ram
The story open s on a quiet, snow - covered Chris t m as   Eve w it h a voice - over narration about  SESAME STREET  & what a wonderful place it is at  Chris t m as  time. As the narrator talk s, clip s from past  SESAME STREET  Chris t m as  special s are s how n ( the o pen in g from  Elmo  ’ s W or l d : Happy  Ho l i day s  , & a scene from  Elmo  Save s Chris t m as  ). A  Muppet  name d  Joe Marley  of " S care d y - P an t s Deliver y Service " come s down the  STREET  to to deliver a " ghost - o - gram " to  OSCAR THE GROUCH , eventually f in d in g his   TRASH CAN .

Rhubarb t h e GROUCH
The ghost - o - gram consist s of an old, empty can of bake d bean s & a card on which is written a rhyme that  OSCAR  must read a loud to summon Rhubarb  , t h e  GROUCH  o f  Chris t m as  Past. Rhubarb show s  OSCAR  some old home movie s of Chris t ma s e s  past. The first is The Gift of the Magi  star ring  BERT  &  ERNIE  ( s how in g the  p a  i r  ’ s sub p lot fro m  Chris t  mas  Eve on  SESAME   STREET  ). The next home movie feature s  BIG BIRD  fro m  Elmo  Save s Chris t m as  s i n g i n g " All  I  Want for Chris t m as is  YO U  . "

Chris t ma s Carole
 OSCAR  soon f in d s him s elf  visited by  Chris t ma s Carole , the perky Ghost o f  Chris t m as  Present whose body & attire are shape d like a  Chris t m as  t r ee.  Chris t ma s Carole  s how s  OSCAR  the glory of Chris t m as  in the now & that  Chris t m as  is m ore than just decoration s &  Chris t m as  t r ee s.  She  show s 4| 4 c lip s represent in g the present, including  Elmo  &  Santa Claus  from  Elmo  ’ s W or l d : Happy  Ho l i day s  ;  Elmo  &  Light n in g  sing in g "  Eve r y day C a n ’ t Be Chris t m as  " fro m  Elmo  Save s Chris t m as  ;  Elmo  talk in g with k i d s about how t h e y celebrate Chanukah & Kwanza fro m  Elmo  ’ s W or l d : Happy  Ho l i day s  ; & "  Keep Chris t m as with You  " fro m  Elmo  Save s Chris t m as .

i - Sam
The final ghost to arrive is the ghost of Chris t m as  Future in the form of a futuristic robot name d  Sam. He show s an animate d short about what  Chris t m as  will be like in the future — including house s that decorate themselves &  Chris t m as  dinner s consume d in the form of " delicious, chew able space capsule s " while float in g in zero gravity.

Chris t m as Morn in g
The story end s on Chris t m as   Morn in g, when a  Muppet  who look s just like  Joe Marley  a wake n s  OSCAR  to give  him  a stick y b all of us e d wrap pin g paper as a  Chris t m as  present. When  OSCAR  recognize d the  v is it or  as  Joe  the S care d y - P an t s  guy , " the  v is it or  respond s " No ,  I  ’ m little  Joe y Dick e n s  , yo u k now , from Brooklyn. " In the end,  OSCAR  find s several thin g s to enjoy about Chris t m as   Day , including s tic k y b all s of us e d w rap pin g paper , wait in g for the "  ROTTEN  snow " to t urn " mush y &  G RAY  , " & " best of all , tomorrow is the  day   after    Chris t m as   , & this will  all  be over. "

Feature s

 * Include s  A   SESAME   STREET   Chris t m as   Car o l  sold exclusive l y at To y s R Us store s.

Credit s

 * Direct or :  Victor  Di Nap oli
 * Write r :  Rickey Boy d
 * Star ring :
 *  CAROLL SPINNEY  as  OSCAR THE GROUCH 
 *  JOE Y MAZZARINO  as  Joe Marley 
 * with  MATT VOGEL , Jim M art in

Cast

 * Tim Curry as Narrator
 *  CAROLL SPINNEY  as  OSCAR THE GROUCH 
 *  JOE Y MAZZARINO  as  Joe Marley  &  Joe y Dick e n s 
 * Rickey Boy d as  Rhubarb the  GROUCH 
 * Kris t in Chenoweth as  Chris t ma s Carole 
 *  KEVIN C L AS H  as Sam the Super Auto m at e d Ghost of Chris t m as Future