Christmas Eve on Sesame Street scene with Oscar (in garbage can) and Big Bird at the 86th Street station

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The story has three principal plotlines. In the main one, Oscar the Grouch tells Big Bird that there will be no Christmas presents if Santa Claus is unable to get down chimneys. Distraught, Big Bird enlists the help of Kermit the Frog and Grover to ask children how Santa does it. Their responses vary. Big Bird's friend Patty (a girl around age seven) tries to comfort him, but fails. Big Bird winds up trying to stay up all night on an apartment roof, watching for Santa Claus, but falls asleep while the residents of Sesame Street become very worried looking for him. When Big Bird tries to go inside the apartment building to warm up, Gordon and Susan make sure he stays. They comfort him by showing that there were indeed presents brought. An Oscar the Grouch puppet, at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Oscar the Grouch, peering out of his can Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. ... Big Bird finds Ernie in a game of Journey to Ernie. ... A typical depiction of Santa Claus. ... Kermit singing Bein Green in the first season of Sesame Street. ... Grover and Kimiko on Sesame Street A Celebration of Me, Grover DVD cover Grover shown alongside another character from Sesame Street, Kermit the Frog, on the cover of The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street. ...

Meanwhile, Bert and Ernie want to give each other Christmas presents, but have no money. Bert trades away his prize paper clip collection to buy a soap dish for Ernie's Rubber Duckie, but Ernie has traded Rubber Duckie away to get Bert a cigar box for the paper clips. Mr. Hooper, the store owner, realizes this and gives both characters their treasured possessions back, while also reminding the audience that although he himself does not celebrate Christmas, he understands the spirit of the holidays better than almost anyone. This, of course, is a spirited retelling of the O. Henry story "The Gift of the Magi". Bert hosting a convention of the National Association of W Lovers meeting Bert is a fictional character, a Muppet on the Public Broadcasting Services long-running childrens television show, Sesame Street. ... Ernie, in a skit. ... The quintessential yellow rubber duck Some variations on the standard rubber duck. ... William Sydney Porter in his thirties O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910). ... {{Infobox short story | | name = The Gift of the Magi | title_orig = | translator = | author = O. Henry | country = {{Brasil} | language = [portugues ] | series = | genre = | released_in = | publication_type = | publisher = | media_type = | release_date = | english_release_date = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} The Gift of the Magi is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), allegedly at...

While all this is going on, Cookie Monster tries to communicate with Santa Claus and request cookies for Christmas. However, he eats the pencil, typewriter, and telephone that he tries to use. Cookie Monster (right) and his mother in a season 33 Letter of the Day segment, 2002. ...

Music

A variety of Christmas and other holiday songs help interweave these three plot lines and make the production much more touching, including:

• "Feliz Navidad," by Jose Feliciano while Big Bird skates with one of the children.
• "True Blue Miracle," sung during the gang's trip from the skating party back to Sesame Street.
• "Keep Christmas with You," sung in Bob's apartment with Linda leading a group of children in signing the chorus
• "I Hate Christmas," sung by Oscar the Grouch outside on Sesame Street
• "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," sung by Bert and Ernie after opening their Christmas gifts to each other.

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Awards

• 1979: Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program - Jon Stone (executive producer), Dulcy Singer (producer)

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Cast

• Linda Bove as Linda
• Northern Calloway as David
• Debbie Chen as Patty
• Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
• Loretta Long as Susan
• Sonia Manzano as Maria
• Bob McGrath as Bob
• Roscoe Orman as Gordon
• Alaina Reed as Olivia

Linda Bove plays the part of Linda on the childrens television program Sesame Street. ... Northern J. Calloway (January 22, 1948–January 9, 1990) was an American actor who played David on Sesame Street from 1971 through 1989, and also voiced Muppet characters including Same Sound Brown. ... Will Lee (born August 6, 1908 in New York City, New York; died December 6, 1982 in New York) was an American actor who was best known for his role as Mr. ... Mr. ... Loretta Long plays Susan on Sesame Street, and has since the shows debut in 1969. ... Sonia Manzano (born 1950) is an actress who is most famous for her role of Maria Figueroa Rodriguez on Sesame Street. ... Bob McGrath, when he was big in Japan. ... Roscoe Orman (born June 11, 1944, in The Bronx, New York) is an American actor that plays Gordon Robinson on the television show Sesame Street. ... Alaina Reed Hall (born November 10, 1946 in Springfield, Ohio) is an African American actress, best known for her roles as Olivia, Gordons kid sister on Sesame Street and Rose Lee Holloway on 227. ...

Crew

• Producer: Dulcy Singer
• Directed by Jon Stone
• Written by Jon Stone and Joseph A. Bailey
• "True Blue Miracle" Composed by Carol Hall
• "Keep Christmas With You" and "I Hate Christmas" Composed by Sam Pottle and David Axelrod
• Music by Dick Lieb
• Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
• Music Assistant: Dave Conner
• Associate Director: Ozzie Alfonso
• Production Supervisor: Robert Braithwaite
• Muppet Designers: Kermit Love, Caroly Wilcox, Don Sahlin
• Art Director: Alan J. Compton
• Production Stage Manager: Chet O. Brien
• Stage Manager: Emily Squires
• Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
• Lighting Directors: David M. Clark, Tony DiGirolamo
• Graphic Artist: Gerri Brosio
• Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
• Wardrobe: Grisha Mynova
• Production Assistants: Mercedes Polanco, Sharen Gray, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
• Technical Advisor: Walt Rauffer
• Technical Director: Ralph Mensch
• Sound Effects: Dick Maitland, Roy Carch
• Audio: Mike Shoskes, Jay Judell
• Executive Producer: Jon Stone

Dulcy Singer served as an American television producer for Christmas Eve on Sesame Street in 1978 and as executive producer for Sesame Street from 1984-1994. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Carol Hall is a composer and lyricist, born in Abilene, Texas. ... Sam Pottle is a musician best known as the composer (with Jim Henson to the theme from The Muppet Show. ... David Axelrod (born April 17, 1936) is a very versatile musician. ... Ozzie Alfonso was the director and one of three Senior Producers of 3-2-1 Contact from season 2 to 8 when the series stopped production. ... Kermit Love (born 5 August 1916) is a puppet maker best known for his work on The Muppets. ... Don Sahlin (June 19, 1928 - February 19, 1978) was a Muppet design and builder who worked for Jim Henson from 1962 to 1977. ... Nat Mongioi has been the Set Decorator of Sesame Street since its premiere in 1969. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Christmas Eve on Sesame Street at the Internet Movie Database