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After scolding him, Santa explains to Elmo that when he pulled him out of the chimney, he saved Christmas and offers him a magic snow globe which gives him three wishes (he picked it over a pink bear). After wishing for a glass of water, he wishes it would be Christmas every day.
Elmo stays up on Christmas Eve to meet Santa Claus. He falls asleep, but is awakened by Santa stuck in the chimney. Elmo helps pull out Santa, who gives him the choice of a teddy bear or a magical snow globe. Elmo chooses the globe and is granted three wishes, wasting the first on a glass of water.
- Christmas Special
Jun 10, 2024 · Santa: Christmas every day. Why didn't I give him the pink bear? (scene cuts to Lightning and Elmo flying over Earth to the spring) Maya: And so, Lightning carried Elmo out of snowy winter. Elmo looked down and saw the world getting greener and greener, until a puff of warm wind suddenly told Elmo it was springtime. Elmo: Ha ha! This is fun.
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is a Sesame Street Christmas special which originally aired on PBS in 1996, and was released to VHS that same year. It was released on DVD in 1997.
The story is framed by Maya Angelou recalling the events to Telly, Zoe, Baby Bear and some children. It's Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, and Elmo plans to stay up all night and see Santa Claus descend from the chimney. Elmo falls asleep, but he wakes up when Santa becomes stuck. Elmo nobly pulls Santa out of the chimney, and they find the cause of the extra mass: a stowaway reindeer-in-training named Lightning. Santa rewards Elmo with a choice of two gifts: a pink bear or a magical snowglobe. Elmo likes the bear, but chooses the snowglobe when he learns it can grant him three wishes. To use the snowglobe's power, Elmo needs to make a wish, shake the snowglobe, and say "Blitzen." Elmo tests it out by wishing for a glass of water, but Santa advises him not to waste his other wishes.
The next day, Elmo notices how happy Christmas makes everyone feel and decides next to wish for Christmas every day. At first, everyone on Sesame Street is thrilled about it being Christmas again, thanks to a news report given by Kermit the Frog. However, Santa returns from the North Pole and tries to convince Elmo that Christmas wouldn't be as special if it was every day. Santa brings along Lightning, fitted to a special sleigh to take Elmo to the future, so he can see what Christmas would be like at different times of the year. As the seasons change, Elmo sees everyone's Christmas spirit diminish: Big Bird mopes over Snuffy spending the holiday with his granny in Cinncinati; Grover struggles to sell Christmas trees which have become an endangered species; and Maria and Luis are tired of celebrating and backlogged with broken toasters to repair. Meanwhile, Santa's elves are fatigued and end up producing a cow-bunny combination called the "Moo-Bunny," and other holidays—like Easter and Independence Day—are overshadowed. As everyone else's happiness wanes, Oscar the Grouch naturally delights in the mounting Christmas trash and the endless repeats of It's a Wonderful Life.
•It's Christmas Again
•Every Day Can't Be Christmas
•Give Your Friend an Easter Egg for Christmas
•All I Want for Christmas Is You
Muppets Elmo, Lightning, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Zoe, Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Grover, Mr. Johnson, Count von Count, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Kermit the Frog, Elves, Rosita, Humphrey
Background Muppets Ernie, Bert, Grundgetta, Herry Monster, Prairie Dawn, Baby Natasha, Ingrid, Forgetful Jones, Penguins, Sherry Netherland, Benny Rabbit, Honker, Anything Muppets, Chickens, AM Monsters, Joey and Davey Monkey, Toucan, Goat
•Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
•Featuring Kevin Clash as Elmo
•and Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
•with Muppet Performers: Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Joey Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Pam Arciero, Peter Linz, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Alice Dinnean, Bryant Young, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, and Frank Oz
•also Starring: Sonia Manzano, Emilio Delgado, Bob McGrath, Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly, Roscoe Orman, David Smyrl, Carlo Alban
•with Special Guest Stars: Maya Angelou, Charles Durning (Santa Claus), Harvey Fierstein (The Easter Bunny), 14 Karat Soul
•Executive Producer: Nancy Kanter
•Written by Christine Ferraro and Tony Geiss
•Directed by Emily Squires
•Produced by Karin Young Shiel
•Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
•Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Ed Christie, Mark Zeszotek, Lara MacLean, Stephen Rotondaro, Carlo Yannuzzi
Maya Angelou tells the story of how Elmo saved Christmas to Telly, Baby Bear, and Zoe, after they wish it were Christmas every day. When Elmo saves Santa from getting stuck in a chimney, he is rewarded with a magic snowglobe that will grant three wishes.
After scolding Lightning, Santa explains to Elmo that when he pulled him through the chimney, he saves Christmas and offers him a magic snow-globe which gives him three wishes (Elmo picked it over a pink bear).
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Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (Video 1996) - * Santa Claus: You wished for a glass of water? * Elmo: Uh huh. * Lightning: Why? * Elmo: 'Cause Elmo was thirsty. * Lightning: But you could've had anything! * Elmo: A diet soda?
