''Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas'' is a one-hour ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000 ...

'' Christmas special that first aired on HBO on November 25, 2016, and on November 22, 2017, on PBS.

Plot

On Christmas Eve, Elmo's father Louie tells his son about how

was a dreary place in the 19th century as its inhabitants lack the Christmas spirit enough for Santa Claus to not make a stop there and is enforced by a

constable A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other peop ...

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 as Santa Claus * Zosia Mamet as Bella *

Audra McDonald Audra Ann McDonald (born July 3, 1970) is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four act ...

as Caroler * Alan Muraoka as Alan *

Suki Lopez Suki Lopez (born October 7, 1990) is an American actress, dancer, and graphic designer. She plays Nina on the children's television series ''Sesame Street''. Early life and career Lopez grew up in Miami, Florida. Lopez began studying ballet at ...

as Nina

Muppet performers

Pam Arciero Pamela Arciero (born May 8, 1954) is an American puppeteer and voice-over artist. She has performed for '' Between the Lions'' and '' Sesame Street'', playing Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend Grundgetta in the latter. In addition to performance w ...

* Billy Barkhurst as Ernie * Jennifer Barnhart as Holly * Tyler Bunch as Louie * Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby, Becky * Frankie Cordero * Stephanie D'Abruzzo * Ryan Dillon as Elmo * Jamie Donmoyer * Liz Hara * Chris Thomas Hayes * Haley Jenkins *

Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer. He is best known for performing Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle for The Muppets Studio, as well as ''Sesame Street'' characters Bert, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and Guy Smiley—all role ...

as Bert, Grover,

Two-Headed Monster The Two-Headed Monster is a comical, light purple Muppet monster on the television show ''Sesame Street'', first appearing in season 9, 1978. History The Two-Headed Monster, as the name implies, is an example of bicephaly. The right-hand hea ...

(Left head);

Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character created by Jim Henson and Jon Stone for the PBS/ HBO children's television program ''Sesame Street''. He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can. Oscar's favorite thing is trash, as e ...

(puppetry only) * Kathleen Kim * Tim Lagasse * Spencer Lott *

Lara MacLean Lara may refer to: Places * Lara (state), a state in Venezuela *Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey * Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia * Lara de los Infa ...

* Joey Mazzarino * Andrew Moriarty * Carmen Osbahr as Rosita *

Martin P. Robinson Martin P. Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is an American puppeteer who works for the Jim Henson Company. He is best known for his work on ''Sesame Street'', having performed the characters of Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar the Grouch's p ...

as Mr. Snuffleupagus * David Rudman as Cookie Monster,

(Right head) * Caroll Spinney as Big Bird,

(voices only) * Matt Vogel –

Count von Count Count von Count (known simply as the Count) is a Muppet character on the PBS/HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street.'' He is meant to parody Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Count Dracula. He first appeared on the show in the Season 4 premier ...

Constable A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other peop ...

; Big Bird (puppetry only)

Background Muppets

Baby Bear, Curly Bear, Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Zoe, Telly Monster, Gladys the Cow, Anything Muppets, AM Monsters, Grouches, Rocky the Cat, Crab

Songs

*"Holiday Lights" *"Let Santa Know We're Here" *"Two is You and Me" *" Deck the Halls" *"Kindness"

References

External links

* * 2016 television specials Sesame Street features Christmas television specials HBO network specials PBS original programming Musical television specials American Christmas television specials {{Christmas-tv-film-stub