#muppets christmas special

[meep-had-a-beep]

In the they hit the Pentagon voice: they turned Scooter into a stripper!

[sinister-things]

I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN AT SCHOOL FOR AN HOUR AND MY SCIENCE TEACHER IS ALREADY PIRATING THE MUPPETS WTF

[cornsword]

Miss Piggy: 🎶Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat🎵…..

Gonzo:

[skull-pun]

Aw isn't that swell!

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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)

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BTW, for those who are hard of hearing and need Closed Captioning like I do, the CC is shit. But it's better than nothing.

Jim Henson’s “The Great Santa Claus Switch.”

It’s not often you rediscover something that changed your life forever, but thank god someone posted this on Youtube, because it was never released on VHS or DVD.

It aired on TV only twice, for Christmas 1971 and 1972.  Back then Jim Henson and his Muppets were still fairly unknown; Sesame Street had only been around for a little while.  Ed Sullivan was the host of a hugely popular variety show; he’d discovered loads of talent from around the world.  He believed in Henson, so he was producer on The Great Santa Claus Switch.  It starred Art Carney, a very famous and popular actor, in the duel roles of Santa and the evil magician Cosmo.

Some of the Muppets and voices made their first appearance in this special: the huge troll-like blue guy and the cigar-box monster (who later became Gonzo) and the head elf (later Ernie’s voice).

When I saw this when it first aired it blew me away.  I loved Carney’s villainous Cosmo.  He cemented my preference for the bad guy forever.  And it also taught me something I hate to this day (details after the cut).

For reasons unknown it was never aired again.  Sullivan owned the rights and never released them so it could be reaired, put on VHS or on DVD.  Unless you had seen it on TV or were a hyperfixated Henson fan you wouldn’t know this ever existed.

But here it is, punny jokes and songs and all, exactly as I remember.  I love this thing so much.  I contacted Jim Henson Productions and asked if there was any chance Sullivan’s estate would release it.  They said they’re negotiating for it.  But that was a few years ago, and it hasn’t happened yet.  So download it, enjoy it, make it a Christmas tradition!

I especially love Cosmo’s Villain Song at 13:40.

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[atomic-chronoscaph]

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)

[asdeadasasquirrel]

A Lego Star Wars Family Holiday is a holiday special I would personally make just for me

🎄✨ Merry Christmas to all who celebrate ✨🎄

[hezekiahwakely]

I was watching the Muppets Christmas carol (for the first time) and it's really great but. um.

Jmart season 5

[bobauthorman]

Here's some Muppet Trivia for this Christmas

The "No Cheeses for us Meeces" mice from The Muppet Christmas Carol...

...are the same family of mice from Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree!

[a-very-manly-muppet]

Christmas is the best season to have a muppets special interest 💪💪

[christmas-with-kbug]

Onto the next movie, A Muppet Family Christmas (1987). I found out about this movie a few years ago from Nostalgia critic of all places, and then checked it out for myself. I love this movie a lot, and I’m genuinely surprised this movie wasn’t in my house growing up. This movie is a fun mix match of Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and even Jim Henson himself on holiday. If you’re a fan of the muppets and their humor, you will definitely enjoy this movie. It’s available on YouTube, check it out!

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Which version of this do you prefer?

[madamegemknight]

The holiday season is coming up and while I know this is the Muppet Christmas Carol Website™ I am genuinely very curious to see what opinions there are in regards to the other Muppet/general Henson Company holiday productions SO

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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)

[rowlfthedog]

I LOVE END OF THE YEAR HOLIDAYS (Muppets Haunted Mansion & Christmas Carol season)!!!!!!!!!