Credited cast: | |||
Jim Henson | ... | Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) | |
Frank Oz | ... | Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) | |
Jerry Nelson | ... | Snuffy / The Count (voice) | |
Richard Hunt | ... | Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice) | |
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Linda Bove | ... | Linda |
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Northern Calloway | ... | David |
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Debbie Chen | ... | Patty |
Will Lee | ... | Mr. Hooper | |
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Loretta Long | ... | Susan |
Sonia Manzano | ... | Maria | |
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Bob McGrath | ... | Bob |
Roscoe Orman | ... | Gordon | |
Alaina Reed-Hall | ... | Olivia (as Alaina Reed) | |
Caroll Spinney | ... | Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) (as Carroll Spinney) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Jennifer S. Altman | ... | Jennifer |
Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
My kids grew up on this special and it remains as wonderful as it does timeless. Oscar's nasty question gives way to a presentation of the magic of Christmas. I love it even more now in my '60s with my grandkids growing up in a world where it feels tenderness and kindness are in short supply.