Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
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Title: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (TV Movie 1978)
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Cast
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| 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 |
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Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
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christmas present | christmas gift | christmas special | reference to the gift of the magi | christmas in title |Parents Guide:
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Big Bird: Oh boy, Oscar! Golly, what a crash. Oh, let's get him on his feat here. Oscar, you okay? Oscar, you all right?
Oscar: All right? Let's go back and do it again!
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Written by Sam Pottle and David Axlerod
Performed by Bob McGrath and children's choir
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Although he didn't perform any voices, Richard Hunt did puppetry for Oscar in some scenes, as well as right-handing Ernie and Cookie Monster. See more »Goofs
A camera tripod is visible in "I Hate Christmas when Maria stares at Oscar after he throws a snowball at her. See more »Quotes
Patty: Oscar, are you all right?Big Bird: Oh boy, Oscar! Golly, what a crash. Oh, let's get him on his feat here. Oscar, you okay? Oscar, you all right?
Oscar: All right? Let's go back and do it again!
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Crazy Credits
Cookie Monster continuously burps over the contribution credits at the end. See more »Alternate Versions
The version on HBO Max cuts out the short playing of Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad" in the skating rink, likely due to licensing and royalties. It also severely cuts Cookie Monster's burping fit at the end after eating the Christmas tree. See more »Soundtracks
Keep Christmas With YouWritten by Sam Pottle and David Axlerod
Performed by Bob McGrath and children's choir
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3 December 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Sesame Street: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street See more »Company Credits
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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.