Elmo Saves Christmas

Elmo Saves Christmas
GenreChristmas special
Written by
Directed byEmily Squires
Starring
Voices of
Narrated byMaya Angelou
Opening themeIt's Christmas Again
Ending themeKeep Christmas with You (All Through the Year)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerNancy Kanter
Running time60 minutes
Production companyChildren's Television Workshop
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseDecember 2, 1996 (1996-12-02)
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Elmo Saves Christmas is a Sesame Street Christmas musical fantasy comedy drama television special released on PBS on December 2, 1996.[1] It was released to VHS that same year. Inspired by the 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells, Elmo wishes for Christmas to occur every day, only to be taken to the future to learn the adverse consequences of his wish. The program was filmed in Sesame Street's usual home, the Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York City. Footage from the film It's a Wonderful Life also appears in the program and after the credits.

  1. ^ Geiss, Tony (12 July 1996). "Elmo Saves Christmas". Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Retrieved 14 May 2019.[permanent dead link]