Elmo Saves Christmas | |
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Genre | Christmas special |
Written by |
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Directed by | Emily Squires |
Starring | |
Voices of | |
Narrated by | Maya Angelou |
Opening theme | It's Christmas Again |
Ending theme | Keep Christmas with You (All Through the Year) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Nancy Kanter |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Children's Television Workshop |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | December 2, 1996 |
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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.