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Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

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Elmosworldhappyholidays
Release Date September 24, 2002
Produced by Sony Wonder
Discs 1

Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! is a 2002 Sesame Street direct-to-video special -- a one-hour edition of "Elmo's World" that explores the traditions of Christmas, Kwanzaa and Chanukah.

Kelly Ripa guest stars as Mail Carrier Kelly, who brings Elmo a series of cards. Elmo goes to the North Pole and visits Santa Claus (Charles Edward Hall) to fulfill a Christmas present for Dorothy.

The special also includes a pageant of the Nativity story, featuring Natasha as baby Jesus, Bert as Joseph, and Rosita as Mary.

The Kwanzaa segment shows Tyler and Tyrel Williams and their family celebrating the holidays.

The special aired on PBS during the 2002 holiday season after being released direct to home video in September. It also aired on PBS Kids Sprout on December 3, 2010 and December 20, 2011.

In 2013, a truncated version of the special was paired with Elmo's Christmas Countdown and aired as Episode 4427. This version was later shared on the show's YouTube channel in 2015. (YouTube)

Notes[]

  • The original script contained some alternate elements not used in the final production:[1]
    • For the pageant (which is set in the yard), Zoe played Mary and Count von Count played Joseph (getting briefly distracted to count straws of hay). Zoe's later part of the angel does not appear, and her verse is sung by the whole ensemble.
    • The TV animation was instead "The Gift Channel," where the Gift Lady hosts a home shopping program hawking gold rings. This leads to a performance of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." After five days, Elmo wonders how long the song is and the host jumps to the twelfth day. The announcer states the next program will be "The Gift of the Magi."
    • The Chanukah email is set at Hooper's Store, where Telly and Baby Bear are joined by their Jewish friend Lewis, who teaches them about the dreidel game. While his part was cut, the character appears briefly in the final production, seen with a menorah in the apartment window under Elmo's apartment during the opening sprawl of the street.

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Characters[]

EW-Holidays-Elmo-Santadoor
Ripa
Rosita snowball
Santa Charles Edward Hall
Muppets
Elmo, Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Prairie Dawn, Bert, Rosita, Baby Natasha, Cookie Monster, Grover, Herry Monster, Zoe, Telly Monster, Baby Bear, Papa Bear, Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, Penguin, Anything Muppets (Christmas Carolers, Elves), Nativity Animals (Camel, Donkey, Sheep)
Humans
Gordon, Susan, Alan, Gabi, Miles, The Noodle Family: Mr. Noodle, Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle's sister

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Credits[]

Sources[]

  1. ↑ Tony Geiss papers at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University

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