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Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007 · 60 min

Bright, silly and cheerful, with puppets, songs and gentle counting fun that keeps very young viewers happily distracted.

Tagline
Can Elmo and Abby save Christmas?
Overview
There's a miracle on Sesame Street in this special holiday tale. Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and their new friend Stiller the Elf are going to count down to Christmas with the Christmas Counter-Downer. But all the counting boxes have gone missing and Christmas may never come again!

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    kids
    Form
    • musical
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    family, tv movie, fantasy, comedy
    Directed by
    Gary Halvorson
    Written by
    Joey Mazzarino, Mark Radice
    Starring
    Kevin Clash, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Ben Stiller, Joey Mazzarino, Fran Brill, Jerry Nelson, Caroll Spinney, Steve Whitmire
    Music
    John Califra, Mark Radice
    Cinematography
    Kim Killingsworth
    Runtime
    60 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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