Movie

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

1978 · 48 min

A loose, genial holiday variety special that ambles through songs and skits with a gentle, dated charm.

Tagline: Will Oscar grouch out Christmas?
Overview: Leslie Uggams hosts this take on A Christmas Carol, where she and fellow guest stars, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dick Smothers try to get Oscar to stop being such a Grouch on Christmas.
How it feels: Warm, light, whimsical and campy. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Friendship, found family, redemption, music
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
found family
redemption
music
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none