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Features appearances by Audra [=McDonald=], Zosia Mamet, and Creator/JimGaffigan.
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* BookEnds: The special opens outside 123 Sesame Street on Christmas Eve with Big Bird in the background preparing his nest for Santa's arrival; the special's last shot is the same exterior of 123 Sesame Street, and Big Bird is fast asleep.
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* GoToSleepEnding: The special ends with Elmo going to sleep and Louie kissing him goodnight. The final shot as the credits appear also show Big Bird asleep in his nest in the background.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Aside from Elmo, Grover and Big Bird's ancestors are the nicest out of the others, and team up with Elmo to spread kindness to the street.
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* CrowdSong: The special opens with the majority of Sesame Street residents singing "Holiday Lights".
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* FramingDevice: The special is framed by Louie telling the story to Elmo at bedtime on Christmas Eve.
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* IdenticalGrandson: The Muppets' ancestors in the past bear rather uncanny resemblances to how they appear in the here-and-now, even sharing the exact names of them.
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On Christmas Eve, Elmo wonders why people leave cookies out for Santa Claus. His dad Louie spins a bedtime story about Sesame Street a couple of centuries back, where Elmo and his friend's ancestors brought kindness to Sesame Street.
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On Christmas Eve, Elmo wonders why people leave cookies out for Santa Claus. His dad Louie spins a bedtime story about Sesame Street a couple of centuries back, where Elmo and his friend's friends' ancestors brought kindness to Sesame Street.
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* MusicalNod: A few bars of "C is for Cookie" play when Santa Claus scarfs down the cookies left out by Elmo.
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* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Santa tells Cookie Monster that he's writing a song called "C is for..." and can't think of the rest. Cookie proposes "C is for Cookie," but Santa thinks it's not a good fit.
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''Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas'' is a ''Series/SesameStreet'' ChristmasSpecial that first aired on Creator/{{HBO}} in 2016.
On Christmas Eve, Elmo wonders why people leave cookies out for Santa Claus. His dad Louie spins a bedtime story about Sesame Street a couple of centuries back, where Elmo and his friend's ancestors brought kindness to Sesame Street.
Features appearances by Audra McDonald, Zosia Mamet, and Creator/JimGaffigan.
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!!The special provides examples of:
* TheCameo: Leslie Carrara-Ruloph, Abby's performer,
* CrapsackWorld: Back in time, Sesame Street was deemed so unfriendly that not only Santa Claus would avoid it, but Oscar (a ''Grouch'') is deemed the nicest guy around by comparison.
* GenerationXerox: Somewhat; all the 19th century ancestors have the same names (save for Oscar the ''Malcontent'') and minor physical differences.
* YouMeanXmas: Instead of Christmas, Grouches apparently celebrate "Crankymas."
''Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas'' is a ''Series/SesameStreet'' ChristmasSpecial that first aired on Creator/{{HBO}} in 2016.
On Christmas Eve, Elmo wonders why people leave cookies out for Santa Claus. His dad Louie spins a bedtime story about Sesame Street a couple of centuries back, where Elmo and his friend's ancestors brought kindness to Sesame Street.
Features appearances by Audra McDonald, Zosia Mamet, and Creator/JimGaffigan.
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!!The special provides examples of:
* TheCameo: Leslie Carrara-Ruloph, Abby's performer,
* CrapsackWorld: Back in time, Sesame Street was deemed so unfriendly that not only Santa Claus would avoid it, but Oscar (a ''Grouch'') is deemed the nicest guy around by comparison.
* GenerationXerox: Somewhat; all the 19th century ancestors have the same names (save for Oscar the ''Malcontent'') and minor physical differences.
* YouMeanXmas: Instead of Christmas, Grouches apparently celebrate "Crankymas."
