History Film / ASpecialSesameStreetChristmas

* SpiritualSuccessor: Nearly thirty years later Oscar would reprise his role of Scrooge in a different special, ''A Sesame Street Christmas Carol''.

* AbsenteeActor: Besides all the Muppets except Big Bird, Oscar and Barkley being gone (probably because ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' was being made around the same time, tying up the other Muppet performers), Gordon and Susan are conspicuously absent among the human cast.

* AbsenteeActor: Besides all the Muppets except Big Bird, Oscar and Barkley being gone (probably because ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' was being made around the same, tying up the other Muppet performers), Gordon and Susan are conspicuously absent among the human cast.

** A young Music/MichaelJackson plays a fellow reading a joke book about ghosts. Oscar chats with him and offers to trade the junk book for some junk of his own. Michael offers it for free. Cute exchange between the two.

* AbsenteeActor: Besides all the Muppets except Big Bird, Oscar and Barkley being gone, Gordon and Susan are conspicuously absent among the human cast.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special featuring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch]], and several celebrity guests including Creator/LeslieUggams (who's basically the star of the show), Creator/HenryFonda, Creator/EthelMerman, Music/MichaelJackson, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dick Smothers.

* OffModel: The Big Bird and Oscar puppets used on the show seem a little ragged and worn, as though ''Sesame Street'' didn't want to waste any of the freshly-built versions of the puppets on this show. This also applies to Caroll Spinney's performance. In general he seems disinterested in the whole thing, and Oscar's voice is a bit off throughout the show.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch]], and several celebrity guests including Creator/LeslieUggams (more-or-less the special's star), Creator/HenryFonda, Creator/EthelMerman, Music/MichaelJackson, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dick Smothers.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch]], and several celebrity guests including Creator/HenryFonda, Creator/EthelMerman, Music/MichaelJackson, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dick Smothers.

* TheCameo: A young Music/MichaelJackson plays a fellow reading a joke book about ghosts. Oscar chats with him and offers to trade the junk book for some junk of his own. Michael offers it for free. Cute exchange between the two.

This was also the first ''Sesame Street'' special to air on a commercial network, airing on Creator/{{CBS}} the same year that ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet'' aired on the show's usual home of Creator/{{PBS}}. In a departure from the latter special and the series itself, this one was not produced by the Children's Television Workshop (forerunner of today's Creator/SesameWorkshop) but by Bob Banner (known for producing ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' and Perry Como's TV specials).

* SpiritualSuccessor: nearly thirty years later Oscar would resume his role of Scrooge in a new take on ''A Christmas Carol''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: over twenty eight years later Oscar would resume his role of Scrooge in a new take on A Christmas Carol.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch]], and several celebrity guests including Creator/HenryFonda, Creator/EthelMerman, Creator/MichaelJackson, Anne Murray, Imogene Coca, and Dick Smothers.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, and [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch]] in a [[YetANotherChristmasCarol retelling]] of the classic tale ''Literature/ChristmasCarol'' with Oscar of course playing the role of the scrooge that does not like Christmas. Three ghosts (all celebrities) show up to show him the error of his ways. In a departure for the series, this was the first special to air on a commercial network, airing on Creator/{{CBS}} the same year as ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet''.

* TheCameo: Young Michael Jackson plays a fellow reading a joke book about ghosts. Oscar chats with him and offers to trade the junk book for some junk of his own. Michael offers it for free. Cute exchange between the two.

* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: Quite obviously Oscar the Grouch takes the role of Scrooge and three different celebrities are the ghosts that must show him the error of his ways.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, and [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch]] in a [[YetANotherChristmasCarol retelling]] of the classic tale ''Literature/ChristmasCarol'' with Oscar of course playing the role of the scrooge that does not like Christmas. Three ghosts (all celebrities) show up to show him the error of his ways. In a departure for the series, this was the first special to air on a commercial network, airing on ''{{CBS}}'' the same year as ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet''.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, and [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch]] in a [[YetANotherChristmasCarol retelling]] of the classic tale ''Literature/ChristmasCarol'' with Oscar of course playing the role of the scrooge that does not like Christmas. Three ghosts (all celebrities) show up to show him the error of his ways. In a departure for the series, this was the first special to air on a commercial network, airing on ''{{CBS}}'' the same year as ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet''.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, and [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch'']] in a [[YetANotherChristmasCarol retelling]] of the classic tale ''Literature/ChristmasCarol'' with Oscar of course playing the role of the scrooge that does not like Christmas. Three ghosts (all celebrities) show up to show him the error of his ways. In a departure for the series, this was the first special to air on a commercial network, airing on ''{{CBS}}'' the same year as ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreet''.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, and [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch'']] in a [[YetANotherChristmasCarol retelling]] of the classic tale ''Literature/ChristmasCarol'' with Oscar of course playing the role of the scrooge that does not like Christmas. Three ghosts (all celebrities) show up to show him the error of his ways. In a departure for the series, this was the first special to air on a commercial network, airing on ''{{CBS}}'' the same year as ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreeet''.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, and [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch'']] in a [[YetANotherChristmasCarol retelling]] of the classic tale ''Literature/ChristmasCarol'' with Oscar of course playing the role of the scrooge that does not like Christmas. Three ghosts (all celebrities) show up to show him the error of his ways. In a departure for the series, this was the first special to air on a commercial network, airing on ''{{CBS}}'' the same year as ''Film/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreeet''.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, and [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch'']] in a [[YetANotherChristmasCarol retelling]] of the classic tale ''Literature/ChristmasCarol'' with Oscar of course playing the role of the scrooge that does not like Christmas. Three ghosts (all celebrities) show up to show him the error of his ways. In a departure for the series, this was the first special to air on a commercial network, airing on ''Creator{{CBS}}'' the same year as ''Film/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreeet''.

''A Special Sesame Street Christmas'' is a 1978 TV special starring the human cast of ''Series/SesameStreet'' plus Big Bird, Barkley, and [[TheGrinch Oscar the Grouch'' in a [[YetANotherChristmasCarol retelling]] of the classic tale ''Literature/ChristmasCarol'' with Oscar of course playing the role of the scrooge that does not like Christmas. Three ghosts (all celebrities) show up to show him the error of his ways. In a departure for the series, this was the first special to air on a commercial network, airing on ''Creator{{CBS}}'' the same year as ''Series/ChristmasEveOnSesameStreeet''.