Day 14 brings another visit to Sesame Street, but this time on Christmas Eve. My girls and I first discovered this story via the narrated album. We actually love to listen to Sesame Street albums, particularly the stories. There is something hilarious, captivating and magical about the muppets telling famous or invented stories in their own quirky ways. And this Christmas story caught our ears and became quickly beloved last year. There are several songs sung by Bob and the rest of the gang that are delightful. (The book includes sheet music in the front and back.) The album is narrated by the ever elusive Santa Claus, a fact that is only revealed at the end (spoiler) and continues to delight my children every time! At some point, while we continued to listen to it on repeat, I looked it up and discovered it was actually a television special. We love watching that as well! And late in the season last year, I tracked this illustrated version of it down. You could say we love (are obsessed) with this story. Join us for Christmas Eve on Sesame Street created by Jon Stone, illustrated by Joe Mathieu, 1981.
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Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree Movie With The Muppets!
Just had to share this. Because I love Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree so much, I was shocked to discover that I had never heard of this Muppet version of the story. With Robert Downey Jr. and Leslie Nielsen alongside Kermit and other crazy Muppets… pure genius. It really is a great time. Unfortunately I couldn’t find it anywhere except YouTube. Not even the library had it! So, we watched the not-so-great quality of this video and enjoyed it nonetheless.
Perhaps I’ll purchase the real thing sometime for future enjoyment.
(I do have to say I was a little annoyed that they changed the story a bit (owls instead of foxes and rabbits!), but I understand why and can appreciate it as its own thing. I’m just such a book purest!)
