This holiday special goes back in time to show how Elmo's ancestors--not to mention those of Grover, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster--helped transform "the most unfriendly street in town" into the bright, kind, music-filled place it is today.
Cast
Audra McDonald
Caroler
Zosia Mamet
Bella
Jim Gaffigan
Santa Claus
Alan Muraoka
Alan
Suki Lopez
Nina
Ryan Dillon
Elmo (voice)
Eric Jacobson
Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Matt Vogel
Count von Count / Constable (voice)
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Billy Barkhurst
Ernie (voice)
Jennifer Barnhart
Holly (voice)
Tyler Bunch
Louie (voice)
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Abby Cadabby / Becky (voice)
Carmen Osbahr
Rosita (voice)
David Rudman
Cookie Monster / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Haley Jenkins
Lavendar Anything Muppet Woman (voice)
Martin P. Robinson
Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)
Kolette Tetlow
19th Century Downtrodden Child
Julius Thomas III
19th Century Street Denizen / Present Day Street Denizen
Jennifer Auberjonois
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Jamie Donmoyer
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Elizabeth Duff
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Megan Godin
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Liz Hara
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Chris Thomas Hayes
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Kathleen Kim
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Tim Lagasse
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Spencer Lott
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Lara MacLean
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Samantha McDanel
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Andrew Moriarty
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Mike Ancas
Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Matt Vogel
Director
Geri Cole
Writer
Ken Scarborough
Writer, Co-Executive Producer
Memo Salazar
Editor
Brown Johnson
Executive Producer
Mindy Fila
Producer
Karyn Leibovich
Producer
Stephanie Longardo
Producer
David Gallo
Production Design
Elena Sassano
Post Production Coordinator
Carolyn Volpe
Casting
Michael Barrett
Supervising Sound Editor
Fritz Lang
Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Prinzivalli
Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Sassano
Sound Editor
Ernest Albritton
Sound
Mark Haryslak
Sound
Walker Kennedy
CG Artist
Ben Durocher
Props
Benjamin Lehmann
Supervising Producer
James Payfer
Rotoscoping Artist
Ariel Poster
Graphic Designer
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