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Summary: dismal
Review: This strangely dispiriting holiday special is among the worst of the elmo videos available. Our three year old was indifferent to it; the adults came away slightly depressed. A better bet is Bear in the Big Blue House's "Berry Bear Christmas." A good message, and more memorable songs.
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Summary: A good piece of holiday entertainment.
Review: This, the second Sesame Street Christmas special, is not as good as the first but is enjoyable. The storyline deals with Elmo wishing that Christmas was everyday! Well, somehow his wish gets granted and that's when the fun starts! Another first-rate effort from Sesame Street. END
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Summary: A holiday favorite
Review: We love this movie, it's a classic at our house every holiday!!
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Summary: Wonerful fun for us and our two year-old daughter
Review: Well, it's February now and "Elmo Saves Christmas" is still delighting our two year-old. She requests it often, saying, "Elmo Miss-mas" and we gladly comply since it's great fun for adults, too. The story holds up any time of year and the writing is up to the standard of the best Sesame Street creations--funny, smart, joyful, and sweet. The Muppets get great support from Charles Durning, Maya Angelou and others and the whole special has the feel of a genuine children's classic.
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Summary: Its a "Groundhog Day" for Christmas
Review: Well, my son and I have watched this this almost 365 times. He loves it! I love it because it shows the breakdown of society on Sesame Street, and its Christmas Again, everyday. See Big Bird, The Count, Maria, and Bob have a breakdown! See an upset Easter bunny trying to sell Easter eggs on Christmas. Grover sells the christmas trees into extintion. Nobody works and people and puppets wander Sesame Street. The Hooper store, Fix It Shop and Finders Keepers all go out of business, because of Elmo's wish for it be to Christmas everyday. Kinda like Groundhog Day but its Christmas everyday. I think it OK for the kids to see, but very funny for parents to see the puppets breakdown! See it and laugh!
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Summary: Elmo Saves Christmas ¿ Eventually!
Review: Wouldn't it be great to have Christmas everyday? That's what Elmo thought, when he used the one of his three magic wishes, granted by Santa Claus after Elmo helped him get unstuck from the chimney. When Santa realizes what Elmo has done, he and Lightning, a cute little reindeer, take Elmo through time to show him what life would be like if it were Christmas everyday. They travel in the future, where the Count counts 193 days of Christmas on Sesame Street. Elmo sees that Big Bird is missing Snuffy, who went to visit his Granny in Cincinnati. Big Bird is sad, because he can't see Snuffy or mail him a letter (because there is no mail on Christmas). The children are also not learning because there isn't school. Then Elmo visits Maria, who is unhappy about buying presents everyday and not working. Then Elmo realizes that maybe it shouldn't be Christmas everyday. The video soundtrack is really catchy! The songs include: It's Christmas Again, Every Day Can't Be Christmas, Give Your Friend An Easter Egg For Christmas, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Keep Christmas With You All Through The Year. Celebrity Appearances include Maya Angelou (as the narrator), Charles Durning (who is an excellent Santa), and Harvey Fierstein (as the Easter Bunny). One thing that I disliked about this tape is that it is a bit long (most Sesame Street videos are 30 minute tapes, and this is an hour), so I think some of the video could have been edited out. (I usually fast forward through the part with the Easter Bunny, because my one year old daughter gets a little restless during this part). However, I think that this is a great video for the holidays. My one-year-old loves it!
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