A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | |
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| Written by | Hugh Fink Andrew Samson Scott Ganz Paul Williams |
| Directed by | Kirk R. Thatcher |
| Starring |
The Muppets Uma Thurman Jane Krakowski Nathan Lane Jesse L. Martin Madison Pettis |
| Theme music composer |
Songs: Paul Williams Score: Chris Caswell |
| Country of origin | US |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Anthony Katagas Martin G. Baker |
| Cinematography | Luke Geissbuhler |
| Editor(s) | Jamie Kirkpatrick |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
The Muppets Studio The Walt Disney Studios |
| Distributor |
NBC Television Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 17, 2008 |
| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (Soundtrack from the TV Special) | ||||
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| EP by The Muppets | ||||
| Released | November 23, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa is a 2008 NBC television special, directed by Kirk Thatcher and produced by The Muppets Studio, featuring The Muppets in a Christmas mission to personally deliver three letters to Santa, accidentally diverted by Gonzo, to the North Pole. The special, shot in Brooklyn and Midtown Manhattan, was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD.
On Christmas Eve, the Muppets go to the post office in New York City to deliver each of their letters to Santa Claus (Richard Griffiths). When they head back to their apartment, Gonzo discovers that three letters wound up in his coat from a mishap there. One of those letters he recognizes as being written by his friend, a neighbor girl named Claire (Madison Pettis). On Gonzo's insistence, the principal Muppets decide to go to the North Pole and deliver them personally.
The Muppets end up getting tickets from a North Pole Airlines clerk named Joy (Uma Thurman) and getting caught by a bitter security guard Officer Frank Meany (Nathan Lane) who for being a bully perpetually ended up on Santa's naughty list. He and Bobo the Bear allow the Muppets to pass through.
They eventually reach the North Pole, only to find out that Santa has already left to deliver the presents. Santa overhears their grieving and returns. While on a sleigh ride, they hand him Claire's letter and the other two which are revealed to have come from Frank Meany (who wants to be taken off the naughty list) and Pepe the King Prawn. Santa brings them home to New York in time to spend the rest of the holiday with Claire and her mom, which was all Claire wanted in the first place.
Additional Muppets performed by Heather Asch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, James Godwin, John Kennedy, Jim Kroupa, Tim Lagasse, Bruce Lanoil, Peter Linz, Jim Martin, Martin P. Robinson, Paul McGinnis, and Allan Trautman.
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