How Murray Saved Christmas
| How Murray Saved Christmas | |
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| Based on |
How Murray Saved Christmas by Mike Reiss |
| Written by | Mike Reiss |
| Directed by | Peter Avanzino |
| Starring |
Jerry Stiller Sean Hayes Kevin Michael Richardson Jason Alexander John Ratzenberger Dennis Haysbert |
| Narrated by | Dennis Haysbert |
| Theme music composer | Walter Murphy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Claudia Katz Lee Supercinski |
| Editor(s) | Paul D. Calder |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Rough Draft Studios Universal Animation Studios |
| Distributor | Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
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| External links | |
| Website | |
How Murray Saved Christmas is a 2014 animated musical television special, directed by Peter Avanzino and written by Mike Reiss. The voice actors include Jerry Stiller, Sean Hayes, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jason Alexander, John Ratzenberger and Dennis Haysbert.
Reiss, a writer and producer of The Simpsons who sought to bring a "Simpsons sensibility to Christmas specials," adapted the script from his 2000 children's book of the same name and its 2002 sequel Santa Claustrophobia, which were both illustrated by David Catrow. The special premiered on December 5, 2014, on NBC. It was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
A quaint little town called Stinky Cigars – a secret location hidden only by a name that was chosen to repel tourists – is populated by iconic holiday characters from every culture around the world. It is home to Santa Claus and his workshop full of hard-working elves, and to other holiday figures from the best-known (Cupid, the Easter Bunny, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln) to the most minor and obscure (Arbor Day Aardvark, Labor Day Amos).
The story, which is narrated in verse and "cheekily punctuated" by original songs, centers on Edison Elf (Sean Hayes), an optimistic inventor with an unexpectedly hazardous new toy, and Murray Weiner (Jerry Stiller), the cranky owner of the town's diner. Murray's talent for delivering orders makes the unwilling curmudgeon the only person in town who can fill in for an injured Santa (Kevin Michael Richardson) on Christmas Eve.
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