I hate to actually riff on a classic project, mainly since there are so many newer projects that just scream "riff on me please!"... but I saw this one last year (it's still on Youtube if anyone's interested) and I have to say, it was basically just an excuse to have random celebrities come in and sing non-Christmassy songs.... I think the best part is that it was the only time I know of that Michael Jackson worked with the Muppets... too bad he's the only celebrity that didn't break out into a random song.
That's not to say there wasn't some good moments between the human cast... and some good stuff with Oscar and Big Bird, but the whole thing was just dreary. Even that Elmo's Christmas Countdown was marginally better (marginally, because... well... okay, very marginally at least it had the other Muppets in it).
It's no wonder why the far superior Christmas Eve on Sesame Street completely overshadowed this forgettable project.
That's not to say there wasn't some good moments between the human cast... and some good stuff with Oscar and Big Bird, but the whole thing was just dreary. Even that Elmo's Christmas Countdown was marginally better (marginally, because... well... okay, very marginally at least it had the other Muppets in it).
It's no wonder why the far superior Christmas Eve on Sesame Street completely overshadowed this forgettable project.