A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa is an NBC television special, produced by The Muppets Studio starring The Muppets. It was shot in Brooklyn and Midtown Manhattan. It was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD in 2008.

Plot

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, after their unsuccessful business at the post office, 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 cheerful North Pole Airlines clerk named Joy (Uma Thurman) and getting caught by Officer Frank Meany (Nathan Lane) who, for being a bully, perpetually ended up on Santa's naughty list. They eventually reach the North Pole to find that Santa has already left to deliver the presents. Santa overhears their grieving and doubles back, where 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 (who made out he didn't believe in Santa at first, but revealed he wanted to be an opera singer). 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.

Cast

Madison Pettis - Claire
Richard Griffiths - Santa Claus
Jane Krakowski - Claire's Mom
Nathan Lane - Officer Frank Meany
Petra Nemcova - Beaker's girlfriend
Steve Schirripa - Mafia Guy
Tony Sirico - Mafia Guy
Uma Thurman - Joy
Michael Bloomberg - Himself
Whoopi Goldberg - Cab Driver
Jesse L. Martin - Postal Worker
Paul Williams - Chief Elf

Muppet Performers

Bill Barretta - Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, Pigeon Dad
Tyler Bunch - Pigeon Mom
Dave Goelz - Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Waldorf
Eric Jacobson - Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle
Noel MacNeal - Sweetums
David Rudman - Scooter, Janice
Matt Vogel - Floyd Pepper, Camilla, Crazy Harry, Robin the Frog, Lew Zealand, Pigeon Son
Steve Whitmire - Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Statler

Additional Muppets performed by Pam Arciero, Heather Asch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, James Godwin, Jim Kroupa, Tim Lagasse, Peter Linz, Jim Martin, Paul McGinnis, and Martin P. Robinson

Background Muppets (non-speaking)

Beauregard, Big Mean Carl, Bubba, Chickens, Frackles, Flower-Eating Monster, Inkspots, Large Marvin Fraggle, Murray the Minstrel, Pops, Pokey, Rabbits, Quongo, Snails, Rats, Turkey

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Media

Television shows: The Muppet Show • Jim Henson's Muppet Babies • Little Muppet Monsters • MuppeTelevision • Muppets Tonight • The Muppets • Muppet Babies • Muppets Now

Television specials: Hey Cinderella! • The Frog Prince • The Muppet Musicians of Bremen • The Muppets Go to the Movies • The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years • The Tale of the Bunny Picnic • A Muppet Family Christmas • The Muppets at Walt Disney World • The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson • Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree • Studio DC: Almost Live • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa • Good Luck Charlie • Muppets Haunted Mansion
Movies: The Muppet Movie • The Great Muppet Caper • The Muppet Christmas Carol • Muppet Treasure Island • The Muppets' Wizard of Oz • The Muppets • Muppets Most Wanted • Muppet Man
Video games: My Muppets Show • Animal Drummer • Tap Tap Muppets • Disney Emoji Blitz• Disney Heroes: Battle Mode