Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is a Sesame Street Christmas special first broadcast in 1979.
The story has three principal plotlines. In the main one, Oscar the Grouch tells Big Bird that there will be no Christmas presents if Santa Claus is unable to get down chimneys. Distraught, Big Bird enlists the help of Kermit the Frog to ask children how Santa does it. Their responses vary. Big Bird's friend Patty (a girl around age seven) tries to comfort him, but fails. Big Bird winds up trying to stay up all night on an apartment roof, watching for Santa Claus, but falls asleep while the residents of Sesame Street become very worried looking for him. When Big Bird tries to go inside the apartment building to warm up, Gordon and Susan, make sure he stays. They comfort him by showing that there were indeed presents brought.
Meanwhile, Cookie Monster tries to communicate with Santa Claus and request cookies for Christmas. However, he eats the pencil, typewriter, and telephone that he tries to use.
Bert and Ernie want to give each other Christmas presents, but have no money. Bert trades away his prize paper clip collection to buy a soap dish for Ernie's Rubber Duckie, but it has been traded away so Ernie can get Bert a cigar box for the paper clips. Mr. Hooper, the store owner, realizes this and gives both characters their treasured possesions back.