In 1955, puppeteer Jim Henson created a quirky, diverse group of puppets called The Muppets. These puppets included kindhearted Kermit the Frog, dramatic and unwavering Miss Piggy, comedian Fozzie ...

On December 11, 1992, “The Muppet Christmas Carol” was released to theaters. In his three-star review, Roger Ebert said that the movie “could have done with a few more songs than it has.” And he was ...

Christmas Eve. On a quiet, snow-covered Sesame Street (1969), Oscar, the furry, green, pessimistic Grouch, receives an unexpected ghost-o-gram. Before long, Rhubarb, the ghost of Christmas Past, ...

I was born in 1980 — barely. Arriving in mid-December, I showed up for the last two weeks of the year. Perhaps quite naturally, I developed an abiding affinity for the cultural trappings of Christmas.