How Murray Saved Christmas

Recently came across the DVD of this special at a Big Lots store, and being into Christmas and obscure films, so I bought it. I watched this thinking it was going to be another run of the mill bland Christmas special, but it wasn't, it was great. It rhymed throughout, much like a Dr. Seuss book, and had some hilarious rhymes.

This special was shown on NBC originally, and it is family friendly. No profanity is used, but there is slapstick violence. The voice cast is great, including Jerry Stiller as Murray and Jason Alexander as the doctor; both of which had starred on Seinfeld. Dennis Haysbert (or the State Farm guy) narrates the tale.

Loved this Christmas special!!! All of the actor voices are AMAZING

Make sure you watch this, especially if you're easily offended 😁👍. Our family enjoys this yearly along with Christmas Vacation, Arthur Christmas and A Christmas Story.

Stinky Cigars is a town north of the North Pole where all the mythical beings and historical figures live. Edison Elf gives Santa a Jack in a Box. It goes horribly wrong and everyone has to pitch in to save Christmas. Only grumpy deli diner owner Murray Weiner refuses to join. It wasn't always that way. Murray had once been quite friendly especially with his girlfriend Libby, the Statue of Liberty.

This is an irreverent take on the holidays done in rhythms. It's oddly appealing for awhile. It is a bit too long as an one hour special. It would probably work better at about half as long. It's a Christmas special with a Jewish flavor.

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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,[1] 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.

Fun special. There is plenty of holiday material that this cleverly spoofs. What is nice is that the makers of this film do not "Dumb it Down" when I am sure they were tempted.