How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)

Directed by

Peter Avanzino

Genre

Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

42 min

Rated

L

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A deli owner named Murray must save Christmas after Santa gets knocked out. Murray takes over the sleigh and delivery route with help from some quirky characters.

whimsicalplayfullightheartedmusicalfestivecheerfulfast-pacedcharming

What happens

How Murray Saved Christmas is a 2014 animated musical television special, directed by Peter Avanzino and written by Mike Reiss. The story, narrated in verse, is based on Reiss's 2000 picture book of the same name. Voice actors included Jerry Stiller, Sean Hayes, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jason Alexander, John Ratzenberger, and Dennis Haysbert. The special premiered on December 5, 2014, on NBC. It was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. The special was the first Universal Animation Studios production for NBC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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