The Christmas Toy
The toys are stirring, as the magic of Christmas approaches!
A heartwarming puppet-based Christmas special about acceptance, generosity, and the bittersweet wisdom of making room for new joy even when facing obsolescence.
It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day. Balthazar, the old and wise bear, explains to the other toys that they must welcome the newcomers even though each of them may be replaced as one of the children's new favorite toys.
Essence
Ensemble
Dave Goelz
Rugby the Tiger / Ditz (voice)
Steve Whitmire
Mew the Toy Mouse (voice)
Kathryn Mullen
Apple the Doll (voice)
Jerry Nelson
Balthasar (voice)
Richard Hunt
Belmont (voice)
Camille Bonora
Meteora, Queen of the Asteroids (voice)
Brian Henson
Cruiser (voice)
Rob Mills
Bleep (voice)
Nicky Tilroe
Ding-a-ling the Phone (voice)
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog (voice)
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