Very best movie i ever watch

Brilliant and touching

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

"Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas" sits securely on my short-list of annual must-see Christmas movie/specials. It's just not Christmas if this goes unwatched. The songs still hold up amazingly well (catchy as ever), the voices of Henson, Oz and Goelz as well as the puppeteering (not to mention the set) lend this story heaps of character, and the overall sentiment maintains the universal appeal to keep this thing relevant (Not bad at all for a 35 year-old movie). It's the kind of special that's pure of heart and devoid of the usual holiday schmaltz; the kind that makes you thankful that you have a child to share it with.9/10

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There's a new, October 2005 release of Emmett's Jugband Christmas. This one contains an excellent 'making-of' video, made sometime in 2005. It contains a 'blooper' segment, also. It also contains clips of the pieces edited out of the original over the years.Kermit has been removed from this version, released by HIT Entertainment (Kermit is now owned by Disney). Highly recommended, though.Also included in the 'making-of' are the intricacies of having two 'Mom' performers. The singer first recorded the songs, then Frank Oz had to lip-sync 'Mom' to the songs, then Frank did 'Mom' with his own voice, then the singer had to re-do all of 'Mom's lines in sync with the video. Intricate, but it worked really well.

I very fondly remember watching this movie when I was little. It never really mattered to me that Emmet and his mother didn't win the contest for the money because I got the brilliant message that it didn't matter that neither of them won the contest - what mattered was they love each other and were always going to be there for each other. The characters in this movie are truly memorable and the music is still some that I sing today. And really who could forget the part when the Jug band finally gets to perform with Ma as their lead singer? I am an avid fan of anything Jim Hensen and I love the fact that he created such a sweet movie that teaches a very important lesson to young children: material possessions are just that; what really matters is you as a person.