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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas is one of the all-time great Christmas specials. Is this your favorite Christmas special? 🎄 ❄️ 🎶 | 80sTees.com

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas is a 1977 television special directed by Jim Henson, based on the 1971 children's book of the same name by Russell Hoban, itself inspired by "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Plot: The special tells the story of Emmet Otter and his widowed Ma, a poor family of otters who struggle to get Christmas presents for the other as a result of their financial situation. Trivia: The special first premiered on CBC on December 4, 1977 with a U.S. premiere the following year