brief shot of Fozzie Bear and Elmo lighting a Christmas tree. Fozzie tells his mother, Emily Bear, that he is too old to have a stocking hung for him, then changes his mind. Reception A Muppet Family Christmas ranked 24th out of 69 shows in the Nielsen ratings the week it aired, with a 16.1 rating and a 25 share, and was watched by around 19.3 million viewers. TV Guide ranked the special at number six on its '10 Best Family Holiday Specials' list. In his coverage of the special for The A.V. Club, Myles McNutt stated that A Muppet Family Christmas is "a love letter to the Muppets as a wide-ranging, meaningful part of viewers’ childhoods." He further praised the special's emphasis on family and the Muppet characters over "cheap celebrity cameos." Sean Edgar of Paste described the special as "a grand culmination of the altruism that stands at the foundation of Henson’s oeuvre." See also List of Christmas films References External links The Official Website Christmas television specials American Broadcasting Company television specials 1987 television specials The Muppets television specials Fraggle Rock Sesame Street Crossover television Television shows written by Jerry Juhl American Christmas television specials Films scored by Eric Robertson (composer)