Sandy the Christmas Starfish is a 2022 animated film adapted from the 2002 special Barney's Christmas Star. The movie follows Finny the Shark and her friends as they go on a mission to find the perfect Christmas star, which turns out to be their friend Sandy the Starfish all along.
The movie is a co-production between Walt Disney Pictures, Skyship Entertainment, Universal Pictures, 2DUX2, and Sesame Workshop, with animation provided by Skyship Entertainment themselves, as well as visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic. The movie was released on Disney+ to all subscribers worldwide on December 12, 2022.
Plot[]
Christmas is fast approaching, so Finny and her friends are quite excited. They help decorate Sesame Street for the Christmas holidays and build a "thinking" snowman in the yard. Then, they visit a tree planted by Myrtle's great-great-grandfather that's now the prettiest, oldest tree in the park. Mayor Mare is in charge of decorating the tree for Christmas this year, and after waking Pail up, everyone is shocked to find that the large star to adorn the tree's top is missing! Mayor Mare suggests it's up in the Sesame Street Subway Station attic and dispatches Finny and the gang there to find it. Fun and playful mayhem ensue, with constant distractions from the search by various and sundry dusty "treasures" encountered. The gang discovers- and they become- old-fashioned toys. All dictate a musical letter to Santa, typed on an old fashioned typewriter. When an ancient library is discovered, Finny reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' to the group, and Sandy the Starfish decides to become the star on the tree for the day. Finny and the gang arrive back at the tree in time for the lighting ceremony. But the king conifer's grown too tall for its peak to be reached from a ladder! Some Disney magic ensures the proper placement of the star (which is a challenge given to Sandy as she climbs the tree), and everyone is soon well on their way to a very Merry Christmas season!
Songs[]
- "Deck the Halls"
- Holidays Medley: "I Love the Holidays" / "O Little Town of Bethlehem" / "My Dreidel" / "Habari Gani" / "I Love the Holidays (Reprise)"
- Winter on Sesame Street Medley: "It's Snowing!" / "Another Sunny Day"
- "Oh Christmas Tree"
- "How Are We Going To Wake Up Pail?"
- "Over the River and Through the Woods"
- "Just Imagine"
- "March of the Toys"
- "Somebody Come and Play (song)" (with special Christmas-ized lyrics)
- "We're Writing a Letter to Santa"
- "A New Way to Walk (Sandy's Version)"
- "Jingle Bells"
- "Oscar's Christmas Dance"
- "Oh Christmas Tree (Reprise)"
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
- "Sing (Sesame Street song)"