All the ways ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ avoided failure to become the greatest ‘Christmas Carol’ ever

You may not know it, but The Muppets Christmas Carolone of the most beloved Muppet films, almost didn’t happen; or that they initially filmed one of the puppets in a vat of oil, nearly bankrupting the production; or that The Henson Company was SO close to multiple casting choices that could have ruined the film. There are several ways A Muppet Christmas CaroI almost lost, it’s magical. And we’ll tell you all about this Muppety Christmas tea, plus why The Muppets Christmas Carol was able to avoid all these missteps and become the best version of A Christmas Carol never done.