On
Christmas Eve in
New York City, the Muppets aren't planning to spend Christmas together, because
Kermit the Frog and
Miss Piggy are heading for the
Caribbean for a romantic date,
Gonzo is going to
Hawaii, and
Fozzie Bear is embarking on a comedy road tour. Before they go, however, they go to the post office to deliver each of their letters to
Santa Claus with
Mayor Michael Bloomberg denying Piggy's offer to move the line along as people in New York should be polite. The Muppets deliver their letters as Gonzo accidentally speeds up the letter conveyor belt as a postal worker (
Jesse L. Martin) has the Muppets delivered back to their apartment building. When they head back to their apartment, Gonzo discovers that three letters wound up in his coat from a mishap there. One of those letters he recognizes as being written by his friend, a neighbor girl named Claire (
Madison Pettis). With the post office closed early and
Sam Eagle warning Gonzo and Fozzie about the pitfalls of opening someone else's mail, the Muppets try different attempts like a pigeon delivery service and the enlistment of two Mafia members (
Steve Schirripa and
Tony Sirico). Finally, after Piggy leaves to the Caribbean herself, Gonzo suggests that Kermit, Fozzie,
Rizzo the Rat, and
Pepe the King Prawn would come with him to the
North Pole and deliver the letters personally. They get there in a taxi while scavenging money to pay the taxicab driver (
Whoopi Goldberg). The Muppets end up getting tickets from a North Pole Airlines
clerk named Joy (
Uma Thurman) and getting caught by a bitter
security guard Officer Frank Meany (
Nathan Lane) who, for being a bully in his youth, perpetually ended up on Santa's naughty list. It's also because of his appearance that people often fear him. He and
Bobo the Bear allow the Muppets to pass through. They eventually reach the North Pole, only to find out from the Chief
Christmas Elf (
Paul Williams) that Santa has already left to deliver the presents. The real Santa (
Richard Griffiths) overhears their grieving and returns. While on a sleigh ride after being helped by Joy, they hand him Claire's letter and the other two which are revealed to have come from Pepe and Frank. Pepe wanted to become an expert opera singer which Santa grants. Frank wanted to be taken off the naughty list. Santa grants this wish enabling Frank to finally get that red tricycle he wanted as it appears before him and Bobo. Santa brings them home to New York in time to spend the rest of the holiday with Claire and her mom (
Jane Krakowski), which was all Claire wanted in the first place. All the Muppets, along with Piggy (who has surprisingly returned from the Caribbean for the party), show up after cancelling their vacations where they celebrate Christmas with Claire and her mom as they decorate her apartment. ==Cast==