The Great Santa Claus Switch is a musical Christmas special featuring Jim Henson's Muppets.
It first aired on CBS on December 20, 1970, as an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show.
[1] It was directed by John Moffitt, written by Jerry Juhl, with music by Joe Raposo and puppets by Don Sahlin.
However, Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place.
Additional Muppets performed by Cary Antebi, John Byrum, Marilyn Sokol, and Byron Whiting.