

How Murray Saved Christmas
2014-12-05 · 42 min · ★ 6.3
One-hour animated special surrounding a surly deli owner Murray Weiner, who is forced to step into Santa's shoes for one Christmas and bumbles his way into doing a great job.
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- Directors
- Peter Avanzino
- Production companies
- Rough Draft Studios, Universal Television
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jerry StillerMurray Weiner (voice)
Sean HayesEdison Elf (voice)
Jason AlexanderDoc Holiday (voice)
Kevin Michael RichardsonSanta Claus (voice)
John RatzenbergerOfficer Bender (voice)
Dennis HaysbertNarrator (voice)
Nick JamesonVarious (voice)
Tom KennyVarious (voice)
Maurice LaMarcheVarious
Tress MacNeilleVarious
Billy WestVarious (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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