"NBC SPECIALS"

"ELF: BUDDY'S MUSICAL CHRISTMAS"

12/16/2014 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Tuesday) : ELF RETURNS TO THE SMALL SCREEN FOR A HOLIDAY SPECIAL STARRING FOUR-TIME EMMY AWARD WINNER JIM PARSONS ('THE BIG BANG THEORY') AS BUDDY - Based on the popular film "Elf" and the hit Broadway show "Elf: The Musical," "Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas" is a one-hour stop-motion animated holiday musical special. Santa (Ed Asner) narrates the story of Buddy's (Jim Parsons) travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had. Along the way his unrelenting cheer transforms the lives of everyone he meets and opens his father's eyes to the magic of Christmas. Mark Hamill, Ed Asner, Fred Armisen, Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Gilbert Gottfried, Kate Micucci, Rachael MacFarlane, Max Charles and Steve Higgins also star. TV-G