Elmo the Musical Elmo the Musical Elmo the Musical is a Sesame Street segment that began airing in Season 43. It appears in every episode until Season 46, where it alternated with Elmo's World. In the segment, Elmo teaches math skills while imagining himself in different musical situations, such as "Sea Captain the Musical", "Mountain Climber the Musical", "Prince Elmo the Musical" and "President the Musical". Joining Elmo in his adventures is Velvet, a talking set of curtains, and a series of animal and Anything Muppet friends. The segment's theme song was composed by Adam Schlesinger, while the legal registration ascribes lyrics to
Elmo Shropshire settled a class action suit against Sony based upon the royalties paid from downloads and ringtone sales. In 2000, he served as co-writer of an animated Christmas special based on the song. For this television special, he also provided the voices of Grandpa and the narrator. In 2007, Elmo was sued by the Fred Rappaport Company, the producer of the show, over the right to use the song in show-related merchandise. On December 23, 2014, Elmo performed "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" on The Meredith Vieira Show as part of a segment called "Real or Fake". Today, Elmo