<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[And Christmas Has Come&nbsp;Early&#8230;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;with the news that the Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made, initially slated to arrive on Christmas 2011, has been <a title="Muppet Movie moved to Thanksgiving 2011" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=news&amp;cd=5&amp;ved=0CGMQqQIwBA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thewrap.com%2Fdeal-central%2Fcolumn-post%2Fdisney-release-muppets-movie-next-thanksgiving-23117&amp;rct=j&amp;q=muppet%20move%20release&amp;ei=e_sQTciwBcG78gb2g6WLAQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNH23zGFM3zOnPj6tu-F9VFGMhIaxw&amp;cad=rja">pushed up</a> a month to Thanksgiving (yes, we admit that this news is a little outdated, but we&#8217;d be remiss not to mention it at all).  So rejoice this Christmas, Muppet fans, knowing that a new, fantastic, Muppet movie is less than a year away.</p>
<p>In very much related news, here&#8217;s Jason Segel on <em>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</em> describing his first encounter with Kermit:</p>
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<p>We imagine we&#8217;d react the same way.</p>
<p>Anyone know if Hanukkah falls on Thanksgiving next year?  That would certainly qualify as a miracle.</p>
<h4>From <a title="Jason Segel on Jimmy Fallon" href="http://tv.gawker.com/5715607/jason-segel-recylces-material-on-fallon" target="_blank">Gawker.TV</a></h4>
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