oscar the grouch

For almost 50 years, Caroll Spinney has been the man inside the Big Bird costume (he's also played Oscar the Grouch, since he's no slouch).

Perhaps the three most quintessential NYC Christmas songs involve D.M.C's mother's collard-greens-and-mac-and-cheese, the Shane MacGowan's drunk tank and a grouch in a garbage can.

Oscar the Grouch has predicted the Oscar winners, all the way from

The Pogues in the "Fairytale of New York" video Here are