[NOISEMAKER BLARING] [LAUGHS] ELMO: Hi, everybody! Boy, Elmo's so excited, because it's 2017. Yeah, baby.
[INAUDIBLE] Elmo already learned something new this year. Elmo learned about New Year's resolutions. COOKIE MONSTER: Me love New Year's resolution.
Wait. What New Year's resolution? ELMO: Oh, well, a New Year's resolution is a promise that you make to yourself about something you want to do this year.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh! Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Me promise meself to eat more vegetables.
ELMO: Oh. COOKIE MONSTER: Om nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom. Me start tomorrow.
ELMO: Right. Right, Cookie. There's so many things that Elmo wants to do.
Oh, Elmo made a list. See here? COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, yeah.
ELMO: Yeah. See, there's lots of things on the list, but Elmo doesn't know which one to choose for a New Year's resolution. COOKIE MONSTER: Well, maybe me can help.
What your options? ELMO: Well, yeah, the first one here is Elmo wants to remember to say please and thank you. Oh, and Elmo also wants to share.
Hey, Cookie Monster, can you help Elmo practice? COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, yeah. Yeah, sure.
Um, uh, OK. Me say please, and then you share. ELMO: OK, cool.
COOKIE MONSTER: OK. Uh, little Elmo? ELMO: Yes?
COOKIE MONSTER: Can me please have noisemaker? ELMO: Oh, sure, Cookie Monster, Elmo is happy to share. There you go.
COOKIE MONSTER: Thank you. ELMO: You're welcome. COOKIE MONSTER: Om nom nom nom nom nom.
Ah. [HICCUP] Delicious. ELMO: Boy, it feels good when you share with somebody else.
Oh, and when you share with someone else, you make them feel good too! COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah, it. True.
Me feel good. ELMO: Uh-huh. COOKIE MONSTER: Except me ate that noisemaker.
Yeah. [HICCUP] [BURP] [NOISEMAKER BLARING] That a bad idea. Yeah, what else you got on list, Elmo?
ELMO: Well, listen, listen. OK, this year, if Elmo sees a friend that's sad, Elmo wants to help them feel better. Hey, Cookie Monster, can we practice that, please?
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, sure. Yeah, yeah. ELMO: OK, pretend to be sad.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, yeah, yeah, OK. Uh, yeah. Ohhhhh, me so sad.
ELMO: Cookie Monster? COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah? ELMO: [SILLY NOISE] [LAUGHTER] COOKIE MONSTER: You know what?
ELMO: What? COOKIE MONSTER: Me feel better now. ELMO: Good, Cookie.
Oh, but Elmo feels good helping a friend. COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah. ELMO: But, well, you know, Cookie Monster, Elmo still doesn't know which one of these things Elmo should do for New Year's resolution.
COOKIE MONSTER: Well, why do you have to pick just one? ELMO: Hey! Cookie Monster, you're right.
Elmo can do all of these things. Oh, Elmo's 2017 New Year's resolution is to be kind. Oh, because Elmo can be kind in lots of different ways.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, that good. Yeah, me make New Year's resolution to be kind too. ELMO: Oh.
COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah. ELMO: Hey, wait a minute. Oh, what if everybody makes a New Year's resolution to be kind this year?
COOKIE MONSTER: Whoa! Then the world would be full of kindness! ELMO: Yeah!
Come on, everybody, let's make 2017 the kindest year ever! COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah! BOTH: Happy New Year!
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, yeah! Yes! ELMO: Happy New Year, Cookie.
COOKIE MONSTER: Happy New Year, Elmo. [NOISEMAKER BLARING] No more confetti? ELMO: No, that's it.
- (SINGING) And when you try a little kindness, kindness, kindness, and helps someone for real, you may be surprised to realize how good it makes you feel when you try a little kindness. BIG BIRD: Kindness. - Kindness.
- (SINGING) When you try a little kindness.