(laughter) >> stephen: i'm wondering how you get new muppets, is all i'm asking. how doew muppets? >> i'm a big boy. >> stephen: we're all adults here. >> well, i don't actually -- i haven't performed there the muppets for many years and when i did i didn't make the characters. there was a tremendous amount of people who were very talented who were the workshop who made the characters. >> stephen: so that's where the action is. >> i can't tell you what actually happens there, whether there's action or not. >> stephen: it's a family show. >> but it was done in the workshop. >> stephen: okay, good. you were famous for directing "little shop of horrors." >> i am. >> stephen: it's a cult classic from 1986. >> around there. >> stephen: 25th anniversary of the movie is coming. there's a new ending on the end. >> yes. well, it's the original ending. >> stephen: not the ending i saw. i saw it in the theater, it had a happy ending. >> it had a happy ending, but the original ending-- which is about a million dollars worth of work by richard conway-- was excised about 25 years ago

muppets. ♪ all i need is love christina aguilera makes an appearance, as do the muppets themselves.moment." ♪ >> i think the muppets hit a new low. >> and yeah, and his first name is c. >> got to love the muppets. that brings us to our facebook question of the day. >> what is your favorite holiday song and why? let us know at wnnfans.com and spread the cheer. we'll be right back. >>> this morning on "world news now," pointing fingers while taking aim at gun control laws. the debate reaches a new intensity after the newtown tragedy. >> as the nra and gun rights advocates explain their renewed positions. it's monday, december 24. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning. merry christmas eve. i'm brandi hitt in for paula faris. >> i know you're thrilled to be working overnights this christmas weekend. >> great to be in new york. >> you're an l.a. girl in new york and you love the cold weather here. you've seen all the lights and the trees. so you're enjoying the big apple. >> beautiful. >> good to have you back. i know it's tough working the holiday week. thanks for

. >> we will have to have a "muppets christmas carol" instead. i do have one suggestion -- everybody knows the shadow chancellor does a brilliant job playing santa at the christmas party every year. he does an excellent job -- why not give everyone an early arrangement permanent, and give him the sack? >> are we all in order? order. the house should hear the voice of bacon. >> does the prime minister agree with the increasing number of informed commentators who believe that the fencing of investment banking subsidiaries will not work properly, and what is required is complete separation? >> the government has looked to this issue very carefully. obviously we commissioned the report which came up with the idea of fencing. i think that is right -- the is that if a bank fails it can fail safely without taxpayers happen to stump up the money to sort it out. that would be a major advance and something the whole country would support. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister will be aware of the the attorney general's application to cross the verdict was upheld b