Country Bear Christmas Special

Henry - The Master of Ceremonies of the show, Henry is a welcoming and friendly brown bear. He wears a grey top hat with a red trim and a light green scarf. In some parts of the show, he played a yellow guitar. He is voiced by Pete Renaday.

Liver Lips McGrowl - Liver Lips is perhaps the funniest-looking bear. He is a brown bear who got his name from his very large lips. In this show, he becomes an Elvis impersonator wearing an Elvis-style Santa suit with gold chains around his neck and wears a fancy ring while playing a Christmas tree-shaped electric guitar and is voiced by Dave Durham.

Wendell - Wendell is a brown bear with a massive overbite and buck teeth. In this show, he carries a squirrel gun, which he accidentally fires a couple of times throughout the show. He wears a hunter's hat and jacket. His voice is provided by Dave Durham.

Teddi Berra - Teddi Berra is a unique bear because she never appears onstage. Instead, she descends from a hole in the ceiling on her swing. She is a brown bear who holds a pair of skis, has a cast on her leg and is dressed in ski gear. She is voiced by Genia Fuller.

Ernest - Ernest is a brown bear who plays the fiddle. In this show, he wears a beanie cap and sweater with a trim of reindeers in the middle and has a sled sitting next to him. He is voiced by Mike Weston.

Terrence (aka Shaker) - A tall bear who plays a guitar. In this show, he resembles a polar bear while wearing a scarf and earmuffs. He is also accompanied by a penguin encased in ice. His singing voice is provided by Harry Middlebrooks.

Trixie - Trixie is a very large brown bear who wears a blue bow on her head, a blue tutu around her waist, a pair of skates hanging from her neck and holds a pair of mittens in one hand and a mistletoe in another. In this show, she is voiced by Suzanne Sherwin.

Big Al - Big Al is the fattest bear. He is grey with a light grey belly and plays the guitar. In this show, he's dressed as Baby New Year (sash and diapers only used in the U.S. version) and wears an icepack and a party hat on his head. A banner hang above him. His voice is provided by Peter Klimes.

The Sun Bonnet Trio

• Bunny - Bunny stands in the center of the stage. Because she and her sisters are triplets, they all have brown fur. She wears a green hood and sweater with her name on it. She is voiced by Dianne Michelle.
• Bubbles - Bubbles stands to the audience's left between Gomer and Bunny. She wears a red hood and sweater with her name on it and is voiced by Lori Johnson.
• Beulah - Beulah stands to the audience's right. She wears a red hood and sweater with her name on it and is voiced by Holaday Mason.

Gomer - Gomer never sings, but instead he would play his piano, which had a small Christmas tree on top of it and Christmas decorations. He's considered Henry's right-hand bear. He is tall and brown and wears a heavy winter coat and sunglasses.

The Five Bear Rugs

• Zeke - Considered the leader of The Five Bear Rugs, Zeke plays a banjo and tapped on the dishpan with "a real ol' country beat". He is a grey bear with glasses who wears a black hat with snow on top of it and yellow scarf. He is voiced by Harry Middlebrooks.
• Zeb - Zeb is brown bear with a light brown stomach. He plays the fiddle as well and wears a bandana around his neck and a winter hat. His feet are in a hot bucket of water, due to having a cold and sneezes several times throughout the show. His speaking voice is provided by Curt Wilson while his singing is provided by Rod Burton
• Ted - Ted is a tall, skinny brown bear who blows on the cornjug and plays the washboard. He wears a white vest and a red Santa Claus hat.
• Fred - The biggest of The Five Bear Rugs, Fred ironically plays the smallest instrument: the mouth harp (a harmonica). He is a brown bear who wears blue jeans that are held up with red suspenders as well as a red Santa Claus hat and a green tie with a candy cane on it.
• Tennessee - Tennessee Bear plays "The Thing" (an upright bass with only one string and a tiny bird sitting on it). He is brown and wears a hunter's jacket and red hat. His now-deep voice is provided by Lee Dresser.

Baby Oscar - Oscar appears with The Five Bear Rugs, but plays no instrument. He is a brown bear and always has his teddy bear to keep him company. In this show, Oscar wears white earmuffs and red boots and holds a candy cane. His teddy bear has a tag with his name on it.

Rufus - Rufus is not a performer, but instead ran the projections and lights. He is never seen, but can be heard from time to time running backstage, constantly out of breath.

Buff - Buff is considered the leader of the animal heads and is also the largest. He is the head portion of an American bison. In this show, he wears a red Santa Claus hat and is voiced by Disney legend Thurl Ravenscroft.

Max - Max is the head portion of a whitetail buck. In this show, he has a small red light bulb sitting on his snout, making him look a bit like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. He was voiced by Mike West.

Melvin - Melvin is the bull moose head of the animal head trio, he often makes good-natured jokes. In this show, he has many Christmas lights hanging on his antlers. He is voiced by Frank Welker.

Sammy - Sammy is Henry's raccoon pal, who cuddles around Henry's top hat. He acts like a coonskin cap for Henry. In this show, he wears a piece of a Christmas leaf next to his right ear. He is voiced by Bob Gardner.

American version:

• "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - Melvin
• "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" - Henry and Gomer
• "Tracks in the Snow" - The 5 Bear Rugs and Henry
• "12 Days of Christmas (Oh What a Christmas)" - Wendell
• "The Hibernating Blues" - Trixie
• "Deck the Halls" - The 5 Bear Rugs
• "Rock and Roll Santa" - Liver Lips McGrowl and Gomer
• "Blue Christmas" - Terrence (with his penguin)
• "Sleigh Ride" - The Sun Bonnets, Melvin, Buff, and Max
• "Hungry as a Bear" - Ernest and The 5 Bear Rugs
• "The Christmas Song" - Henry and Teddi Barra
• "Another New Year" - Big Al
• "Let It Snow/Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Winter Wonderland" - Cast (except Ernest & Trixie as she is on the opposite side of the performing Henry and Ernest is opposite Big Al's stage)

Japanese version:

• "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - Melvin (sung in Japanese)
• "Jingle Bells" - Henry and Gomer(sung in Japanese)
• "Tracks in the Snow" - The 5 Bear Rugs and Henry (sung in Japanese)
• "12 Days of Christmas (Oh What a Christmas)" - Wendell (sung in Japanese)
• "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Trixie (sung in English)
• "Deck the Halls" - The 5 Bear Rugs (sung in Japanese)
• "Rock and Roll Santa" - Liver Lips McGrowl and Gomer (sung in English)
• "Blue Christmas" - Terrence (with his penguin) (sung in Japanese)
• "Sleigh Ride" - The Sun Bonnets, Melvin, Buff, and Max (sung in English)
• "Hungry as a Bear" - Ernest and The 5 Bear Rugs (sung in Japanese)
• "The Christmas Song" - Henry and Teddi Barra (sung in English)
• "Auld Lang Syne" - Big Al (sung in English)
• "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town/"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Winter Wonderland" - Cast (except Ernest & Trixie as she is on the opposite side of the performing Henry and Ernest is opposite Big Al's stage) (sung in Japanese until Winter Wonderland which is in English).