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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:06,041 --> 00:00:08,917 -♪ Deck the halls With boughs of holly ♪ 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,417 ♪ Fa, la, la La-la-la-la ♪ 5 00:00:11,500 --> 00:00:14,875 ♪ 'Tis the season To be jolly ♪ 6 00:00:14,959 --> 00:00:18,083 ♪ Fa, la, la La-la-la-la ♪ 7 00:00:18,166 --> 00:00:20,583 ♪ Don we now Our gay apparel ♪ 8 00:00:20,667 --> 00:00:23,917 ♪ Fa, la, la La-la-la, la-la-la ♪ 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,834 ♪ Troll the ancient Yuletide carol ♪ 10 00:00:26,917 --> 00:00:29,500 ♪ Fa, la, la, la La-la ♪ 11 00:00:29,583 --> 00:00:32,166 ♪ La, la 12 00:00:35,875 --> 00:00:38,709 -Well, your work is good, it's fresh... original. 13 00:00:38,792 --> 00:00:39,542 -Thank you. 14 00:00:40,750 --> 00:00:41,750 Why are you interested 15 00:00:42,083 --> 00:00:44,000 in a full-time position as an art director? 16 00:00:44,083 --> 00:00:45,000 -Um... 17 00:00:45,083 --> 00:00:46,458 Timing, I guess. 18 00:00:46,542 --> 00:00:47,667 -"Timing"? 19 00:00:47,750 --> 00:00:49,041 What do you mean by that? 20 00:00:49,125 --> 00:00:50,000 -Oh, thank you. 21 00:00:50,083 --> 00:00:53,458 Um, well, my ex-husband and I... 22 00:00:53,542 --> 00:00:55,250 got married right after college 23 00:00:55,333 --> 00:00:57,834 and moved up to the city and I worked in advertising 24 00:00:57,917 --> 00:00:59,875 for a few years, 25 00:00:59,959 --> 00:01:01,667 but when RayAnne came along, 26 00:01:01,750 --> 00:01:02,709 I-- 27 00:01:02,792 --> 00:01:04,667 oh, that's my daughter-- 28 00:01:04,750 --> 00:01:05,667 -Oh. 29 00:01:05,750 --> 00:01:06,542 -...I stopped working 30 00:01:06,750 --> 00:01:09,000 and became a stay-at-home mom. 31 00:01:09,083 --> 00:01:11,166 -And that's a full-time job in itself. 32 00:01:11,250 --> 00:01:12,375 -Oh, yes, it is, 33 00:01:12,458 --> 00:01:14,250 and I've loved every minute of it, 34 00:01:14,333 --> 00:01:16,000 but Ray's growing up, 35 00:01:16,083 --> 00:01:18,250 and I need a job, and here I am. 36 00:01:18,333 --> 00:01:20,417 -Well, working in a New York ad agency, 37 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:23,125 the hours here can be very demanding. 38 00:01:23,208 --> 00:01:26,417 -Oh, yes. I remember, and I'm ready for that. 39 00:01:26,500 --> 00:01:28,834 -And do you think this is the place you want to be? 40 00:01:28,917 --> 00:01:29,750 -I do. 41 00:01:29,834 --> 00:01:31,792 -Good. 42 00:01:31,875 --> 00:01:33,083 We'll be in touch. 43 00:01:33,166 --> 00:01:35,250 -Thank you. 44 00:01:38,750 --> 00:01:41,500 [♪♪♪] 45 00:02:03,125 --> 00:02:04,542 [distant "Santa"]: Merry Christmas! 46 00:02:12,500 --> 00:02:15,000 [Sydney]: -Hey, Ray. We're back in Hopewell. 47 00:02:16,166 --> 00:02:17,750 Isn't this cute? 48 00:02:17,834 --> 00:02:19,583 -Uh-huh. 49 00:02:22,333 --> 00:02:25,041 -My phone's slow. Do they even have service here? 50 00:02:25,125 --> 00:02:26,166 -You know what-- 51 00:02:26,375 --> 00:02:28,500 we are not that far from New York, honey. 52 00:02:28,583 --> 00:02:29,750 Why don't you put your phone away 53 00:02:29,834 --> 00:02:31,834 and enjoy where we are? 54 00:02:31,917 --> 00:02:35,959 Look! Look at all these amazing Christmas decorations. 55 00:02:36,041 --> 00:02:37,375 -Look, Mom! 56 00:02:37,458 --> 00:02:39,291 A cookie-dough bakery! 57 00:02:39,375 --> 00:02:40,875 -You know, my grandma used to take me there 58 00:02:40,959 --> 00:02:41,875 when I was your age. 59 00:02:41,959 --> 00:02:45,125 -Wow! That's a long time ago! 60 00:02:45,208 --> 00:02:48,917 -Yes. The dinosaurs were wearing Santa hats. 61 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,583 [laughs] 62 00:02:50,667 --> 00:02:52,834 -Can I go get a cookie, Mom? Please? 63 00:02:54,834 --> 00:02:57,125 -Uh... 64 00:02:57,208 --> 00:02:58,542 -Okay, sure. -Yes! 65 00:03:07,417 --> 00:03:10,041 -All right. Cookie time! 66 00:03:10,125 --> 00:03:12,083 -How many cookies am I allowed? 67 00:03:12,166 --> 00:03:13,500 -How many do you think? 68 00:03:13,583 --> 00:03:14,542 -Ten? 69 00:03:14,625 --> 00:03:16,166 -How about "ten minus nine"? 70 00:03:16,250 --> 00:03:17,083 -One? 71 00:03:17,166 --> 00:03:19,250 -Yes. I'd say one cookie. 72 00:03:19,333 --> 00:03:20,458 -Oh, Merry Christmas! 73 00:03:20,542 --> 00:03:21,542 -[Mom]: Merry Christmas. 74 00:03:21,625 --> 00:03:22,917 -These are fresh from the oven. 75 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,083 Would you both like to try one? 76 00:03:24,166 --> 00:03:25,542 -For free? 77 00:03:25,625 --> 00:03:28,458 -Of course! It's our Christmas Cookie Countdown. 78 00:03:28,583 --> 00:03:30,166 We're featuring a different Christmas cookie 79 00:03:30,250 --> 00:03:31,166 every day until Christmas. 80 00:03:31,250 --> 00:03:33,834 Today is "Gingerbread Manchesters." 81 00:03:33,917 --> 00:03:34,834 -Thank you! 82 00:03:34,917 --> 00:03:36,917 -Ooh. Thank you. 83 00:03:38,250 --> 00:03:39,834 -Delicious! 84 00:03:39,917 --> 00:03:41,083 -[laughing] 85 00:03:41,166 --> 00:03:42,125 Merry Christmas! 86 00:03:42,208 --> 00:03:43,875 -Merry Christmas! Thank you. 87 00:03:45,375 --> 00:03:47,875 [♪♪♪] 88 00:03:54,875 --> 00:03:55,875 -All right! 89 00:03:56,250 --> 00:03:58,333 There's somewhere very special I want to show you. 90 00:03:58,417 --> 00:03:59,333 -Where is it? 91 00:03:59,417 --> 00:04:01,083 -It is... right there. 92 00:04:01,166 --> 00:04:02,917 The Book Bea. 93 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:03,959 -I remember The Book Bea! 94 00:04:04,041 --> 00:04:05,333 Can we go inside? 95 00:04:05,417 --> 00:04:08,250 -Of course! That's why we're here. 96 00:04:08,333 --> 00:04:09,667 You have a good memory. 97 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:11,792 -Yep! [laughs] 98 00:04:16,083 --> 00:04:18,959 [Christmas tunes play quietly on shop speakers] 99 00:04:19,041 --> 00:04:21,125 -It's so pretty. -Yes. 100 00:04:22,709 --> 00:04:25,250 -Marvin, I know you are going to love this book. 101 00:04:25,333 --> 00:04:26,417 [Marvin chuckles] 102 00:04:26,583 --> 00:04:28,041 -Well, if it's anything like the last one, 103 00:04:28,125 --> 00:04:29,333 I'm sure I will. 104 00:04:29,417 --> 00:04:30,667 Thank you. 105 00:04:30,750 --> 00:04:32,291 [♪♪♪] 106 00:04:32,375 --> 00:04:33,709 -I don't know how she does it, 107 00:04:33,792 --> 00:04:35,000 but she always seems to recommend 108 00:04:35,083 --> 00:04:36,166 just the right book. 109 00:04:36,250 --> 00:04:37,709 [Bea]: -Thank you, Marvin! 110 00:04:37,792 --> 00:04:38,959 Merry Christmas. 111 00:04:39,041 --> 00:04:40,583 -Merry Christmas to you. 112 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:44,250 -Sydney? Is that you? 113 00:04:44,333 --> 00:04:46,417 -Hi, Bea. Merry Christmas. 114 00:04:46,500 --> 00:04:49,000 -Merry Christmas! I can't believe it. 115 00:04:49,083 --> 00:04:51,041 Let me look at you! 116 00:04:51,125 --> 00:04:52,458 Oh! 117 00:04:52,542 --> 00:04:55,583 I haven't seen you in forever. 118 00:04:55,667 --> 00:04:57,417 -Well, it has been a few years. 119 00:04:57,500 --> 00:04:58,583 -It seems like forever. 120 00:04:58,667 --> 00:04:59,500 -Mm-hmm. 121 00:04:59,583 --> 00:05:00,583 -I was sorry, dear, 122 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:03,083 about your grandmother's passing. 123 00:05:03,166 --> 00:05:04,417 -Thank you. 124 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:06,542 We're staying in her house for the holiday. 125 00:05:06,625 --> 00:05:09,083 -Well, I'm sure she will be smiling down 126 00:05:09,166 --> 00:05:10,750 to see you there on Christmas Day. 127 00:05:13,291 --> 00:05:15,917 And this can't be RayAnne! 128 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,417 The last time I saw you, 129 00:05:17,500 --> 00:05:19,208 you were this big, and now look at you! 130 00:05:19,291 --> 00:05:20,417 -You remember Bea, honey? 131 00:05:20,500 --> 00:05:22,417 -Um, not really. 132 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:23,959 -Well, Bea is the owner 133 00:05:24,041 --> 00:05:25,500 of "The Book... Bea." 134 00:05:25,583 --> 00:05:27,333 -Nice to meet you. 135 00:05:27,417 --> 00:05:29,125 Do you have any Wi-Fi here? 136 00:05:29,208 --> 00:05:33,333 -Uh, I'm afraid not, dear, but... 137 00:05:33,417 --> 00:05:36,125 I might have something even better. 138 00:05:36,208 --> 00:05:37,458 -Mm! 139 00:05:37,542 --> 00:05:39,667 -Come with me. 140 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:44,083 So we're just going around here, okay? 141 00:05:45,166 --> 00:05:48,458 [♪♪♪] 142 00:05:55,875 --> 00:05:58,041 -There. 143 00:05:58,125 --> 00:05:59,667 -"The Christmas Road." 144 00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:01,125 -Uh-huh. 145 00:06:01,208 --> 00:06:02,375 The best part is, 146 00:06:02,458 --> 00:06:04,417 the whole story is right there in your hands. 147 00:06:04,500 --> 00:06:07,375 You don't have to download anything. 148 00:06:07,458 --> 00:06:09,166 Shall we read it? Okay. 149 00:06:14,709 --> 00:06:18,291 -"I saw a road covered in Christmas trees and snow 150 00:06:18,375 --> 00:06:19,667 and presents. 151 00:06:19,750 --> 00:06:22,000 I got my bags and walked down the road." 152 00:06:32,375 --> 00:06:36,875 [♪♪♪] 153 00:06:56,959 --> 00:06:58,000 -Uh, excuse me! 154 00:06:59,125 --> 00:07:00,083 -Hi. 155 00:07:00,166 --> 00:07:01,208 You talking to me? 156 00:07:01,542 --> 00:07:03,583 -Yes, I'm talking to you. I've been watching you. 157 00:07:03,667 --> 00:07:05,250 -You've been watching me? -And I saw everything you did! 158 00:07:05,333 --> 00:07:06,917 You didn't pay for those books. 159 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,250 -No. No, I didn't. 160 00:07:08,333 --> 00:07:10,291 -Wha-- Uh, Bea! 161 00:07:10,375 --> 00:07:11,542 Could you come here for a minute? 162 00:07:11,625 --> 00:07:13,166 -Yes, Sydney? 163 00:07:13,250 --> 00:07:15,208 -This man here is shoplifting. 164 00:07:15,291 --> 00:07:17,000 [chuckles] -Oh. Hey, Mac. 165 00:07:17,083 --> 00:07:18,458 -Hey, Bea. 166 00:07:18,542 --> 00:07:20,125 -Oh, you two know each other. 167 00:07:20,208 --> 00:07:22,875 -Mac is our local fourth-grade school teacher. 168 00:07:22,959 --> 00:07:23,709 -Ah. 169 00:07:23,792 --> 00:07:24,959 -Oh! I hope you don't mind. 170 00:07:25,041 --> 00:07:27,125 Uh, I grabbed this to read to the kids today. 171 00:07:27,208 --> 00:07:29,083 [Bea]: -Great. Just take whatever you need, honey, 172 00:07:29,166 --> 00:07:31,709 and settle up at the end of the month as usual. 173 00:07:31,792 --> 00:07:33,125 -Well, I was thinking about The Book Thief... 174 00:07:33,208 --> 00:07:34,208 for next semester. 175 00:07:34,291 --> 00:07:35,709 -Hilarious. 176 00:07:35,792 --> 00:07:36,959 -Not from around here, are ya? 177 00:07:37,041 --> 00:07:38,125 New York? 178 00:07:38,208 --> 00:07:39,792 -Why would you say that? 179 00:07:39,875 --> 00:07:41,250 -Mm. You seem a little tense. 180 00:07:41,333 --> 00:07:42,667 -Mm, not tense at all. 181 00:07:42,750 --> 00:07:44,625 -Mm? A little bit. -Nope. 182 00:07:44,709 --> 00:07:46,083 -Look, I don't know who you think you are, but-- 183 00:07:46,166 --> 00:07:47,083 -Well, I am Mac. 184 00:07:50,375 --> 00:07:51,333 and I have to get back to school, 185 00:07:51,417 --> 00:07:52,625 so, Sydney, it was nice to meet you. 186 00:07:52,709 --> 00:07:54,083 Bea, thank you. 187 00:07:54,166 --> 00:07:55,291 -Bye, honey. 188 00:08:00,959 --> 00:08:02,917 [♪♪♪] 189 00:08:06,208 --> 00:08:07,583 -Funny guy. 190 00:08:07,667 --> 00:08:09,291 -[chuckles] He's wonderful. 191 00:08:09,375 --> 00:08:10,625 And so helpful to everybody. 192 00:08:10,709 --> 00:08:12,208 -Well, if you say so. 193 00:08:12,291 --> 00:08:13,917 -And cute. 194 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,125 And... single. 195 00:08:17,333 --> 00:08:19,375 -So you heard about my divorce. 196 00:08:19,458 --> 00:08:21,125 -It's a small town. 197 00:08:21,208 --> 00:08:22,792 -Well... 198 00:08:22,875 --> 00:08:25,792 I'm not looking for a relationship right now, Bea. 199 00:08:27,542 --> 00:08:29,667 -Well, don't wait too long, honey. 200 00:08:29,750 --> 00:08:31,542 Mac's a good man, 201 00:08:31,625 --> 00:08:32,834 and he won't be on the shelf forever. 202 00:08:34,375 --> 00:08:35,291 -Mom! 203 00:08:35,375 --> 00:08:36,375 I love this book! 204 00:08:36,458 --> 00:08:37,500 I love it so much. 205 00:08:37,583 --> 00:08:39,083 It's about a girl, 206 00:08:39,166 --> 00:08:40,667 and she goes on a trip at Christmas. 207 00:08:40,750 --> 00:08:41,709 She's exactly like me! 208 00:08:41,792 --> 00:08:43,750 -Imagine that. 209 00:08:43,834 --> 00:08:45,667 -Well, we might just have to get it. 210 00:08:45,750 --> 00:08:48,709 -Oh, let's consider it an early Christmas gift. 211 00:08:48,792 --> 00:08:50,250 -Oh, Bea, you do not need to do that. 212 00:08:50,333 --> 00:08:52,375 -Thank you so much! 213 00:08:52,458 --> 00:08:54,583 [Bea]: -Oh! And you should come 214 00:08:54,667 --> 00:08:56,458 to the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony tonight. 215 00:08:56,542 --> 00:08:57,875 -You know what? We just drove in, 216 00:08:57,959 --> 00:08:59,000 and I think we're a little tired. 217 00:08:59,083 --> 00:09:00,583 [Bea]: -Everybody in town will be there. 218 00:09:00,667 --> 00:09:02,333 -There's a Christmas tree? 219 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:05,083 -A big one! 220 00:09:06,709 --> 00:09:08,959 -Well, I guess we will see you tonight. 221 00:09:10,875 --> 00:09:13,041 -All right. Thank you. Come on, hon'. 222 00:09:15,208 --> 00:09:16,208 -Bye! 223 00:09:18,625 --> 00:09:21,625 [Sydney]: -This was my grandmother's house. 224 00:09:21,709 --> 00:09:23,875 [RayAnne]: -Oh, wow. 225 00:09:28,458 --> 00:09:30,333 -Wow. 226 00:09:30,417 --> 00:09:34,625 Did Great-Grandma really give you this whole house? 227 00:09:34,709 --> 00:09:36,709 -Yes, she did. 228 00:09:36,792 --> 00:09:40,125 I guess she knew how much I loved it... 229 00:09:40,208 --> 00:09:42,125 and her. 230 00:09:45,542 --> 00:09:47,458 -You made it! 231 00:09:47,542 --> 00:09:49,500 -Hey... Diane! 232 00:09:49,583 --> 00:09:50,458 -It's so good to see you. 233 00:09:50,542 --> 00:09:51,834 -You too! 234 00:09:52,041 --> 00:09:53,667 I cannot thank you enough for keeping an eye on the house. 235 00:09:53,750 --> 00:09:54,917 -What are neighbors for? 236 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,208 Some Christmas cheer. 237 00:09:56,291 --> 00:09:57,333 -Oh, thank you. 238 00:09:57,417 --> 00:09:58,291 -Ray? 239 00:09:58,667 --> 00:10:01,667 Gosh, you are cute. How old are you now? 18? 240 00:10:01,750 --> 00:10:03,333 -I'm only 8! -8? 241 00:10:03,417 --> 00:10:06,000 Well, it just so happens that I have a daughter, too, 242 00:10:06,083 --> 00:10:08,083 and she is just a little older. 243 00:10:08,166 --> 00:10:09,125 -What's her name? 244 00:10:09,208 --> 00:10:10,458 -Sarah. 245 00:10:10,542 --> 00:10:11,959 -[man]: Hi, Sydney! 246 00:10:12,041 --> 00:10:13,583 I'll have these up in no time. 247 00:10:13,667 --> 00:10:15,417 -Todd! Hey! Wait, what-- what are you doing? 248 00:10:15,500 --> 00:10:17,875 -I always did your Grandma's Christmas lights, remember? 249 00:10:17,959 --> 00:10:20,667 -Yeah, actually, uh, the thing is, I, uh... 250 00:10:20,750 --> 00:10:22,583 I wasn't going to do lights this year. 251 00:10:22,667 --> 00:10:23,792 [both laughing] 252 00:10:23,875 --> 00:10:24,792 -No Christmas lights? 253 00:10:24,875 --> 00:10:26,041 -You're kidding, right? 254 00:10:27,500 --> 00:10:28,917 [Sydney chuckles awkwardly] 255 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:30,875 -Yeah. [laughs] Just kidding. 256 00:10:30,959 --> 00:10:34,583 Yeah... go ahead, you've already got it started. 257 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:35,792 [Todd]: -Merry Christmas. 258 00:10:35,875 --> 00:10:37,500 -Merry Christmas. 259 00:10:37,583 --> 00:10:38,542 -Don't fall off the ladder, honey. 260 00:10:38,625 --> 00:10:40,792 -Thank you, dear. 261 00:10:42,458 --> 00:10:44,917 -Ah. Ooh! It is chilly out here. Should we get you girls inside? 262 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,834 -Hot chocolate? -Definitely. 263 00:10:52,875 --> 00:10:54,583 [RayAnne]:-Wow. 264 00:10:54,667 --> 00:10:56,750 I really like this house, Mommy. 265 00:10:56,834 --> 00:10:57,917 -I'm glad you do! 266 00:10:59,083 --> 00:11:00,458 -Can I go pick out my room? 267 00:11:00,542 --> 00:11:02,208 -Yes. -Please? 268 00:11:02,291 --> 00:11:03,417 -Yes! -Thank you! 269 00:11:03,500 --> 00:11:05,375 [laughs] 270 00:11:05,458 --> 00:11:07,166 -She is adorable. 271 00:11:07,250 --> 00:11:09,792 -Yeah. I like her. 272 00:11:09,875 --> 00:11:12,083 -So the furnace has been acting kinda funny. 273 00:11:12,166 --> 00:11:13,500 If you need to, just reset it. 274 00:11:13,583 --> 00:11:14,959 -Oh, okay. Thank you. 275 00:11:15,041 --> 00:11:16,125 -Yeah. 276 00:11:16,500 --> 00:11:18,709 -This house brings back so many Christmas memories. 277 00:11:18,792 --> 00:11:20,458 -I bet. 278 00:11:20,542 --> 00:11:21,583 -I really wish 279 00:11:23,500 --> 00:11:25,667 but... you know. 280 00:11:25,750 --> 00:11:27,500 -Life? 281 00:11:27,583 --> 00:11:28,959 -Yeah. Life. 282 00:11:30,709 --> 00:11:32,792 -I was sorry to hear about you and Jon. 283 00:11:32,875 --> 00:11:35,125 How are things, if I can ask? 284 00:11:35,208 --> 00:11:36,792 -O...kay. 285 00:11:36,875 --> 00:11:38,166 He's great with RayAnne. 286 00:11:38,250 --> 00:11:41,917 He's taking her to Hawaii for Christmas. 287 00:11:45,709 --> 00:11:48,834 [♪♪♪] 288 00:11:50,834 --> 00:11:54,417 [♪♪♪] 289 00:12:07,542 --> 00:12:12,875 [♪♪♪] 290 00:12:18,834 --> 00:12:22,917 [♪♪♪] 291 00:12:25,709 --> 00:12:26,750 -What about you? 292 00:12:26,834 --> 00:12:29,333 -Oh, I'm-I'm staying here for the holiday. 293 00:12:29,417 --> 00:12:30,583 -That's not what I meant. 294 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:31,583 -Yeah, I know. 295 00:12:33,250 --> 00:12:36,750 Uh, things have been tough, but I'm getting through it. 296 00:12:36,834 --> 00:12:38,417 -Good. 297 00:12:38,500 --> 00:12:42,083 You know, if you need anything, I am... right there. 298 00:12:44,083 --> 00:12:45,917 -Thank you, Di. -Mm-hmm. 299 00:12:47,166 --> 00:12:49,125 Oh, actually, there is one thing. 300 00:12:49,208 --> 00:12:51,041 Could you recommend a realtor? 301 00:12:51,125 --> 00:12:53,500 -Um... Lou Williams is good, 302 00:12:53,583 --> 00:12:55,417 but I don't know, 303 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:58,375 I was kind of hoping maybe you guys might be moving in. 304 00:12:58,458 --> 00:13:00,375 -[chuckles] Yeah, no. 305 00:13:00,458 --> 00:13:03,250 I gotta get back to the city and get a job. 306 00:13:04,291 --> 00:13:06,000 [Todd]: -Dianne! 307 00:13:06,083 --> 00:13:07,458 -Who could that be? 308 00:13:07,542 --> 00:13:10,166 -I'll see you later. 309 00:13:10,250 --> 00:13:12,709 -Ray! Have you picked out a room yet? 310 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:13,834 [RayAnne]: -Yeah! I did! 311 00:13:13,917 --> 00:13:16,291 [Sydney]: -Oh, goodie! 312 00:13:19,208 --> 00:13:20,041 -Hey. 313 00:13:20,125 --> 00:13:21,917 -Look what I found! 314 00:13:23,083 --> 00:13:24,750 -Grandma's ornaments. 315 00:13:24,834 --> 00:13:27,542 You know, she collected these for years. 316 00:13:27,625 --> 00:13:29,583 I wonder if she still has the one that we gave her 317 00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:32,583 for your first Christmas? 318 00:13:32,667 --> 00:13:34,542 -Is this one it? -Mm-hmm. 319 00:13:34,625 --> 00:13:36,125 -It's really pretty. 320 00:13:36,208 --> 00:13:37,041 -Mm-hmm. 321 00:13:37,208 --> 00:13:39,375 -Can we hang them up on the tree? 322 00:13:40,417 --> 00:13:42,583 -Actually, I was thinking that maybe we don't do 323 00:13:42,667 --> 00:13:43,625 a tree this year. 324 00:13:43,709 --> 00:13:44,959 -Why not? 325 00:13:45,166 --> 00:13:46,542 -Because you're going to be with your dad in Hawaii 326 00:13:46,625 --> 00:13:47,458 on Christmas Eve 327 00:13:47,750 --> 00:13:50,500 and I'm gonna be here by myself, so... 328 00:13:50,583 --> 00:13:51,625 -So? 329 00:13:51,709 --> 00:13:53,041 -So I was kind of looking forward 330 00:13:53,125 --> 00:13:55,834 to not having to put up a tree because... 331 00:13:55,917 --> 00:13:57,458 it is a lot of work-- 332 00:13:57,542 --> 00:13:59,875 you gotta put it up and then take it down, 333 00:13:59,959 --> 00:14:02,458 and clean up all those pine needles... 334 00:14:03,709 --> 00:14:05,792 -And what are you going to do for Christmas instead? 335 00:14:05,875 --> 00:14:07,000 -I don't know. 336 00:14:08,083 --> 00:14:09,667 Maybe I'll go on a trip. 337 00:14:09,750 --> 00:14:13,875 I have never been to Paris. I've always wanted to go. 338 00:14:13,959 --> 00:14:15,083 This could be my chance. 339 00:14:15,166 --> 00:14:17,500 -Mom, you're not going to Paris! 340 00:14:18,709 --> 00:14:20,417 -...Without me. 341 00:14:20,500 --> 00:14:22,500 -[Sydney laughs] Deal. 342 00:14:23,917 --> 00:14:25,375 -Look. 343 00:14:25,458 --> 00:14:28,375 Your dad and I both love you very much, 344 00:14:28,458 --> 00:14:29,542 and we both agreed 345 00:14:29,750 --> 00:14:31,083 that you would spend half the holiday with me, 346 00:14:31,166 --> 00:14:32,208 and then half with him. 347 00:14:32,291 --> 00:14:33,959 So you're going to get to go Hawaii, 348 00:14:34,041 --> 00:14:35,583 and you're going to have so much fun, 349 00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:37,000 and then you're gonna come back 350 00:14:37,083 --> 00:14:38,625 and you're gonna tell me all about it, okay? 351 00:14:38,709 --> 00:14:40,542 -Okay. 352 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:43,375 I love you, Mom. 353 00:14:43,458 --> 00:14:44,709 -I love you, too. 354 00:14:46,333 --> 00:14:48,834 What do you say we go get the bags out of the car 355 00:14:48,917 --> 00:14:50,500 and then we come back in 356 00:14:50,583 --> 00:14:52,166 and we get ready to go 357 00:14:52,250 --> 00:14:53,834 to the Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, huh? 358 00:14:53,917 --> 00:14:55,041 -Deal. 359 00:14:55,125 --> 00:14:57,208 -Okay. Come on. 360 00:15:00,291 --> 00:15:02,709 [school bell ringing] 361 00:15:05,333 --> 00:15:07,458 -I never thought 3:00 would get here. 362 00:15:07,542 --> 00:15:09,709 Why does the day before Christmas break 363 00:15:09,792 --> 00:15:11,500 always seem to last forever? 364 00:15:11,583 --> 00:15:12,458 -I know! 365 00:15:12,834 --> 00:15:14,750 Do you have any plans for the holidays, Kenny? 366 00:15:14,834 --> 00:15:16,375 -What, me? Yeah, you know. 367 00:15:16,458 --> 00:15:18,041 A little of this, a little of that. 368 00:15:18,125 --> 00:15:19,834 -Very mysterious. 369 00:15:19,917 --> 00:15:21,500 -Mm. How 'bout you? 370 00:15:21,583 --> 00:15:24,542 -I am looking forward to two weeks of peace and quiet, 371 00:15:24,625 --> 00:15:27,291 and finally getting started on my new novel. 372 00:15:27,375 --> 00:15:28,709 -I thought you were working on that last summer? 373 00:15:28,792 --> 00:15:30,250 -Oh... kinda. 374 00:15:30,333 --> 00:15:31,583 -You mean you still haven't started? 375 00:15:31,667 --> 00:15:33,625 -Oh, I know, I know. 376 00:15:33,709 --> 00:15:34,625 I get writer's block, 377 00:15:36,458 --> 00:15:37,875 -Well, good luck. 378 00:15:37,959 --> 00:15:39,875 -Yeah. Merry Christmas. 379 00:15:39,959 --> 00:15:41,750 -Merry Christmas. 380 00:15:42,750 --> 00:15:44,417 -Thank you. -Thanks again. 381 00:15:47,166 --> 00:15:48,417 -Hey. -Merry Christmas. 382 00:15:48,500 --> 00:15:50,083 -Merry Christmas. 383 00:15:51,917 --> 00:15:52,834 -Hey, Bea. 384 00:15:52,917 --> 00:15:53,917 -Oh, hey, Mac. 385 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,041 -I finished the holiday reading list 386 00:15:55,125 --> 00:15:56,250 for the kids in my class. 387 00:15:56,333 --> 00:15:57,291 -Great! 388 00:15:57,667 --> 00:15:58,583 -Some of 'em might be coming in over Christmas. 389 00:15:59,208 --> 00:16:00,291 It'd be great if you could point 'em to the right books. 390 00:16:00,375 --> 00:16:01,333 -Of course. Happy to help. 391 00:16:01,417 --> 00:16:04,250 Oh! Sydney has a daughter 392 00:16:04,333 --> 00:16:06,458 the same age as the children in your class. 393 00:16:06,542 --> 00:16:07,917 -Who? -Sydney? 394 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,208 The lovely young woman you met earlier... 395 00:16:11,291 --> 00:16:13,959 the one who thought you were shoplifting. 396 00:16:14,041 --> 00:16:16,208 -Oh! Right. How could I forget? 397 00:16:16,291 --> 00:16:18,792 -She's spending Christmas here in town. 398 00:16:18,875 --> 00:16:19,917 -And...? 399 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,333 -She's single. 400 00:16:22,375 --> 00:16:24,917 [chuckles] -Yeah. Bea... 401 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,000 I told you, I'm not... 402 00:16:27,083 --> 00:16:29,291 I'm not looking to get involved with anybody. 403 00:16:29,375 --> 00:16:30,333 -Yet. 404 00:16:30,417 --> 00:16:31,458 -"Yet"? 405 00:16:33,375 --> 00:16:36,709 You never know. She might be the one. 406 00:16:36,792 --> 00:16:39,000 -Yeah, she might be. Bea, I love you. I got to go. 407 00:16:39,083 --> 00:16:40,875 -Yeah. A-Are you going 408 00:16:40,959 --> 00:16:42,625 to the tree-lighting ceremony tonight? 409 00:16:42,709 --> 00:16:43,792 -I hadn't planned on it. 410 00:16:43,875 --> 00:16:44,917 -Oh. 411 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,083 Oh. Okay, well, n-never mind. 412 00:16:47,166 --> 00:16:48,417 I'm sure I'll be fine. 413 00:16:48,500 --> 00:16:50,792 -What do you mean, you're sure you'll be fine? 414 00:16:50,875 --> 00:16:53,000 -I want to go, of course, 415 00:16:53,083 --> 00:16:54,792 but it will be... 416 00:16:54,875 --> 00:16:56,083 dark and... 417 00:16:56,166 --> 00:16:57,333 cold and... 418 00:16:57,417 --> 00:16:59,250 I-- I'll be all alone, 419 00:16:59,333 --> 00:17:01,375 and with the sidewalks being icy, 420 00:17:01,458 --> 00:17:03,667 a-and, a-at my age, you just never know 421 00:17:03,750 --> 00:17:06,125 what could happen. 422 00:17:06,208 --> 00:17:08,792 No. I-I will just miss this year. 423 00:17:09,875 --> 00:17:10,792 Unless... 424 00:17:10,875 --> 00:17:12,125 -Unless? 425 00:17:12,208 --> 00:17:13,792 -...I could find 426 00:17:13,875 --> 00:17:15,750 somebody to go with me? 427 00:17:15,834 --> 00:17:16,834 -Mm. 428 00:17:16,917 --> 00:17:18,750 [Mac inhales deeply, sighs] 429 00:17:20,208 --> 00:17:21,792 -What time am I picking you up? 430 00:17:21,875 --> 00:17:22,834 [Bea chuckles] 431 00:17:23,959 --> 00:17:24,917 -6:00? 432 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,000 -Okay. I'll see you at 6:00. 433 00:17:27,083 --> 00:17:28,417 -Thank you. 434 00:17:29,375 --> 00:17:31,125 ♪ -Dashing through the snow 435 00:17:31,208 --> 00:17:34,125 ♪ In a one-horse open sleigh 436 00:17:34,208 --> 00:17:36,333 ♪ Over the fields we go 437 00:17:36,417 --> 00:17:39,959 ♪ Laughin' all the way 438 00:17:40,041 --> 00:17:42,000 ♪ Bells on bobtails ring 439 00:17:42,083 --> 00:17:44,959 ♪ Making spirits bright 440 00:17:45,041 --> 00:17:47,208 ♪ What fun it is To ride and sing... ♪ 441 00:17:47,291 --> 00:17:48,959 -Come on, Mom, we can see better from over here! 442 00:17:49,041 --> 00:17:50,083 -Okay. 443 00:17:50,166 --> 00:17:52,250 -♪ Oh, jingle bells Jingle bells ♪ 444 00:17:52,333 --> 00:17:53,208 ♪ Jingle all the... 445 00:17:53,291 --> 00:17:54,291 [RayAnne]: -Whoa. 446 00:17:54,375 --> 00:17:56,667 -It's pretty big, huh? -Mm-hmm. 447 00:17:56,750 --> 00:17:58,125 -Sydney. 448 00:17:58,208 --> 00:17:59,583 Hey, kiddo. 449 00:17:59,667 --> 00:18:00,500 -Hi, Bea. 450 00:18:00,583 --> 00:18:02,291 -So glad you could make it. 451 00:18:02,375 --> 00:18:04,250 Are you looking forward to the tree-lighting? 452 00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:05,834 -I'm really excited. 453 00:18:05,917 --> 00:18:07,125 -Good! 454 00:18:07,208 --> 00:18:08,417 Oh. 455 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:11,417 You remember Mac. you met earlier, at the store? 456 00:18:12,333 --> 00:18:13,875 -Yeah, hey. 457 00:18:13,959 --> 00:18:15,333 -Hi. 458 00:18:15,417 --> 00:18:16,750 -Are you the book thief my mom was talking about? 459 00:18:17,875 --> 00:18:19,041 -Not guilty. 460 00:18:19,125 --> 00:18:21,417 I'm Mac. What's your name? 461 00:18:21,500 --> 00:18:22,333 -RayAnne. 462 00:18:22,417 --> 00:18:23,542 -Well, nice to meet you, RayAnne. 463 00:18:23,625 --> 00:18:24,875 -Nice to meet you too, Mac. 464 00:18:24,959 --> 00:18:26,542 -Isn't this a coincidence? 465 00:18:26,625 --> 00:18:28,250 -Yeah. 466 00:18:29,583 --> 00:18:31,875 [♪♪♪] 467 00:18:33,709 --> 00:18:35,834 -Hello, everybody, and Merry Christmas. 468 00:18:35,917 --> 00:18:37,792 [townsfolk]: -Merry Christmas! 469 00:18:37,875 --> 00:18:40,333 -Welcome to the 66th Annual 470 00:18:40,417 --> 00:18:42,875 Hopewell Christmas Tree-Lighting Extravaganza! 471 00:18:42,959 --> 00:18:45,709 [applauding and cheering] 472 00:18:47,583 --> 00:18:49,875 -Now, as many of you may have heard, 473 00:18:49,959 --> 00:18:52,667 this will be my final Christmas as your mayor. 474 00:18:52,750 --> 00:18:54,125 -Aw! -Boo. 475 00:18:54,208 --> 00:18:55,875 -Now, I have loved 476 00:18:55,959 --> 00:18:57,125 every minute of it, 477 00:18:57,208 --> 00:18:59,041 but it's time for me to step aside 478 00:18:59,125 --> 00:19:01,041 and welcome some fresh faces. 479 00:19:01,125 --> 00:19:03,291 So, I'm hoping everybody will join me 480 00:19:03,375 --> 00:19:05,959 in making this Christmas one to remember. 481 00:19:06,041 --> 00:19:08,083 And now, without further ado, 482 00:19:08,166 --> 00:19:10,417 I would like to invite 483 00:19:10,500 --> 00:19:12,291 one of my favorite local merchants 484 00:19:12,375 --> 00:19:14,750 to come on up here and help me light up our tree. 485 00:19:14,834 --> 00:19:16,333 -Bea Beaumont... 486 00:19:16,417 --> 00:19:18,625 are you out there? 487 00:19:18,709 --> 00:19:19,667 [applause rising] 488 00:19:19,750 --> 00:19:20,792 -Go, Bea! 489 00:19:21,166 --> 00:19:22,125 [Mayor]: -Bea, come on up here and give me a hand, 490 00:19:22,208 --> 00:19:23,709 would you? 491 00:19:23,792 --> 00:19:25,375 [applause continues] 492 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:28,834 -So how do you know Bea? 493 00:19:28,917 --> 00:19:31,458 -Oh, uh, I-I used to go to her bookstore 494 00:19:31,542 --> 00:19:32,583 when I was a little girl. 495 00:19:32,667 --> 00:19:34,458 -You used to live in Hopewell? 496 00:19:34,542 --> 00:19:35,250 -No. 497 00:19:35,333 --> 00:19:36,792 My grandparents did. 498 00:19:36,875 --> 00:19:38,542 I used to come down for Christmas, 499 00:19:38,625 --> 00:19:41,041 kind of a family tradition. 500 00:19:41,125 --> 00:19:42,166 -Is that what you're doing here now? 501 00:19:42,250 --> 00:19:43,792 -We're selling my great-grandma's house. 502 00:19:43,875 --> 00:19:46,709 And then I'm gonna go to Hawaii with my dad. 503 00:19:46,792 --> 00:19:47,500 -Gonna go to Hawaii? 504 00:19:48,333 --> 00:19:49,250 -You gonna learn how to surf? 505 00:19:49,333 --> 00:19:50,625 -Probably. 506 00:19:50,709 --> 00:19:51,917 -Very cool. 507 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,333 -Mom, I'm getting a bit cold. 508 00:19:53,417 --> 00:19:55,375 -Oh, okay, honey. 509 00:19:55,458 --> 00:19:56,834 [Mayor]: -Okay, here we go! 510 00:19:56,917 --> 00:19:58,875 Let's all count down. 511 00:19:58,959 --> 00:19:59,959 Five... 512 00:20:00,041 --> 00:20:02,166 [crowd joins in]: -...Four, three, 513 00:20:02,250 --> 00:20:04,792 two, one... 514 00:20:04,875 --> 00:20:06,834 [cheering erupts] 515 00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:10,959 -Oh! -Sorry! 516 00:20:12,375 --> 00:20:13,709 -You okay? 517 00:20:17,166 --> 00:20:19,083 [♪♪♪] 518 00:20:19,166 --> 00:20:20,583 -Yeah. So, um... 519 00:20:20,667 --> 00:20:22,291 it was really nice talking to you. 520 00:20:22,375 --> 00:20:23,458 Come on, honey, we got to go home now. 521 00:20:23,542 --> 00:20:25,625 -What? -It's getting late. 522 00:20:25,709 --> 00:20:27,542 [♪♪♪] 523 00:20:34,417 --> 00:20:36,083 [RayAnne]: -They just turned the lights on, Mom. 524 00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:37,417 Why do we have to leave so soon? 525 00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:38,959 -Well, because, you know, 526 00:20:39,041 --> 00:20:40,291 we haven't unpacked everything, 527 00:20:40,375 --> 00:20:41,709 and it's our first night in the house, 528 00:20:41,792 --> 00:20:43,417 and I thought we should get back to the place. 529 00:20:45,458 --> 00:20:47,542 [ignition sputtering] 530 00:20:47,625 --> 00:20:49,083 -Oh... 531 00:20:49,166 --> 00:20:50,083 [sputtering continues] 532 00:20:50,166 --> 00:20:51,041 And the car's not starting. 533 00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:52,083 -Hmm. 534 00:20:52,166 --> 00:20:53,458 [knocks] 535 00:20:54,333 --> 00:20:56,083 -Oh... 536 00:20:57,291 --> 00:20:58,709 -You dropped this. 537 00:20:58,792 --> 00:21:01,208 -Oh! Thank you. Appreciate it. 538 00:21:01,291 --> 00:21:03,041 -Our car won't start, Mac. 539 00:21:03,125 --> 00:21:04,333 -Oh? 540 00:21:04,417 --> 00:21:06,709 -Uh, it's probably just cold... 541 00:21:06,792 --> 00:21:08,166 We're fine. 542 00:21:08,250 --> 00:21:09,959 -Well, pop the hood. I'll take a look. 543 00:21:10,041 --> 00:21:11,875 -Oh, no, you don't need to. Thanks, though. 544 00:21:11,959 --> 00:21:13,667 -Please, Mom? 545 00:21:15,083 --> 00:21:16,000 -Really, it's nothing. 546 00:21:16,083 --> 00:21:16,875 -Uh... 547 00:21:16,959 --> 00:21:18,417 [hood pops open] 548 00:21:30,083 --> 00:21:31,542 -Well... 549 00:21:31,625 --> 00:21:33,291 looks like it's your... 550 00:21:33,375 --> 00:21:34,458 fuel pump. 551 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:37,333 The garage can fix it, 552 00:21:37,417 --> 00:21:38,959 but they won't be open till the morning. 553 00:21:41,291 --> 00:21:43,542 -Okay, well, thank you. 554 00:21:43,625 --> 00:21:46,083 I think I'll just call an Uber. Thanks. 555 00:21:46,166 --> 00:21:47,041 -[amused]: In Hopewell? 556 00:21:47,125 --> 00:21:48,083 Good luck with that. 557 00:21:48,458 --> 00:21:50,750 Let me get my truck. I'll give you a ride home. 558 00:21:50,834 --> 00:21:53,375 -No, you really don't need to. You've already done enough. 559 00:21:53,458 --> 00:21:55,208 I don't want you to drive out of your way. 560 00:21:55,291 --> 00:21:56,166 We're up on Pine, 561 00:21:56,250 --> 00:21:57,375 by the park. 562 00:21:57,542 --> 00:21:59,417 -Is that the red house with the yellow trim? 563 00:21:59,500 --> 00:22:00,750 -You know it? 564 00:22:00,834 --> 00:22:02,333 -Well, yeah, my sister lives next door. 565 00:22:02,417 --> 00:22:04,208 -You're Diane's brother? 566 00:22:04,291 --> 00:22:05,417 -[laughs] Yeah. 567 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:07,166 Small world, huh? 568 00:22:07,250 --> 00:22:08,625 -Small world. 569 00:22:08,709 --> 00:22:10,166 -Mom, it's getting cold in here. 570 00:22:11,291 --> 00:22:12,458 [Mac]: -Well? 571 00:22:12,542 --> 00:22:14,083 How about that ride? 572 00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:16,458 -Thank you. 573 00:22:16,542 --> 00:22:18,875 Okay, hon'. 574 00:22:20,291 --> 00:22:22,625 [♪♪♪] 575 00:22:22,709 --> 00:22:24,959 [Sydney]: -Thanks for the ride. 576 00:22:25,041 --> 00:22:25,917 -Yeah. Any time. 577 00:22:26,208 --> 00:22:27,375 -[RayAnne]: It's freezing in our house! 578 00:22:27,458 --> 00:22:29,417 Can you fix the heater, Mac? 579 00:22:29,500 --> 00:22:31,542 [Mac]: -Yeah, sure. I'll take a look. 580 00:22:32,875 --> 00:22:35,250 Huh. 581 00:22:35,333 --> 00:22:36,750 Thermostat's busted. 582 00:22:36,834 --> 00:22:38,792 -Yeah, we've been having trouble with the furnace. 583 00:22:38,875 --> 00:22:41,583 It doesn't seem to be keeping the place very warm. 584 00:22:41,667 --> 00:22:43,125 -Well, I can take a look. 585 00:22:43,208 --> 00:22:46,917 -Oh. Uh... sure. If you don't mind. 586 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:48,625 -Not at all. Didn't drive you all the way out here 587 00:22:48,709 --> 00:22:49,625 just to have you freeze. 588 00:22:49,709 --> 00:22:51,625 -[laughs] Thanks. Yeah. 589 00:22:51,709 --> 00:22:54,000 The furnace is just through the door, down there. 590 00:22:54,083 --> 00:22:55,750 I'm gonna run upstairs and check on Ray. 591 00:22:55,834 --> 00:22:57,917 -Okay, thanks. -Yeah. Sure. 592 00:23:00,083 --> 00:23:02,959 -Ray! It's time for bed. 593 00:23:08,834 --> 00:23:11,291 -Uh-uh-uh. Straight to bed, honey. 594 00:23:11,375 --> 00:23:12,458 -Can I just read? 595 00:23:12,542 --> 00:23:13,917 -It is getting late. 596 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,333 -Ten minutes? 597 00:23:15,417 --> 00:23:17,000 -Five minutes. 598 00:23:17,083 --> 00:23:18,542 -Okay. 599 00:23:18,625 --> 00:23:20,542 Can you say goodnight to Mac for me? 600 00:23:21,583 --> 00:23:23,125 -Of course. 601 00:23:23,208 --> 00:23:24,166 -Thanks. 602 00:23:24,250 --> 00:23:25,417 I love you, Mom. 603 00:23:25,500 --> 00:23:27,834 -I love you. Goodnight. 604 00:23:27,917 --> 00:23:29,542 -Thanks. 605 00:23:29,625 --> 00:23:31,792 Wait! Maybe kiss me two more times, 606 00:23:31,875 --> 00:23:33,542 because three times is a charm. 607 00:23:33,625 --> 00:23:35,458 [Sydney laughs] 608 00:23:35,542 --> 00:23:37,208 Mwah! Mwa-a-ah. 609 00:23:37,291 --> 00:23:38,375 -There! 610 00:23:38,458 --> 00:23:39,458 -All right. 611 00:23:39,542 --> 00:23:41,625 Bed. 612 00:23:43,458 --> 00:23:46,000 [♪♪♪] 613 00:23:51,875 --> 00:23:54,375 -Thank you again for fixing the furnace. 614 00:23:54,458 --> 00:23:55,792 -Yeah, no problem. 615 00:23:55,875 --> 00:23:57,041 It is an old system, though, 616 00:23:57,208 --> 00:23:59,375 so when you get a chance, you should replace it. 617 00:23:59,458 --> 00:24:00,750 -Oh. Uh-huh. 618 00:24:00,834 --> 00:24:02,375 Yeah. 619 00:24:02,458 --> 00:24:04,875 -Mm. That's really good. 620 00:24:05,917 --> 00:24:07,208 -So, listen, I-- -I wanted-- 621 00:24:07,291 --> 00:24:08,500 [both chuckling] 622 00:24:08,583 --> 00:24:10,583 -Please. You first. 623 00:24:10,667 --> 00:24:12,792 -I just wanted to apologize for running away from you 624 00:24:12,875 --> 00:24:15,000 at the tree ceremony... 625 00:24:15,083 --> 00:24:16,208 It was kind of rude. 626 00:24:16,291 --> 00:24:17,500 -Ah. Don't worry about it. 627 00:24:17,583 --> 00:24:19,875 -I just haven't been out much since my divorce, 628 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:23,709 much less been set up by anyone, so... 629 00:24:23,792 --> 00:24:26,542 I guess I forgot how to act in public. 630 00:24:26,625 --> 00:24:28,583 -Yeah, well, Bea's a really sweet lady, 631 00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:29,583 but she doesn't seem to like the idea 632 00:24:29,667 --> 00:24:30,750 of anybody being single. 633 00:24:30,834 --> 00:24:33,750 -Yeah! What is with that? 634 00:24:33,834 --> 00:24:35,667 I've only been divorced a year and, already, 635 00:24:35,750 --> 00:24:37,750 everybody want me to get married again. 636 00:24:37,834 --> 00:24:39,333 -Well, I don't know about you, but I like being single. 637 00:24:39,417 --> 00:24:40,375 -So do I! 638 00:24:40,458 --> 00:24:41,458 You can do whatever you want. 639 00:24:41,542 --> 00:24:42,792 -Whenever you want. 640 00:24:42,875 --> 00:24:44,583 -And you don't have to have some big discussion 641 00:24:44,667 --> 00:24:46,208 about what movie to go see. 642 00:24:46,291 --> 00:24:48,917 -Exactly. Or what toppings you want to put on your pizza. 643 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,542 -And if you want to wake up in the middle of the night 644 00:24:50,625 --> 00:24:51,959 and dance around in the living room 645 00:24:52,041 --> 00:24:53,208 to your favorite song, you can. 646 00:24:53,291 --> 00:24:55,083 -Yes, you can. You can do that. 647 00:24:55,166 --> 00:24:57,250 -Yeah. Yeah. 648 00:24:57,333 --> 00:24:59,709 -It's good to be alone. 649 00:24:59,792 --> 00:25:02,041 -Yeah, it is... it is good to be... 650 00:25:04,542 --> 00:25:05,959 -Do you do that? 651 00:25:06,041 --> 00:25:07,333 -What? 652 00:25:07,667 --> 00:25:09,291 -Dance around in the middle of the night in your living room? 653 00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:11,959 -Sometimes. Yeah. 654 00:25:13,458 --> 00:25:15,291 -Why are you looking at me like that? 655 00:25:15,375 --> 00:25:16,250 -Nothing, nothing. So do I. 656 00:25:17,875 --> 00:25:18,792 I don't, but I could. 657 00:25:18,875 --> 00:25:20,834 -Yeah, I'd like to see that. 658 00:25:22,917 --> 00:25:23,667 -Cheers. 659 00:25:23,750 --> 00:25:25,625 -Cheers. -[clack] 660 00:25:29,667 --> 00:25:32,208 [♪♪♪] 661 00:25:44,625 --> 00:25:46,750 -Thinking of decorating a tree for Christmas? 662 00:25:46,834 --> 00:25:48,500 -Oh. Well... um... 663 00:25:48,583 --> 00:25:49,625 -Better hurry. 664 00:25:49,709 --> 00:25:51,542 Christmas is only two weeks away. 665 00:25:51,625 --> 00:25:53,875 -Why don't you keep that one? 666 00:25:53,959 --> 00:25:54,542 -Really? 667 00:25:54,625 --> 00:25:55,792 -Yeah. 668 00:25:55,875 --> 00:25:57,834 It's the season of giving-- and receiving. 669 00:25:57,917 --> 00:25:59,709 Think of it as a little "thank you" gift. 670 00:25:59,792 --> 00:26:01,667 -Thank you. 671 00:26:01,750 --> 00:26:04,417 -Thank you... for everything. 672 00:26:06,208 --> 00:26:07,375 -Have a good night. 673 00:26:07,458 --> 00:26:08,875 -Good night. 674 00:26:10,417 --> 00:26:13,000 -Oh, I've got the door. 675 00:26:15,083 --> 00:26:17,709 [♪♪♪] 676 00:26:21,709 --> 00:26:23,041 -That's silly. 677 00:26:29,291 --> 00:26:31,750 [♪♪♪] 678 00:26:49,333 --> 00:26:51,875 -"Single is great. 679 00:26:51,959 --> 00:26:54,125 "You can put whatever you want on your pizza... 680 00:26:54,208 --> 00:26:56,375 "You can dance around in the middle... 681 00:26:56,458 --> 00:26:57,709 "of the night, 682 00:26:57,792 --> 00:27:00,709 like a crazy person..." 683 00:27:01,750 --> 00:27:03,750 "...Says Mac." Pretty slick. 684 00:27:05,750 --> 00:27:08,417 [scoffs lightly] 685 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:11,083 [sighs] 686 00:27:14,417 --> 00:27:16,083 [exhales] 687 00:27:18,625 --> 00:27:21,041 [♪♪♪] 688 00:27:33,834 --> 00:27:35,834 -Let's try... 689 00:27:39,834 --> 00:27:41,959 -Much better. 690 00:27:47,291 --> 00:27:50,166 [♪♪♪] 691 00:27:57,542 --> 00:27:59,208 -Come on, Bea. 692 00:27:59,291 --> 00:28:02,125 At least think it over. It's a Hopewell tradition. 693 00:28:02,208 --> 00:28:04,542 -Oh, good morning, Sydney. Morning, RayAnne. 694 00:28:04,625 --> 00:28:05,875 -Hi, Bea! 695 00:28:06,166 --> 00:28:07,542 I love The Christmas Road and I'm almost finished it! 696 00:28:07,625 --> 00:28:09,000 -You are? 697 00:28:09,083 --> 00:28:10,500 -Yeah! And I love it so much, 698 00:28:10,583 --> 00:28:12,750 I'm gonna go look for another book! 699 00:28:12,834 --> 00:28:16,125 -Okay. [chuckles] Oh! Which reminds me, Sydney-- 700 00:28:16,208 --> 00:28:19,625 I found something I think you might like, too. 701 00:28:19,709 --> 00:28:22,625 [Mayor]: -Bea always knows how to pick out the right book. 702 00:28:22,709 --> 00:28:23,750 -I am becoming a believer. 703 00:28:23,834 --> 00:28:24,834 -Oh, Curtis, this is 704 00:28:25,041 --> 00:28:26,875 Elizabeth Darton's granddaughter, Sydney. 705 00:28:26,959 --> 00:28:29,083 And our mayor, Curtis Gray. 706 00:28:29,166 --> 00:28:30,375 -I heard that you'd come to town. 707 00:28:30,583 --> 00:28:31,375 -It's a pleasure to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 708 00:28:31,834 --> 00:28:35,542 -Maybe you can help me change this lady's mind. 709 00:28:35,625 --> 00:28:37,000 [sighs] -I've told you, Curtis. 710 00:28:37,083 --> 00:28:39,458 I'm just not interested this year. 711 00:28:39,542 --> 00:28:40,500 -Interested in what? 712 00:28:40,583 --> 00:28:41,959 -In the Christmas Carousel. 713 00:28:42,041 --> 00:28:43,792 -What is "Christmas Carousel"? 714 00:28:43,875 --> 00:28:44,875 -For the last 10 years, 715 00:28:44,959 --> 00:28:46,166 on December 23rd, 716 00:28:46,250 --> 00:28:48,792 the Main Street merchants have stayed open 717 00:28:48,875 --> 00:28:51,625 and served hot cocoa and cookies. 718 00:28:51,709 --> 00:28:52,709 -Yeah, people stop by 719 00:28:52,792 --> 00:28:54,083 and admire the Christmas tree displays 720 00:28:54,166 --> 00:28:56,250 and get some last-minute shopping done. 721 00:28:56,333 --> 00:28:57,125 At the end, 722 00:28:57,208 --> 00:28:58,208 we judge the windows displays 723 00:28:58,375 --> 00:28:59,583 and we hand out a prize to the winner. 724 00:28:59,667 --> 00:29:01,709 -Hmm. Well, that sounds lovely. 725 00:29:01,792 --> 00:29:04,291 -It is. But it is also a lot of work. 726 00:29:04,375 --> 00:29:08,083 Putting up the new display, arranging snacks... 727 00:29:08,166 --> 00:29:11,667 I am just getting too old to do all of that alone. 728 00:29:11,792 --> 00:29:12,709 -Too old? 729 00:29:12,792 --> 00:29:13,709 You? 730 00:29:13,792 --> 00:29:14,792 -Mm. 731 00:29:14,875 --> 00:29:16,875 -That is just ridiculous, Bea. 732 00:29:16,959 --> 00:29:18,709 As far as I'm concerned, 733 00:29:18,792 --> 00:29:20,875 you are still the same sweet, young girl 734 00:29:20,959 --> 00:29:22,917 that I took to the high-school prom. 735 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,041 -Are you flirting with me, Mr. Mayor? 736 00:29:27,125 --> 00:29:29,583 -Every chance that I get. 737 00:29:34,458 --> 00:29:35,583 Well, duty calls. 738 00:29:35,667 --> 00:29:36,583 -Mm-hmm. 739 00:29:36,667 --> 00:29:37,709 -It was nice to meet you, Sydney. 740 00:29:37,792 --> 00:29:39,375 -Nice to meet you, too. 741 00:29:39,458 --> 00:29:40,458 -Merry Christmas. 742 00:29:40,542 --> 00:29:41,542 [Sydney]: -Merry Christmas. 743 00:29:43,291 --> 00:29:44,667 -Hmm! 744 00:29:44,750 --> 00:29:46,417 [Bea laughs] 745 00:29:47,834 --> 00:29:49,875 -So, the truth is, 746 00:29:49,959 --> 00:29:52,166 I feel badly about letting everybody down 747 00:29:52,250 --> 00:29:53,625 about the Christmas Carousel, 748 00:29:53,709 --> 00:29:56,917 but running this store by myself, 749 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,458 it's already too much. 750 00:30:01,458 --> 00:30:03,166 -What if I help you with the store? 751 00:30:03,250 --> 00:30:04,834 -Oh, no, I couldn't ask you to do that. 752 00:30:04,917 --> 00:30:06,125 -Why not? 753 00:30:06,208 --> 00:30:07,750 I don't have anything else going on right now. 754 00:30:07,834 --> 00:30:10,667 I could help you with... whatever you need. 755 00:30:10,750 --> 00:30:13,667 -Well... but I would have to pay you. 756 00:30:13,750 --> 00:30:15,458 -Oh, well, that's not necessary. 757 00:30:15,542 --> 00:30:16,875 -Yes, it is. 758 00:30:16,959 --> 00:30:18,125 What's fair is fair, 759 00:30:18,417 --> 00:30:20,959 and those car repair of yours are not gonna be cheap. 760 00:30:22,667 --> 00:30:23,834 -Mac told me all about it. 761 00:30:23,917 --> 00:30:25,500 So? 762 00:30:25,583 --> 00:30:27,583 -Well, if you insist. 763 00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:30,750 -Deal! -Deal. 764 00:30:30,834 --> 00:30:31,917 [Bea laughs] 765 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:33,625 -Good! The first thing we'll need 766 00:30:33,709 --> 00:30:34,917 is a Christmas tree. 767 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,000 -I know just the place. 768 00:30:36,083 --> 00:30:36,917 [Bea gasps theatrically] 769 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,709 [♪♪♪] 770 00:30:48,875 --> 00:30:50,667 [chainsaw roars] 771 00:30:50,750 --> 00:30:51,792 [Mac]: -Look out! 772 00:30:51,875 --> 00:30:52,917 -Oh! 773 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,083 [Mac]: -Oh, I'm so sorry! 774 00:30:54,166 --> 00:30:56,500 Don't try to get up too fast, okay? 775 00:30:57,917 --> 00:30:59,083 -You all right? 776 00:30:59,166 --> 00:31:01,041 -Uh, yeah, I'm fine, I think. 777 00:31:01,125 --> 00:31:04,041 -You look all right. Just a little... 778 00:31:04,125 --> 00:31:06,166 Mucky. [Mac chuckles] 779 00:31:06,250 --> 00:31:07,291 -Thanks. 780 00:31:07,375 --> 00:31:08,333 Whew. 781 00:31:09,542 --> 00:31:11,125 -Oh, thanks. -Yeah. 782 00:31:11,208 --> 00:31:12,250 [Sydney, grunts]: -Oh... 783 00:31:12,333 --> 00:31:13,291 Thank you. 784 00:31:13,375 --> 00:31:15,041 -Yeah. 785 00:31:15,125 --> 00:31:16,834 -Uh, what-- what are you doing here? 786 00:31:16,959 --> 00:31:18,208 I thought you were a teacher? 787 00:31:18,291 --> 00:31:19,208 -I am. 788 00:31:19,291 --> 00:31:21,000 Diane and Todd own the tree farm. 789 00:31:21,083 --> 00:31:22,667 I help 'em out during the busy season. 790 00:31:22,750 --> 00:31:23,667 -Oh! 791 00:31:23,750 --> 00:31:24,834 -What are you doing here? 792 00:31:24,917 --> 00:31:27,792 -Um, I am buying a tree for The Book Bea. 793 00:31:27,875 --> 00:31:29,458 I'm kind of working there now. 794 00:31:29,542 --> 00:31:30,583 -Yeah? 795 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,750 So maybe Hopewell thing isn't so temporary after all? 796 00:31:32,834 --> 00:31:34,291 -Oh, no, it's just a part-time thing, 797 00:31:34,375 --> 00:31:35,917 a little fun for the holidays, 798 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,500 before I head back to the city after Christmas. 799 00:31:38,583 --> 00:31:39,458 -Right. Hopewell's 800 00:31:39,834 --> 00:31:40,834 probably a little slow for somebody like you. 801 00:31:40,917 --> 00:31:42,583 -What? Someone like me? 802 00:31:42,667 --> 00:31:44,166 -Yeah, a glamorous city gal. 803 00:31:44,250 --> 00:31:45,959 You got to get back to the fast lane, huh? 804 00:31:46,041 --> 00:31:47,667 -Oh, yeah, that's me. Living the high life... 805 00:31:47,750 --> 00:31:49,208 Bars. Restaurants. 806 00:31:49,291 --> 00:31:50,875 -Nightclubs? -Yeah, totally. 807 00:31:50,959 --> 00:31:51,917 [Mac chuckling] 808 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,500 -So you two know each other? 809 00:31:53,583 --> 00:31:55,000 -Oh, hey! -Hi. 810 00:31:55,083 --> 00:31:57,375 -Uh, yeah, he fixed my furnace. 811 00:31:57,458 --> 00:32:00,500 -Hmm! I had no idea you knew how to do something like that. 812 00:32:00,583 --> 00:32:01,750 -Well, just because you're my sister, 813 00:32:01,834 --> 00:32:03,041 doesn't mean you know everything. 814 00:32:03,125 --> 00:32:05,000 So, can I help you find a tree? 815 00:32:05,083 --> 00:32:07,917 -Uh, I think a tree found me. 816 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,500 [Mac laughs] 817 00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:12,667 -[Sydney]: All right. 818 00:32:12,750 --> 00:32:15,709 Just... Just up here. 819 00:32:15,792 --> 00:32:17,083 [Mac]: -Thanks. 820 00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:18,709 -Well, thank you! 821 00:32:18,792 --> 00:32:20,750 -Yeah. -I appreciate it. 822 00:32:21,917 --> 00:32:23,000 -Okay. Whew! 823 00:32:23,083 --> 00:32:25,750 -All right. [grunts] 824 00:32:26,834 --> 00:32:29,125 -Okay, let's put-- just maybe up a little bit more? 825 00:32:29,208 --> 00:32:30,250 -Okay. -Perfect! 826 00:32:30,333 --> 00:32:31,125 -Yeah? 827 00:32:31,208 --> 00:32:33,041 -See? That wasn't that hard. 828 00:32:33,125 --> 00:32:34,208 -Well, that's easy for you to say. 829 00:32:34,291 --> 00:32:36,000 You didn't have to carry the tree. 830 00:32:36,083 --> 00:32:37,542 -Oh, well, I'm brains and beauty. 831 00:32:37,625 --> 00:32:38,667 Brawn is your department. 832 00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:40,041 -Well, happy to be of service. 833 00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:41,959 -No, seriously, thank you, I appreciate it. 834 00:32:42,041 --> 00:32:43,083 -You're very welcome. 835 00:32:43,166 --> 00:32:44,000 [cell rings] 836 00:32:44,083 --> 00:32:45,166 -Oh. 837 00:32:47,125 --> 00:32:48,417 Oh, Sydney, I'm sorry. 838 00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:49,458 I got to go. 839 00:32:49,542 --> 00:32:50,250 -What? What's up? 840 00:32:50,333 --> 00:32:52,250 -I'll tell you later. 841 00:32:52,333 --> 00:32:55,709 [mutters]: -Uh... okay. 842 00:32:55,792 --> 00:32:57,709 [♪♪♪] 843 00:32:57,792 --> 00:32:59,834 -Oh. hi. 844 00:32:59,917 --> 00:33:01,375 Thank you. 845 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:10,625 -Mr. Howell! I'm so glad you're here. 846 00:33:10,709 --> 00:33:11,500 -Is everything okay? 847 00:33:11,667 --> 00:33:13,333 -It's an emergency. This way. 848 00:33:16,208 --> 00:33:17,875 He was walking up the Candy Cane Stairs 849 00:33:17,959 --> 00:33:19,000 to get to the Christmas Throne 850 00:33:19,083 --> 00:33:20,375 when he slipped on a gingerbread man 851 00:33:20,458 --> 00:33:23,375 and fell off the back of Santa's Workshop. 852 00:33:24,583 --> 00:33:27,166 -This... This-- This is what you meant 853 00:33:27,250 --> 00:33:28,667 when you said you had "a little of this 854 00:33:28,750 --> 00:33:31,000 and a little of that" to do over the holidays? 855 00:33:31,083 --> 00:33:33,125 -Well, Santa's pretty busy this time of year, 856 00:33:33,208 --> 00:33:35,875 so some of us get together and try to help him out. 857 00:33:35,959 --> 00:33:36,917 You know... 858 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,166 talk to the kids, 859 00:33:38,375 --> 00:33:40,166 get their Christmas wishes, that kind of thing. 860 00:33:40,250 --> 00:33:42,291 -How bad is it? 861 00:33:42,375 --> 00:33:43,875 -Let's just say I won't be making many trips 862 00:33:43,959 --> 00:33:45,417 to the North Pole any time soon. 863 00:33:45,500 --> 00:33:46,709 [chuckles] 864 00:33:46,792 --> 00:33:48,500 -Mac... 865 00:33:48,583 --> 00:33:50,125 I need your help. 866 00:33:51,917 --> 00:33:52,792 -Okay... What do you need me to do? 867 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,083 -Well, in a little while, 868 00:33:57,166 --> 00:33:58,291 a hundred kids are going to show up out there, 869 00:33:58,375 --> 00:34:01,125 waiting to talk to Santa. 870 00:34:01,208 --> 00:34:04,041 And Santa can't have a broken leg, so... 871 00:34:04,125 --> 00:34:05,458 -Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 872 00:34:05,542 --> 00:34:07,083 Kenny, you can't be asking me to... 873 00:34:07,166 --> 00:34:08,542 -Mac, you're the only other guy I know 874 00:34:08,625 --> 00:34:10,125 who has nothing else going on at Christmas. 875 00:34:10,208 --> 00:34:11,166 You've got the time! 876 00:34:11,250 --> 00:34:12,417 And you're great with kids. 877 00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:13,542 -Yeah, but I don't know how to do that! 878 00:34:13,750 --> 00:34:15,166 What am I gonna do? I don't know what to do! 879 00:34:15,250 --> 00:34:17,041 -Mac. Don't do it for me. 880 00:34:17,125 --> 00:34:18,917 Do it... 881 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:20,458 for Christmas. 882 00:34:20,542 --> 00:34:22,875 [♪♪♪] 883 00:34:24,917 --> 00:34:26,500 [sighing] 884 00:34:33,125 --> 00:34:34,875 ♪ -Christmas bells Are jingling ♪ 885 00:34:34,959 --> 00:34:36,917 ♪ All through the town tonight 886 00:34:38,125 --> 00:34:40,291 ♪ The children All are singing ♪ 887 00:34:40,375 --> 00:34:43,125 ♪ Oh, so merrily and bright 888 00:34:43,208 --> 00:34:44,208 [door bell jingles] 889 00:34:44,291 --> 00:34:46,875 ♪ Christmas carols ringing out ♪ 890 00:34:46,959 --> 00:34:47,750 -Wow! 891 00:34:47,834 --> 00:34:49,834 -The tree looks beautiful. 892 00:34:49,917 --> 00:34:53,500 -Oh! Hello. Thank you. It has been a group effort. 893 00:34:53,583 --> 00:34:56,000 -Sarah, you remember RayAnne and her Ms. Ragsdale? 894 00:34:56,083 --> 00:34:58,208 -Hi, Sarah. Nice to see you. 895 00:34:58,291 --> 00:34:59,333 -Hello. 896 00:34:59,417 --> 00:35:00,667 -[whispers]: She's a little shy. 897 00:35:01,709 --> 00:35:03,417 -Do you want to go look at some books with me? 898 00:35:04,500 --> 00:35:05,625 -Okay! 899 00:35:05,709 --> 00:35:07,250 -Okay! Bye, honey. 900 00:35:07,333 --> 00:35:09,542 Well, she was a little shy. 901 00:35:09,625 --> 00:35:10,709 -[Sydney laughs] 902 00:35:10,792 --> 00:35:11,583 -That is the thing 903 00:35:11,875 --> 00:35:12,959 that I just love about The Book Bea. 904 00:35:13,500 --> 00:35:16,041 There's just something about it that brings everyone together. 905 00:35:16,125 --> 00:35:18,208 -I still have a few trees left at the lot. 906 00:35:18,291 --> 00:35:19,542 Should I save one for you and Ray? 907 00:35:19,625 --> 00:35:22,500 -Oh... I'm not doing a Christmas tree this year. 908 00:35:22,583 --> 00:35:24,875 -You sound just like my brother. 909 00:35:24,959 --> 00:35:26,625 -He's not doing one either? 910 00:35:28,291 --> 00:35:31,208 -Christmas is a difficult time of year for him. 911 00:35:31,291 --> 00:35:33,291 -Oh... Why is that? 912 00:35:33,375 --> 00:35:35,333 -It's not really my place to say. 913 00:35:35,417 --> 00:35:37,333 -Oh... Gotcha. 914 00:35:37,417 --> 00:35:38,750 -Can I ask you a big favor? 915 00:35:38,834 --> 00:35:39,709 -Sure. 916 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,500 -Would you watch Sarah while I go do-- 917 00:35:41,583 --> 00:35:43,083 -...Some Christmas shopping? -Of course. 918 00:35:43,166 --> 00:35:44,834 -Oh. You're a doll. Thank you. 919 00:35:44,917 --> 00:35:46,667 Bye, honey! 920 00:35:49,333 --> 00:35:52,834 -Those girls are getting on like a house on fire. 921 00:35:52,917 --> 00:35:55,792 [chuckles] -That reminds me... 922 00:35:55,875 --> 00:35:57,375 I have been thinking that we need to start 923 00:35:57,458 --> 00:35:58,750 a book club here at the store. 924 00:35:58,834 --> 00:36:00,083 -A book club? 925 00:36:00,166 --> 00:36:01,542 -Yes. For the kids during the holiday. 926 00:36:01,625 --> 00:36:03,417 We clear a bit of space in the back, 927 00:36:03,500 --> 00:36:05,208 and we put in comfy chairs and pillows, 928 00:36:05,291 --> 00:36:06,750 and serve hot chocolate. 929 00:36:06,834 --> 00:36:08,750 -Well, Mac gave me a list of books 930 00:36:08,875 --> 00:36:11,125 he wanted his students to read over the holidays. 931 00:36:11,208 --> 00:36:12,291 W-We could start there? 932 00:36:12,375 --> 00:36:14,083 -Yes. Perfect. 933 00:36:14,166 --> 00:36:15,291 And then I was thinking 934 00:36:15,542 --> 00:36:17,208 I'd talk to Marnie over at The Cookie Dough Bakery 935 00:36:17,291 --> 00:36:18,959 and see if she wanted to sell cookies here. 936 00:36:19,041 --> 00:36:22,208 And then we could put some books up in a display at her bakery, 937 00:36:22,291 --> 00:36:23,875 and start it all during the Carousel. 938 00:36:23,959 --> 00:36:25,291 -I have not made up my mind 939 00:36:25,375 --> 00:36:26,959 about the Christmas Carousel, Sydney, 940 00:36:27,041 --> 00:36:30,125 but I love the way you're trying to talk me into it. 941 00:36:30,208 --> 00:36:31,875 -I am not trying to talk you into anything. 942 00:36:31,959 --> 00:36:34,417 I just really want to do what is best for the store. 943 00:36:34,500 --> 00:36:36,125 -And I appreciate it. 944 00:36:36,208 --> 00:36:39,792 You have such a passion for he Book Bea. 945 00:36:39,875 --> 00:36:42,959 I'm just sorry you're not going to be here after Christmas. 946 00:36:54,709 --> 00:36:55,834 [♪♪♪] 947 00:36:55,917 --> 00:36:56,834 -Look, kids! 948 00:36:56,917 --> 00:36:58,667 Santa's here. 949 00:36:58,750 --> 00:37:01,500 [Mac, deep voice]: -Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas! 950 00:37:01,583 --> 00:37:04,375 -[cheering] -Yay! Santa! 951 00:37:05,792 --> 00:37:07,500 -Merry Christmas. 952 00:37:09,166 --> 00:37:10,667 Merry Christmas. 953 00:37:11,750 --> 00:37:13,834 Merry Christmas. 954 00:37:21,041 --> 00:37:23,333 [♪♪♪] 955 00:37:23,417 --> 00:37:25,291 -Thanks again, Sydney. I owe you. 956 00:37:25,375 --> 00:37:26,375 If you need anyone to look after Ray, 957 00:37:26,458 --> 00:37:27,458 just let me know. 958 00:37:27,542 --> 00:37:28,750 -Thank you. I appreciate that. 959 00:37:28,834 --> 00:37:29,875 -Bye, Sarah. 960 00:37:29,959 --> 00:37:30,917 -Bye, Ray. 961 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:32,417 -So cute! 962 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:33,417 -I know. Right? 963 00:37:33,500 --> 00:37:34,709 -Let's go, you. 964 00:37:34,792 --> 00:37:36,542 -Bye, ladies. 965 00:37:36,625 --> 00:37:38,959 -Mom, can I go to Santa's Village? 966 00:37:39,041 --> 00:37:41,125 -Of course you can. I'll be right behind you. 967 00:37:41,208 --> 00:37:43,000 But first, let's get a jacket on you. 968 00:37:43,083 --> 00:37:44,000 -Okay. 969 00:37:44,083 --> 00:37:46,125 [♪♪♪] 970 00:37:57,959 --> 00:37:59,041 -First-timer? 971 00:37:59,125 --> 00:38:00,458 -Yeah. I just moved here. 972 00:38:00,542 --> 00:38:02,375 -Well, welcome to Hopewell! 973 00:38:02,458 --> 00:38:03,417 -Thank you. 974 00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:04,583 -What's your name? 975 00:38:04,667 --> 00:38:05,375 -RayAnne. 976 00:38:05,458 --> 00:38:07,083 -Pretty name. 977 00:38:07,166 --> 00:38:08,583 I'm Twinkle-Toes. 978 00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:11,208 [whispers]: But my real name's Hannah. 979 00:38:11,291 --> 00:38:13,041 -My real name's RayAnne. 980 00:38:19,250 --> 00:38:20,667 -Good news, RayAnne! 981 00:38:20,834 --> 00:38:23,083 You just so happen to be on Santa's "nice" list this year. 982 00:38:23,166 --> 00:38:24,583 Just wait a little longer, 983 00:38:24,667 --> 00:38:26,041 and then it'll be your turn, okay? 984 00:38:26,125 --> 00:38:28,041 -Okay. 985 00:38:30,250 --> 00:38:32,667 [♪♪♪] 986 00:38:42,500 --> 00:38:44,875 -Up you go! 987 00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:48,291 -And who do we have here? 988 00:38:48,375 --> 00:38:49,458 -[Twinkle-Toes]: Santa, this is RayAnne. 989 00:38:49,542 --> 00:38:50,542 She's new to town. 990 00:38:50,625 --> 00:38:51,917 -Well, hi, RayAnne. 991 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,667 -I know you're not the real Santa. 992 00:38:53,750 --> 00:38:55,250 You're one of his helpers, right? 993 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:57,125 -Um... -It's okay, I get it. 994 00:38:57,208 --> 00:38:58,333 He's a busy man. 995 00:38:58,750 --> 00:39:01,834 But can you do me a favor and send him a message, please? 996 00:39:04,500 --> 00:39:07,166 [♪♪♪] 997 00:39:08,667 --> 00:39:11,583 -You, uh, you want me to ask him 998 00:39:11,667 --> 00:39:13,333 for something special for Christmas? 999 00:39:13,417 --> 00:39:15,542 -Actually, it's not really for me. 1000 00:39:15,625 --> 00:39:17,083 It's for my mom. 1001 00:39:17,166 --> 00:39:19,458 -For your mom? 1002 00:39:19,542 --> 00:39:21,583 I suppose that would be all right. 1003 00:39:21,667 --> 00:39:24,417 -She's been really sad ever since the divorce, 1004 00:39:24,500 --> 00:39:25,834 so all I want for Christmas this year 1005 00:39:25,917 --> 00:39:27,291 is for her to be happy again. 1006 00:39:27,375 --> 00:39:28,458 -I see. 1007 00:39:28,542 --> 00:39:30,250 -She's trying to pretend everything's okay, 1008 00:39:30,333 --> 00:39:32,125 but I can tell she's not happy. 1009 00:39:32,208 --> 00:39:33,625 -You can? -Uh-huh. 1010 00:39:33,709 --> 00:39:36,125 We're not even getting a Christmas tree this year. 1011 00:39:36,208 --> 00:39:37,000 -Ugh! Well, that's awful. 1012 00:39:37,083 --> 00:39:38,166 -I know! 1013 00:39:38,500 --> 00:39:41,166 So, if there's anything Santa can do to help, 1014 00:39:41,250 --> 00:39:43,542 that's really all I need. 1015 00:39:44,709 --> 00:39:48,166 -Well... I will make sure he gets your message. 1016 00:39:50,792 --> 00:39:52,291 -Merry Christmas, RayAnne. 1017 00:39:52,375 --> 00:39:53,333 -Thanks. Merry Christmas. 1018 00:39:53,417 --> 00:39:55,125 [RayAnne smooches Santa] 1019 00:39:56,333 --> 00:39:58,625 [♪♪♪] 1020 00:40:01,375 --> 00:40:03,625 -So? What'd you ask Santa for? 1021 00:40:03,709 --> 00:40:05,709 -I can't tell you. It's a secret. 1022 00:40:07,542 --> 00:40:09,875 [♪♪♪] 1023 00:40:13,834 --> 00:40:15,166 [RayAnne]: -...And I made a new friend. 1024 00:40:15,250 --> 00:40:16,500 Her name's Sarah. 1025 00:40:16,583 --> 00:40:17,959 She's a couple years older than me 1026 00:40:18,041 --> 00:40:20,375 and we like the same books and everything. 1027 00:40:20,458 --> 00:40:23,000 Oh, and we put up this big tree in front of the window and-- 1028 00:40:23,083 --> 00:40:24,417 [Dad, Jon]: -Ray, I want to hear all about it, 1029 00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:25,709 but I can't talk right now. 1030 00:40:25,792 --> 00:40:26,667 -Mm-hmm. 1031 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:28,542 -I'll call you again before I see you, 1032 00:40:28,625 --> 00:40:30,000 and you can tell me all about it then. 1033 00:40:30,083 --> 00:40:30,917 -Okay. Sure, Daddy. 1034 00:40:31,291 --> 00:40:32,750 -I love you, sweetie. -See you soon. 1035 00:40:32,834 --> 00:40:34,083 -I love you, too. Bye. 1036 00:40:34,166 --> 00:40:35,750 -Bye. -[beep] 1037 00:40:36,709 --> 00:40:39,000 -Is everything okay, honey? 1038 00:40:39,083 --> 00:40:41,250 -Oh. Uh... 1039 00:40:41,333 --> 00:40:43,709 Yeah, everything's okay, Mom. 1040 00:40:43,792 --> 00:40:47,041 Dad said he's gonna pick me up Christmas Eve morning. 1041 00:40:47,125 --> 00:40:50,333 -Well, that's pretty exciting. Going to Hawaii? 1042 00:40:50,417 --> 00:40:53,208 -Yeah, I guess. 1043 00:40:53,291 --> 00:40:54,917 -What's wrong? 1044 00:40:56,625 --> 00:40:58,500 -Nothing. It's just... 1045 00:40:58,583 --> 00:41:01,125 I'm really starting to like Hopewell. 1046 00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:02,083 -Me too! 1047 00:41:02,375 --> 00:41:04,166 -Are you sure you're going to be okay, 1048 00:41:04,250 --> 00:41:05,208 being all alone at Christmas? 1049 00:41:08,333 --> 00:41:09,709 [sets cup down] 1050 00:41:09,792 --> 00:41:12,417 -I love you so much. 1051 00:41:12,500 --> 00:41:15,041 [smooch] And yes, I will be okay. 1052 00:41:15,125 --> 00:41:17,208 Diane's invited me over for Christmas dinner. 1053 00:41:17,291 --> 00:41:21,375 -So you get to spend Christmas with my new friend, Sarah? 1054 00:41:21,458 --> 00:41:22,750 -Yes, I do. 1055 00:41:24,709 --> 00:41:26,667 -And you are going to have so much fun. 1056 00:41:27,792 --> 00:41:29,959 -I am pretty excited. 1057 00:41:30,709 --> 00:41:32,625 [doorbell chimes] 1058 00:41:36,834 --> 00:41:37,917 -Hi. 1059 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:39,583 -Hi... 1060 00:41:39,667 --> 00:41:41,500 -I was, uh, I was just delivering Christmas trees 1061 00:41:41,583 --> 00:41:43,166 in your neighborhood and I had an extra one, 1062 00:41:43,250 --> 00:41:45,291 and was wondering if maybe you wanted to take it off my hands? 1063 00:41:45,375 --> 00:41:47,083 -Oh, wow. Um... 1064 00:41:47,166 --> 00:41:49,709 -[shrieking]: A Christmas tree! Mommy, please? 1065 00:41:52,250 --> 00:41:53,875 -Yes. I would love 1066 00:41:53,959 --> 00:41:55,875 to take that Christmas tree off your hands. 1067 00:41:55,959 --> 00:41:57,333 -All right. -Come on in. 1068 00:41:57,417 --> 00:41:58,792 -Sure. 1069 00:41:59,959 --> 00:42:01,500 Comin' in! 1070 00:42:01,583 --> 00:42:03,000 -Yup! It is! 1071 00:42:11,083 --> 00:42:13,417 -Okay... a little to the left. 1072 00:42:13,500 --> 00:42:16,125 Uh, your other left. 1073 00:42:16,208 --> 00:42:17,875 -Yep! Knew that. [laughs] 1074 00:42:17,959 --> 00:42:19,500 -You're a school teacher, right? 1075 00:42:19,583 --> 00:42:21,125 -Yeah... 1076 00:42:21,208 --> 00:42:22,125 -Okay. Back... 1077 00:42:22,208 --> 00:42:23,834 -Okay. 1078 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,458 -Perfect! 1079 00:42:26,542 --> 00:42:29,333 You're good at this. 1080 00:42:29,417 --> 00:42:30,500 -Pretty good. -Yeah. 1081 00:42:30,583 --> 00:42:32,291 -Team effort. 1082 00:42:32,375 --> 00:42:33,291 [both chuckle] 1083 00:42:33,375 --> 00:42:34,291 -Mostly you. 1084 00:42:34,375 --> 00:42:35,250 [Mac laughs] 1085 00:42:36,375 --> 00:42:38,000 -Got the ornaments! 1086 00:42:38,083 --> 00:42:38,917 -Oh! Oh, honey-- 1087 00:42:39,250 --> 00:42:41,792 -Okay-- -Honey, that is a great idea... 1088 00:42:41,875 --> 00:42:43,542 -Except for the fact that I'm not sure 1089 00:42:43,625 --> 00:42:45,041 that Mac can stick around and decorate 1090 00:42:45,125 --> 00:42:46,458 a whole Christmas tree right now. 1091 00:42:46,542 --> 00:42:48,709 -Yeah, I should probably be getting home. 1092 00:42:49,709 --> 00:42:51,166 -Can we just make him hot chocolate? 1093 00:42:51,250 --> 00:42:53,208 I'm sure you want hot chocolate. Please? 1094 00:42:58,208 --> 00:42:59,917 -I want hot chocolate. 1095 00:43:02,417 --> 00:43:03,542 -All right. 1096 00:43:03,625 --> 00:43:04,667 -I told ya! 1097 00:43:04,750 --> 00:43:06,750 -Hot chocolate, coming right up. 1098 00:43:07,667 --> 00:43:08,792 [RayAnne giggles] 1099 00:43:08,875 --> 00:43:11,500 -[Mac]: All right. 1100 00:43:11,583 --> 00:43:12,875 Did you know... 1101 00:43:12,959 --> 00:43:14,750 that the order that you put your decorations up 1102 00:43:14,834 --> 00:43:15,875 on your Christmas tree 1103 00:43:15,959 --> 00:43:17,583 tells a lot about your character? 1104 00:43:17,667 --> 00:43:18,709 -Really? 1105 00:43:18,792 --> 00:43:20,667 -Nope. Totally made that up right now. 1106 00:43:20,750 --> 00:43:22,750 [RayAnne laughs] 1107 00:43:25,709 --> 00:43:28,333 [♪♪♪] 1108 00:43:32,125 --> 00:43:36,750 -♪ Oh... what a lovely Time of year ♪ 1109 00:43:36,834 --> 00:43:40,041 ♪ Wish away your cares 1110 00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:43,917 ♪ And make your dreams Come true ♪ 1111 00:43:46,166 --> 00:43:50,875 ♪ And I want to spend The night ♪ 1112 00:43:50,959 --> 00:43:54,667 ♪ Chasing down the stars 1113 00:43:54,750 --> 00:43:58,291 ♪ And all the reindeer, too 1114 00:44:00,750 --> 00:44:03,166 ♪ And, oh What a fa-la-lovely Christmas ♪ 1115 00:44:06,458 --> 00:44:07,792 ♪ And, oh 1116 00:44:07,875 --> 00:44:11,333 ♪ What a fa-la-lovely day 1117 00:44:13,959 --> 00:44:17,250 ♪ Twinkling lights And dancing holly ♪ 1118 00:44:17,333 --> 00:44:20,125 -I found my favorite Christmas ornament! 1119 00:44:20,208 --> 00:44:21,083 -[Mac]: Oh, yeah? 1120 00:44:21,333 --> 00:44:22,709 -It's a good thing there's only one. 1121 00:44:22,792 --> 00:44:23,792 We're running out of room on the tree. 1122 00:44:23,875 --> 00:44:24,959 Ready? One, two, three, go! 1123 00:44:25,959 --> 00:44:27,291 -Got it. -All right. 1124 00:44:29,625 --> 00:44:30,750 -It's so pretty! 1125 00:44:30,834 --> 00:44:31,875 -Isn't it? 1126 00:44:31,959 --> 00:44:33,291 Hey, you know what I just remembered? 1127 00:44:33,375 --> 00:44:34,583 Tomorrow, 1128 00:44:35,041 --> 00:44:36,792 there's gonna be a big Christmas gingerbread house competition-- 1129 00:44:36,875 --> 00:44:38,458 -...At the church. -Whoa! 1130 00:44:38,542 --> 00:44:39,792 -What's that? 1131 00:44:39,875 --> 00:44:41,041 -Well, it's where everybody gets together 1132 00:44:41,125 --> 00:44:42,041 and they make gingerbread houses, 1133 00:44:42,125 --> 00:44:43,041 and the best one wins a prize. 1134 00:44:43,125 --> 00:44:44,333 -That sounds pretty fun, honey. 1135 00:44:44,417 --> 00:44:45,792 -Are you gonna go? 1136 00:44:45,875 --> 00:44:46,834 [Mac]: -Uh-huh. Yeah, I'm gonna go. 1137 00:44:46,917 --> 00:44:48,125 I think everybody's gonna go. 1138 00:44:48,208 --> 00:44:50,542 Maybe I'll even see you two there. 1139 00:44:51,542 --> 00:44:53,166 -It's a date! 1140 00:44:54,583 --> 00:44:57,667 -I mean... not a date. 1141 00:44:57,750 --> 00:44:58,875 -Of course. 1142 00:44:58,959 --> 00:45:00,500 -We will be there. 1143 00:45:02,667 --> 00:45:04,166 -Yeah. -More hot chocolate? 1144 00:45:04,250 --> 00:45:05,125 -Yes! 1145 00:45:05,208 --> 00:45:07,333 Definitely! And whipped cream! 1146 00:45:11,125 --> 00:45:13,333 -Well, thank you for bringing the tree. 1147 00:45:13,417 --> 00:45:14,500 And decorating it. 1148 00:45:14,583 --> 00:45:16,041 -Of course. I had a great time. 1149 00:45:16,125 --> 00:45:17,291 -Me too. 1150 00:45:17,375 --> 00:45:18,875 -Don't forget about the gingerbread house 1151 00:45:18,959 --> 00:45:20,125 competition tomorrow. 1152 00:45:20,333 --> 00:45:22,166 I hear the first prize is a giant box of cookies. 1153 00:45:22,250 --> 00:45:24,417 -Oh, great, just what she needs-- 1154 00:45:24,500 --> 00:45:26,208 more sugar. 1155 00:45:26,291 --> 00:45:27,208 -I know. [laughs] 1156 00:45:27,291 --> 00:45:28,333 Have a good night. 1157 00:45:28,417 --> 00:45:30,125 -You too. Yeah. 1158 00:45:36,166 --> 00:45:38,375 All right. 1159 00:45:40,875 --> 00:45:43,750 Okay, it is someone's bedtime. 1160 00:45:43,834 --> 00:45:45,458 -Do you like the tree, Mom? 1161 00:45:45,542 --> 00:45:46,959 -It's a beautiful tree, honey. 1162 00:45:47,041 --> 00:45:48,750 -Does it make you happy? 1163 00:45:48,834 --> 00:45:51,959 -Uh, yeah. Yeah, it does make me happy. 1164 00:45:52,041 --> 00:45:54,041 [hushed]: -Thank you, Santa. 1165 00:45:56,834 --> 00:45:59,709 -Um, all right, well, let's go on up, huh? 1166 00:45:59,792 --> 00:46:01,875 -Okay. 1167 00:46:02,917 --> 00:46:05,625 [♪♪♪] 1168 00:46:14,959 --> 00:46:18,041 [keys clacking] 1169 00:46:49,959 --> 00:46:52,125 -Merry Christmas. 1170 00:46:52,208 --> 00:46:54,667 -Oh! I could not put this down. 1171 00:46:54,750 --> 00:46:56,291 I'm almost finished. 1172 00:46:56,375 --> 00:46:58,375 -I'm so glad you're enjoying the book, dear. 1173 00:46:58,458 --> 00:47:00,709 -I-It's like James Howell wrote it just for me. 1174 00:47:00,792 --> 00:47:03,208 He completely understands human nature 1175 00:47:03,291 --> 00:47:04,917 and everything we go through, 1176 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:08,083 and he writes about it in such an entertaining way. 1177 00:47:09,125 --> 00:47:11,834 Did he write anything else I could read? 1178 00:47:11,917 --> 00:47:13,125 -I'm afraid not, dear. 1179 00:47:13,208 --> 00:47:16,625 He only wrote the one book, and that was that. 1180 00:47:16,709 --> 00:47:18,750 -How do you do it, Bea? 1181 00:47:18,834 --> 00:47:21,125 How do you always pick the right book? 1182 00:47:21,208 --> 00:47:23,959 [chuckles] -I guess you could call it a gift. 1183 00:47:24,041 --> 00:47:26,000 Maybe you'll learn how to do it one day. 1184 00:47:27,041 --> 00:47:28,625 -Oh, would you mind restocking these for me? 1185 00:47:28,709 --> 00:47:31,083 -Oh. Sure. Of course. 1186 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:35,083 [♪♪♪] 1187 00:47:36,041 --> 00:47:37,000 -What's this for? 1188 00:47:37,083 --> 00:47:38,083 -This is a bribe. 1189 00:47:38,166 --> 00:47:40,250 To try to get you to change your mind 1190 00:47:40,333 --> 00:47:41,458 about the Christmas Carousel. 1191 00:47:41,542 --> 00:47:43,208 -Curtis. -Now, I know what you said-- 1192 00:47:43,291 --> 00:47:44,750 -...But just hear me out, okay? 1193 00:47:44,834 --> 00:47:45,875 -Yes, Curtis. 1194 00:47:45,959 --> 00:47:48,166 -Now, this is my last Carousel as Mayor, 1195 00:47:48,250 --> 00:47:49,917 and it means a lot to me-- 1196 00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:51,333 -We'll do it. 1197 00:47:51,583 --> 00:47:53,000 -...But it just wouldn't be the same without The Book Bea, 1198 00:47:53,083 --> 00:47:54,542 or without you. 1199 00:47:54,625 --> 00:47:56,041 Wait, what did you say? 1200 00:47:56,125 --> 00:47:58,417 -I said yes. We'll do it. 1201 00:47:58,500 --> 00:48:00,083 -You will? -Sure. 1202 00:48:00,166 --> 00:48:01,625 Sydney has some great ideas. 1203 00:48:01,709 --> 00:48:03,667 What about it, Syd? Are you up for the challenge? 1204 00:48:03,750 --> 00:48:05,125 -Absolutely. 1205 00:48:05,208 --> 00:48:06,709 -We are going to make this Christmas Carousel 1206 00:48:06,792 --> 00:48:09,500 the best Hopewell's ever seen. 1207 00:48:09,583 --> 00:48:11,667 -Okay, we will talk about the details later, 1208 00:48:11,750 --> 00:48:13,667 but right now, I have to get back to the Church. 1209 00:48:13,750 --> 00:48:16,500 I'm judging the gingerbread house-building contest. 1210 00:48:17,542 --> 00:48:20,542 But you... you have made my Christmas. 1211 00:48:20,625 --> 00:48:21,959 Thank you... 1212 00:48:22,041 --> 00:48:24,375 Thank you. 1213 00:48:26,083 --> 00:48:28,375 -Well, aren't those some beautiful flowers? 1214 00:48:28,458 --> 00:48:29,709 -Yes, they are. 1215 00:48:29,959 --> 00:48:32,500 -Um, speaking of the gingerbread house-building contest, 1216 00:48:32,583 --> 00:48:34,333 I was wondering if I could slip out early? 1217 00:48:34,417 --> 00:48:37,625 I was gonna go with Ray and meet Mac there. 1218 00:48:37,709 --> 00:48:39,709 -I think that's a great idea. 1219 00:48:39,792 --> 00:48:41,875 -Thank you. 1220 00:48:41,959 --> 00:48:44,250 [♪♪♪] 1221 00:48:48,208 --> 00:48:51,041 ♪ -Ooh, Christmastime 1222 00:48:51,125 --> 00:48:53,875 ♪ This is Christmastime 1223 00:48:53,959 --> 00:48:56,500 ♪ Ooh... Ooh, la, la, la ♪ 1224 00:48:57,583 --> 00:49:00,583 ♪ I don't wanna go-go-go Under the mistletoe ♪ 1225 00:49:01,834 --> 00:49:03,250 ♪ Unless you're here with me 1226 00:49:03,333 --> 00:49:05,125 -Good use of marshmallows. 1227 00:49:05,208 --> 00:49:07,041 ♪ -Don't wanna hear "ho-ho-ho" 1228 00:49:07,125 --> 00:49:07,959 -♪ From no jolly old soul -Mm. 1229 00:49:08,041 --> 00:49:08,959 Nice candy cane walls. 1230 00:49:09,041 --> 00:49:10,583 -♪ On Christmas Eve 1231 00:49:10,667 --> 00:49:11,875 ♪ Christmas cheer 1232 00:49:11,959 --> 00:49:14,375 -Some chocolate in there. 1233 00:49:14,458 --> 00:49:16,875 ♪ -If you're not here To fill my cup ♪ 1234 00:49:16,959 --> 00:49:18,709 -Can I have this? -Sure. 1235 00:49:18,792 --> 00:49:20,458 -Here you go. 1236 00:49:20,542 --> 00:49:23,417 ♪ -So you had better Hurry up ♪ 1237 00:49:23,500 --> 00:49:25,583 ♪ Christmas 1238 00:49:25,667 --> 00:49:26,458 -Oh. Two storeys. 1239 00:49:26,834 --> 00:49:28,166 -Do you think there's enough icing, Mom? 1240 00:49:28,250 --> 00:49:30,500 -It's the exact right amount. 1241 00:49:31,500 --> 00:49:32,834 -Do you like the heart on the side? 1242 00:49:32,917 --> 00:49:34,500 -I love it! 1243 00:49:34,583 --> 00:49:36,083 ♪ -Here... 1244 00:49:36,166 --> 00:49:38,875 ♪ I've been waiting 1245 00:49:38,959 --> 00:49:42,166 [♪♪♪] 1246 00:49:54,208 --> 00:49:55,792 -That's a long list. 1247 00:50:00,834 --> 00:50:01,625 [whispers]: -He'll be here. 1248 00:50:01,709 --> 00:50:02,709 -Hmm? 1249 00:50:04,041 --> 00:50:05,291 -My brother. 1250 00:50:05,375 --> 00:50:07,458 I mean, isn't that's who you're looking for? 1251 00:50:07,542 --> 00:50:09,000 -Oh. No. 1252 00:50:09,083 --> 00:50:10,709 I mean, not-not exactly, 1253 00:50:10,792 --> 00:50:13,333 [hushed]: -He told me about the Christmas tree... 1254 00:50:13,417 --> 00:50:15,250 and you. 1255 00:50:16,458 --> 00:50:17,709 -Well, there's not much to tell. 1256 00:50:17,959 --> 00:50:19,875 We just both said that we'd see each other here, so... 1257 00:50:19,959 --> 00:50:22,583 -Sure. I get it. 1258 00:50:26,250 --> 00:50:27,792 -We don't really know each other. 1259 00:50:27,875 --> 00:50:30,125 -Well, that's perfect. 1260 00:50:30,208 --> 00:50:32,625 There's no better time to get to know someone 1261 00:50:32,709 --> 00:50:33,667 than Christmas. 1262 00:50:36,875 --> 00:50:39,291 -She was right. 1263 00:50:55,583 --> 00:50:58,542 [♪♪♪] 1264 00:50:58,625 --> 00:50:59,792 -Excuse me. 1265 00:50:59,875 --> 00:51:01,667 Oh! Pardon! Merry Christmas! 1266 00:51:04,917 --> 00:51:05,959 -And the winner 1267 00:51:06,041 --> 00:51:08,500 of this year's gingerbread house contest 1268 00:51:08,583 --> 00:51:09,500 is... 1269 00:51:10,709 --> 00:51:12,542 ...RayAnne Ragsdale! 1270 00:51:12,625 --> 00:51:14,583 [RayAnne squeals] 1271 00:51:14,667 --> 00:51:16,000 [crowd applauding] 1272 00:51:16,083 --> 00:51:18,583 [♪♪♪] 1273 00:51:20,250 --> 00:51:21,250 -Cookies! 1274 00:51:21,333 --> 00:51:22,291 [Sydney]: -Oh, ho! 1275 00:51:22,375 --> 00:51:24,625 -A lot of them! -I know! 1276 00:51:24,709 --> 00:51:26,834 -Good for you, honey! 1277 00:51:26,917 --> 00:51:29,166 [indistinct chatter] 1278 00:51:29,250 --> 00:51:31,959 [♪♪♪] 1279 00:51:36,291 --> 00:51:37,709 -You just missed her. 1280 00:51:37,792 --> 00:51:40,709 -I don't know what you're talking about. 1281 00:51:40,792 --> 00:51:43,959 -You know exactly who I'm talking about. 1282 00:51:44,041 --> 00:51:45,750 [sighing] 1283 00:51:52,250 --> 00:51:54,917 [♪♪♪] 1284 00:52:06,625 --> 00:52:11,000 -All right, so, do you want one of your cookies before bed? 1285 00:52:11,083 --> 00:52:14,125 -No, I think I'm going to save them for the book club. 1286 00:52:14,208 --> 00:52:16,875 -Oh, that is the sweetest thing ever. 1287 00:52:16,959 --> 00:52:18,792 -I mean, it's Christmas, Mom. 1288 00:52:21,500 --> 00:52:24,250 -Mom? Why didn't Mac come tonight? 1289 00:52:25,291 --> 00:52:27,208 -I don't-- I don't know, honey. 1290 00:52:27,291 --> 00:52:29,000 -He said he was going to be there. 1291 00:52:29,083 --> 00:52:30,417 -Yes, he did, 1292 00:52:30,500 --> 00:52:32,875 and I know you were looking forward to seeing him. 1293 00:52:32,959 --> 00:52:34,125 -So were you. 1294 00:52:34,208 --> 00:52:36,750 -Yes, I was, 1295 00:52:36,834 --> 00:52:38,542 but... 1296 00:52:38,625 --> 00:52:41,125 I am sure he had a very good reason 1297 00:52:41,208 --> 00:52:42,125 for not showing up. 1298 00:52:42,208 --> 00:52:43,083 -He better! 1299 00:52:43,166 --> 00:52:44,834 -Yes, he better! 1300 00:52:46,041 --> 00:52:47,125 -Now off to bed with you. 1301 00:52:47,208 --> 00:52:49,000 -Okay. 1302 00:52:50,250 --> 00:52:51,375 -But, Mom? 1303 00:52:51,458 --> 00:52:54,083 Can you come snuggle me goodnight? 1304 00:52:54,166 --> 00:52:56,417 -I would love that. 1305 00:52:57,375 --> 00:52:58,291 Snuggle-monster coming! 1306 00:52:58,375 --> 00:52:59,500 [RayAnne shrieks] 1307 00:53:03,667 --> 00:53:09,000 [♪♪♪] 1308 00:53:14,041 --> 00:53:15,667 -Love you, angel. 1309 00:53:40,709 --> 00:53:44,709 [♪♪♪] 1310 00:53:44,792 --> 00:53:46,166 [Lou]: -Well, as a real estate professional, 1311 00:53:46,250 --> 00:53:47,250 I got to be honest with you. 1312 00:53:47,333 --> 00:53:49,083 If you want top dollar, uh, 1313 00:53:49,166 --> 00:53:50,500 the place is gonna need some work. 1314 00:53:50,583 --> 00:53:53,166 Those eaves out front are probably rotted. 1315 00:53:53,250 --> 00:53:54,583 -When I was a kid, 1316 00:53:54,875 --> 00:53:57,583 I used to lay in bed and watch the icicles melt off of them. 1317 00:53:57,667 --> 00:53:59,667 -[chuckles] Yeah, well, they got to go. 1318 00:53:59,750 --> 00:54:01,875 [Sydney]: -Could you recommend a contractor? 1319 00:54:01,959 --> 00:54:03,250 -Yeah, yeah. 1320 00:54:03,333 --> 00:54:05,500 I can recommend quite a few guys, actually. 1321 00:54:05,583 --> 00:54:06,500 -Oh... -[step creaks] 1322 00:54:06,583 --> 00:54:07,583 -Creaky step here. 1323 00:54:08,375 --> 00:54:10,542 [creaking] 1324 00:54:11,500 --> 00:54:12,458 -Oh, yeah, that's how you knew 1325 00:54:12,542 --> 00:54:13,917 if someone was coming downstairs, 1326 00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:15,834 so, if you were sneaking a Christmas cookie, 1327 00:54:15,917 --> 00:54:18,166 you could put the lid back on before you got caught. 1328 00:54:18,250 --> 00:54:19,834 [laughs] -That's a great story, 1329 00:54:19,917 --> 00:54:21,542 but still needs to be fixed, though. 1330 00:54:21,625 --> 00:54:24,709 -Yes. Well, thank you so much for coming out here. 1331 00:54:24,792 --> 00:54:27,250 I will think about everything you said 1332 00:54:27,333 --> 00:54:28,792 and give you a call later. 1333 00:54:28,875 --> 00:54:31,917 -Well, it's my pleasure, Ms. Ragsdale. 1334 00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:33,709 And, uh, remember, 1335 00:54:33,792 --> 00:54:35,625 when you're ready to sell, you can always 1336 00:54:35,709 --> 00:54:38,041 count on Williams Real Estate to get you the best price. 1337 00:54:38,125 --> 00:54:39,875 -Merry Christmas. -Merry Christmas. 1338 00:54:39,959 --> 00:54:41,208 -Here's my card. 1339 00:54:41,291 --> 00:54:42,875 Oh, and, uh, 1340 00:54:42,959 --> 00:54:45,875 I will email you the numbers of those contractors. 1341 00:54:45,959 --> 00:54:47,875 -Oh, great. -Yeah. 1342 00:54:54,917 --> 00:54:57,125 [♪♪♪] 1343 00:55:09,834 --> 00:55:11,834 -Hi, Helper Santa. Remember me? 1344 00:55:11,917 --> 00:55:14,041 [Mac]: -I sure do, RayAnne. What brings you back? 1345 00:55:14,125 --> 00:55:16,417 -I just wanted to thank you for getting Mr. Mac 1346 00:55:16,500 --> 00:55:17,959 to bring us that Christmas tree. 1347 00:55:18,041 --> 00:55:19,417 -Oh, he did? 1348 00:55:19,500 --> 00:55:20,458 Did it make your mom feel better? 1349 00:55:20,542 --> 00:55:22,125 -For awhile. 1350 00:55:22,208 --> 00:55:24,333 But she was sad again last night. 1351 00:55:24,417 --> 00:55:25,542 -Oh. 1352 00:55:25,625 --> 00:55:27,834 Well, I'm sorry to hear that. 1353 00:55:27,917 --> 00:55:29,792 -That's okay, it wasn't your fault. 1354 00:55:29,875 --> 00:55:32,750 -Well, is there something I can do to make it better? 1355 00:55:32,834 --> 00:55:35,417 -Hmm. 1356 00:55:35,500 --> 00:55:37,959 Well, she's always wanted to go to Paris. 1357 00:55:38,041 --> 00:55:39,458 -Oh... [chuckles] 1358 00:55:39,542 --> 00:55:40,917 Paris might be a little out of my budget range. 1359 00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:43,041 -But you work for Santa Claus, remember? 1360 00:55:43,125 --> 00:55:44,250 You could do anything. 1361 00:55:44,333 --> 00:55:46,917 [♪♪♪] 1362 00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:48,417 -Hmm. 1363 00:55:48,500 --> 00:55:51,500 You know... you're right. 1364 00:55:53,000 --> 00:55:55,500 [♪♪♪] 1365 00:56:05,750 --> 00:56:08,792 -♪ Maybe it's the frost on my window... ♪ 1366 00:56:08,875 --> 00:56:09,792 -Hi. Can I-- 1367 00:56:09,875 --> 00:56:11,083 -Hi... 1368 00:56:11,166 --> 00:56:12,792 -Hi. 1369 00:56:12,875 --> 00:56:15,542 -Listen, I'm really sorry about last night. 1370 00:56:15,625 --> 00:56:18,333 I-I tried to get there on time, but something came up, 1371 00:56:18,458 --> 00:56:20,250 and... 1372 00:56:20,333 --> 00:56:21,709 -Don't worry about it. 1373 00:56:21,792 --> 00:56:23,542 -I did worry about it, though. 1374 00:56:23,625 --> 00:56:27,000 Was kinda hoping maybe you'd let me make it up to you, 1375 00:56:27,083 --> 00:56:28,166 take you out to dinner? 1376 00:56:29,667 --> 00:56:30,750 -You know, I'm closing up here, 1377 00:56:30,834 --> 00:56:32,583 and I've got to go pick up Ray, so-- 1378 00:56:32,667 --> 00:56:34,333 -Well, I already spoke with Diane. 1379 00:56:34,417 --> 00:56:35,667 Uh, she and Sarah are gonna 1380 00:56:35,750 --> 00:56:38,166 make Christmas decorations at your house with Ray. 1381 00:56:38,250 --> 00:56:39,333 Ray should have texted you. 1382 00:56:39,417 --> 00:56:41,208 -Oh... 1383 00:56:44,417 --> 00:56:45,583 -Oh. 1384 00:56:45,667 --> 00:56:47,667 Yeah, let me just text her back. 1385 00:56:50,166 --> 00:56:52,083 -So? What do you say? 1386 00:56:55,583 --> 00:56:57,583 -Let me go get my jacket. 1387 00:56:59,875 --> 00:57:02,917 [♪♪♪] 1388 00:57:09,291 --> 00:57:12,041 [accordion music playing] 1389 00:57:12,125 --> 00:57:14,250 [♪♪♪] 1390 00:57:21,417 --> 00:57:22,375 -C'est fini? 1391 00:57:22,458 --> 00:57:23,458 -That was amazing. 1392 00:57:23,542 --> 00:57:24,750 -Merci. 1393 00:57:24,834 --> 00:57:27,542 -French Christmas dinner. Special for the lady. 1394 00:57:27,625 --> 00:57:28,709 -Thank you. 1395 00:57:28,792 --> 00:57:30,917 -Oh, don't thank me. It's was Mac's idea. 1396 00:57:31,959 --> 00:57:32,750 -Thanks. 1397 00:57:33,875 --> 00:57:35,500 -Christofe's an old friend. 1398 00:57:35,583 --> 00:57:36,792 I teach his son at school. 1399 00:57:36,875 --> 00:57:39,625 -Wow. Well, you really thought of everything. 1400 00:57:39,709 --> 00:57:41,667 I mean, even the accordion player? 1401 00:57:41,750 --> 00:57:43,959 -Ahh. But wait, it gets better. 1402 00:57:46,667 --> 00:57:48,667 -Ahh... Père Noel. 1403 00:57:48,750 --> 00:57:50,625 -Mm-hmm. Merry Christmas. 1404 00:57:51,625 --> 00:57:53,000 -Why are you doing this, Mac? 1405 00:57:53,083 --> 00:57:55,834 -Oh, I told you, I wanted to take you out to dinner. 1406 00:57:55,917 --> 00:57:57,417 -Yeah, but why all of this? 1407 00:57:57,500 --> 00:57:59,917 I mean, French dinner, French music... 1408 00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:02,083 French Santa? 1409 00:58:02,166 --> 00:58:03,291 -What? You don't like it? 1410 00:58:03,375 --> 00:58:04,333 -I love it. 1411 00:58:04,417 --> 00:58:06,417 It's just, it's kinda weird, 1412 00:58:06,500 --> 00:58:10,875 'cause I've always wanted to spend Christmas in Paris, so. 1413 00:58:10,959 --> 00:58:14,291 -Well, here's to dinner in Paris... Hopewell-style. 1414 00:58:22,667 --> 00:58:24,792 -Now, la bûche de Noël. 1415 00:58:24,875 --> 00:58:26,583 -Is that a chocolate log? 1416 00:58:26,667 --> 00:58:27,625 -Yes. -Oui. 1417 00:58:27,709 --> 00:58:29,291 -Originally from France. 1418 00:58:29,375 --> 00:58:30,583 Would you like a piece? 1419 00:58:30,667 --> 00:58:32,000 -Yes, please. 1420 00:58:32,083 --> 00:58:33,500 -Who knew the chocolate log was from France? 1421 00:58:33,583 --> 00:58:35,625 -Everybody knew that, right, Christofe? 1422 00:58:35,709 --> 00:58:37,458 -Oui, everybody. 1423 00:58:37,542 --> 00:58:39,500 -Well, I didn't know. 1424 00:58:39,583 --> 00:58:40,583 -You should do your homework... 1425 00:58:40,667 --> 00:58:42,208 -Bon appetit. -Thank you. 1426 00:58:42,291 --> 00:58:44,166 -...Teacher. 1427 00:58:45,375 --> 00:58:46,500 -How long have you been teaching? 1428 00:58:46,583 --> 00:58:47,667 -About two years. 1429 00:58:47,750 --> 00:58:49,625 Actually... 1430 00:58:49,709 --> 00:58:51,333 I started off as a writer. 1431 00:58:51,417 --> 00:58:53,041 -Really? 1432 00:58:53,125 --> 00:58:55,625 -Mm-hmm. I was gonna write the Great American Novel. 1433 00:58:55,709 --> 00:58:57,583 Or so I thought. 1434 00:58:57,667 --> 00:58:59,917 But, uh, when it was finally published, 1435 00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:02,917 everybody else didn't think it was so great. 1436 00:59:03,000 --> 00:59:05,000 -Well, you didn't let that stop you? 1437 00:59:06,083 --> 00:59:09,417 -I had some... life stuff happen. 1438 00:59:10,625 --> 00:59:12,417 I've had writer's block ever since. 1439 00:59:12,500 --> 00:59:13,792 -"Life stuff"? 1440 00:59:15,667 --> 00:59:17,458 -I was married once. 1441 00:59:17,542 --> 00:59:19,000 -Oh? 1442 00:59:19,083 --> 00:59:21,125 -Catherine and I dated all through high school, 1443 00:59:21,208 --> 00:59:24,125 and then we got married right out of college. 1444 00:59:25,542 --> 00:59:27,417 And then she got sick. 1445 00:59:28,542 --> 00:59:29,583 [quietly]: -Then... 1446 00:59:29,667 --> 00:59:33,333 two Christmases ago, she was gone. 1447 00:59:35,875 --> 00:59:37,917 -Oh, I'm... I'm so sorry, Mac. 1448 00:59:39,083 --> 00:59:41,000 -Thank you. 1449 00:59:42,166 --> 00:59:44,208 When she died... 1450 00:59:45,250 --> 00:59:47,709 It was like hitting a brick wall. 1451 00:59:47,792 --> 00:59:50,000 I-I couldn't even get out of bed for months. 1452 00:59:51,000 --> 00:59:52,917 -Hence the writer's block? 1453 00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:56,500 -Yeah, I quit writing, moved back here, 1454 00:59:56,583 --> 00:59:58,333 took a teaching job, 1455 00:59:58,417 --> 01:00:00,208 and here we are. 1456 01:00:01,291 --> 01:00:04,083 -Here we are. 1457 01:00:05,125 --> 01:00:06,875 -I don't want to live in the past anymore. 1458 01:00:06,959 --> 01:00:09,000 -[sighs] Neither do I. 1459 01:00:10,041 --> 01:00:13,208 -Catherine taught me that life is short, 1460 01:00:13,291 --> 01:00:16,375 and you should be grateful for every moment that you have, 1461 01:00:16,458 --> 01:00:19,125 and right now, I am grateful. 1462 01:00:20,917 --> 01:00:22,542 You've inspired me. 1463 01:00:22,625 --> 01:00:24,542 -I inspired you? 1464 01:00:24,625 --> 01:00:27,250 -To start writing again. 1465 01:00:28,500 --> 01:00:29,959 You're my muse. 1466 01:00:30,041 --> 01:00:34,208 -Wow. No one has ever called me their muse before, so... 1467 01:00:34,291 --> 01:00:35,291 thank you. 1468 01:00:36,458 --> 01:00:37,417 -Thank you. 1469 01:00:38,667 --> 01:00:39,917 [clink] 1470 01:00:40,959 --> 01:00:43,750 -Thank you for today. I had a really nice time. 1471 01:00:43,834 --> 01:00:45,458 -So, you forgive me for not showing up 1472 01:00:45,542 --> 01:00:47,083 to the gingerbread house competition? 1473 01:00:47,166 --> 01:00:49,792 -Yes. Although Ray may take some more work. 1474 01:00:49,875 --> 01:00:51,125 -Seriously? 1475 01:00:51,208 --> 01:00:52,125 -No. [chuckles] 1476 01:00:52,291 --> 01:00:53,875 But really, I did have a nice time, 1477 01:00:53,959 --> 01:00:56,500 and here's my car, so... 1478 01:00:56,583 --> 01:00:58,917 Uh, it's getting late. 1479 01:01:02,166 --> 01:01:04,125 -Yeah. 1480 01:01:06,667 --> 01:01:08,000 [car alarm starts blaring] 1481 01:01:08,083 --> 01:01:10,125 -[Mac]: What did we do? 1482 01:01:12,375 --> 01:01:15,083 [both laughing as alarm shuts off] 1483 01:01:15,166 --> 01:01:18,500 -Well, uh, that is one way to kill the moment. 1484 01:01:18,583 --> 01:01:20,125 -I guess that's my cue to go home. 1485 01:01:20,208 --> 01:01:21,417 -Yeah. 1486 01:01:21,500 --> 01:01:22,458 -Thank you again 1487 01:01:22,875 --> 01:01:25,500 for the best French Christmas meal I've ever had. 1488 01:01:25,583 --> 01:01:27,417 -Well, almost like being in Paris. 1489 01:01:27,500 --> 01:01:29,667 -Almost. 1490 01:01:29,750 --> 01:01:31,500 -Maybe we'll get to go there for real. 1491 01:01:31,583 --> 01:01:34,125 -Maybe so. 1492 01:01:35,875 --> 01:01:37,000 -Listen, Syd-- [stammers] 1493 01:01:37,083 --> 01:01:39,458 I-I, look, I haven't done this sort of thing 1494 01:01:39,542 --> 01:01:40,542 in a long time... 1495 01:01:40,625 --> 01:01:43,625 but, uh... 1496 01:01:43,709 --> 01:01:45,083 there's a Christmas Carol sing-along 1497 01:01:45,166 --> 01:01:46,750 at the church on Friday night. 1498 01:01:46,834 --> 01:01:48,750 Maybe you and Ray want to go with me? 1499 01:01:48,834 --> 01:01:50,959 -That sounds lovely. 1500 01:01:51,041 --> 01:01:53,458 But... 1501 01:01:53,542 --> 01:01:54,542 -But? 1502 01:01:54,625 --> 01:01:56,333 -Can I count on you to show up? 1503 01:01:56,417 --> 01:01:58,500 -Yes. I promise. 1504 01:01:58,583 --> 01:02:00,041 -I will hold you to that. 1505 01:02:00,125 --> 01:02:01,125 -Okay. 1506 01:02:01,208 --> 01:02:03,542 -Goodnight. -Goodnight. Bye. 1507 01:02:10,542 --> 01:02:13,000 [engine turns over] 1508 01:02:37,500 --> 01:02:41,166 [indistinct exchange with Diane and the kids] 1509 01:02:50,959 --> 01:02:53,000 [cell phone begins ringing] 1510 01:02:57,709 --> 01:02:58,709 -Hello? 1511 01:02:58,792 --> 01:02:59,834 -Hello, Sydney? 1512 01:02:59,917 --> 01:03:02,166 Hi. This is Clare from AJF Advertising. 1513 01:03:02,250 --> 01:03:04,792 I apologize for calling you so late, 1514 01:03:04,875 --> 01:03:06,125 but I wanted to let you know, 1515 01:03:06,208 --> 01:03:08,709 that we have discussed it internally 1516 01:03:08,792 --> 01:03:10,667 and, if the Board approves, 1517 01:03:10,750 --> 01:03:12,125 we would like to offer you 1518 01:03:12,208 --> 01:03:13,875 the position of Associate Art Director. 1519 01:03:16,917 --> 01:03:18,291 [girls giggling] 1520 01:03:18,375 --> 01:03:19,417 -Well, Sydney? 1521 01:03:19,500 --> 01:03:21,125 What do you say? 1522 01:03:25,458 --> 01:03:27,959 [♪♪♪] 1523 01:03:42,083 --> 01:03:43,208 [bell jingles] 1524 01:03:43,291 --> 01:03:44,208 -Bye, Mom! 1525 01:03:44,291 --> 01:03:45,375 -Hey. Hey! 1526 01:03:45,583 --> 01:03:47,041 Promise me that you'll be good for Bea, okay? 1527 01:03:47,125 --> 01:03:48,625 And I'll be back as soon as I can. 1528 01:03:48,709 --> 01:03:50,125 -Don't worry, Mom. I got Book Club! 1529 01:03:50,208 --> 01:03:51,417 -Okay. 1530 01:03:51,500 --> 01:03:52,625 [book club kids]: -Hi! 1531 01:03:52,709 --> 01:03:53,625 [smack] 1532 01:03:56,667 --> 01:03:58,625 -Ms. Ragsdale, nice to see you. 1533 01:03:58,709 --> 01:03:59,542 -Nice to see you. 1534 01:03:59,875 --> 01:04:01,500 -Hey, have you had any further thoughts 1535 01:04:01,583 --> 01:04:03,458 on selling your place? 1536 01:04:03,542 --> 01:04:05,458 -I am still thinking. 1537 01:04:05,542 --> 01:04:06,959 -Okay. Well, you've got my number. 1538 01:04:07,041 --> 01:04:08,917 -Thank you. 1539 01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:10,375 [bell jingles] 1540 01:04:10,458 --> 01:04:13,834 Bea, thank you so much for looking after Ray today. 1541 01:04:13,917 --> 01:04:15,375 -Hmm? 1542 01:04:15,458 --> 01:04:17,583 -Is something wrong? 1543 01:04:19,041 --> 01:04:21,125 -Well, I was trying to keep it a secret, 1544 01:04:21,208 --> 01:04:23,083 but I might as well let you know. 1545 01:04:23,166 --> 01:04:25,041 This is going to be my last Christmas 1546 01:04:25,125 --> 01:04:26,333 at The Book Bea. 1547 01:04:26,417 --> 01:04:27,709 -What do you mean? 1548 01:04:28,834 --> 01:04:32,208 -Well, I have had a lot of fun running this store, 1549 01:04:32,291 --> 01:04:35,000 but every good book must come to an end. 1550 01:04:35,083 --> 01:04:37,125 It's time for me to retire, Sydney. 1551 01:04:37,208 --> 01:04:39,959 -Wait, you're-you're selling The Book Bea? 1552 01:04:40,041 --> 01:04:42,250 -I told Lou I wanted him to find someone 1553 01:04:42,333 --> 01:04:44,166 who would keep the bookstore open, 1554 01:04:44,250 --> 01:04:47,667 but he says they'll probably tear it down and build condos. 1555 01:04:47,750 --> 01:04:50,083 -No, you can't let them tear down The Book Bea. 1556 01:04:50,166 --> 01:04:51,917 Everybody loves this place. 1557 01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:55,000 -But nobody wants to buy it. 1558 01:04:55,083 --> 01:04:57,250 Lou says it's progress. 1559 01:04:58,542 --> 01:05:01,250 [♪♪♪] 1560 01:05:04,917 --> 01:05:06,166 -Hey. 1561 01:05:06,250 --> 01:05:07,583 You're right on time. 1562 01:05:07,667 --> 01:05:08,667 -For what? 1563 01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:10,125 -The inaugural meeting of the Kids' Book Club. 1564 01:05:10,208 --> 01:05:11,417 -Oh. -I hear they're having-- 1565 01:05:11,500 --> 01:05:13,125 -...A very special guest speaker today. 1566 01:05:13,208 --> 01:05:16,000 -Oh? Who could that be? 1567 01:05:16,083 --> 01:05:17,667 -I think it's their very favorite 1568 01:05:17,750 --> 01:05:19,542 elementary school teacher. 1569 01:05:19,625 --> 01:05:20,417 -Right. I heard about him. 1570 01:05:20,625 --> 01:05:22,166 I heard that he's quite charming 1571 01:05:22,250 --> 01:05:24,333 and loves French food. 1572 01:05:24,417 --> 01:05:25,625 -Mm. 1573 01:05:25,834 --> 01:05:30,000 -But... I am headed to the city to run some errands. 1574 01:05:30,083 --> 01:05:32,333 -The city? And leave all this behind? 1575 01:05:33,458 --> 01:05:34,375 Just a joke. 1576 01:05:34,625 --> 01:05:35,959 This'll still be here when you get back. 1577 01:05:36,041 --> 01:05:37,250 So will I. 1578 01:05:37,333 --> 01:05:39,750 -Okay, well, I should get going, 1579 01:05:39,834 --> 01:05:43,375 but I will be back in time tonight for the sing-along. 1580 01:05:43,458 --> 01:05:44,375 -That a promise? 1581 01:05:44,458 --> 01:05:46,166 -Oh, it's a date. 1582 01:05:51,542 --> 01:05:53,542 [♪♪♪] 1583 01:05:59,417 --> 01:06:01,917 -I appreciate you coming in today, Sydney. 1584 01:06:02,000 --> 01:06:04,583 Now, this is strictly a formality. 1585 01:06:04,667 --> 01:06:06,792 All you have to do is just be yourself 1586 01:06:06,875 --> 01:06:08,750 and the job is yours. 1587 01:06:10,500 --> 01:06:12,375 Here we go. 1588 01:06:15,375 --> 01:06:17,083 -Good afternoon, everyone. 1589 01:06:17,166 --> 01:06:19,709 May I introduce Sydney Ragsdale? 1590 01:06:22,625 --> 01:06:27,709 [♪♪♪] 1591 01:06:34,625 --> 01:06:36,500 [hushed conversations] 1592 01:06:40,792 --> 01:06:41,750 -There he is. 1593 01:06:41,834 --> 01:06:43,500 -Hey. Come on in. 1594 01:06:46,542 --> 01:06:48,542 [♪♪♪] 1595 01:06:53,917 --> 01:06:54,959 -Hey. 1596 01:06:55,041 --> 01:06:56,250 Can I join you? 1597 01:06:56,333 --> 01:06:57,458 -Of course, Mr. Mac. 1598 01:06:57,542 --> 01:06:59,000 -Thanks. 1599 01:06:59,083 --> 01:07:00,709 -Merry Christmas. 1600 01:07:00,792 --> 01:07:02,500 -Thank you. You too. 1601 01:07:02,583 --> 01:07:03,458 Is Sydney here? 1602 01:07:03,542 --> 01:07:04,291 -Not yet. 1603 01:07:04,375 --> 01:07:06,041 -Do you two have plans? 1604 01:07:06,125 --> 01:07:08,208 -We have a date. 1605 01:07:08,291 --> 01:07:09,166 -You made it. 1606 01:07:09,250 --> 01:07:10,917 -Hi. -Hi, Mom! 1607 01:07:11,000 --> 01:07:12,583 -Hey, honey. 1608 01:07:12,667 --> 01:07:14,208 [♪♪♪] 1609 01:07:14,291 --> 01:07:16,333 -Merry Christmas, everybody. 1610 01:07:16,417 --> 01:07:17,917 [congregation]: -Merry Christmas! 1611 01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:19,125 -[Reverend]: Thank you. 1612 01:07:19,208 --> 01:07:21,125 I hope you're ready to sing your hearts out, 1613 01:07:21,208 --> 01:07:24,208 because we have a full program tonight. 1614 01:07:24,291 --> 01:07:25,375 -[organ music rises] -So, without further ado, 1615 01:07:25,458 --> 01:07:26,834 I would like you all to stand 1616 01:07:26,917 --> 01:07:30,291 and join me in singing the first hymn of the evening, 1617 01:07:30,375 --> 01:07:32,959 which is my personal favorite, 1618 01:07:33,041 --> 01:07:35,291 "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing." 1619 01:07:35,375 --> 01:07:39,250 ♪ -"Hark," the herald angels sing ♪ 1620 01:07:39,333 --> 01:07:45,208 ♪ "Glory to the newborn King!" 1621 01:07:46,458 --> 01:07:49,333 [indistinct quiet chatter] 1622 01:08:04,250 --> 01:08:05,834 -So, how was New York? 1623 01:08:05,917 --> 01:08:06,750 -Oh, you know. 1624 01:08:07,083 --> 01:08:09,208 Crowded, noisy... even Santa was stressed. 1625 01:08:09,291 --> 01:08:10,417 [Mac chuckles] 1626 01:08:10,500 --> 01:08:12,750 -Well, you get all your errands done anyway? 1627 01:08:14,709 --> 01:08:17,959 -Actually, I didn't go to the city to run errands. 1628 01:08:18,041 --> 01:08:20,458 I went to interview for a new job. 1629 01:08:20,542 --> 01:08:21,709 -Oh? 1630 01:08:21,792 --> 01:08:23,834 -For a big ad agency. 1631 01:08:23,917 --> 01:08:26,583 They wanted me to meet the board of directors. 1632 01:08:27,750 --> 01:08:28,875 -And? 1633 01:08:28,959 --> 01:08:30,208 -I got the job. 1634 01:08:30,291 --> 01:08:32,417 [quiet chuckle] 1635 01:08:32,500 --> 01:08:34,291 -Wow. 1636 01:08:34,375 --> 01:08:36,917 That's, uh, that's good. Right? 1637 01:08:37,000 --> 01:08:38,917 -I think so. 1638 01:08:39,000 --> 01:08:44,000 I mean, I have this amazing career opportunity. 1639 01:08:44,083 --> 01:08:46,000 But... 1640 01:08:46,083 --> 01:08:47,750 it is back in New York. 1641 01:08:50,041 --> 01:08:51,542 -So... 1642 01:08:51,625 --> 01:08:53,250 how soon would you have to leave? 1643 01:08:53,333 --> 01:08:54,792 -Right after Christmas. 1644 01:08:54,875 --> 01:08:56,000 -Soon. 1645 01:08:59,458 --> 01:09:02,166 Well, I wouldn't, uh... 1646 01:09:02,250 --> 01:09:04,417 blame you if you took the job. 1647 01:09:04,500 --> 01:09:07,083 I mean, Hopewell can't compete with New York. 1648 01:09:07,166 --> 01:09:08,083 -Don't say that. 1649 01:09:08,166 --> 01:09:10,083 -Why not? It's the truth, 1650 01:09:10,166 --> 01:09:11,458 -No, it's not. 1651 01:09:12,542 --> 01:09:15,625 You know, I came to Hopewell for the holidays... 1652 01:09:16,583 --> 01:09:19,834 ...but this place, these people... 1653 01:09:21,542 --> 01:09:22,959 you... 1654 01:09:26,041 --> 01:09:30,208 It all makes it... hard to leave. 1655 01:09:30,291 --> 01:09:31,959 -So don't. 1656 01:09:32,041 --> 01:09:32,959 Stay. 1657 01:09:37,875 --> 01:09:39,417 -I should go. 1658 01:09:39,500 --> 01:09:41,000 Ray's probably wondering where I am. 1659 01:09:41,083 --> 01:09:43,291 -Yep. 1660 01:09:49,333 --> 01:09:51,667 [♪♪♪] 1661 01:09:55,500 --> 01:09:56,750 [passerby]: -Merry Christmas! 1662 01:09:56,834 --> 01:09:58,667 -Oh! Merry Christmas! 1663 01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:09,083 [gasps softly] 1664 01:10:09,166 --> 01:10:10,417 [sighs heavily] 1665 01:10:10,500 --> 01:10:12,959 [cell phone ringing] 1666 01:10:15,333 --> 01:10:16,375 -Hi, Bea. 1667 01:10:16,458 --> 01:10:17,834 -Morning, dear. 1668 01:10:17,917 --> 01:10:20,834 Uh, we have a bit of a problem at The Book Bea. 1669 01:10:20,917 --> 01:10:22,250 -What's wrong? 1670 01:10:22,333 --> 01:10:23,750 -It's our Christmas tree. 1671 01:10:25,041 --> 01:10:27,417 I'm afraid it's had an accident. 1672 01:10:27,500 --> 01:10:29,417 [Sydney]: -I'll be right over. 1673 01:10:30,375 --> 01:10:33,000 [♪♪♪] 1674 01:10:40,250 --> 01:10:42,834 [♪♪♪] 1675 01:10:46,041 --> 01:10:48,000 -Oh, Bea... I am so sorry. 1676 01:10:49,125 --> 01:10:52,208 -Well, it's an old tree stand. I've had it for years. 1677 01:10:52,291 --> 01:10:54,750 I guess it finally just gave up the ghost. 1678 01:10:54,834 --> 01:10:57,625 -Well, maybe we can make this work. 1679 01:10:59,959 --> 01:11:01,041 [Sydney grunts] 1680 01:11:02,333 --> 01:11:03,792 -Maybe not. 1681 01:11:03,875 --> 01:11:05,500 [tree rustles and ornaments clatter] 1682 01:11:05,583 --> 01:11:07,083 -The Christmas Carousel is tonight. 1683 01:11:07,166 --> 01:11:08,875 We'll never be ready in time. 1684 01:11:08,959 --> 01:11:10,458 [sighs] 1685 01:11:10,542 --> 01:11:12,125 -Yes, we will. 1686 01:11:12,208 --> 01:11:14,166 -What? -We will come up with something. 1687 01:11:14,250 --> 01:11:16,709 [♪♪♪] 1688 01:11:16,792 --> 01:11:18,625 [thumps roof] 1689 01:11:21,500 --> 01:11:23,083 [cell rings] 1690 01:11:27,166 --> 01:11:28,542 -Hey. 1691 01:11:28,792 --> 01:11:29,875 [Sydney]: -Hey, Mac. I'm in desperate need of a tree. 1692 01:11:29,959 --> 01:11:32,291 The one at The Book Bea had an accident. 1693 01:11:32,375 --> 01:11:33,166 -Oh, Sydney, I wish I could help you. 1694 01:11:33,250 --> 01:11:34,750 I just-- I sold the last one. 1695 01:11:34,834 --> 01:11:36,583 What happened to the one I gave you? 1696 01:11:36,667 --> 01:11:38,417 -Yeah, it's really nice. 1697 01:11:38,500 --> 01:11:40,250 It's just I don't think it's big enough 1698 01:11:40,333 --> 01:11:42,500 for The Book Bea window, 1699 01:11:42,583 --> 01:11:44,583 and the Christmas Carousel's tonight. 1700 01:11:44,667 --> 01:11:46,291 We have to come up with something special, 1701 01:11:46,375 --> 01:11:48,542 something unique. 1702 01:11:48,625 --> 01:11:49,792 [Mac]: -I really wish I could help. 1703 01:11:49,875 --> 01:11:51,417 I just don't have anything left. 1704 01:11:51,500 --> 01:11:53,166 -Oh... wait. 1705 01:11:53,250 --> 01:11:54,959 Mac, I've got to go. 1706 01:11:55,041 --> 01:11:57,208 I've got to call an emergency meeting of The Book Club. 1707 01:11:57,291 --> 01:11:58,917 [♪♪♪] 1708 01:11:59,000 --> 01:12:00,917 ♪ -Walkin' along 1709 01:12:01,000 --> 01:12:02,375 ♪ Singin' a song 1710 01:12:02,458 --> 01:12:05,250 ♪ Christmas time is here 1711 01:12:05,333 --> 01:12:07,166 ♪ Out in the snow [door jiggles] 1712 01:12:07,250 --> 01:12:08,583 ♪ Sayin' hello 1713 01:12:08,667 --> 01:12:11,458 ♪ Spreading love and cheer 1714 01:12:12,417 --> 01:12:14,875 ♪ Oh, it's so exciting 1715 01:12:16,333 --> 01:12:18,792 ♪ Santa is on his way 1716 01:12:18,875 --> 01:12:21,625 ♪ Rockin' around the world 1717 01:12:21,709 --> 01:12:26,583 ♪ On his magic sleigh 1718 01:12:27,875 --> 01:12:30,417 ♪ I'm a-waitin' Can't wait for Christmas ♪ 1719 01:12:30,500 --> 01:12:31,709 ♪ Yeah, I'm a-waitin' 1720 01:12:31,792 --> 01:12:33,917 ♪ Can't wait for Christmas 1721 01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:36,834 ♪ Hear the sleigh bells In the air ♪ 1722 01:12:36,917 --> 01:12:40,041 ♪ Feel the magic everywhere 1723 01:12:40,125 --> 01:12:43,458 ♪ I'm a-waitin' Can't wait for Christmas ♪ 1724 01:12:43,542 --> 01:12:46,000 ♪ Yeah, I'm a-waitin' Can't wait for Christmas ♪ 1725 01:12:46,083 --> 01:12:49,542 ♪ Count the days off As they go... ♪ 1726 01:12:49,625 --> 01:12:52,291 -Well... that's everything. 1727 01:12:52,375 --> 01:12:54,166 -I just can't believe you did it all. 1728 01:12:54,250 --> 01:12:57,709 I-It's like a Christmas miracle. 1729 01:12:57,792 --> 01:12:58,834 -You know, 1730 01:12:59,166 --> 01:13:01,500 I did have just a little bit of help here. Right? 1731 01:13:01,583 --> 01:13:03,000 -Right! 1732 01:13:03,083 --> 01:13:04,500 -Where's Ray? 1733 01:13:04,583 --> 01:13:05,959 -She got sad. 1734 01:13:06,041 --> 01:13:08,750 [♪♪♪] 1735 01:13:10,917 --> 01:13:12,875 -Ray? 1736 01:13:17,917 --> 01:13:19,959 Ray... 1737 01:13:20,041 --> 01:13:22,834 What's wrong, honey? 1738 01:13:22,917 --> 01:13:24,208 -Everything. 1739 01:13:24,291 --> 01:13:26,625 -"Everything"? [chuckles] 1740 01:13:26,709 --> 01:13:27,750 I don't understand! 1741 01:13:27,834 --> 01:13:29,458 I thought you were having so much fun 1742 01:13:29,542 --> 01:13:30,917 with all your friends in Book Club. 1743 01:13:31,000 --> 01:13:32,875 -I am. I'm having lots of fun. 1744 01:13:32,959 --> 01:13:34,625 -Well, then, why are you so sad? 1745 01:13:34,709 --> 01:13:38,500 -I'm not really sad, it's just... 1746 01:13:38,583 --> 01:13:40,625 going to Hawaii for Christmas seems amazing, 1747 01:13:40,709 --> 01:13:44,375 and I do really want to surf, but... 1748 01:13:44,458 --> 01:13:46,250 I want to stay in Hopewell for Christmas. 1749 01:13:46,333 --> 01:13:48,166 I want to stay with all my friends. 1750 01:13:48,250 --> 01:13:50,291 -That is totally fine! 1751 01:13:50,375 --> 01:13:53,709 Your daddy and I want you to do what you want to do. 1752 01:13:53,792 --> 01:13:56,959 -But I don't want to hurt Dad's feelings. 1753 01:13:57,041 --> 01:14:00,125 -Oh, sweetheart, you're not gonna hurt his feelings. 1754 01:14:00,208 --> 01:14:02,792 Daddy wants you to be happy and so do I. 1755 01:14:02,875 --> 01:14:06,333 -Are you sure I won't hurt Daddy's feelings? 1756 01:14:06,417 --> 01:14:08,750 -I am positive. 1757 01:14:10,333 --> 01:14:12,834 -I just want to stay here with you. 1758 01:14:12,917 --> 01:14:15,583 -Well, then that is what we are gonna do. 1759 01:14:17,125 --> 01:14:19,166 -Do you wanna go back to The Book Bea with me? 1760 01:14:19,250 --> 01:14:20,208 -Yeah. 1761 01:14:20,291 --> 01:14:21,166 -Do you wanna race me? 1762 01:14:21,250 --> 01:14:22,208 -Yeah! 1763 01:14:22,291 --> 01:14:23,834 I'm gonna win! 1764 01:14:24,959 --> 01:14:27,291 [♪♪♪] 1765 01:14:41,125 --> 01:14:43,500 -Merry Christmas, Mr. Mayor, Judges. 1766 01:14:43,583 --> 01:14:45,208 -Ah, Merry Christmas, Marnie. 1767 01:14:45,291 --> 01:14:46,458 It's a lovely display. 1768 01:14:46,542 --> 01:14:47,583 -Oh, thank you. 1769 01:14:47,667 --> 01:14:49,208 Could I offer you any cookies? 1770 01:14:49,291 --> 01:14:51,417 -No, we can't accept gifts during the competition. 1771 01:14:51,500 --> 01:14:52,625 -Ah, well... 1772 01:14:52,709 --> 01:14:54,125 afterwards, then. 1773 01:14:54,208 --> 01:14:56,083 -We'll be back. 1774 01:14:57,291 --> 01:14:59,917 [♪♪♪] 1775 01:15:06,709 --> 01:15:08,208 -Evening, Bea. 1776 01:15:08,291 --> 01:15:10,083 -Mayor. 1777 01:15:10,166 --> 01:15:12,500 -I thought you said you were participating 1778 01:15:12,583 --> 01:15:14,458 in this year's Christmas Carousel competition. 1779 01:15:14,542 --> 01:15:16,792 -Well, we had a little accident, Mayor. 1780 01:15:16,875 --> 01:15:18,166 -[Sydney]: Our display was ruined... 1781 01:15:18,250 --> 01:15:20,500 and we had to improvise. 1782 01:15:20,583 --> 01:15:22,375 So... 1783 01:15:22,458 --> 01:15:24,458 -We came up with something... 1784 01:15:24,542 --> 01:15:26,083 rather unique. 1785 01:15:26,166 --> 01:15:28,750 [♪♪♪] 1786 01:15:30,375 --> 01:15:32,625 [exclaiming and applauding] 1787 01:15:39,625 --> 01:15:41,333 -It's wonderful! 1788 01:15:41,417 --> 01:15:42,500 [chuckles] 1789 01:15:42,583 --> 01:15:44,208 -Merry Christmas, Bea. 1790 01:15:44,291 --> 01:15:46,291 -Merry Christmas, Curtis. 1791 01:15:46,375 --> 01:15:49,000 [♪♪♪] 1792 01:15:54,125 --> 01:15:56,166 -The book tree's a pretty clever idea. 1793 01:15:56,250 --> 01:15:58,458 -Well, thank you. 1794 01:15:58,542 --> 01:16:01,959 -Did you make up your mind about the new job in New York? 1795 01:16:02,041 --> 01:16:03,083 -I don't know, Christmas in Hopewell 1796 01:16:03,166 --> 01:16:05,667 is making it pretty tough to choose. 1797 01:16:05,750 --> 01:16:06,667 -Listen, Sydney-- 1798 01:16:06,750 --> 01:16:07,625 -[Kenny]: Hey, Santa! 1799 01:16:07,709 --> 01:16:09,125 [Mac]: -Hey, hi. 1800 01:16:09,208 --> 01:16:11,834 Uh, Sydney, I don't know if two have met. 1801 01:16:11,917 --> 01:16:13,417 Kenny works with me at the school. 1802 01:16:13,500 --> 01:16:14,375 -Oh! Nice to meet you. 1803 01:16:14,458 --> 01:16:16,208 -You too. 1804 01:16:16,291 --> 01:16:17,917 He's quite a guy, this Mac. 1805 01:16:18,000 --> 01:16:20,250 Anybody else would've just said no, 1806 01:16:20,333 --> 01:16:22,417 but this guy just jumped in and took over for me. 1807 01:16:22,500 --> 01:16:24,000 -Took over what? 1808 01:16:24,083 --> 01:16:25,291 -[Kenny]: Oh, you didn't tell her? 1809 01:16:25,542 --> 01:16:28,208 He's doing Santa duty for me over at Santa's Village. 1810 01:16:28,291 --> 01:16:31,709 He's doing a great job, too. All the kids love him. 1811 01:16:31,792 --> 01:16:33,417 I think he's one of the best Helper Santas 1812 01:16:33,500 --> 01:16:34,667 we've ever had. 1813 01:16:34,750 --> 01:16:36,709 Anyways, nice to meet you. 1814 01:16:36,792 --> 01:16:39,166 Merry Christmas! Oh! Uh... 1815 01:16:39,250 --> 01:16:41,834 [chuckles] 1816 01:16:41,917 --> 01:16:42,917 -Okay, look, before you say anything-- 1817 01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:46,041 -Are you the Santa Ray talked to? 1818 01:16:48,500 --> 01:16:49,709 -Yeah. 1819 01:16:49,792 --> 01:16:51,625 -So you're the Santa she asked 1820 01:16:51,709 --> 01:16:55,166 to "help make Mom happy" for Christmas? 1821 01:16:55,250 --> 01:16:56,458 -Sydney... 1822 01:16:56,542 --> 01:16:57,917 -That's what this has all been about? 1823 01:16:58,000 --> 01:17:00,583 The Christmas tree, dinner in Paris-- 1824 01:17:00,667 --> 01:17:02,625 all because you felt sorry for me? 1825 01:17:02,709 --> 01:17:04,208 -Hey, it's not like that. 1826 01:17:04,291 --> 01:17:06,041 -I am such a fool. 1827 01:17:06,125 --> 01:17:08,291 I can't believe I trusted you. 1828 01:17:08,375 --> 01:17:09,750 -But you can trust me. 1829 01:17:09,834 --> 01:17:10,834 -No, I can't, 1830 01:17:10,917 --> 01:17:13,083 because you didn't tell me the truth. 1831 01:17:14,834 --> 01:17:17,041 -I'm sorry. Okay? 1832 01:17:17,125 --> 01:17:18,750 I... [sighs] 1833 01:17:18,834 --> 01:17:20,917 I just wanted to make you happy. 1834 01:17:21,000 --> 01:17:23,792 -I've already had my heart broken once, Mac, 1835 01:17:23,875 --> 01:17:26,458 and it took every last bit of strength I have 1836 01:17:26,542 --> 01:17:28,959 to recover from it. 1837 01:17:31,375 --> 01:17:35,250 And I'm not gonna risk having my heart broken again. 1838 01:17:35,333 --> 01:17:36,250 -Sydney, wait. 1839 01:17:36,333 --> 01:17:38,208 -Goodbye, Mac. 1840 01:17:39,750 --> 01:17:42,000 [♪♪♪] 1841 01:17:45,875 --> 01:17:47,709 -Merry Christmas! 1842 01:17:47,792 --> 01:17:50,333 [♪♪♪] 1843 01:17:56,417 --> 01:17:58,125 -Thank you so much. 1844 01:17:58,208 --> 01:17:59,625 Merry Christmas. 1845 01:17:59,709 --> 01:18:01,792 -Are you sure the buyers can't guarantee 1846 01:18:01,875 --> 01:18:03,250 to keep the store open? 1847 01:18:03,333 --> 01:18:04,625 -No, as I mentioned, 1848 01:18:04,709 --> 01:18:06,125 they're gonna tear down the store 1849 01:18:06,208 --> 01:18:07,417 to build condos. 1850 01:18:07,500 --> 01:18:09,667 Bea, it's gonna be fantastic. 1851 01:18:09,750 --> 01:18:11,875 -I appreciate your enthusiasm Lou. 1852 01:18:11,959 --> 01:18:14,333 You know, we haven't signed the agreement yet. 1853 01:18:14,417 --> 01:18:17,041 -Bea, with the money they're offering you, 1854 01:18:17,125 --> 01:18:19,208 you'd be a fool not to. 1855 01:18:19,291 --> 01:18:21,125 I'll look over some things for you... 1856 01:18:22,750 --> 01:18:25,125 -Sydney! 1857 01:18:25,208 --> 01:18:26,458 -Susan! Hi. 1858 01:18:26,542 --> 01:18:27,792 -That book you recommended? 1859 01:18:27,875 --> 01:18:29,709 The one you said you thought was just right for me? 1860 01:18:29,792 --> 01:18:31,000 I loved it. 1861 01:18:31,166 --> 01:18:33,083 I read the whole thing through, cover to cover. 1862 01:18:33,166 --> 01:18:34,917 I couldn't sleep until I finished it. 1863 01:18:35,000 --> 01:18:37,959 -Oh! I'm so pleased to hear that. 1864 01:18:38,041 --> 01:18:39,250 [Susan]: -How did you do that? 1865 01:18:39,333 --> 01:18:41,583 How did you know to choose the right book for me? 1866 01:18:41,667 --> 01:18:44,875 -I guess you could call it a gift. 1867 01:18:44,959 --> 01:18:46,959 [Susan]: -What else can you recommend? 1868 01:18:47,041 --> 01:18:49,417 -Have you read Christmas Joy by Nancy Naigle? 1869 01:18:49,500 --> 01:18:51,000 -Thank you so much. 1870 01:18:54,208 --> 01:18:57,875 -Okay, Bea, I just need you to sign here... and here... 1871 01:18:57,959 --> 01:19:00,375 and we can put this deal to bed. 1872 01:19:01,542 --> 01:19:04,041 My client wants to, uh, deposit funds into escrow 1873 01:19:04,125 --> 01:19:05,834 before the end of the day. 1874 01:19:05,917 --> 01:19:07,792 It's a pretty good Christmas present, huh? 1875 01:19:07,875 --> 01:19:09,166 [soft chuckle] 1876 01:19:09,250 --> 01:19:11,125 -Well, if you're sure there are no other buyers... 1877 01:19:14,417 --> 01:19:15,333 -Wait! 1878 01:19:16,750 --> 01:19:18,417 -I'm the buyer. 1879 01:19:18,500 --> 01:19:19,875 -You what? 1880 01:19:19,959 --> 01:19:22,083 -You know how much I've always loved The Book Bea. 1881 01:19:22,166 --> 01:19:25,000 It's the best place I've ever worked in my life. 1882 01:19:25,083 --> 01:19:26,959 And Ray adores it here. 1883 01:19:28,667 --> 01:19:30,000 -Bea... 1884 01:19:30,083 --> 01:19:33,125 the bank is offering full price and paying cash. 1885 01:19:34,250 --> 01:19:36,375 -I... I can't offer you that. 1886 01:19:36,458 --> 01:19:39,667 But I do have a little nest egg saved up, 1887 01:19:39,750 --> 01:19:41,125 and I could pay you a down payment, 1888 01:19:41,208 --> 01:19:42,875 and the rest I could pay over time, 1889 01:19:42,959 --> 01:19:45,667 with interest, of course. 1890 01:19:45,750 --> 01:19:47,583 And it'll be like we're a partnership, 1891 01:19:47,667 --> 01:19:51,417 and it'll still be a bookstore with your name on it. 1892 01:19:53,166 --> 01:19:56,000 -Oh, wait, w-wait, wait a minute. 1893 01:19:56,083 --> 01:19:57,083 What-- What's going on? 1894 01:19:57,166 --> 01:19:58,875 -I think it'll be great. 1895 01:19:58,959 --> 01:20:00,083 I can just feel it. 1896 01:20:00,166 --> 01:20:02,458 I mean, look around! We can do this, Bea. 1897 01:20:04,375 --> 01:20:05,291 -Bea... 1898 01:20:05,375 --> 01:20:06,583 you're-- [laughs] 1899 01:20:06,875 --> 01:20:09,291 I mean, you're not seriously considering this, are you? 1900 01:20:09,375 --> 01:20:10,917 -Just a moment. 1901 01:20:11,000 --> 01:20:12,583 Sydney... 1902 01:20:12,667 --> 01:20:14,500 are you sure you want to do this? 1903 01:20:15,709 --> 01:20:19,208 -Yeah, I've never been more sure about anything in my life. 1904 01:20:20,500 --> 01:20:22,375 -Bea... 1905 01:20:22,458 --> 01:20:23,625 The choice is clear. 1906 01:20:23,709 --> 01:20:25,166 Right? 1907 01:20:25,250 --> 01:20:26,250 -I agree. 1908 01:20:26,333 --> 01:20:27,250 -Okay. 1909 01:20:27,333 --> 01:20:28,375 -Deal. 1910 01:20:28,458 --> 01:20:31,125 [♪♪♪] 1911 01:20:32,500 --> 01:20:33,709 [Bea and Sydney laugh] 1912 01:20:33,792 --> 01:20:35,709 -Ah, I'm sorry, Lou. 1913 01:20:35,792 --> 01:20:37,166 [Sydney laughs] 1914 01:20:37,250 --> 01:20:39,667 -That's okay. Congratulations, Bea. 1915 01:20:39,750 --> 01:20:40,667 -Thank you. 1916 01:20:41,834 --> 01:20:42,792 -Merry Christmas. 1917 01:20:42,875 --> 01:20:45,166 [Bea and Sydney]: -Merry Christmas. 1918 01:20:48,125 --> 01:20:50,291 -Merry Christmas, Sydney. 1919 01:20:50,375 --> 01:20:51,709 [laughs] 1920 01:20:51,875 --> 01:20:54,583 -You know, it feels like, for the first time in awhile, 1921 01:20:54,667 --> 01:20:56,583 it actually will be one. 1922 01:20:56,667 --> 01:20:59,333 [♪♪♪] 1923 01:21:10,041 --> 01:21:12,625 -So? What are you gonna do now, Bea? 1924 01:21:12,709 --> 01:21:16,166 -Hmm, well, I think I've seen enough of Hopewell for now. 1925 01:21:16,250 --> 01:21:18,125 I used to be quite the traveler. 1926 01:21:18,208 --> 01:21:20,834 You never really get that out of your system. 1927 01:21:20,917 --> 01:21:23,709 -I think maybe it's time to take another trip around the world. 1928 01:21:23,792 --> 01:21:25,083 -Ooh. 1929 01:21:25,250 --> 01:21:27,333 -Especially as I've found a new traveling companion. 1930 01:21:27,417 --> 01:21:29,417 -Our boarding passes have arrived. 1931 01:21:29,500 --> 01:21:32,375 We take off for our group tour of Europe New Year's Eve. 1932 01:21:32,458 --> 01:21:33,834 Mwah. 1933 01:21:33,917 --> 01:21:35,542 -Will you lock up for me, dear? 1934 01:21:35,625 --> 01:21:36,417 -Of course. 1935 01:21:36,625 --> 01:21:38,709 -Merry Christmas. -Merry Christmas. 1936 01:21:39,875 --> 01:21:42,417 [♪♪♪] 1937 01:22:20,542 --> 01:22:23,375 [♪♪♪] 1938 01:22:32,166 --> 01:22:34,291 [quiet realization]: -"James MacLaren Howell." 1939 01:22:37,834 --> 01:22:39,542 "Mac." 1940 01:22:49,667 --> 01:22:51,166 [doorbell chimes] 1941 01:22:56,834 --> 01:22:58,291 -Hi. 1942 01:22:58,375 --> 01:23:00,375 -Hi... 1943 01:23:00,458 --> 01:23:02,333 -I brought your ornament back. 1944 01:23:03,417 --> 01:23:05,625 I-I don't have a tree and you do have a tree, 1945 01:23:05,709 --> 01:23:07,250 and I thought maybe you might want it back 1946 01:23:07,333 --> 01:23:09,458 so you could hang it on your tree. 1947 01:23:09,542 --> 01:23:11,458 -You, uh, came all the way out here 1948 01:23:11,542 --> 01:23:14,166 through the snow to bring me an ornament? 1949 01:23:14,250 --> 01:23:16,333 -Uh, well, it's Christmas Eve. 1950 01:23:16,417 --> 01:23:18,083 I don't really have much else to do. 1951 01:23:18,166 --> 01:23:19,291 [Sydney chuckles lightly] 1952 01:23:19,375 --> 01:23:20,959 -Well, come on in. It's cold. 1953 01:23:21,041 --> 01:23:23,333 -Thanks. 1954 01:23:26,041 --> 01:23:27,750 -Oh. I got that. 1955 01:23:27,834 --> 01:23:29,583 -Oh, thank you. 1956 01:23:29,667 --> 01:23:31,875 -Hmm. 1957 01:23:31,959 --> 01:23:33,959 So, uh... 1958 01:23:34,041 --> 01:23:35,959 -This is you? -Yeah! 1959 01:23:36,041 --> 01:23:37,458 -Uh-huh. -Yeah, it was. 1960 01:23:37,542 --> 01:23:38,709 Once upon a time. 1961 01:23:38,792 --> 01:23:40,000 Where'd you find that? 1962 01:23:40,083 --> 01:23:41,375 -Bea. 1963 01:23:41,458 --> 01:23:44,458 She didn't tell me you were the author. 1964 01:23:44,542 --> 01:23:46,667 They say she always knows how to pick the right book. 1965 01:23:46,750 --> 01:23:48,250 -And? 1966 01:23:48,333 --> 01:23:51,041 -This wasn't just the right book. 1967 01:23:51,125 --> 01:23:52,667 It was the perfect book. 1968 01:23:55,125 --> 01:23:57,291 -Listen, I'm, uh... 1969 01:23:59,000 --> 01:24:00,083 I'm really sorry 1970 01:24:00,166 --> 01:24:02,125 that I didn't tell you the truth 1971 01:24:02,208 --> 01:24:03,709 about the whole Santa Claus thing. 1972 01:24:03,792 --> 01:24:05,166 I wanted to. 1973 01:24:05,250 --> 01:24:07,208 Okay? I just... 1974 01:24:07,291 --> 01:24:09,000 I couldn't find the right time, 1975 01:24:09,083 --> 01:24:10,834 and then so much time had passed 1976 01:24:10,917 --> 01:24:12,458 that it felt like it was too late, 1977 01:24:12,542 --> 01:24:14,166 and I didn't want to lose you. 1978 01:24:14,250 --> 01:24:15,959 -Thank you. 1979 01:24:16,041 --> 01:24:17,500 For saying that. 1980 01:24:17,583 --> 01:24:19,375 -Okay. 1981 01:24:21,417 --> 01:24:23,041 -I have something to tell you. 1982 01:24:23,125 --> 01:24:24,375 -Yeah? 1983 01:24:25,333 --> 01:24:27,125 -I'm not selling this house. 1984 01:24:27,208 --> 01:24:28,875 -You're gonna stay in Hopewell? 1985 01:24:28,959 --> 01:24:30,750 -I am. 1986 01:24:30,834 --> 01:24:33,875 -Well, that might be the best Christmas present I've ever had. 1987 01:24:33,959 --> 01:24:37,333 -I could think of something better. 1988 01:24:43,667 --> 01:24:44,875 -[Ray]: Mama! 1989 01:24:46,083 --> 01:24:47,500 Hey, Mac! Merry Christmas! 1990 01:24:47,583 --> 01:24:49,792 -Hey! Hi! I brought you something. 1991 01:24:49,875 --> 01:24:50,750 -What is it? 1992 01:24:50,959 --> 01:24:52,125 -[gasping] -For your Christmas tree. 1993 01:24:52,208 --> 01:24:53,542 -Can we hang it up now? 1994 01:24:53,625 --> 01:24:54,500 -Yes, we can. 1995 01:25:02,792 --> 01:25:04,041 -There you go. 1996 01:25:04,125 --> 01:25:06,125 [♪♪♪] 1997 01:25:06,208 --> 01:25:07,750 -♪ Let the season 1998 01:25:07,834 --> 01:25:09,875 -Now it really feels like Christmas. Right, Mom? 1999 01:25:09,959 --> 01:25:11,333 ♪ -Christmas gold Christmas gold ♪ 2000 01:25:11,417 --> 01:25:13,375 -Now it feels like Christmas. 2001 01:25:13,458 --> 01:25:17,041 ♪ -Shinin' bright Oh, oh, oh ♪ 2002 01:25:17,125 --> 01:25:20,625 ♪ Christmas gold Christmas gold ♪ 2003 01:25:22,333 --> 01:25:24,542 ♪ Oh, Christmas gold 2004 01:25:29,458 --> 01:25:32,667 ♪ Oh, Christmas gold ♪ 2005 01:25:36,250 --> 01:25:40,667 [♪♪♪] 125584