Original subtitles

[bright music playing]

-[Betty] What do you think about the gold? -[Nick] No, no, no, no.

[Betty] Wait, hold-- Oh, wait, aren't these--

[Nick] Mother, no, no. No, we're not Jewish.

Oh, yeah. Oh!

Oh, I need this. I don't have one of these.

Mom, please put it back.

You never put out any of the stuff you bought last year.

Nicky, stop, alright? You're being such a scrooge.

Uh-- Do you know why you didn't put out the stuff you bought last year?

Hmm. No, why?

Because you never put out the stuff you bought the year before that,

or the year before that, or the year before that.

No, let me tell you something, if they stopped making

Christmas decorations today,

it would not affect our family until 2063.

Stop being silly, okay? It's only a dollar.

Alright, let me explain this to you.

-What? -See this? One. That's a dollar.

A hundred is a hundred dollars.

You were always so good at math.

Wow! You got a lot of great stuff. Beautiful.

Thank you.

-[chuckles] -[register dings, clacks]

-And the grand total is a hundred-- -$119.99.

Wow, a silver fox? And good at math?

-He's a teacher. -Mother, please.

I-I-I was a teacher. I did actually teach math

and a lot of other subjects.

Oh, Dolores is your name? That's a great name.

Well, why thank you.

Yeah, did you know in Spanish, it means pain and sorrow.

-That's awful. -No, awful is Greek.

-In Greek, it means grief. -And time to go.

Oh!

-Got it? -[Nick grunts] I got it.

Nick, I feel like I have to tell you something.

Otherwise, I'm just-- I'm scared you're gonna end up alone the rest of your life.

I'm not alone, I'm with you.

Well, maybe I would like to end up alone the rest of my life.

Nicky, you need to relearn how to speak to people.

What are you talking about?

You need to be able to read a room.

I mean, come on, you're an award-winning teacher.

-I was. -You are.

No, I-- Alright.

-Okay, alright. Okay. -No, no, no, we're fine.

I don't wanna fight, not today, not today. Okay.

-Alright. Let me-- -Help me in.

I'm helping you. Come on.

-Oh, for the love of Pete. -I got you.

Alright, now look, I...

I know I've been a little off lately. I'm-I'm working on it, okay?

-Mmm. I hadn't noticed. -Ah. You're very funny.

I'll make a deal with you.

The next beautiful woman I see, I'll say,

"Oh, what an honor to meet you.

You are the most beautiful woman in the entire world."

Why thank you, Nick.

Uh, I don't know if you remember me.

Um, it is Nick, right?

Um, yes, it's Nick. Yes, I--

I never thought I would see you again.

Well, I never thought I'd be here again, but here I am.

You look fantastic, you haven't changed.

Oh, that's very sweet. I-I have, so much.

-[horn honks] -Oh!

Your mother is freezing!

Hi, Mary.

-Hi, Betty. -How are you?

-Good. -Listen,

give Don Juan your information.

Let him know when you're coming over for dinner.

We'll catch up then.

Please, can you get your mother home where I'm nice and warm?

You could just close the door, Mother.

I can't!

-[Mary chuckles] -I'm sorry, she, um...

-Is exactly the same. -She is exactly the same.

Well, listen, I'm in town for a little while.

I-I took a job at St. Luke's as a traveling nurse,

so I'm staying at my mom's, so let me give you the number.

-Your mom's number? -Yeah.

484-555-1208.

-Okay. -I used to dial that number a lot.

[chuckles] Well, I'm sure you're busy with family,

but you know, just call me if you have a moment, okay?

Oh, it'd be so great to catch up. It's good to see you.

Good to see you.

[Mary] Bye, Nick.

[Nick hums to himself]

[Betty] Well, that went well.

-Yeah. -I didn't see a ring.

Oh, Mother, don't start, please.

-Did you see a ring? -No, I didn't, I didn't see a ring.

Hmm. She saw a ring.

Listen, Nicky, Darlene is gone.

She has flown the coop.

Thank God.

I didn't like her anyway.

Listen,

I think it's time that you give

that finger a breather.

Hmm? What do you think?

I think it's time that I get you home for a nap.

[bright music playing]

Okay, Mother, the dishes are all done.

Thank you.

Jimbo will be here in a minute

and I'm just gonna go tell Scotty about bumping into Mary today.

Hey, you go do what you gotta do.

[knock on door]

Hey, buddy, I hope you're having a great day.

I just wanted to tell you about something amazing that happened.

So I know you don't know who Mary Hartle is

because I dated her from the time I was 16

till, well, till she left town.

Anyway, I bumped into her this afternoon

completely out of the blue. I can't believe it.

So I'm gonna call her, but I'm gonna-- I'm gonna wait a little bit.

You know, I don't wanna rush these things.

You kids are so much better at this stuff than we are,

-you know what I'm talking about? -Hey, Nick.

Oh, hey, Jimbo. I was just filling Scotty in on the great news.

Your mom was just catching me up too.

Wow, you haven't changed a thing. There's nothing outta place.

Yeah, Scotty has always kept a clean room.

No doubt. Hey, uh, ready to go?

Sure, I'll be right there.

Hey, pal, have a great night.

[door shuts]

Okay, Mom, Jimbo and I are gonna go to the Firehouse,

so, uh, don't wait up.

The man went to seminary school. The man got ordained.

The man runs our church parish.

The least you could do is call him "Reverend."

Alright? Stop being so disrespectful.

Okay, for the four millionth time,

he was Jimbo in kindergarten, Jimbo in grade school,

Jimbo in high school.

He is a forever Jimbo, that's his lot in life

no matter how hoity-toity he gets.

And another thing, I'm never calling a dude

I personally know cheated at Monopoly "Reverend."

Oh, come on, I was eight years old.

Everybody cheats at Monopoly when they're eight.

Hey, whatever you gotta tell yourself to sleep at night, cheater.

Nicholas Andrew McNulty.

Oh, you're in trouble now.

She evoked all three names. [chuckles]

Alright, Nick, why don't you go start the car and warm it up?

I just wanna have a word with the reverend just regarding some church stuff.

Alright, I'm-- Fine, but don't talk his ear off.

-I won't. -No, the root beers are waiting.

-I'll bring the car around. -Uh-huh.

-[clears throat] -[door opens]

Yes, Betty.

I don't know what to do.

I mean, this can't be normal.

Betty, I wish there was one right answer when it comes to grief.

And believe me, I'm just as concerned as you are.

I just think that losing his son less than a month after Darlene walked out

was just too much for his big, goofy heart.

I cry myself to sleep almost every night.

So does he.

I can hear him.

Well, I'm watching him, okay?

-Thank you. -Don't worry.

Look, Nick is a strong man,

and he'll-he'll get through this.

He just needs to find purpose

and then he'll find peace.

[car horn honks]

-But first I'm gonna bust him in the face. -[laughs]

["Good King Wenceslas" playing]

-[electricity powering down] -[music halts]

Tucker, not again.

[Tucker] Oh, come on.

[powering up]

-[Tucker sighs] -[music resumes]

Yes!

Good news, I jury-rigged it.

Bad news, um, we're gonna need some more circuit breakers.

No. Tucker, no. No more money can be spent on your light show.

Your dad said that, okay?

Maybe you just didn't ask right.

You know, you just gotta ask a certain way, that's how men are.

Oh, really?

A-anytime you need advice on this man stuff, I'm right here.

As the man of the house, I have a good perspective.

So would the man of the house like some hot chocolate

with mini-marshmallows and some whipped cream?

-Yes, he would. -Okay.

["Good King Wenceslas" continues]

[line ringing]

Hey, son, how are you? Everything okay?

Yeah, Dad, everything's fine. It's just, um...

the lights went out again.

Oh, you know, this is very long distance.

I told you, buddy, you're the man of the house while I'm away.

Well, yeah, I know and believe me, I give Mom advice on a lot of stuff.

Oh, yeah, how's that go over?

Sometimes she takes it, I guess,

but mostly she tells me not to worry.

That's good advice.

But I worry about the lights, Dad. We need more circuit breakers.

When you come home, I want you to see the house from a mile away.

You know our system's already maxed out. I need you to listen to Mom.

You're gonna be here, right? To see it all?

I don't know, buddy. I'm doing my best.

But the lights are for you.

-Hey, uh... -Son, I gotta go.

But listen to me, okay?

Yeah.

I love you to the moon and back.

Help Mom and maybe do more chores and give her less advice.

I can't wait to see you.

I love you, son.

Love you.

[upbeat holiday music playing]

# Oh, I can't wait for Christmas #

-Okey-dokey. -# It's my favorite time of year #

One ball, three rails in the side.

I ain't never missed this shot in my life.

[balls clack]

Shoot!

Okay.

[softly] Ten in the corner.

-[ball clacks] -Doesn't count, you didn't call that.

I most certainly did.

-You just didn't hear it. -Hey!

I got ears like a crocodile.

Charlie, I called that shot.

-No, you didn't. -Charlie...

I call all my shots. You know I call my shots.

-You didn't call it. -Keep it up, lemon pusher,

-I'll knock you into next week. -Cheater.

-You guys all think you're funny. -No, you're funny.

-[Alfredo] But looks aren't everything! -[laughter]

You all got big mouths, but one day you're gonna need a car

-and you're gonna come begging. -Begging? Yeah.

We're gonna come begging to you to drive us to a real car dealership.

[laughter]

Charlie, you know what I love about you? You're like clockwork, man.

Every day you come in here, and everybody's a cheater but you.

There's a lot of untrustworthy weasels in this town, Billy.

Says the used car salesman.

-[door opens, closes] -Speaking of weasels.

Hey, be nice.

Brother.

Brother.

-Bartender? -Reverend. [laughs]

[all laugh]

-Yuck it up, Monopoly cheater. -What can I get you fellas?

-Um, a root beer, please. -Sounds good.

Two root beers coming up.

One,

-Two. -Thank you, buddy.

-You guys good? -Yes, thank you, pal.

[Billy] Alright.

[Nick] I just wanted to come home and be with you.

You always cheer me up.

I-I was thinking maybe I-I'd just spend the night here.

I hope that's okay.

Your dad just has so much on his mind.

[deep sigh]

I love you, son.

Good night.

[tender music playing]

[sighs]

[gentle music playing]

[knock on door]

Nick?

[music twinkles]

[door opens]

[huffing]

Oh, for the love of Pete, where have you been?

[grunts] I-I went for a run.

What are you, nutty?

It's gotta be 25 degrees out there.

-22 actually. -What happened to you?

-Would you just listen to me? -I am listening.

I had a great talk with Scotty this morning.

I'm not listening.

-No, Mom-- -No!

No, Mom, please listen to me. Please, Mom.

-Mom. -[exhales]

He gave me great advice.

-"She left you," he said. -Mm-hmm.

"Grow up, move on."

I think it makes a lot of sense.

I think maybe he overheard me

saying to you the exact same thing

at least 150 times over the last six years.

Mother, you know when it comes to advice,

no child listens to their parent.

What happened here?

I'm gonna tell you.

-Alright, okay. [chuckles] -[groans]

So I-I got up early, okay?

-And I got the wedding ring off. -I-I saw.

And that wasn't easy, it took a while.

And then I did the want ads and that took a while.

-Did it? -And you still weren't up

and I didn't have anything else to do, so I thought, well, I'll go for a run.

Please keep going.

[Nick] So I-I was out on Chestnut Road by, you know, by the Highdecker farm.

That's like five miles away.

[sighs] I know, I told you, I got up early and I ran.

-And I ran and I ran. -I get it, you ran.

Can I just tell my story?

No one's stopping you.

-And I ran and I tripped and I fell. -[panting] Whoa! Whoa!

Probably over your own two feet.

I fell, Mother, and I hit my head and I knocked myself out.

Oh. Oh, Nicky, you could have froze out there.

But I didn't.

And do you know why I didn't?

It was a miracle.

It was because, Mother,

I was woken up by an honest-to-goodness reindeer!

[chuckles]

Sweetie, we really don't have any reindeers here in Pennsylvania.

[laughs] We have at least one.

Mwah!

Where are you going now?

I'm going to the garage.

Do you want breakfast?

[deep sigh]

Mother, you're being so silly.

I ate breakfast hours ago.

[door opens, closes]

[sighs]

[bright music playing]

[grunts]

Hmm.

There she is.

[tender music plays]

[chuckles]

-[upbeat music playing] -Ooh! I got deals!

I got deals! I got deals!

I got big, big deals!

I'm Charlie McNulty, and I guarantee you

the friendliest, happiest deals in the valley.

We got motorcycles too.

Easy deals for easy riders.

The boss sits here.

Come see the boss at Charlie McNulty Auto Sales.

Open nine to five, seven days a week.

[bright music playing]

Honestly, I should have thought of you, Nick.

No, it's on me. I-I should have-- I should have reminded you.

And I just got so excited this morning

when I saw that you were looking for a delivery person.

I thought I'm the perfect guy for it because I understand that speedy delivery

is a benchmark of great business.

Mmm.

Mr. McFeely said that from--

from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, the mailman.

Oh, right, right. He was very speedy.

Yeah. I still watch it when I can.

[inhales] That doesn't surprise me.

Just tell me this, tell me that you hired somebody reliable.

I absolutely did.

He came with great references. He's a hard worker.

Oh, as a matter of fact, here he is right now.

Nicholas.

Jeremiah.

First delivery's done. I'll grab the next?

Yeah, yeah.

[door bell jingles]

You know Jeremiah?

[sighs] Yeah, I mean, kind of. He...

He beat me out of another job yesterday delivering morning newspapers.

The kid is everywhere.

But he's a nice kid, good family.

Uh, his older brother is Scotty's best friend.

Oh.

-I'll be back in a flash. -Okay, you be safe.

Alright, okay, I admit it. Better man won again, Jeremiah.

[Lisa chuckles] Alright.

-I'll see you at church. -Sounds good.

I'm gonna find the perfect job,

it's just, you know, waiting for me to find it.

Just gotta find something that wouldn't hire

a 16-year-old wonder kid delivery boy.

Hey.

Hey, Nicholas.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

[Betty chuckles]

Fried chicken, creamed corn, and buttery mashed potatoes.

This is my birthday meal.

-Mm-hm. -Mom, you're four months early.

Yeah, look, I know you've been getting up every day

going out there looking for a job,

coming back empty-handed.

So I thought that kind of takes a toll on a man

and I thought maybe a little pre-birthday celebration dinner

might be a bit of a pickup.

I-I think that's a great idea. I have something I wanna tell you though.

Wash your hands.

Okay, listen, listen.

-Mom-- -Use soap.

You-you realize that we're just having dinner together.

We're not actually gonna take out anybody's appendix. There.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

Now I wanna talk to you about something.

No one's stopping you.

Okay, listen, you're right. I, uh...

I have been going out a lot, and, Mom,

-I got a job. -[pot clanks]

Did I hear you say you got a job?

Yes.

A real job?

No, Mom, I got one of those fake jobs,

the ones where they pay you with Monopoly money.

Yes, I got a real job.

I'm sorry, Nicholas.

I am, it's just, I don't know, lately...

there's just been a lot of false hope, you know?

I-I'm so proud of you.

I'm gonna work for Charlie.

[pot loudly clanks]

Okay...

Now I'm going crazy,

or did I just hear you say you're gonna work for your brother?

-Yes. -Oh, no.

Oh, Nicky, I don't think that's the best idea.

Matter of fact, that's the worst idea.

Wait, why?

Because you hate him.

No, Mom, no, no.

Mom, I don't hate anybody.

-He hates you. -Yeah, that one is true.

But despite that, I went in there and I told him,

just because Pop left you the dealership doesn't mean that I can't work there.

And he agreed to that?

No. So I told him we needed the money.

-How'd that go? -Not so good.

Then I offered to work for commission only.

Oh, and-and that was fine?

Not at all. We settled that I'm gonna work for half commission

and I have to pick up his laundry,

his dry cleaning, his cigars,

and a certain medication

the purpose of which I'm not gonna discuss with our mother.

Rotten to the core, just like your father.

Hey, at least I turned out normal.

Who's hungry?

[bright music playing]

-Excuse me, Santa Claus. -[both chuckle]

He does look like Santa. [laughs]

[bright music continues]

[chuckles]

[groans]

[sighs]

[sighs]

Well, it's a new day,

maybe he'll be a new man.

What are you waiting for? An engraved invitation?

-[music ends] -What did our old daddy tell us?

If you're early, you're on time.

If you're on time, you're late.

I'm not late.

You're late according to our old daddy.

Our old daddy also told us that babies came from storks.

You wanna debate that in the freezing cold parking lot?

Nick, oh, wonderful.

What a delight it is to have you finally here at the family business.

Oh, thank you, Charlie. I'm...

I'm honored to be here.

See, these things really aren't that hard.

[sighs] I like what you did with the place.

Put your name and picture on everything.

Oh, now...

that's a picture of a lovely person.

Oh, thank you. Hello, Mr. McNulty.

Oh. Hey, Susan.

You two know each other?

No, we've never met before.

Charlie, you're looking at one of my favorite students.

And one of my favorite teachers ever.

Oh, that's nice.

Now, you graduated, Susan,

summa cum laude with a 4.2 grade overall.

She's that smart, she still can't get to work on time.

I am on time, Charlie. How do you remember that stuff?

Don't think too highly of me, since that I remember

but I couldn't tell you why I walk into the next room.

You know, I can help you with that. You walked into this room to sell cars,

which is impossible to do if you're yapping.

Alright, lay of the land.

Miss Smartypants sits there.

That is my desk.

You don't sit there.

You don't touch anything.

In fact, you-- Don't even look at it. Here.

That's your desk.

That's a coffee station.

Just move the junk.

Charlie McNulty, you are the worst.

You watch yourself.

There's plenty of brown-nosers who graduated

with some dumb Latin words who could do your job.

Charlie, if I didn't use my big brain to do your books,

you would've been in jail 10 years ago.

Just get to work.

It's okay, Sue, honestly. I mean, I'm not gonna be in here.

I'm gonna be out there... selling cars.

[soft music playing]

[holiday piano music playing]

[phone ringing]

There's a very interesting story about that one.

So this was in the semifinals.

They had won 12 in a row.

Seconds before this picture was taken, they lost this game...

[gasps]

-...in the last two seconds. -Oh, no.

Oh, they were-- they were all devastated.

Scotty, I mean, he really took it hard.

That's really the only time I remember him ever crying.

Isn't that something? Even as a kid,

I don't ever remember him crying.

Huh. I don't remember him crying up until now.

I wish I could be strong like him.

Well, he's handsome like you, no doubt about it.

I don't know about that.

-[both chuckle] -I do.

-Oh. -[Jerry] How we doing so far, guys?

-Perfect timing. -[Jerry] Here's the cake.

-Yum. -Here we go, man.

Alright, so she gets the cake and I get the fork.

-[Mary giggles] -I just wanna say,

you guys have made my night,

like just your energy, the whole thing.

Hands down, the best couple in here tonight.

Thank you. I hope I reciprocated it.

-[Mary] Oh. -You're great.

-Yes. Thank you. -Thank you.

-[Jerry] No problem. -No. Stop.

-Are you sure? -No, stop.

-No, no. -Okay. Well--

I prepared for exactly this situation

and made Charlie agree to pay me

at the end of every day.

-Well, thank you. -Oh, you're welcome. There you go.

-Thank you, sir. You need change? -No. Merry Christmas, Jerry.

Thank you. Thank you.

-Merry Christmas. -Take it easy, Jerry.

-Nice kid, huh? -Yeah. [chuckles]

You know, I so remember that about you.

You always would ask the servers their names

and then give them yours.

Yeah, I-- You know, it's just, it's good,

it's a good way to communicate.

If I was still a teacher, I'll tell you what,

I would give this country an F-minus in communication.

-It's terrible, isn't it? -Yeah, it's bad.

Everybody's yelling and nobody's listening.

-It's true. -When you ask someone's name,

it's the very first step in them understanding that you're listening.

[Mary] Hmm.

[light chuckle]

You really haven't changed at all, have you?

How do you feel about surprises?

Uh, how much longer do I have to do this?

You just have to do it for a little while longer.

-Alright. -And you have to trust me.

-Okay. -It's gonna be so worth it.

-[chuckling] -Alright, are you ready?

-[chuckling] Yes. -And...

now!

[gasps]

Oh, this is Lakemont?

-Yes! Yes! -[both chuckle]

Nicholas McNulty, you are a...

-Romantic? -I was gonna say a nut.

-Aw, come on. -[chuckles]

-Who could forget? -Aww...

Two teenagers, their first summer job,

falling in love over the French fryer.

[both giggle]

That summer was filled with romance.

Hmm... and acne.

I mean, let's just say the French fryer was not the best choice

-for a teenage girl's complexion. -[both chuckle]

-Great times though, boy. -Yeah.

Hey, um, Nick...

-Yeah? -[clears throat]

We have to talk.

-Oh, no. -Nick?

No, no, no, no, no, no.

There's never been a conversation

started by a female on the planet Earth

that begins with the phrase "we have to talk"

and ends with happily ever after.

No, it's just, it's a complicated time for me.

You know, you said something at dinner tonight

that really rang true for me about communicating.

You know, how everybody's yelling and nobody's listening.

That pretty much sums up the last 25 years of my life.

Oh, no.

Oh, yes.

You know me, boy, I hung in there

trying to make it work, you know?

Till one day I realized that sticking it out was,

you know, costing me everything.

My family, my friends, you know, even me.

That girl who left here with a head full of dreams,

she just slowly disappeared.

That's awful.

Yeah.

You know what's funny is, like, I mean...

you don't seem like you really changed that much.

-You seem kind of the same. -[chuckles]

-But maybe, I don't know, maybe-- -Older?

-No, stop it. -[light chuckle]

I would've said prettier.

But there's some... I don't know, something else. I'm...

trying to get the right word, right?

-You're clearer. -Hmm.

Well, you know, I got back to church.

-Oh, that's a good start. -Right?

Then I got honest.

You know how they tell you when you're a kid not to lie,

-that lying is terrible, and all that? -Yeah. Sure.

Yeah, but what they don't teach you in Bible school is that...

even if you never lie to others,

at some point, you just might start lying to yourself.

-[soft grunt] -And then...

little by little, you just...

give away all those hopes and dreams, you know?

Convince yourself that they were stupid anyway, just...

to avoid confrontation.

Huh.

Oh, no, this... this isn't about you.

No, really, honey, this has nothing to do with you.

Look, it's...

We've both been through the wringer these past few years and...

I know, I am trying.

I'm just not there yet.

Okay, let me make you a deal. Okay?

When I do get there,

you'll be the first to know.

-Okay. -[light chuckle]

-No, that's fair. -Okay.

It really is the most wonderful time.

Why can't it be like this always?

[Mary] Maybe it can.

Want me to take you home, huh?

Yes, please.

Early shift tomorrow, and you know those kids,

they are on their own schedule.

[Nick] Oh, I get it, trust me. Charlie's a bigger crybaby than any kid.

-[switch clicks] -[Nick gasps]

-[Betty chuckles] -Oh! [sighs]

Just so you know, a grown man does not need to sneak into his own house.

I was trying not to wake everyone.

I'm everyone.

It's 9:15, Nicky.

What do you think, I'm 95 years old?

Alright, so, first day of work with the brother you don't get along with,

first date in 35 years

with a girl you've always been secretly in love with.

And as you can tell, I'm on pins and needles.

Oh, no, Mom. No, not tonight. Come on, I'm tired.

Mm, I have kiffles.

-Kiffle Kitchen kiffles? -Where else?

Well, I mean, if you went to the trouble, I-I don't wanna be rude.

How very unselfish of you. Milk?

Does Saint Nick have whiskers?

Mm, he is not the only one.

Speaking of that, Nicky... [grunts]

Don't you think it's time, you know?

-For what? -Shave.

Become a little more presentable.

Do you remember the time that we went out for dinner

and the waiter thought we were married?

Well, I used to be married.

He thought we were married to each other.

Sweetheart, I know it's hard

to be motivated, especially when you were hurting.

Okay, but now you're dating.

Now you're working. I mean, things are turning around, right?

Yeah, oh, yeah. Oh, sure.

Maybe you'd sell more cars,

stay out on a date a little longer,

became a little more presentable.

You know, stop wearing red. You're starting to look like Saint Nick.

Okay, in the first place, I sold two cars today,

and in the second place, Mary said I was adorable.

And in the third place, you love Santa.

But I don't wanna be his mother.

-[Nick chuckles] -Okay.

Never mind, okay? One step at a time.

Listen, by the way, I know Mary likes kiffles

and I picked her up a tin.

Will you drop them off to her?

Yeah, sure.

Um, she's working at the hospital tomorrow.

-Okay. -Yeah, I'll take them after lunch.

That was nice of you.

And this was lovely. Thank you so much.

And thank you for caring.

We really should talk more.

Yes, we should.

May I be excused?

You may. Good night, Nicky.

I love you.

I love you too.

[woman] How about you bring me this for Christmas?

[Nick] Yeah, I know. That would be-- I'd love to do that. That's...

I know, that's-- I appreciate that. But now look, I don't--

No, well... No, it's gonna be fine, it's gonna be fine.

Alright, so I'll see you.

We'll-we'll figure it out, okay?

You are all set.

Right this way.

And Nick should have your keys.

[Nick] Oh, the McGillicuddys.

Ah... [chuckles] There you go.

-Thank you. -Ah...

Listen, let me know when the next kid needs a car for college, okay?

-Okay. -Alright. Merry Christmas.

-Merry Christmas, brother. -Alright. Thank you. [chuckles]

Wow.

That was great.

[mumbles] How'd you screw up that other sale?

Did-- Uh, did you just have a stroke?

I said, what did you do to screw up that other sale?

Wasted the better part of the morning

having them gabbing away and they walked outta here empty-handed.

When you say "the better part of the morning,"

you mean the last 12 minutes?

Doesn't matter. What matters is they didn't buy anything.

Nick, I know you're out and about a lot,

have you seen this blow-up Nativity set?

Tucker's been in a funk lately and I know that he would love this,

but I just, I can't find it at any store.

Yeah, I've seen that. Oh, sure I have.

Where have I seen it? I can't remember where I've seen it,

but I'll keep an eye out for it.

-Great. -Uh... Yeah, sure.

You know, these things, sometimes they just pop up.

Great. Thanks so much, Nick.

You're welcome.

Well, then I think I'm gonna take my lunch

if that's okay with you, Mr. Scrooge.

I'm gonna go see Mary at the hospital, so I'll be back in an hour.

Mom got a couple dozen of her favorite kiffles.

Okay, big brother, that's it.

All you do is take, you never give.

You are gonna call Mary

and you are gonna apologize

for taking all of her kiffles.

Now, it's one thing to take from your idiot brother,

but it's a whole 'nother thing to take

from the greatest woman on the entire planet.

I wanna tell you something. You're lucky that I don't tell Scotty about this.

If I told Scotty about this, you know what he'd do?

He'd come right over here

and he'd pop old Uncle Charlie in the schnozz.

Alright, Nick,

Uncle Charlie's got a news flash for you about Scotty

-that's gonna blow your mind. -Charlie, just hold on one second.

You don't wanna say something so cruel that it has terrible repercussions.

It's always-- Nobody cares about my feelings.

How about this, you big crybaby?

How about if I take one more thing away from you?

Your job.

Ha!

Didn't see that coming, did you?

[Nick laughs]

What's so funny about losing your job?

Oh... [laughs] Because, you silly man,

have you not noticed?

I'm the only one around here who actually sells cars!

I sold the McGillicuddys a car

and-and those two nice couples out there,

they didn't go to buy a van somewhere else,

they went to get their checkbook

'cause they're planning a new church here

and they need transportation.

And they bought two vans.

That's right, two vans.

Now, they'll be back in about an hour and a half.

What I would suggest in the time you have before they come back,

get the vans cleaned up and gas them up,

otherwise they may take their business somewhere else.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I'm choosing to spend the rest of my lunch

with an honest-to-goodness giver.

[Susan giggles]

[sighs]

I don't know what you're giggling about.

You're the one who's gonna wash those cars.

Charlie, I don't wash cars.

This, this right here is all your own making.

There's something so special happening here,

and you're the only one that's not seeing it.

I'm going to lunch.

The hose and the bucket are in the back.

Sometimes I'm a giver.

[upbeat holiday music playing]

[bubbles popping]

[intercom chiming]

Santa!

[whimsical music plays]

Hi, uh... [clears throat]

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. Chloe!

It's you, Chloe, it's you.

-Hello, Santa. -Hello, Chloe.

It's so nice to see you.

I thought you'd forget about me.

They told me I couldn't go home for Christmas.

No... Oh, no, honey.

Chloe, I-I would never forget about you.

You're one of my precious children.

All the children are so special to me.

Have you decided what you want for Christmas?

Not yet, I was gonna write you a letter.

Alright, why don't you do this?

Write a letter, and then you put it right over there.

And then I'm gonna get one of my elves to pick it up.

-[gasps] -What?

My friend Franklin next door will never ever believe me.

-Can we go say hi? -Well, yes, of course.

I'd very much like to meet Franklin.

Are you allowed to leave?

Oh, sure, I've been here so long I kind of run the place.

[sighs]

This shift was brutal.

It seems like none of our little angels can get any comfort this morning.

Actually, it's kind of quiet right now.

Too quiet.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna go check on 'em.

It's two o'clock, you've been stood up.

[light chuckle] Well, I just hope he's okay.

He's not the type of guy to be late.

-[nurse] Stood up. -Stop.

Ah, there's something that you need to see.

"Bumpas the Krumpas was a strange tiny fella.

Compared to his brothers, he really was mellow.

He never did cackle, he never did shriek.

Instead, Bumpas laughed seven days of the week." [laughs]

I'm sorry, I've got all these cars that I wanna sell and--

Oh, honey, just slow down. Accidents happen when people are rushing.

I know these things, I'm a nurse.

You're right.

You're-- you are right. I know because Scotty was rushing once

and he was in an accident.

He's... [laughs] He's fine though. He--

-Oh... -No, no, don't worry, he's fine.

Here, I almost forgot this.

Uh, my mom got you your favorite kiffles.

-Aww. -I was so mad at Charlie earlier

and I feel bad for yelling at him because he ate most of them,

but then I gave the rest to the kids in there.

-Oh, thank you. -I'm-I'm sorry. Alright, I'll see you.

Hey, hey.

What you did for those kids

was extraordinary.

Thank you.

I gotta be honest with you,

that was the first time I really felt like myself

in a very, very long time.

Aww...

I couldn't have done that without you.

Oh! Mmm.

-Mary... -Yeah.

W-well, be careful.

I need you in one piece!

[Mary giggles]

Well... well, it's better than nothing.

[upbeat holiday music playing]

It's me. So everything's going great. I just--

Would you give me a discount for a Christmas sweater?

[chuckles]

I'll give you a discount for being a lovely person

as long as you don't tell the boss.

[music continues]

[indistinct chatter]

-[laughs] -Oh!

Okay... Oh!

They look delicious.

Hey, I've been meaning to ask you about that truck.

Oh, yeah. Oh, well,

Scotty's favorite colors are red and white

and I promised him I'm gonna get him an old truck

and paint it red and white for his 18th birthday.

Okay.

[vocalizes]

[giggles] You're pretty cute.

-That's why you like me. -Yes.

[chuckling]

Hey! Nick!

[both laugh]

[indistinct chatter]

Enjoy!

-[indistinct chatter] -Aw, hey, look here.

-Oh, she's beautiful. -Oh, thank you.

-She is. -She's meeting Santa.

Aww. Mwah!

-Hey, nice beard. -Nice beard.

Oh.

[holiday music continues]

[music ends]

-Oh, yeah. Oh! [laughs] -I've never seen you in a sweet suit.

Well, hello there.

What a beautiful family.

Thank you, that's nice.

You know, you look eager to buy a car

and I'm the guy who can sell it to you.

Well, that's kind of you, but we were hoping to buy--

[all] Buy from Santa Claus!

Go get in line.

Hold, hold, hold, hold, Chief.

Um, look,

you and I both know this is not who they think it is.

-Yeah. -I actually own the place.

Yeah, I know.

Any deal that he makes,

I have to approve.

Yeah, I know how it works.

Why do you wanna buy a car from him then?

Well, I mean, look at him.

I know he wouldn't lie to me because... he's Santa.

And I know you would lie to me

because you're a guy who owns a used car lot.

I'm gonna take my chances with Saint Nick.

[deep sigh]

[Nick clears throat]

There is today's commission.

-I'll get to it when I get to it. -No, no, no, no, no.

That's-that's not gonna work for me.

What is your problem?

I only have one problem, Charlie, and it's you.

We have a deal.

You pay me my commission in cash every night.

What do you do with all this money I'm giving you?

Quick lesson in economics. You don't give me money,

I earn money and then you pay it to me.

And I called our mother, you don't seem to be spending it on her

as far as she can tell.

[sighs]

You have mental problems that run so deep,

they go deeper than the Mariana Trench.

Wait, let me help you. I know you don't know how to look it up.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest place on the planet Earth,

that's how crazy you are.

Well, maybe I'm just trying to protect you from yourself.

I mean, I give a guy a couple hundred a night.

He doesn't buy new clothes or a new car or alter his living conditions.

I've got to assume he's on drugs

or maybe a gambling addict.

And I will not give him money to waste on his addictions.

Okay, you listen to me,

you half-pint Yosemite Sam wannabe,

you are gonna give me that money just like you agreed

or you and I are gonna duke it out just like we did when we were kids.

Only now, you might be older, but I'm bigger,

and I know which hip to punch you in.

[clears throat]

Could you hurry up, please? I really do have someplace to go.

Thank you. Dear brother, I shall see you on the morrow.

Alright, Saint Nick,

I think it's time to knock you off your sleigh back down to Earth.

[upbeat jazzy music playing]

[panting]

[engine starts]

[music continues]

[doorbell rings]

-That's-that's great. -And this one.

Okay, that's good. We can put that here.

And then for the little ones.

Yeah, that's better. Yeah.

[Charlie] Aha!

I knew it.

I knew it. I knew it.

I caught you, man. I caught you!

Charlie, what are you doing here?

Watching-- watching you make a fool outta yourself.

Oh? Oh, really?

Maybe I'm watching you make a fool outta yourself.

[in Spanish] Who is that?

My brother. He's crazy!

[in English] Honestly, Charlie, it would be so great if once in your life

you didn't put yourself in the center of the universe.

-Where are they? -Right here.

Oh, great.

[indistinct]

[soft music playing]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[kids] Santa!

[kids cheering]

Hello, hello.

Hello, hello, hello, my beautiful children.

Mwah! Merry Christmas!

Who's been a good girl and boy?

-[kids] Me! -Yeah!

What a surprise, all of you! Well, the good news is, we got presents!

-[kids] Yay! -[Nick chuckles] There you go.

You're late.

I know, I know I am.

And I-I know that things got a little heated

between two brothers last night,

so I-I thought that I would cool you down

with some ice cream from your favorite ice cream store in Bethlehem.

The Cup.

-What else? -[chuckles]

Mr. Nick, you are a class act.

We had a visitor last night and he made my little boy

the happiest guy in the world.

I-I don't know anything about that at all.

-[Susan] Thank you, Nick. -Oh...

[chuckles]

Charlie, you learning anything?

You in the peanut gallery,

I'm not paying you for commentary, I'm paying you for bookkeeping.

You call that pay?

Gimme my ice cream.

Alright, the love fest is over.

Let's get out there and sell some cars, Santa Claus.

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

[Charlie] And I'm gon' have me a little treat.

-What? Well, this is a... -Hello.

-...nice surprise in the morning. -Thank you. Thank you.

It's your mom's car, yeah?

Uh, yeah, it's hers. Um...

She's not gonna be driving it anymore,

so I thought I'd sell it.

Oh, great. Yeah, we can help you with that.

Wh-- How'd she take the news?

I think she was kind of relieved, honestly.

And plus, she knows I'm gonna be here to help her whenever she needs me.

What do you-- I'm sorry, what do you mean you're here

for whenever she needs you?

I just took a full-time job at St. Luke's. [laughs]

Y-you're staying, you're staying, you're staying here in Bethlehem?

I am.

I'd like to know if it makes you happy.

Oh, yes.

-It does? -Oh, yeah.

-Hey. -[giggling]

Selling cars is your one and only job.

I don't know what this is, but it's not why you're here.

I understand your confusion, Charlie.

This is called human affection.

You should try it sometime.

It's good to see you again, Charlie.

[tense music playing]

Andy.

[somber music playing]

[Charlie sniffles]

[indistinct chatter]

Hey, my friend, we're all here for you.

-Thank you. -Okay?

[indistinct chatter]

[muffled crying in distance]

[Nick sighs]

[sniffles]

May I sit with you?

Thank you.

Obviously I know who you are.

I-I don't know if...

I don't know if you know who I am.

I know you're not Santa Claus.

[sniffles]

How do you know that?

Because there is no Santa Claus.

I understand.

I do, Tucker. I understand.

Sometimes...

the world is just so awful

that you think something as good and joyful as Santa

doesn't belong in the same world.

Yeah.

That sounds right.

My wife left me a few years ago.

[exhales]

It made me so sad for so long.

I gave up believing in anything special. There was no...

There was no Santa Claus or magic of Christmas for me.

Went to such a dark place that I just couldn't believe

that Santa was ever gonna come back into my life.

Well... did he?

Did he ever come back into your life?

There's a story there.

Something kind of magical happened.

I was out driving around like you do, you know,

when you're mad, you get so angry.

And I had all this anger in my heart

and I drove over to the north side of town, Bayard Street, I think,

and I saw this thing that was so incredible.

Somebody had decorated their house

with the most beautiful Christmas display I ever saw.

And I sat there and I looked at the display

and, hey, you know what I thought?

[Tucker] What?

I thought that if there was any such thing

as the spirit of Santa,

that it had to be alive in the person that built this display

because it represented everything joyful about the holiday.

W-wait, did you say Bayard Street?

Yeah, um, Bayard Street, yeah.

1500 block, I-I think.

That's my house.

You were at my house.

Wait a minute, that was your display?

That-that Christmas display, that was... that was yours?

If that was your display then,

Tucker, you definitely have the spirit of Santa living in you.

[Tucker sniffles]

I'm...

I'm not gonna do that anymore.

Why not?

[Tucker weeps]

Because... my dad's never coming back.

He's... he's never coming home to see it.

That's awful.

-I know how you feel. -[Tucker weeps]

Did your dad die when you were 11?

No.

Then you don't know.

Nobody knows.

My son died.

My son...

S-Scotty. His name was Scotty. He died.

Tucker, he died.

He's dead.

He died.

How... how old was he?

Just a little older than you. He was...

He was 16 and a half when he died.

[exhales]

[laughs] He... he was just like you.

He was such a happy kid. He was filled with joy all the time.

And I-I-I...

I asked him to go to the store

to pick up something for me.

And he was so happy to help.

You know, he just liked doing stuff for his dad.

I-I sent him to the store.

I can't even remember now what I sent him to get. I...

I have no recollection of it.

But, uh...

he walked out the door, and he was...

he was hit head-on by a drunk driver.

One moment he was there...

[sobs] And then he was gone.

-Yeah. -Just...

Just like my dad.

Yeah.

Hey, you listen to me.

Don't do what I did.

See, I-I tried to escape. Okay?

I-I tried to believe the impossible was true.

[sighs] I tried to believe that... that he was still with me.

But how lucky was I to know him? Scotty.

How lucky were you to know your dad?

I know he was a great guy.

The spirit of them can just live in us.

We can represent them to the world.

And I wanna tell you something, your mom, she's gonna need you to be fully alive.

Fully alive to help her 'cause she's a strong woman,

but she needs... she needs you to be strong too.

And, Tucker,

you gotta put up that Christmas display

'cause you are the hope others need

to remember that God is good.

[Tucker sniffles, weeps]

-Here you go, Joyce. Okay? -Okay.

-Alright. Be careful. -Thank you.

You're welcome.

Watch-watch your head.

[chuckling]

-Oh, oh. -There you go.

Thank you.

[deep sigh]

[deep sigh]

How you doing?

It's... it's a lot going on tonight.

One step at a time. [chuckles]

I imagine it might be easier if you had someone to lean on.

I mean, you know, if you needed that.

You're a good leaner-on-er, are you?

Best I know.

I-I could get you references for sure.

Yeah, references might be nice.

Hey, buddy, your mom just called

and Charlie's all over the place.

He's talking a little crazier than usual.

What does she want me to do about it?

She wants you to do what a brother's supposed to do, dummy.

Make sure he's okay.

Do I always have to be the pastor?

You want me to come with?

Uh, no, you-you take Mom home.

-Would you drive me over there? -Yes, of course.

Okay.

You wanna go warm up the car?

-[Mary chuckles] -It's a lovely night.

[murmurs]

I'm just gonna warm up the car.

Bye, Jimbo.

Something about references...

Mm, would you like me to get them for you?

[horn honks]

-I'm coming! -[laughs]

-I'll call you later. -Okay.

[grunts, sighs]

Oh. [exhales]

Charlie, what are you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?

I'm changing the prices for the Christmas sale.

Oh, that's nice, he's lowering the prices.

Jimbo, I think that collar's a little too tight there.

It's cutting off the oxygen to your brain.

-What? -He's not lowering prices,

he's raising them.

But it's a sale.

No, the sale is not for the customers, it's for him.

The thing I don't understand is why, Charlie,

you gotta do it in the middle of a freezing cold night.

Because this is when it gets done.

See, why you don't understand,

about this time you're generally out gallivanting around

living in some fantasy world, pretending to be someone you're not,

begging people to love you. It's pathetic!

P-pathetic, you're calling me pathetic?

Me? You dumb ignoramus, you're the one who spent your entire life

worrying about the next guy

when all along you were given everything. Everything!

You saying I didn't deserve it?

You take it any way you want, big brother!

[grunts]

[bright music playing]

[sighs] Consider yourselves cleansed.

Your previous lives, previous sins,

times you failed yourselves and others, it's all behind you.

You guys good with that?

If we say yes, can we go inside and not get hypothermia?

Yeah.

Then yes.

-Okay, now... -[Nick groans]

-Thank you. -You each have a heater, one blanket,

and one cup of coffee.

Now, it's December 17th,

so mark it in your brain so this is the last time ever

that you'll have the exact same blessings.

Now, it is painfully obvious

to everybody else on the planet, except for you two knuckleheads,

that you are both blessed with exactly what you need to serve the world.

Your father, he knew enough to know that you were blessed

with the unique gift of connecting with people.

You were always a leader, a natural teacher,

and you see the good in everyone.

And, Charlie, you were blessed with making money.

I mean, I remember as kids, you would save up soda bottles

and then newspapers.

Yeah, I told him I was collecting for the Cub Scouts.

-Yeah, that's it. -And I wasn't even a Cub Scout.

Exactly. See, you're a natural huckster.

And for whatever reason,

you see the bad in everybody.

-Which is exactly why-- -[Nick] Oh, no.

I just realized where this lecture is going.

That's why dad gave you the car dealership and not me.

Guys, God never promised anybody equality of outcome,

but He distributes gifts to all of us

so that maybe one day we'd have self-recognition

and use them to serve one another in a community environment.

Jimbo,

you can preach till the cows come home,

but I'm not giving away cars for free.

[laughs] Come on, Charlie, it's America.

Nobody here is gonna resent you for-for making money.

But can't we find a middle ground where you make money

and you don't make up phony sales to make more money?

I'll consider it,

but remind me never to hire you to sell cars.

This was all very well and good, Jimbo.

Thank you very much for helping us.

I don't know what's worse,

knowing that I can't hate my brother anymore,

or knowing it took a Monopoly cheater

-to convince me not to hate my brother. -[laughter]

Well, God works in mysterious ways, Charlie.

That is a fact.

Well, I look forward to getting to know my brother a lot better.

And if I've never said it before,

what you've done here really is extraordinary.

I mean, you and Pop keeping any business alive for 60 years,

that's a big deal.

You know, I think you got a little scallywag in you

under all that goody-goody.

I mean, you took to this car selling like a duck to water.

It was your idea to put all this Christmas stuff up.

-You knew we'd sell more cars. -[chuckles] Guilty.

[both laugh]

Alright, now, the New Year's sale

starts the second the Christmas sale ends.

I might even let you sit here at the desk. Briefly.

This is a very tempting offer, Charlie, but, um...

I think I'm gonna go back to teaching.

I-I think that's what Scotty would've wanted.

And Mom and Mary.

I got ya.

I won't leave you high and dry though,

and we'll make sure that Sue and Tucker,

that they're on steady footing before I go.

But I'll tell you this, starting tomorrow,

I'll train my own replacement

and the first thing we'll do

is we will lower the prices on the Christmas sale.

Lower prices? Just give me a trash can, I think I'm gonna be sick.

[all chuckle]

Brother.

Brother.

Oh, that's great. Very good, very good.

I really appreciate the opportunity, Mr. McNulty.

Well, I appreciate you saying that, but I don't know,

work with Charlie for a couple weeks, you might change your mind.

I do wanna say this, Jeremiah, if anybody was born for this business,

I think it's you.

Now this is a sale, so we raise the prices, right?

We lower the prices, Jeremiah.

Oh, you're just like him!

Unbelievable--

Hey, Harvey, is everything okay?

I wanted to thank you for your help, you know, with the Tucker kid last night.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh, sure. You're welcome.

Great kid.

Rotten situation.

Yeah, horrible.

Also to find out, are you coming to the Firehouse for the Christmas party?

Oh, yeah. Oh, I'll be there with... with Mary and Mom and Charlie.

And then I-I told Sue she and Tucker should come by.

I think they could use a little Christmas pick-me-up.

Great, I'll see you then.

-Okay, pal. -Thank you, Nick.

All right, see you there, pal. Take care.

[Harvey] You too.

[upbeat music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[Nick sighs]

-Hi, Santa. -Hello.

Chloe? Wait, Chloe, that's you, right?

-Yeah. -H-how are you doing?

Are-are you okay?

Yes, I'm feeling a lot better. Thank you.

Oh, it's so nice to see you here.

Honey, why don't you take this over to our table?

-I'll be right there. -Yeah.

I'm Evelyn, I'm Chloe's mom.

You have no idea how much your visit meant to her.

It changed everything.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

-Can I give you a hug? -[sniffles]

Yeah. Okay. [chuckles]

-Thank you. -Thanks. Thank you.

So nice to meet you.

-Nicholas. -Jeremiah.

Dude, how many jobs do you have?

However many it takes for me to be a success in life.

-Dude, dude, dude. -Ah, yeah.

I'm in heaven.

I know it, buddy. Look at these, look at these. Here.

Alright, now, now, now hold on.

We don't wanna overdo it.

Let's take this and come back for seconds.

Alright, cool.

-Tucker. -Nicholas.

[chuckling]

I just didn't know, you know, if they were gonna take the dessert away.

I think next time we should maybe have an adult

-in charge of food distribution. -No, no, no, no, let the kids do it.

That way I get the good stuff too.

-[Betty laughs] -Jimbo.

-Thank you. See, now I'm happy. -[chuckling]

It was so nice of you all to include Tucker and I.

Asking him to bring along some of his decorations

just meant the world to him, so thank you.

Listen, are you kidding? With this dingy place,

we needed a little touch of Tucker's Christmas magic.

-[chuckling] -Right, Tricia?

You're telling me. You need anything else?

I do, honey. You know what I would love is a nice hot cup of tea

-with milk and sugar, please. -Sure.

Oh, and one hot cocoa.

Uh, make that two with marshmallows.

-You got it. -Dude.

-[laughter] -Yeah!

Excuse me.

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to bring up Lisa and Harvey from our business owners committee.

-They have a few announcements. -[all applaud]

In honor of this very special time of year

where our citizens get to celebrate

in America's original Christmas city...

[all applaud and cheer]

...we have a few gifts we would like to disperse

to some members of our community that are very special to us.

Would Master Tucker La Vigne and his mother please come up.

-What did you do? -Don't know.

Now, if you're here and you don't know,

this young man here is quite the Christmas enthusiast.

As a matter of fact, all of the Christmas lights out front,

his doing.

[cheering]

Now, Billy, you have something you would like to say to his mother?

Yes, I do.

So, on behalf of the Firehouse Association,

we are committing to pay your winter electric bill

for as long as young Tucker here wants to spread Christmas joy

to our entire community.

[cheering]

Thank you. Thank you.

No, no, not-not so fast.

There's one more thing.

You know, actually, maybe you should have a seat.

Good.

Now one member of our Firehouse Business Committee

is making a commitment to your family.

Now, he insisted that I give you this award

because he had to run out.

Charlie McNulty,

on behalf of the McNulty family,

he and his brother Nick, and mom Betty,

are committing to pay for Tucker's entire private school education starting now

and lasting until college and beyond.

[all applaud]

Thank you so much.

-Thank you. -Here you go, Tucker.

Here you go.

Congratulations.

Tucker, can you believe it?

Thank you. Thank you. Nick!

-My goodness, thank you so much. -That's on Charlie.

That's his surprise.

Mr. Nick McNulty, now that you've taken a seat,

would you mind stepping up here please?

Oh!

What did you do?

[all chuckle and applaud]

What?

There have been so many stories out here in our community in the Lehigh Valley

from so many people that have always gotten the help they needed

whenever they needed it from Nick.

Not realizing that he was the one that was actually in need.

I think I speak on behalf of all of us

in acknowledging him

as our Saint Nick.

-Thank you, Nick McNulty. -[all applaud]

That's my Nicky! That's my boy!

-Thank you. -You're very welcome.

-You can't leave just quite yet though. -[all laugh]

We actually have a very big thank you for you.

It's so big that it couldn't even make it into the room.

So if you wouldn't mind finding your way to the basement, please.

[chuckling]

There's nothing that's gonna jump out at me?

-I swear. -Okay.

-[all chuckle] -Wish me luck.

[all cheer and applaud]

[bright music playing]

[laughs heartily]

[music swells]

Wow.

Y-you look beautiful.

Thank you.

Uh, our moms made these for us.

It's perfect.

Follow me, Santa.

[laughter]

We have an elf now.

-Yeah, we do. [giggles] -Oh.

Thank you. [giggles]

-Aww. -Thanks, Saint Nick.

Bye, Santa.

Chloe, I hope to see you again.

-Bye, Mom. -Bye.

-Thank you. -Good seeing you.

Thank you so much.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

-Thank you so much. -Alright, thank you.

Oh, thank you. That's very nice.

-Merry Christmas. -Thank you. Thank you.

-Thank you, friend. -Thank you.

You ready?

For what?

-[cheering and applause] -[bright music playing]

There he is! Do you hear the crowd?

They just went absolutely wild.

[cheering and applause]

Saint Nick in the Christmas City.

What more could you want?

Come on, let's go! I'm freezing.

We couldn't have our Saint Nick do it all alone.

The people of Bethlehem

will fill this truck for you every single year

to honor your son Scotty's name.

-And that's a promise. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, everyone. Thank you!

I'm truly overwhelmed.

Thank you.

-Oh, Mama. [chuckles] -I love you.

-Oh! -I love you.

I love you, Mom.

[mouthing]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't keep my elf out too late.

Mom, elves don't have curfews.

This elf does.

Understood. We'll have him back.

-Bye, Mom. -Have fun, buddy.

Wouldn't miss this for the world. Y'all need a navigator.

-Scooch over, Betty! -I'm scooching.

Here we go. Here we go.

Ah, we're in.

We ready to roll?

[Nick] On Dasher, on Prancer, on Donner, on Charlie!

-[keys jingle] -[engine starts]

There they go.

Saint Nick and his crew are on their way!

Off to Main Street in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas

throughout the Lehigh Valley!

[reporter] Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas!

-[Nick] Ho-ho-ho! -[cheery holiday music plays]

Merry Christmas!

[crowd cheers]

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

[cheering continues]

Ah, look at all these people.

[cheering continues]

[Nick] Mary, I love this town.

[giggling] Hey!

Mwah! [giggles]

[Nick] Ho-ho-ho!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

We love you too!

-Mary? -What? [chuckles]

Are you ready to go on this adventure forever?

Oh, well, wherever you're going, I'm going.

-Merry Christmas, Santa! -[both] Merry Christmas.

Otherwise I'd look like a nut in this outfit.

-I love you. -Aww.

I love you, Scotty.

Merry Christmas!

-["Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" playing] -[cheering continues]

-[chuckling] -[cheering continues]

[Nick] I love this town!

I love Bethlehem!

[music swells]

[music fades]

["Christmastime with You" by Jaya Bennett playing]

# Sitting by the fireplace #

# Snow storm out our window panes and #

# I'm sitting, looking #

# Smile at you #

# Is this home? #

# Winter, summer, fall, and spring #

# I'll laugh with you and kiss your cheek but #

# Christmastime is all I need #

# To feel home #

# Stockings hung up high #

# Trees all filled with lights #

# Seeing angels cry #

# Fire burning bright #

# We dance away the night #

# Oh, everything's alright #

# 'Cause you make it better #

# Christmastime with you #

# We can't change the weather #

# So let's bundle up for two #

# And I don't know better #

# But when I'm alone with you #

# I don't care if whether #

# We're freezing or we're blue #

# 'Cause I have you #

# Christmastime with you #

# Dancing in our living room #

# To "All I Want For Christmas is You" #

# You hold me by my heart and say #

# I am home #

# Every year I've longed for this #

# Someone to share a New Year's kiss but #

# I'm glad I waited for so long #

# Now you're here #

# Stockings hung up high #

# Trees all filled with lights #

# Seeing angels cry #

# The fire's burning bright #

# We dance away the night #

# Oh, everything's alright #

# 'Cause you make it better #

# Christmastime with you #

# We can't change the weather #

# So let's bundle up for two #

# And I don't know better #

# But when I'm alone with you #

# I don't care if whether #

# We're freezing or we're blue #

# 'Cause I have you #

# Christmastime with you #

# 'Cause I have you #

# Christmastime with you #

# 'Cause I have you #

# Christmastime with you #

# 'Cause I have you #

# Christmastime with you #

[music fades]