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This program is rated G and is suitable
for general audiences.

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Way up north nestled in the heart of
Vermont, there's a little town called

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Evergreen. Oh, but you know all about
Evergreen.

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It's where... Excuse me, I can take it
from here if that's okay.

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Oh, by all means, be my guest.

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And so there's Evergreen, Vermont, the
place that knows how to shake a snow

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globe, send a letter to Santa, and where
Christmas trees are often delivered in

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a big red truck.

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My story started on the train.

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Come to think of it, that's where it
ended, too.

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Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

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I'm so sorry. I was just looking for a
plug.

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Well, good luck with that. This train's
been running long before

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anyone needed to plug it in.

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Well, that makes sense. Yeah, this train
is like the Polar Express combined with

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the Hogwarts Express and ended up... The
Evergreen Express. Yeah, we do a pretty

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good job of promoting Christmas cheer.
We?

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Are you from Evergreen? Born and raised.

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Wow. I've been reading a lot about it.
It's getting a lot of press.

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Mm -hmm. Yes, yes, yes. Look.

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With its world -renowned Christmas
festival, Evergreen, Vermont has become

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must -see destination for anyone seeking
the magic of the Christmas season.

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All true.

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Okay, so what? Does this town just
magically disappear after Christmas and

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magically reappear at the first
snowfall?

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Like Brigadoon? Yes.

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No. They're the next town over, but
they're a competition because we do

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musical numbers than them. But our
football team's better.

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I'm Ben Baxter.

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Hi. Katie Connell. Nice to meet you.

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What brings you to Evergreen?

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I'm time off, actually.

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I published a novel a few years ago, and
since then I've been working as a

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freelance writer. I've been doing a lot
of reading, and I... Read about your

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town. Thought I should come check it
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Are you also going to be writing about
this place?

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No, you know, I plan on experiencing
Evergreen.

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See, at some point, I have to work on my
second novel, and I think it might be

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good for me to take a break.

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Clear my head.

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Change the scenery.

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Well, you're in luck, because scenery we
do have.

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Evergreen Vermont.

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Thank you.

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Wow.

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Look at this.

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Can I offer you a ride to town? Oh,
thank you, but everything I read

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it's a beautiful walk. It is a nice
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So the center of town is pretty much
that way, and that's where all the

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takes place.

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All right. Okay. Well, I guess, uh,
Merry Christmas.

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Welcome to Evergreen.

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Oh.

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Hey, Mom.

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Katie, hi.

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You made it okay?

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I did.

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Smells like pine.

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There's light snow falling.

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Not gonna lie, already feel pretty
relaxed. How are you?

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Well, I wouldn't say it's been my best
day.

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I need to find a writer to help fill the
cover story for our next issue.

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Wait, I thought you had that sports
reporter doing the story about inventing

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new sport.

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I did.

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He broke both of his hands.

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Yikes. Okay, so you're... I'm wondering
if you wanted to throw your hat in.

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To write a cover story?

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But I just started a vacation.

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I know, but it possibly could lead to
something bigger.

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We're going to be hiring some new staff
in the new year, and this would help

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move you to the front of the line.

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But, Mom, I really, really love
freelancing. And I am so excited to

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second novel.

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I know, but you're really good at this.
And it would be nice to get you

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something, you know, stable.

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Mom, thank you, but I don't think I can
right now. Take a few hours and see if

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an idea occurs to you.

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Hello? Mom?

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Are you there? Hello?

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly.

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It is the season to be jolly.

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Donning now our gay apparel.

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Trial the ancient Yuletide carol.

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Be the blazing yule before us.

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Stride the harp and join the chorus.

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Follow me in merry measure.

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Well, I tell of Yuletide treasure.

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Excuse me. Hi.

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I was just looking for a... Wow.

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Fifty years, huh?

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Yeah. That the town has managed to pull
it off that long feels like a miracle

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sometimes.

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Crooked? You say that every year, Ezra.
And every year, I'm right.

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Which is the most frustrating part.

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Yeah, it's crooked.

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Well, if Thomas was here, he'd have it
done in no time.

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Yeah, don't remind me. They're racing to
close that logging camp before

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Christmas, before that storm rolls in.

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So, for now, we can just keep the
tradition and hang in on a weird angle.

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You know, Ezra, it's not going to be the
same around here without you. It helps

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that the new mayor won by a landslide.

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Stop saying landslide. I was the only
one running.

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Well, that's because nobody wanted to
run against the woman who had the best

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plans on how to run a town.

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All right, you two.

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Can we just take this side up a little
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Oh, you needed something.

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Oh, I just need a phone charger, but
congratulations, madam there.

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Call me Michelle. It's fine. I'm Katie.
Hey, Katie.

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You want Daisy's Country Store? Just
across the square, they sell everything.

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Phone chargers, wool socks, you name it.
How's that?

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Well, if it were perfect, it wouldn't be
charming.

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Katie, the store is right over there.
Thank you so much. You're welcome.

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So this is Brutus.

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Brutus has a touch of arthritis.

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So I wrote you a prescription.

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Putting it in your pocket. And then this
is Max.

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Now Max has a clean bill of health, but
he just needs a lot of cuddles. Oh,

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well, I love cuddles too, Max.

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Oh, well, I hope you guys are going to
love being with your foster mom.

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And if you need anything while I'm gone,
Dr.

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Myers in Montpelier will handle all your
patients.

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We got it.

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And you also have my cell phone number.

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You have to stop worrying. You're going
to Paris!

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And Ryan is going to be so excited to
see you there.

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accepts that award i know i've just
never been out of evergreen for

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and it's going to be tough thinking
about it my parents later and you always

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talk about how big the world is and how
you want to go see it so seriously ali

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go be with ryan and zoe i've got your
truck keys and i'll feed your fish

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right i've got these two good little
boys right we're gonna have fun guys you

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know she's gonna end up adopting them
thousand percent excuse me hi um sorry

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here

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Hi. Welcome to Daisy's Country Store.
Thank you.

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I'm actually looking for a charger.

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Just a charger?

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Sure. Nothing else? Because we are just
filled with all kinds of cute little

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quaint things made right here in
Evergreen. Like, do you see those hats

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there? Cute, are they, right?

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Hannah made those hats.

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Yeah. And they're so cute.

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Like everybody that comes to a general
tour, you're looking for something

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practical and general.

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Oh, Lisa, don't worry. Tourist East Wing
is just right around the corner.

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Well, that's true.

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Actual tourist.

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Well, careful now. A lot of people come
in here as tourists and end up as

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residents. Yeah, that's true.

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Actual resident.

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I'll go get you that partner. Thank you.

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Do you guys happen to have directions to
Barbara's country inn?

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Yeah.

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I'm dropping off decorations over there.
Do you want to list?

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Are you sure?

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Welcome to Evergreen. People are a lot
friendlier than you'd imagine.

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Yeah. All right. Here is your charger.

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Here are the decorations. Okay.

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And the hat's on me.

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Wow.

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Thanks. You guys really are nice.

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Thank you. Come on. Bye. Thank you.

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That's a terrible way to run a business.

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Whatever. Being nice.

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Truthful.

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Just in time to turn on the lights.
Yeah, well, at least I have some

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for you. Katie, this is Elliot. He runs
the art center in town.

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I told you I'd like to keep calling it
the Turner Tinker Shop. It's really

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of you, but it's an art center, too.

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I mean, the Turner Tinker Shop used to
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go get things repaired.

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And I still like fixing things.

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Plus, there's so much history in the
name. You should stop by and see.

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I just set up a new area for craft and a
glass blowing studio.

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Plus, the rumor around town is that the
place has something to do with a secret

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Christmas time capsule. A Christmas time
capsule? Really?

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Really. I used to hear my parents
talking about it, but one of the things

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people aren't sure actually exists...
Ah, a little help?

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Oh, yeah.

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Excuse me a minute. Welcome to
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Well, you two are the cutest couple I've
ever seen.

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Huh?

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Ew.

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Oh, us?

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No, we're just friends.

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Oh, sorry. I just, the banter and the
back and forth and just the overall

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demeanor, it felt okay.

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You know, oh, we should get you checked
in. Yeah. Megan?

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You have a guest need to check in. Okay.
Yes.

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Hi,

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Mom. So, I don't mean to rush you,
but... I have reached out to just about

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everyone I normally rely on.

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You know, I was thinking, there might
actually be a story here.

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In Vermont?

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Well, this town, every business has a
Christmas theme. There's even this

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Christmas time capsule. You are hired.

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Okay, Mom, slow down. At least let me
send you a picture or something. See if

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you like it. I already like it.

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Christmastown turns Christmas profit.

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Well... Uh, that's not the angle
entirely, but I can try to... Honey,

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me something as soon as you can.

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Katie, thank you. You really are helping
me out of a bind.

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Oh, you're welcome, Mom. Just do your
best.

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Okay. Bye.

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Merry Christmas, Bob, said Scrooge with
an earnestness that could not be

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mistaken. As he clapped him on the back,
and a merry Christmas, Bob, my good

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fellow. Now, Ebenezer Scrooge, at this
time of the year... Not my favorite

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Christmas story, but it is a crowd
pleaser.

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Louisa May Alcott was much better.

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Now, Ebenezer... Can I help you find
anything in particular?

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Yes, actually, um...

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Looking for some local history?

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Oh, yes, yes. We have a whole section of
Vermonters from Rudy

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Vallee to Alison Bechdel, Robert Frost,
Ben and Jerry.

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But what about Evergreen specifically?

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Oh, well, we do have a lot of
newspapers.

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Look at that. So old and beautiful.

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And we have one hat from the very
famous...

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Evergreen Hat Factory was our first
industry, which changed, of course. You

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know, I think there might be a good
article here.

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You are a reporter.

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Oh, well, um... It's... hard to say.

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Except for on the train, you said that
you weren't writing about Evergreen,

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so... Because on the train, I wasn't.

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But with all the Christmas goings -on
and this rumored time capsule... Oh, you

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should see our wire.

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These articles people write, they make
us all seem like we're just a bunch

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Oh, my grandson is very protective of
Evergreen, and I keep telling him

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Evergreen is a town who takes pride in
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David. Hi, Ben. Hi, Mrs. Baxter. Hi.

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David, you're early.

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Karen wanted to know if it was okay to
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kitchen so she can see Ali off. Oh, it
depends. I don't know if Nan can spare

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me. Oh, of course I can. Go off to your
stuffy old historical society meeting

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and bring back pie, please, and thank
you.

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Historical society, huh?

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Can I come along?

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It's more of a members -only society.

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I see.

240
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Do you know how one becomes a member?

241
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Just go to the meeting.

242
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We've been trying to get more people to
participate all year.

243
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Great. Lead the way.

244
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Great.

245
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You going to come along?

246
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I don't want to be late. And I hear
there's pie.

247
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That's your Kringle kitchen.

248
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Oh, hey.

249
00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:03,680
How's it going?

250
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24 hours in Evergreen and I'm already
joining society.

251
00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:08,620
Oh, is this the famous snow globe?

252
00:15:08,900 --> 00:15:11,100
It is. Want to make a wish? Yes, thanks.

253
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I know there's a second book in me snow
globe.

254
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Don't let me down.

255
00:15:28,940 --> 00:15:31,160
I hope so. Should we come to order?

256
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David brought a guest.

257
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We have a new face.

258
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This is Katie.

259
00:15:35,170 --> 00:15:36,170
Hi, Katie.

260
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I'm Carol, and that's my husband, Joe.

261
00:15:38,910 --> 00:15:41,110
Hello. Thank you for letting me crash
your meeting.

262
00:15:41,350 --> 00:15:42,350
Glad to have you aboard.

263
00:15:42,690 --> 00:15:45,270
Ben has just been telling us you're
writing about Evergreen.

264
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I'm not entirely sure just yet what I'm
writing about, but I'm taking a few

265
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notes. Thank you.

266
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I keep hearing about the time capsule.

267
00:15:55,690 --> 00:15:57,970
Oh, we haven't talked about that for a
while.

268
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But maybe some fresh ice can help us
figure it out. And now we have two

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journalists for the price of one. Who?

270
00:16:05,890 --> 00:16:11,230
Ben has a journalism degree, wrote for a
paper in Chicago before coming back

271
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here and working... Okay, okay. Okay,
well, my parents used to run this diner

272
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when it was just a bakery.

273
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And they were best friends with my
parents, who, of course, ran the town

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shop. Which is also the town arts
center.

275
00:16:25,270 --> 00:16:26,270
Yes.

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When we were kids, we'd always hear them
talk about a Christmas time capsule.

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But then every time we'd ask our parents
about it, they'd just kind of smile and

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say, oh, you'll know one day.

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And then a few years ago, we found this
archive of newspapers and found

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this article.

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Yes, the Christmas blizzard.

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Fifty years ago, a blizzard kept
everyone in town for almost the entire

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December. If you read right there.

284
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Right. Some residents of Evergreen also
passed the time by making a surprise

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time capsule to be opened in 50 years.

286
00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:04,940
Meaning this year?

287
00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:06,160
Mm -hmm.

288
00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,800
Yes, but the problem is there hasn't
been any other articles written.

289
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And our parents have passed.

290
00:17:12,180 --> 00:17:14,140
There's really nobody that remembers
anything.

291
00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:15,520
Wow, nobody?

292
00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:19,300
Well, Nan said there might be another
box to look through at the library.

293
00:17:19,700 --> 00:17:20,800
Keep at it, buddy.

294
00:17:22,349 --> 00:17:24,050
Is there anything else that you'd like
to discuss?

295
00:17:24,369 --> 00:17:29,230
Yes, well, let's start the meeting and
talk about our plans for... Oh,

296
00:17:29,930 --> 00:17:31,330
that's Allie. It's our daughter.

297
00:17:32,130 --> 00:17:35,830
Michelle is driving me to the... We can
be brave about this.

298
00:17:36,610 --> 00:17:37,610
Probably.

299
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Tell Ryan and Zoe Merry Christmas. I
will, and I'll be back after New Year's.

300
00:17:51,510 --> 00:17:52,990
Everything's going to be fine. I
promise.

301
00:17:53,670 --> 00:17:54,670
I mean, I hope.

302
00:17:55,030 --> 00:17:56,110
Oh, we love you.

303
00:17:57,770 --> 00:17:59,930
Love you, too, baby. Love you. Merry
Christmas.

304
00:18:00,290 --> 00:18:03,070
Have such a good time. Thank you. I'll
bring you some croissants. Please.

305
00:18:05,270 --> 00:18:06,270
Thank you.

306
00:18:07,010 --> 00:18:08,150
Have a great adventure.

307
00:18:09,170 --> 00:18:13,170
I'm sure you'll have easy travels and
all kinds of fun Christmas surprises.

308
00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:15,010
Thank you, Nick.

309
00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:19,320
All right, moment of truth.

310
00:18:21,660 --> 00:18:23,300
I guess the truck says we're a go.

311
00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:25,280
Yay!

312
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Enjoy your Noel.

313
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Merry Christmas.

314
00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:31,580
Oh, my God.

315
00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:35,400
I'm freezing.

316
00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:37,640
Bye.

317
00:18:40,020 --> 00:18:42,440
So, did you learn everything you needed
about Evergreen?

318
00:18:42,700 --> 00:18:46,600
If I'm being totally honest, feels a
little too good to be true.

319
00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,140
Okay, which part? I'm just curious.
Well, first off, you have a guy who

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exactly like Santa on vacation.

321
00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:54,640
Yeah, Nick.

322
00:18:55,220 --> 00:18:57,780
He splits his time between Evergreen
and... North Pole?

323
00:18:58,160 --> 00:18:59,960
Burlington. He comes for December.

324
00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,220
Look, I get it.

325
00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:05,720
Even alleyways are decorated for
Christmas.

326
00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:07,840
But it makes sense. I'm for it.

327
00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:09,860
You have to put on a good show.

328
00:19:10,340 --> 00:19:12,420
It's for the tourists. It's not that.

329
00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:16,750
It's... People love to get out of the
city and enjoy a real Christmas. Wait,

330
00:19:16,770 --> 00:19:17,489
wait, wait.

331
00:19:17,490 --> 00:19:20,490
Are you saying that city Christmases
aren't real?

332
00:19:20,690 --> 00:19:23,610
I mean, we're just not cynical here.

333
00:19:23,970 --> 00:19:24,990
Who says we are?

334
00:19:31,750 --> 00:19:36,130
I was

335
00:19:36,130 --> 00:19:41,370
just trying to make a wish.

336
00:19:56,490 --> 00:20:01,430
I'm partially to blame myself. I bumped
into Hannah and... No. No, I should have

337
00:20:01,430 --> 00:20:04,410
had a better grip on it. I'm so sorry,
guys. Accidents happen.

338
00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:09,550
No, this globe has been an evergreen
tradition, and now... Now we'll just

339
00:20:09,550 --> 00:20:10,950
on getting it fixed. Yeah.

340
00:20:14,310 --> 00:20:17,470
Do you think Elliot might be able to do
something about it? With a shot?

341
00:20:19,190 --> 00:20:22,530
I should probably get back to the
library and check on Nan.

342
00:20:23,110 --> 00:20:28,700
So you're... You're masquerading as a
mild -mannered librarian, when

343
00:20:28,700 --> 00:20:31,820
it all, you're actually a mild -mannered
reporter?

344
00:20:32,380 --> 00:20:36,160
Yes, I used to be a journalist, but not
what I do now.

345
00:20:36,460 --> 00:20:37,460
Why not?

346
00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:40,840
What, too nosy? Yeah.

347
00:20:41,940 --> 00:20:44,080
But it also means you're good at your
job.

348
00:20:44,620 --> 00:20:49,980
I used to be a journalist, and I was
actually pretty good at it, didn't I?

349
00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:53,600
came back here to help out for a little
bit, and... Nan.

350
00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,960
The library is sort of like my family.

351
00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,520
After my parents died, Nan raised me.

352
00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:07,900
Hi.

353
00:21:10,380 --> 00:21:11,380
Follow -up question.

354
00:21:13,420 --> 00:21:16,680
Hey, so if I wanted to know about the
town history, who would I ask?

355
00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,320
That would be David.

356
00:21:18,620 --> 00:21:21,550
Oh. That kid's the eyes and ears of this
place.

357
00:21:22,030 --> 00:21:23,610
I will keep that in mind.

358
00:21:24,030 --> 00:21:27,850
He's usually in the library, though, so
I'll probably see you around.

359
00:21:31,990 --> 00:21:34,070
So, what were you wishing for?

360
00:21:34,530 --> 00:21:37,290
Oh, I've had a complicated relationship
with this globe.

361
00:21:37,730 --> 00:21:39,030
It hasn't granted your wishes?

362
00:21:39,330 --> 00:21:43,390
I mean, sometimes I think I'm not being
specific enough. Sometimes I'm being too

363
00:21:43,390 --> 00:21:44,410
specific, honestly.

364
00:21:44,790 --> 00:21:46,050
I don't know. Yeah.

365
00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:53,960
So, remember, a good Christmas ornament
has color. It evokes the feeling of

366
00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,800
nostalgia. And it's made with care.

367
00:21:58,480 --> 00:21:59,480
What are you making?

368
00:21:59,580 --> 00:22:00,580
Oh, this?

369
00:22:00,740 --> 00:22:02,940
It's a key ornament for my Aunt Hannah.

370
00:22:03,180 --> 00:22:05,920
I really want her to know how much fun I
think she is.

371
00:22:06,340 --> 00:22:07,460
She definitely is that.

372
00:22:07,740 --> 00:22:08,740
Elliot?

373
00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:10,380
Oh, hi, David.

374
00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:14,580
Hi. I was just leading a workshop on
ornament making. You can join if...

375
00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:16,760
Yeah. Oh.

376
00:22:18,540 --> 00:22:19,700
Do you think you can fix it?

377
00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:23,280
Absolutely.

378
00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:26,620
Let's see what we got.

379
00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,540
Okay, let's have a look at this.

380
00:22:29,620 --> 00:22:34,620
Well, the two pine trees are intact.

381
00:22:34,980 --> 00:22:35,980
That's good.

382
00:22:36,420 --> 00:22:39,020
The horse is fine.

383
00:22:42,940 --> 00:22:45,680
There's a little key carved under the
sleigh.

384
00:22:47,380 --> 00:22:48,380
But...

385
00:22:57,030 --> 00:23:00,110
I'll get to work on this right away.
Great. If you'd like to help, you can

386
00:23:00,110 --> 00:23:01,110
by tomorrow.

387
00:23:01,750 --> 00:23:02,750
Yeah.

388
00:23:02,790 --> 00:23:03,790
It's a date.

389
00:23:09,390 --> 00:23:10,390
I'll see you tomorrow.

390
00:23:11,910 --> 00:23:12,910
Okay.

391
00:23:13,170 --> 00:23:14,170
See you tomorrow. Bye.

392
00:23:14,230 --> 00:23:14,969
Bye, David.

393
00:23:14,970 --> 00:23:15,970
Bye.

394
00:23:22,190 --> 00:23:23,930
I have something for you.

395
00:23:24,690 --> 00:23:25,730
Look at this.

396
00:23:27,910 --> 00:23:32,750
We don't often have published authors in
town.

397
00:23:33,090 --> 00:23:34,750
You have my book.

398
00:23:35,450 --> 00:23:40,730
Well, I have a library, so I have a lot
of books. Here. Thank you.

399
00:23:41,870 --> 00:23:44,830
So, how is the article going?

400
00:23:45,530 --> 00:23:49,950
Tricky. You know, my mom works for a
business magazine, but honestly...

401
00:23:50,700 --> 00:23:52,400
I would rather write about the Christmas
time capsule.

402
00:23:53,340 --> 00:23:55,660
Don't give up hope on being able to.

403
00:23:56,600 --> 00:24:00,180
That time capsule was intended to be a
surprise.

404
00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:05,280
And this town... I thought nobody
remembered anything about the Christmas

405
00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:06,280
capsule.

406
00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:09,720
Well, I guess.

407
00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:10,719
Ho, ho, ho!

408
00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,440
I was beginning to think you weren't
coming.

409
00:24:12,740 --> 00:24:15,240
Oh, we wouldn't miss it. It's my
favorite tradition.

410
00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,760
Well, with more guests coming for this
weekend, I'm going to need my first

411
00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:19,760
of cookies.

412
00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:21,380
If you'd like to help, we can always use
more hands.

413
00:24:21,660 --> 00:24:23,700
Oh, I... Hey, everybody.

414
00:24:25,540 --> 00:24:27,340
Yeah, sure, I'd love to help.

415
00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:29,580
Yeah, cookie time.

416
00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:35,500
Ah, David, I found a few new news
clippings in the archive, and I know

417
00:24:35,500 --> 00:24:38,700
another search, so maybe this will be
helpful.

418
00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:42,720
Wow.

419
00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:44,400
Thank you, Mrs. Baxter.

420
00:24:44,700 --> 00:24:46,600
Yeah. You're welcome.

421
00:24:53,350 --> 00:24:54,350
No problem.

422
00:25:02,330 --> 00:25:05,330
I picked up a perfect tree for out in
front of the library.

423
00:25:05,630 --> 00:25:06,409
Oh, great.

424
00:25:06,410 --> 00:25:07,410
Yeah, if you come by tomorrow?

425
00:25:07,630 --> 00:25:11,950
Yeah. Yeah, great. I'll ask Hannah for
the truck and pop by sometime tomorrow.

426
00:25:12,070 --> 00:25:13,650
Yeah, it's getting busy out there. Okay.

427
00:25:15,410 --> 00:25:16,410
Awesome.

428
00:25:18,890 --> 00:25:24,090
People come from miles around to see the
folksy charm of Henry Miller's

429
00:25:24,090 --> 00:25:25,150
Christmas tree farm.

430
00:25:25,430 --> 00:25:29,770
Wow. You're just writing that article
right in front of me. I am that good.

431
00:25:33,650 --> 00:25:39,370
There's a chill in the air, so crisp and
so fresh that Frosty himself would be

432
00:25:39,370 --> 00:25:45,170
proud. There's a cheer everywhere for
times drawing close when loved ones and

433
00:25:45,170 --> 00:25:46,330
friends gather round.

434
00:25:47,100 --> 00:25:53,100
It's a feeling of joy in every girl,
every boy, knowing Santa soon will be

435
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:59,640
It's the time, what a time, the most
magical time of year.

436
00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:06,500
It's the time, what a time, and it's
finally here,

437
00:26:06,500 --> 00:26:08,780
the most magical time.

438
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,440
Nan, I can drive you home. No, no.

439
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,420
I am fine. I want to walk.

440
00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:35,340
It's good for me. Yeah, I can walk with
her. Nan Ellis has the best stories.

441
00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:40,740
Okay. So tomorrow, when you go to get
the tree, I should come along, yes?

442
00:26:41,780 --> 00:26:46,100
I mean, what better way to prove that
this isn't all some, like, Christmas

443
00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:48,820
hallucination than to see it for myself,
right?

444
00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:50,480
You say it's authentic.

445
00:26:50,980 --> 00:26:51,980
I say prove it.

446
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,540
Okay. Fine. Tomorrow, then.

447
00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:56,080
Right here.

448
00:27:16,469 --> 00:27:18,790
Hey, Ben, Katie, come on in.

449
00:27:19,130 --> 00:27:20,130
Morning, everyone.

450
00:27:20,150 --> 00:27:21,890
I was just at the library looking for
you.

451
00:27:22,450 --> 00:27:24,830
I've been going through these things,
and I found it.

452
00:27:25,210 --> 00:27:26,210
Look.

453
00:27:26,450 --> 00:27:28,310
Do you know where Grandma and Grandpa
are standing?

454
00:27:29,310 --> 00:27:30,510
I've never seen that mirror before.

455
00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:31,729
Where'd you get this?

456
00:27:31,730 --> 00:27:33,630
It was in a stack of papers Nan brought
me.

457
00:27:35,850 --> 00:27:36,990
That's Pringle Alley.

458
00:27:37,730 --> 00:27:38,730
Right outside.

459
00:27:38,850 --> 00:27:42,310
You can see the old bakery sign in the
photo. It's where I parked the cocoa

460
00:27:42,310 --> 00:27:43,310
cart.

461
00:27:45,230 --> 00:27:46,750
Wow, this truck really makes it around.

462
00:27:47,070 --> 00:27:50,990
He may not look like it or always act
like it, but he's one of the more

463
00:27:50,990 --> 00:27:51,990
things in town.

464
00:27:52,150 --> 00:27:54,090
I'm sorry, he?

465
00:27:55,050 --> 00:27:56,230
Yeah, Ellie's truck.

466
00:27:56,710 --> 00:28:00,370
She loans them out, so you're really an
evergreen someone if you've driven the

467
00:28:00,370 --> 00:28:01,370
red truck.

468
00:28:01,630 --> 00:28:06,630
And what's more picturesque and
appealing to tourists than a big red

469
00:28:06,630 --> 00:28:07,630
hauling Christmas trees?

470
00:28:07,870 --> 00:28:11,010
Yeah, that's one way of looking at it.
What's the other?

471
00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:14,660
Truck's a good way to haul a tree.

472
00:28:26,760 --> 00:28:30,540
There you are. Hey, guys. Put that big
tree in the back. Yeah, I picked out a

473
00:28:30,540 --> 00:28:31,700
real winner for you. Wow.

474
00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,600
Looks like you've got a good operation
out here.

475
00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,440
Yeah. I always ask him, he's, what, you
worked here three winters in high

476
00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,560
school? Everybody worked here in high
school. Wow.

477
00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,680
My jobs in high school involved a lot
more filing.

478
00:28:42,980 --> 00:28:44,560
I'm sure yours was more fun.

479
00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:45,840
That's right.

480
00:28:46,220 --> 00:28:47,340
It smells amazing.

481
00:28:48,740 --> 00:28:49,740
Terrapines.

482
00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:54,520
Well, each year someone asks me why
Christmas trees smell so nice, so I went

483
00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:55,520
the library, and guess what?

484
00:28:56,140 --> 00:28:59,660
Terrapines. You know, the tree gives off
this scent to protect themselves from

485
00:28:59,660 --> 00:29:04,380
bugs, and some people believe that the
scent floats up and sees the clouds,

486
00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:05,500
brings snowfall.

487
00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:07,520
Wait, is that true?

488
00:29:07,860 --> 00:29:11,200
Well, I'll leave this on. to the
scientists, but all of it working

489
00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:12,280
circle like that, just imagine.

490
00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:13,199
That's amazing.

491
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:14,139
Christmas trees.

492
00:29:14,140 --> 00:29:15,140
Who knew?

493
00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:16,320
Henry knew.

494
00:29:16,380 --> 00:29:19,380
Ben, would you mind? I've got a library
book I need you to return. You bet.

495
00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,460
Oh, I'll catch up to you guys. Okay.

496
00:29:22,980 --> 00:29:24,200
Hi, Mom.

497
00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:26,660
So how's the article coming?

498
00:29:27,380 --> 00:29:28,380
Pretty good.

499
00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,360
I'm actually at a... Great.

500
00:29:30,780 --> 00:29:33,760
Because I'm excited about it, and so is
our editorial board.

501
00:29:34,460 --> 00:29:38,260
But I'm calling to invite you to our
Christmas party at the magazine.

502
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:43,780
Mom? I know. I know. I invite you every
year, and every year you say the same

503
00:29:43,780 --> 00:29:48,480
thing. Well, I like our Christmas
traditions. I like that we keep them

504
00:29:48,980 --> 00:29:50,700
You're our SVP? No again.

505
00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:52,360
I understand.

506
00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:56,140
So when am I going to see something
about this article?

507
00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,540
You can expect an email with some first
story ideas within the next day.

508
00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:03,560
I appreciate that. Thank you, honey.

509
00:30:04,209 --> 00:30:05,209
Thanks, Mom.

510
00:30:06,370 --> 00:30:09,330
Henry picks these up from the tree lot
and brings them here to make a wreath.

511
00:30:09,670 --> 00:30:11,490
Why do mine always turn out lopsided?

512
00:30:12,210 --> 00:30:14,770
Why, Allie always hangs mine at the
vet's office.

513
00:30:15,050 --> 00:30:16,270
The cats don't seem to mind.

514
00:30:16,810 --> 00:30:18,350
You're so cute. Thank you.

515
00:30:18,710 --> 00:30:20,610
That sleigh is beautiful.

516
00:30:21,530 --> 00:30:24,890
Yeah, we used to hook a couple of horses
up to it and take it through the town

517
00:30:24,890 --> 00:30:29,210
square. All these years looking at the
sleigh and the snowflakes, I always

518
00:30:29,210 --> 00:30:30,650
wondered if it was based on this one.

519
00:30:31,219 --> 00:30:34,040
You should see if there's a key under
it, like the one on the snow globe.

520
00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:35,439
What key?

521
00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:36,440
I can look.

522
00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:38,820
Underneath the miniature sleigh and the
snow globe.

523
00:30:39,020 --> 00:30:40,020
There's a key.

524
00:30:40,060 --> 00:30:45,380
If there's one under there, then maybe I
can... Well, go for it. Yeah, go for

525
00:30:45,380 --> 00:30:46,380
it.

526
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,340
I don't see a... Wait.

527
00:30:53,780 --> 00:30:54,780
Hold on.

528
00:31:01,919 --> 00:31:04,060
Wow. I can't believe that all these
years.

529
00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:05,440
Wow. What?

530
00:31:07,420 --> 00:31:10,900
But this looks different than the one we
found last year.

531
00:31:11,140 --> 00:31:12,820
The one that got the church bells
ringing again?

532
00:31:13,180 --> 00:31:16,160
Yeah, but what does this one go to?

533
00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,760
Oh. I can't tell you how much I
appreciate this, Elliot.

534
00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:48,440
It's my pleasure.

535
00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:54,720
Now all that's left is to let the glue
dry, and then Megan says she'll help us

536
00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:55,699
get the glass blown.

537
00:31:55,700 --> 00:31:56,780
You're a lifesaver.

538
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,920
I have so many fond memories.

539
00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:03,240
Thomas and I.

540
00:32:03,630 --> 00:32:06,190
We would go on all kinds of treasure
hunts.

541
00:32:06,770 --> 00:32:11,450
Treasure hunts? Yeah, well, my mom, she
lost her wedding ring here.

542
00:32:11,770 --> 00:32:12,770
Oh, no.

543
00:32:12,890 --> 00:32:13,889
Yeah.

544
00:32:13,890 --> 00:32:16,210
We spent weeks looking for it.

545
00:32:17,030 --> 00:32:18,030
Where'd you find it?

546
00:32:18,910 --> 00:32:19,910
Never did.

547
00:32:20,570 --> 00:32:21,570
No.

548
00:32:21,910 --> 00:32:27,110
She ended up replacing it, but she said
the ring would be here somewhere in the

549
00:32:27,110 --> 00:32:29,090
store, but somewhere.

550
00:32:34,730 --> 00:32:36,850
Should I call you when we're ready to
take the next step?

551
00:32:38,830 --> 00:32:39,830
The next step?

552
00:32:41,310 --> 00:32:42,310
Yeah.

553
00:32:45,210 --> 00:32:46,790
Oh, right. Yeah.

554
00:32:47,050 --> 00:32:48,270
Please. Yeah.

555
00:32:49,450 --> 00:32:50,450
Okay.

556
00:32:52,330 --> 00:32:53,330
Calvin Coolidge.

557
00:32:54,050 --> 00:32:55,050
Was from Evergreen?

558
00:32:55,450 --> 00:32:58,810
No. Plymouth, Vermont. But he was the
first American president to light the

559
00:32:58,810 --> 00:32:59,810
National Christmas Tree.

560
00:33:00,610 --> 00:33:01,610
1923.

561
00:33:01,930 --> 00:33:06,370
He ordered balsam pear not too far from
here. Just a fun little fact.

562
00:33:06,790 --> 00:33:07,790
Calvin Coolidge.

563
00:33:07,910 --> 00:33:09,230
Super into Christmas trees.

564
00:33:09,650 --> 00:33:10,589
Got it.

565
00:33:10,590 --> 00:33:11,590
Is that your article?

566
00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:16,430
Yeah. Oh, it will be, yeah. I like to
get it down on paper first.

567
00:33:17,070 --> 00:33:18,590
Oh, I am the same way.

568
00:33:18,910 --> 00:33:23,430
Paper, pen, old school. I just like the
feel of it.

569
00:33:23,730 --> 00:33:27,070
Yeah, but as I'm typing it and getting
ready to send it out, something about it

570
00:33:27,070 --> 00:33:30,050
just isn't working. Do you mind if I
print it again? See if I can figure it

571
00:33:30,290 --> 00:33:31,290
Be my guest.

572
00:33:31,310 --> 00:33:32,310
Thank you.

573
00:33:33,390 --> 00:33:35,050
So, did you get the Christmas tree all
set up?

574
00:33:35,250 --> 00:33:37,130
Yep. All that's left is decorating.

575
00:33:38,230 --> 00:33:43,310
And, uh, when will you be doing that?
Tomorrow sometime, if you'd like to

576
00:33:43,370 --> 00:33:46,090
We're also going to clear up the pond
for some ice skating, if you want to

577
00:33:46,090 --> 00:33:47,090
with that. Oh, no.

578
00:33:47,190 --> 00:33:50,610
No, no, no, no. Hey, no, no. You didn't
even let me finish what I was saying.

579
00:33:50,610 --> 00:33:55,030
Let's talk about this super cute,
charming winter thing, but then your

580
00:33:55,030 --> 00:33:56,030
freezing.

581
00:33:57,050 --> 00:34:00,860
Okay. What happened to the let me
explore everything in town so I can

582
00:34:00,860 --> 00:34:01,860
about it girl?

583
00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:05,600
Using my words against me is low, but
effective.

584
00:34:06,440 --> 00:34:09,000
Can't promise winter sports, but
decorating, I can.

585
00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:11,639
Oh, here. Don't forget your bag. Yes.

586
00:34:11,940 --> 00:34:13,139
Okay. After you.

587
00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:31,860
Hey. Oh, good morning.

588
00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,320
You're out here early.

589
00:34:33,780 --> 00:34:37,239
Well, David insisted we take yet another
look at the Kringle Alley.

590
00:34:37,540 --> 00:34:41,340
When I was a little girl, my dad used to
take his breaks from the bakery out

591
00:34:41,340 --> 00:34:46,060
here. And sometimes, I'd come out with
my chucks and I went right all over this

592
00:34:46,060 --> 00:34:51,300
wall. He'd put a milk crate down, and I
would stand on it, and I would design

593
00:34:51,300 --> 00:34:53,980
the diner that I would have someday when
I grew up.

594
00:34:54,460 --> 00:34:57,900
I would put the door right here, because
see?

595
00:34:58,380 --> 00:35:00,620
There's that little knot in the wood
right there.

596
00:35:01,620 --> 00:35:02,620
Oh.

597
00:35:03,460 --> 00:35:04,460
Wait.

598
00:35:05,180 --> 00:35:06,180
Yes,

599
00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:13,660
just a few more tweaks, but I wanted to
start fresh this morning.

600
00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:15,980
Well, I can't wait to read it.

601
00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:20,500
Except that I grabbed the wrong paper
off the coffee.

602
00:35:20,940 --> 00:35:21,940
Sorry,

603
00:35:22,720 --> 00:35:24,060
what? Oh, no.

604
00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:25,800
Mom, I'm going to have to call you back.

605
00:35:31,290 --> 00:35:32,670
Katie. Katie, come over here.

606
00:35:35,870 --> 00:35:39,310
What is going on? I absolutely don't
know. I just walked up and everyone's

607
00:35:39,310 --> 00:35:41,930
talking about it. There's something they
found. They found something.

608
00:35:43,250 --> 00:35:44,250
Okay.

609
00:35:45,330 --> 00:35:49,750
I don't know about all this. It's a long
shot, but I just have a feeling.

610
00:35:50,470 --> 00:35:51,470
Come on.

611
00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:07,000
Is this the time capsule? Yes, finally.

612
00:36:07,580 --> 00:36:14,300
I cannot tell you how many hints we had
to drop and how perfectly we had to

613
00:36:14,300 --> 00:36:18,600
time this. You knew about this? We've
been dropping hints for years.

614
00:36:19,060 --> 00:36:25,840
The timing had to be just right so that
you'd all be curious. But not too

615
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:31,040
curious. Until today, December 1st of
this year.

616
00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:32,320
Carol.

617
00:36:32,700 --> 00:36:38,780
Hannah, this was built by your parents
50 years ago during the Christmas

618
00:36:38,780 --> 00:36:44,060
blizzard. That storm lasted for weeks.
And since there's only one road in and

619
00:36:44,060 --> 00:36:48,900
out of town... We were, for most of
December, hunkered down together.

620
00:36:49,340 --> 00:36:54,000
And after a while, we were surprised to
find we were really enjoying ourselves.

621
00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:58,360
It was more like Christmas than it had
ever been before.

622
00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:04,720
It was so rare to have a town come
together like that. We read books aloud.

623
00:37:05,060 --> 00:37:06,060
We talked.

624
00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:07,120
We laughed.

625
00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:14,440
Well, since we had a lot of time on our
hands, we decided to build a time

626
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:15,440
capsule.

627
00:37:38,190 --> 00:37:39,610
Why didn't you just tell us?

628
00:37:40,390 --> 00:37:42,470
That was your father's idea.

629
00:37:43,090 --> 00:37:49,890
He wanted us to lead you all to it, but
then have you find it

630
00:37:49,890 --> 00:37:56,690
on your own. And look at this. It's not
just a time capsule. It is 24

631
00:37:56,690 --> 00:38:02,110
boxes. It's an advent calendar, a
Christmas countdown. One box for each

632
00:38:02,290 --> 00:38:03,410
between now and Christmas.

633
00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:11,080
if I've ever used the phrase Christmas
magic unironically in my entire life.

634
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,720
this, I mean... Should we open the first
box?

635
00:38:14,020 --> 00:38:15,120
Yeah. Michelle?

636
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:17,440
Care to do the honor?

637
00:38:18,180 --> 00:38:19,180
Come on, Mayor.

638
00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:22,160
I'm going to go out.

639
00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:39,780
To the people of Evergreen, now that
you've found this calendar, it is our

640
00:38:39,780 --> 00:38:41,600
hope that you will enjoy the gifts
inside.

641
00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:48,520
The first being... Carol, this is from
your mom and dad.

642
00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:50,640
Really?

643
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:55,800
The first...

644
00:39:04,900 --> 00:39:11,400
being original kringle recipes we place
them here for our daughter carol

645
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:16,980
so she always has a part of us close may
the rest of you enjoy the christmas

646
00:39:16,980 --> 00:39:23,880
surprises for the next 24 days merry
christmas with love mark and sue fenwick

647
00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:31,560
I have some new rec beats to try out, so
I'm going to get them down to the cafe

648
00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,700
and get some Christmas Pringles. Yeah.

649
00:39:34,140 --> 00:39:36,600
Really? You know what? I think I'm going
to stay behind and take a few more

650
00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:39,360
notes. All right. Amazing. I'm going to
go help with the lights. I'm the guy

651
00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:40,640
that... Lights up! Yeah!

652
00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:42,000
Stop by later.

653
00:39:43,260 --> 00:39:44,260
Oh!

654
00:39:44,620 --> 00:39:45,620
Ben!

655
00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:03,680
Ben, there is a paper that I left on the
printer that... Despite the warmth and

656
00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:07,960
honest connection these people feel,
it's hard not to wonder how much of

657
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:09,700
Evergreen is an act.

658
00:40:10,060 --> 00:40:14,120
First of all, those are just notes, and
they're for my mom, who is also my

659
00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:17,940
editor. No, I get it. I get how easy it
is to say, look at those oddballs

660
00:40:17,940 --> 00:40:19,740
wandering around a Christmas village.

661
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:21,480
That's not what I was doing.

662
00:40:22,080 --> 00:40:26,260
Do you really think this is all an act?
You have to trust me.

663
00:40:26,700 --> 00:40:29,320
I am not out to write a hit piece about
your town.

664
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:31,160
Write it.

665
00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:35,520
Welcome, everybody.

666
00:40:35,740 --> 00:40:39,100
Welcome to Story Hour. Please, have a
seat. Hi. Hi.

667
00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:44,460
Get settled in, and I promise to do my
most hilarious voices.

668
00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:52,460
Ben, I... I should, um, I should get in
there. Look, I really have enjoyed my

669
00:40:52,460 --> 00:40:53,460
time here.

670
00:40:53,980 --> 00:41:00,220
Despite my vacation, turning into a work
trip. I really like the

671
00:41:00,220 --> 00:41:05,720
peppermint hot cocoa and the way the
whole town rallies to put up Christmas

672
00:41:05,720 --> 00:41:09,800
decorations, and I really like...

673
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:14,220
Write the article you want to write.

674
00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:17,640
I hope it turns out.

675
00:41:19,380 --> 00:41:21,460
Okay. Gather around.

676
00:41:23,460 --> 00:41:24,460
This way.

677
00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:25,600
Ha -ha.

678
00:41:27,070 --> 00:41:33,250
Christmas Eve on the long, long day that
was the 24th of December.

679
00:41:39,470 --> 00:41:43,730
Well, good morning, everyone, and thank
you for coming out to see what is in our

680
00:41:43,730 --> 00:41:44,730
second box.

681
00:41:45,350 --> 00:41:48,850
She's doing an excellent job of
marrying, don't you think?

682
00:41:49,190 --> 00:41:50,450
Like she was born for it.

683
00:41:50,760 --> 00:41:53,880
Now, I know it's going to be hard to
choose who's going to open these boxes

684
00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,320
every day, but I have a plan for that.
Voting system.

685
00:41:56,860 --> 00:41:57,860
That's what I do.

686
00:41:58,460 --> 00:42:02,580
Nan has been so kind to lend us this
beautiful snowman's hat.

687
00:42:03,220 --> 00:42:06,520
It is from the original Evergreen Hat
Factory.

688
00:42:07,220 --> 00:42:10,760
So if you're interested in
participating, write your name down on a

689
00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:11,960
paper and drop it in the hat.

690
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:17,340
So each day, I will draw a different
name from it. But I think we can all

691
00:42:17,340 --> 00:42:18,980
that for the second box...

692
00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:23,340
It should be opened by the two people
who kept the secret the longest, Nick

693
00:42:23,340 --> 00:42:24,340
Nan.

694
00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:37,220
Oh, number two. There you go.

695
00:42:37,420 --> 00:42:38,420
Thank you.

696
00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:41,180
Oh, I remember this.

697
00:42:41,540 --> 00:42:47,240
We know there won't be enough for
everyone, but may you all enjoy.

698
00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:54,120
the skating inside this box are some
evergreen scars to keep you all warm

699
00:42:54,120 --> 00:43:00,940
love mike and masha star well then
everyone please remember the volunteer

700
00:43:00,940 --> 00:43:04,760
department is still clearing off the
skating pond making sure everything's

701
00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:07,020
so we'll see everybody down there a
little later on

702
00:43:31,570 --> 00:43:34,750
These decorations, Megan, they're so
beautiful.

703
00:43:34,990 --> 00:43:35,990
Thank you.

704
00:43:36,510 --> 00:43:38,130
Hot glass is like honey.

705
00:43:39,370 --> 00:43:40,370
Coordination is key.

706
00:43:40,870 --> 00:43:45,850
It's like a dance between heat, gravity,
and centrifugal force.

707
00:43:47,750 --> 00:43:49,550
So where did you learn how to do this?

708
00:43:49,810 --> 00:43:50,910
My mother taught me.

709
00:43:51,430 --> 00:43:54,230
Okay. Time to put the globe.

710
00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:56,060
Back in the snow globe.

711
00:43:56,500 --> 00:44:01,100
I have never seen this process before.
It's absolutely mesmerizing. Yeah.

712
00:44:06,780 --> 00:44:08,120
Oh, you're a natural at this.

713
00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:12,980
Well, I wanted to be special, just like
the snow globe always was.

714
00:44:17,140 --> 00:44:18,140
Hey. Oh, hey.

715
00:44:18,280 --> 00:44:19,680
Hey. Cool.

716
00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:21,399
And ready?

717
00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:23,380
Yep. And we let it cool.

718
00:44:23,950 --> 00:44:25,050
and sand down the bottom.

719
00:44:25,270 --> 00:44:28,170
Word is, Daisy's Country Store could use
a little help with their tree.

720
00:44:28,630 --> 00:44:29,630
Yeah.

721
00:44:29,830 --> 00:44:30,830
Let's go.

722
00:44:30,930 --> 00:44:32,030
Okay, we'll see you tomorrow night.

723
00:44:32,350 --> 00:44:34,570
Well, the tree looks so good.

724
00:44:35,150 --> 00:44:36,150
What do you think?

725
00:44:36,930 --> 00:44:41,130
I think he agrees. Yeah.

726
00:44:42,390 --> 00:44:43,870
All right, guys. Oh, my gosh.

727
00:44:45,970 --> 00:44:46,928
Here you go.

728
00:44:46,930 --> 00:44:47,930
Oh, thank you.

729
00:44:48,630 --> 00:44:52,450
So, you came here on vacation.

730
00:44:53,310 --> 00:44:56,750
And ended up staying for good? Yeah, I
did.

731
00:44:57,230 --> 00:44:59,070
It's the best decision I ever made.

732
00:44:59,330 --> 00:45:00,330
Really? Yeah.

733
00:45:00,710 --> 00:45:06,650
And you don't, like, miss the, I don't
know, the city and that kind of life?

734
00:45:06,850 --> 00:45:11,130
Yeah, I mean, sometimes. But you know
what? To be honest with you, I had to

735
00:45:11,130 --> 00:45:12,130
learn how to be surprised.

736
00:45:12,570 --> 00:45:17,790
Like, for instance, I never thought in a
million years that I would be dating a

737
00:45:17,790 --> 00:45:20,010
guy who essentially is running a logging
camp.

738
00:45:20,790 --> 00:45:21,850
Okay, or...

739
00:45:22,570 --> 00:45:24,190
Or that I wouldn't own my own store?

740
00:45:25,070 --> 00:45:27,790
Or better yet, that I'd be hanging out
with these two little dogs that I'd

741
00:45:27,790 --> 00:45:30,050
probably most definitely change about.
Oh, yeah.

742
00:45:30,450 --> 00:45:33,490
All I'm saying is it's just been one big
surprise after the next.

743
00:45:33,890 --> 00:45:35,290
And that doesn't get exhausting?

744
00:45:36,270 --> 00:45:37,270
Surprises? Yeah.

745
00:45:37,670 --> 00:45:42,730
No, no. Surprises are great. I mean,
think about it. That's why we wrap

746
00:45:42,870 --> 00:45:44,550
right? We don't just hand them to
people.

747
00:45:45,690 --> 00:45:48,250
Surprises are, you know, they're
exciting.

748
00:45:49,070 --> 00:45:51,270
I don't know. I think they add a little
bit of magic.

749
00:45:56,970 --> 00:45:59,310
See, it gets your heart racing, doesn't
it? Actually, it did.

750
00:45:59,570 --> 00:46:00,630
It really did.

751
00:46:09,590 --> 00:46:10,590
Ben,

752
00:46:11,090 --> 00:46:13,550
winter sports attempt at the skating
pond.

753
00:46:13,770 --> 00:46:14,770
7 p .m. Katie.

754
00:46:37,480 --> 00:46:38,840
Ready to give this a try?

755
00:46:39,160 --> 00:46:45,160
I'm telling you, no matter how many
dance classes, gymnastics, even vigorous

756
00:46:45,160 --> 00:46:47,420
Pilates practice, I'm going to fall
down.

757
00:46:50,720 --> 00:46:52,640
I was kind of tough on you yesterday.

758
00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:54,700
Yeah, me too.

759
00:46:55,020 --> 00:46:56,780
I'm sorry about that.

760
00:46:57,460 --> 00:47:01,300
You really love this place. I get why
you'd be protective of it.

761
00:47:01,600 --> 00:47:05,540
Yeah, but I also get if someone's not
from here, how it would look.

762
00:47:06,270 --> 00:47:10,970
And I don't believe that people who live
in the city are... Cynical?

763
00:47:11,210 --> 00:47:12,350
Yeah. Cold?

764
00:47:14,390 --> 00:47:19,690
I love it, actually. I used to live in
the city. Five years in Chicago.

765
00:47:20,270 --> 00:47:21,410
So why did you leave?

766
00:47:22,070 --> 00:47:23,070
Oh, hey, guys.

767
00:47:23,310 --> 00:47:24,310
Hey. Hey.

768
00:47:24,950 --> 00:47:25,950
Headed down to the ice?

769
00:47:26,330 --> 00:47:28,690
Yes. About to face my worst fears.

770
00:47:29,450 --> 00:47:30,450
Are you joining us?

771
00:47:30,930 --> 00:47:34,840
Yeah, I have to... bring David the cat,
he keeps forgetting it. Usually Thomas

772
00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:37,060
brings it to him, but... Michelle!

773
00:47:38,900 --> 00:47:40,880
Thomas? Thomas, what?

774
00:47:41,460 --> 00:47:42,460
You're early!

775
00:47:42,820 --> 00:47:44,620
Well, I wanted to surprise you.

776
00:47:45,180 --> 00:47:46,180
Surprise!

777
00:47:48,380 --> 00:47:51,460
Okay, Thomas, wait right there. Wait
right there.

778
00:47:52,920 --> 00:47:54,200
Come on, let's go. Yeah.

779
00:47:57,240 --> 00:47:58,240
Hey.

780
00:47:59,300 --> 00:48:00,300
Hey.

781
00:48:03,370 --> 00:48:06,650
I was worried you wouldn't make it.
Well, I almost didn't. I got here right

782
00:48:06,650 --> 00:48:07,730
before they closed the door.

783
00:48:08,530 --> 00:48:09,530
Dad!

784
00:48:09,950 --> 00:48:10,950
Hey!

785
00:48:11,050 --> 00:48:12,050
You suck.

786
00:48:12,750 --> 00:48:16,010
Wow, look at you, huh? You're taller
than when I saw you a few weeks ago.

787
00:48:17,050 --> 00:48:18,770
Who wants some hot chocolate?

788
00:48:18,990 --> 00:48:20,350
Me! Come on.

789
00:48:24,950 --> 00:48:26,610
Told you I'm not very good at this.

790
00:48:27,090 --> 00:48:28,310
Nobody's very good at this.

791
00:48:28,630 --> 00:48:31,990
They are. They're great at it. Yeah,
they're pretty good at it.

792
00:48:32,650 --> 00:48:33,569
Mm -hmm.

793
00:48:33,570 --> 00:48:34,570
Whoa.

794
00:48:34,850 --> 00:48:35,850
Whoa.

795
00:48:36,790 --> 00:48:38,370
You left Chicago because?

796
00:48:39,990 --> 00:48:41,310
I needed a change.

797
00:48:41,810 --> 00:48:45,030
I was at a job I didn't love, and I had
just gotten divorced.

798
00:48:45,710 --> 00:48:46,710
Wow.

799
00:48:47,190 --> 00:48:48,190
Breaking news?

800
00:48:48,370 --> 00:48:53,590
So I came home for a visit, and while I
was there, Nan broke her foot, so I

801
00:48:53,590 --> 00:48:58,050
stuck around to help her out and figure
out what's next after.

802
00:48:58,910 --> 00:48:59,910
Facts or questions?

803
00:49:00,410 --> 00:49:05,270
What does a dating scene like in
Evergreen? Is there a magical snow globe

804
00:49:05,270 --> 00:49:09,650
comes out on Valentine's Day, too? Are
you kidding me? We're still seeing

805
00:49:09,650 --> 00:49:14,370
Christmas carols by then. And we didn't
take our trees down until Easter. Our

806
00:49:14,370 --> 00:49:20,870
dating scene is small, which is a shame
because it's fairly romantic around

807
00:49:20,870 --> 00:49:21,870
here. Yeah.

808
00:49:22,270 --> 00:49:24,730
It's a nice place to build a snowman
with someone.

809
00:49:25,950 --> 00:49:27,550
Sit by the fire after.

810
00:49:35,820 --> 00:49:37,280
Sorry, you have.

811
00:49:37,860 --> 00:49:38,860
Oh.

812
00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:41,380
Great. Great.

813
00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:45,280
Thank you.

814
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:55,200
Henry Miller!

815
00:49:55,620 --> 00:50:02,140
I'm so happy that Santa's on his way.
Been waiting all year long for Christmas

816
00:50:02,140 --> 00:50:03,140
Day.

817
00:50:04,940 --> 00:50:11,680
I feel alive when I look up to the sky,
knowing I might

818
00:50:11,680 --> 00:50:13,380
see him on his sleigh.

819
00:50:15,120 --> 00:50:19,980
Soon I will see lots of presents by the
tree.

820
00:50:20,440 --> 00:50:23,940
Think of all the joy that's on its way.

821
00:50:24,900 --> 00:50:31,760
I dream of Santa's long white beard and
reindeer flying through the air. I

822
00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:34,500
know it's almost time for Christmas Day.

823
00:50:50,100 --> 00:50:53,960
Okay, I added in the thing about
Eisenhower inventing the Christmas

824
00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:57,160
also mentioned that in addition to the
tourism growth, there's also the

825
00:50:57,160 --> 00:51:00,160
population growth, and I think... You're
done.

826
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:04,920
I mean, it's due tomorrow, but there's
something that doesn't feel quite right.

827
00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:06,460
What, are you worried they're not going
to like it?

828
00:51:07,340 --> 00:51:09,080
No, I think I'm afraid they will.

829
00:51:09,840 --> 00:51:12,920
What, they're liking it? It's a bad
thing?

830
00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:15,960
I want to write my second novel, but
it's harder.

831
00:51:16,700 --> 00:51:18,060
Well, when are you going to start
working on that?

832
00:51:18,580 --> 00:51:20,040
When I turn this in, I guess.

833
00:51:20,580 --> 00:51:25,240
You know, what's interesting to me is
how many people have told me so many

834
00:51:25,240 --> 00:51:29,340
stories. I even talked to the twins that
live on that farm outside of town.

835
00:51:29,640 --> 00:51:34,320
Twin Pines Farm, yeah. So I guess I just
need to do a final pass on this

836
00:51:34,320 --> 00:51:35,440
tomorrow morning on the train.

837
00:51:36,320 --> 00:51:37,320
Tomorrow?

838
00:51:41,100 --> 00:51:42,520
That was my plan, yeah.

839
00:51:43,300 --> 00:51:44,300
Yes.

840
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:49,410
So... I guess I should go get packed.

841
00:51:49,890 --> 00:51:51,130
Wow. Wow.

842
00:51:52,410 --> 00:51:53,990
Hi. Hi.

843
00:51:54,750 --> 00:52:01,190
Well, you know, this is my mother's
caroling scarf and

844
00:52:01,190 --> 00:52:07,510
her angel pin. The Christmas calendar
has everyone so excited about traditions

845
00:52:07,510 --> 00:52:13,810
that we even fired up a few from long
ago. Well, you look and that's... Sounds

846
00:52:13,810 --> 00:52:14,810
amazing.

847
00:52:15,050 --> 00:52:16,050
Thanks.

848
00:52:16,810 --> 00:52:18,450
So I guess I should get back to the inn.

849
00:52:19,730 --> 00:52:24,230
Oh, you know, we're going to be caroling
right that way. Why don't you come and

850
00:52:24,230 --> 00:52:25,390
join us? You should come.

851
00:52:25,630 --> 00:52:29,450
Really? Okay. Yeah, sure. Do I need to
know all the words?

852
00:52:29,690 --> 00:52:33,530
We know all of the words very well. You
can just come along.

853
00:52:33,970 --> 00:52:36,410
Okay. Well, I'll meet you outside. I
just need to read something.

854
00:52:36,630 --> 00:52:37,630
Great.

855
00:52:40,770 --> 00:52:41,970
So the secret...

856
00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:47,400
To get just the right mixture of water
and oil.

857
00:52:50,360 --> 00:52:57,360
And then, oh, I saw some white glitter
somewhere in a jar over there. Would you

858
00:52:57,360 --> 00:52:59,080
mind looking in the bottom cabinet?
Yeah, sure.

859
00:53:03,920 --> 00:53:06,600
Some of this stuff must be decades old.

860
00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:08,920
Wait, do we think glitter goes bad?

861
00:53:13,260 --> 00:53:17,460
Oh, I remember when my mom would use
this stuff.

862
00:53:18,720 --> 00:53:19,720
Okay.

863
00:53:21,160 --> 00:53:22,160
Jeff?

864
00:53:22,760 --> 00:53:23,760
Yeah?

865
00:53:25,820 --> 00:53:31,300
Oh, I think, I think a little bit more.

866
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:37,880
Whoa.

867
00:53:39,940 --> 00:53:40,940
Elliot?

868
00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:46,120
Whoa. Whoa.

869
00:53:46,220 --> 00:53:47,740
We just found my mother's wedding ring.

870
00:53:48,840 --> 00:53:51,360
She was still out there in here all
these years ago. Oh, my gosh.

871
00:53:51,880 --> 00:53:54,360
Ellie, we just found my mother's wedding
ring. I can't believe this.

872
00:53:54,760 --> 00:53:56,220
I've got to go tell my brother about it.

873
00:54:16,010 --> 00:54:18,370
I gotta go. I gotta go lead the
caroling.

874
00:54:18,670 --> 00:54:19,670
How?

875
00:54:21,110 --> 00:54:22,110
You should come.

876
00:54:22,930 --> 00:54:24,990
No, I... You don't want to hear
anything.

877
00:54:25,270 --> 00:54:27,570
Yes, I do. Come on. It'll be fine. It'll
be fine. Come on.

878
00:54:58,430 --> 00:55:01,770
Look at how crispy they are.

879
00:55:02,370 --> 00:55:09,110
Many people I

880
00:55:09,110 --> 00:55:10,590
interview said the same thing.

881
00:55:11,120 --> 00:55:15,020
They came here for Christmas, and
evergreen captured their hearts. They

882
00:55:15,020 --> 00:55:17,920
forever. You could stick around, too,
you know.

883
00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:20,880
Well, I'm looking forward to spending
Christmas with my mom.

884
00:55:21,340 --> 00:55:28,260
I think it's just, if we start changing
our traditions, do they then become

885
00:55:28,260 --> 00:55:31,800
less special, like the ones we always
have?

886
00:55:32,640 --> 00:55:36,760
Well, not as long as you keep some of
them, you know, the ones that you really

887
00:55:36,760 --> 00:55:37,760
love.

888
00:55:38,160 --> 00:55:39,980
Our traditions are amazing.

889
00:55:40,490 --> 00:55:41,348
Really? Yeah.

890
00:55:41,350 --> 00:55:45,670
We watch Christmas movies, and we have
these blueberry pancakes from this

891
00:55:45,670 --> 00:55:47,550
restaurant in town. We have them all
season long.

892
00:55:48,690 --> 00:55:49,690
So good.

893
00:55:51,150 --> 00:55:52,570
You want to know a secret?

894
00:55:53,210 --> 00:55:57,790
The day I met you on the train, I had
just come from a job interview.

895
00:55:58,170 --> 00:56:00,450
I just applied on a whim.

896
00:56:00,750 --> 00:56:01,549
How did it go?

897
00:56:01,550 --> 00:56:04,790
Terrible. It was the worst. All my
bylines were too old.

898
00:56:05,110 --> 00:56:06,130
Well, are you going to try again?

899
00:56:06,610 --> 00:56:07,610
Oh, no.

900
00:56:11,880 --> 00:56:16,520
The other day I was walking by the
library and the town tree was up.

901
00:56:17,760 --> 00:56:19,440
It was snowing a little bit.

902
00:56:21,440 --> 00:56:24,880
I just heard Do You Hear What I Hear?
You know, that's my favorite song.

903
00:56:26,400 --> 00:56:31,860
And, you know, I thought to myself, why
am I so happy?

904
00:56:34,440 --> 00:56:35,560
Then I saw you.

905
00:56:38,860 --> 00:56:39,860
It hit me.

906
00:56:46,730 --> 00:56:50,810
I realized I'd fallen completely head
over heels in love with you.

907
00:56:53,230 --> 00:56:56,610
I think I fell in love with you the
moment I saw you.

908
00:57:03,030 --> 00:57:05,390
You could stay.

909
00:57:08,330 --> 00:57:13,630
I mean, for a day. Like, you could stay
and find out what's missing from your

910
00:57:13,630 --> 00:57:14,730
article.

911
00:57:16,240 --> 00:57:18,240
Stay in Evergreen another day? Yeah.

912
00:57:19,280 --> 00:57:20,280
Yeah.

913
00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:21,980
I can do that.

914
00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:40,200
So, once I started reading my dad's
recipes, I changed just a few little

915
00:57:41,450 --> 00:57:46,510
I never thought I would learn so much
about Pringles, but I am so glad I did.

916
00:57:46,990 --> 00:57:49,810
Thank you. Thank you so much for doing
this interview.

917
00:57:54,010 --> 00:57:55,010
Perfect!

918
00:57:56,550 --> 00:57:57,550
Thank you!

919
00:58:00,070 --> 00:58:01,070
Well,

920
00:58:04,290 --> 00:58:05,290
that was determined.

921
00:58:07,570 --> 00:58:09,310
Can't help knowing what it is I want, I
guess.

922
00:58:11,370 --> 00:58:12,910
Catch up to you later. Okay.

923
00:58:15,730 --> 00:58:16,910
Allie would have loved this.

924
00:58:17,630 --> 00:58:19,730
Everyone ready to open another calendar
box?

925
00:58:20,310 --> 00:58:21,310
Yeah. Yeah.

926
00:58:21,490 --> 00:58:22,710
Get your coats. Let's go.

927
00:58:23,010 --> 00:58:25,270
Good as new.

928
00:58:26,090 --> 00:58:28,090
Thank you again.

929
00:58:28,370 --> 00:58:29,370
Thank you.

930
00:58:40,840 --> 00:58:41,840
Okay, you.

931
00:58:42,120 --> 00:58:48,040
I've made a few wishes in the past, and
they've sort of come true and then kept

932
00:58:48,040 --> 00:58:53,020
not working out. So, just surprise me.

933
00:59:10,380 --> 00:59:12,400
Good luck. Okay. Christine.

934
00:59:20,760 --> 00:59:27,440
Dear Evergreenius, one of the nicest
gifts of building this calendar was how

935
00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:29,280
nice it was to spend time together.

936
00:59:29,660 --> 00:59:33,140
And so, today's gift is a little bit
different.

937
00:59:33,860 --> 00:59:39,400
Whoever opens today's box should name
the Christmas activity they love the

938
00:59:39,800 --> 00:59:44,640
but do the least it's our humble request
that the whole town spend a few hours

939
00:59:44,640 --> 00:59:51,340
together doing that activity okay that's
a lot of pressure i don't know that

940
00:59:51,340 --> 00:59:57,880
red letter does look legally binder
there is one thing i really love doing

941
00:59:57,880 --> 01:00:04,340
and definitely not often enough ready
yeah okay you got it there's the middle

942
01:00:04,340 --> 01:00:09,000
gotta hand it to you katie Building a
snowman as a whole town?

943
01:00:09,480 --> 01:00:12,520
Great way to spend the morning. Ah, used
to be my favorite thing.

944
01:00:12,740 --> 01:00:15,860
I would run down to Prospect Park for a
sign of the snowfall.

945
01:00:16,120 --> 01:00:17,700
Oh, haven't done it in years.

946
01:00:17,920 --> 01:00:19,180
Hey, you want to help me roll the head?

947
01:00:19,460 --> 01:00:20,460
Definitely.

948
01:00:21,680 --> 01:00:22,840
Ah, look at that.

949
01:00:23,140 --> 01:00:26,000
Oh, it turned out to be a beautiful day,
huh?

950
01:00:26,860 --> 01:00:28,060
Ezra? Yeah?

951
01:00:28,260 --> 01:00:30,420
I've never seen you like this. It's like
you're floating.

952
01:00:30,800 --> 01:00:34,740
I am factually very happy. One day,
Lisa...

953
01:00:35,160 --> 01:00:38,080
Introduced me to someone, and wow, I'm
moving to Boston.

954
01:00:38,340 --> 01:00:43,080
My long -distance romance is two blocks
away, and all because I took a little

955
01:00:43,080 --> 01:00:44,080
risk.

956
01:00:44,820 --> 01:00:50,260
Oh! Do you ever wonder how much risk is
too much?

957
01:00:51,540 --> 01:00:52,720
Well, what's too much?

958
01:00:53,300 --> 01:00:57,680
I mean, even if you don't know how
something is going to end, it's worth a

959
01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:10,680
Merry Christmas.

960
01:01:11,380 --> 01:01:12,940
What's this? It's an early present.

961
01:01:13,300 --> 01:01:19,780
It's a little early for... I found it.

962
01:01:21,380 --> 01:01:25,600
I think Mom would have wanted you to
have it.

963
01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:31,780
You know, just in case you're thinking
of, oh, I don't know, using it sometime

964
01:01:31,780 --> 01:01:32,780
or other.

965
01:01:35,640 --> 01:01:38,080
So, who's got the carrot?

966
01:01:39,820 --> 01:01:41,220
Always have to have one handy.

967
01:01:42,500 --> 01:01:46,080
Are you glad you stayed?

968
01:01:46,940 --> 01:01:48,520
Yeah, I am.

969
01:01:49,360 --> 01:01:50,960
Doesn't make it any easier to leave,
though.

970
01:01:54,880 --> 01:01:55,880
You okay?

971
01:01:56,300 --> 01:02:03,240
Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Just... Thanks
so much for choosing

972
01:02:03,240 --> 01:02:04,640
this, Katie. This has been great.

973
01:02:04,900 --> 01:02:06,120
Thank all of you.

974
01:02:06,859 --> 01:02:09,460
You really know how to make a girl feel
at home.

975
01:02:09,820 --> 01:02:14,340
And as much as I would love to miss my
train, I have to go.

976
01:02:15,120 --> 01:02:16,200
Bye. Merry Christmas.

977
01:02:16,420 --> 01:02:17,420
All right.

978
01:02:42,960 --> 01:02:46,740
Sorry, I was, uh... It was beautiful.

979
01:02:48,040 --> 01:02:50,180
I didn't know you could play so well.

980
01:02:50,560 --> 01:02:55,700
I figured you've spent so much time at
the art center, I thought... Maybe I

981
01:02:55,700 --> 01:02:56,720
should help out with the choir.

982
01:02:58,040 --> 01:02:59,040
You're incredible.

983
01:03:03,140 --> 01:03:06,020
Hey, uh... Do you remember this one?

984
01:03:09,460 --> 01:03:10,460
Do I?

985
01:03:11,000 --> 01:03:12,000
Hold on.

986
01:03:35,120 --> 01:03:38,720
I don't know how to say this, so I'm
just going to say it.

987
01:03:42,020 --> 01:03:43,020
I like you.

988
01:03:44,800 --> 01:03:45,800
A lot.

989
01:03:48,140 --> 01:03:49,280
You're on my mind.

990
01:03:49,820 --> 01:03:51,500
All the time. I like you too, Hannah.

991
01:03:54,520 --> 01:03:56,400
I've been wanting to tell you that for a
long time.

992
01:03:57,440 --> 01:03:58,800
And I just, I didn't know how.

993
01:04:01,940 --> 01:04:02,940
Oh.

994
01:04:03,160 --> 01:04:04,160
This is...

995
01:04:07,440 --> 01:04:08,440
You're my best friend.

996
01:04:09,320 --> 01:04:11,820
What if things don't work out? What
happens if they do?

997
01:04:15,840 --> 01:04:20,920
Then how about we start with some hot
cocoa?

998
01:04:22,880 --> 01:04:23,880
To date.

999
01:04:26,600 --> 01:04:27,980
I said that to you.

1000
01:04:29,180 --> 01:04:34,640
Look, if you ever make it to New York,
maybe... Yeah, definitely. Or if you're

1001
01:04:34,640 --> 01:04:36,900
ever back in Evergreen, you want to
spend a Christmas.

1002
01:04:37,440 --> 01:04:42,240
here don't i have to come back for the
snowman building event next year yes you

1003
01:04:42,240 --> 01:04:48,860
do if we weren't in such different
places in our lives at such different

1004
01:04:48,860 --> 01:04:54,880
actual locations maybe we would be
sitting by a fire after building a

1005
01:04:54,880 --> 01:04:59,440
thank you

1006
01:05:08,170 --> 01:05:09,310
Merry Christmas Ben.

1007
01:05:09,910 --> 01:05:11,350
Merry Christmas Katie.

1008
01:06:08,170 --> 01:06:10,290
I came to talk to you about your
article.

1009
01:06:10,970 --> 01:06:13,450
As my mom or as my editor?

1010
01:06:13,750 --> 01:06:14,850
A little of both.

1011
01:06:15,210 --> 01:06:16,210
Hi, honey.

1012
01:06:17,370 --> 01:06:20,410
You brought a tree and all of these
decorations?

1013
01:06:20,850 --> 01:06:23,190
I did. And have a look at these
ornaments.

1014
01:06:24,470 --> 01:06:26,830
You saved them. I did.

1015
01:06:27,210 --> 01:06:33,370
This is from when I was little. Some I
collected and some... Oh, you made.

1016
01:06:35,290 --> 01:06:40,500
You know, I keep... Trying to think of a
way to turn this story into something I

1017
01:06:40,500 --> 01:06:44,520
can print, but... And I think you should
print it, but not in the magazine.

1018
01:06:45,600 --> 01:06:46,960
Honey, those characters.

1019
01:06:47,820 --> 01:06:51,460
The town vet who stayed because she
found love.

1020
01:06:51,700 --> 01:06:54,340
The woman who moved there to run the
general store.

1021
01:06:54,760 --> 01:06:57,940
And those competing, anxious mayors.

1022
01:06:58,360 --> 01:07:01,700
I know, but you know, it wasn't meant to
be about... I know.

1023
01:07:02,260 --> 01:07:05,200
And don't worry, I already have my eyes
out on another article.

1024
01:07:06,480 --> 01:07:11,200
The point is, you were looking for
inspiration for your next novel.

1025
01:07:11,760 --> 01:07:15,520
And honey, I think you found it.

1026
01:07:18,840 --> 01:07:22,500
So is the invitation still open to your
office Christmas party?

1027
01:07:24,380 --> 01:07:25,380
It is.

1028
01:07:26,920 --> 01:07:28,340
Because you know I'm coming.

1029
01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:31,380
That's great, honey.

1030
01:07:42,030 --> 01:07:43,030
Strangest thing.

1031
01:07:43,710 --> 01:07:47,730
Just got requested to interview you for
that job.

1032
01:07:48,210 --> 01:07:50,330
Oh, the one you left on the printer.

1033
01:07:50,630 --> 01:07:55,490
Yeah. Never actually applied for it.
That is strange.

1034
01:07:57,830 --> 01:07:58,830
Ma 'am?

1035
01:07:58,890 --> 01:08:00,730
Did you send it?

1036
01:08:04,210 --> 01:08:09,110
Yes. It was me. I clicked then. I am
not...

1037
01:08:09,340 --> 01:08:11,240
I haven't written anything serious.

1038
01:08:11,660 --> 01:08:14,300
Well, then you better dust them off and
get started.

1039
01:08:15,020 --> 01:08:19,140
Ben, you know, this library is my dream.

1040
01:08:19,540 --> 01:08:25,340
And it's something I've wanted to do for
everyone my entire life.

1041
01:08:25,779 --> 01:08:27,939
And you get it from me.

1042
01:08:28,180 --> 01:08:33,240
I get what from you? The part that makes
you want to stay here with me and help

1043
01:08:33,240 --> 01:08:34,240
me.

1044
01:08:34,340 --> 01:08:35,479
But Ben...

1045
01:08:37,960 --> 01:08:43,240
You only owe me that you live the life
you want lived.

1046
01:08:43,580 --> 01:08:47,819
But if I even think about leaving, who's
going to watch over the... Me, me. I'll

1047
01:08:47,819 --> 01:08:48,819
watch over the place.

1048
01:08:49,040 --> 01:08:50,080
And, no,

1049
01:08:51,000 --> 01:08:56,319
I know, I can't do it by myself, but
this is evergreen. I bet you we can find

1050
01:08:56,319 --> 01:08:57,319
someone.

1051
01:08:58,540 --> 01:08:59,680
Okay, okay.

1052
01:09:00,080 --> 01:09:01,080
Okay. Okay.

1053
01:09:08,080 --> 01:09:13,100
Filling up my Christmas list with gifts
for girls and boys.

1054
01:09:13,560 --> 01:09:19,540
There's frilly things and candy, dreams,
and every kind of toy.

1055
01:09:20,399 --> 01:09:26,100
The tree is set up twinkling with my
favorite kind of light.

1056
01:09:26,500 --> 01:09:32,720
And faces glow because children know
that Santa soon will fly.

1057
01:09:34,220 --> 01:09:39,359
All around this happy town, good tidings
fill the air.

1058
01:09:39,680 --> 01:09:45,680
Because everyone knows a beautiful snow
day will soon appear.

1059
01:09:48,740 --> 01:09:55,180
Filling up my Christmas list, my
favorite time of year for

1060
01:09:55,180 --> 01:09:56,180
Christmas.

1061
01:10:09,610 --> 01:10:10,610
So beautiful.

1062
01:10:10,890 --> 01:10:11,890
Oh, look at you.

1063
01:10:12,270 --> 01:10:14,110
Thank you. So this is it.

1064
01:10:14,730 --> 01:10:19,150
The famous ramping up to Christmas place
that has blueberry pancakes all day

1065
01:10:19,150 --> 01:10:23,650
long. Yes, and you owe it to yourself to
try that. That might be one step ahead

1066
01:10:23,650 --> 01:10:24,650
of you.

1067
01:10:26,830 --> 01:10:27,850
Thank you.

1068
01:10:28,170 --> 01:10:30,290
See? Look at that.

1069
01:10:30,590 --> 01:10:31,590
That's what I'm saying.

1070
01:10:32,970 --> 01:10:33,970
So? So?

1071
01:10:34,470 --> 01:10:36,310
You're applying for jobs in the States.

1072
01:10:36,590 --> 01:10:37,750
How is your interview?

1073
01:10:38,470 --> 01:10:40,350
I think they went pretty great.

1074
01:10:40,710 --> 01:10:45,250
You see, I got this friend who's really
got quite the career in freelancing, and

1075
01:10:45,250 --> 01:10:46,990
I might have been just a little bit
inspired by her.

1076
01:10:48,690 --> 01:10:49,690
How's the Christmas calendar?

1077
01:10:50,870 --> 01:10:54,490
It's good. There's still three days left
to the end. Everyone's still really

1078
01:10:54,490 --> 01:10:58,410
excited about it. The Cooper sisters,
they're giving free piano lessons. It's

1079
01:10:58,410 --> 01:10:59,610
whole big thing. Wow.

1080
01:10:59,990 --> 01:11:01,150
Yeah. What about you?

1081
01:11:01,970 --> 01:11:05,290
I don't know. Something about this
Christmas feels different.

1082
01:11:05,750 --> 01:11:07,590
Really? Anything I can do?

1083
01:11:11,800 --> 01:11:12,800
When does your train leave?

1084
01:11:13,000 --> 01:11:15,040
Right after this. I want to make sure I
can see you.

1085
01:11:15,640 --> 01:11:16,700
Well, can you take a later one?

1086
01:11:17,020 --> 01:11:18,040
Come to this thing with me?

1087
01:11:19,860 --> 01:11:21,020
What is this thing?

1088
01:11:21,640 --> 01:11:22,640
What is this thing?

1089
01:11:44,330 --> 01:11:45,330
Can I ask you something?

1090
01:11:45,430 --> 01:11:46,430
Of course.

1091
01:11:46,810 --> 01:11:51,390
That article that you've spent so much
time writing, I haven't read it yet.

1092
01:11:51,710 --> 01:11:52,790
When does it come out?

1093
01:11:53,330 --> 01:11:54,890
It's not, actually.

1094
01:11:56,010 --> 01:11:57,550
Turns out it wasn't right after all.

1095
01:11:58,070 --> 01:11:59,590
But I'm working on something new.

1096
01:12:00,550 --> 01:12:02,510
Great. I'd love to read it.

1097
01:12:04,130 --> 01:12:05,130
Maybe we could swap.

1098
01:12:10,050 --> 01:12:11,050
I...

1099
01:12:11,370 --> 01:12:13,550
I figured, what the heck, give it a try,
right?

1100
01:12:14,090 --> 01:12:16,110
Did some interviews, talked to people.

1101
01:12:16,530 --> 01:12:18,230
This is a great angle.

1102
01:12:18,570 --> 01:12:22,590
Yeah. Yeah. An entire town run by female
business owners?

1103
01:12:22,970 --> 01:12:24,670
Kind of bummed I didn't think of it
myself.

1104
01:12:25,430 --> 01:12:27,450
You should run this at your new job.

1105
01:12:28,070 --> 01:12:31,510
I actually just got an email from them
about a half hour ago.

1106
01:12:32,510 --> 01:12:33,510
I didn't get it.

1107
01:12:34,150 --> 01:12:35,150
Oh.

1108
01:12:39,820 --> 01:12:41,960
You know, there are a lot of other jobs
out there.

1109
01:12:42,680 --> 01:12:45,620
I'll try again after the New Year.

1110
01:12:52,320 --> 01:12:55,480
I should probably get going.

1111
01:12:56,020 --> 01:13:00,820
Okay. Well, come on. I'll walk you past
my favorite enormous Christmas tree.

1112
01:13:01,040 --> 01:13:02,260
Okay. Right on the way. Good.

1113
01:13:10,280 --> 01:13:12,860
You were right. That tree has a lot of
life.

1114
01:13:13,340 --> 01:13:15,980
One of my favorite things about living
in the city.

1115
01:13:17,860 --> 01:13:19,140
So here we are again.

1116
01:13:20,260 --> 01:13:23,820
About to say goodbye and I'm on my way
to a train.

1117
01:13:24,260 --> 01:13:25,260
Yeah.

1118
01:13:25,320 --> 01:13:30,080
Should we say some confusing things
about our feelings before we walk away

1119
01:13:30,080 --> 01:13:31,080
again?

1120
01:13:31,220 --> 01:13:36,840
Sorry about that. I just got caught up
in spending time with you.

1121
01:13:37,100 --> 01:13:40,890
It's okay. I think in... A lot of ways.

1122
01:13:41,890 --> 01:13:46,570
No matter where you are, some people
just feel like... Home?

1123
01:13:57,650 --> 01:13:59,530
Are you sure you don't want to come
back?

1124
01:14:00,390 --> 01:14:01,910
I can't leave my mom at Christmas.

1125
01:14:04,090 --> 01:14:05,730
Are you sure you don't want to stay?

1126
01:14:07,390 --> 01:14:11,590
as much as I could see myself here. I
haven't missed a Christmas in Evergreen

1127
01:14:11,590 --> 01:14:12,590
yet.

1128
01:14:28,130 --> 01:14:29,410
Merry Christmas, Ben.

1129
01:14:32,130 --> 01:14:33,770
Merry Christmas, Katie.

1130
01:14:59,470 --> 01:15:04,050
Okay. So tonight is our Christmas e
-pic.

1131
01:15:05,490 --> 01:15:06,490
Hannah.

1132
01:15:09,210 --> 01:15:11,230
All right.

1133
01:15:11,870 --> 01:15:12,870
Let's see.

1134
01:15:21,230 --> 01:15:23,550
Let's be... Let's be here.

1135
01:15:25,790 --> 01:15:32,650
Dear Evergreen, as the

1136
01:15:32,650 --> 01:15:39,250
mayor of Evergreen, I... Ezra,

1137
01:15:39,430 --> 01:15:41,350
would you like to read this?

1138
01:15:41,570 --> 01:15:45,950
As outgoing mayor, I think it's only
right that you do... Oh, Ezra!

1139
01:15:46,530 --> 01:15:48,310
Get over here. Ezra!

1140
01:15:50,090 --> 01:15:51,390
Dear... Evergreen.

1141
01:15:52,490 --> 01:15:59,230
As the mayor of Evergreen, I have been
granted the honor of bestowing both

1142
01:15:59,230 --> 01:16:00,650
of today's gifts.

1143
01:16:01,250 --> 01:16:07,070
In this box, you will find savings
bonds, hopefully having now matured

1144
01:16:07,070 --> 01:16:08,330
years. 50 years?

1145
01:16:08,750 --> 01:16:10,510
That must be a lot. Wow.

1146
01:16:10,790 --> 01:16:14,130
It's hard to say, but I think our town
budget just increased considerably.

1147
01:16:14,950 --> 01:16:16,450
Did you know about this?

1148
01:16:17,170 --> 01:16:19,230
I most definitely did not.

1149
01:16:20,490 --> 01:16:21,490
Help the needy.

1150
01:16:21,710 --> 01:16:24,190
Welcome all travelers to Evergreen.

1151
01:16:24,490 --> 01:16:29,770
Just as the old saying goes, when you
have so much, you build a bigger table.

1152
01:16:30,610 --> 01:16:33,910
And hopefully build more than one road
in and out of town.

1153
01:16:34,470 --> 01:16:41,350
We want to be sure you all get to spend
Christmas mornings with your families.

1154
01:16:41,370 --> 01:16:47,010
And so, we have officially started a
Christmas festival to be held on

1155
01:16:47,010 --> 01:16:48,590
Eve each year.

1156
01:16:52,919 --> 01:16:59,260
Tonight, on what we hope will be the
50th anniversary of that festival,

1157
01:16:59,480 --> 01:17:06,100
you are to open the final green envelope
with as much of the town

1158
01:17:06,100 --> 01:17:07,860
presence as you can muster.

1159
01:17:08,080 --> 01:17:10,320
Another tune, everyone?

1160
01:17:11,340 --> 01:17:15,080
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all
the way.

1161
01:17:16,580 --> 01:17:21,400
You know what? Don't give up. I have a
feeling things may work out.

1162
01:17:22,160 --> 01:17:23,340
Merry Christmas, Ben.

1163
01:17:23,580 --> 01:17:26,200
Meet our new part -time employee.

1164
01:17:26,840 --> 01:17:27,840
Nick?

1165
01:17:28,400 --> 01:17:33,160
When Nan mentioned the library budget
was expanding to add part -time help, I

1166
01:17:33,160 --> 01:17:36,200
thought it'd be a nice way to spend some
more time here.

1167
01:17:36,520 --> 01:17:37,520
In Evergreen.

1168
01:17:37,920 --> 01:17:40,160
Yes. In Evergreen.

1169
01:17:42,000 --> 01:17:46,340
And this way, Ben, you would have more
time to write.

1170
01:17:46,810 --> 01:17:49,870
Where is everyone? Are we not having
story hour today?

1171
01:17:50,170 --> 01:17:55,690
Oh, we have someone, but we decided
since it was Christmas Eve that it would

1172
01:17:55,690 --> 01:17:58,870
nicer to have story hour at the
Christmas festival.

1173
01:17:59,610 --> 01:18:03,070
Okay, that sounds great, but who's
reading the story?

1174
01:18:04,150 --> 01:18:05,150
Hmm.

1175
01:18:05,930 --> 01:18:12,290
And Effie fell asleep with a happy smile
on her lips, her one humble gift still

1176
01:18:12,290 --> 01:18:15,570
in her hand, and a new love for
Christmas in her heart.

1177
01:18:15,850 --> 01:18:19,510
that never changed through a long life
spent in doing good.

1178
01:18:20,470 --> 01:18:21,470
The end.

1179
01:18:22,390 --> 01:18:23,410
Merry Christmas!

1180
01:18:27,310 --> 01:18:29,950
Hi, guys.

1181
01:18:31,530 --> 01:18:35,970
What are you doing here? Well, someone
had to read the movie, The May Alcott.

1182
01:18:36,210 --> 01:18:40,390
Did you know that she also wrote a
Christmas carol? Mm -hmm.

1183
01:18:41,970 --> 01:18:43,690
I came back for you, Ben.

1184
01:18:44,810 --> 01:18:49,960
I just... I kept writing about
Evergreen, and the more I was writing

1185
01:18:50,020 --> 01:18:53,700
the more I kept falling in love with
you. I didn't want to...

1186
01:18:53,700 --> 01:18:59,960
Does that mean you're staying here?

1187
01:19:01,440 --> 01:19:03,280
For Christmas, yes.

1188
01:19:04,200 --> 01:19:07,300
But the city will always be my home.

1189
01:19:08,160 --> 01:19:09,160
Probably.

1190
01:19:09,660 --> 01:19:11,940
But I wanted to spend Christmas here.

1191
01:19:12,800 --> 01:19:14,740
With my mom.

1192
01:19:15,400 --> 01:19:16,398
And you.

1193
01:19:16,400 --> 01:19:18,220
Well, it is pretty special. Hi.

1194
01:19:18,480 --> 01:19:20,460
There might be something else. Hi.

1195
01:19:20,920 --> 01:19:23,360
You were right about this cocoa, Katie.

1196
01:19:23,580 --> 01:19:24,580
It's incredible.

1197
01:19:25,160 --> 01:19:30,200
What else? There's something else? Ben,
I really enjoyed your article on the

1198
01:19:30,200 --> 01:19:32,140
evergreen female -owned businesses.

1199
01:19:33,100 --> 01:19:36,080
Wait, you read my article? On the train.

1200
01:19:36,740 --> 01:19:41,980
And while I have a few notes, I really
would like to run it, if you wouldn't

1201
01:19:41,980 --> 01:19:43,760
mind. Wow, really?

1202
01:19:43,980 --> 01:19:44,980
Yes.

1203
01:19:46,040 --> 01:19:50,320
Wow. And I'd also like you to come
interview at the magazine in the new

1204
01:19:52,200 --> 01:19:54,340
I don't know what to say. Yes.

1205
01:19:55,160 --> 01:19:57,100
Yes. Thank you.

1206
01:19:57,660 --> 01:19:58,660
Hey, Hannah.

1207
01:19:59,600 --> 01:20:03,120
I saw the snow globe. You and Elliot did
a wonderful job.

1208
01:20:03,680 --> 01:20:06,120
And I'm sure it's still full of magic.

1209
01:20:06,820 --> 01:20:07,820
Thanks, Nick.

1210
01:20:08,520 --> 01:20:10,080
You know, it's the funniest thing.

1211
01:20:10,440 --> 01:20:12,060
I'm kind of glad I dropped it.

1212
01:20:12,880 --> 01:20:14,240
Everything that's happened since?

1213
01:20:15,150 --> 01:20:16,550
It's been a wonderful surprise.

1214
01:20:17,670 --> 01:20:20,070
Some things just take a little nudge.

1215
01:20:26,810 --> 01:20:29,530
Nudge? Wait, Nick?

1216
01:20:30,210 --> 01:20:36,670
We wish you a Merry Christmas. We wish
you a Merry

1217
01:20:36,670 --> 01:20:43,290
Christmas. We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a happy...

1218
01:20:45,450 --> 01:20:46,068
Hi, everybody.

1219
01:20:46,070 --> 01:20:47,070
Merry Christmas.

1220
01:20:47,370 --> 01:20:48,550
Merry Christmas.

1221
01:20:49,270 --> 01:20:53,270
So before we open the final gift, I
would love it if you all would raise a

1222
01:20:53,270 --> 01:20:58,510
and join me in thanking Ezra Green for
all of his years of service as the mayor

1223
01:20:58,510 --> 01:21:01,650
of Evergreen. To Ezra. To Ezra.

1224
01:21:02,770 --> 01:21:03,770
Ezra.

1225
01:21:04,130 --> 01:21:05,130
Are you ready?

1226
01:21:05,530 --> 01:21:06,530
Ready.

1227
01:21:08,290 --> 01:21:13,470
And since he discovered the entire
calendar, we decided that the person who

1228
01:21:13,470 --> 01:21:16,390
would open the last gift Would be David.

1229
01:21:17,190 --> 01:21:18,190
Get up here.

1230
01:21:21,570 --> 01:21:22,570
How's that? Fit good?

1231
01:21:22,830 --> 01:21:23,830
Yeah. Okay.

1232
01:21:26,430 --> 01:21:27,630
Oh, Michelle.

1233
01:21:28,930 --> 01:21:30,130
We forgot to ask.

1234
01:21:30,770 --> 01:21:31,770
Ask what?

1235
01:21:32,910 --> 01:21:34,290
Ask you to marry me, Michelle.

1236
01:21:38,270 --> 01:21:44,570
You are without a doubt the most
beautiful, special woman I have ever

1237
01:21:45,680 --> 01:21:48,000
And I knew that the moment I first laid
eyes on you.

1238
01:21:48,700 --> 01:21:49,700
Yes.

1239
01:21:50,820 --> 01:21:52,120
I'm glad I haven't asked yet.

1240
01:21:52,680 --> 01:21:53,900
I know, yes.

1241
01:21:54,200 --> 01:21:55,200
Will you marry me?

1242
01:21:55,520 --> 01:21:56,520
Yes, I will.

1243
01:21:57,080 --> 01:21:58,080
Yes.

1244
01:22:13,340 --> 01:22:14,740
Oh, um, David.

1245
01:22:15,240 --> 01:22:16,240
Um, continue.

1246
01:22:17,360 --> 01:22:18,360
What does it say?

1247
01:22:19,080 --> 01:22:22,020
It says, now fill the boxes back up.

1248
01:22:22,260 --> 01:22:23,360
She left the wall.

1249
01:22:23,960 --> 01:22:26,140
And send a Merry Christmas to Evergreen.

1250
01:22:26,620 --> 01:22:27,620
Fifty more years.

1251
01:23:49,160 --> 01:23:53,460
You were leaving Evergreen, bound for
new adventures, boarded the Evergreen

1252
01:23:53,460 --> 01:23:54,620
Express. It's only an interview.

1253
01:23:54,860 --> 01:23:59,460
No. I want you to do the very best job
you can.

1254
01:23:59,800 --> 01:24:00,900
Of course.

1255
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:03,000
Hi.

1256
01:24:03,700 --> 01:24:06,360
Hi. Bye. Bye, sweetie.

1257
01:24:07,660 --> 01:24:09,980
Have a good trip. Oh, thank you. Bye.
Bye -bye.

1258
01:24:10,440 --> 01:24:12,540
Thank you all. See you. Bye. Okay.

1259
01:24:13,540 --> 01:24:17,860
And those who were just staying behind,
well, they just kept celebrating. Did

1260
01:24:17,860 --> 01:24:18,699
you make this?

1261
01:24:18,700 --> 01:24:19,519
I did.

1262
01:24:19,520 --> 01:24:22,180
Oh! Do you like it? I love it. Fuck.

1263
01:24:30,900 --> 01:24:35,560
Ben moved to the city a few months
later, and I wrote a book about a town

1264
01:24:35,560 --> 01:24:41,240
Vermont where a veterinarian found love
in her hometown, and a designer reopened

1265
01:24:41,240 --> 01:24:46,060
the general store, and now I am hard at
work on another story for next year.

1266
01:24:46,700 --> 01:24:52,300
about twin pine trees, twin sisters,
and, well,

1267
01:24:52,540 --> 01:24:55,600
that's another Christmas in Evergreen.

1268
01:25:12,080 --> 01:25:14,060
We want some snow globe wishes.

1269
01:25:14,320 --> 01:25:21,320
We want them right

1270
01:25:21,320 --> 01:25:24,900
now. We won't leave until we make some.

1271
01:25:25,120 --> 01:25:30,980
We won't leave until we make some. We
won't leave until we make some. And

1272
01:25:30,980 --> 01:25:32,540
wishing right now.