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Good Evening Alcott Grove! 

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D.J. Bob, the music man here. 

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Just ten days 'til
Christmas, and 

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do we have a
treat for you tonight. 

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Grab some hot cocoa, throw on
your fuzzy socks, 

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and get ready for the sweet,
wonderful harmony 

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of our very own Grove Crooner's
Barbershop live in our 

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downtown W.A.G. studio. 

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* Deck the halls with
boughs of holly * 

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* Fa-la-la-la-la
-la-la-la-la * 

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* 'Tis the season to
be jolly * 

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* Fa-la-la-la-
la-la-la-la-la * 

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* Don we now our
gay apparel * 

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* Fa-la-la-la-
la-la-la-la-la * 

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* Troll the ancient
yule-tide carol * 

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* Fa-la-la-la-
la-la-la-la-la * 

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* Fa-la-la-la-
la-la-la-la-la * 

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* Fa-la-la-la-
la-la-la-la-la * 

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Merry Christmas. 

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Jo March here to see
Susanna Gardner 

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Susanna's expecting you,
you can head on in. 

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Mrs. Gardner? Jo March. 

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I know who you are Jo,
please have a seat. 

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And call me Susanna. 

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It's very nice to
meet you in person Susanna. 

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Oh believe me the honor
is all mine.

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When I took over the
publisher's job 

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here at Orchard House, 

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I inherited our roster
of talented authors 

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but yours was the name that
just popped off the page. 

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I cannot count the number
of times that I read 

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one of your Alexandra's
Adventures books 

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to my grandkids. 

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Well that's so nice of you to
say. Thank you. 

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And then during our merger, 

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when I learned that
you were rebranding 

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yourself as a young adult
author, well, I was thrilled. 

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Uh, rebranding
is a little strong. 

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I just want to keep
challenging myself 

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to grow as an author and
explore fresh ideas, 

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so I can keep my
readers engaged 

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as they grow out of
Alexandra's Adventures. 

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Yeah, and that's good. We
totally support that. 

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True creatives are always
pushing themselves, 

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never content to stay within
their comfort zone. 

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Which brings us to the 

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latest draft of your new book. 

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So, what's the verdict? What do
you think of the story? 

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Technically, it's all there.

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Your prose and penchant
for description, 

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as always, impeccable. 

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But...? 

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It's missing that
special Jo March 

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heart that my grandchildren 

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and countless other children
have fallen in love with. 

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Jo, you have always
had a gift of 

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sparking your young
reader's imaginations. 

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I've seen you do it time and
time again with Alexandra. 

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We are just asking
that you give us that 

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same sense of wonder, 

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but to a slightly
older audience. 

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This draft feels remote. The
emotions don't feel authentic. 

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Oh, um... this has
been the first time 

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writing for the teen audience, 

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you know, trauma,
friendship, heartbreak. 

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Everything's always changing
in their world, 

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but if you just give
me your notes, 

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I'm sure I can deliver
what you need. 

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Actually, I don't think
my notes would 

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be very productive Jo. 

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What do you mean? 

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I want you to find a new story. 

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I've shared this with the
Publishers Board, 

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and they agree. 

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They would like for you to
start over. A page one rewrite. 

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Wow, um, that's,
that's disappointing. 

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The board is looking at the
lineup for the new year, 

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and they're very eager to shed
some of their older book deals 

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that they've inherited from the
former editorial team. 

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What do you mean shed? 

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Jo, I want you to thrive, 

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but unfortunately,
the clock is ticking. 

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And to be frank, I will need a
new proof of concept 

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to bring to the board right
after the first of the year. 

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Two weeks? Oh, that's
impossible. 

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I'm flying home in the
morning for Christmas. 

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A family tradition. 

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Well, maybe that's exactly
what you need. 

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Go visit your family,
have some eggnog, 

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open up a pair
of holiday socks. 

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Hey, who knows? 

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Maybe you'll even get a kiss
under the ole mistletoe. 

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Look, I love my hometown, 

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but I'm not sure
Alcott Grove, Tennessee 

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is where I'm going to find the
next great young adult idea. 

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Try tapping into your own
teenage years and experiences.

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Memories are the banquet table
of the imagination. 

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Well, my growing up years
were as safe, warm, 

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and uneventful as a
Norman Rockwell painting. 

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Now, try to enjoy
your Christmas 

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and then write
like the wind Jo. 

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Shut the door. 

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You didn't have any
Christmas plans, did you? 

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Actually, a ski trip
with some friends. 

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Any chance you can put those on
hold for a few days? 

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I wouldn't ask if
it weren't important. 

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Why? What's going on? 

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Did you see the author that
just left my office? 

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No. 

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It was Jo March. 

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The kid's author? My nephews
love her books. 

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Yeah, she was one of the old
publisher's favorites as well, 

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but she's trying to
rebrand herself 

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as a Y.A. writer, and 

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she's really struggling
to find her voice. 

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I need you to find out why. 

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She live in the city? I can set
up a meeting. 

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Small problem with that. 

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Jo's heading home
for the holidays. 

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Video call then. 

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I was thinking more along the
lines of a house call. 

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A what?

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I'm going to make you
editor on this project, 

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and I need you to do
what an editor does 

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best for an author. 

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Mentor her. Help her
find her spark. 

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Book a flight to Tennessee, 

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see if you can't help
her get past 

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this little creative
impasse she's at. 

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Sure. Yeah, no problem.
She'll love that. 

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I mean, I've always
dreamed that 

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my editor would show
up unannounced 

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while I'm on vacation. 

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Look, I know this is highly
unconventional Fritz, 

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and that the timing could
not be more inconvenient, 

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but if Miss March does not nail
down her next proof of concept, 

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sadly, her relationship with
Orchard House is over. 

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Man, this new publishing
board is ruthless. 

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It is what it is, and we are
what we are. 

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Good editors bring good
books to market, 

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and as nice as that
young lady is, 

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the new owners of this house
will not coddle her 

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or us if we don't bring some
books to some bestseller list. 

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So what do you think, Fritz?

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Can you help Jo March cross the
finish line? 

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I hear Tennessee is beautiful
this time of year. 

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Check your advent calendars
Alcott Grove 

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because there is just nine days 

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till Christmas here
at W.A.G. Radio 

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So good to hear your
voice again, D.J. Bob 

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And if you're still looking
for some good Christmas deals, 

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don't forget to stop by
Philanthropy Gifts, 

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our town's finest boutique
shopping experience. 

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Jo's here! 

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Beth, I've missed you. 

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You too, sis.

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Everyone's made it home for
Christmas this year. 

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Meg and Daisy just got in from
Florida last night. 

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I miss this place. 

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Where are all the decorations? 

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Don't tell me Mom didn't
do her thing 

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before the missions trip. 

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No. While they're off building
homes in Mexico, 

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they thought the four sisters
could have fun 

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putting up everything
this year. 

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We were just waiting
for our most 

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imaginative sister to arrive. 

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Oh, Joy. 

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Oh, speaking of, how's the
novel coming along?

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I bet it's brilliant. 

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Jo! 

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Oh Amy. How are you holding up
without Mom and Dad? 

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Why does everyone keep
asking me that? 

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Just because I'm the baby
of the family doesn't mean 

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I don't know how to
take care of myself. 

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Sorry Ames. Forgot
you're already 25. 

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And three quarters. 

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And besides, while Mom and Dad
have been gone, 

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Beth has been living back
home the last month. 

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No, only temporarily. 

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Mom and Dad didn't want
Amy to be lonely 

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while they were away.

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Who could be lonely when
Laurie shows up 

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every night for dinner? 

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So how are you and young
Theodore Laurence doing? 

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He's the love of my life. 

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I'm so happy for you,
for the both of you. 

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Aunt Josie! 

189
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Daisy! How's my favorite niece? 

190
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How can I be your favorite
niece if I'm your only niece? 

191
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And smart as a whip too. 

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Daisy, come help me
find my iPad. 

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Okay. 

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Hey. 

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Oh my gosh. Hi, big sis. 

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I missed you so
much, Josephine. 

197
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How was your flight? 

198
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Hell, you know,
airports are crazy. 

199
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Yeah. 

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But it was totally
worth it to get out 

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of the rat race and
see you all. 

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Especially that little ladybug. 

203
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Hey, listen, we heard about
you and Landon. So sorry, Jo. 

204
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Are you okay? 

205
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Yeah, it's fine. 

206
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You know, we were just going in
different directions 

207
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and it's better for
my mental health. 

208
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Yeah, but still hurts. 

209
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And listen, you know,
we are so proud of you. 

210
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It's important to take
care of your heart. 

211
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Yeah. 

212
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How is Florida, Meg?

213
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Ha, well, the army base isn't
Alcott Grove, but... 

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Gosh, we just miss
you so much. 

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You know, sometimes I just wish
we had a time machine, 

216
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and we could go back to when we
all lived here together. 

217
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Me too. 

218
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When's John get in? 

219
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Hopefully, the next few days. 

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He's just been going
from base to base 

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in the Middle East for the
last six months, and 

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fingers crossed that his boss
will give him his 

223
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Christmas leave
sooner than later. 

224
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And I can't wait to see Daddy.

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Okay, enough. 

226
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Mom and Dad sent me a
video they wanted us 

227
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all to watch as soon
as Jo got in. 

228
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The volunteer team is
building five houses 

229
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and a health clinic in
a needy village, 

230
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and on their days off, they
even get to explore Ensenada. 

231
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Oh, and they saw the
Peach Boys in concert. 

232
00:10:09,740 --> 00:10:11,310
The Peach Boys? 

233
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Yeah. Apparently the best cover
band south of the border. 

234
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I think. 

235
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No, no, no right there. 

236
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I think it's going.
I think it's going. 

237
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Okay. 

238
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Merry Christmas!

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We really wish we could
be there to help celebrate, 

240
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but when Pastor Henderson
asked us to 

241
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lead the winter missions trip, 

242
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we thought we couldn't say
no to God's calling. 

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So, it looks like our little
women will be celebrating 

244
00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:39,170
Christmas without us this year. 

245
00:10:39,270 --> 00:10:41,140
We know it's a new
experience for everyone, 

246
00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,970
but don't worry, there are
frozen casseroles 

247
00:10:44,070 --> 00:10:45,110
that you can pop into the oven. 

248
00:10:45,210 --> 00:10:48,040
And plus, I made a list of
everything you will need 

249
00:10:48,140 --> 00:10:49,380
for the Christmas Eve dinner.

250
00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,380
Right. Right. Along with
instructions to 

251
00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,220
my world famous
outdoor lighting display. 

252
00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,990
Now, look, Amy, I know that
Laurie is going to 

253
00:10:57,090 --> 00:10:57,820
be eager to want to help, 

254
00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,190
but please don't let
him hang too 

255
00:10:59,290 --> 00:11:01,120
many strings
on one circuit. 

256
00:11:01,220 --> 00:11:03,930
Alcott Grove doesn't need a
Christmas blackout. 

257
00:11:04,030 --> 00:11:06,430
Again. 

258
00:11:06,530 --> 00:11:11,100
But we know you will pull off
the most magical Christmas ever 

259
00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:15,940
because you girls are a
knot of four strands 

260
00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:17,970
that can never be broken, 

261
00:11:18,070 --> 00:11:21,440
and we are so proud of you.
We love you.

262
00:11:21,540 --> 00:11:24,810
Goodbye, darlings.
Merry Christmas! 

263
00:11:24,910 --> 00:11:29,380
So what're we waiting for? 

264
00:11:38,430 --> 00:11:41,100
Amy that's the top section, the
middle section goes next. 

265
00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,430
What? It fits perfectly. 

266
00:11:42,530 --> 00:11:45,900
What no! Look at
the diagram, okay? 

267
00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,100
The middle section goes
right after the base. 

268
00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:49,470
What you're doing, it messes
up the symmetry. 

269
00:11:49,570 --> 00:11:51,470
Doesn't that bother you
a little as an artist? 

270
00:11:51,570 --> 00:11:53,340
Well, it depends on what look
you're going for. 

271
00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:54,510
Traditional Christmas tree, 

272
00:11:54,610 --> 00:11:56,810
that's the look we're
going for okay? 

273
00:11:56,910 --> 00:11:58,310
Old fashioned it is.

274
00:11:58,410 --> 00:12:03,490
It has to be in here somewhere. 

275
00:12:04,590 --> 00:12:06,050
Here it is. 

276
00:12:06,150 --> 00:12:08,260
Guys, remember,
I used to always love 

277
00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,230
when Mom put that
up every year. 

278
00:12:10,330 --> 00:12:12,860
Yeah, we did. 

279
00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,900
Hey, Laurie. 

280
00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:17,400
Is that Josephine March I see? 

281
00:12:17,500 --> 00:12:20,340
Laurie. Man, so
nice to see you. 

282
00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,870
You too. Sorry I'm late. 

283
00:12:22,970 --> 00:12:24,040
Lunch rush down at the deli, 

284
00:12:24,140 --> 00:12:26,410
and I apologize for the sweet
smell of cured meats 

285
00:12:26,510 --> 00:12:28,580
but it's proof this
man is working 

286
00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:29,540
to pay off his college loans. 

287
00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,250
I love that you're such
a hard worker. 

288
00:12:31,350 --> 00:12:33,580
Hey, look at this.

289
00:12:33,680 --> 00:12:37,520
You know, your Aunt Amy drew
that when she was five years
old. 

290
00:12:37,620 --> 00:12:39,020
It's so good. 

291
00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,560
Yeah it is. She's always been 

292
00:12:40,660 --> 00:12:42,290
the true artist in the family. 

293
00:12:42,390 --> 00:12:45,460
Well, thank you, but that might
be a slight exaggeration. 

294
00:12:45,560 --> 00:12:47,230
Oh, that reminds me.
Did you hear back 

295
00:12:47,330 --> 00:12:48,460
from the art schools
you applied to? 

296
00:12:48,560 --> 00:12:50,370
Um, still waiting. 

297
00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:52,430
You know, maybe I'll hear back
after the holidays, 

298
00:12:52,530 --> 00:12:54,240
or maybe I won't. 

299
00:12:54,340 --> 00:12:55,540
Doesn't matter. 

300
00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,210
Well I'm sticking with
my prediction. 

301
00:12:57,310 --> 00:12:58,970
They all accept you,
and there's a

302
00:12:59,070 --> 00:13:00,940
bidding war for
your admission. 

303
00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,510
Mom, what's that smell? 

304
00:13:03,610 --> 00:13:04,650
That's smoke. 

305
00:13:04,750 --> 00:13:12,350
Oh no! No, no, no, no, no, no. 

306
00:13:12,450 --> 00:13:15,220
So much for casseroles. 

307
00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,360
Never can beat a pizza pie
from Grunelli's. 

308
00:13:18,460 --> 00:13:22,400
Jo, you were starting to tell
us about your new book earlier. 

309
00:13:22,500 --> 00:13:24,170
It's a Y.A. novel. 

310
00:13:24,270 --> 00:13:26,300
Y.A., like yield analysis? 

311
00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:27,570
Yield analysis? 

312
00:13:27,670 --> 00:13:29,540
Yeah. I learned about it in
my economics class. 

313
00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,210
It's how a company evaluates
quality and efficiency. 

314
00:13:33,310 --> 00:13:36,240
You all know how much I love a
good database nonfiction book.

315
00:13:36,340 --> 00:13:38,210
I can always count on
you to impress us 

316
00:13:38,310 --> 00:13:40,220
with your depth
of knowledge. 

317
00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:43,250
Y.A. means young adult, you
know, like teen fiction. 

318
00:13:43,350 --> 00:13:47,520
Oh! Another excellent book
genre. That's exciting, Jo. 

319
00:13:47,620 --> 00:13:50,230
Jo, has it been hard to pivot
genres like that? 

320
00:13:50,330 --> 00:13:52,730
Seems a lot different than
writing kids books. 

321
00:13:52,830 --> 00:13:55,400
I love Alexandra's Adventures. 

322
00:13:55,500 --> 00:13:56,700
Yeah, me to. 

323
00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:58,770
It's definitely a
challenge, but 

324
00:13:58,870 --> 00:14:00,040
you all know how I love
me a challenge. 

325
00:14:00,140 --> 00:14:04,140
Oh yes. We all remember your
high school graduation speech.

326
00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,440
"Life may have challenges, 

327
00:14:06,540 --> 00:14:09,310
but you always have
the three P's available. 

328
00:14:09,410 --> 00:14:16,120
Passion, persistence,
and pizza." 

329
00:14:16,750 --> 00:14:18,150
It's cold out, folks. 

330
00:14:18,250 --> 00:14:20,260
No snow yet, but
D.J. Bob's going to 

331
00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:21,620
keep the Christmas
hits rolling. 

332
00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,660
And how about a
local celebrity sighting? 

333
00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,660
Word is famed author Alcott
Grove's very own 

334
00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:28,500
Jo March is back from New York 

335
00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:29,830
to celebrate the season
with her family. 

336
00:14:29,930 --> 00:14:32,530
Keep your eyes peeled for Jo
March typing her next 

337
00:14:32,630 --> 00:14:34,340
masterpiece at her favorite
writing spot,

338
00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:35,440
the Stable Reserve. 

339
00:14:35,540 --> 00:14:37,640
Thank you, D.J. Bob. 

340
00:14:37,740 --> 00:14:41,310
Ah, squeezing work into
every free moment. 

341
00:14:41,410 --> 00:14:43,510
I have to. My publisher
wants me to finish 

342
00:14:43,610 --> 00:14:44,580
this project by the new year. 

343
00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,520
Sounds fun. Can I see
what you have so far? 

344
00:14:47,620 --> 00:14:50,890
Oh, you know how I like to let
my words marinate 

345
00:14:50,990 --> 00:14:56,160
before I share them with
the people I love. - I'm sorry. 

346
00:14:56,260 --> 00:14:59,360
So what was with the weirdness
earlier between you and Amy? 

347
00:14:59,460 --> 00:15:00,730
What do you mean? 

348
00:15:00,830 --> 00:15:02,560
Well, you got
a little defensive 

349
00:15:02,660 --> 00:15:04,270
about moving back home.

350
00:15:04,370 --> 00:15:06,400
No, I just, I didn't want
to make a big 

351
00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:07,300
deal about it, is all. 

352
00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,940
You know how I like
my independence. 

353
00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,940
Everything okay at the school?
Music Teacher of the Year. 

354
00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:14,640
It's my dream job. 

355
00:15:14,740 --> 00:15:16,610
I just... things um, always
slow down 

356
00:15:16,710 --> 00:15:17,780
over winter break,
so I thought while 

357
00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:18,910
I'm here keeping tabs on Amy, 

358
00:15:19,010 --> 00:15:21,880
I'd volunteer at the Hummel
House Youth Center. 

359
00:15:21,980 --> 00:15:23,950
I love that about you. 

360
00:15:24,050 --> 00:15:25,620
You're always looking
for an opportunity 

361
00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,460
to speak into kids lives. 

362
00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,460
Is Ben Kirke still directing
the drop-in center? 

363
00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,430
Mmhmm. 

364
00:15:34,530 --> 00:15:37,770
Aunt Beth, I'm ready for
my bedtime story. 

365
00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:41,870
I've been summoned. 

366
00:15:46,410 --> 00:15:50,710
Taking Dad's car to town. 

367
00:15:55,450 --> 00:15:56,580
Hi. 

368
00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:57,820
What can I get for you? 

369
00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,650
Just a black coffee. Thank you. 

370
00:15:59,750 --> 00:16:02,990
Black coffee. Simple man. 

371
00:16:03,090 --> 00:16:04,590
It's you. 

372
00:16:04,690 --> 00:16:06,730
Hi. Do we know each other? 

373
00:16:06,830 --> 00:16:09,030
Uh-- Coffee. Just black. 

374
00:16:09,130 --> 00:16:10,500
Thank you. 

375
00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:11,700
You know, I've been
coming here for years, 

376
00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:12,900
and I've never heard
anyone order 

377
00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,100
just a black coffee before. 

378
00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,870
Yeah. I, uh, 

379
00:16:17,970 --> 00:16:20,910
I'm not a big fan of
the fancy flavored 

380
00:16:21,010 --> 00:16:22,780
sugary sprinkly drinks,
you know? 

381
00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:24,750
There's nothing better than
the bold notes of a 

382
00:16:24,850 --> 00:16:25,880
straight from
the bean brew. 

383
00:16:25,980 --> 00:16:26,950
Fascinating. 

384
00:16:27,050 --> 00:16:29,620
Jo here's your 4 pump pumpkin
spice cappuccino 

385
00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:30,520
with cinnamon sprinkles 

386
00:16:30,620 --> 00:16:33,460
topped off with
oat milk foam top. 

387
00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:34,460
Thank you, Sally. 

388
00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:35,420
You're welcome. 

389
00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,760
I love my sugary sparkly
drink so much. 

390
00:16:37,860 --> 00:16:38,760
Can you add a to-go cup? 

391
00:16:38,860 --> 00:16:39,760
Yeah, sure. 

392
00:16:39,860 --> 00:16:41,600
So, Mr. Bold Notes you were
going to explain 

393
00:16:41,700 --> 00:16:42,760
how you knew me. 

394
00:16:42,860 --> 00:16:45,430
Right. My name is Friedrich.
People call me Fritz. 

395
00:16:45,530 --> 00:16:47,040
Josephine. People call me Jo.

396
00:16:47,140 --> 00:16:49,940
Jo March, as I live
and breathe. 

397
00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,870
Pastor Henderson,
how good to see you. 

398
00:16:52,970 --> 00:16:54,940
Likewise. I heard
D.J. Bob on the radio 

399
00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,440
talking about you being
back in town. 

400
00:16:56,540 --> 00:16:57,950
Listen, I'm so glad
you came home. 

401
00:16:58,050 --> 00:17:00,050
I wouldn't dream of spending
Christmas anywhere else. 

402
00:17:00,150 --> 00:17:01,120
Is this the Landon
that your parents 

403
00:17:01,220 --> 00:17:03,020
have been going
on and on about? 

404
00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,490
Uh, no. In fact, we went our 

405
00:17:05,590 --> 00:17:07,490
separate ways several
months ago. 

406
00:17:07,590 --> 00:17:09,220
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. 

407
00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:10,660
This is Fritz. 

408
00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,990
We actually just met
totally by chance,

409
00:17:13,100 --> 00:17:15,730
completely out of the blue,
barely even said hello. 

410
00:17:15,830 --> 00:17:16,230
Okay. 

411
00:17:16,330 --> 00:17:17,130
Fritz Baehr. 

412
00:17:17,230 --> 00:17:18,670
All right. Nice to
meet you Fritz. 

413
00:17:18,770 --> 00:17:23,710
Now, what brings
you to Alcott Grove? 

414
00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:26,840
I'm a travel writer. I like to
visit small towns. 

415
00:17:26,940 --> 00:17:27,810
So I thought I'd spend
a few days here 

416
00:17:27,910 --> 00:17:31,080
and see how you guys
celebrate Christmas. 

417
00:17:31,180 --> 00:17:32,180
Well, you came to
the right place. 

418
00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:36,050
We like to do Christmas up
here, so I think you'll, 

419
00:17:36,150 --> 00:17:37,090
you'll love that. 

420
00:17:37,190 --> 00:17:38,650
Jo, I need to know,
are the March sisters 

421
00:17:38,750 --> 00:17:40,220
going to make an
appearance at this year's 

422
00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:41,220
Christmas Eve service? 

423
00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:42,560
We wouldn't miss it. 

424
00:17:42,660 --> 00:17:43,930
That service has
been a tradition 

425
00:17:44,030 --> 00:17:45,730
in this town for
over a century. 

426
00:17:45,830 --> 00:17:47,230
Love to have you too Fritz. 

427
00:17:47,330 --> 00:17:48,200
Thank you. Thank you. 

428
00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:50,060
I don't know how
long I'll be in town, 

429
00:17:50,170 --> 00:17:52,600
but if I am here, I'd love to. 

430
00:17:52,700 --> 00:17:54,240
Okay. Well, it was
good to see you both, 

431
00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:58,570
and hopefully I'll see
you soon. God bless you. 

432
00:17:58,670 --> 00:18:01,110
So you're a writer? 

433
00:18:01,210 --> 00:18:03,010
Writer. Editor. 

434
00:18:03,110 --> 00:18:04,810
I've been editing to
pay the bills. 

435
00:18:04,910 --> 00:18:07,680
I'm a writer, too. Children's
books, mostly. 

436
00:18:07,780 --> 00:18:10,320
Right. That's how I
know you, Jo March. 

437
00:18:10,420 --> 00:18:12,320
I've read some of your
books to my nephews. 

438
00:18:12,420 --> 00:18:13,990
You recognize me from
the headshot 

439
00:18:14,090 --> 00:18:15,660
on the sleeve of my books? 

440
00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:19,330
Yeah. You know, pretty
good with faces. 

441
00:18:19,430 --> 00:18:20,930
You know, I could use
someone to show me 

442
00:18:21,030 --> 00:18:23,000
around town for
the travel story. 

443
00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:26,130
We could talk writing since
we both have that in common. 

444
00:18:26,230 --> 00:18:27,700
What do you say? 

445
00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:31,140
Um, you know, I'm kind of
crazed right now, 

446
00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:32,370
up against a hard deadline. 

447
00:18:32,470 --> 00:18:33,140
Right. 

448
00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:33,880
Yeah.

449
00:18:33,980 --> 00:18:35,640
Understood. No. No problem. 

450
00:18:35,740 --> 00:18:37,980
But it was so nice to meet you.
Got to go. Bye. 

451
00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:42,780
Nice to meet you, Jo. 

452
00:18:56,130 --> 00:18:57,200
Okay. 

453
00:18:57,300 --> 00:19:00,840
New story concept. 

454
00:19:04,470 --> 00:19:05,470
What are you guys doing? 

455
00:19:05,570 --> 00:19:09,140
March Sisters Christmas
shopping trip. 

456
00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:10,950
I was getting some
writing done. 

457
00:19:11,050 --> 00:19:12,080
You get to do that the
rest of the year. 

458
00:19:12,180 --> 00:19:14,450
This is the one time of
year that we get you, and 

459
00:19:14,550 --> 00:19:17,220
as mom always says we are a
sister knot of four strands. 

460
00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,450
Not easily broken. 

461
00:19:19,550 --> 00:19:21,490
Fine. Not easily broken. 

462
00:19:21,590 --> 00:19:24,890
Buckle up. 

463
00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:32,400
I think so. 

464
00:19:32,500 --> 00:19:33,500
Jo. 

465
00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:34,840
Fritz, oh hey.

466
00:19:34,940 --> 00:19:35,970
Hey. How are you? 

467
00:19:36,070 --> 00:19:36,940
You enjoying town? 

468
00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:37,440
I am. 

469
00:19:37,540 --> 00:19:38,470
Hi Ken. 

470
00:19:38,570 --> 00:19:39,470
Jo, who's your friend? 

471
00:19:39,570 --> 00:19:41,510
Oh no, he's not.
He's just a travel writer 

472
00:19:41,610 --> 00:19:42,980
passing through town. 

473
00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:44,310
You must be one of
the March sisters. 

474
00:19:44,410 --> 00:19:45,780
Yes, I am one of them. 

475
00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,110
So tell me a little
bit about yourself. 

476
00:19:47,220 --> 00:19:48,320
You got a wife or a girlfriend? 

477
00:19:48,420 --> 00:19:51,350
No, I'm just here by myself. 

478
00:19:51,450 --> 00:19:53,360
If you're writing a
story about Alcott Grove, 

479
00:19:53,460 --> 00:19:55,920
nobody knows our town's
history better than Jo. 

480
00:19:56,020 --> 00:19:58,190
No, no. There are plenty
of other people. 

481
00:19:58,290 --> 00:19:59,830
Stop. You are the
perfect person 

482
00:19:59,930 --> 00:20:00,930
to show Fritz the sights. 

483
00:20:01,030 --> 00:20:03,130
You know, I was just
suggesting that yesterday. 

484
00:20:03,230 --> 00:20:05,170
Absolutely not. No way. 

485
00:20:05,270 --> 00:20:07,470
I mean, I already
explained to Fritz 

486
00:20:07,570 --> 00:20:09,340
that I'm up against
a hard deadline. 

487
00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,310
Oh Jo, you have two weeks to
finish your story. 

488
00:20:11,410 --> 00:20:16,440
Come on, show this man
some Alcott Grove hospitality. 

489
00:20:16,540 --> 00:20:18,180
Well, it seems
I've been overruled 

490
00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,320
by the executive sisterhood. 

491
00:20:20,420 --> 00:20:22,320
I'll show you around
town on one condition. 

492
00:20:22,420 --> 00:20:23,350
Alright. 

493
00:20:23,450 --> 00:20:24,290
If you end up writing a story,
you have to

494
00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:27,020
run it by me before
it goes to print. 

495
00:20:27,120 --> 00:20:28,520
No offense. I just need
to make sure 

496
00:20:28,620 --> 00:20:30,560
we're not part of some
clickbait piece. 

497
00:20:30,660 --> 00:20:36,000
Well, I would never write
something like that, but um...
deal. 

498
00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:38,370
Stable Reserve in an hour? 

499
00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:42,070
I'll see you there. 

500
00:20:42,170 --> 00:20:43,910
When were you ever
going to tell us 

501
00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:45,140
you met that handsome writer? 

502
00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,840
Never. Shh, he's going
to hear you. 

503
00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:56,680
I see you've already finished 

504
00:20:56,780 --> 00:20:59,890
your blended candy bar with a
whisper of coffee. 

505
00:20:59,990 --> 00:21:02,160
Are you one of those guys that
writes jokes ahead of time

506
00:21:02,260 --> 00:21:03,330
and rehearses them? 

507
00:21:03,430 --> 00:21:05,290
No, I'm usually in the moment, 

508
00:21:05,390 --> 00:21:07,630
but I did come up with that one
after we first met. 

509
00:21:07,730 --> 00:21:09,560
In case I had the good fortune
of running into you again. 

510
00:21:09,660 --> 00:21:11,130
Speaking of coffee,
I think that 

511
00:21:11,230 --> 00:21:12,630
they have a big urn of
flavorless black 

512
00:21:12,730 --> 00:21:13,470
behind the counter. 

513
00:21:13,570 --> 00:21:14,670
No, I'm all good. 

514
00:21:14,770 --> 00:21:16,170
I got my caffeine
boost this morning. 

515
00:21:16,270 --> 00:21:18,670
I'm all amped up and
ready for the big tour. 

516
00:21:18,770 --> 00:21:20,980
Follow me. 

517
00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,080
Yes, ma'am. 

518
00:21:24,710 --> 00:21:26,610
So how are you feeling about
your deadline? 

519
00:21:26,710 --> 00:21:29,150
Honestly, I wish I didn't have
it hanging over my head. 

520
00:21:29,250 --> 00:21:31,320
I worked really hard to get it
in before Christmas break, 

521
00:21:31,420 --> 00:21:35,990
and now I got to start all over
with a new concept. 

522
00:21:36,090 --> 00:21:37,660
Why do you want to know? 

523
00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:40,330
I'm just making conversation. 

524
00:21:40,430 --> 00:21:42,130
What book are you working on? 

525
00:21:42,230 --> 00:21:43,630
It's a young adult novel. 

526
00:21:43,730 --> 00:21:45,630
That's your first one, right? 

527
00:21:45,730 --> 00:21:48,140
How'd you know that? 

528
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,670
I might have Googled you. 

529
00:21:49,770 --> 00:21:50,510
Your "Writer's World" profile 

530
00:21:50,610 --> 00:21:52,170
only mentioned
children's books, 

531
00:21:52,270 --> 00:21:54,310
not young adult novels. 

532
00:21:54,410 --> 00:21:57,210
It's okay, I might've Googled
you too. Friedrich Bhaer.

533
00:21:57,310 --> 00:21:59,550
Although, I only found your
travel bylines 

534
00:21:59,650 --> 00:22:01,350
from five years ago. 

535
00:22:01,450 --> 00:22:02,380
Yeah. You know, after
knocking around 

536
00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:03,520
the world for so many years, 

537
00:22:03,620 --> 00:22:06,750
I kind of had to get a day job
to make ends meet. 

538
00:22:06,850 --> 00:22:08,460
The freelance life.
-Yeah 

539
00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,430
Well, at least you're getting
back on the horse. 

540
00:22:10,530 --> 00:22:12,090
You're a really good writer. 

541
00:22:12,190 --> 00:22:14,460
Wow. Thank you.
That's high praise 

542
00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,530
coming from someone with
such devoted fans, 

543
00:22:17,630 --> 00:22:19,770
including my nephews,
which reminds me, 

544
00:22:19,870 --> 00:22:21,640
I'm gonna need a selfie with
you before I leave town.

545
00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:23,410
Thank you. So, according to 

546
00:22:23,510 --> 00:22:25,440
your "Writer's World" wiki,
your research is 

547
00:22:25,540 --> 00:22:27,110
taking you mountain
climbing in Europe 

548
00:22:27,210 --> 00:22:29,210
and surfing in Latin America? 

549
00:22:29,310 --> 00:22:31,380
Asia, too, and Africa, 

550
00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,780
but I haven't updated
my profile in years. 

551
00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,780
Okay, continent-dropper. 

552
00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:37,590
Here I am just a simple
country peasant 

553
00:22:37,690 --> 00:22:40,120
who's intrigued you
with my rustic charm. 

554
00:22:40,220 --> 00:22:42,620
I didn't mean it like that. 

555
00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,790
Alright, here's one
of our spots. 

556
00:22:45,890 --> 00:22:47,130
Not to burst your
bubble or anything, 

557
00:22:47,230 --> 00:22:48,800
but I think it's closed. 

558
00:22:48,900 --> 00:22:53,300
Wow. Keen observation
skills journalist. 

559
00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:54,240
What's the occasion? 

560
00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:56,270
So Louisa May, the owner
of The Merc, 

561
00:22:56,370 --> 00:22:57,640
closes down the
restaurant to provide 

562
00:22:57,740 --> 00:23:00,310
free brunch to veterans and
first responders. 

563
00:23:00,410 --> 00:23:03,410
It all started about 15 years
ago when Louisa's family 

564
00:23:03,510 --> 00:23:06,180
lost her brother, Garrett, who
was serving in the Middle East. 

565
00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,750
As you can imagine, it hit the
family very hard. 

566
00:23:09,850 --> 00:23:12,350
Hey, Charlie. 

567
00:23:12,450 --> 00:23:15,220
So they started a program to
honor Garrett's memory 

568
00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,560
and serve those who
serve the rest of us. 

569
00:23:17,660 --> 00:23:18,690
That's incredible.

570
00:23:18,790 --> 00:23:22,600
And not just at Christmas.
They do it every week. 

571
00:23:22,700 --> 00:23:24,400
Well, you know, my dad
served when I was a kid 

572
00:23:24,500 --> 00:23:26,900
Marines. Semper Fi. 

573
00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,900
Always faithful. 

574
00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,870
I can see how this must mean a
lot to the community. 

575
00:23:31,970 --> 00:23:35,880
It does. People come from all
over, not just in town. 

576
00:23:35,980 --> 00:23:37,850
Jo March! 

577
00:23:37,950 --> 00:23:39,780
Louisa! 

578
00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,850
I heard you were back. I didn't
think I'd see you today. 

579
00:23:43,950 --> 00:23:45,950
I wanted to show my new friend
Fritz around town, 

580
00:23:46,050 --> 00:23:47,920
and what it means to
live in Alcott Grove. 

581
00:23:48,020 --> 00:23:49,620
Well, welcome Fritz. 

582
00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:50,190
Thank you. 

583
00:23:50,290 --> 00:23:51,860
Grab some spatulas.

584
00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:53,800
Okay. Yeah, sure. Yeah. 

585
00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:55,460
I can make a
pretty mean flapjack. 

586
00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,300
Wonderful. Come on. 

587
00:23:59,330 --> 00:24:00,030
Hi. 

588
00:24:02,940 --> 00:24:05,840
I told you, I make a
pretty mean flapjack. 

589
00:24:05,940 --> 00:24:07,510
Thanks for volunteering me. 

590
00:24:07,610 --> 00:24:11,480
I think you're really going to
like this place. 

591
00:24:12,980 --> 00:24:15,050
Good job Nora. Keep going,
I'll be right back. 

592
00:24:15,150 --> 00:24:16,680
I didn't know Hummel
House would be one 

593
00:24:16,780 --> 00:24:18,050
of the stops on your walkabout. 

594
00:24:18,150 --> 00:24:20,020
Yeah, I thought it'd be nice to
show Fritz the drop-in center. 

595
00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:21,220
I didn't know you'd be here. 

596
00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,360
Oh yeah, I have a few lessons
lined up this afternoon. 

597
00:24:23,460 --> 00:24:25,860
Trying to give at least a few
hours to the kids every day. 

598
00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:27,560
Fritz, meet my sister, Beth. 

599
00:24:27,660 --> 00:24:29,560
Jo's very younger sister. 

600
00:24:29,660 --> 00:24:31,000
How funny. 

601
00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:32,370
Well, it's nice
to meet you, Beth. 

602
00:24:32,470 --> 00:24:34,540
So what happens here at
the Hummel House? 

603
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,340
Well, this used to be the
parsonage for the 

604
00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,470
pastor of the Alcott Grove
Community Church. 

605
00:24:38,570 --> 00:24:42,080
At the pastor's house, you
know, a long time ago, 

606
00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:44,050
but back in the 70s, 

607
00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:45,550
I think, they
converted it to an 

608
00:24:45,650 --> 00:24:47,520
after school center for
the kids in town.

609
00:24:47,620 --> 00:24:51,420
Some are marginalized,
some in the system, 

610
00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:57,390
some foster kids. But, um,
all are welcome. 

611
00:24:57,490 --> 00:25:00,760
Welcome home, Jo.
Good to have you. 

612
00:25:00,860 --> 00:25:02,800
Hey. Ben Kirke,
director of the Center. 

613
00:25:02,900 --> 00:25:04,130
Ben. Good to meet you. 

614
00:25:04,230 --> 00:25:05,400
Fritz Baehr. 

615
00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:07,670
What brings you to our little
corner of the world, Fritz? 

616
00:25:07,770 --> 00:25:09,940
Well, I'm researching a
possible travel story on 

617
00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,470
how small towns
celebrate Christmas, 

618
00:25:11,570 --> 00:25:15,510
and Jo is helping me fall in
love with Alcott Grove. 

619
00:25:15,610 --> 00:25:17,810
Well, the March family's
been here forever. 

620
00:25:17,910 --> 00:25:20,150
They know everything
about this town. 

621
00:25:20,250 --> 00:25:22,150
Not everything. 

622
00:25:22,250 --> 00:25:23,480
So it looks like the
Hummel House 

623
00:25:23,590 --> 00:25:25,490
has been putting Beth's
talents to work. 

624
00:25:25,590 --> 00:25:27,990
Oh, she'll never admit it, but
she's a rock star. 

625
00:25:28,090 --> 00:25:30,160
My assistant moved out
of state last month. 

626
00:25:30,260 --> 00:25:31,990
I literally wouldn't be
able to keep 

627
00:25:32,090 --> 00:25:33,530
this place going without her. 

628
00:25:33,630 --> 00:25:34,830
Rock star with a
heart of gold and 

629
00:25:34,930 --> 00:25:36,500
humble all at the same time. 

630
00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,030
Okay. We're not narrating a
documentary here. 

631
00:25:39,130 --> 00:25:42,170
If only you could stick around
'til after Christmas. 

632
00:25:42,270 --> 00:25:45,010
Your middle school students are
lucky to have you. 

633
00:25:45,110 --> 00:25:50,650
What will we do without you? 

634
00:25:50,750 --> 00:25:53,010
So, Ben, how did you
end up director here? 

635
00:25:53,110 --> 00:25:54,980
Let me, let me show you around. 

636
00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:59,020
So I was a foster kid growing
up, so I came here a lot. 

637
00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:02,220
After college, I
started volunteering, 

638
00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,030
and the previous director, she
offered me the role, 

639
00:26:05,130 --> 00:26:08,230
and I can't imagine
doing anything else. 

640
00:26:08,330 --> 00:26:10,260
Sounds like you do
amazing work here, Ben. 

641
00:26:10,360 --> 00:26:11,170
She's a natural. 

642
00:26:11,270 --> 00:26:12,870
Oh, you should also
hear her sing. 

643
00:26:12,970 --> 00:26:15,100
She just needs a little help
with her confidence.

644
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,340
Huh, reminds me of
someone else I know. 

645
00:26:22,340 --> 00:26:25,580
Thanks for the tour. This
community is amazing. 

646
00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:26,780
So you don't need
to research any 

647
00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:28,120
other small towns
for your piece? 

648
00:26:28,220 --> 00:26:30,920
No, I think I see everything
I need right here. 

649
00:26:31,020 --> 00:26:34,290
Alcott Grove is perfect. 

650
00:26:34,390 --> 00:26:36,990
Well, I should get some more
writing done in the morning, 

651
00:26:37,090 --> 00:26:41,660
but there is a few other places
that you need to see. 

652
00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,000
Why don't you come by the
house tomorrow around noon, 

653
00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:46,130
and we can drive together? 

654
00:26:46,230 --> 00:26:48,970
Okay. Yeah. Sounds good. 

655
00:26:49,070 --> 00:26:52,840
There you go.

656
00:26:55,910 --> 00:26:56,680
Hey, Jo. 

657
00:26:56,780 --> 00:26:57,610
Yeah. 

658
00:26:57,710 --> 00:27:01,750
I, uh... 

659
00:27:01,850 --> 00:27:03,380
Noon's perfect. 

660
00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:04,320
That'll give me the
morning to have 

661
00:27:04,420 --> 00:27:10,960
a call with my publisher. 

662
00:27:17,260 --> 00:27:18,900
Brrrr! 

663
00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,840
Better put on an
ugly sweater, folks, 

664
00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:21,770
because I can sense these 

665
00:27:21,870 --> 00:27:24,240
clouds want to give us
a flurry or two. 

666
00:27:24,340 --> 00:27:26,870
Either way, bundle up
by that fire and enjoy 

667
00:27:26,970 --> 00:27:31,780
an evening with your loved ones 

668
00:27:41,890 --> 00:27:43,460
Hey, Jo. 

669
00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,190
Getting some writing in? 

670
00:27:45,290 --> 00:27:47,930
Trying to at least. 

671
00:27:48,030 --> 00:27:50,770
You heard anything from John? 

672
00:27:50,870 --> 00:27:52,270
He was supposed
to arrive today, 

673
00:27:52,370 --> 00:27:53,970
but last I heard from him that
he was going to be

674
00:27:54,070 --> 00:27:56,440
delayed a couple more days. 

675
00:27:56,540 --> 00:27:58,440
Starting to get
a little nervous. 

676
00:27:58,540 --> 00:28:00,910
Hey, he's going to do everything
he
can to be here in time. 

677
00:28:01,010 --> 00:28:02,080
You sound like Daisy. 

678
00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:04,210
That girl sees no possibility
other than her daddy 

679
00:28:04,310 --> 00:28:08,550
walking straight
through that door. 

680
00:28:11,950 --> 00:28:13,520
What in the world
is that sound? 

681
00:28:13,620 --> 00:28:14,820
That's just Laurie. 

682
00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:16,390
He volunteered to
put up the lights. 

683
00:28:16,490 --> 00:28:17,490
At night? 

684
00:28:17,590 --> 00:28:18,830
He said he wanted
us to experience 

685
00:28:18,930 --> 00:28:22,200
the full effect of the lights
turning on for the first time. 

686
00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:25,500
So tell us everything about
your day touring the town 

687
00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:29,170
with Mr. Tall, Handsome
and Single. 

688
00:28:29,270 --> 00:28:33,210
Stop. Okay. He seems like he's
actually a decent guy. 

689
00:28:33,310 --> 00:28:36,080
Ooh! 

690
00:28:36,180 --> 00:28:38,550
What, are you annoyed that we
sort of played matchmaker? 

691
00:28:38,650 --> 00:28:39,210
Sort of? 

692
00:28:39,310 --> 00:28:40,350
What? 

693
00:28:40,450 --> 00:28:46,020
Hey girls. Come outside. You'll
want to see this. 

694
00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:47,590
What are we waiting
on Clark Griswold? 

695
00:28:47,690 --> 00:28:49,390
Ha, ha. I want us
all to be together 

696
00:28:49,490 --> 00:28:51,030
when I hit the switch. Okay? 

697
00:28:51,130 --> 00:29:00,170
Alright, let's do this.
One, two, three! 

698
00:29:00,270 --> 00:29:01,240
Really? Okay. 

699
00:29:01,340 --> 00:29:03,300
Are you sure you hooked
everything up right?

700
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,270
Yeah. I mean, I checked your
dad's diagram down to a T. 

701
00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:10,480
I double checked it, I triple
checked it. Let me see. 

702
00:29:10,580 --> 00:29:15,680
Yeah. This looks. Yeah. 

703
00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:33,700
I am so proud of
you Theodore Laurence. 

704
00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:49,280
"Fantastic night?"
I sound like my dad. 

705
00:29:53,290 --> 00:29:54,360
Hey Susanna. 

706
00:29:54,460 --> 00:29:57,020
How's it going Fritz? 

707
00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,160
You know how I
wasn't too thrilled 

708
00:29:59,260 --> 00:30:02,230
delaying my Christmas ski trip? 

709
00:30:02,330 --> 00:30:06,370
Well, Alcott Grove is starting
to grow on me. 

710
00:30:06,470 --> 00:30:08,470
I told you it wasn't going
to be so bad. 

711
00:30:08,570 --> 00:30:10,040
How's Jo doing? 

712
00:30:10,140 --> 00:30:12,210
Honestly, I didn't mean for
this to happen,

713
00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:15,710
but I've made it a little
awkward for myself. 

714
00:30:15,810 --> 00:30:17,480
I haven't figured out a
way to tell her 

715
00:30:17,580 --> 00:30:20,050
who I really am or
why I'm here. 

716
00:30:20,150 --> 00:30:21,250
Why is that? 

717
00:30:21,350 --> 00:30:23,480
Well, back when I was
freelancing, I had this editor 

718
00:30:23,580 --> 00:30:25,550
that hounded me day and night. 

719
00:30:25,650 --> 00:30:28,060
"How's the article coming? Do
you have enough sources? 

720
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,490
Are you still going to
hit the deadline." 

721
00:30:29,590 --> 00:30:31,230
You know, stuff like that. 

722
00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:35,030
It's stressful, exhausting,
and frankly, 

723
00:30:35,130 --> 00:30:36,660
it made my writing worse. 

724
00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:38,070
So let me get this straight. 

725
00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:40,530
You're worried that you're
going to mentor 

726
00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:42,440
all the creativity
right out of her? 

727
00:30:42,540 --> 00:30:44,040
Yeah, something like that. 

728
00:30:44,140 --> 00:30:46,040
Okay. You can approach this
however you see fit, 

729
00:30:46,140 --> 00:30:48,410
but I don't see how you can
possibly help her if 

730
00:30:48,510 --> 00:30:50,580
you're not honestly
representing yourself. 

731
00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:52,180
Especially with the
clock ticking 

732
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,120
on her future with
this company. 

733
00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:58,250
I know. I know. 

734
00:30:58,350 --> 00:31:00,350
Jo's been showing me
around Alcott Grove, 

735
00:31:00,450 --> 00:31:02,090
and it's, uh, well
it's inspiring 

736
00:31:02,190 --> 00:31:04,760
me to put my travel writer hat
back on again. 

737
00:31:04,860 --> 00:31:06,460
Okay you need to remember why
you're there Fritz. 

738
00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:07,860
It's not for you. 

739
00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:14,770
It's to help Jo rediscover
her inspiration. 

740
00:31:14,870 --> 00:31:16,170
Please tell me that you're
keeping this 

741
00:31:16,270 --> 00:31:18,170
strictly professional. 

742
00:31:18,270 --> 00:31:21,340
Absolutely. It's just, 

743
00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:22,480
you know, the more
I get to know her 

744
00:31:22,580 --> 00:31:25,650
I sort of relate to
where she's at. 

745
00:31:25,750 --> 00:31:27,680
Kindred spirits? 

746
00:31:27,780 --> 00:31:30,480
Right. 

747
00:31:30,580 --> 00:31:31,790
Writers. 

748
00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:36,620
I just don't want to see her
get hurt. She's a good person. 

749
00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,360
Well, of course she is. And the
best way that you can 

750
00:31:39,460 --> 00:31:41,560
protect her is to make sure
she comes up with 

751
00:31:41,660 --> 00:31:43,360
that proof of concept.

752
00:31:43,460 --> 00:31:47,470
Do not get distracted from your
duties as her editor. 

753
00:31:47,570 --> 00:31:50,840
I won't. 

754
00:31:52,970 --> 00:31:54,880
Daisy, daddy's calling! 

755
00:31:54,980 --> 00:31:56,510
Yay! 

756
00:31:56,610 --> 00:31:57,180
Hi, Daddy. 

757
00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:57,810
Hi honey. 

758
00:31:57,910 --> 00:31:59,250
Hey. Hey, sweethearts. 

759
00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:01,550
Hey, it is so good
to see your faces. 

760
00:32:01,650 --> 00:32:02,680
I miss you, Daddy. 

761
00:32:02,780 --> 00:32:04,620
Yeah, well, guess what? I miss
you more, baby girl. 

762
00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:06,450
Hey, how's it been spending
time with your aunties? 

763
00:32:06,550 --> 00:32:07,490
Fun. 

764
00:32:07,590 --> 00:32:08,790
When are you coming home for
Christmas, Daddy? 

765
00:32:08,890 --> 00:32:10,320
Well, just as soon
as I am able. 

766
00:32:10,420 --> 00:32:11,060
Okay? 

767
00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:12,490
But Christmas is in six days. 

768
00:32:12,590 --> 00:32:14,800
D.J. Bob on the radio said so.

769
00:32:14,900 --> 00:32:16,630
Well, he's not wrong. 

770
00:32:16,730 --> 00:32:18,300
Good old D.J. Bob, huh? 

771
00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:19,930
Where would the world
be without him? 

772
00:32:20,030 --> 00:32:21,300
Daisy, why don't
you go help set 

773
00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:22,300
up the nativity scene? 

774
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:23,300
Okay, Mom. 

775
00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:23,940
Bye, Daddy. 

776
00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:24,970
Love you, sweet girl. 

777
00:32:25,070 --> 00:32:28,540
I love you, too. 

778
00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:32,910
So how's the schedule
really looking? 

779
00:32:33,010 --> 00:32:35,680
Well, with everything going on
in the world right now, 

780
00:32:35,780 --> 00:32:38,320
they've really pulled up the
timeline on these Rangers. 

781
00:32:38,420 --> 00:32:39,820
They just want them
ready to go 

782
00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,660
in case any ops
become necessary. 

783
00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:44,830
And they're supposed to be
prioritizing officers 

784
00:32:44,930 --> 00:32:45,760
with families for leave, 

785
00:32:45,860 --> 00:32:48,760
but I'm not going to
sugarcoat it Meg. 

786
00:32:48,860 --> 00:32:52,500
It's not looking good for me to
be home by Christmas Eve. 

787
00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:56,600
Meg? Hey, baby, listen. 

788
00:32:56,700 --> 00:32:58,940
Trust me, I would trade
anything in the world 

789
00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:00,010
to be with you two right now. 

790
00:33:00,110 --> 00:33:02,640
I know my captain. 

791
00:33:02,740 --> 00:33:06,050
You know, this is the
life of service 

792
00:33:06,150 --> 00:33:08,620
we're committed to, and
I'm so proud of you. 

793
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:09,650
We both are. 

794
00:33:09,750 --> 00:33:12,750
Just wish you could be
two places at once. 

795
00:33:12,850 --> 00:33:16,090
Yeah, me too. Love you, Meg. 

796
00:33:16,190 --> 00:33:19,930
I love you more, John.

797
00:33:20,030 --> 00:33:22,530
So, Jo, who
is this international 

798
00:33:22,630 --> 00:33:24,900
man of mystery
I've been hearing about? 

799
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,530
His name is Fritz. 

800
00:33:26,630 --> 00:33:27,970
Interesting name. 

801
00:33:28,070 --> 00:33:29,400
Does that mean
you and Landon...? 

802
00:33:29,500 --> 00:33:31,740
Oh no. Landon's
ancient history. 

803
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,770
Well, I think it's great you're
seeing someone new. 

804
00:33:33,870 --> 00:33:39,010
I'm not seeing anyone. I just
met him a couple of days ago. 

805
00:33:40,580 --> 00:33:42,150
Well, except that's him here to 

806
00:33:42,250 --> 00:33:44,990
pick you up for
your date, right? 

807
00:33:45,090 --> 00:33:48,620
It's not a date, and...
no one say anything. 

808
00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:51,990
Don't say anything. 

809
00:33:52,090 --> 00:33:54,460
What did I miss? 

810
00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:55,100
Hey. 

811
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:59,770
Hi. Uh... 

812
00:33:59,870 --> 00:34:00,970
Hi!

813
00:34:01,070 --> 00:34:05,210
Hi? Bye. 

814
00:34:05,310 --> 00:34:07,740
Fritz, right? That Swedish? 

815
00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:10,180
Um, German.
Short for Friedrich. 

816
00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:11,580
Ich verstehe. 

817
00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:13,650
Two years of German
in high school. 

818
00:34:13,750 --> 00:34:14,920
My name is Theodore Laurence, 

819
00:34:15,020 --> 00:34:17,680
but the world knows me by my
childhood nickname, Laurie. 

820
00:34:17,780 --> 00:34:20,220
Ah, right Laurie's short for
Laurence, right? 

821
00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:21,590
You got it. 

822
00:34:21,690 --> 00:34:23,590
It's good to meet you, Laurie. 

823
00:34:23,690 --> 00:34:24,490
Likewise. 

824
00:34:24,590 --> 00:34:25,730
Okay good,
introductions complete. 

825
00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:28,030
Time to go without further
commentary from anyone else. 

826
00:34:28,130 --> 00:34:29,830
Okay. Come on. 

827
00:34:29,930 --> 00:34:31,570
What was that? 

828
00:34:31,670 --> 00:34:33,000
Who? 

829
00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:34,900
Sorry about that
back at the house. 

830
00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:36,100
Sorry about what? 

831
00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,540
Our own brand of March Madness. 

832
00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:39,910
You didn't notice
my family members 

833
00:34:40,010 --> 00:34:42,740
being overly concerned
about my life? 

834
00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:44,040
You know, every
family has their 

835
00:34:44,150 --> 00:34:45,280
little quirks, but I can 

836
00:34:45,380 --> 00:34:47,910
definitely see the love
you have for each other, too. 

837
00:34:48,010 --> 00:34:51,550
You know, ever since Meg got
married, she's the oldest, 

838
00:34:51,650 --> 00:34:55,220
my sisters and now
Laurie seem a little 

839
00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,690
annoyingly concerned
about my love life 

840
00:34:57,790 --> 00:34:59,760
as if I'm next in line. 

841
00:34:59,860 --> 00:35:02,260
Well, you know, I
totally get it.

842
00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,830
My mom passed away a few years
ago from a heart condition. 

843
00:35:04,930 --> 00:35:05,830
I'm sorry. 

844
00:35:05,930 --> 00:35:07,000
Thank you. 

845
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:08,670
But before she passed, 

846
00:35:08,770 --> 00:35:10,170
every time I'd come
home from a trip, 

847
00:35:10,270 --> 00:35:12,210
she'd tap her watch and say 

848
00:35:12,310 --> 00:35:14,680
"Life's too short to
go at it alone." 

849
00:35:14,780 --> 00:35:17,010
She made me promise to
settle down one day. 

850
00:35:17,110 --> 00:35:19,680
And I've come close a
couple of times. 

851
00:35:19,780 --> 00:35:22,850
She also warned me not
to settle for the wrong person. 

852
00:35:22,950 --> 00:35:25,020
That's good advice. 

853
00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,290
You know, I can tell the March
sisters are very close. 

854
00:35:28,390 --> 00:35:30,960
To be honest, makes me
kind of envious.

855
00:35:31,060 --> 00:35:32,730
My brother and I aren't that
close in age, 

856
00:35:32,830 --> 00:35:36,330
so I don't get to see him or my
nephews all that often. 

857
00:35:36,430 --> 00:35:40,200
Yeah, we are really close. My
mom calls us a sister knot. 

858
00:35:40,300 --> 00:35:41,440
Sister knot? 

859
00:35:41,540 --> 00:35:45,070
Yeah. Like a four stranded rope
knotted in the middle. 

860
00:35:45,170 --> 00:35:47,370
Two strands are
stronger than one. 

861
00:35:47,470 --> 00:35:49,210
Three strands are
stronger than two 

862
00:35:49,310 --> 00:35:51,980
and four strands makes
that knot unbreakable. 

863
00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,380
It comes from the wisdom
of King Solomon. 

864
00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:56,720
You know I love that, actually. 

865
00:35:56,820 --> 00:35:59,050
I hope you put that in your
young adult novel.

866
00:35:59,150 --> 00:36:02,890
Oh, the book I'm writing is
fiction, not biographical. 

867
00:36:02,990 --> 00:36:07,090
Well, if you ever do write that
book. I'd love to read it. 

868
00:36:07,190 --> 00:36:12,000
Okay. 

869
00:36:20,910 --> 00:36:22,180
So I took you to Hummel House, 

870
00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:26,850
this is the place that
gave birth to it. 

871
00:36:26,950 --> 00:36:28,320
The Congregational Church
has been around 

872
00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:30,520
since the early 1900s. 

873
00:36:30,620 --> 00:36:32,020
The founding pastor was a 

874
00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,860
traveling pastor named
Harold Alcott, 

875
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,460
passing through town and
felt called to stay. 

876
00:36:37,560 --> 00:36:39,460
So the town is named after him? 

877
00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:40,660
Exactly. 

878
00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:43,130
And then one Christmas, during
the Spanish flu pandemic,

879
00:36:43,230 --> 00:36:45,200
the people in town were
too sick to leave their home, 

880
00:36:45,300 --> 00:36:48,170
so Reverend Alcott hitched up
his wagon and got food 

881
00:36:48,270 --> 00:36:50,340
and supplies and medicine
to all their homes 

882
00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:52,540
and prayed over all
the family members. 

883
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,380
Risking his own health. 

884
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:57,180
And on his way back
to the church, 

885
00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,150
he got caught up in
some heavy fog. 

886
00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:00,510
He didn't have great eyesight. 

887
00:37:00,610 --> 00:37:02,280
He started to panic, and 

888
00:37:02,380 --> 00:37:04,890
in the distance he
saw a faint light, 

889
00:37:04,990 --> 00:37:07,520
and it turns out his wife,
Ruby, lit candles in all of 

890
00:37:07,620 --> 00:37:10,560
the church windows, hoping it
would lead him home, 

891
00:37:10,660 --> 00:37:11,290
and it did. 

892
00:37:11,390 --> 00:37:13,930
A little Christmas miracle. 

893
00:37:14,030 --> 00:37:16,630
You know, you have a great
memory for details. 

894
00:37:16,730 --> 00:37:21,100
Well, I did an essay on
it in high school. 

895
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:22,640
But that's why the
Christmas Eve service 

896
00:37:22,740 --> 00:37:24,610
means so much to us. 

897
00:37:24,710 --> 00:37:27,040
You know, the light of faith led
him home the same 

898
00:37:27,140 --> 00:37:29,080
way it does to all
of us each year. 

899
00:37:29,180 --> 00:37:30,310
I love that. 

900
00:37:30,410 --> 00:37:33,450
I'm definitely including
that in my story 

901
00:37:33,550 --> 00:37:35,280
if I ever get to write it. 

902
00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:38,120
You know, the pastor's
invite still stands. 

903
00:37:38,220 --> 00:37:41,320
You should come if
you're still in town. 

904
00:37:41,420 --> 00:37:43,920
You know, I've already made up
my mind about that. 

905
00:37:44,020 --> 00:37:46,930
I'm staying right here.
Promise. 

906
00:37:47,030 --> 00:37:51,100
You're catching the
Alcott Grove Christmas spirit. 

907
00:37:58,270 --> 00:38:00,640
Hey. Whatcha up to sweet heart? 

908
00:38:00,740 --> 00:38:04,210
Making a Christmas picture.
- Oh. 

909
00:38:04,310 --> 00:38:06,680
Well, that is so
beautiful, Daisy. 

910
00:38:06,780 --> 00:38:09,550
It's a special
surprise for Dad. 

911
00:38:09,650 --> 00:38:11,590
What are the angel wings for? 

912
00:38:11,690 --> 00:38:16,620
They're how he's going
to get home. 

913
00:38:20,660 --> 00:38:22,400
What's the hug for mommy? 

914
00:38:22,500 --> 00:38:25,330
Oh, hugs don't need reasons. 

915
00:38:25,430 --> 00:38:29,700
Just so proud of how sweet and
thoughtful you are.

916
00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,070
Hey. 

917
00:38:32,170 --> 00:38:35,080
How did I get so lucky
to have a daughter like you? 

918
00:38:35,180 --> 00:38:38,750
I don't know, maybe God had
something to do with it. 

919
00:38:38,850 --> 00:38:40,450
Yeah. 

920
00:38:40,550 --> 00:38:45,220
Yeah, I bet he did. 

921
00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,420
Auntie Beth, Auntie Beth. 

922
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:48,390
Can I play, too? 

923
00:38:48,490 --> 00:38:50,390
Of course, Daisy, absolutely. 

924
00:38:50,490 --> 00:38:52,260
Take your right hand
here in the middle. 

925
00:38:52,360 --> 00:38:56,700
Good. 

926
00:39:04,270 --> 00:39:07,670
Here, here, here. We hosting a
dinner party tonight? 

927
00:39:07,770 --> 00:39:09,440
No, but we have
an infestation of 

928
00:39:09,540 --> 00:39:10,710
four grown adults eating
here and we 

929
00:39:10,810 --> 00:39:12,510
keep running out
of everything. 

930
00:39:12,610 --> 00:39:13,880
I'm sorry. I will talk
to Beth and Meg,

931
00:39:13,980 --> 00:39:16,180
see if we can help with
some of the shopping. 

932
00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:17,820
Take some of the stress off. 

933
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:19,050
Sorry for venting. 

934
00:39:19,150 --> 00:39:23,890
It's just so much going on.
So many decisions to make. 

935
00:39:23,990 --> 00:39:26,530
Decisions, like what? 

936
00:39:26,630 --> 00:39:30,900
Uh, I don't know why I said
that. Forget it. 

937
00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:33,670
Is it something to
do with Laurie? 

938
00:39:33,770 --> 00:39:37,370
Yes and no. 

939
00:39:37,470 --> 00:39:38,870
Well, you know, keeping it to
yourself is not 

940
00:39:38,970 --> 00:39:40,710
how we do things
around here. 

941
00:39:40,810 --> 00:39:44,410
Goes against the sister rules. 

942
00:39:47,850 --> 00:39:51,550
I got into the art
school in Chicago. 

943
00:39:51,650 --> 00:39:55,720
I haven't told everyone yet,
or anyone.

944
00:39:55,820 --> 00:39:57,320
You're the first. 

945
00:39:57,420 --> 00:40:01,660
Why keep this a secret? I'm so
excited. This is so big. 

946
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:02,500
Okay. 

947
00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,870
Because what
happens with Laurie? 

948
00:40:04,970 --> 00:40:06,570
I mean, I mean, we're in such a 

949
00:40:06,670 --> 00:40:08,740
good place together, and it's
such a big change. 

950
00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:11,400
He's not going to want
to follow me to Chicago. 

951
00:40:11,510 --> 00:40:12,670
Have you asked him yet? 

952
00:40:12,770 --> 00:40:14,510
No. 

953
00:40:14,610 --> 00:40:15,910
Just be honest with him. 

954
00:40:16,010 --> 00:40:17,010
If you two love each other and 

955
00:40:17,110 --> 00:40:19,550
it's pretty apparent to all of
us that you do, 

956
00:40:19,650 --> 00:40:23,580
he is going to be so thrilled.
This is such a big win. 

957
00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:25,720
Your relationship can survive
this if it's the right one, 

958
00:40:25,820 --> 00:40:28,890
and it is. 

959
00:40:28,990 --> 00:40:30,720
Didn't you and Landon break up 

960
00:40:30,820 --> 00:40:33,360
because you were going
different directions in life? 

961
00:40:33,460 --> 00:40:39,800
No. Well, I mean, yeah, but
Laurie's not Landon. 

962
00:40:39,900 --> 00:40:43,640
Come on. Give him a chance. 

963
00:40:43,740 --> 00:40:44,970
Okay. 

964
00:40:45,070 --> 00:40:47,370
I'm so excited. Okay. 

965
00:40:47,470 --> 00:40:49,710
Hey, Alcott Grove, get those
Christmas candles 

966
00:40:49,810 --> 00:40:50,880
out of storage. 

967
00:40:50,980 --> 00:40:53,280
Pastor Henderson himself
is promising us 

968
00:40:53,380 --> 00:40:56,550
the most special midnight
service we have ever seen, 

969
00:40:56,650 --> 00:40:59,720
and Alcott Grove, I don't know
if we're going to 

970
00:40:59,820 --> 00:41:03,120
finally get that snow, but I
hope to see you there. 

971
00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:08,560
Ho ho ho. 

972
00:41:08,660 --> 00:41:09,800
Need a hand? 

973
00:41:09,900 --> 00:41:11,360
When you said you were getting
into the Christmas spirit, 

974
00:41:11,460 --> 00:41:12,870
I thought you meant
ugly sweater. 

975
00:41:12,970 --> 00:41:15,040
Yeah, well, Ben had this
costume in storage 

976
00:41:15,140 --> 00:41:16,900
and couldn't resist. 

977
00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,010
Well, what about the beard? 

978
00:41:19,110 --> 00:41:20,710
Well, the one in the box
is pretty mangy, 

979
00:41:20,810 --> 00:41:21,940
but I think if I try 

980
00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:24,580
hard enough I could grow mine
out in the next few days. 

981
00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:27,050
5 o'clock shadow Santa. 

982
00:41:27,150 --> 00:41:28,920
We interrupting a moment? 

983
00:41:29,020 --> 00:41:30,120
Oh, not at all. 

984
00:41:30,220 --> 00:41:32,750
Fritz didn't have any plans, so
he offered to help. 

985
00:41:32,850 --> 00:41:35,860
That's sweet of you.
Both of you. 

986
00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:39,860
We're just going to go rehearse
for the Christmas Eve service. 

987
00:41:41,830 --> 00:41:43,830
Wait, how did you do that? 

988
00:41:43,930 --> 00:41:45,730
Call it a hidden talent. 

989
00:41:45,830 --> 00:41:50,570
Problem solving, hidden talent,
5:00 shadow, Ken Doll Santa. 

990
00:41:50,670 --> 00:41:53,710
Ooh, you know what, that sounds
like a new children's book. 

991
00:41:56,840 --> 00:41:57,880
You ever feel like
you're pretending 

992
00:41:57,980 --> 00:41:59,350
to be someone you're not? 

993
00:42:04,620 --> 00:42:05,750
What do you mean? 

994
00:42:05,850 --> 00:42:06,820
Well, imagine you push for an 

995
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:08,820
assignment and they say yes, 

996
00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:10,160
and you get so
excited about the

997
00:42:10,260 --> 00:42:11,660
opportunity, and you have all 

998
00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:15,160
these great ideas,
and then none of them work. 

999
00:42:15,260 --> 00:42:18,770
And then suddenly you feel like
a complete imposter. 

1000
00:42:18,870 --> 00:42:20,600
Imposter syndrome. 

1001
00:42:20,700 --> 00:42:23,100
Jo honestly, I get that
on every project I work on. 

1002
00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:23,770
Really? 

1003
00:42:23,870 --> 00:42:24,670
Yeah. 

1004
00:42:24,770 --> 00:42:26,210
But you know what I've learned? 

1005
00:42:26,310 --> 00:42:29,210
You have to turn off that old
memory machine. 

1006
00:42:29,310 --> 00:42:32,480
You have to remember what
you were made to be, 

1007
00:42:32,580 --> 00:42:33,780
and you have to remind yourself 

1008
00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:35,620
the joy you feel when 

1009
00:42:35,720 --> 00:42:38,180
you write something that turns
the light on in others.

1010
00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:40,690
Don't tell me the
moon is shining. 

1011
00:42:40,790 --> 00:42:45,190
Show me the glint in the broken
glass and lift my heart. 

1012
00:42:45,290 --> 00:42:46,290
Wow. 

1013
00:42:46,390 --> 00:42:48,960
That's an unbelievably
beautiful turn of phrase. 

1014
00:42:49,060 --> 00:42:50,830
Thank you. That last
part may or 

1015
00:42:50,930 --> 00:42:55,200
may not have
been Anton Chekhov. 

1016
00:42:55,300 --> 00:42:56,700
When I write my kids books, 

1017
00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:58,710
it's all talking aardvarks
and singing 

1018
00:42:58,810 --> 00:43:00,210
walruses and an
elephant that does 

1019
00:43:00,310 --> 00:43:02,580
sign language
with this trunk. 

1020
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,040
I'm just inspired by
the beauty of 

1021
00:43:04,140 --> 00:43:06,110
growing up with my family. 

1022
00:43:06,210 --> 00:43:07,310
I mean, sure, there's conflict,

1023
00:43:07,410 --> 00:43:10,980
but we always got past it with
love and imagination. 

1024
00:43:11,080 --> 00:43:12,950
Singing walruses, huh? 

1025
00:43:13,050 --> 00:43:13,750
Who else would defend the 

1026
00:43:13,850 --> 00:43:15,660
nine narwhals of
the North Pole? 

1027
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:17,320
Well, yeah. Obviously. 

1028
00:43:17,420 --> 00:43:19,790
My goal with this new
one is to reach older, 

1029
00:43:19,890 --> 00:43:21,630
more sophisticated readers, 

1030
00:43:21,730 --> 00:43:24,060
but all I remember
about my teenage years 

1031
00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:27,630
was self-doubt,
confusion and heartbreak. 

1032
00:43:27,730 --> 00:43:30,140
I guess that's why I have to
keep starting over. 

1033
00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:31,810
I can't imagine
how hard it must 

1034
00:43:31,910 --> 00:43:33,840
be changing genres like that. 

1035
00:43:33,940 --> 00:43:36,640
I can't admit any of
this to my publisher. 

1036
00:43:36,740 --> 00:43:39,650
I think they're starting
to lose patience. 

1037
00:43:39,750 --> 00:43:40,580
Hang in there. 

1038
00:43:40,680 --> 00:43:44,020
I have confidence
you'll figure it out. 

1039
00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:47,990
Angels we have heard on high, 

1040
00:43:48,090 --> 00:43:57,860
sweetly singing o'er the
plains. And the mountains in-- 

1041
00:43:57,960 --> 00:43:59,030
Nora don't stop. 

1042
00:43:59,130 --> 00:44:00,930
Keep going. You sound amazing. 

1043
00:44:01,030 --> 00:44:02,070
I don't know. 

1044
00:44:02,170 --> 00:44:05,440
When people start listening,
I sort of freeze up. 

1045
00:44:05,540 --> 00:44:07,170
I'm sorry. 

1046
00:44:07,270 --> 00:44:08,780
I understand. 

1047
00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:11,710
It's happened to me too,
stage fright. 

1048
00:44:11,810 --> 00:44:12,880
There's no way that
I can sing at 

1049
00:44:12,980 --> 00:44:14,780
the church in front
of all those people.

1050
00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:17,380
Don't even think about that
right now, okay? 

1051
00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:21,250
You just keep practicing for
you, nobody else. 

1052
00:44:21,350 --> 00:44:25,760
We can decide about
Christmas Eve later. Okay? 

1053
00:44:25,860 --> 00:44:26,430
Okay. 

1054
00:44:26,530 --> 00:44:30,300
You got this. 

1055
00:44:37,140 --> 00:44:47,080
Gloria in excelsis deo. 

1056
00:44:47,180 --> 00:44:53,390
Gloria in excelsis deo. 

1057
00:44:56,020 --> 00:44:57,960
Thanks for helping today. 

1058
00:44:58,060 --> 00:45:00,460
Alcott Grove is
rubbing off on me. 

1059
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:03,260
One of our little towns values. 

1060
00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:06,500
The rest of the world can
learn a little bit from it. 

1061
00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:07,330
You know, talking with you is 

1062
00:45:07,430 --> 00:45:09,540
really lifted some
clouds for me. 

1063
00:45:09,640 --> 00:45:12,510
Wish you were around any time
I needed a pep talk. 

1064
00:45:12,610 --> 00:45:15,080
Well, it has been my pleasure. 

1065
00:45:15,180 --> 00:45:16,380
So where is home
when you're not 

1066
00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:19,310
researching Christmas towns? 

1067
00:45:19,410 --> 00:45:21,050
New York, actually. 

1068
00:45:21,150 --> 00:45:21,980
No way. 

1069
00:45:22,080 --> 00:45:23,380
Me too. What part? 

1070
00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:25,220
Brooklyn Heights, you? 

1071
00:45:25,320 --> 00:45:29,090
Williamsburg. Almost neighbors. 

1072
00:45:29,190 --> 00:45:31,060
Well, you know, maybe we could, 

1073
00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:32,890
hang out next time we're
both back in the city. 

1074
00:45:32,990 --> 00:45:34,430
Are you asking me
out on a date? 

1075
00:45:34,530 --> 00:45:36,560
No. 

1076
00:45:36,660 --> 00:45:38,400
Maybe, I mean, isn't 

1077
00:45:38,500 --> 00:45:40,900
that kind of what we're
doing right now? 

1078
00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:43,040
I guess. 

1079
00:45:43,140 --> 00:45:45,110
Once I get this story
across the finish line,

1080
00:45:45,210 --> 00:45:49,240
who knows, maybe
check back with me. 

1081
00:45:49,340 --> 00:45:50,410
Happy to. 

1082
00:45:50,510 --> 00:45:53,180
I should probably get home. 

1083
00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:57,180
Right. 

1084
00:45:59,390 --> 00:46:02,590
I'll see you tomorrow, I hope. 

1085
00:46:02,690 --> 00:46:06,630
Yeah. See you tomorrow. 

1086
00:46:15,100 --> 00:46:17,500
You look happy Aunt Jo. 

1087
00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:19,670
You know what Daisy, I am. 

1088
00:46:19,770 --> 00:46:22,610
That's good, because you've
looked kind of sad lately. 

1089
00:46:22,710 --> 00:46:23,510
Really? 

1090
00:46:23,610 --> 00:46:25,710
Yeah, but now your
eyes are smiling. 

1091
00:46:25,810 --> 00:46:27,510
Ready to go ice skating, Daisy? 

1092
00:46:27,610 --> 00:46:31,650
Yes, please. I'm gonna go
get my jacket on. 

1093
00:46:33,790 --> 00:46:35,720
Does that cheery demeanor 

1094
00:46:35,820 --> 00:46:37,490
have anything to do with Fritz? 

1095
00:46:37,590 --> 00:46:41,060
No. Maybe. 

1096
00:46:41,160 --> 00:46:42,130
Okay, yes.

1097
00:46:42,230 --> 00:46:44,460
We might've shared a little
moment last night. 

1098
00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:46,570
Like you kissed? 

1099
00:46:46,670 --> 00:46:49,200
What are we 13? 

1100
00:46:49,300 --> 00:46:50,540
Okay, it was just
a little peck. 

1101
00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:52,040
Okay. Details now. 

1102
00:46:52,140 --> 00:46:53,640
So we started talking
about writing, 

1103
00:46:53,740 --> 00:46:55,680
and this guy is as much of
a word nerd as me, 

1104
00:46:55,780 --> 00:46:58,180
and he just starts
opening up to me 

1105
00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:01,350
and I might've let him
into my soul too, 

1106
00:47:01,450 --> 00:47:03,580
and then it just
kind of happened. 

1107
00:47:03,680 --> 00:47:05,550
I am so happy for you after 

1108
00:47:05,650 --> 00:47:07,250
what happened with Landon. 

1109
00:47:07,350 --> 00:47:08,790
I just want you to find someone 

1110
00:47:08,890 --> 00:47:12,330
who respects you for the
incredible person you are. 

1111
00:47:12,430 --> 00:47:13,730
For all of you. 

1112
00:47:13,830 --> 00:47:16,630
Well, I'm thrilled that you
found that with Laurie. 

1113
00:47:16,730 --> 00:47:19,300
Although your poker face
needs some work. 

1114
00:47:19,400 --> 00:47:21,330
You didn't tell him
the news yet? 

1115
00:47:21,430 --> 00:47:22,570
Not yet. 

1116
00:47:22,670 --> 00:47:25,740
Come on Aunt Amy, let's go. 

1117
00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:29,780
We'll talk later. 

1118
00:47:31,580 --> 00:47:33,750
Alcott Grove, just
three more sleeps 

1119
00:47:33,850 --> 00:47:35,480
until Christmas Eve, folks. 

1120
00:47:35,580 --> 00:47:37,650
And all that faith, love, and
joy that we cherish, 

1121
00:47:37,750 --> 00:47:38,920
which is why there's
going to be great 

1122
00:47:39,020 --> 00:47:42,820
music and celebration over at
the Congregational Church.

1123
00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:44,660
Speaking of music, our very own 

1124
00:47:44,760 --> 00:47:47,190
Mason Risser is here with his
beautiful rendition 

1125
00:47:47,290 --> 00:47:53,230
of 'O Holy Night.' 

1126
00:47:53,470 --> 00:47:58,440
* O Holy Night, the stars
are brightly shining * 

1127
00:47:58,540 --> 00:47:59,640
Wow, he's really good. 

1128
00:47:59,740 --> 00:48:04,340
Yeah. The whole family's
amazing. They have such pipes. 

1129
00:48:04,440 --> 00:48:06,250
So what's W.A.G. Radio's 

1130
00:48:06,350 --> 00:48:09,680
place in Alcott Grove's story? 

1131
00:48:09,780 --> 00:48:12,890
Let me guess, long ago,
one Christmas Eve, 

1132
00:48:12,990 --> 00:48:14,960
lightning struck the
radio tower and caused 

1133
00:48:15,060 --> 00:48:19,260
a blackout across the whole
Greater Alcott Grove. 

1134
00:48:19,360 --> 00:48:21,290
My little town's winning
you over, isn't it?

1135
00:48:21,390 --> 00:48:23,700
It's not the only thing
winning me over. 

1136
00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:24,800
Well, believe it or
not, there's 

1137
00:48:24,900 --> 00:48:27,430
no epic back story to W.A.G. 

1138
00:48:27,530 --> 00:48:29,640
unless you count D.J. 

1139
00:48:29,740 --> 00:48:31,400
Bob Brunson tooling into town 

1140
00:48:31,500 --> 00:48:33,570
in his red Porsche speedster
and never leaving. 

1141
00:48:33,670 --> 00:48:35,940
What about this one? 

1142
00:48:36,040 --> 00:48:36,780
What do you think, Nora? 

1143
00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:40,310
We can put it next
to the piano. 

1144
00:48:40,410 --> 00:48:41,280
Hey, you two. 

1145
00:48:41,380 --> 00:48:42,880
Hey. 

1146
00:48:42,980 --> 00:48:45,490
Yeah, I think this is
the one kids. 

1147
00:48:45,590 --> 00:48:46,820
Can you take them inside, 

1148
00:48:46,920 --> 00:48:49,290
let the owner know we want this
nutcracker for Hummel House. 

1149
00:48:49,390 --> 00:48:50,390
Sure thing. 

1150
00:48:53,660 --> 00:48:54,790
They like to pick
new decorations 

1151
00:48:54,890 --> 00:48:56,300
for the center every Christmas. 

1152
00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:57,130
Aw. 

1153
00:48:57,230 --> 00:48:58,130
Ben, what are you
going to do when 

1154
00:48:58,230 --> 00:49:00,730
Beth has to go back to
school in January? 

1155
00:49:01,700 --> 00:49:03,970
I don't even want to
think about it. 

1156
00:49:04,070 --> 00:49:09,380
If she didn't already have a
job, I'd hire her on the spot. 

1157
00:49:09,480 --> 00:49:11,880
Anyway, I got to
go pay for this. 

1158
00:49:11,980 --> 00:49:13,580
It was nice to see you guys. 

1159
00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:16,550
See you. 

1160
00:49:16,650 --> 00:49:18,550
Ben has a thing
for your sister. 

1161
00:49:18,650 --> 00:49:19,890
I hope so. 

1162
00:49:19,990 --> 00:49:24,660
She deserves someone
to be her biggest fan. 

1163
00:49:27,530 --> 00:49:30,060
So I normally don't let
my guard down so fast, 

1164
00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:33,770
but I feel like
I can trust you. 

1165
00:49:33,870 --> 00:49:34,770
I wanted to let you
know that your 

1166
00:49:34,870 --> 00:49:37,400
pep talk really paid off
for me last night. 

1167
00:49:37,500 --> 00:49:38,670
In what way? 

1168
00:49:38,770 --> 00:49:40,740
Got a burst of inspiration, and 

1169
00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:45,010
when the sun came up, I had
a totally new proof of concept. 

1170
00:49:45,110 --> 00:49:46,610
You were writing all night? 

1171
00:49:46,710 --> 00:49:50,620
Mmhmm, got in the zone.
It felt amazing. 

1172
00:49:50,720 --> 00:49:53,520
I can't tell you how relieved
I am to hear that. 

1173
00:49:53,620 --> 00:49:54,720
Relieved? 

1174
00:49:54,820 --> 00:49:57,760
Like as a fellow
writer or what? 

1175
00:49:57,860 --> 00:50:01,430
Yeah. All of it. You know,
I care about you. 

1176
00:50:01,530 --> 00:50:03,360
I want to see you succeed. 

1177
00:50:07,030 --> 00:50:08,530
Any chance you'd
want to read it 

1178
00:50:08,630 --> 00:50:10,040
and give me your
honest feedback? 

1179
00:50:11,800 --> 00:50:12,770
I'd be happy to. 

1180
00:50:12,870 --> 00:50:16,680
She's home. 

1181
00:50:36,030 --> 00:50:37,760
Three days and counting. 

1182
00:50:37,860 --> 00:50:40,430
I know, I'm counting
with you babe. 

1183
00:50:40,530 --> 00:50:42,640
Hey, listen, there
was some news 

1184
00:50:42,740 --> 00:50:44,840
this morning when I woke up. 

1185
00:50:44,940 --> 00:50:47,570
My Christmas leave is
being denied again. 

1186
00:50:48,210 --> 00:50:51,240
John, we miss you so much. 

1187
00:50:54,580 --> 00:50:55,980
This is just really hard. 

1188
00:50:56,080 --> 00:50:56,620
I know. 

1189
00:50:56,720 --> 00:50:58,150
I know. I miss you, too. 

1190
00:50:58,250 --> 00:51:01,650
I'll make it up to you
and Daisy some way somehow. 

1191
00:51:01,750 --> 00:51:04,520
I know you will. 

1192
00:51:04,620 --> 00:51:05,660
Look you have to be
brave for us,

1193
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:09,060
so we'll be brave for you too. 

1194
00:51:09,160 --> 00:51:13,230
Bravest woman I know. 

1195
00:51:13,330 --> 00:51:15,170
Daisy's working on a
surprise for you. 

1196
00:51:16,300 --> 00:51:17,870
She's sweet like her momma is. 

1197
00:51:18,970 --> 00:51:20,570
Come on, now you're
making me cry 

1198
00:51:20,670 --> 00:51:22,740
with all these guys around. 

1199
00:51:22,840 --> 00:51:24,140
Me, too. 

1200
00:51:43,060 --> 00:51:46,030
I've put up a prayer or two on
these walls over the years. 

1201
00:51:46,870 --> 00:51:49,670
Me too. They've all
been about Amy. 

1202
00:51:53,310 --> 00:51:55,740
Thanks for your help, Jo, and
helping me shop for her. 

1203
00:51:55,840 --> 00:51:59,750
Hey, what about
something like this? 

1204
00:51:59,850 --> 00:52:01,610
I like it, but Amy's really 

1205
00:52:01,710 --> 00:52:04,220
picky about what
jewelry she'll wear. 

1206
00:52:04,320 --> 00:52:07,690
Yeah.

1207
00:52:07,790 --> 00:52:09,560
Maybe a scented candle. 

1208
00:52:12,390 --> 00:52:13,990
Wait is this dill? 

1209
00:52:14,090 --> 00:52:16,360
We sprinkle this on our turkey
sandwiches at work. 

1210
00:52:16,460 --> 00:52:19,370
Maybe look for something that
appeals to her artistic side. 

1211
00:52:19,470 --> 00:52:20,870
Like what? 

1212
00:52:20,970 --> 00:52:22,070
You're her boyfriend. 

1213
00:52:22,170 --> 00:52:23,370
Yeah, but you're her sister and 

1214
00:52:23,470 --> 00:52:26,310
I'm internationally known for
being mediocre at gift giving. 

1215
00:52:26,410 --> 00:52:29,810
Just keep your eyes open. 

1216
00:52:31,280 --> 00:52:32,140
Hey you remember greater than, 

1217
00:52:32,250 --> 00:52:33,750
less than math from
elementary school? 

1218
00:52:33,850 --> 00:52:35,650
Yeah. 

1219
00:52:35,980 --> 00:52:39,290
Amy's greater than,
I'm the other one. 

1220
00:52:40,450 --> 00:52:42,050
That's not really
how math works.

1221
00:52:42,150 --> 00:52:45,730
Is too. I mean, she's this
talented artist and 

1222
00:52:45,830 --> 00:52:47,230
I feel like she's above
my pay grade. 

1223
00:52:47,330 --> 00:52:50,900
Laurie does Amy love you? 

1224
00:52:51,000 --> 00:52:52,160
Think so. 

1225
00:52:52,270 --> 00:52:54,000
So if you are less than that 

1226
00:52:54,100 --> 00:52:55,870
means Amy has poor taste, 

1227
00:52:55,970 --> 00:53:00,340
and how would that be possible
if she's such a great artist? 

1228
00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:02,010
Wait, you're right. 

1229
00:53:03,010 --> 00:53:04,680
We all know I'm a
hopeless romantic. 

1230
00:53:05,580 --> 00:53:07,150
Thanks, Jo. 

1231
00:53:07,250 --> 00:53:09,480
Besides, I've been talking to
Amy about you, 

1232
00:53:09,580 --> 00:53:11,180
and I've never heard her
gush about any one 

1233
00:53:11,280 --> 00:53:12,820
the way she does about you. 

1234
00:53:12,920 --> 00:53:15,150
She adores you, 

1235
00:53:15,260 --> 00:53:18,120
and she wants a
future with you. 

1236
00:53:18,220 --> 00:53:21,590
A future? 

1237
00:53:29,300 --> 00:53:30,370
Merry Christmas, Susanna. 

1238
00:53:30,470 --> 00:53:32,340
Just the person I was
hoping to talk to. 

1239
00:53:32,440 --> 00:53:34,110
Fritz, it's important. 

1240
00:53:34,210 --> 00:53:35,480
Okay, but I was,
I was just about 

1241
00:53:35,580 --> 00:53:37,940
to ping you with really
good news about Jo. 

1242
00:53:38,040 --> 00:53:39,350
I'm afraid it's too late. 

1243
00:53:39,450 --> 00:53:41,810
What do you mean it's too late? 

1244
00:53:41,910 --> 00:53:45,350
The pub board told
me to pull the plug. 

1245
00:53:45,450 --> 00:53:47,450
Wait, I thought she had
until the new year? 

1246
00:53:47,550 --> 00:53:49,860
So did I. 

1247
00:53:49,960 --> 00:53:51,290
But Jo just handed
me a new proof 

1248
00:53:51,390 --> 00:53:53,290
of concept that
she really loves. 

1249
00:53:53,390 --> 00:53:55,330
Can't you go back to the
board for some more time? 

1250
00:53:55,430 --> 00:53:57,030
Have you read it? 

1251
00:53:57,130 --> 00:53:58,830
I was just about to. 

1252
00:53:58,930 --> 00:54:01,500
She asked me to read
it and give her my notes. 

1253
00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:03,940
So you finally told her why
you're really there? 

1254
00:54:04,040 --> 00:54:05,610
No, not exactly, but it's still 

1255
00:54:05,710 --> 00:54:08,110
working out the way you hoped. 

1256
00:54:08,210 --> 00:54:09,440
Fritz, I know you've
grown fond of her, 

1257
00:54:09,540 --> 00:54:11,380
but the board wants to start 

1258
00:54:11,480 --> 00:54:13,380
the new year with
a clean slate. 

1259
00:54:13,480 --> 00:54:15,480
Out with the old deals and
in with the new. 

1260
00:54:15,580 --> 00:54:18,120
She is going to be wrecked. 

1261
00:54:18,220 --> 00:54:19,550
I'm not at all happy
with how this 

1262
00:54:19,650 --> 00:54:22,560
is shaking out, but it's
out of my hands. 

1263
00:54:22,660 --> 00:54:25,930
Sometimes our business
leaves no space for feelings. 

1264
00:54:26,030 --> 00:54:27,060
Well, for writers
who pour their 

1265
00:54:27,160 --> 00:54:28,490
hearts and souls
into their projects, 

1266
00:54:28,590 --> 00:54:32,130
it is always about
feelings, not just business. 

1267
00:54:32,230 --> 00:54:34,130
I know. 

1268
00:54:34,230 --> 00:54:35,970
So when are you
going to tell her? 

1269
00:54:36,070 --> 00:54:37,170
I'm going to call her. 

1270
00:54:37,270 --> 00:54:40,140
She's a pro. She'll bounce back
one way or another. 

1271
00:54:40,240 --> 00:54:42,640
Please, Susanna,
this isn't right. 

1272
00:54:42,740 --> 00:54:45,240
Fritz, I just want to thank
you for giving it a try. 

1273
00:54:45,350 --> 00:54:48,950
I'm just sorry it was to no
avail, I truly am.

1274
00:54:49,050 --> 00:54:51,180
I guess now you can get
started on that ski trip. 

1275
00:55:03,300 --> 00:55:04,600
From her house
by the river, the 

1276
00:55:04,700 --> 00:55:06,500
Beaver Princess saw
the wolverines 

1277
00:55:06,600 --> 00:55:07,600
approaching and she knew it 

1278
00:55:07,700 --> 00:55:10,400
wouldn't be long before
they collapsed the dam 

1279
00:55:10,500 --> 00:55:12,610
flooding the Beaver kingdom. 

1280
00:55:12,710 --> 00:55:13,670
If only there was something
she could do, 

1281
00:55:13,770 --> 00:55:17,410
some way to defend what
was rightfully hers, 

1282
00:55:17,510 --> 00:55:20,580
and then she remembered... 

1283
00:55:20,680 --> 00:55:28,350
Um, Beth do you mind
taking over for a second? 

1284
00:55:34,690 --> 00:55:36,800
How was the Beaver
Princess ever to save 

1285
00:55:36,900 --> 00:55:40,270
the River kingdom from
the wolverines?

1286
00:55:40,370 --> 00:55:43,440
Hey, I didn't know you
we're stopping by. 

1287
00:55:43,540 --> 00:55:46,270
What is it? 

1288
00:55:46,370 --> 00:55:52,110
I, um, I haven't been
completely truthful with you. 

1289
00:55:52,210 --> 00:55:54,250
What do you mean? 

1290
00:55:54,350 --> 00:55:55,820
Well, I really was
a travel writer 

1291
00:55:55,920 --> 00:55:57,020
back in the day, and I would 

1292
00:55:57,120 --> 00:56:00,820
really love to do a Christmas
piece on Alcott Grove... 

1293
00:56:00,920 --> 00:56:02,460
But... 

1294
00:56:02,560 --> 00:56:05,890
But it's not the only
reason I'm here. 

1295
00:56:05,990 --> 00:56:09,330
Okay. What is happening
right now? 

1296
00:56:09,430 --> 00:56:10,900
I work for Orchard House 

1297
00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:14,630
and I was recently promoted to
associate editor there. 

1298
00:56:14,730 --> 00:56:16,640
So, 

1299
00:56:16,740 --> 00:56:20,570
Susanna, she sent you
here to spy on me?

1300
00:56:20,670 --> 00:56:26,210
To babysit me, make sure I'm
writing? Is that what this is? 

1301
00:56:26,310 --> 00:56:27,650
I'm such an idiot. 

1302
00:56:27,750 --> 00:56:29,550
Jo, there's really more to it. 

1303
00:56:29,650 --> 00:56:31,380
She assigned me as the editor 

1304
00:56:31,480 --> 00:56:35,350
to your book project because
she wants to see you succeed. 

1305
00:56:35,460 --> 00:56:37,390
She thought maybe I could help
encourage you, you know? 

1306
00:56:37,490 --> 00:56:39,220
And I wanted to tell you
when we first met, 

1307
00:56:39,320 --> 00:56:40,830
but it never seemed like
the right time, 

1308
00:56:40,930 --> 00:56:46,200
and every day that went by
it got harder to say something. 

1309
00:56:46,300 --> 00:56:48,270
And I don't think Susanna 

1310
00:56:48,370 --> 00:56:50,740
wanted to do this, but the
publishing board

1311
00:56:50,840 --> 00:56:54,340
has decided to cancel
your contract. 

1312
00:57:00,510 --> 00:57:01,910
You know, I figured
for her, this is 

1313
00:57:02,010 --> 00:57:04,520
just business, but
I never thought 

1314
00:57:04,620 --> 00:57:05,950
for a second that's
who you were. 

1315
00:57:06,050 --> 00:57:06,950
It's not who I am. 

1316
00:57:07,050 --> 00:57:07,820
You know, here I
thought finally 

1317
00:57:07,920 --> 00:57:09,460
maybe is a guy who doesn't 

1318
00:57:09,560 --> 00:57:12,020
have any other agenda
other than just falling for me. 

1319
00:57:12,120 --> 00:57:14,290
That part is true, Jo. 

1320
00:57:14,390 --> 00:57:16,330
That is the theme
of my life lately. 

1321
00:57:16,430 --> 00:57:18,330
I go out on an emotional limb 

1322
00:57:18,430 --> 00:57:20,670
and people cut out the
branch behind me. 

1323
00:57:20,770 --> 00:57:23,640
Jo, look, I know how it seems,
but you have to believe me. 

1324
00:57:23,740 --> 00:57:26,970
The last thing I ever wanted to
do was hurt you. 

1325
00:57:27,070 --> 00:57:30,440
Jo my feelings for
you were real, 

1326
00:57:30,540 --> 00:57:32,680
and I just keep
thinking, what if, 

1327
00:57:32,780 --> 00:57:34,550
what if we had bumped into
each other in the city 

1328
00:57:34,650 --> 00:57:37,050
and this had all
happened naturally? 

1329
00:57:37,150 --> 00:57:38,850
The more time
I've spent with you, 

1330
00:57:38,950 --> 00:57:40,690
the more I wished that this was 

1331
00:57:40,790 --> 00:57:43,790
real and not some work thing. 

1332
00:57:43,890 --> 00:57:45,320
I don't know
what is real anymore. 

1333
00:57:45,420 --> 00:57:46,560
I shouldn't have
deceived you, Jo. 

1334
00:57:46,660 --> 00:57:50,160
I am so, so sorry. 

1335
00:57:50,600 --> 00:57:51,730
Wow. 

1336
00:57:51,830 --> 00:57:55,970
From young adult to apocalyptic
fiction in five minutes. 

1337
00:57:56,570 --> 00:57:58,670
I let you into my heart 

1338
00:57:58,770 --> 00:58:00,470
and I trusted you with it. 

1339
00:58:00,570 --> 00:58:02,910
Seems like all you really cared
about was my writing sample, 

1340
00:58:03,010 --> 00:58:07,080
so I guess that's
where the story ends. 

1341
00:58:21,190 --> 00:58:22,630
Christmas Eve is finally here 

1342
00:58:22,730 --> 00:58:25,060
Alcott Grove and
from W.A.G. Radio, 

1343
00:58:25,160 --> 00:58:27,900
which is basically yours truly,
we wish you a blessed 

1344
00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:33,640
Christmas with all
the people that love you. 

1345
00:58:33,740 --> 00:58:36,640
I think she's still here. 

1346
00:58:36,740 --> 00:58:37,840
Yeah. 

1347
00:58:37,940 --> 00:58:40,950
Jo, you've been moping on the
couch the last two days. 

1348
00:58:41,050 --> 00:58:42,450
Fritz went back to New York.

1349
00:58:42,550 --> 00:58:43,820
Don't let him keep you down. 

1350
00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:45,950
It's Christmas Eve,
and you're skulking. 

1351
00:58:46,050 --> 00:58:47,090
Sulking. 

1352
00:58:47,190 --> 00:58:48,490
One "k," not two. 

1353
00:58:48,590 --> 00:58:50,620
Okay, Merriam-Webster.
Not the point. 

1354
00:58:50,720 --> 00:58:52,490
Jo, we hate seeing
you like this. 

1355
00:58:52,590 --> 00:58:54,030
If God wanted you to
go through this alone, 

1356
00:58:54,130 --> 00:58:57,200
he wouldn't have
given you a sister knot. 

1357
00:58:57,300 --> 00:58:59,160
I just feel so ashamed. 

1358
00:58:59,260 --> 00:59:02,800
I lead with my heart and these
guys stomp on it. 

1359
00:59:02,900 --> 00:59:04,740
What do you mean these guys? 

1360
00:59:04,840 --> 00:59:06,610
First Landon and now Fritz. 

1361
00:59:06,710 --> 00:59:08,010
Well, wait. I thought
you were the 

1362
00:59:08,110 --> 00:59:09,940
one who broke things
off with Landon.

1363
00:59:10,040 --> 00:59:12,850
I haven't been completely
honest with you guys. 

1364
00:59:12,950 --> 00:59:15,580
I was just too embarrassed. 

1365
00:59:15,680 --> 00:59:17,120
One night he asked
me to dinner to 

1366
00:59:17,220 --> 00:59:18,220
tell me something important, 

1367
00:59:18,320 --> 00:59:21,250
and I literally thought he was
going to propose, 

1368
00:59:21,350 --> 00:59:23,720
and instead he tells me that
he's fallen for 

1369
00:59:23,820 --> 00:59:25,560
someone who's a better
match for him. 

1370
00:59:25,660 --> 00:59:27,890
Sis, I'm so sorry. 

1371
00:59:27,990 --> 00:59:30,130
I knew I never liked that guy. 

1372
00:59:30,230 --> 00:59:32,870
He always acted so
self-important. 

1373
00:59:32,970 --> 00:59:36,270
It's not about him or Fritz,
it's about me. 

1374
00:59:36,370 --> 00:59:37,600
I just keep telling
myself I'm not 

1375
00:59:37,700 --> 00:59:39,100
going to get hurt
like that again, 

1376
00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:41,610
and... Am I broken? 

1377
00:59:41,710 --> 00:59:42,910
You're not broken, Jo. 

1378
00:59:43,010 --> 00:59:47,910
You are the strongest person
I know with the warmest heart. 

1379
00:59:48,010 --> 00:59:49,920
Don't blame yourself for what
happened with Fritz. 

1380
00:59:50,020 --> 00:59:51,620
We pushed you
into that, remember? 

1381
00:59:51,720 --> 00:59:53,120
We totally did. 

1382
00:59:53,220 --> 00:59:54,290
You were guarding
your heart, and 

1383
00:59:54,390 --> 00:59:56,890
we told you to stop
playing it safe. 

1384
00:59:56,990 --> 00:59:59,320
We had no idea you
were still hurting. 

1385
00:59:59,420 --> 01:00:02,290
Clearly, you're a better judge
of character than we are. 

1386
01:00:02,390 --> 01:00:03,730
Thank you. 

1387
01:00:03,830 --> 01:00:04,800
It's going to hurt
a little while, 

1388
01:00:04,900 --> 01:00:07,700
but thank you girls
for being there for me. 

1389
01:00:09,230 --> 01:00:10,800
What about your book project? 

1390
01:00:10,900 --> 01:00:11,840
I guess I'm going
to have to look 

1391
01:00:11,940 --> 01:00:13,270
for a new publishing house. 

1392
01:00:13,370 --> 01:00:16,780
Hey Alexandra's
Adventures will go on, 

1393
01:00:16,880 --> 01:00:19,340
and so will Jo March's. 

1394
01:00:19,440 --> 01:00:21,310
I owe you guys an apology. 

1395
01:00:21,410 --> 01:00:22,980
For what? 

1396
01:00:23,080 --> 01:00:25,990
Just been so worried about
John making it home that 

1397
01:00:26,090 --> 01:00:28,190
I failed my
oldest sister duties. 

1398
01:00:28,290 --> 01:00:29,960
No, listen, I can
tell all three 

1399
01:00:30,060 --> 01:00:33,360
of you have been going
through some stuff and 

1400
01:00:33,460 --> 01:00:36,830
just forgive me for not paying
attention like I should have.

1401
01:00:36,930 --> 01:00:38,930
It's Christmas, okay, so 

1402
01:00:39,030 --> 01:00:41,830
my heart is open for business
if any of you need it. 

1403
01:00:41,930 --> 01:00:44,100
Mine too. 

1404
01:00:44,200 --> 01:00:45,640
Same. 

1405
01:00:49,210 --> 01:00:51,780
Alcott Grove, here
is Rodney Eldridge 

1406
01:00:51,880 --> 01:00:55,280
with his very own new original. 

1407
01:00:55,380 --> 01:01:01,120
* All my favorite people
gathered around the table. * 

1408
01:01:01,220 --> 01:01:04,360
* There's a cozy fire and
twinkling lights. * 

1409
01:01:04,460 --> 01:01:07,730
* God, I love this
time of year. * 

1410
01:01:07,830 --> 01:01:10,730
* Sisters in the kitchen. 

1411
01:01:10,830 --> 01:01:13,800
* Those cookies
smell delicious. * 

1412
01:01:13,900 --> 01:01:16,770
* Filling up on love
and cheer. * 

1413
01:01:16,870 --> 01:01:19,770
* All we really
need's right here. * 

1414
01:01:19,870 --> 01:01:26,480
* In a hometown Christmas.

1415
01:01:26,580 --> 01:01:32,120
* A hometown Christmas 

1416
01:01:32,220 --> 01:01:35,290
* Red and evergreen,
oh caroling. * 

1417
01:01:35,390 --> 01:01:36,920
* It's a festive scene. 

1418
01:01:37,020 --> 01:01:44,160
* I'm glad to be in a
hometown Christmas * 

1419
01:01:44,260 --> 01:01:49,100
* A hometown Christmas. 

1420
01:01:49,200 --> 01:01:50,970
Thanks for my doll, Aunt Amy. 

1421
01:01:51,070 --> 01:01:54,310
You're welcome Daisy and
Laurie pitched in too. 

1422
01:01:54,410 --> 01:01:56,140
I'm happy that Santa's not the 

1423
01:01:56,240 --> 01:01:58,780
only one who gives presents. 

1424
01:01:58,880 --> 01:02:02,080
This one's for you, Aunt Beth. 

1425
01:02:02,180 --> 01:02:06,250
Thank you. 

1426
01:02:09,020 --> 01:02:10,390
We had it engraved
with your name 

1427
01:02:10,490 --> 01:02:11,890
and the date you
started teaching 

1428
01:02:11,990 --> 01:02:13,230
at the middle school. 

1429
01:02:13,330 --> 01:02:17,530
We know you can't wait to get
back to conducting your choir. 

1430
01:02:17,630 --> 01:02:21,030
Wait. What's wrong, Beth? 

1431
01:02:21,130 --> 01:02:23,200
I'm, uh, 

1432
01:02:23,300 --> 01:02:24,870
I'm not a music
teacher anymore. 

1433
01:02:24,970 --> 01:02:28,440
I got laid off a
few months ago. 

1434
01:02:28,540 --> 01:02:32,240
Oh no, Beth. 

1435
01:02:32,340 --> 01:02:35,010
It's the real reason
I came back home, 

1436
01:02:35,110 --> 01:02:36,580
and I've been volunteering at
Hummel House. 

1437
01:02:36,680 --> 01:02:41,120
I just, I was afraid
to tell you all. 

1438
01:02:41,220 --> 01:02:43,260
I read about those budget cuts
at the school district. 

1439
01:02:43,360 --> 01:02:44,920
That was you too? 

1440
01:02:45,020 --> 01:02:47,890
All the arts teachers yeah. 

1441
01:02:47,990 --> 01:02:52,030
It was my dream job, 

1442
01:02:52,130 --> 01:02:53,930
and now it's gone. 

1443
01:02:54,030 --> 01:02:55,970
I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

1444
01:02:56,070 --> 01:02:56,900
Beth, God has given you a 

1445
01:02:57,000 --> 01:02:59,240
wonderful gift of
music for a reason. 

1446
01:02:59,340 --> 01:03:01,910
He's not done with you. 

1447
01:03:02,010 --> 01:03:03,580
Dad's always told us that 

1448
01:03:03,680 --> 01:03:06,050
who we are isn't what
we do for work, 

1449
01:03:06,150 --> 01:03:08,980
but what we do
for other people. 

1450
01:03:09,080 --> 01:03:11,020
And you are the epitome 

1451
01:03:11,120 --> 01:03:12,680
of kindness and compassion, 

1452
01:03:12,780 --> 01:03:16,120
and nothing will
ever change that. 

1453
01:03:16,220 --> 01:03:20,330
And believe it or not, I
kind of guessed what happened. 

1454
01:03:20,430 --> 01:03:21,630
You did? 

1455
01:03:21,730 --> 01:03:26,730
Yeah, but we wanted to get
you the baton anyway. 

1456
01:03:26,830 --> 01:03:28,400
I mean, it's only a
matter of time 

1457
01:03:28,500 --> 01:03:29,470
before you're back helping

1458
01:03:29,570 --> 01:03:32,400
students find and
bless the world 

1459
01:03:32,500 --> 01:03:34,470
with their musical gifts. 

1460
01:03:34,570 --> 01:03:36,310
And nothing can keep you from 

1461
01:03:36,410 --> 01:03:39,180
what you were born to do. 

1462
01:03:39,280 --> 01:03:43,750
Thank you Amy.
Thank you, all of you. 

1463
01:03:43,850 --> 01:03:46,050
Speaking of secrets, um, 

1464
01:03:46,150 --> 01:03:49,220
Daisy, can you bring
that gift to Amy? 

1465
01:03:49,320 --> 01:03:51,390
What did you do Laurie? 

1466
01:03:51,490 --> 01:03:53,030
Jo encouraged me. 

1467
01:03:53,130 --> 01:03:54,490
We were out
shopping to be bold, 

1468
01:03:54,590 --> 01:04:01,530
so I decided to
go big or go home. 

1469
01:04:01,630 --> 01:04:04,370
I could have gotten
you a candle or 

1470
01:04:04,470 --> 01:04:09,110
an organic cotton blouse from
locally sourced materials, but 

1471
01:04:09,210 --> 01:04:12,140
I love you, Amy Curtis March

1472
01:04:12,240 --> 01:04:18,180
and I want to spend the
rest of my life with you. 

1473
01:04:18,280 --> 01:04:20,620
Please marry me. 

1474
01:04:20,720 --> 01:04:22,320
Laurie. 

1475
01:04:22,420 --> 01:04:24,490
Yes. 

1476
01:04:24,590 --> 01:04:26,760
But... 

1477
01:04:26,860 --> 01:04:28,890
There's a but? 

1478
01:04:31,430 --> 01:04:36,270
I don't know what to do. 

1479
01:04:39,300 --> 01:04:41,170
I got accepted 

1480
01:04:41,270 --> 01:04:43,780
into the Academy of
Art in Chicago 

1481
01:04:43,880 --> 01:04:45,710
on a full scholarship, 

1482
01:04:45,810 --> 01:04:48,780
and I'm enrolled for
the spring semester. 

1483
01:04:48,880 --> 01:04:51,520
I'm supposed to
start next month. 

1484
01:04:51,620 --> 01:04:53,890
That's amazing. Amy, I mean,
this is your dream. 

1485
01:04:53,990 --> 01:04:54,850
I'm so proud of you. 

1486
01:04:54,950 --> 01:04:58,390
But it's not amazing. 

1487
01:04:58,490 --> 01:05:01,530
I mean, what are we
supposed to do? 

1488
01:05:01,630 --> 01:05:02,690
There were so
many times I wanted

1489
01:05:02,790 --> 01:05:04,860
to tell you, but I thought 

1490
01:05:04,960 --> 01:05:06,770
you would break
up with me because 

1491
01:05:06,870 --> 01:05:08,570
this is your home, and 

1492
01:05:08,670 --> 01:05:09,770
now you've asked
me to marry you, 

1493
01:05:09,870 --> 01:05:12,240
and it's a total mess. 

1494
01:05:12,340 --> 01:05:14,810
Amy, I love you. 

1495
01:05:14,910 --> 01:05:17,480
My home is wherever you go. 

1496
01:05:17,580 --> 01:05:19,950
I'll go anywhere with you. 

1497
01:05:20,050 --> 01:05:21,450
You will? 

1498
01:05:21,550 --> 01:05:23,550
I love Chicago. 

1499
01:05:23,650 --> 01:05:29,450
Hot dogs, deep dish pizza,
Da Bears. 

1500
01:05:29,550 --> 01:05:33,860
Listen, going to this
school was your dream. 

1501
01:05:34,890 --> 01:05:38,700
Let's go and get your dream
together. Okay? 

1502
01:05:43,570 --> 01:05:49,410
Laurie, I love you so much. 

1503
01:05:56,080 --> 01:05:58,980
I knew you would come. 

1504
01:05:59,080 --> 01:06:00,290
John. 

1505
01:06:00,390 --> 01:06:04,260
Hey. 

1506
01:06:09,130 --> 01:06:10,400
John. 

1507
01:06:10,500 --> 01:06:11,700
Hey.

1508
01:06:17,000 --> 01:06:19,170
I don't understand. 

1509
01:06:20,010 --> 01:06:21,510
Me neither. 

1510
01:06:21,610 --> 01:06:22,940
Christmas miracle, I suppose? 

1511
01:06:23,040 --> 01:06:25,580
I just kept asking upstairs. 

1512
01:06:25,680 --> 01:06:26,910
You know, next thing you knew, 

1513
01:06:27,010 --> 01:06:29,410
I had a free seat on a C-130. 

1514
01:06:29,510 --> 01:06:31,750
Didn't even have
time to call you. 

1515
01:06:31,850 --> 01:06:33,090
Surprise. 

1516
01:06:33,190 --> 01:06:36,090
This is amazing. 

1517
01:06:36,190 --> 01:06:38,090
Hi, everybody. 

1518
01:06:38,190 --> 01:06:39,420
Welcome home. 

1519
01:06:39,520 --> 01:06:41,430
Daddy, I got a present for you. 

1520
01:06:41,530 --> 01:06:42,530
What? 

1521
01:06:42,630 --> 01:06:43,630
I love presents. 

1522
01:06:43,730 --> 01:06:45,560
Especially when
they're from you. 

1523
01:06:45,660 --> 01:06:48,770
Let's see it. Okay. 

1524
01:06:48,870 --> 01:06:54,410
Knowing you this is a
wonderful piece of artwork. 

1525
01:06:54,510 --> 01:06:55,110
Is that me? 

1526
01:06:55,210 --> 01:06:55,570
Yes. 

1527
01:06:55,670 --> 01:06:58,610
I have wings? 

1528
01:06:58,710 --> 01:07:03,080
Told you he would get
home with the wings mommy. 

1529
01:07:03,180 --> 01:07:06,320
Wow. Thank you.
Wow, I love it. 

1530
01:07:13,290 --> 01:07:14,860
Hey, there's another gift. 

1531
01:07:14,960 --> 01:07:19,700
It's from Grandma and
Grandpa to the March sisters. 

1532
01:07:19,800 --> 01:07:26,110
Jo, you want to do the honors? 

1533
01:07:33,310 --> 01:07:34,580
Precious daughters. 

1534
01:07:34,680 --> 01:07:35,980
We pray your first
Christmas Eve 

1535
01:07:36,080 --> 01:07:38,920
without us is a night of
miracles for all of you. 

1536
01:07:39,020 --> 01:07:41,650
Well you can say that again. 

1537
01:07:41,750 --> 01:07:42,720
Your dad and I wanted to do 

1538
01:07:42,820 --> 01:07:44,560
something special for you. 

1539
01:07:44,660 --> 01:07:45,820
The Bible says that a cord of 

1540
01:07:45,920 --> 01:07:48,190
three strands is
not easily broken. 

1541
01:07:48,290 --> 01:07:49,660
That's the bond
that you sisters

1542
01:07:49,760 --> 01:07:53,670
have always had,
and we pray you always will. 

1543
01:07:53,770 --> 01:07:56,000
Wear these sister knot
necklaces with pride, 

1544
01:07:56,100 --> 01:07:58,670
and remember that no matter
where you are in the world, 

1545
01:07:58,770 --> 01:08:00,940
you will always
be the March sisters. 

1546
01:08:01,040 --> 01:08:02,770
Nothing can ever divide family. 

1547
01:08:02,870 --> 01:08:06,180
Merry Christmas.
Love, Mom and Dad. 

1548
01:08:08,350 --> 01:08:10,150
Uh, hey, everyone. 

1549
01:08:10,250 --> 01:08:11,950
Sorry to ruin this
tender family moment, 

1550
01:08:12,050 --> 01:08:14,720
but are we heading to church? 

1551
01:08:19,020 --> 01:08:21,990
For unto us a child is born, 

1552
01:08:22,090 --> 01:08:24,630
a son is given, and 

1553
01:08:24,730 --> 01:08:29,330
the government shall
be upon his shoulders 

1554
01:08:29,430 --> 01:08:32,300
and his name shall be called a
wonderful counselor, 

1555
01:08:32,400 --> 01:08:34,840
the mighty God,
the Prince of Peace, 

1556
01:08:34,940 --> 01:08:37,010
the everlasting Father. 

1557
01:08:37,110 --> 01:08:38,840
Friends. I don't know what
you're facing tonight, 

1558
01:08:38,940 --> 01:08:40,080
I don't know what
you're going through, 

1559
01:08:40,180 --> 01:08:44,780
but what I can tell you is that
you will find the answer 

1560
01:08:44,880 --> 01:08:48,190
in God's miracle of Christmas. 

1561
01:08:48,290 --> 01:08:50,990
You see, the Christmas
story is a story of love, 

1562
01:08:51,090 --> 01:08:54,830
and that love sets us free. 

1563
01:08:54,930 --> 01:08:58,330
That love gets us through
some of the toughest times 

1564
01:08:58,430 --> 01:09:02,170
and that love brings us home. 

1565
01:09:02,270 --> 01:09:03,800
That's why we're here tonight,

1566
01:09:03,900 --> 01:09:08,110
on this Christmas Eve, to
celebrate that love. 

1567
01:09:08,210 --> 01:09:10,240
Now would y'all give
a nice Alcott Grove 

1568
01:09:10,340 --> 01:09:14,110
welcome to someone that's
near and dear to my heart. 

1569
01:09:14,210 --> 01:09:16,110
I'm talking about my mama. 

1570
01:09:16,220 --> 01:09:17,750
Bertie Henderson is here, and 

1571
01:09:17,850 --> 01:09:19,320
she's come to sing
a very special 

1572
01:09:19,420 --> 01:09:20,890
song we're going
to sing together. 

1573
01:09:20,990 --> 01:09:26,060
Would y'all make her feel
welcome. Come on, momma. 

1574
01:09:29,890 --> 01:09:32,160
I'm so glad you're here. 

1575
01:09:32,260 --> 01:09:34,930
* There's a joy at Christmas 

1576
01:09:35,030 --> 01:09:37,400
* and the world awaits. 

1577
01:09:37,500 --> 01:09:42,410
* That joy of Christmas,
that joy of faith. * 

1578
01:09:42,510 --> 01:09:45,110
* To all who may wander

1579
01:09:45,210 --> 01:09:47,450
* under lights by the tree. 

1580
01:09:47,550 --> 01:09:53,020
* That joy of Christmas is
for you and for me. * 

1581
01:09:53,120 --> 01:10:02,990
* Let there be joy to all on
this blessed day. * 

1582
01:10:03,090 --> 01:10:07,100
* Let there be joy. 

1583
01:10:07,200 --> 01:10:14,370
* I pray it comes your way. 

1584
01:10:14,470 --> 01:10:17,010
* Sing joy. 

1585
01:10:17,110 --> 01:10:20,850
* Sing about it. 

1586
01:10:20,950 --> 01:10:24,550
* Here comes Santa Claus. 

1587
01:10:24,650 --> 01:10:37,200
* Oh Joy. Right down
Santa Claus Lane. * 

1588
01:10:37,300 --> 01:10:48,370
* Joy. There's a
joy at Christmas. * 

1589
01:10:48,470 --> 01:10:51,340
* There's a joy for all, 

1590
01:10:51,440 --> 01:10:53,910
* every girl and boy. 

1591
01:10:54,010 --> 01:10:56,210
* Ringing the holiday, 

1592
01:10:56,320 --> 01:10:59,050
* and remember what we said. 

1593
01:10:59,150 --> 01:11:03,890
* There is a joy at Christmas.
What a special day. *

1594
01:11:03,990 --> 01:11:06,990
* Joy to the world. 

1595
01:11:07,090 --> 01:11:14,170
* Joy it brings.
Joy to the world. * 

1596
01:11:14,270 --> 01:11:19,270
* Joy at Christmas.
And the world awaits. * 

1597
01:11:19,370 --> 01:11:24,280
* There's a joy at Christmas
and that's our faith. * 

1598
01:11:24,380 --> 01:11:28,110
* Joy 

1599
01:11:28,210 --> 01:11:34,620
* Thank you for your Joy 

1600
01:11:34,720 --> 01:11:41,330
* Thank you for your Joy 

1601
01:11:41,430 --> 01:11:46,000
* Joy. 

1602
01:11:46,100 --> 01:11:49,670
* Joy to the world. 

1603
01:11:49,770 --> 01:11:52,500
* The Lord has come. 

1604
01:11:52,600 --> 01:11:55,710
* Lord. All is right. 

1605
01:11:55,810 --> 01:11:57,980
* All is calm. 

1606
01:11:58,080 --> 01:11:59,110
He's here, you know? 

1607
01:11:59,210 --> 01:12:05,420
* Thank you for your joy. 

1608
01:12:05,520 --> 01:12:13,190
* Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. * 

1609
01:12:13,290 --> 01:12:15,860
Make some noise for my mama. 

1610
01:12:26,570 --> 01:12:29,710
Now, we cannot close out our
Christmas Eve service

1611
01:12:29,810 --> 01:12:33,450
without having our a special
candlelight ceremony. 

1612
01:12:33,550 --> 01:12:35,280
And coming to lead us
in Silent Night 

1613
01:12:35,380 --> 01:12:37,620
is our very own Beth March 

1614
01:12:37,720 --> 01:12:40,280
and our high schooler
Nora Bond, 

1615
01:12:40,390 --> 01:12:43,420
from our own Hummel House
after school center. 

1616
01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:44,760
I don't think I can do this. 

1617
01:12:44,860 --> 01:12:46,460
Yes, you can, Nora. 

1618
01:12:46,560 --> 01:12:49,390
God gave you a beautiful voice. 

1619
01:12:49,490 --> 01:12:51,430
Now, trust him to
give you the confidence. 

1620
01:12:51,530 --> 01:12:53,130
If you will take that
candle in front of you, 

1621
01:12:53,230 --> 01:12:55,470
we'll light up this place like 

1622
01:12:55,570 --> 01:12:58,800
Reverend Alcott's wife
did for her husband 

1623
01:12:58,900 --> 01:13:03,640
on that Christmas Eve
night 100 years ago. 

1624
01:13:03,740 --> 01:13:05,010
Girls. 

1625
01:13:05,680 --> 01:13:06,510
Nora 

1626
01:13:07,450 --> 01:13:10,920
Just close your
eyes and worship. 

1627
01:13:17,420 --> 01:13:27,400
* Silent night, holy night. 

1628
01:13:27,500 --> 01:13:37,280
* All is calm, all is bright. 

1629
01:13:37,380 --> 01:13:48,720
* Round yon virgin
mother and child. * 

1630
01:13:48,820 --> 01:13:59,360
* Holy infant so
tender and mild. * 

1631
01:13:59,460 --> 01:14:09,470
* Sleep in heavenly peace. 

1632
01:14:09,570 --> 01:14:26,930
* Sleep in heavenly peace. 

1633
01:14:31,560 --> 01:14:33,630
Beth, I'm so proud
of you and Nora 

1634
01:14:33,730 --> 01:14:36,500
that it was the most meaningful
candlelight service ever. 

1635
01:14:36,600 --> 01:14:38,340
Thanks sis. 

1636
01:14:38,440 --> 01:14:40,540
Hey. Was I hallucinating 

1637
01:14:40,640 --> 01:14:42,640
or did I see you know
who in the crowd? 

1638
01:14:42,740 --> 01:14:43,710
You did. 

1639
01:14:43,810 --> 01:14:46,040
And what did he want?

1640
01:14:46,140 --> 01:14:47,910
I'm sorry to interrupt, 

1641
01:14:48,010 --> 01:14:51,720
um, Beth could I have
a minute of your time? 

1642
01:14:51,820 --> 01:14:56,760
I'm going to go get
some hot cider. 

1643
01:14:56,860 --> 01:14:59,420
Is everything okay? 

1644
01:14:59,520 --> 01:15:00,830
I'm hoping it will be. 

1645
01:15:00,930 --> 01:15:05,730
I keep having this thought and 

1646
01:15:05,830 --> 01:15:07,930
watching you up
there with Nora, 

1647
01:15:08,030 --> 01:15:11,770
encouraging her
to face her fears, 

1648
01:15:11,870 --> 01:15:14,910
I knew I had to talk to you. 

1649
01:15:15,010 --> 01:15:18,810
Beth this is going to
sound totally crazy, 

1650
01:15:18,910 --> 01:15:22,510
it may and I'm sorry if I'm
overstepping because 

1651
01:15:22,610 --> 01:15:24,450
I know you already have a job, 

1652
01:15:24,550 --> 01:15:26,080
but would you consider coming 

1653
01:15:26,180 --> 01:15:30,960
to work with me at Hummel House
as music director? 

1654
01:15:31,060 --> 01:15:32,490
Yes. 

1655
01:15:32,590 --> 01:15:32,990
Yes? 

1656
01:15:33,090 --> 01:15:35,990
Absolutely. Yes. 

1657
01:15:36,090 --> 01:15:41,970
Your timing is perfect. You
have no idea. Thank you. 

1658
01:15:50,980 --> 01:15:51,980
Hey, Jo. 

1659
01:15:52,780 --> 01:15:56,680
At least you kept one promise. 

1660
01:15:56,780 --> 01:15:58,180
One promise? 

1661
01:15:58,280 --> 01:16:01,620
To make it to the
candlelight service. 

1662
01:16:01,720 --> 01:16:03,190
Just in the nick of time. 

1663
01:16:03,290 --> 01:16:06,790
I'm glad you still want to
write a piece on this town. 

1664
01:16:06,890 --> 01:16:08,260
At least that was real. 

1665
01:16:08,360 --> 01:16:11,200
I deserve that. 

1666
01:16:13,230 --> 01:16:17,270
Jo there was a lot more
real than just that. 

1667
01:16:17,370 --> 01:16:18,300
I should have told
you why I was 

1668
01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:22,040
here from the very
first moment I met you. 

1669
01:16:22,140 --> 01:16:26,810
You introduced me to your
family, to your town, 

1670
01:16:26,910 --> 01:16:29,280
you opened your life to me. 

1671
01:16:29,380 --> 01:16:32,720
More importantly, you opened
your heart to me, 

1672
01:16:32,820 --> 01:16:36,620
and I'm so sorry I wasn't
fully honest with you. 

1673
01:16:36,720 --> 01:16:39,320
Thank you for saying that. 

1674
01:16:39,420 --> 01:16:42,160
It made me sad that you
couldn't be honest with me. 

1675
01:16:42,260 --> 01:16:46,970
You were afraid
I would reject you? 

1676
01:16:47,070 --> 01:16:47,900
I know that you were under 

1677
01:16:48,000 --> 01:16:50,100
pressure from Susanna
just like I was. 

1678
01:16:50,200 --> 01:16:53,840
But it's no excuse for
breaking your trust. 

1679
01:16:53,940 --> 01:16:55,170
Isn't you being here
going to mess 

1680
01:16:55,270 --> 01:16:58,240
things up at Orchard House? 

1681
01:16:58,340 --> 01:17:02,110
Yeah, yeah it could have.

1682
01:17:02,210 --> 01:17:07,720
While I was flying back to
New York, I had an idea. 

1683
01:17:07,820 --> 01:17:09,250
I talked to Susanna and
I convinced her 

1684
01:17:09,350 --> 01:17:12,260
to read your new
proof of concept. 

1685
01:17:12,360 --> 01:17:15,190
She loved it as much as I do. 

1686
01:17:15,290 --> 01:17:16,860
She loved it? 

1687
01:17:16,960 --> 01:17:22,070
And we both agree you are on
to something incredible. 

1688
01:17:22,170 --> 01:17:24,070
So I told her she
owed it to you 

1689
01:17:24,170 --> 01:17:25,240
to go back to the
board one more 

1690
01:17:25,340 --> 01:17:29,010
time and fight for you, 

1691
01:17:29,110 --> 01:17:33,010
and if they resisted
then I'd quit. 

1692
01:17:33,110 --> 01:17:35,850
She threatened to quit, too, 

1693
01:17:35,950 --> 01:17:37,880
and they folded
like a cheap tent. 

1694
01:17:37,980 --> 01:17:41,250
I don't know what to say.

1695
01:17:41,350 --> 01:17:44,120
You did all that for me? 

1696
01:17:44,220 --> 01:17:45,420
Thank you. 

1697
01:17:45,520 --> 01:17:49,430
Don't thank me. It was
your pages that did it. 

1698
01:17:49,530 --> 01:17:50,900
That night in the car, when you 

1699
01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:52,300
told me about your all
night writing sessions, 

1700
01:17:52,400 --> 01:17:55,270
I could see it in you, 

1701
01:17:55,370 --> 01:17:58,140
in your smile, 

1702
01:17:58,240 --> 01:18:02,970
in the joy in your eyes. 

1703
01:18:03,070 --> 01:18:04,880
I remember when
I told you about 

1704
01:18:04,980 --> 01:18:07,950
that unbreakable bond
I have with my sisters. 

1705
01:18:08,050 --> 01:18:09,310
Yeah? 

1706
01:18:13,120 --> 01:18:14,190
There's something
you said about 

1707
01:18:14,290 --> 01:18:16,220
writing the story that I know, 

1708
01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:18,220
and after knocking
my head against 

1709
01:18:18,320 --> 01:18:21,560
a wall trying to
think of a good idea,

1710
01:18:21,660 --> 01:18:23,830
you helped me realize that 

1711
01:18:23,930 --> 01:18:27,400
maybe that story's
been here all along. 

1712
01:18:29,400 --> 01:18:33,540
Four sisters growing up
in a small town 

1713
01:18:33,640 --> 01:18:35,910
falling in love, 

1714
01:18:36,010 --> 01:18:38,540
having their hearts broken, 

1715
01:18:38,640 --> 01:18:41,210
discovering who they are, 

1716
01:18:41,310 --> 01:18:42,380
learning to lean on each other 

1717
01:18:42,480 --> 01:18:47,390
when life just feels like it's
too much to handle. 

1718
01:18:47,490 --> 01:18:50,890
Well, I hope
Orchard House is prepared. 

1719
01:18:50,990 --> 01:18:52,920
Prepare for what? 

1720
01:18:53,020 --> 01:18:55,230
Their next best seller, 

1721
01:18:55,330 --> 01:18:59,230
assuming I do my
job as your editor. 

1722
01:18:59,330 --> 01:19:02,530
But beyond the
book, Jo, I just, 

1723
01:19:02,630 --> 01:19:10,610
I hope you know how sorry I am
for everything that happened. 

1724
01:19:11,340 --> 01:19:16,580
Let's get a hot chocolate. 

1725
01:19:16,680 --> 01:19:17,980
You know, my folks
always taught 

1726
01:19:18,080 --> 01:19:21,290
me that eventually everyone
needs do-overs. 

1727
01:19:21,390 --> 01:19:23,990
Everyone deserves grace from
time to time, 

1728
01:19:24,090 --> 01:19:26,460
and as hard as it is,
giving that grace 

1729
01:19:26,560 --> 01:19:29,160
is just a better way
for me to live. 

1730
01:19:29,260 --> 01:19:31,100
That's been the heart
of my kids books. 

1731
01:19:31,200 --> 01:19:33,970
Life's too short to
hang on to grudges. 

1732
01:19:34,070 --> 01:19:38,170
So I absolve you of your
mess up Friedrich Baehr. 

1733
01:19:38,270 --> 01:19:39,540
So you forgive me? 

1734
01:19:39,640 --> 01:19:40,700
I do. 

1735
01:19:40,810 --> 01:19:46,180
I didn't expect that or
deserve it, but thank you.

1736
01:19:46,280 --> 01:19:48,350
And no need
to rehash everything. 

1737
01:19:48,450 --> 01:19:50,210
I'm okay if we go
our separate ways 

1738
01:19:50,310 --> 01:19:54,350
and hold on at least to
a few of the nice memories. 

1739
01:19:54,450 --> 01:19:56,450
I don't want to go
my separate way. 

1740
01:19:56,550 --> 01:19:58,190
I don't know what
to say to that. 

1741
01:19:58,290 --> 01:20:01,360
All the scenarios in my head,
that really wasn't one of them. 

1742
01:20:01,460 --> 01:20:03,560
Jo, you live your life
with an open heart 

1743
01:20:03,660 --> 01:20:06,460
and it is, amongst
so many other things, 

1744
01:20:06,560 --> 01:20:08,370
the best part about you 

1745
01:20:08,470 --> 01:20:12,140
and the rest of us
are blessed because of it. 

1746
01:20:12,240 --> 01:20:15,210
But only if we're smart
enough to hold onto it.

1747
01:20:15,310 --> 01:20:22,680
What are you saying? 

1748
01:20:48,140 --> 01:20:51,410
Well, folks, it looks
like we've finally got 

1749
01:20:51,510 --> 01:20:54,680
that snow we've all
been waiting for. 

1750
01:20:54,780 --> 01:20:58,080
That's another Christmas Eve
in the books. 

1751
01:20:58,180 --> 01:21:04,120
God bless you, everybody, and
from W.A.G. Radio, 

1752
01:21:04,220 --> 01:21:10,430
Merry Christmas Alcott Grove. 

1753
01:21:10,530 --> 01:21:15,870
* Everybody's waited
the whole year long, * 

1754
01:21:15,970 --> 01:21:21,510
* counting down those
days until Christmas comes. * 

1755
01:21:21,610 --> 01:21:26,840
* Chill is on the breeze, and
the family's all in town. * 

1756
01:21:26,950 --> 01:21:31,350
* The lights are on the trees,
and it won't be too long now. * 

1757
01:21:31,450 --> 01:21:32,880
Please tell me there's
more cinnamon rolls. 

1758
01:21:32,980 --> 01:21:36,720
There's another ten
in the oven. 

1759
01:21:36,820 --> 01:21:40,620
Hey, anyone seen
Jo this morning? 

1760
01:21:40,720 --> 01:21:42,190
She was writing when
I went to sleep, 

1761
01:21:42,290 --> 01:21:48,170
and writing when I woke up. 

1762
01:22:02,480 --> 01:22:06,820
Hey Daisy look. 

1763
01:22:10,850 --> 01:22:15,960
* Let's make a memory, you'll
cherish through the years * 

1764
01:22:16,060 --> 01:22:18,630
* This is the most
wonderful time, * 

1765
01:22:18,730 --> 01:22:21,270
* and that time is
finally here * 

1766
01:22:21,370 --> 01:22:23,800
* Feels like joy to the world 

1767
01:22:23,900 --> 01:22:26,640
* Feels like snow in the air 

1768
01:22:26,740 --> 01:22:29,970
* Feels like choirs singing,
church bells ringing, * 

1769
01:22:30,070 --> 01:22:33,740
* hope is everywhere