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Hey, guys.

So, today we’re talking figgy pudding.

What the dickens is figgy pudding?

Well, it’s a favorite Christmastime dessert

in England,

and it’s basically a steamed cake

filled with currants, raisins, and brandy,

and it also served as the centerpiece

in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,

written in 1843.

Why do we sing about it?

Why won’t we leave unless we get some?

At least according to the lyrics of

"We Wish You A Merry Christmas."

It was believed to be sung by children

in Victorian England,

as they would go door to door singing Christmas carols

on Christmas Eve, hoping for sweet rewards.

Thanks for tuning in to a Merry Minute episode

of "Yule Time Yums."

In our next full episode of "Yule Time Yums,"

we’ll be baking gingerbread men. And make sure to check out

our recent episode where we made a favorite party mix snack.

Happy cheers.

Oh!

[OVEN DINGS]

More.

Be more.

Okay, here we go.

[EXHALES]

[CHIMING]

Okay, that’s one more than last week.

Hey, Cate.

-Hey. -How’s Hortense today?

No change, I’m afraid.

Well, I brought her some birthday treats.

-Oh. -And for you,

some homemade gingerbread cookies.

Oh, my goodness. Thank you, Alice.

Oh, before I forget, for the other birthday girls,

-Helen and Suzanne. -Oh, my goodness.

Thank you.

-Tell them I say hi, okay? -I will.

Thanks.

Hi, Mom.

Miss you so much.

Hortense.

Hi.

It’s December 8th.

So happy birthday to you.

I made some figgy pudding this morning in your honor.

Mom always said you loved England.

I also brought us some English wassail to celebrate.

And I--

I remember mom said this was your favorite.

Plus, it is Christmastime, so.

[CHRISTMAS SONG PLAYING ON PHONE]

Holly?

♪ The holly...

My mom.

♪ Is a special song for me

♪ It brings back a time ♪

My ring.

This was my mom’s ring.

♪ You were here right next to me ♪

I’ve worn it every day since she passed.

♪ I’ll be home for Christmas

♪ I’ll be there with you singing softly ♪

James.

Dance.

[HORTENSE HUMMING]

How about I wheel you back into your room

and tuck you in for a nap?

My girl.

ALICE: Hey, Uncle Linus, I have bar snacks.

LINUS: Oh, my favorite niece.

ALICE: Well, your only niece, but I appreciate the sentiment.

Hey, guys.

-Hello, my miracle girl. -Hi.

Hey, why do you always call Alice your miracle girl?

Because her mother, Holly and I

tried to get pregnant for years,

and we had no luck.

This one came into the world and it was truly a miracle.

-Okay, Dad. -It’s true.

Louis, I’ll see you next week.

-Thank you, Joe. -Bye, Joe.

[SIGHS] So, uh,

did you visit the home today?

I did, yeah.

Um, Hortense responded.

She had a couple lucid minutes and mumbled a few words.

She hasn’t responded since--

since mom died.

Yeah, I know.

It was a moment.

What do you think triggered it?

Well, it’s her birthday today.

-Oh. -The big 101.

-Wow. -Yeah.

So I brought her some English goodies,

including some figgy pudding, which I made this morning.

♪ We won’t go until we get some We won’t go until we ♪

You watched my Merry Minute.

And I liked it, and I shared it.

Oh, well, thank you, Uncle Linus.

We appreciate your support.

So, have you thought about what time

you want me over in the morning?

I was thinking of French toast

and maple smoked bacon for breakfast

before I clean the house.

You don’t have to make breakfast for me every day.

Whoa, I--

Tomorrow’s cleaning day. I mean,

you don’t want French toast and bacon?

I-- I love your breakfasts.

It’s just that, you know, you do so much for me already, and--

I love hanging out with you.

[CHUCKLES] I know you do. I feel the same way.

I mean, it’s been you and me ever since your mom died.

But, you know, at some point

you’re gonna have to stop taking responsibility for me.

I don’t feel responsible.

Really.

[CELLPHONE BUZZING]

-Hey, Cate. Is everything okay? -Hey.

I’m sorry to call so late, but I--

I thought you’d want to know that Hortense has taken a turn.

She probably won’t make it through the night.

Okay. I’ll be there soon. Thanks.

-Hey. -Hey.

Thanks for getting here so quickly.

Her body’s shutting down.

-She mentioned your mom. -She had another lucid moment?

Well, she instructed me to give Holly her trunk

just before she lost consciousness.

In her confused state,

she thinks your mom is still alive.

She had one trunk of personal belongings

that we kept for her,

and I think she wanted Holly,

which means you now, to have that.

What will happen to her after she passes?

Well, she has no family,

so she becomes a ward of the state,

and they’ll handle her remains.

Well, I’m sure my dad would agree,

we’ll take care of all the arrangements.

-Okay. Thanks, Alice. -Thank you.

Let’s put it up here.

-Thanks, Joe. -No problem.

-I’ll see you next week. -Yeah.

LOUIS: Oh, wow.

-I’m so sorry, Alice. -Thanks.

Oh, baby.

So this is all Hortense had?

Yeah. Yeah. Besides the stuff in her nursing room.

Just like some clothes, toiletries, pajamas,

and the blanket Mom made her.

I told Cate to keep the blanket

and to donate the rest of her belongings.

-Wow. -Oh, wow. This is beautiful.

"I was wearing this the first time I met James."

-Oh. -Who’s James?

There’s more sweaters.

-These are old. -Yeah.

"This lace covered the table

when I cooked James’ favorite meal."

Who is this James? [CHUCKLES]

Wow. Look at her uniforms here.

-LOUIS: Red Cross. Oh, my gosh. -Red Cross.

-LOUIS: World War Two. -This is--

ALICE: Hortense was an artist.

"Winterland Castle."

I wonder where Winterland Castle is.

ALICE: It says England.

"I wish I hadn’t buried our memories there.

When I’m gone, I wish to return to our garden."

Let me check.

Dad! Dad, it’s still there.

It’s available for rental.

I mean, it looks brand new.

It’s not even that expensive.

We should bring Hortense’s remains there,

honor her wishes.

We could make a trip out of it. Dad?

Dad. Dad, what is it?

Is that mom holding me as a baby?

She looks so young. She doesn’t look 48 at all.

That’s Hortense holding a baby.

I think Hortense was your mom’s mother.

I don’t understand. What?

Look at the ring Hortense is wearing.

ALICE: "Holly. Born September 2nd, 1946."

That’s your mom’s birthday.

What?

You know your mom was adopted,

and she was dropped off at a church

with a blanket, and a ring and a note

saying her name was Holly

and that her birthday was September 2nd.

Dad, do you think Mom knew and just never told us?

No. No.

Your mom said that Hortense arrived at High View

in search of someone,

and she had this massive stroke right after she’d signed in.

And-- And the staff at Highview didn’t know who she was.

They couldn’t find any relatives.

I think she was coming to meet your mom.

Hortense was my grandma.

LOUIS: I think so.

-Is there anything else? -Look at this. Look at this.

[LOUIS CHUCKLES]

You and mom look just like Hortense.

Dad, we have to honor her.

We have to honor Hortense’s final wish.

Oh, honey, we can’t afford to send you across the seas.

We’re still paying off mom’s cancer bills.

I know, but Dad-- Dad, we have to try.

Okay, miracle girl.

[LAUGHING]

Unbelievable.

[AMBIENT MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[DOOR OPENS]

Oh.

LINUS: Hi. I am so sorry, sweetie.

ALICE: It’s fine.

Listen, your dad filled me in on the--

on the castle and Hortense’s burial wish,

and I have an idea.

-Okay? All right. -Okay.

Listen up, everybody. Everybody. Yeah.

Okay. You all know Alice, right?

[ALL CLAPPING]

Beloved niece, daughter, and barkeep.

She makes all the bar snacks for you guys, so,

give it up. Yeah.

Now, follow me on this. Hortense,

which is Alice’s mom’s most treasured resident

in the nursing home that she worked

passed away yesterday.

I know. In a fanciful and-- and fortuitous turn of events,

it turns out that Hortense is Alice’s grandmother.

I know, right?

So, Alice would like to honor her grandmother

by taking her ashes to Europe,

laying her to rest in a very, very special place.

So we are going to do an impromptu fundraiser...

-Oh, boy. -[LINUS CHUCKLES]

...to get Alice to the Winterland Castle.

-To Hortense. -[ALL CHEERING]

Let’s go. Give it up. Here we go.

Ooh. You can come back. That’s good.

Love that, lady. There we go.

[INAUDIBLE]

Thank you. There you go.

Some snacks, anyone?

LINUS: That’s right. Good. Thank you, thank you.

Take us with you.

This is-- This is a lot of shirts.

Look at her. Look, look.

-More. -What?

-I know, right. -Oh.

-There we go. -How?

Looks like you and Hortense are going.

Oh, man.

I’m Alice, by the way.

I think I already said that, but, you know.

You’re Lorenzo, right?

I gotta say, I was quite impressed with

the snack and wine selection they had on the plane.

Especially for those of us in the wayback.

You know, I’m-- I’m a foodie,

so it’s eat, drink, and be merry.

Especially this time of year.

[SERENE MUSIC PLAYING]

This is a castle castle.

So, funny story about the bear.

Um, I actually got him at the airport

because he was wearing a red coat like me,

and so I thought I just had to have it.

Do you like stuffed animals or do you sleep alone?

That sure is a lot of stairs.

Do you take those every day or--

Wow, this place is cool.

So, where do you stay?

Oh, do you like breakfast or are you more--

Thank you.

Okay.

[CELLPHONE RINGING]

Did you make it?

Yeah, I-- I just arrived.

I-- I haven’t even unpacked yet, but I forgot to add to the list

that I scheduled a propane delivery for you.

It should be there the day after tomorrow.

-Also, your food is on-- -Yeah.

You cooked, you baked, you loaded it.

It’s in the refrigerator. It’s on the counter.

Don’t worry about me, okay?

This trip is your journey, right?

I’m okay.

Why don’t you try to get yourself some sleep

and I’ll make myself another cup of coffee.

Without me?

[LOUIS CHUCKLING]

Okay, but your next batch without me

is already measured and filled in the filter in the coffee pot.

I’m done now, I promise.

Focus on the journey.

I love you.

Love you too, Dad.

We made it.

DS TWEETING]

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

Oh! Look at this!

Yes!

Two ovens. Come on.

Oh, yes!

Yes! Yes!

Yes. Yes!

Happy cheers.

Beg your pardon?

Well, it’s rather early to be drinking, no?

Mornings are strictly teetotaler time.

-Well, then, what’s your excuse? -Excuse for what?

For this.

Recipes make me insanely happy.

Keyword "insanely."

Oh, before coffee even. So, you know.

Listen, I’m trying to focus.

So, if you could cease the insane screaming recipe thing,

that would be much appreciated.

Do you work here?

I’m Oliver Colby.

I own the place.

I live here.

Oh, yeah, but I’m renting it for the week.

You’re renting part of it for the week, Miss Kerwin.

Not to worry, I won’t bite.

I won’t even bite if you use some of those recipes.

But the instructions for the rental

are in your kitchen,

so whatever you find there, please help yourself.

Now please stay clear of my private quarters

and enjoy your visit.

Good day.

[SOFTLY] My gosh.

Happy cheers, Lorenzo.

Is the owner always so cactus prickly?

Not Christmas cactus, obviously,

because those actually aren’t that prickly.

Most people don’t know that. Did you?

Hey, hey, wait, wait, wait.

Lorenzo, wait! Ciao! Ciao.

Ciao. Ciao.

Lorenzo. Ciao.

Ciao, ciao. Hi! Oh, hi.

You end up in the most peculiar places, Miss Kerwin.

Please, call me Alice.

I only get called Miss Kerwin at the dentist or the DMV,

and neither of those is a pleasant experience for me.

Were you seriously shouting, "Ciao, ciao, ciao, ciao, ciao"

-at Lorenzo? -Yeah.

Other than cannoli, chianti, and linguine,

"ciao" was one of the only Italian words I know.

He hasn’t responded to any of my English words, so...

Yeah, he’s not much of a chatterer.

Um, why were you shouting ciao?

I was hoping he’d show me the garden chapel.

Garden chapel?

I’m looking for this.

There’s absolutely no place here that looks like that, so...

With all due respect, castle owner Oliver,

-I quite beg to differ. -You beg to differ?

-Yes, yes, I do differ, I beg. -[CLEARING THROAT

-Oh, thank you. -Thank you, Lorenzo.

I’ll handle this.

Come with me, Miss Kerwin.

As you can clearly see,

there’s nothing here resembling your photo.

Miss Kerwin?

There’s nothing left of it.

OLIVER: Sorry. I, uh...

I didn’t realize this was what you were looking for.

What’s over there?

I--

Always with the running.

I knew there was something left.

Look, it’s holly berry.

The amount of enthusiasm you show for-- for recipes

and holly berry is extraordinary.

Holly was my mom’s name.

"Was."

I’m sorry.

I mean, this looks like the place.

Yeah, I’d say it is.

How did you not know this was here?

I did. I just didn’t put it together, you know.

Chapel was built in 1924.

It burnt down in the ’60s.

I spent the last three years

renovating the castle and the inside,

but now that we’re finished,

I’m finally moving on to phase two,

which is the grounds and the gardens.

Well, I could start right now, if you’ll let me.

What-- That’s how you wish to spend your holidays here?

Yes. Yes, very much so.

Well, if that’s how you wish to spend your time,

by all means, Alice Kerwin.

Alice Kerwin.

Progress has been made.

I’ll have Lorenzo assist you, okay?

Thank you.

Oh.

-I’m gonna get to work. -Okay, yeah.

I have a lot of work to do, thanks to you.

Ciao.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

I wouldn’t want to be in these woods at night,

am I right?

Like, what kind of critters are out here?

Have you ever seen anything?

Is that where the gardening tools are?

Hey, um, can you talk?

Okay. And can you speak English?

Why won’t you say anything?

Bah humbug!

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

Like, uh, "bah, humbug" in Italian.

Bah, humbug.

[GIGGLING]

Shall we?

I gotta be honest with you. I was never much of a gardener,

but I think I’ll get the hang of it once I get in there.

Get my hands dirty, clear some shrubs,

fix this bench so people can sit.

New Christmas tree, of course.

And a star on the top.

I can never reach the star on the top.

and I always thought when I was little

I would grow tall enough to reach it, but I never did.

Um...

that’s kind of my story. What about you?

Cool.

Well, I guess it’s time to get started, right?

Let’s do this.

Oh. I was going in for a--

Woop. Got it.

All right, Lorenzo. How about this one?

♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪

♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

♪ Tis the season to be jolly

♪ Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Happy cheers, food friends.

Greetings from Winterland Castle.

Yes. I am staying in a castle for the week.

Today I got so immersed, working in a secret garden

that I... [CLEARS THROAT] completely forgot about food.

I know. Me, forgetting about food.

What are you doing?

Speaking of castle, I just heard my host.

I’m shooting an episode of my YouTube show

Yule Time Yums. Say hi.

"Yule Time Yums"?

Sounds kind of nice with the Brit thing you got going on.

What is Yule Time Yums?

I film and post a recipe every day through Twelfth Night.

Since I worked through breakfast and lunch,

I need to post a dinner recipe.

I usually like to pair a meal with a chosen wine, uh,

but I don’t have a chosen wine.

Perhaps I could assist you.

Follow me.

Okay.

Here we are.

ALICE: Oh.

Oh. Are you all right?

I’m trying to prevent myself

from doing what I did this morning

upon the discovery of your recipe box...

-and it’s a challenge. -I can see that.

Which meal will you be conjuring tonight?

"Conjuring." I like that.

Thank you.

Well, you have ingredients for green bean casserole.

I’ve never had a, uh, a green bean casserole.

-Never? -Never.

Well, I would be beyond thrilled to make it for you.

Delightedly thrilled. Superly duperly thrilled.

Okay.

Right.

-May I choose the wine? -Yes, please.

Lovely.

Yeah.

Here.

Are you sure?

This is a classic, a special occasion wine.

It’s for your discovery

and for spending your holiday working in my garden.

I’m gonna make you the best green bean casserole ever made.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

Yeah. Come in.

[CLEARS THROAT LOUDLY]

Oh, right. Um--

[SCOFFS] You need to change.

Yeah.

[TIMER BEEPING]

Thank you.

[CLICKS PHOTO]

Sorry. I was just texting my dad.

It’s the first time I’ve been away

since my mom passed.

I’m sorry about your mom.

Thank you.

Wow. It’s heaven in a sip.

So, Alice, tell me more about why you’re here.

Why are you spending your holiday

trying to restore my garden?

My goal is to restore it to what it once was,

and then just, um...

ask for your permission to dig for treasure

and bury a body.

-What? -It’s really good.

Excuse me.

Mm?

I’m gonna need some explanation for what you just mumbled there.

A body?

Okay.

Hortense Pollard. She painted this.

This castle and your garden was very special to her.

She passed away a few days ago, and on the day she passed,

my dad and I discovered she was my biological grandmother.

OLIVER: You look like her.

ALICE: That photo was in the trunk that she left me and my dad.

You see the ring that she’s wearing?

Yeah.

That was my mom’s ring.

When she passed, it became mine.

Oh, it’s a work of art.

Exquisite.

I’m here to honor Hortense.

I’m here to honor my grandmother.

Hortense!

That’s it!

I don’t know what’s happening. Where are you going?

-Sorry. Yeah, come here. -Oh, okay.

So I bought this castle in an auction

and during our renovations, I found so much art.

There was one artist I just couldn’t identify.

Hortense Pollard.

I think so.

Let me introduce you to her.

Come on.

Hortense suffered from a stroke and dementia.

This is Hortense.

You can sit.

My mom was her nurse and took care of her.

I would visit Hortense every week, every holiday.

I loved her like my mom did,

not even knowing she was my grandma.

I’ve been consumed with this artist for three years.

And here she is.

It all seems rather fanciful and fortuitous.

I should have showed you more of the Christmas room.

Almost all of the paintings are signed by an artist

I couldn’t quite make out till now.

Hortense.

They’re beautiful, aren’t they? Finished restoring most of them.

[ALICE SIGHS] Okay.

We have to have a green bean casserole picnic in here.

-In here? -Please, please, I--

I would love to enjoy that special wine in this room.

-I mean, this place is magic. -Yeah, but--

I’ll go get the plates. Thank you. You’re the best.

OLIVER: I--

[CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

You left these in the library.

-Thank you. -I’m not sitting on the rug.

[ALICE CHUCKLING]

You look very comfortable.

Yeah.

Let’s try this.

What do you think?

I think green bean casserole could become a favorite.

[ALICE GASPS]

-I’m in shock. -Wow.

But I think it’s time we dial back the conversation

to what you mumbled earlier about, uh,

searching for treasure and digging up a body.

This place was special to Hortense.

She wrote that she wished she didn’t bury her memories.

And on the back of the garden painting

that was in the Shakespeare Book of Sonnets,

she wrote that this was the place

she wished to be buried.

So were you planning on digging up my garden

and burying her ashes without me knowing?

-No. -Wow.

-No. -Convincing.

No, I don’t think I would have done either without asking.

The items she left me are like windows into her life.

I want to know my grandmother’s story.

I don’t want her life to be forgotten.

Three years ago, I went to Italy

expecting a prestigious fellowship in Florence

for art restoration.

I didn’t get it.

I needed something

to occupy my time,

to focus on,

something to fill the void

and get me back to the work I loved.

Restoring art.

When I found this castle and the art in it,

I knew I had to have it.

I will grant you your request

to search for her treasure

and inter her in the winter garden.

-To grandma. -To Hortense.

[BELLS CHIMING]

Hey, Dad, this box is filled with recipes.

I spent today working in Hortense’s garden,

and the castle owner, Oliver,

is a big fan of her art.

Today was a day filled with magic and blessings.

Love you and miss you a lot.

[BELLS CHIMING]

I heard something.

Outside, coming from the garden.

Yeah, me, too.

It sounded like...

-Christmas bells. -Christmas bells.

Well, there are no Christmas bells in the garden.

Well, then, let’s go check it out.

Okay.

-Wait. -What?

-I need to take this moment... -Yes.

to acknowledge and compliment you

on your incredibly fashionable choice of slippers.

Oh. My niece Poppy gave me these, okay?

-She’s got great taste. -She does.

Yeah. I think they’re cool.

-Yeah. -Okay.

OLIVER: How are we going to find a bell here?

ALICE: I know I heard it.

I think I heard it, but--

-[ALICE GASPS] -What?

Turn your flashlight off.

It’s dark.

Turn it-- Turn it off. Trust me, trust me, trust me.

Look up.

It’s like a million stars.

Isn’t it marvelous?

Yeah.

-ALICE: Did you see that? -I did.

-A shooting star. -Yeah.

-Did you make a wish? -No.

I didn’t.

[CHUCKLES] So disappointed.

I am incredibly disappointed.

I’m sorry.

-That’s a waste of a star. -Yes.

-Make a wish, Oliver. -Okay.

I wish that we would find the bell.

Okay. Okay, make a real wish.

I’ll turn around. I won’t look, I promise.

-Oh, we’ll turn around. -Mm-hmm.

Thank you so much.

[CHUCKLES]

-Did it. -Great.

How’d that feel?

-Terrible. -Oh, yes.

Okay. Shall we?

Okay. Don’t flash.

-My eye. -Watch out for snakes!

ALICE: Don’t run and tell me there are snakes.

Rise and shine, festive revelers.

It is merry morning day three in the castle,

and our homemade bread is almost out of the oven,

so we can make toast for breakfast.

And in keeping with the yule time agenda,

I’m making cranberry jam

out of the cranberries I found in the freezer,

and a high test coffee with a splash of candy cane.

Happy cheers, Lorenzo.

-Mmm. -Mm-hmm.

This is Lorenzo,

caretaker extraordinaire of the castle.

Say your thing, Lorenzo.

Bah, humbug.

Oh, and I have a present for you.

A thank you present from my dad and my uncle’s tavern.

Grazie.

Here’s a toast to you all.

Thanks for tuning in to "Yule Time Yums."

I hope your day is filled with holiday magic.

Happy cheers.

Oh. Good morning.

Is there ever a time when you’re not bubbly?

I’m kind of in a castle,

so it’s a moral imperative to be bubbly.

Lorenzo.

-Hmm? -OLIVER: You’ve got--

Here’s your work shirt.

ALICE: Okay.

Really good work.

Thank you. Doing my best.

Um, can you explain why I’m wearing this, by the way?

My dad’s name is Louis and my uncle’s name is Linus,

so they combined their names and called it Loli’s Tavern.

-That’s cute. -Yeah.

What about you?

What’s your story?

My story?

Well, both my parents are academics.

They live in London.

My sister is doing something in New York

that I don’t understand.

And I’m squandering an inheritance on a castle.

Yeah.

You are restoring my grandma’s art.

There is nothing even remotely squandering about that.

[CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

Over 80 years ago today, my grandma stood here.

She was happy and inspired and in love.

What is it? What?

Hortense named my mom Holly,

and one of my grandma’s last words to me

just hours before she passed was "angel."

Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

Let’s check it out.

Oh, goodness.

It’s a British Royal Marine badge.

From a beret.

I bet grandma led us out here to find it.

-We should keep looking. -Yes, definitely.

Dig into the angel.

[OLIVER GRUNTS]

Lorenzo. [SPEAKS ITALIAN]

Come help me.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

ALICE: It’s a box of some kind?

OLIVER: I don’t know.

[CHUCKLES]

I can’t--

-ALICE: Wow. -Oh, my...

-This is unbelievable. -It’s incredible.

-Okay. -Okay.

ALICE: "We met at a London dance 11 days before D-Day.

Our first dance was to Bing Crosby’

’I’ll Be Home For Christmas.’

We fell in love in each other’s arms.

James and I visited a poinsettia farm and made new friends.

It was the first time I had cider."

Do you know of a poinsettia farm nearby?

I actually do, yeah,

but I’m not sure if it’s still operating.

ALICE: "We both had to leave London for the holidays,

so we drove to Winterland Castle.

Teddy’s cousin, Reverend Winters,

married us in the garden on Christmas Eve."

Oh, I love this sonnet.

"Were you in my arms, dear love,

the happiness would take my breath away.

No thought could match that ecstasy,

no song encompass it, no other worlds.

If I should think of love, I’d think of you."

-Together. -Wow.

This was my grandma’s wedding ring.

I wonder where his is.

I wonder where he is.

Is there anything else?

What?

What happened to their love story?

Why did it-- Why did it end so quickly?

Why is there nothing after their honeymoon?

Why did my grandmother give her baby away?

Perhaps it was because they were married here in the garden

and in their hearts,

but not legally.

That wasn’t uncommon during times of war.

However it came to be,

Hortense was young and alone with a baby,

with no way to prove she was legally married.

I think she did what she thought was best for your mum.

Shall we bury your grandmother?

No, no, no, no, we can’t bury her yet.

There’s still a mystery to solve

about James and what happened to them.

Well, how do you propose we solve that?

We could visit the poinsettia place.

What? And look for clues in a location

70-odd years later?

No plan, nothing?

I believe in the fanciful and fortuitous.

I wouldn’t be standing here with you right now

if it wasn’t for that.

Hmm.

[LORENZO SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY]

Yes! What did Lorenzo just shout?

-I-- -LORENZO: Go for it!

Yes! Yes!

That is not Lorenzo.

-He said it. I heard it, you heard it. -That--

It’s happening.

-Okay. -Okay.

Felici saluti, young friends.

That means "Happy cheers" in Italian.

I looked up the translation so I could say it

in honor of my new friend Lorenzo.

It’s another glorious day here in Winterland Castle,

and today,

the castle owner and I are taking a road trip

in search of history and poinsettias.

But first, breakfast.

Eggs Benedict.

Eggs Benedict was invented by a chef

at the Delmonico restaurant in lower Manhattan around 1860,

when one of the regulars, a Mrs. Benedict,

had grown tired of the same old breakfast menu

and wanted something different.

So the chef came up with the recipe

and dubbed it Eggs ala Benedict.

And do you know what European recipe

was invented the same year?

Fish and chips.

So, in honor of both, I hope your day is...

[CLEARS THROAT]

swimmingly sunny side up.

Thanks for tuning in to an episode of Yule Time Yums.

Lorenzo, you put up Christmas lights

all throughout the garden?

You put up Christmas lights?

I can’t wait to see the garden all lit up.

What a thoughtful and special thing you did.

Now, who’s ready for Eggs Benedict?

One.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

So how did you two end up together at Winterland?

Did you come with the place, Lorenzo?

OLIVER: He did not.

He came with me when I purchased the castle.

Ci siamo salvati.

Salvado?

Salvati.

Looks very good.

Mmm!

-ALICE: Can I ask you something? -Yeah.

What does "salvato" or "salvati" mean?

I imagine you’ve already googled the translation,

but I applaud you for the delicate broach of the subject.

Well, it means "rescued" or "saved."

Does that mean you rescued him or--

If you don’t want to talk about it, it’s all good.

And I get it.

I will stop talking.

He saved me, and I saved him.

We saved each other.

I was in a particularly bad way

when I lost the job in Florence.

I was so confident that it was mine.

I just couldn’t envision my life

doing anything else.

I spent my whole life chasing it,

getting there...

and finally I was-- I was surrounded by my dream,

and it was out of reach.

I didn’t know what to do.

I was aimless and alone and...

one night I--

I found myself on a bridge.

Lorenzo had been a monk.

-A monk? -Yeah, a monk.

That explains why he’s on the silent side.

Yeah.

He fell in love, and he left the monkhood to be with her.

And then she died.

He was on the exact same bridge that night,

thinking very similar thoughts about not having a purpose.

Thinking fate just wasn’t on our sides.

And then we saw each other

and we rushed to each other’s aid.

So you were just like George Bailey

and Clarence on that bridge.

It’s a Wonderful Life. I suppose so.

Ran up at a cafe that night,

talking about life until the sun rose.

Sounds like fate and destiny were both on your sides.

And it sounds like you saved each other.

We did.

He’s my dearest friend.

When I decided to buy the castle,

I invited him along.

He seems very devoted.

Devotion is part of the monk mentality.

He feels it’s how he pays for his room and board.

Did you know cappuccino was invented by an Italian monk?

-No.

-At least that’s how the legend goes.

In the late 1600s, a monk from the Capuchin order

traveled to Vienna, had coffee for the first time.

It was too bitter for him,

so he asked for whipped cream to put in it.

Hmm. You really are a dictionary of food knowledge, Alice.

It’s my jam. Pun most definitely intended.

Do you know where-- where the office might be?

It’s right over there.

-OLIVER: Oh, perfect. -ALICE: Thank you.

OLIVER: Have a nice day.

ALICE: I love poinsettias.

-We should get some. -Yes. Of course.

Oh, sorry. We’re not quite open yet.

You look like the little girl from the photo.

What photo?

Sorry.

Oh. That’s Nana. My great grandmother.

You’re wearing that jumper.

I am. Yeah. Is your Nana--

Nana!

WOMAN: Coming.

-Look at this photo. -Hello.

Photo. Let’s see.

Oh! You--

You have got to be related to Hortense.

Yes, yes, she was my grandma.

She-- She passed away recently.

I’m so sorry.

Well, come on in, will you? Have some cider?

And we call this Peace Love Cider.

I love that name.

Mmm-mmm-mmm.

Can you tell us about the photo?

Well, let me think now.

I was eight,

and that service man

standing next to Hortense and James,

that was Theodore Winters.

Winters as in Winterland Castle?

Yes. Teddy Winters.

His family owned the castle.

Do you know why the--

the castle didn’t stay in the Winters family?

His family sold it after he was killed.

How did he die?

Teddy was part of a special unit.

And after the war, he was called back

on one last mission.

It was a mission that didn’t go well.

What was the mission?

Oh, gosh. I’m not sure of that.

But Teddy does have a relative in Northampton.

Emma Winters.

We chat every Christmas.

Do you know anything else about James?

He signed up for the military as soon as he was old enough,

and he met Teddy in combat training, 1943.

Teddy’s family embraced James just like one of their own.

You know, James and Hortense were

British and American, too.

And the last time I had a Yankee

and a Brit sat at this table,

it was those two lovebirds.

-ALICE: Hi. -Hello.

-Good afternoon, sir. -Good afternoon.

I’d like to buy that bell, please.

Okay.

And-- And this set of bells too, actually.

Okay.

One for the garden,

and one set of bells for you

to bring home.

Thank you.

Yeah. All right. Sorry, sir.

There you are.

[ALICE GASPS]

[CHUCKLING]

How many poinsettias did you order?

Quite a few.

ALICE: Let’s go check out Lorenzo’s Christmas lights.

OLIVER: My goodness, you’re going fast.

[EXHALES] Did you do this?

Let’s go see it.

-I want to see the full thing!

-Oh, my good-- Okay, okay. Come on.

-We gotta go. -Slowly.

-We gotta move. -One step at a time.

-Places to be. -Careful, Alice.

Thank you.

This is magic. Absolute Christmas magic.

Thank you, Lorenzo. Thank you so much.

No bah humbug in the garden now.

[CHUCKLES]

Thank you. Thank you both so much.

Thank you on her behalf, and for my mom,

and for James’ and grandma’s love story,

and for anyone else, and me and--

-Whoa. -Sorry.

[OLIVER CLEARS THROAT]

-Sorry. -Okay.

This is incredible.

It’s beautiful.

Lorenzo, how long did this take you?

Uh... huh.

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, man.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Welcome, Alice, Oliver. Please do come in.

-ALICE: Thank you. -Tea?

-OLIVER: Oh, yes. Please. -ALICE: Sure.

Well, I must say it was quite the marvelous tale

you had to tell me in your email last night.

Thank you for listening.

I did a little research on Teddy,

who was actually a cousin of my grandfather.

Now, Teddy and a handful of special forces members

were sent to Germany on a secret mission,

rumored to be about retrieving some treasure

the Nazis stole from the royals.

I don’t know much about the mission, but I do know

that they paid a high price.

Um, sadly, they all perished.

I-- I wonder if Teddy was with James.

There’s a World War Two memorial dedicated to the men

who died that day, including our Teddy.

I called the curator this morning.

There’s always been a piece to the puzzle that never quite fit.

Something was always missing, you know?

Until your email, Alice,

telling us what you knew of Hortense and James.

Now, according to the curator,

James was not part of the mission officially.

I bet James went on that mission to aid his buddy Teddy.

The curator would very much like to meet you.

How far away is the memorial?

Well, it’s about two hours drive,

so we would have to leave early in the morning.

"We"?

We.

OLIVER: Good morning.

Bright and cheery morning.

I smell deliciousness.

Yes, for a road trip, day three,

I’ve made croissant breakfast sandwiches with ham,

Swiss, fried egg and herbs, and scones.

My grandmum used to make scones.

-Uh-uh-uh! -Oh.

You ready to go?

-We’ve got a long drive, miss. -Coffee to go.

With the peppermint?

Of course.

-Phew. -Yeah.

Okay.

Wait.

This looks to be a good place to have a picnic.

-Really? -Yes.

-[GROANS] -Okay.

-So low down here. -Yeah, be careful.

-Don’t hurt yourself. -[CLEARS THROAT]

You brought the cider.

You know, I do believe that you, Oliver Colby,

are much more sentimental

than your proper British demeanor projects.

Well, it’s rather difficult to sort of revel

in Lorenzo’s "bah, humbug"

with all your bubbles present.

I’m sorry-- I’m sorry. What?

Your bubbles.

-Case in point. -Are you hungry?

I’m starving.

Thank you.

My grandma would definitely approve.

In other news, I downloaded

all of Shakespeare’s sonnets to listen to on our drive.

In honor of James.

Um, I must say it.

I think this would be a good location

for a Yule Time Yums episode.

Okay.

All right, well, you’re gonna have to make an appearance.

-Absolutely not. No. -It’s only fair.

100%.

-That’s the deal. -Fine.

You’ll be great.

It is a really good scone.

Okay. Do you have a good angle, or should I just--

-Come in. -Okay.

Okay.

Happy cheers, my Yule Time treasures.

I’m here with my host, Oliver. Come in here.

And we are road tripping today

in search of some World War Two era history.

Which brings me to the reason why I’m here in the first place.

My grandma, Hortense Pollard,

she passed away recently.

And it was here in this castle

that she was happy,

and in love, and got married.

I packed us a picnic lunch.

I made croissant breakfast sandwiches with ham,

-fried egg, Swiss and herbs, -Mm-hmm.

homemade strawberry white chocolate scones.

-They’re very good. -Thank you.

And our-- our beverage of choice.

Oh, yeah. The cider. Sorry.

Bring it out.

-I will. -Made locally here.

Forgot about this.

Okay. We can’t forget about the cider.

It’s called Peace Love cider.

-Show them the bottle. Okay. -Oh.

Sorry.

This is my first appearance on the interweb.

Yes. He’s doing his best.

On-- On our drive over, we’re going to be listening

to Shakespeare’s sonnets.

Thank you, Oliver, for that.

Mm-hmm.

And I’ll leave you with one of my favorite Shakespeare quotes.

"Frame your mind to mirth and merriment

that bars a thousand harms and lengthens life."

-Happy cheers. -Happy cheers.

-Nailed it. -[CHUCKLES]

ALICE:Our beverage of choice.

OLIVER:Oh, yeah. The cider. Sorry.

-ALICE:Bring it out. -I will.

ALICE:Our-- Our beverage of choice is cider.

You-- You must see this.

ALICE:Or you can get the cider on my page.

-On our drive over... -Look at this.

...we’ll be listening to Shakespeare’s sonnets.

That is how you used to look at Holly.

She seems to be so at ease this week.

Not to mention how radiant she is.

LINUS: Your Yuletide Yums

episodes from the castle, they’re getting a lot of hits.

-LOUIS: Really? -Yeah.

Well, she deserves some success.

-She does. -And some happiness.

Yeah.

Not to mention love.

LINUS: Yes, she does.

And so do you, big brother.

[BELL RINGING]

Speaking of which,

here comes your coffee.

WOMAN: I tried to get here as soon as I can.

-LOUIS: There you go. -Ah. Thank you.

I was waiting for you earlier. I thought "Who knows?"

Oh.

You keep me on edge, don’t you? [CHUCKLES]

I’m just gonna go.

AUTOMATED VOICE: Doubt thou the stars are fire.

Doubt that the sun doth move.

OLIVER: Doubt truth to be a liar.

But never doubt I love.

Hmm.

-That’s good, right? -ALICE: Yeah.

OLIVER: Good piece of writing.

-Knows what he’s talking about. -OLIVER: Mm-hmm.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

-You must be Alice. -Yes, I am.

-Hi. And Oliver. -Yeah.

-It’s a pleasure to meet you. -Pleasure.

Emma forwarded me your email, Alice.

What a story.

Hortense, my grandma is why I’m here.

Well, you may have helped us solve a mystery.

We had no idea who the missing soldier was

who went on a secret mission to Germany.

It’s the other half to my ring.

We now know, thanks to you,

that the missing soldier was James Martin.

-Wow. -Wow.

We would like for you to have the ring.

Thank you. Thank you.

One more thing. Follow me.

Can you keep this?

-Are you sure? -Yeah. Yeah. I trust you.

We’d like for you to take his remains home.

Oh, my.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

I’ll give you both a moment.

-Would you like to take a seat? -Yeah.

Thanks.

[EMOTIONAL MUSIC PLAYING]

You did this, Alice.

You uncovered their story. You brought them together.

No.

We did this together.

Thank you, Oliver.

Tomorrow we will lay them to a peaceful rest

in their beloved garden.

-Good night. -Good night.

On our drive over, we’ll be listening

to Shakespeare’s sonnets.

-Thank you, Oliver, for that. -My pleasure.

And to wrap up this quick Yule Time Yums episode,

I’ll leave you with one of my

favorite Shakespeare quotes.

"Frame your mind to mirth and merriment

that bars a thousand arms and lengthens life."

-Happy cheers. -Happy cheers.

You did it.

Ciao, Lorenzo.

Ciao, Alice.

It’s my last night at the castle.

Bah, humbug.

I know. I’m sad, too.

But I need your help with something.

I, um, I want to make this recipe,

and I need some ingredients.

Also, do you have a printer?

Mm-hmm.

Great.

[ENCHANTING MUSIC PLAYING]

Naomi called me back.

She said the museum would be thrilled

to accept the wedding dress

and James’ military coat for display.

That’s wonderful.

Are you ready?

Mmm.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

[TINKLING]

Your lifetime together was denied on earth

and now you are reunited.

Your journey, your adventure,

your love story is just the beginning.

OLIVER: May you rest in peace, Hortense and James.

Peace and love, Grandma. And--

And grandpa.

OLIVER: What is this?

Well, I just put a couple things together.

A couple things?

With Lorenzo’s help, of course.

Thank you.

James’ fish and chips.

It’s a fitting recipe for today.

Is this what you guys were working on all day?

We-- We dabbled.

So sneaky.

Shall we?

I love the garnish.

Oh.

Thank you.

OLIVER: Gotta have the chips.

To James.

And Hortense.

And us.

[CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

[INAUDIBLE]

[INAUDIBLE]

I’ll be right back.

Just stay. Just don’t move.

It’s Grandma’s dress, but I--

I got the shoes and I-- I don’t know.

Will you dance with me?

-Mm-hmm. -Okay.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

Sorry.

I can’t.

That was probably just my grandma and grandpa channeling through us.

Alice.

I’m sorry. That’s--

That’s all that was. It was--

We, I--

I was just getting swept up in someone else’s love story.

This has all been overwhelming.

Yes, it has.

You’re a gift, Oliver.

You’re a treasure.

I better go back. I--

I have an early flight.

[SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING]

Yes.

She’s leaving.

And yes,

I’m letting her go.

And she thinks that we were just channeling Hortense and James.

Maybe that’s all it was.

[SPEAKS ITALIAN]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Vienni.

I’m ready.

Seems like just a few minutes ago,

you were dropping me off in this room.

Flying time.

You’re really rocking the Loli’s shirts,

aren’t you, Lorenzo?

Thank you

for bringing fanciful and fortuitous into my life,

Alice Kerwin.

Same to you,

Oliver Colby.

Winterland is your home.

You’re welcome here anytime.

Same back home at Loli’s.

My dad and I have a saying.

"Anytime and always."

It means I’m there for you.

Anytime and always.

-Anytime and always. -Yeah.

Bye.

♪ Love Light shines all around you ♪

♪ Fills up the room

♪ My every thought surrounds you ♪

♪ Can’t help but get consumed by your glow ♪

♪ Oh

♪ I try not to overthink it

♪ Embrace the fall

♪ The kind of vibe you bring

♪ Don’t make much sense at all to me ♪

♪ I can barely breathe

♪ I’ve been out of control

♪ From the very first hello you owned me ♪

♪ Caught in the flames

♪ In love with the way You know me ♪

♪ Better than I do

♪ It’s like you whisper to my soul ♪

♪ I’ll never be the same

♪ And I like it this way

♪ Out of control

♪ I’m not too proud to beg you ♪

♪ Cause I need more

♪ I’m praying that I’ll get to say that I’m yours ♪

♪ And you are mine

♪ Because you know that I

♪ I’ve been out of control

♪ From the very first hello you owned me ♪

♪ Caught in the flames

♪ In love with the way You know me ♪

♪ Better than I do

♪ It’s like you whisper to my soul ♪

♪ I’ll never be the same

♪ And I like it this way

♪ Out of control

Hey, Lorenzo, I think we better, uh, step on it.

Get a move on, huh?

Sorry. Car problem.

[EMOTIONAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[BELLS RINGING]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Happy cheers. Loli’s.

Who?

It’s for you.

Hello.

[PHONE BUZZING]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hey, Dad.

We’re just on the way to the airport.

Should be there soon.

Okay. Listen, honey, I need you to turn the car around

and-- and go back.

-D-Dad. -Turn, turn-- Turn the car.

-Stop. Don’t-- Don’t worry, seriously.

I’ll be home before you know it, and--

No, the problem is--

Hey, there. Okay, so, you know Sally, right?

Comes in here for coffee all the time.

Our coffee is not that good.

So, she and your dad have been dating

for, what, six months? No, no, no, no.

What are you telling me? What?

It’s true, honey.

I’m sorry we didn’t tell you, but I--

I didn’t know how you’d feel about it.

And I decide-- Well,

we decided that, um--

The point is-- is I’m fine.

What? Dad--

So, don’t worry about me.

Uh, turn the car around.

Go back to the castle for the holidays.

And I love you. Bye.

Okay, so my dad just hung up.

Lorenzo, what is happening?

Lorenzo, what are you doing?

Car problem.

[EXHALES]

Oliver.

We had car trouble, and I-- I missed my flight.

-And my dad-- -You had car trouble?

Well, that’s great news, though, because

I found the scrapbook you made for me.

A thank you note would have sufficed.

That’s not just it.

I was working on her painting,

and I was thinking about you, me, us.

Oh, forget that. Just let me show you.

What?

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

-OLIVER: Take a look. -You finished it.

Oliver. Wait, this--

It’s us.

I think you were somewhat correct last night

in your thought that we were channeling Hortense and James,

but it’s more than that.

They brought us together for a reason.

This was always meant to be.

We are meant to be.

Do you really mean that?

With all my heart

and all my soul.

Alice,

please stay for dinner.

-Okay. -And breakfast.

Lunch, dinner. Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

And on and on and on.

I love you.

Yes, yes, yes. A very merry yes.

I was sincerely hoping it would be a yes,

because I already purchased tickets

for your dad and your uncle.

Oh!

Bah, humbug!

-♪ Forever -♪ Do-do-do-do-do-do-do

-♪ Forever -♪ Do-do-do-do-do-do-do

-♪ Forever -♪ Do-do-do-do-do-do-do

♪ How does forever sound?

♪ Forever

♪ Forever

♪ Forever

♪ How does forever sound?