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there once was a Christmas that almost

wasn't almost wasn't almost wasn't there

once was a Christmas that almost wasn't

because of a man named prune now prune

was a man who jolly wasn't sweet wasn't

Mary was a no prune was a man who just

wasn't a very nice man he was a man

no shame

name if there is no Christmas he's to

blame he tried to stop Christmas we

wished he wouldn't wit but he couldn't

he knew he knew he tried to stop the

Christmas but Santa wouldn't let him

have his way

though painted his worst said a word it

wasn't too scared wasn't conquered

wasn't look groom did his worst his best

it wasn't enough to stop Christmas Day

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his name he was a man who had no shame

who was his name if there is no

Christmas he's to blame so there once

was a Christmas that almost wasn't

almost wasn't

almost

there once was a Christmas that almost

wasn't because of a man named prune

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Phineas what so I did well here maybe

this will hold you for a while now where

do we start I'm on everybody pitch in

that treats too big for one fellow all

right here we go I tell you something

when we're finished with this tree it's

going to be the most beautiful tree in

the whole wide world

careful now first one to drop once a

month now how does that look looks fine

mr. wiffle but the way you're fastening

everything down you must be expecting

Christmas to last the whole year round

imagine Christmas and springtime

wouldn't the Easter Bunny be surprised

not a bad idea

let's see swimming in the afternoon

fireworks at night you know something

Davey the more I think of your idea the

better I like it but that wasn't my idea

I all those in favor of having Christmas

every day raise your right hands and say

aye

but that's impossible mr. Whipple

Christmas is only supposed to last one

day well Davey

maybe that's because nobody ever thought

of making it last any longer why do

people always make the same mistake why

do they let Christmas slip away

what a lovely change if we could arrange

for Christmas Day to come and stay

I never ever go out where

oh I can't everyday the Christmas why

can't every day be game

whoo I can't every day be merry

Christmas each and every day no need to

wait until December it's always

Christmas in your heart just as long as

you remember friends must never ever ah

so let each day be merry Christmas don't

let that feeling get away let's make

each day a Merry Christmas and life a

great big holiday

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mr. Whipple mr. Sam Whipple hmm that's

me all right

Oh sir would you mind handing me that

ball thank you sir

I must be seeing things excuse me sir

I hope you're not gonna laugh at me but

if I didn't know any better I'd say you

were Santa Claus you certainly look like

him I am Santa Claus and I'm not

laughing

that's what I thought I'd have

recognized you sooner if it hadn't been

for that sad look on your face wait a

minute wait a minute if you are Santa

what are you doing here you're early

aren't you supposed to be up at the

North Pole getting the presents ready

for the children Christmas is not coming

this year what not coming who's gonna

stop it from coming mr. Phineas T prune

and he's just the fellow who can do it -

did you say prune Phineas T prune the

multi zillionaire with a pickle face who

lives in a big grouchy house over there

but why what's got into him so suddenly

it isn't sudden at all he's been out to

ruin me and stop Christmas for many a

long year now

why should he do a thing like that

there's got to be a reason children

he doesn't like children

he wants me to stop giving presents to

children Santa you couldn't do that oh

you know me better than that mr. whiffle

besides if I stop giving presents to

children there'd be no reason for me at

all

with that but this time he's got me I'm

lit for sure oh come on Santa

don't talk like that good evening

counselor oh good evening Jim well the

town certainly looks Christmas he

doesn't it yes it certainly does huh I'm

going off duty now I'm going home to

help the kids write their letters to

Santa Claus would you like them to send

Santa your regards yes you do that Jim

we're old friends sad tonight good night

good night Jim good night come on Santa

let's talk this over in my office we

wouldn't want people seeing you around

this early he called you counselor Sam

are you a lawyer or something that's me

Sam Whipple counselor and attorney at

law now tell me what sour pickle face

friend got up his sleeve this year well

years ago the Eskimos very generously

gave mrs. Santa and myself some land up

at the North Pole rent-free but then

last year mr. prune came up and bought

the whole North Pole including our

little plot of land you mean he's your

landlord now that's it Sam that's it

exactly

and I owe him a year's rent and we

haven't got the money to pay it oh I see

so it's either you pay the rent or out

you go oh I wouldn't mind that this is

Saturn I could manage somehow sit down

sit down

thank you it's the toys I'm sorry it's

the toys you see the Christmas presents

I'm worried about if we don't pay him

then mr. prune will take all the

presents as payment so that's a scheme

no presents no happy children no happy

anyone no Christmas nice fellow mr.

prune I'm sorry

here use my chair thank you when's the

rent due Santa Christmas Eve at midnight

doesn't leave you much time does it

that's why I came all the way down here

to find you why me I've nobody special

years ago when you were a little boy you

wrote me a letter so did a million other

children that's very true but you see

Sam you're the only child who wrote me a

letter after Christmas you spelled thank

you with two kids I did you know I'd

forgotten about that

well I didn't forget you even put in a

PS dear Santa if you ever need anything

please call on yours truly so help me

we'll wait for ask why well Sam I'm

calling on you now if you don't mind I'm

in trouble how much do you owe Santa oh

no I couldn't

now now now come on Santa I'm a lawyer

and lawyers don't like to lose arguments

how much well here's the rent bill that

much hmm

now don't get me wrong Santa I'm really

a good lawyer I just keep forgetting to

send out bills I'm sorry Santa but I'm

afraid it's a little too steep for me

we're going over to have a little chat

with mr. prune and tell him a thing or

two you'll never get in to see oh I'll

get in alright I'd like to see him stop

me come on don't you worry about a thing

no no yes I see well he'll nice evening

isn't it well don't just stand there

state your business business oh yes of

course a mr. s Claus mr. s Whipple to

see mr. P proved nothing but he's

nothing well I think he's not in why

isn't he here because he's out mr. Poe

even if it takes all night we'd better

wait at my house your house that's what

it shows up every evening suppertime

ask for the rent money he says it gives

him the greatest pleasure to spoil

woman's head come on let's poll oh I do

wish

I'm so worried

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but I really must I said not to worry

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not a sound not one single solitary

sound well I declare

I really must declare not a lick not a

stitch of work being done what will

Santa thing what's the use of making

toys if mr. prune is gonna get them all

ah so that's it now don't you worry your

dear little heads Santa's gone to see a

friend about that everything's going to

be all right don't you fret come on now

back to work everybody

just keep saying to yourself christmas

is coming christmas has come and

christmas is coming too soon be here

christmas is coming christmas is coming

christmas day it will soon be here

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help us count the hustle-bustle

hurry-scurry hippity hop and never

shilly-shally dilly-dally

fiddle-faddle flippity-flop that's a

person cuz thousand cops should be shall

me delete down Lee they flop but

Christmas will

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Santa's home let me give you a hand

we'll get you warmed up quickly enough

that was quite a ride I'm still not sure

I'd believe it

I do it all the time doesn't it Oh Santa

you did it again how many times do I

have to tell you not to come down so

fast oh now mother

we have a guest this is Sam Whipple and

mother he's a lawyer oh good this is a

great pleasure my pleasure why the poor

young man is frozen oh the poor dear

Santa aren't you ashamed of yourself

dragging mr. Whipple up to the North

Pole without so much as a fur coat but

mother I

oh I declare you men are all children

every one of you put my shawl around you

a nice cup of tea we'll fix you up just

fine thank you my Santa such a

fine-looking gentleman reminds me of you

when you were younger you flatter me

mrs. Claus Santa I haven't heard you

laughing ever so long does that mean

that everything is going to be all right

Christmas really is coming oh I'm so

glad now now mother not so fast we hope

so but we're not sure yet Sam here will

speak to mr. prune and then we shall see

now that's the best cup of tea I have

ever tasted all right mr. prune wherever

you are I'm ready for you now

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oh you naughty scams scared scared by

the way where is mr. Brue and I thought

he'd be here by now

probably waiting outside for us to start

supper I'll show you well mother supper

ready piping hot and ready to serve

mother

I repeat well mother is dinner ready

piping hot and ready to serve what did I

tell you he just loves to spoil our

supper time well I'm ready for him if

you are good luck Sam dear

I mean mr. Prue what a surprise

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greetings from an old friend

Oh mr. prune you've done it again what

what have I done gone out into this cold

weather without your galoshes

but you need mr. prune is someone to

take care of you nonsense

poppycock ah men are such children

children oh that worked I feel faint

madam I shall hold your person

responsible if I have bad dreams tonight

mr. prune isn't that Robert child please

please please have you ever tried to go

to sleep counting children jumping over

the fence yes children

children kids children I've been running

away from children all my life one

country to another and you can't escape

them the world is full of children life

is just one big frustration when I see

all through the nation children spoiled

by adulation why won't someone spoil me

too how I view with indignation not

endurance and the ration of their

children's conversation

no one says I'm clever - it is really

most upsetting to see people always

petting children who are always getting

in they are everywhere

it is unfair

it's get all the breaks they never do

with him but everybody always sees their

praises kids get all the breaks her for

heaven's sake I'd rather they were done

to go to blazes kids come on the breaks

no matter what they say that always told

the eloquence amazes kids get all the

breaks how the little flakes with pretty

pleased to do goo goo I'm Dora silly

Fraser's Cates leave Life of Bees

grownups tremble when they sneeze I tell

you kids a copy anus

my daughter grow up and fend for

themselves the way we grown-ups have to

go

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it's cattle the breaks are just the

bunch of fakes Buddha's understand I

know what I am saying kids get all the

breaks I say they're all mistakes for

which we gonna pour mr. prune you're all

upset now you sit down and we'll have a

nice cup of tea to quiet your nerves

madam I'll thank you to keep your

kindness to yourself now then to

business have you got the money for the

rent but mr. prune it isn't time yet God

crippled very well then why will you

have the money mr. prune oh this is mr.

Sam Whipple our lawyer Thank You Santa

now then mr. prune never met a lawyer I

couldn't handle now see here mr. prune

haven't I seen you around town what's

your name again

whiffle whiffle football now see here

mr. Probert wasting your time sir

I've got my legal rights I have the

North Pole belongs to me not stop better

polar bears walruses and ice it's why

mine I bought it and ordinance number 6

1 or 4 of the housing code says and I

quote if tenants do not pay their rent

money

landlord shall have the right to take

possession of all their possessions in

full payment furthermore furthermore mr.

prune you're going to sit right down in

that chair and listen for a change

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many many money that's all this man

seems to think about mr. Phineas T prune

thinks money talks money eats money

smells money mr. Phineas middle initial

tea prune that he wouldn't stand for

tightwad by any chance wait

I object objection overruled alright mr.

prune what were you going to say you

can't call me a tightwad I am no miser

money doesn't mean a thing to me I just

don't like to waste that that's all what

are you driving at anyway just this mr.

prune if money means so little to you

then why insists that these dear good

sweet people pay the rent when you know

they have no money and if you throw them

out of this house where will they go

what will they do and if they catch cold

will that mean any more money in your

pockets no mr. prune I still insist that

tea must stand for tight wow it doesn't

know it doesn't know it doesn't very

well then prove it yes but I must have

time to think

take all the time you need

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I've got mr. close I don't want you to

think that I have anything against you

personally far from it

you never are me why should I want to

harm you at all for a few measly dollars

how ridiculous mr. Whipple is eloquence

has touched me deeply lie to you oh what

a sweet man you are made a man thank you

to keep your compliments to yourself now

where was I when I was so rudely

interrupted something touched you here

oh yes I am deeply touched here

therefore I have decided that you do not

have to pay me their rent not one single

solitary penny

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there is one condition mr. clothes name

it mr. prune named it it's done you must

promise never again to give Christmas

presents to children well now that's

settled I bid you all a good evening

wait just a moment mr. prune I can't

make that promise I won't stop giving

Christmas presents to children I don't

want to then out into the freezing cold

you will go oh come now mr. Claus don't

you think he are taking all this too

seriously you would give up this snack

warm cozy little house for children

children what do they ever give you in

return love ah that's what Christmas is

all about mr. prune but you keep

spoiling the blades giving giving giving

so that someday mr. prune will learn to

give to Oh poppycock wash waddle em Bob

well er is lawyer fat him is a stubborn

old fool and I happen to disagree I

think he's kind of nice but as for you

mr. prune I think you are just about the

meanest man I have ever met do you

really

oh thank you thank you very much indeed

it's very kind of you to say so

I pride myself on my meanness oh I am

good I'm very good I'm good at being bad

don't be surprised just realise all the

practice I have had I suppose I could

be very good but that book make me sad

right from the first time in there was a

super naughty like how so bad just bad

I'm glad you said I'm bad I'm glad

you're here so glad to have some company

it said but I am scared to be alone with

me when I look into a mirror I just

cover my eyes I can stand

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you sad please mr. prune don't take

Christmas away from us think of what

this will do to the children it will

break their heart good good

mr. prune weren't you ever a child

yourself oh really I didn't come to this

house to be insulted I'm sorry mr. prune

but it's time we faced facts you must

have been a child please don't you see

you just had to be a child neither well

prove it I dare you to prove it nobody

can prove it and now I think I wasted

enough of edible time either you have

the money by midnight December 24th or

no Christmas

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I wonder why that poor man wouldn't

admit he ever was a child yes that did

seem funny wait a minute I think you've

got something there mrs. Santa mr. prune

is hiding something but what now if we

could only prove that he was a child

once I've got a hunch we could make him

see things differently but how could we

do that wait a minute maybe I can help

you no of course I keep a record of

every child that ever was why didn't I

think of that before Jonathan yes son

can you remember anything about a child

named Phineas prune fool

Phineas bro hmm oh no Phineas T prune

does that help broom

Phineas D prune doesn't strike sparks

somehow well you're looking up in your

records there can't be too many prunes

in this world how do you spell it

d are you Andy that's what I thought

prunes alright man let's get the books

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it's Christmas game in June which they

drop the nude we don't care if it all

makes sense the name of the song is

bloom no we had a pet raccoon eight

doughnuts with the spoon we don't care

of it all makes sense the name of the

song is prune throwing throwing throwing

three crates boom mean killing throwing

throwing throwing spoon lemon no boom

there was a big baboon who never sang in

twos

we don't care if it all makes sense the

name of the song is prune boom boom boom

boom boom boom no boom we blew up a

balloon it turned into the moon

we don't care of it all makes sense the

name of the song is drink

Hey

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hmm now you mustn't get your hopes up

too high

it may take Jonathan days weeks even

months to find anything and even if he

does it may not do any good so I think

it out a plan which may just do the

trick santé you and I are going to go to

work we're going to find us a job and

earn the money to pay the rent come on

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keep working I get some tea for you a

job who would ever hire a Santa Claus

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are looking for a job I'm sorry young

man but there are no positions available

at this time

but Sir won't you let me explain you see

I have

no but sir you don't understand my

friend and I stay out and don't come

back

no mr. prim I'm not gonna let you miss

the opportunity of a lifetime it

wouldn't be fair to you please please

give me just one moment just one little

moment all right but hurry

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oh my

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turn around turn around like the man

that's right I don't understand that me

do the talking

it's remarkable it's truly remarkable

why he looks just like Santa Claus your

own but I am Sanok yes it is a

remarkable coincidence isn't it mr. prim

incredible congratulations might be a

man you're hired

but Sam I still don't understand oh this

is mr. prim he owns this department

store prims the party's daughter and my

name is Sam with yes yes of course

let me see now if I understand this plan

correctly if the parents wish their

children to meet Santa Claus there to

bring them here to prims department

store on mild deception of course since

we know there really is no Santa Claus

what My dear young man your idea is

positively revolutionary why if it works

if it works our toy department will sell

more toys and all the other stores put

together and this gentleman Santa I hope

you don't mind my calling you that well

of course not I am Santa is he going to

be all right I mean to say he really

seems to be suffering from some sort of

hallucination

no he's just living the part you might

say Oh an unemployed actor well as I was

saying you sir you will be sitting on a

throne Oh we'll get something from

somewhere and then you'll speak to the

children yes and you'll ask them their

age you mean you don't have a job just

being myself

that's right Santa and you get paid for

it too enough to pay the rent

well no but perhaps mr. prim can find a

job for me too and between us we can

make enough to pay the rent is he going

to make you president of the store

no janitor janitor that's right my boy

start at the bottom that's my motto now

how shall I make my spectacular

announcement

alright man I can hardly wait to see mr.

Macy's face when he sees that matter of

fact I think I'll go over and tell him

right now Oh gentlemen busy little bees

busy little bees late as usual

sorry McBurney come on Santa we'd better

get to work

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look your throne has come you'd better

practice before the kids come rushing in

practice will be practice I know

children like a book

I've lost count of all the children I've

seen fast asleep in their pits that

funny little smile on their faces when

they're breathing the way they curl

themselves around a pillow the way they

sing to themselves but Santa these

children aren't going to be asleep

they'll be wide awake awake why Santa

what's the matter awake

oh wait did you say Santa you're

blushing

you see the fact of the matter is in all

my years I've never seen one single

child

while awake

they've always been fast asleep well why

do you know you can't go around waking

up children in the middle of the night

may I tell you something I have been

around the world more times than you can

count and do you know that I have yet to

see

a child who's wide awake I wish that for

my sake just once they'd stay awake just

long enough to say hello do me I know

that parents say Santa Claus will stay

away if children are not fast asleep in

bed

I wish they'd break the room on

Christmas business

why can't all children stay up late

instead what are children like when

they're wide awake are they just as nice

as can be are they always as polite with

their faces scrub right the way all

children are when they're asleep what

are children like when they're wide

awake it's always been a puzzle to me

do they always wear a smile mind their

manners all the while the way all

children do when they're asleep

some people say children are good only

when they're fast asleep

I must confess it's only a guess they're

just as good when they're wide awake as

when they're fast asleep what are

children like when they're wide awake I

think they're just the same as you and

me

some days they get in trouble and on

other days they bubble and that's the

way I think it ought to be and that's

the way I think

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Sam Sam I can't face them santa-santa

wait wait where do you think you're

going out but Santa wait a minute what

will mr. prim say what will everybody

say that Santa Claus is scared of

children no no no this is no time to

quit if you lose your job you'll never

be able to pay the rent oh come on Santa

wide-awake a fast asleep they're still

children but what do i do what do i say

just act natural

ask the children if they've behaved

themselves ask what they would like for

christmas then every once in a while

throw in a couple of Ho Ho Hos just to

show how jolly you are oh well that

sounds easy enough come on I'll show you

ready how old are you my boy how old are

you my boy no no how old are you my boy

how old are you my boy that's better now

oh oh oh oh ho ho no no no four children

your ho ho ho's have got to be lots

bigger now and have you been a good girl

and have you been a good girl

[Laughter]

what would you like for Christmas oh

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dear I hope I haven't broken it this be

a fine time to lose my job here you

better let me handle this

there's nothing about toys that I don't

know that's it

say mr. prim has quite a respectable

collection of toys here you don't

suppose he'd mind if I tried a few of

them

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well that's not sort of serious I

expected the prims department store

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mom it's really Santa Claus and Howard

and how are you my girl I'm fine Santa

don't you know my name of course let me

see now your name is Suzie mama he knows

my name darling darling don't pull the

gentleman's beard it might come off

oh no mama it's real imagine mr. Krim

going to all that trouble to find an old

man with a real beard

I declare really what will they think of

next

Santa Claus in a department store we're

and of course you realize this could

only happen in a large city

now we come from a small town and I keep

telling my husband but just you wait

till I tell him about this real

honest-to-goodness Santa Claus and in a

department store this is what I want

My dear sir you certainly do understand

children some blossom blossom blossom

blossom yes sir

Russell do you know what she's done

Luther time to close your fall do you

know what is done not until you tell me

sir he's found a job doing what sir

making children think I must think I

think I must think don't you think you

ought to leave that sort of thing to me

blossom I am perfectly capable of

thinking for myself where is my book

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but plus we must be stopped

family does it sir if he makes enough

money to pay the rent I'm ruined

I am ruined no no please no please no

sir no but how can you be so calm

because I have a plan

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think of something think of something

think of something think of something

think of something think of something

I'll think of something

think of something think of something

think of something think of something

think of something think of something

think of something what sir I've thought

of something thought of something old or

something

thought of something yes they do

something make something that's

something

that clock keeps ticking no way the

hours four and twenty hours every day my

heart keeps adding up all the hours how

much longer can it be till Christmas Day

got no time to be sorry got no time to

be sad now's the time to be jolly

Christmas comes and you gotta be glad

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Christmas round the corner

hey get busy paint a smile up calm

that's our face practice critic till

your head turns dizzy or on Christmas

Day you will be louder

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that's the time to be jolly that's the

time to be gay not the time to be grumpy

when that time is Christmas Day I just

think of Christmas and my growing

Stadium I can hardly wait for it to come

along my heart keeps jumping gets so

acrobatic and - while the time away

let's sing this song got no time to be

sorry got no time to be sad now's the

time to be jolly Christmas comes on you

gotta be glad

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Christmas comes and you gotta be glad

you gotta be

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Gale said the December 23rd just one

more day to go and you and mrs. Santa

will have enough money to pay the rent

merry Christmas to you too mr. Bruin

wherever you are you know Sam speaking

mr. prune

I wonder if Jonathan found his name

anywhere it must be somewhere in one of

those books Jonathan Jonathan because

popcorn tea Oh have you found it yet

I'm sorry mrs. Santa we look for every

single book but still no sign of a broom

and you'll have to start all over again

it must be somewhere do you realize it

is now December 24th it's Christmas Eve

you must find it nothing must stop

Christmas from family no sleep do you

find that name now come on everybody

crew

like Joe no thank you

Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Sam well

Santa we've done it we've done it we've

done it and as soon as mr. prim pays us

we'll be off

well Sam while we're waiting let's tidy

up the place a bit good idea now how do

I do that

spooks boobs I guess what's going on

within dusters once mr. prune what are

you doing in prims department store

election you mean Bru's department store

don't you Grune P ah you and II

Oh

all those dear little toe is broken mr.

claws one would think I'd never handled

toys before now let me see your name is

Billy and have you been a good little

boy and how are you my little girl and

what would you like for Christmas

just a moment did you say your

department store as of 6 o'clock this

evening it became mine all mine

signed sealed and delivered and now it

is my great pleasure to announce you are

fired wait a minute what about our pay

you're not going to try to get out of

are you my dear young man how can you

even suggest such a thing of course not

know what's right is right

blossom oh thank you mr. prune I'm

afraid we've misjudged you

all right now Santa am the rent please

please just one moment what about these

toys I am not blaming you

of course I realize it was an accident

but look at my side of it

I've been fair with you I paid you now

in turn you must respect my rights

according to my new regulation four to

one one and I quote an employee shall

always pay for broken merchandise out of

his own pocket unfold now let me see

those to win me love for horses seven

hundred and that leaves you exactly 1

and now gentlemen try and pay the rent

with that oh dear I'm sorry not at all

my dear dear friend this will just about

pay for repairing the damage gentlemen

this way out all right mr. Phineas T

prune but we're not licked yet there's

still some time before midnight come on

Santa come on last and last at last all

these years I waited and now Wrigley's

mine do you hear that

baked on his mind

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and Christmas I don't bang

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what time is it Sam

n o'clock two more hours ago

I'm sorry Santa I've been racking my

brains but I still can't come up with

any bright ideas now my boy you mustn't

blame yourself you did your best

never mind something will turn up what I

can't think of anything

the miracle perhaps I don't know of a

better time for a miracle but on

Christmas Eve Merry Christmas series and

a merry Christmas to you you're out kind

of late aren't you

I know but I've got permission you see

trees are always less expensive if you

pick them up at the last minute you know

something mister

you look kind of familiar I've seen you

someplace before would you mind stepping

closer to the lamppost

well of course no wonder why it's Santa

Claus hello Charlie

you know my name - wait a minute what

are you doing here Santa you're not due

for a couple of hours yet

well I that is hey Sanna are you all

right this is no time to be down in the

dumps christmas is coming huh imagine me

telling Santa Claus about Christmas

you're very kind my boy are you in

trouble or something no no no no no I'm

all right I'm all right

no something's wrong I can feel it my

bones

come on Zanna tell me what's the trouble

well you know mm-hmm well come on tell

me

no Sam please I'm sorry Santa but this

is no time for pride Polly Santa you

really are in trouble boy this is an

emergency

we've gotta do something and quick

hey I've got a quarter you can have will

that be enough no I guess not

well we better think fast hey I've got

it why don't we ask all the kids to chip

in I bet they'd be glad to help

oh I couldn't allow that why not you've

been doing things for us for a long time

it's time we started doing something for

you what are friends for anyway

hey kids wake up hey kids

wake up hey kids

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the answer is so easy to see they are

really just as nice as sugar and spice

and that's the way I knew that it would

be and that's the way

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nothing to do but wait what do you do

when you wait your fingers to twiddle

it's really little what else can you do

when you wait you sit and you meditate

the clock you investigate you started to

twitch with a wandering itch what else

can you do when you wait for other time

what are you standing still can't you

see I have some time to kill

you woke up and down and you wait what

else can you do when you wait keep

watching the clock and it's silly tick

tock keep saying you'll just have to

wait have to wait have to wait like to

wait keep saying you just have to wait

if you say you just have to wait had to

wait to wait do you hear that the clock

is striking 12 3 6 8 9 10

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everybody here's the money for the rent

mr. prunes Santa you're late I think

you'd better hurry up and get that

sleigh loaded oh my goodness yes you and

mrs. Santa will have to come along and

give me a hand come on man let's get

moving

now now mr. prune you'll feel better

after you've had a car too

hurry up mother no time to lose I'm

ready

here mr. prune think this cup of tea you

must feel very badly I can't stand the

kindness

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the president's way

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yes just beneath all comfy mother yes oh

I'm so excited you've never taken me

along before no time for guessing games

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here's a package we forgot to deliver oh

dear how could we have missed it

let me see oh that must be the pack is

Jonathan threw it in last minute as I

say who it's for mother why it's for mr.

prune I'll just leave the package on his

bed and off we go my goodness look at

all the dust the poor man certainly

needs someone to take care of him bless

you thank you ghosts three ghosts have

you come to help me

no no mr. prune whatever gave you such

an idea really mr. prune there's nothing

to be frightened of it's only Santa and

mr. Whipple and me invasion of privacy

ask your lawyer over there

all we want to do is wish you a Merry

Christmas and deliver this package to

you

a package a present for me why not mr.

prune Christmas is for everybody go on

open it

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a sailboat

why are you disabled oh dear I'm sorry

mr. prune I hope you don't think I'm

playing a joke on you joke I know

I think I have always wanted to simple

you mean you asked for a sailboat

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you seem to remember

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from jonathan my head bookkeeper

dear mr. prude

santa asked me to see if there was any

record of you i couldn't find anything

in my books but in a corner behind my

desk i found this postcard with her name

and the dice

santé

dear Santa please may I have a sailboat

for Christmas I love you and I am five

years old signed Phineas T prune and

that's why Santa never came to visit

I am so sorry please forgive me but I

shall never forgive myself

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sincerely Jonathan now I understand why

everybody said there is something funny

about little Phineas

why doesn't Sunday we visit him maybe

isn't a child after all I made up my

mind I didn't want to be a child I

wanted to forget I ever was a child for

Phineas

oh no there is no need to feel sorry for

me I've got the one thing I ever really

wanted with all my heart I do believe I

feel better than I have felt in years

and dear Sandhya's that's right my boy

there's nothing like Christmas to make a

fellow feel better may I say just one

more thing

Merry Christmas dear dear Phineas but

Santa we can't just leave Phineas like

this in such a gloomy house at Christmas

time well then don't just stand there do

something

the one go on

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Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry

Christmas mr. Prue Merry Christmas I

never knew that Christmas could be so

wonderful to think of what I missed all

this is why why you'll catch cold

Merry Christmas Merry Christmas why

can't every day be Christmas why can't

every day big game

why can't every take be merry Christmas

each and every day

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thank you sir

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so that was the Christmas that almost

wasn't almost wasn't almost wasn't so

fact was the Christmas that almost

wasn't because of a man named prune but

prune changed his mind and said I'm

sorry really sorry or full sorry have

changed my mind and I won't be sorry if

Christmas comes every day was his name

there is one thing we must explain

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and a very nice man mr. prune became so

that was the Christmas that almost

wasn't almost wasn't almost wasn't so

that was the Christmas that almost

wasn't but it won't ever happen again

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