All language subtitles for The.Christmas.Ride.2020.720p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DD+2.0.H.264-iKA_eng

- Hey, Pop.

It's my favorite
daughter in the whole wide world.

Your only daughter.

- I stand by my statement.

- How you doing?

I'm good. Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

I'm so excited.

I got your package in.

You did?

- Mmhmm.

Oh, good. I was worried.

You know, mailing this
time of year, it's just,

it's like a crapshoot.

- Did you get mine?

- I did. I did.

I'm very excited.

Yes.

- I had to wait.

It's only the first few.

I have a bigger one coming in tomorrow.

- Really?

It's not the best presents.

Don't lose hope.

There's tomorrow.

- Okay.

But what is it?

- The big present?

Yeah.

- That's a secret.

I hate secrets.

What kind of Santa would I be

if I just let you know
what it was gonna be?

You gotta wait.

- Okay, so I think last year, I started.

This year, you start
first to open presents.

You did a pretty good
job wrapping.

You know what?

I practiced all year.

Let me tell you, the
comments was horrible.

- Is it a good look?

Very cute, yes.

Yes, very nice.

- Oh, it's so nice.

Let's see.

Oh, this looks cozy.

- I know, right?

Alright, my turn.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

- Let's see, I want...

Oh, look at this.

Talk about wrapping, huh?

I know, I know, I know.

Well, it's not money.

No, definitely not.

- And we have a...

Oh, look at that.

We have a severed Santa mug.

Oh.

- Love it.

Oh, this is cute.

Santa hot pants.

Yeah, exactly.

Santa hot pants.

Very nice, honey. Thank you.

Alright, you're up.

- Okay, um...

Let's see, this tubular one.

Mmhmm.

You're never gonna guess.

- Never gonna guess? Okay.

Never gonna guess.

- I'll try.

A map.

A...

Uh-huh.

- Oh, a telescope.

Exactly, so you
can see where you're going.

Who knows where I'm going?

Does anyone know?

- I don't think so.

Oh, I love it.

Yes.

Thank you, Dad, I needed one of these.

Thank you.

I thought, you know, for the car.

Warm or cold,

it keeps it, like, whatever
it's supposed to be.

Super cold, super hot, whatever.

- I love that.

- Tell me it's your favorite color, right?

Yes, green.

- There you go.

Alright, my turn.

Yes.

- Oh, it's got a bow.

Yeah, it's so pretty.

- There you go.
- Oh, I see.

Now we're twins.

Thank you.

We're always friends.

Well, this is a better job.

Thank you.

- It's okay.

First one
was a trial and error.

- Well, you know, you got a severed Santa,

so that's kinda hard to wrap.

Alright, and what have...

Box.

And...

Ooh, it jingles.

Mmhmm.

- Well, honey, what is this?

What?

It's so you can be pretty.

A pretty Christmas tree.

Really?

Yes, put it on.

Alright.

We're gonna, oh, I'm sorry.

We're gonna have to upgrade.

Yeah.

Oh, so beautiful.

- Right?

Come on.

Ooh, let's put it on.

Maybe if it lit
up, that would be like...

Right?

- Oh, you know, I should've
gotten the more expensive one.

No, you shouldn't.

This is...

Just trust me, this is more than enough.

- Alright.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

- It's so much wrapping.

Mmhmm.

Well, it's very special

so I wanna make sure
it's wrapped properly.

- Is this Mom's?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I was going through
some stuff and I saw it

and it was one of her favorite shirts.

- I saw all the pictures with her in it

from, like, the '90s or something.

Mmhmm, yeah, in the dark ages.

Let you have it.

- I love it.

Hmm.

- It's all worn.

Yeah.

- Thanks, Dad.

- You are welcome.

Chocolate brownie mix.

It's your favorite.

- Yeah.

I wasn't
there to help you bake,

so I thought maybe if I got it for you,

it would make it a little easier for you.

- Well, let me tell you,

I have vastly improved my cooking skills

over the years.
- Oh, really?

- Yeah, really.

Mmhmm.

- Absolutely.

How so?

Did you make anything special lately?

- Why, yes, I did.

Oh?

- Uh-huh.

Mmhmm.

- I had my wonderful girlfriend over

and I made a very delicious meal.

Ooh.

- And it was absolutely,
fantastically horrible

'cause it burnt.

Yeah, I got an A for effort,

but, man, execution was like an F.

At least you tried.

Nailed it.

Oh, yeah, we sure nailed it.

Alright, you know...

Hmm, I tell you,

Mom cooked.

I mean, she, she was amazing.
- Yeah.

You know?

You would think after all those years

I could glean something
from the brilliance

of what she could just whip up,

but apparently I just
don't have that skill-set.

I don't know.

So we just did the
leftovers and, you know,

she forgave me.

At least I didn't poison her,

so that's something.

Yeah, she's still here.

- Yeah, she's still here.

She's still kicking around.

I like her, pickles.

Yeah, it's-
- I can't wait to meet her.

- I do too. I do too.

It's been, um,

it's been a good six months so, you know,

I appreciate you helping me through that.

- Of course.

All the best things in life
start out as scary, you know?

- Yeah,

like you, you know, taking
the trip down to Florida,

just, you know, facing your fear.

Well, I don't think you
ever really been scared.

I mean, when you were a
kid, you were fearless.

You just went head-on, 100 %.

Just whatever you wanted to do,

bam, you just did it.

So what's the plan for Christmas,

besides these amazing
gifts that I've given you?

You're welcome.

- You're welcome.

Um, my plan?

Well, actually I just got a
notification, like, last night

that there's, like, a surge in prices

and there's all these people,
high demand, wanting rides.

So I don't know,

I thought I'd pick up a couple of people

and make a couple extra bucks.

- Really?
- Be Santa's sleigh.

What, you wanna work today?

- Yeah.

I mean,

this is supposed to be,
like, everyone's day off.

Like, the one day.

- Well, I don't know.

I've always stayed home on Christmas.

I've never really went out.

Yeah.

- But I don't know.

I already connected with you.

I feel like this is what I do.

I see you,

and then there's nobody else
really to hang out with.

So maybe spread some
cheer, make some friends,

help some people out.

Okay.

Well, it was
good to hear from you, Dad.

- It's always good to
hear from you, honey.

I am going to be wearing this all day and-

It works for you.

- I know.

You know, red's my color.

So, yeah, I think I'm gonna
be doing some bingeing

and drinking some hot cocoa and relaxing.

And then probably shoveling

because it's always snowing.

Hey, love you, be safe.

Make good choices.

- Love you too, Pop.
- Alright, pickles.

- I'll do my best.

Alright, I need to figure out

how to turn this off again because-

- Oh, I'll take care of it.

Love you, bye.

Love you more, bye.

Good morning, Tampa Bay.

It is Christmas Day.

Woop, Christmas Day.

Get that hot cocoa ready.

You know, I just wanna take a moment

and thank all of our police officers,

our RNs, our doctors, ambulance drivers,

gas station attendants.

Hell, the ride-share
drivers are even out today.

So if you guys are drinking tonight,

make sure you call your ride-share driver

and let's all arrive alive.

Let's be safe.

Everyone have a great holiday

and call a loved one today.

I'm sure they could really-

- Hi, guys.
- Hello.

- Hi. Georgia, right?
- Yes, yes.

- Of course.
- Merry Christmas.

- Thank you.
- Why don't you give me

your purse, dear.
- Okay.

Don?

Yeah, Don and Nancy.

Okay, nice to meet you guys.

Nice to meet you.

Oh, this weather is so beautiful.

Yeah, it's a little toasty.

- I can't believe it.

I don't think we've
ever been anywhere warm,

really warm for Christmas.

- It doesn't seem like it, no.

You guys
just always in New York,

er, in New Jersey?

- Well, um-
- Yeah, all around.

- Don is military and we've been,

I think we've spent Christmas
in 10 different places

throughout the years.

Oh wow.

- Yes.

- Yeah, it's been quite the ride.

Oh, remember Jeremy's first
Christmas with Santa?

- We took him to see Santa
when he was three months old.

He couldn't really sit up.

And so we put him on Santa's knee,

and Santa's holding him,
kind of propping him up.

And he reaches up and gets
a hold of Santa's beard

and starts to pull it off.

And everyone in line was just laughing.

And here is Santa trying to hold the baby

and keep his beard on

and it was hysterical.
- Trying to look like Santa.

What a nightmare.

- You should see the picture of that one.

It's so cool.

We've had some fun times.

We lived in Germany.

- I bet it was like a story book.

I feel like that's where
Christmas was invented.

- Beautiful.

It looks just like you would imagine it.

A little village

and the houses are so
like fairytale houses.

Aw.

Cobblestone streets.

- Yes, and there's a place
called the Marktplatz.

And at Christmas, they
have a Kris Kringle mart

and have all the vendors out there

and your toes get all cold,

but you're able to drink Gluhwein,

and that warms you down to your toes.

Is that hot wine?

- Yes, spiced wine.
- Yeah, yeah, spiced wine.

- Very good.

Oh, okay.

Very good.

Oh, this car is so festive. I love it.

Thank you.

Ooh, you'd think it
were Christmas or something.

Right?

Yes.

It's the sleigh today.

And you have
to work on Christmas.

- Well, at least I'm not doing my day job.

I usually have to work with kids.

So I thought maybe I could,

it would be nice to talk to
some real adults

and help people.

Yeah, and you
could have a party going

all day long with everybody.
- There you go.

It's nice to talk to adults

and to help people get on
their way on Christmas.

Oh, that's nice, yeah.

- Yes.

Thank you.
- Oh, yeah, thank you so much.

This has been so much fun.

- And merry Christmas to you.
- Yes, yes.

- Oh, thank you.

♪ Noel, Noel ♪

♪ Noel, Noel ♪

♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪

Awesome, so Hanukkah, that's
where we're celebrating?

- Hanukkah, yeah.
- Alright.

- Yeah, my sister was
having a latkes party for-

Latkes?

- Latkes, yeah.
- Is that-

- Fried potatoes.
- Potatoes, that's right.

- Fried potato pancakes, yes.

Sounds so yummy.

- Yeah.

I'm down with anything potato.

- Right, who doesn't love
a good crispy potato?

So I kind of decked out

in all of my Christmas stuff

so I hope it's okay.
- Well, I mean it's Christmas.

So, yeah,

I don't expect, you
know, the whole world to,

you know, jump on the wagon.

Maybe I could
have one little Star of David.

Just representation would be nice.

Right.

I didn't
even think about that.

Oh, that's awesome.

So is...

Has it already started

or, like, it starts today?
- Yeah, it's like the,

what is today?

Today's the fourth.

It's the fourth night.

Oh, so it's, like, halfway.

- So we're halfway, halfway through, yeah.

Okay.

So it's eight.

Is it, do you get...

Okay, so you get eight days.

- Eight days, mmhmm.

And do you
have parties every day?

- No.

We light the candles every night.

It's the menorah and
each night you light a,

light a new candle

until on the eighth night,

all of the candles are burning.

And it's lit,
as the kids would say.

Yeah, it's lit.

What, what?

That's awesome.

- Say a nice little
prayer and strike a match.

Nice one.

And you get gifts?

- We do, we do, we get gifts.
- Right.

- Like, it's nothing,
you know, it's not...

But when I was growing up,

my friends used to think it was so cool

that I got gifts, like eight.

"You got, like, eight gifts?"

And I'm like, "Yeah, but, like,

it's socks."
- Oh no, that's the worst.

- Or, you know, a new
pencil box for school.

It's super practical.
- What?

- It's like what you guys
get in your stockings,

we just get it spread
out over eight nights.

And then maybe on one,

one of the nights,

we get a nice, you know, a bike,

or a, you know, one of the big gifts.

- Oh no, okay.
- But, yeah, it's not,

it's not the, uh,

the raining, raining presents, like, uh-

You didn't win
the holiday lottery.

No, no, it's not, yeah.

- Do you,

do you guys, like, not
like Christmas that much?

- It's, well, so, okay.

Hanukkah is not...

It's like, everybody thinks
it's the Jewish Christmas,

but it's, it's, it's not.

Oh, is it not
really like a big deal?

- I mean, it's, you know, it's...

We made it a big deal because...

So when families were
immigrating to the United States,

they saw all the, you know,

all the Christian kids
celebrating Christmas.

Right.

- And the adults, they
wanted to assimilate,

they wanted to blend in.

They didn't wanna feel like, you know,

they were any different than anybody else.

So they kind of took Hanukkah

and it kind of became
the Jewish Christmas.

- Oh, okay.
- So, you know,

so it looked like we were-
- It stacks up.

- You know, just as, you
know, commercially, you know,

greedy as everybody else.

I mean, it sells.

Like, that's America.

- So it's not, yeah, it's not...

But it's a miracle.

It's a miracle holiday,

but it's not like one of the
high holidays you call them.

- Right.

♪ Silver bells ♪

♪ It's Christmas time in Tampa ♪

♪ Ring-a-ling ♪

♪ Hear them ring ♪

♪ Soon I will pick someone up ♪

Shannon?

Yes, hi.

Hi, Georgia, yeah.

- Hi.
- Hi there.

Oh, you look so nice.

Wow, I love you guys.

- Oh, merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.

I love your hair, Georgia.

- Mine?

- Yeah.
- Yes, oh, yeah, that's me.

It's very festive, yeah.

So you guys like Christmas?

- Oh, we love Christmas.

Mmhmm.

- It's a big staple in our relationship.

- Yeah, oh my gosh, we
met on Christmas, it's-

No.

- Yeah.
- On Christmas Eve.

Where do
you meet on Christmas?

Like, at a party?

- An airport.
- An airport.

Oh, how romantic.

- Actually, you know what?

I look at it as very romantic.

- It was.

We could've been anywhere.
- I mean, we have, like-

We actually just got
engaged yesterday, so.

Really?

- Yeah.
- Yeah, Christmas Eve morning.

Oh, wow. Wow.

- Yeah, yeah.

Right here.

- One second.

Oh, I did
this at the wrong time.

Yeah, yeah, sorry, sorry.

- It's gorgeous.

Thank you.

We're actually gonna
tell some of our friends...

None of our friends know.

They don't know?

- No.
- No, not yet.

We're gonna surprise them.

- Yeah.

That's so cool.

- I don't think they're even
suspecting it, to be honest.

- You don't?

You didn't tell anyone?

- No.

No, I mean, I thought we had a pact

that we weren't gonna say anything.

- No, that's true, that's true.

But I mean when you were planning.

But I'm, oh my, I'm so excited.

I can't wait to see their faces.

- I know, I'm excited.

They're gonna be,

they're gonna be shook.

- What if you had a Christmas wedding?

- The only thing that
we are indifferent about

for having a Christmas wedding

is that, you know, her family,

both of our families
live in different States.

- Yeah.
- Oh.

- And we're thinking
about the travel expenses

for our families throughout
the Christmas season, you know?

- Yeah.
- 'Cause I personally

would rather have a
non-Christmas themed wedding

and be able to have all
of our family there.

You know what I mean?

- No, exactly.

And that's a really good idea.

And, you know,

we could even do like a
Christmas in July type thing

if we really wanted to.

That's always fun.

That would be fun.

- Yeah.

We definitely would be the
first to do that.

Absolutely.

- But, um, yeah,

and I really do wanna her family there,

your sister and her kids.
- Mmhmm, yeah, well of course.

She's my maid of honor,
I have to have her there.

- Yeah, and, um-

- And your mom.
- Yeah, my mom.

- Will lose her mind if she can't make it.

And my 50 cousins.

Like, yeah, family is a big
thing in our life so, you know.

We hope to have a big family one day.

- I can't wait to tell everyone tonight.

- Me too, I'm excited.

I'm a little nervous.

Are you nervous?

- I mean, of course.

Though, I think they're gonna
just yell "finally" at us

more than anything else.

- I think so, yeah, to be honest.

- All good.

Have a good night, guys.

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

Gifts, parting gifts.

- Thanks.

- Oh, that's very thoughtful of you.

Merry Christmas.

- Oh, merry Christmas.

♪ You know Dasher and Dancer
and Prancer and Blitzen ♪

♪ Comet and Cupid and Donner and Vixen ♪

♪ But do you recall the most
famous reindeer of all ♪

Merry Christmas.

Oh, merry Christmas, guys.

So where are you going?

Ah, we're going
to the amusement park,

right, buddy?

- Mmhmm, yep.
- Oh.

- You know, Florida, theme
parks is where it's at.

Oh, that's true.

- Even though I've been to
these way too many times.

That's fun.

- Have you been there?
- Yes, I love it.

Ah.

I'm afraid of roller coasters,
so we'll see.

- Oh no, that's, like, the whole...

Okay.

But it's okay,

I told him they have animals
here too so, you know.

- Yes, yes, they have animals.

I think there's a water ride.

Oh, fun. I like water rides.

Cool.

Are you from here?

- Yeah.

Well, I'm from here now,

but originally I was from New York.

I moved down a couple years ago.

Ah, what
brought you to this area?

Well,

not to get heavy, but it was a boy.

And needless to say, it did not work out.

I think it was, like,

the move down was a lot of stress

and then it was just us, so,

I mean, a bit of pressure.
- Yeah, I guess

when it's just the two of you

and you gotta be each other's
best friends and everything.

Yep.

And, yeah, it gets a little much.

No others.

- Is your family all up in New York?

Yeah, my dad.
My dad's up in New York.

Ah.

- We talk to each other
at least once a week,

but, like, it's not the same.

- No, no, it's not at all.

It's better
than nothing though.

It's true, it's true.

At least we're close.

We're gonna have
some fun today, brother.

I'm telling you right now.
- Yeah, I expect so.

Today's going to
be the best trip we've had

in the last five Christmases.

- That's specific. Why five?

Yeah, well, every year.

Well, you know, weather

and we had a couple mishaps
the past few years, you know,

fun stuff,

nothing, you know, between us.

Just, you know, you know how it goes,

you know, when guys get together
and they have too much fun.

- Oh, oh, that's why
you got the ride-share.

Okay, got it.

Yeah, that's why
we got the ride-share, yeah.

We're meeting, like, 10
of our buddies over here.

- That's a huge group.

- Yeah, yeah.
- Yep.

It used to be bigger, but-

Yeah, but,
you know, life happens.

Wow.

You know, sometimes
guys can't make it every year

for personal or whatever reason.

- They get married or-
- They get married, you know,

moving on with life.

Yeah,

so are you guys all
just like friends, like?

Yeah.

- Are you all from here?
- Yeah, we're dating.

- Oh, oh, I didn't wanna know.

You guys are very manicured
and beautiful, so.

Oh.

She's really trying to
get that tip now.

Yeah, now she
is, for sure.

We're onto you now.

No, we've all known each
other since college, so yeah.

- Oh, okay. That makes sense.

So are you guys all from Tampa?

- No.
- No, from all over.

- He is.
- Oh.

Well, he's in this area.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

I will never get used to the cold weather.

Right, you're acclimated now.

Your blood is thinner, or
whatever needs to happen,

and now you're Floridian.

- Yeah.
- Yep.

Have you always been here, or?

- Originally I'm from Boston.

Oh, wow, okay, alright.

So, yeah, you definitely adapted

to the Florida climate.

- Came down here

and I was like, this is
where it's at, you know.

It's a great place to live.

It's like a year round
spring break a lot of times.

It's very relaxing, you know?

It's awesome.

- Yeah, absolutely.

It's not like the
Northeast, that's for sure.

The people are friendly.

It's just, you know, it's warm.

You know, it's all about
the weather, you know.

I get it, you know.

You know, when you're
in that gloomy weather,

when you're in the cold,

it makes life a little bit more difficult.

Yeah.

So where are you from?

- Me? Oh, all over.
- Yeah?

- Gosh, I was born in LA.

My mom's from Germany.

My dad from Philadelphia.
- Oh, wow.

- They moved all over, so, yeah.

That's crazy.

- So I like to adventure and travel, so.

And I like to surf

so I took off and went
to Costa Rica one time

and never really came back.

I know you've
moved, like, four times

since I met you, man.

You never stay put.

Oh, you know, well,

I don't know, I like change.

♪ Jingle bells, jingle
bells, jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh, what fun is to ride in
a one horse open sleigh, hey ♪

♪ Jingle bells, jingle
bells, jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh, what fun it is to ride
in a one horse open sleigh ♪

I'm excited.

I can't wait.

We're gonna see all the animals.

This is gonna be exciting.

Yeah, they'll be out and about

because they're nice and cool.

Perfect.

Alright.

- Well, thank you very much.

Great, have a great day, guys.

- Thank you so much.
- Hey, you too.

Merry Christmas.

Thank you.

Oh, before you go, a gift.

- Oh, thank you.
- Stay fresh.

- Thank you so much.
- Yeah, we'll stay fresh.

Take care.
- Happy holidays.

Have a good one.

- It's a good evening, man.
- Yeah.

That was some good stuff.

♪ Sleigh bells ring ♪

♪ Are you listening ♪

♪ In the lane ♪

♪ Snow is glistening ♪

♪ A beautiful sight ♪

♪ We're happy tonight ♪

♪ Walking in a winter wonderland ♪

How are you doing tonight?

- I'm doing good. How are you doing?

Doing pretty good.

- Cool.

You going anywhere special?

- Um, yeah,

I'm gonna go out and have a drink or two

with the little lady.

Aw, nice.

- Been awful busy lately.

Oh, really?

- Yeah.

Working hard?

- Yeah.

Yeah, I was out late last night.

Yeah, yep.

I bet you're busy this time of year.

Oh, picking up people?

- Yeah.

This is kind
of like my side gig,

but, I mean, it's been pretty busy today.

I'm surprised by how many people
are actually out and about

on Christmas Day.

- Well, I don't know
what's after Christmas.

You kind of loosen your
belt up a little bit.

You know,
usually people stay at home

with the family, I would think, you know?

- Well, you know, families
are different these days.

That's true.

- There's a lot of big families

and sometimes you got more than one.

True.

That's a good point.

- Mine's up North.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

Is that where you're from?

- Yeah, I'm from way up North.

Oh, hmm.

- It's funny being down
here and not having any snow

at Christmas time, you know?

Yeah, it
doesn't feel as festive.

I'm from New York,

so, yeah, I get it.
- Oh, yeah.

Nice place.

I stop through there once
or twice a year, yeah.

Yeah?

Hmm.

What is your job?

What do you do?

- Um...

Oh, I'm kind of an ambassador,

you know?
- Okay.

- I'm kind of a spokesperson.

Oh.

- I do a lot of work with
the youth and children

and, you know.

That's really important, yeah.

That's really nice.

- Yep, I enjoy the heck out of it.

I sure do.

Well, they say
if you do what you love,

you never work a day in your life.

- Ain't that the truth.

I work with kids too.

I work at a kid's retail store actually.

- Oh, that's awesome.

So it's kind of nice

to talk to a big kid or an adult.

- Yeah.

Well, I ain't nothing but a big kid.

Or a big elf, some people say.

Oh.

You know.

Yep,

I consider myself Santa's
little helper today,

just driving my little sleigh around.

- Well, Santa needs all the
help he can get, I promise.

I bet.

So have any plans for today?

- Yes, I'm actually on my
way to go see my boyfriend

and his family.

Oh, the family?

Yes.

Oh my gosh.

Is it the first time you're meeting them?

- Yes, it is.

It's exciting.

It's been a couple of years,

and, you know,

this Christmas, we just wanted
it to be really special.

So everyone's gonna be around

and I'm nervous.

I'm sure if he's
kept you around this long,

he likes you enough to
bring around to family.

- I hope so.

That's awesome.

- Yeah.

Do you have anyone?

- Oh, no. I,

I had somebody,

and just our lives didn't line up.

I just,

I think I'm better off.

I have my roommates,

even though they're also gone right now.

It's been nice to pick up people

and see some faces.

Yeah, definitely
bringing us cheer.

Yeah, a little Santa's sleigh.

- Yes, with your Santa
hat and your green hair,

it's like the Grinch,

but it's Christmas.

And my
heart has grown so much.

I'm ready to share it.

- Mine too.

- Yeah, told her I loved her.

She breaks up with me.

Geez, that's kinda rough.

- Yeah.

And you know what really pisses me off?

She was supposed to meet my
family today for the first time.

Why is it

when everything seem
like they're working out,

you know, like, it's all
building to something,

it just, like, collapses.

Yeah.

I mean, I was so excited

because this is the first
time I've had a girlfriend

in probably six years

for Christmas, you know?

Geez.

- And my family,

they were gonna, like,
cook her a special meal,

'cause I told her, you know,

told my mom that she
loves stuffed chicken.

So my mom is making a stuffed chicken

for the girlfriend who's
not gonna be there.

I mean, what am I supposed to say?

- Yeah, it is kind of awkward.

I mean, what would
you say if it were you?

- Well, I would be honest

and hope that, I don't know,

being around the people who love me

would make it feel better.

- Well, Christmas isn't the
happiest of times now, is it?

Not always.

- Christmas is so strange.

Every time, like, we all
spend money on each other

when why not just spend
time with each other?

I mean, the whole point of Christmas

is to celebrate joy and happiness and...

♪ A cup of hot chocolate ♪

♪ On the second day of Christmas,
my true love gave to me ♪

- I can't afford it.

How can I enjoy the holidays
if I can't even get...

- My phone, oh my god,

it's about to die on me.

Hey, listen, do you have a charger?

I, I feel so...

- Jolly.

Oh my god, he was so sweet.

I was so impressed.

Like, this was the real Santa.

- Consumerism at its finest.

I can't believe these kids.

They get so many toys.

It's ridiculous

how they sort of rack up
everything constantly.

They're begging for stuff,

and they're going to their
moms and dads and saying,

"Santa's gonna bring me all
kinds of stuff this year.

Please, please, please.

I want some, I want more,
I want more, I want more."

And then they grow up
and then they have kids,

and those kids want more,
want more, want more.

It's constant.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Alright.

Alright, so where are you headed?

- Uh, just home.

Oh, sorry,
safety first.

- You married?

Oh, no, not at all.

Actually, I just got
out of a relationship.

Oh.

Are you?

- No.

I, uh,

I just got out of, well,

didn't just get out of one, but...

It's rough.

- Yeah.

Yeah, I had a son.

Oh.

Can not relate.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah.

Do you at least
get to, like, hang out

or anything?

- No.

No, not as much as...

Not as much as I'd like.

Sorry to hear that.

You know, um,

I grew up for most of my
life with just my dad and me,

and I bonded with my dad, so,

I don't know, there's,

you can't lose hope, you know?

- No, she, yeah,

she got full custody of, uh, of him.

Oh.

I understand.

I mean, I don't understand.

I know.

You know, it's,

you know, how can you,

how can you ruin a relationship

and then get sole custody of the kid?

How can you do that?

- Does your son understand
this whole separation thing?

No, that's the worst part.

- How old is he?

- He's five.

It's just that, you know,

you can't get out of bed sometimes.

I mean, I have this weight

of it's not only me anymore.

I have to think about David.

And I have to think about what she did,

and I have to think, and...

And I just can't, I can't get up.

I used to love Christmas.

I mean, look at me.

I can't,

I can't even find simple joy.

And the fact that people are happy

makes it worse, even.

Like, it's all just so fresh

right now probably, I don't know.

It does get better. It will get better.

You just have to...

It sucks, it sucks.

You have to get through the suck first.

How do you know that?

I don't...

I mean, I, nobody knows,

but I don't think it's okay

to just tell yourself it's not okay.

It's okay to be upset and
you're allowed to be mad.

Being vulnerable is not weakness.

It's being human.

My therapist told me to write
down one positive thing,

one affirmation, something
to motivate me every day.

So maybe, maybe even
try to write something,

just anything.

- Like something, like,

something good?

Just maybe
how you feel, get it out,

or maybe something you wanna feel.

And that could be what you focus on

is something that you would
like to be able to do.

You don't have to, I just

thought it might help.
- No, it's fine.

I'm, I'm just thinking.

Yeah.

- These people keep telling me to man up.

And they say, oh, there's
plenty of fish in the sea and...

But I don't know how to use
my rod and reel, you know,

and the bait

stinks, you know?

- It's gonna be okay.

Just reach out to the people that,

the people that love you.

They'll be there for you.

- Okay.

Thanks.

♪ Silent night ♪

♪ Holy night ♪

♪ All is calm ♪

♪ All is bright ♪

♪ 'Round young virgin mother and child ♪

♪ Holy infant so tender and mild ♪

♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪

♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪

Hey, pickle.

- Hey, Pop.

Hey, hey,
hey, what's going on?

- Just feeling real low right now.

I thought I would spread cheer
and pick up all these people

and, you know, see what
it's like out there.

- Listen,

it's tough, you know?

Christmas is a hard time of year.

You know, remember when, you know,

Mom passed away, the first year after?

Yeah.

You know, presents, mistletoe, cheer,

all that sort of thing,

it's, you know, great on
greeting cards and commercials,

and, you know, watching "White Christmas,"

but it can be tough.

Let me tell you, I am proud of you.

You went out there with a open heart.

You know, you tried to
interact with people,

give some cheer, you know what I mean?

Show some Christmas spirit.

I'm sorry it didn't go
the way you wanted to,

but, um,

I know Mom would be very proud of you too.

That help?

- A little.

Yeah.

- Can I talk about it?

- Absolutely.

What happened?

It started out really nice.

There was this sweet, old couple,

and they had been together forever,

it feels like.
- Okay.

And it gave me hope

that maybe someday I would
be with somebody forever.

- You might.

- And then, like, there
was just such good momentum

and then it just came to a screeching halt

once, like, reality hit

and I realized that not
everybody has a good situation

and sometimes people's
families are taken from them.

I just, it's not fair.

No.

- And it's hard to, like,
tell people, you know,

keep your chin up, believe in yourself.

You know, all these positive
affirmations that we say,

it's just, like,

it doesn't, it doesn't
just work like that.

What's the point?

- Well, the point is that you try,

you go out there with the best intentions,

you try to interact.

And you'd be surprised

how even a second that you
spend time with someone,

you're changing that person.

You think so?

- Oh, yeah.

Every time that you bump into someone,

smile at someone,

yell at someone,

laugh at someone,

you're interacting with them,

you're affecting them,

and that makes them
emotionally make a decision

of how they're going
to react back, alright?

Yeah.

- So if you're positive,

that's all you can do,

and hope they have a positive reaction

from what you're doing.

Some people have it tough.

Some people have a hard time accepting,

you know, positive affirmation or a smile

or a kind word because-
- They're not used to it.

- Some people feel
they're not worthy of it

or they don't deserve it.

But those are the ones

that you really need to
spend that time with.

They're the ones you really
need to take that extra minute,

you know?
- Yeah.

- I mean, when I was down
and didn't feel talking,

I mean, you didn't allow
me to wallow or whatever.

And vice versa.

You weren't alone.

Neither one of us were.

- No.

No, we were lucky, you know.

We had each other.

But some families aren't quite that close

or have that kind of relationship.

So all you can do is,

you can show them there's hope.

- Yeah.

- That that's really it.

That's the gift of Christmas, right?

Christmas is all about
giving, not getting.

- Yeah.

It's like Christmas is
the one time of year

where you just pause,

where everybody just comes together

or just has a moment to themselves.

Mmhmm.

- And everybody seems to
have a little bit more hope.

Yeah, yeah.

And for some people that's hard,

you know?
- Yeah.

And some people that's easy.

But it doesn't mean that
you should stop trying.

- You're right.

You're doing a good thing.

Thanks, Pop.

Course.

- I needed that.

- You call anytime you need to talk, okay?

Always.

- Okay. Love you.

Love you too.

- Alright, bye.
- Bye.

♪ Christmas lights, see them shine ♪

♪ In the eyes of a child ♪

♪ Let them shine ♪

♪ I used to be one of them ♪

♪ Christmas tree, innocent ♪

♪ Let them shine ♪

♪ As I fell for your spell ♪

♪ Christmas bell like a symphony ♪

♪ Through the air, Christmas flare ♪

♪ Floats a simple melody ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Can you feel it ♪

♪ If you feel it then sing with me ♪

♪ I wish you merry Christmas ♪

♪ May all your dreams come true ♪

So where are you headed?

- Home.
- Yeah?

- Yeah.

You got any holiday plans?

Well, just
left the family's dinner.

Oh.

- Yeah, we get together for Christmas,

have a nice dinner,

everyone brings something, and

things just got a little out of hand.

I recently found out that
I was adopted, and, yeah.

So I'm sure I have a lot of family here

that I don't know about yet,

that I am questioning if I want to meet.

Whoa.

- Yeah, so.

Wow, that's a lot, um-

- Yeah.

Yeah, I just talked to my
adoptive parents at the dinner

and asked if they would be okay

or how they would feel

with me reaching out to that family

that I don't know of, um,

I don't know.

I don't know.

♪ If you feel it then sing with me ♪

♪ I wish you ♪

♪ Merry Christmas ♪

♪ May all your dreams come true ♪

Hi, I'm Georgia.

George, okay, okay. I'm Indie.

- Yes.
- Hi.

Hey.

Hi.

- Oh, I didn't even
realize it was Christmas.

Oh yeah,

it just kind of snuck up
on everybody, I guess.

- It did.

I really thought, like, maybe
we had another week.

Honestly.
- Mmhmm.

- Oh, that just goes to
show you how spirited I am.

So I don't wanna be a compare
and contrast kind of girl, but

let's, uh,

let's do this side by side thing.

What's up with your holiday today?

- Well, I recently found
out that I was adopted.

And today I confronted my parents,

my adoptive parents.

No joke.

- About...

'Cause they knew the whole time, you know,

where my biological parents were

and they never even told
me that I was adopted.

Then, let alone, when I did find out,

to not even tell me that they're here.

Um, so, yeah, I want-

Have you never
asked about them before.

- I never knew I was adopted to even ask.

And then when I did find
out that I was adopted,

about a month ago.
- Oh, wow.

- And they made it seem
like they had no idea

who my real parents were.

And the whole time they,

they knew they were here.

So I asked how they would
feel if I reached out,

and they said that I was just ungrateful.

And they don't understand
what I would need from them,

and I don't really know.

I don't really know.
- Yeah.

That's some tough stuff.

Wow.

How do you...

Where do you come off
calling your adopted child,

someone you brought into your family,

someone you wanted, for whatever reason,

how, where do you get off going?

How are you so...

Oh my god, I can't, I can't.

I don't understand that,
that logic, that concept.

- Yeah, this,

I think they're just embarrassed

because they wanted
everybody to think that,

you know, I was theirs.

And really, they've been living a lie.

Right.

- This whole time, all these years.

30 years.

It's not fair to you.

They had this cookie-cutter
image they wanted to have

and they just forced you into it

without ever considering the
possibility of this happening.

- Yeah, just,

it hurts.

It really hurts.

- How do you,

how do you,

how do you calculate a response to that?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, and everyone's like, well,
what is gonna be different?

When you find out, you know,

who your real parents are,

when you meet them, what
is gonna be different?

You have a mom, you have a dad,

you have everything, you know,

that, you know, a kid could
ask for in their childhood.

And I,

I don't even know.

Maybe nothing will change.

But you'll never know, what if?

- So what's the point, right?

Should I just not, you know?

If nothing's gonna change

and it's just gonna make
the parents who raised me

feel some type of way,

it's like, maybe I shouldn't, you know?

Maybe God just put me in the right hands,

the right parents,

and I should just be happy with that.

Like, maybe I am being selfish,

maybe I am being ungrateful,

and maybe I should just let it go,

but I can't, I can't.

I can't.

I think your
heart's in the right place.

So if you wanna do that
and answer the what ifs,

I don't think that could hurt.

And I feel like they owe it to
you to let you explore that.

And if they do love you,

they'll be there for you, even afterwards.

- You're right.

You're right.

This is for me.

This is for me,

and I deserve just to get
whatever I'm gonna get out of it.

What's your story?

Ah.

Do you have a lifetime to listen?

'Cause, yeah.

Well, there's a lot of different things.

And I have a very indifferent opinion

about families and holidays,

especially recently.

I've chosen to take a
leave of absence this year.

And, honestly,

if there were another world,

I vote to move there.

'Cause families,

they're another story.

You know how
they have a black sheep

in every family?
- Yeah.

- You could say I'm the purple sheep.

Just, I,

I mean, it's always been a case
of whether I fit in or not,

but there's, like,

there's, like, layers of that,

of not fitting in

or comprehending my coexistence

with some of these people.

Especially my dad.

My dad, he's, uh,

he's a bit surprising, to say the least.

I honestly don't,

I don't really know what
surprises me anymore about him.

I don't know why that I feel surprised.

I honestly shouldn't,

but I guess it just stems from, you know,

the culture in my family on his side

and where we come from

and who I've always
wanted to know more about,

you know, historically,

and where we come from.

And in the last couple of years,

he's become oddly political

and very opinionated in that fact.

And not on the side that
you would think.

You know, in this time of year,

you should be, like, closer to family.

And I am just so okay being
as far away as possible.

- Is this you?

Yes, yes.

Well, um, thank you.

- Hope it gets better.
- Yeah.

- And if not, just sock it to 'em.

I will.

I will try to sock it to 'em.

Here, this is for you.

Oh, thank you.

Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.

Nice meeting you too.
- You too.

- Sorry about getting so deep.

I feel like we're having
therapy sessions.

No, it's okay.

- On our way.
- Yeah, no, it's fine.

I wanna help people and, you know,

sometimes people just need
to get it off their chest

and just sound off.

- I really do, honestly.

And I,

I appreciate you listening,

'cause that's heavy stuff.

That was some heavy stuff.

Yeah.

- I just, I don't know,

the holidays, to me, have not
been holiday-ish this year.

And then, to say the least bit,

like, I,

there's no spirit for
me, in any sense, and...

I don't know, I think it's just adjusting.

I'm sad to cut it off with family,

but I'm not,

I'm not regretful, if that makes sense.

I feel
like, in this situation,

it's a healthy decision

'cause it sounded like you
were being manipulated.

Like, this season,

people are expected to
be nice to each other,

so you think that they're
being actually nice to you

and honestly they're just,
like you said, faking it.

- Yeah, why does it...

I mean, fake it all year.

If you really wanna be a family,

like, fake it all year.

Don't just wait 'til the
holidays and come around.

I mean, it's almost,

it's almost how I felt last
year, going into holidays.

I have a super supportive,
you know, boyfriend,

and his family and him are
super close and it's great.

I just, I found myself
trying to perceive the same,

in a sense,

inviting him over to
family gatherings and stuff

that I normally don't
attend on a regular basis,

especially throughout the year.

Right.

And doing Christmas
last year was just like,

here they are, it's a picture,

and that's pretty much it.
- Right.

- 'Cause nobody really
cares what you're doing

and nobody really has
any interest in anything,

but your status or...

And I don't know.

I just, I don't know,

I decided, like, I don't
wanna be a part of that.

I'm not...

That's the kind of stuff
I keep out of my life.

If I'm gonna do that with my friends,

then why would I do that with,

why won't I do that with my family?

You make your family.

You make your own family,

whether it's blood relatives or not.

And I just,

I just, I don't know.

It's holidays, to me, are an excuse.

And I feel like,

although I miss being kind of
joyful and jolly and stuff,

I used to be really into
the holidays growing up,

but it's become,

it's become just that.

Just a holiday.

Why are we decorating?

Because it's something you do together?

Or because other people are doing it?

Why do you give each other gifts?

Because it's required?

No, it's saying, hey, this
is a time of celebration.

I'm thinking of you, like I usually do,

and merry Christmas,

here's a trinket of my
love for you or whatever.

Right, it's how it should be.

- Mm, it is.

Rough day?

- Rough year.

I feel ya.

Well, if you need to
talk about it, I'm here.

- My mom died.

I'm so sorry to hear that.

- Just, it hurts hard, you know.

I've been there.

Well, still there, actually.

- You could just let me
out right here, it's fine.

What? No.

- It's fine, don't worry about it.

Um, I'll be fine.

No, no.

I'll get you to where you need to be.

It's okay. It's okay.

Is there,

is there anybody else in
your life right now with you

whenever you go home?

Do you have any family?

My brother,
but he doesn't live here.

We're not, we're not close.

If you don't mind me asking,

how did she pass?

- Cancer.

Yours?

Same.

Sucks.

- I hate it.

I hate it so much.

Doesn't make any sense.

- I don't wanna feel alone anymore.

Look, Raven,
I don't wanna overstep,

but I've also had a pretty rough day.

I know it can't compare to
what you're going through,

and I'm, I,

I'm not feeling so great either right now

and I also don't wanna be alone.

Kind of actually afraid
of being alone right now.

So just,

let's just take this ride.

There's this place

that I go to to clear my mind.

- How long ago did you lose her?

- 10 years.

- Does it ever get any easier?

No.

I wish I could say that
it does, but it doesn't.

It's never not not gone.

But you, you figure it out.

You think about the fact that she,

she would want me to be here,

she would want me to just keep going and,

and to live the life that she couldn't.

And you just,

you kind of learn to cope

and you find your will to live,

eventually.

It never doesn't suck.

- Have you ever felt like nothing
you do makes a difference?

- Yeah.

When I very first lost my mom,

I just,

I felt so, like,

like, a lack of control,

like I had no control over anything.

I couldn't help her,

I couldn't save her,

I couldn't bring her back.

I just felt like, what the hell,

what-

- Like, what am I even doing?

- Yeah.

What's the point if they
could be gone tomorrow?

Like, what?

Why do we try so hard if
it could be over so quick.

Well, I'll tell you one thing.

Even though I felt worthless
and hopeless for so long,

finally, I saw a glimmer of hope,

I saw something good.

But it took a long time to get there.

- I haven't seen a glimmer in a long time.

- Tell me more about your brother.

- We aren't close.

He's younger than me,

lives in California,

works in finance.

We're really different.

I love him.

I wish we were close.

Sometimes I feel like
I'm a bad sister.

- The fact that you care means a lot.

The fact that you wanna
be better, it means a lot.

It's not the end of the world.

You could always,

you can always try and
you can always reach out.

- I'm scared.

- Rejection is terrifying.

- I've just faced so much already.

Like, you know,

before my mom died,

I used to think that
everything was gonna be okay,

no matter what, yeah.

And then it wasn't.

It wasn't okay.

- You gotta,

you gotta reach out.

He's going through it too, you know?

It's his mom too.

If anything, that might
even bring you back closer,

just sharing that, knowing
you have each other.

You just gotta get over the hump.

You have to just bite
the bullet and reach out

because you don't wanna
live the rest of your life

without him.

You don't wanna regret
never talking to him.

You don't wanna make a mistake.

- Do you think he'd wanna see me?

- Of course.

Probably more than anybody else right now,

he wants to see you,

'cause you're the only one
who's also going through it,

only one that can understand.

- Do you have any brothers or sisters?

- It's just me and my dad.

I've never really been too
close to anybody else, really.

Anybody who's came into my life

has ended up leaving.

I had no one, just had him.

It's nice
you have him at least.

- Yeah, I haven't seen him

in, like, three years,

and tomorrow I finally
get to see him again.

- Are you excited?

- I'm so excited.

It's too long, it's too long,

and he's been alone.

I mean, he's has been dating, thank god.

I don't want him to be
alone forever, but

we're all just too spread apart.

- I'm glad you picked me up tonight.

- I'm glad you got in my car.

I'm glad you came with me
'cause

honestly, I was feeling hopeless.

I was feeling like,

you know, I can help all these people,

but they can't even help themselves.

I'm riding around

and I'm picking up these people

and all of their energy
is just rubbing off on me.

And I'm trying to be positive,

I'm trying to be jolly.

You know, it's a holiday for god's sake.

And I feel spent.

I feel like I can't help them

because they're just so lost in it.

They're just drowning in their own stuff.

And I know that I'm not
supposed to fix everybody,

but I thought just something
nice for somebody else

would make the season brighter.

But I just feel like...

- You did something nice for me.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

It's nice not to be alone.

Yeah, it is.

Have you ever called a hotline?

Yeah.

Like, when my mom passed,

it was just me and dad.

There's just only so much talking

between two sad people
that you can handle.

- Yeah.

Before it
starts getting cyclical,

and then everybody's crying
and it's just,

it feels hopeless.

Of course,

no substitute for your mom

No.

Do you know the number?

- 988.

That's it?

- That's it.

They made it shorter so
it's easier for people.

But that's it now.

- 988, I can remember that.

- Hey, thanks for riding with me today.