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[REBECCA] CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS,

WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? OKAY - THERE

ARE CHRISTMAS TREES, SNOWMEN,

CAROLING, UHM...

SNOW! CHRISTMAS IS SNOWY DAYS,

KEEPING FAMILIES WARM AND

TOGETHER INSIDE. I LOVE SNOW,

YOU CAN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS

WITHOUT SNOW.

NOT BAD FOR A JEWISH GIRL.

[REBECCA] HELLO?

[SUZIE] OH HI HONEY, IT'S ME.

[REBECCA] I CAN'T TALK, MOM, I'M

WORKING AND I NEED TO FINISH.

[SUZIE] OH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING

TONIGHT?

[REBECCA] IT'S HENRY'S AND MY

SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY, I NEED TO

GET HOME AND GET READY.

[SUZIE] YOU CAN GIVE YOUR MOTHER

ONE MINUTE. I NEED TO KNOW IF

YOU'RE COMING TO ASPEN FOR

HANUKKAH

[REBECCA] I STILL DON'T KNOW

ABOUT ASPEN. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT

HENRY WANTS TO DO FOR THE

HOLIDAYS. HE USUALLY GOES HOME

FOR CHRISTMAS.

[SUZIE] SO LET HIM GO HOME FOR

HIS HOLIDAY AND YOU COME TO

ASPEN FOR YOURS. WE MISS YOU

HONEY AND HANUKKAH IS JUST AS

IMPORTANT AS CHRISTMAS.

[REBECCA] YES, MOM, I MISS YOU

AND DADDY TOO AND HANUKKAH IS

JUST AS IMPORTANT AS CHRISTMAS.

[HENRY] PLEASE,

I JUST NEED FIVE MINUTES.

[KAY] WE OPEN TOMORROW MORNING

AT NINE A.M.

[HENRY] PLEASE,

I NEED TO GET SOMETHING TODAY

BECAUSE IT'S OUR SIX MONTH

ANNIVERSARY AND IT HAS TO BE

FROM HERE BECAUSE THIS IS

REBECCA'S AND MY FAVORITE

JEWELRY STORE.

[KAY] HER FAVORITE

JEWELRY STORE?

[HENRY] YEAH PLEASE.

PLEASE.

[KAY] OKAY, DID YOU HAVE

SOMETHING SPECIFIC IN MIND?

[HENRY] SOMETHING THAT SAYS I

LOVE YOU AND YOU MATTER TO ME.

[KAY] EARRINGS?

[HENRY] SHE LOVES EARRINGS.

I THINK.

[KAY] GO AHEAD, ANSWER.

[HENRY] SORRY.

HI MOM.

[MARILYN] HENRY, GOOD

I CAUGHT YOU. I WAS SO WORRIED

WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU. I

ASSUMED YOU WERE DEAD.

[HENRY] NO I'M NOT DEAD. IF I

WERE DEAD MOM I COULDN'T ANSWER.

I'M AT A JEWELRY STORE BUYING

REBECCA A SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY

GIFT.

[MARILYN] I WAS WONDERING IF

YOU'D MADE YOU PLANS FOR

CHRISTMAS.

[HENRY] NO, I'M NOT SURE YET. IT

DEPENDS ON WHAT REBECCA WANTS TO

DO FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

[MARILYN] I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET

HER.

[HENRY] SHE WANTS TO MEET YOU

TOO, MOM. I HAVE TO GO.

[MARILYN] SHE SOUNDS LIKE A GIRL

THAT WOULD ENJOY CHRISTMAS

WITH THE KRINGLES!

[HENRY] I'M SORRY.

[KAY] MAYBE IF YOU TOLD ME HOW

YOU MET - IT WOULD HELP US PICK

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR HER?

[HENRY] WE BOTH SHOWED UP AT THE

SAME TIME TO MRS. WOO'S

APARTMENT IN CHINATOWN AFTER SHE

DIED.

[KAY] A FRIEND?

[HENRY] AN OBITUARY.

[KAY] AN OBITUARY?

[REBECCA AND HENRY] I'LL TAKE

IT.

[REBECCA] WHAT?

[HENRY] WHAT? I'M TAKING IT.

[REBECCA] I'M TAKING IT. I GOT

HERE FIRST!

[HENRY] WELL, TECHNICALLY I LET

YOU COME UP THE STAIRS FIRST

BECAUSE I'M A GENTLEMAN.

[REBECCA] THANK YOU.

SO WE AGREE THAT I GOT HERE

FIRST.

[HENRY] BUT I DIDN'T KNOW YOU

WERE COMING TO THE APARTMENT. IF

I KNEW...

[REBECCA] YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN

SUCH A GENTLEMAN?

[REBECCA] OKAY, WELL

TECHNICALITY ASIDE. I'M SURE

THAT I SAW THE AD FIRST.

[HENRY] IT WASN'T EXACTLY AND AD

AND HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU SAW IT

FIRST?

[REBECCA] DO YOU REALLY NEED A

RENT CONTROL PLACE THIS BIG THAT

BAD?

[HENRY] IT IS A BIG PLACE.

[REBECCA] OKAY, LOOK, WE BOTH

NEED A PLACE, LET'S FLIP FOR IT.

[HENRY] LET'S SHARE IT.

[HENRY] SO THAT WAS IT. WE MOVED

IN AS ROOMMATES AND THEN FELL IN

LOVE.

[KAY] THAT STORY IS SO

BEAUTIFUL, SO NEW YORK.

[HENRY] WHEN I'M WITH HER

EVERYTHING FEELS RIGHT. IF

THERE IS ONE PERSON MEANT FOR

YOU, IF THERE IS SUCH A THING

AS A SOUL MATE, SHE'S MINE.

WHY AM I THINKING ABOUT EAR

RINGS WHEN MY FUTURE IS SO

CLEAR?

[HENRY] THANK YOU MRS. WOO.

[REBECCA] HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING

SPECIAL.

[HENRY] THIS IS AMAZING.

COME HERE.

[REBECCA] I GOT TAKE-OUT.

I THOUGHT WE'D EAT IN, EXCEPT

OUT.

I OPENED MY FORTUNE COOKIE.

IT SAYS, "YOU WILL FIND TRUE

LOVE."

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO OPEN

A FEW FORTUNES TO FIND THE

MESSAGE THAT'S MEANT FOR YOU.

[HENRY] I LOVE

YOU.

[REBECCA] I LOVE YOU, TOO.

[HENRY] I KNOW WE'VE ONLY KNOWN

EACH OTHER SIX MONTHS BUT WHEN

YOU FIND THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE

TIME DOESN'T MATTER. YOU ARE THE

REASON I WAKE UP AND THE REASON

I GO TO SLEEP. YOU ARE THE SUN

AND THE MOON AND EVERYTHING IN

BETWEEN.

I PROMISE THAT I WILL I LOVE

YOU FOREVER.

REBECCA FINE,

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

[REBECCA] YES.

[HENRY] YES?

[REBECCA] YES, HENRY KRINGLE.

[HENRY] YES MOM, I GOT HOME

SAFELY AND I'M ALIVE. MOM! I

JUST ASKED REBECCA TO MARRY ME.

[REBECCA] NO MOM, I DON'T KNOW

ABOUT ASPEN YET. MOM! HENRY JUST

ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM.

[HENRY AND REBECCA] YES! WE'RE

GETTING MARRIED!

[SUZIE] IT'S RIDICULOUS. SHE'S

TOO YOUNG TO GET MARRIED.

[MARVIN] SHE'S THE SAME AGE YOU

WERE WHEN YOU HAD HER.

[SUZIE] I WAS MUCH MORE MATURE

AT 24. I HAD A CHILD AFTER ALL.

HOW CAN SHE MARRY SOMEONE

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW? I MEAN, WE

DON'T KNOW THIS BOY. YOU KNOW I

DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED

TO SCHLEP TO THE MIDDLE OF WHO

KNOWS WHICH RED STATE?

[MARVIN] BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE

HIS FAMILY LIVES AND ANYWAY,

IT'S ON OUR WAY TO ASPEN.

[SUZIE] ON WHAT MAP IS DUSTPAN,

WISCONSIN ON THE WAY TO ASPEN?

[MARVIN] ON THE MAP THAT SAYS

OUR DAUGHTER WANTS US TO MEET

THE BOY SHE WANTS TO MARRY AND

IT'S NOT DUSTPAN, IT'S DUNSTON.

[SUZIE] OH GOD, DO YOU THINK

SHE'S PREGNANT?

[MARVIN] SHE WOULD HAVE TOLD

YOU.

[SUZIE] SHE ASKED ME TO SEND HER

SOME OF HER OLD BABY CLOTHES.

[MARVIN] REALLY?

[SUZIE] SHE SAID IT WAS FOR A

"PROJECT".

[MARVIN] WE'LL GO, WE'LL BE

NICE, MEET HENRY AND HIS FAMILY

AND SUPPORT REBECCA. SHE SOUNDS

LIKE SHE'S IN LOVE.

[SUZIE] PLEASE. SHE'S KNOWN HIM

FOR SIX MONTHS. SHE DOESN'T LOVE

HIM, SHE LOVES THE IDEA OF

LOVING HIM. AND HE BETTER NOT

ASK HER TO CONVERT, JEWS DON'T

CONVERT. WE'RE THE CHOSEN

PEOPLE AFTER ALL.

[MARVIN] WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO

TEMPLE IN THREE YEARS EXCEPT FOR

THE HIGH HOLIDAYS.

[SUZIE] THAT DOESN'T MAKE US ANY

LESS CHOSEN.

[HANK] ARE YOU SURE THAT'S HOW

YOU SPELL HANUKKAH.

[MARILYN] I GOOGLED IT. I WANT

THE FINES TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.

[HANK] THEY'RE FROM L.A. I'M

SURE THEY'VE HEARD OF CHRISTMAS.

[MARILYN] I KNOW BUT JEWISH

PEOPLE ARE VERY SENSITIVE AND

HIGH STRUNG, REMEMBER MRS.

KELLOWITZ AND THE CAR SITUATION.

[HANK] YOU BACKED UP INTO HER

NEW PRIUS THEN BLAMED HER FOR

HAVING A WHITE CAR.

[MARILYN] WHO BUYS SUCH A QUIET

CAR THAT BLENDS WITH SNOW?

WE SHOULD GO SOON. THE KIDS

LAND IN AN HOUR AND FOUR

MINUTES AND THE FINES LAND RIGHT

AFTER THEM. I HOPE THEY AREN'T

DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.

[HANK] WEATHER? WHAT WEATHER? IT

HASN'T EVEN SNOWED ONCE YET!

[MARILYN] OH, I HOPE IT SNOWS.

IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL LIKE

CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SNOW.

[HANK] I CALLED THE AIRPORT,

THEY'RE BOTH ON TIME.

[MARILYN] THAT CAN CHANGE ANY

TIME. WE BETTER GET GOING. IF

THEY GET THERE BEFORE US THEY'LL

THINK WE'RE SO RUDE. AND WE HAVE

TO GET TO THE INN FOR CHECK-IN

BEFORE DINNER OR THE WHOLE

SCHEDULE IS SHOT.

[HANK] THE JEWS ARE

HIGH STRUNG.

[MARILYN] WHAT?

[HANK] I SAID, ISN'T CHRISTMAS

FUN?

[MARILYN] YEAH.

HENRY NEEDS TO REALIZE IT'S TIME

FOR HIM TO COME HOME, WHERE HE

IS SAFE AND LOVED AND CARED FOR.

[HANK] HE'S GETTING MARRIED. YOU

HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT THEY MAY

WANT TO STAY IN NEW YORK.

[MARILYN] NONSENSE. I DON'T WANT

MY GRANDCHILDREN RAISED IN A

CITY WHERE THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN

CONSTANT FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES.

[HANK] HENRY AND REBECCA WILL

DECIDE...

[MARILYN] REBECCA HAS KNOWN MY

SON FOR SIX MONTHS. I HAVE KNOWN

HIM HIS WHOLE LIFE. I THINK I

KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM AND HIS

CHILDREN.

[HANK] A LITTLE TIGHT, JUST A

LITTLE TIGHT.

[REBECCA] I CHANGED MY

MIND, THIS WAS A BAD IDEA. LET'S

ELOPE!

[HENRY] IT WILL BE

FINE. THEY'RE OUR PARENTS, THEY

WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR US.

[REBECCA] WHAT IF YOUR PARENTS

DON'T LIKE ME? WHAT IF...

[HENRY] THEY WILL LOVE YOU AS

MUCH AS I DO. EVERYTHING WILL BE

PERFECT.

[SUZIE] REBECCA!

REBECCA!

[REBECCA] MOM!

[SUZIE] OH MY BABY.

WELL LET ME SEE.

IT'S LOVELY, OH HONEY.

[REBECCA] MOM, I'M NOT

PREGNANT.

[SUZIE] THANK

GOD.

[MARVIN] HONEY!

[REBECCA] DAD!

[MARVIN] LOOK AT YOU!

LOOK AT THAT...

[REBECCA] MOM, DADDY,

THIS IS HENRY KRINGLE, MY

FIANCE.

[HENRY] IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET

YOU BOTH. I'VE HEARD SO MUCH

ABOUT YOU.

[MARVIN] WE'VE BEEN LOOKING

FORWARD TO IT.

[MARVIN] OH! THERE'S OUR BAG.

[SUZIE] HE'S VERY HANDSOME.

[REBECCA] AND HE'S SO SMART.

HE'S A GREAT LAWYER.

[SUZIE] HENRY, TELL ME MORE

ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.

[MARVIN] SHE WANT'S TO KNOW IF

SHE'S DRESSED RIGHT.

[HENRY] YOU LOOK WONDERFUL. MY

PARENTS ARE REALLY LOOKING

FORWARD TO MEETING YOU.

[REBECCA] MOM, HOW MUCH LUGGAGE

DID YOU BRING?

[SUZIE] ENOUGH.

SO, WITH A NAME LIKE KRINGLE,

CHRISTMAS MUST BE A BIG DEAL

FOR YOUR FAMILY.

[HENRY] OH YEAH. WE TAKE IT

PRETTY SERIOUSLY.

[MARVIN] JUST SMILE AND BE

NICE.

[HENRY] MOM, DAD, THIS IS

REBECCA.

AND HER PARENTS MR. AND MRS

FINE.

[SUZIE] UH DOCTOR.

[MARVIN] OH PLEASE HONEY,

MARVIN AND SUZIE.

[REBECCA] HENRY'S TOLD ME SO

MUCH ABOUT YOU.

[HENRY] YOU TWO HAVE A LOT IN

COMMON, MOM. YOU SHOULD HAVE

SEEN THE INCREDIBLE CHRISTMAS

DISPLAY REBECCA DID FOR THE

MACY'S WINDOW.

[MARILYN] YOU KNOW WHAT THEY

SAY, A MAN MARRIES A WOMAN WHO

REMINDS HIM OF HIS MOTHER.

IT'S LIKE LOOKING IN A MIRROR.

[HENRY] I'M JUST GOING TO PUT

YOUR STUFF IN THE CAR.

[SUZIE] I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

[REBECCA] OH YEAH!

[MARILYN] YOU MUST BE SO PROUD

OF HER! SHE CLEARLY HAS GREAT

TASTE, SHE CHOSE HENRY.

[SUZIE] OH YOU KNOW I'VE ALWAYS

BEEN PROUD OF HER. A CHIP OFF

THE OLD BLOCK.

[MARILYN] YES!

WELL PLEASE, WELCOME TO THE

CHRISTMAS MOBILE.

[SUZIE] WOW, THAT'S VERY

SPECIAL.

[MARILYN] HERE YOU GO.

[SUZIE] INTERESTING CARPET.

[HANK] ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

[MARVIN] NO I'M GOOD.

[HANK] YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

BECAUSE HENRY'S HERE.

AND WHO'S READY FOR A KRINGLE

CHRISTMAS?

[MARILYN] ME! ME! ME! ME!

[GROUP] OHHHHHH!

KRINGLE BELLS,

KRINGLE BELLS, KRINGLE ALL THE

WAY. OH WHAT FUN--

[SUZIE] HANK, THAT'S SHORT FOR

HENRY, ISN'T IT. SO ARE YOU

HENRY JUNIOR?

[HENRY] ACTUALLY MY DAD'S HENRY

JUNIOR.

[HANK] ACTUALLY MY DAD IS HENRY

JUNIOR.

[HENRY] YOU SEE T'S A KRINGLE

FAMILY TRADITION TO NAME THE

FIRST BORN SON, HENRY.

[SUZIE] JEWISH PEOPLE DON'T

NAME THEIR CHILDREN AFTER

LIVING RELATIVES.

[MARILYN] REALLY? WHY?

[REBECCA] THEY'RE AFRAID WHEN

THE ANGEL OF DEATH COMES TO TAKE

THE OLD SAM THEY MIGHT TAKE THE

YOUNG SAM BY MISTAKE. IT'S JUST

AN OLD SUPERSTITION.

[SUZIE] SHE'S RIGHT, IT'S OLD.

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS

OLD.

[MARILYN] WE'RE SO GRATEFUL YOU

DECIDED TO COME HERE TO MEET US.

[SUZIE] WE ALWAYS LEAVE LOS

ANGELES OVER THE HOLIDAYS. THE

OVERBLOWN COMMERCIALIZATION AND

BLATANT PANDERING TO HOLIDAY

EMOTION IS...

...LOVELY.

[MARILYN] SO, THIS IS OUR LITTLE

PART OF THE WORLD.

[SUZIE] I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY

LIGHTS!

[MARILYN] THIS IS NOTHING. THE

TOWN REALLY CUT BACK AFTER LAST

YEAR'S BLACK OUT. I CAN'T WAIT

TO SHOW YOU AROUND. BOTH OUR

FAMILIES HAVE BEEN HERE FOR

FOUR GENERATIONS, AND WE RAISED

OUR TWO BOYS HERE.

[SUZIE] OH, HOW NICE, YOU HAVE

ANOTHER SON?

[HENRY] YES, MY YOUNGER BROTHER

CHARLIE. HE LIVES OUT BY YOU IN

SAN FRANCISCO.

[MARILYN] HE OWNS AN ANTIQUE

STORE SO IT'S HARD FOR HIM TO

GET AWAY AT CHRISTMAS TIME.

CHARLIE WAS NAMED AFTER MY

GRANDFATHER... A DEAD RELATIVE.

[REBECCA] IT'S A CHRISTMAS

WONDERLAND, I LOVE IT.

[SUZIE] YOU DO?

[MARILYN] I JUST KNEW YOU WOULD

FEEL AT HOME HERE. LIKE HENRY

DOES.

[REBECCA] IT LOOKS LIKE THE TOWN

WHERE CHRISTMAS LIVES.

[SUZIE] IT LOOKS LIKE THE TOWN

CHRISTMAS THREW UP ON.

[SUZIE] LOOKS LIKE THE PLACE IS

BOOKED.

[HENRY] YOU WERE LUCKY TO GET A

ROOM. IT'S THE ONLY INN IN TOWN

AND PEOPLE FLOCK TO DUNSTON FOR

THE HOLIDAYS. WE DO A SPECIAL

CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION HERE

IN TOWN.

[MARILYN] DUNSTON CHRISTMAS EVE

REALLY IS SOMETHING MAGICAL. THE

WHOLE TOWN GATHERS AT CHURCH,

SINGS CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND

REENACTS THE NATIVITY BEFORE THE

MIDNIGHT SERVICE.

[SUZIE] I'M SICK THAT WE'RE

GOING TO MISS IT.

[MARVIN] WE'RE ALL CHECKED IN,

THEY'RE TAKING OUR BAGS UP.

[HANK] WONDERFUL! WE'LL GO BACK

TO THE HOUSE AND BRING YOU BACK

AFTER DINNER.

[MARILYN] I DON'T SEE WHY YOU

DON'T JUST STAY AT OUR HOUSE

WITH ALL OF US. WE HAVE PLENTY

OF ROOM FOR YOU IN THE BOSOM OF

OUR FAMILY.

[SUZIE] THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL,

BUT WE WOULD NEVER IMPOSE ON

YOUR BOSOM.

[HENRY] OKAAAAAY. LET'S GO.

[MARILYN] BY THE WAY, HENRY, I

WAS SPEAKING TO REVEREND BOB

AND HE'S SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU

HOME. HE WANTS TO KNOW IF

YOU'LL PLAY JOSEPH THIS YEAR.

GUESS WHO'S PLAYING MARY?

[HENRY] KRISTY EASTERBROOK?

[REBECCA] WHO'S KRISTY

EASTERBROOK?

[MARILYN] HENRY'S FIRST WIFE.

[REBECCA] WHAT?

[HENRY] WE WERE SIX! WE WERE

MARRIED IN KINDERGARTEN DURING

RECESS. MOM, WHY ON EARTH WOULD

YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING LIKE

THAT?

[MARILYN] IT WAS JUST ONE OF

THOSE SWEET MEMORIES AS A MOTHER

YOU HOLD ON TO.

[REBECCA] I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET

HER AND FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF

HUSBAND YOU WERE.

[SUZIE] YOU HAVE GOT TO BE

KIDDING.

[MARVIN] OH HONEY.

[SUZIE] WOW.

THAT'S A LOT OF...LIGHTS.

THIS PUTS BEVERLY HILLS TO

SHAME.

[HANK] THANK YOU.

DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING NEW

THIS YEAR?

[HANK] NEXT TO SANTA AND HIS

REINDEER...?

[SUZIE] HOLY...

[HANK] SANTA'S HELPER.

[SUZIE] WOW. A FIDDLER ON THE

ROOF.

[HANK] YES IT IS! YES IT IS!

[MARVIN] HOW ABOUT THAT.

[REBECCA] IT'S VERY ... I MEAN

IT'S WOW! THAT'S CREATIVE, RIGHT

MOM? DAD? VERY CREATIVE.

[SUZIE] YES, YES ... IT'S

DEFINITELY UNIQUE.

[MARVIN] I'VE NEVER SEEN

ANYTHING LIKE IT... EVER.

[HANK] WE WANTED TO INCLUDE

SOMETHING JEWISH FOR HANUKKAH IN

THE DISPLAY.

[MARVIN] WELL, NOTHING SAYS

HANUKKAH LIKE THE FIDDLER ON THE

ROOF.

[HANK] YOU WERE RIGHT!

YOU WERE RIGHT.

VICTORY IS MINE THIS YEAR. I

CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES.

[HENRY] ALL THE NEIGHBORS HAVE

THIS RIVALRY AT CHRISTMAS TIME

TO SEE WHO HAS THE BEST

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. IT'S BEEN

GOING ON FOR YEARS. THE

NEIGHBORS GET TOGETHER AND VOTE.

THERE IS A TROPHY INVOLVED.

[MARILYN] IT'S JUST A FRIENDLY

COMPETITION.

[HANK] THIS YEAR THE TROPHY

COMES HOME TO THE KRINGLES.

[TOM] HI HANK! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[HANK] SAME TO YOU, TOM!

[TOM] CHECK IT OUT!

[HANK] NOT BAD.

[TOM] CAN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS WITH

NO SNOW, HUH? THIS STUFF IS

AMAZING! AND IT'S BIODEGRADABLE!

[HANK] GREAT!

THAT BASTARD. I KNEW HE'D DO

SOMETHING LIKE THIS AS SOON

AS HE SAW MY SANTA AND THE

FIDDLER.

[HENRY] TOM SCHULTZ IS DAD'S

NEMESIS. HE'S WON THE LAST TWO

YEARS AND DAD'S DETERMINED TO

BEAT HIM.

[HANK] HE'S GOT ALL THE FAKE

SNOW IN THE COUNTY IN HIS

GARAGE SO NO ONE ELSE CAN USE

IT. AND HE THINKS I DON'T KNOW.

[MARILYN] I THINK WE'RE ALL

GOING TO HEAD INSIDE NOW.

[HANK] MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A WHITE

CHRISTMAS.

[MARILYN] MAYBE THERE IS

SOMETHING TO ALL THIS GLOBAL

WARMING TALK. WHERE IS ALL THE

SNOW?

[SUZIE] IN ASPEN WHERE WE

SHOULD BE.

WHAT DOES FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

HAVE TO DO WITH HANUKKAH...

[REBECCA] PLEASE, MOM, I THINK

THEY MEAN WELL. I LOVE HENRY AND

HE MAKES ME HAPPY.

[SUZIE] HAPPY ISN'T EVERYTHING.

YOU NEED TO HAVE THE SAME

VALUES, WANT THE SAME THINGS OUT

OF LIFE.

[REBECCA] WE DO.

[SUZIE] OH REALLY?

YOU EXPECT A DEVOUT JEW TO HELP

SANTA FLY AROUND THE WORLD

GIVING OUT TOYS?

[REBECCA] WHY NOT?

HE'S ALREADY UP ON THE ROOF.

[MARILYN] WELCOME, WELCOME TO

OUR LITTLE CORNER OF CHRISTMAS.

[SUZIE] MARILYN, WHAT A LOVELY

HOME.

[MARILYN] HANK GETS TO DO THE

OUTSIDE AND I GET THE INSIDE. I

GET STARTED AND I JUST GET

CARRIED AWAY.

OH YEAH!

ONE SIDE IS A CHRISTMAS TREE,

AND THE OTHER SIDE IS A HANUKKAH

BUSH.

I REALLY WANTED THE HOLIDAYS TO

BE INCLUSIVE.

[REBECCA] I'M SO IMPRESSED.

MARILYN, IT'S AMAZING. IT'S

REALLY CHRISMAKKUH.

[SUZIE] OH! OH NO THAT'S JUST

TOO MUCH.

[MARVIN] IN A WONDERFUL WAY.

[REBECCA] IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S

SO THOUGHTFUL OF YOU TO INCLUDE

EVERYONE.

[MARILYN] I JUST ASKED MYSELF

"WHAT WOULD MARTHA DO"?

[HANK] THAT'S ELFIE. HE'S

SANTA'S EYES AND EARS. HE MOVES

AROUND THE HOUSE WATCHING THE

KIDS TO SEE IF THEY'RE BEING

NAUGHTY OR NICE.

[HENRY] HE KEPT US ON OUR TOES

WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

[MARILYN] HANK'S MOTHER GAVE

HIM TO US ON OUR FIRST

CHRISTMAS. HE'S THE FIRST THING

TO COME OUT EVERY YEAR.

[HANK] CAREFUL. THAT'S A FAMILY

HEIRLOOM.

[MARILYN] I DON'T KNOW WHAT

WE'D DO WITHOUT HIM.

[REBECCA] HE LOOKS JUST LIKE MY

UNCLE MAURY AFTER THE STROKE.

[SUZIE] OH MY GOD, YOU'RE RIGHT.

[REBECCA] IS THIS CHARLIE?

[MARILYN] YES! THAT'S OUR

CHARLIE. THAT'S HIM IN THE GREEN

WITH NEIL, HIS PARTNER.

[SUZIE] VERY HANDSOME BOY. HOW

LONG HAVE THEY BEEN TOGETHER?

[MARILYN] WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

[SUZIE] I THOUGHT YOU SAID THEY

WERE PARTNERS.

[MARILYN] THEY ARE PARTNERS. IN

THEIR ANTIQUE BUSINESS.

[HANK] CHARLIE GOT HIS LAW

DEGREE BUT DECIDED NOT TO

PRACTICE LAW... MY ONLY HOPE NOW

IS THAT HENRY WILL COME HOME AND

KEEP THE FIRM KRINGLE AND SON,

LIKE MY FATHER AND GRANDFATHER.

[HENRY] MAYBE SOME DAY, DAD.

[MARILYN] YOU MUST BE SO

HUNGRY. MAKE YOURSELVES

COMFORTABLE. I HAVE HORD'ERVES

AND THEN I THOUGHT WE'D LOOK

AT FAMILY ALBUMS AND THEN

STRING POPCORN BEFORE WE

SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS.

[HENRY] REBECCA AND I WILL GET

OUR BAGS OUT OF THE CAR.

[REBECCA] OUR MOTHER'S ARE SO

DIFFERENT. WHAT IF THEY CAN'T

GET ALONG?

[HENRY] THEN THEY WON'T BE

INVITED TO COME TO OUR HOUSE AND

PLAY WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.

[REBECCA] GRANDCHILDREN? WE

HAVE CHILDREN?

[HENRY] SOME DAY. YOU WANT

CHILDREN DON'T YOU?

[REBECCA] YES. I WANT A BOY AND

A GIRL.

[HENRY] GOOD, THEN THAT'S WHAT

WE'LL HAVE. TWINS. ONE BOY AND

ONE GIRL.

[REBECCA] I DON'T THINK IT'S UP

TO US.

[HENRY] OF COURSE IT'S UP TO US.

POPEYE AND OLIVOIL ARE DEPENDING

ON US TO BE THEIR PARENTS.

[REBECCA] WE'RE NAMING OUR

KIDS POPEYE AND OLIVOIL?

[HENRY] WHY NOT? THEY'RE OUR

KIDS, WE CAN NAME THEM WHATEVER

WE WANT.

[HENRY] WE BETTER GET BACK

BEFORE THEY KILL EACH OTHER.

[REBECCA] I THOUGHT YOU SAID

THEY'D BE FINE?

[HENRY] I LIED.

[REBECCA] COME ON.

[MARILYN] THERE YOU GO.

[SUZIE] THANK YOU.

SO WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?

[MARILYN] OH NOTHING, I'M FINE.

I NEED TO HIDE MONEY IN THE

FRUITCAKE, BAKE COOKIES AND

FINISH THE GINGER BREAD HOUSES.

YOU KNOW, GET EVERYTHING READY

FOR SANTA TO COME.

[SUZIE] OKAY, WELL. I'M NOT MUCH

OF A BAKER SO. I'LL JUST SIT

HERE AND KEEP YOU COMPANY.

SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE?

[MARILYN] OH, I GREW UP IN

DUNSTON. MY PARENTS WERE HIGH

SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS, LIKE ME AND

HANK. AND MY GRANDPARENTS MET

HERE TOO.

[SUZIE] WOW. EVER THINK OF

GETTING OUT?

[MARILYN] WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

[SUZIE] YOU KNOW...LEAVING

DUNSTON - - STARTING FRESH,

GOING SOMEWHERE NEW?

[MARILYN] WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

[SUZIE] GOOD POINT.

[MARILYN] DO YOU HAVE A

STOCKING WITH REBECCA'S NAME

ON IT OR IS IT OKAY TO USE THE

ONE I MADE?

[TOY SANTA] HO! HO! HO!

[SUZIE] REBECCA, DON'T YOU THINK

YOU TWO ARE RUSHING INTO THIS?

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW HENRY?

[REBECCA] MOM, WHAT ARE YOU SO

UPSET ABOUT? I TOLD YOU HIS

FAMILY WASN'T JEWISH.

[SUZIE] I KNOW HONEY. I JUST

DIDN'T REALIZE THEY WERE SO...

UNJEWISH.

[REBECCA] YOU NEVER CARED BEFORE

IF I DATED SOMEONE WHO WASN'T

JEWISH.

[SUZIE] THAT'S BECAUSE YOU

WEREN'T PLANNING TO MARRY THEM.

[REBECCA] WELL, I LOVE HIM AND

WE ARE GETTING MARRIED.

[SUZIE] DON'T LISTEN TO ME,

SWEETHEART. AS GRANDMA SARAH

USED TO SAY, KAN A HORA.

[REBECCA] WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

[SUZIE] I HAVE NO IDEA BUT EVERY

TIME SHE SAID IT SHE'D SPIT

THREE TIMES, BREAK A DISH.

OH THIS IS FROM MARILYN.

[REBECCA] THANK YOU.

[SUZIE] YOU DRINK IT AT YOUR OWN

RISK, TRUST ME.

[HENRY] YOU KNOW MY MOTHER MADE

THAT FROM ALL THE TEAMS THAT

I'VE PLAYED ON GROWING UP.

[REBECCA] IT'S GORGEOUS.

SO, THIS IS THE ROOM WHERE HENRY

KRINGLE, MY FUTURE HUSBAND GREW

UP AND PLANNED HIS LIFE.

[HENRY] WELL, THERE WASN'T MUCH

PLANNING TO DO, I MEAN, MY DAD

IS A LAWYER SO HE KIND OF SET

ME ON THAT PATH EARLY ON.

[REBECCA] I THOUGHT YOU CHOSE

CORPORATE LAW?

[HENRY] I GOT TO CHOSE WHAT KIND

OF LAW I GOT TO PRACTICE.

[REBECCA] YOUR DAD DOESN'T

REALLY THINK YOU'RE GOING TO

MOVE BACK HERE, DOES HE?

[HENRY] WELL THAT WAS ALWAYS

THE PLAN.

[REBECCA] BUT WE LIVE IN NEW

YORK.

[HENRY] I KNOW.

BUT DON'T WORRY OKAY? WE ARE A

TEAM NOW AND WE MAKE ALL OUR

DECISIONS TOGETHER.

[SUZIE] ALRIGHT, SO , WHAT ARE

WE MAKING?

[MARILYN] AMBROSHA SALAD.

IT'S A KRINGLE FAMILY TRADITION.

AND IT'S EASY TO MAKE. YOU JUST

TAKE MARSHMALLOWS, THROW THEM

IN A BOWL, SOME PINEAPPLE

PIECES, ADD SOME CREAM, GELYTON,

GRATE SOME CARROTS, ADD SOME

RAISONS.

WE HAVE AMBROSHA SALADE FOR

EVERY SPECIAL OCCASION. DID YOUR

MAMA, OR ANY OF YOUR BOOBIES

MAKE IT FOR YOU?

[SUZIE] MY WHAT?

[MARILYN] ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU

CALLED YOUR GRANDMOTHERS, YOUR

"BOOBIES"

[SUZIE] OH! "BUBBIE". AND NO,

NO, BUBBIE NEVER REALLY HAD

ANYTHING TO DO WITH

MARSHMALLOWS.

[REBECCA] OH, YOUR FIRST WIFE.

[HENRY] I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT

PICTURE GOT HERE.

[REBECCA] SO WHATEVER HAPPENED

WITH YOU AND MISS EASTERBROOK?

DID IT END AFTER KINDERGARTEN

OR DID YOUR TORRID AFFAIR

CONTINUE AFTER THAT?

[HENRY] JEALOUS? I LIKE THIS

SIDE OF YOU.

[REBECCA] NOT AT ALL. JUST

CURIOUS.

[HENRY] WE DATED OFF AND ON FOR

ABOUT FIVE YEARS. THE END OF

MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH

SCHOOL.

[REBECCA] I JUST HOPE YOU TWO

NEVER DID THE DEED HERE IN YOUR

BED.

[HENRY] NEVER.

[REBECCA] YOU EXPECT ME TO

BELIEVE YOU WERE TOGETHER FIVE

YEARS AND NEVER ...

[HENRY] WE KISSED AND STUFF BUT

WE NEVER WENT ALL THE WAY. SHE

WASN'T THAT KIND OF GIRL.

[REBECCA] WHAT DOES THAT MAKE

ME?

[HENRY] MY GORGEOUS SOON TO BE

WIFE WHO IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN

ANY OTHER WOMAN ON THE FACE OF

THE PLANET.

[REBECCA] MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN

KRISTY EASTERBROOK?

[HENRY] SHE'S NOT EVEN IN YOUR

LEAGUE.

[HENRY] I'M SURE THERE'S A

BOYFRIEND IN YOUR PAST.

[REBECCA] ONE OR TWO OR TEN.

[HENRY] REALLY?

[REBECCA] IS THAT A REAL GUN?

YOU KEEP A GUN IN YOUR BEDROOM?

[HENRY] DON'T WORRY. IT'S NOT

LOADED. I JUST TAKE IT DOWN

DURING HUNTING SEASON.

[REBECCA] YOU HUNT?

[HENRY] ONLY DUCKS.

[REBECCA] SERIOUSLY? YOU HUNT

AND KILL DEFENSELESS BIRDS?

[HENRY] YOUR DAD NEVER WENT

HUNTING?

[REBECCA] JEWS DON'T HUNT.

[HENRY] IS THERE SOME KIND OF

LAW AGAINST IT?

[REBECCA] IT'S MORE OF A GOOD

SENSE GUIDE LINE WE FOLLOW. I

THOUGHT WE KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT

EACH OTHER.

[HENRY] WE KNOW THE IMPORTANT

STUFF, RIGHT?

[REBECCA] DO YOU THINK WE HAVE

TIME FOR A LITTLE...

[HENRY] NOT HERE. WE'RE AT MY

PARENTS HOUSE.

[REBECCA] YOU'RE RIGHT. I CAN

WAIT TILL TONIGHT.

[HENRY] WE'RE NOT SHARING A

ROOM, YOU KNOW.

[REBECCA] YOU'RE KIDDING!

[HENRY] MY PARENTS ARE

OLD-FASHIONED THAT WAY. I'M IN

THE GUEST ROOM. SORRY, I ASSUMED

YOU WOULD KNOW THAT.

[REBECCA] THEY KNOW WE LIVE

TOGETHER. THEY KNOW WE'VE BEEN

SLEEPING TOGETHER FOR MONTHS.

[HENRY] THEY KNOW BUT THEY

CHOOSE NOT TO KNOW.

I'M GOING TO GO FINISH

UNPACKING.

[MARILYN] MAYBE WE SHOULD WAIT

FOR REBECCA SO SHE CAN LEARN

HOW TO MAKE THIS. IT'S HENRY'S

FAVORITE.

IT'S THE MARSHMALLOWS THAT MAKE

THE SALAD.

AT EASTER I LIKE TO USE THE

MINIATURE MULTI-COLORED ONES.

[SUZIE] NO DIABETES IN THE

FAMILY?

[MARILYN] NO, THANK THE LORD.

AND AS FAR AS TRADITIONAL FOODS

GO I DIDN'T FORGET YOUR FAMILY.

MATZOH!

[SUZIE] WOW!

[MARILYN] YEAH! I HAD TO GO TO

SEVEN STORES TO FIND IT BUT IT

WAS WORTH IT!

[SUZIE] HOW THOUGHTFUL. YOU

SHOULDN'T HAVE.

[MARILYN] IT WAS MY PLEASURE.

[SUZIE] SWEETHEART! YOU'RE JUST

IN TIME TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE

HENRY'S FAVORITE MARSHMALLOW

SALAD AND MARILYN WAS KIND

ENOUGH TO FIND CHRISTMAS MATZOH.

[HENRY] I THOUGHT MATZOH WAS FOR

PASSOVER.

[SUZIE] WE LIKE IT FOR ALL THE

BIG HOLIDAYS. BUT HANUKKAH

DOESN'T START TILL TOMORROW

NIGHT AND WE'LL BE LONG GONE SO

WE'LL HAVE TO SAVE IT FOR OUR

EASTER MATZOH.

[MARILYN] THE DUCK'S READY!

[SUZIE] DUCK?

[MARILYN] WELL, IT'S A SPECIAL

OCCASION! HANK CAUGHT THIS BABY

LAST YEAR. WE'VE BEEN SAVING IT

FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL.

[HENRY] MOM, REBECCA'S A

VEGETARIAN. I TOLD YOU.

[MARILYN] I KNOW, THAT'S WHY

WE'RE HAVING DUCK. DUCK ISN'T

MEAT.

[HENRY] SHE DOESN'T EAT ANY

ANIMALS.

[REBECCA] I DON'T EAT ANYTHING

THAT CAN SMILE. BUT YOU GUYS

CAN. I'M FINE WITH SALAD AND

VEGETABLES.

[MARILYN] I'M SO SORRY. WHAT WAS

I THINKING?

[REBECCA] IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

[MARILYN] OF COURSE IT'S A BIG

DEAL. I MADE GREEN BEANS AND

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SOME

CARROTS AND PEAS IN THE

FREEZER. I CAN JUST DEFROST

THEM IN THE MICROWAVE AND...

QUICHE! I HAVE EGGS AND CHEESE

AND BUTTER AND...

[REBECCA] PLEASE DON'T GO TO ANY

TROUBLE. I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE

HERE WITH YOU.

[MARILYN] I WANTED EVERYTHING

TO BE PERFECT. SEE. I GOT YOUR

ORGANIC SOY MILK AND MULTI GRAIN

BREAD AND PLAIN, SUGAR FREE

YOGURT. I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE

THIS IS YOUR HOME.

[REBECCA] THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[MARILYN] QUICHE TAKES AN HOUR

TOPS. I HAVE A RECIPE FROM THE

INTERNET.

[HENRY] MOM, REBECCA DOESN'T EAT

CHEESE EITHER.

[MARILYN] CHEESE CAN SMILE?

[HENRY] I REALLY LOVE HER MOM. I

JUST HOPE YOU AND DAD WILL FEEL

THE SAME ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW

HER BETTER.

[MARILYN] OH HONEY, I THINK

SHE'S LOVELY.

HER MOTHER SEEMS A LITTLE, I

DON'T KNOW, HIGH STRUNG.

[HENRY] I'M SURE SHE'S JUST

FEELING A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE

HERE, THAT'S ALL.

[MARILYN] WELL JUST HAVING YOU

HOME, ALL OF US UNDER THE SAME

ROOF, IT'S SO NICE. IT MAKES

ME FEEL WHOLE. I WISH YOUR

BROTHER COULD HAVE MADE IT

HOME.

[HENRY] I LOVE BEING HOME MOM.

[MARILYN] YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER

ALWAYS HOPED YOU'D COME HOME

AGAIN ONCE YOU HAD A FAMILY.

KRINGLE AND SONS! SUCH A

NICE RING TO IT.

[HENRY] WE HAVEN'T REALLY

THOUGHT TOO MUCH ON WHERE WE'RE

GOING TO LIVE YET, MOM.

[MARILYN] YOU KNOW HONEY,

THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT

THAN FAMILY. HAVING PEOPLE

AROUND THAT SUPPORT AND LOVE

YOU, YOU LEARN THAT LESSON MORE

AND MORE AS YOU GET OLDER.

[HENRY] I KNOW MOM, BUT--

[MARILYN] WHAT ABOUT YOUR KIDS?

DO YOU WANT THEM GOING TO

SCHOOL WITH A METAL DETECTOR?

[HENRY] I'M SURE THE SCHOOLS IN

NEW YORK ARE PERFECTLY SAFE,

MOM.

[MARILYN] WELL NOT AS SAFE AS

THE SCHOOL YOU WENT TO.

[HENRY] I'M JUST NOT SURE

REBECCA WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE

SENDING OUR KIDS TO, "OUR HOLY

TRINITY OF JESUS, MARTYRS AND

SAINTS", MOM.

[MARILYN] WELL MICHAEL'S HOUSE,

UP THE STREET IS FOR SALE.

YOU'VE ALWAYS LOVED THAT HOUSE.

[HENRY] MOM--

[MARILYN] EVEN CARL ROGERS IS

MOVING BACK HOME, AND HE

MARRIED AN ESKIMO.

[HENRY] HE DID?

[HENRY] MOM, THIS IS SO GOOD.

[MARVIN] I'VE NEVER TASTED

ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

[REBECCA] THESE DISHES ARE SO

BEAUTIFUL.

[MARILYN] THANK YOU, BECKY.

PRETTY SOON YOU'LL BE PICKING

OUT A CHINA PATTERN OF YOUR OWN.

[SUZIE] UH, IT'S REBECCA NOT

BECKY. SHE PREFERS REBECCA.

[REBECCA] BECKY'S FINE, REALLY.

[SUZIE] ANYWAY, THERE'S PLENTY

OF TIME FOR CHINA. SOOO MUCH

TIME.

[MARILYN] SO, WHAT ARE YOUR

PLANS?

[REBECCA] WE WERE THINKING IT

WOULD BE NICE TO GET MARRIED

IN JUNE.

[SUZIE] WONDERFUL, WHICH JUNE?

[REBECCA] THIS ONE?

[SUZIE] IMPOSSIBLE! I COULD

NEVER PLAN A WEDDING IN SIX

MONTHS. THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL

IS BOOKED THREE YEARS IN

ADVANCE.

[MARILYN] YOU'RE NOT GETTING

MARRIED HERE?

[REBECCA] HENRY AND I JUST WANT

A SMALL WEDDING WITH FAMILY AND

A FEW FRIENDS.

[MARILYN] I ALWAYS HOPED HENRY

AND CHARLIE WOULD GET MARRIED IN

THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

WHERE THEY WERE BAPTIZED. ALL

THE KRINGLES HAVE BEEN MARRIED

THERE.

[REBECCA] IN A CHURCH?

[HENRY] MOM, WE WANT THE SERVICE

TO BE SECULAR. A SERVICE THAT

INCLUDES BOTH FAMILIES. MAYBE

OUTSIDE SOMEWHERE.

[HANK] MAYBE CHARLIE WILL GET

MARRIED IN THE CHURCH?

[SUZIE] THE LAW WOULD HAVE TO

CHANGE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

[MARILYN] I UNDERSTAND IT MIGHT

NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO USE THE

CHURCH BUT REVEREND BILL MIGHT

BE WILLING TO DO THE SERVICE IN

THE COURTYARD.

[SUZIE] THE COURTYARD OF THE

CHURCH WITH THE REVEREND BILL?

HOW NICE...

REBECCA?

[REBECCA] WE WERE THINKING

SOMETHING BY A LAKE OR A PARK

SOMETHING VERY SECULAR.

[HENRY] WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE

A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT. SOMETHING

INFORMAL, EASY.

[SUZIE] WONDERFUL, MY ONLY

DAUGHTER GETS MARRIED AND IT

SHOULD BE OUTSIDE ON THE GROUND

ON PAPER PLATES.

[MARILYN] I'M NOT SURE REVEREND

BILL WILL BE COMFORTABLE DOING

THE CEREMONY IN THE...DIRT.

[MARVIN] OUR FAMILY RABBI DOES A

VERY INCLUSIVE CEREMONY THAT

INVOLVES ALL RELIGIONS AND ALL

TYPES OF PEOPLE.

[MARILYN] A RABBI? I DON'T THINK

THAT WILL WORK. HENRY ISN'T

CIRCUMCISED.

[HENRY] MOM!

[MARILYN] I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW

ALL THIS WILL WORK. NO CHURCH?

NO REVEREND BILL? EVERYONE WILL

BE SO DISAPPOINTED.

HANK?!

[HANK] DESERT AND COFFEE IN

THE LIVING ROOM?

[MARVIN] WHAT'S THE HURRY ABOUT

A WEDDING? WHY NOT ENJOY BEING

ENGAGED.

[HANK] MARVIN'S RIGHT. ONCE THE

CHILDREN COME ALONG YOU DON'T

HAVE TIME TO JUST BE ALONE

TOGETHER.

[MARILYN] RAISING CHILDREN TAKES

A LOT OF ENERGY. IT'S A FULL

TIME JOB. NO TIME FOR A CAREER.

[SUZIE] THAT'S A LITTLE OLD

FASHIONED DON'T YOU THINK? I

WORKED AND CARED FOR MY CHILD.

IT'S ALL ABOUT BALANCE.

[MARILYN] I GUESS THAT'S WHERE

GRANDMOTHER'S FIT IN. NO NEED

FOR BABY SITTERS.

[REBECCA] ONCE THE KIDS ARE BORN

I'LL STAY HOME AND RAISE THEM. I

CAN GO BACK TO WORK WHEN THEY

GET A LITTLE OLDER.

[HENRY] I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU

WANTED TO GIVE UP WORKING WHEN

WE HAD CHILDREN.

[REBECCA] I JUST FEEL LIKE I

WANT TO BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN

THEY'RE LITTLE.

[HENRY] IT'S FINE WITH ME AS

LONG AS YOU REALIZE WE COULD

NEVER AFFORD TO LIVE IN NEW YORK

CITY ON ONE INCOME.

[REBECCA] I'M GOING TO GET MORE

COFFEE, DO YOU WANT TO COME

WITH ME?

[HENRY] YEAH SURE.

HERE I'LL GET THAT FOR YOU.

[REBECCA] MAYBE WE COULD MOVE TO

L.A?

[HENRY] L.A? NO WAY. L.A IS

AWFUL. THE SMOG, THE

CELEBRITIES, THE TRAFFIC...

[REBECCA] I WAS RAISED THERE.

IT'S NOT SO BAD.

[HENRY] THEN WHY DID YOU MOVE TO

NEW YORK? BESIDES, THERE IS NO

WAY I AM COMMUTING TO WORK.

[REBECCA] YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU

WANTED TO BUY A CAR...

[HENRY] YEAH. FOR WEEKENDS. NOT

TO COMMUTE.

[REBECCA] OKAY, WE CAN LIVE

OUTSIDE THE CITY AND YOU CAN

TAKE THE TRAIN.

[HENRY] WHY WOULD WE DO THAT?

THE WHOLE REASON TO STAY IN NEW

YORK IS TO LIVE IN THE CITY,

RIGHT? IF YOU'LL MOVE OUTSIDE

THE CITY WE MIGHT AS WELL LIVE

HERE.

[REBECCA] HERE? YOU NEVER

TALKED ABOUT MOVING BACK HOME.

[HENRY] YOU NEVER TALKED ABOUT

MOVING TO L.A.

[HENRY] LET'S NOT ARGUE. WE'LL

TALK ABOUT ALL THIS LATER, I

PROMISE.

OKAY?

[REBECCA] OKAY.

[MARILYN] WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF

OURSELVES TALKING ABOUT A

WEDDING. HENRY, YOU JUST

PROPOSED. GIVE YOURSELVES A

CHANCE TO ENJOY THE MOMENT.

[HANK] I REMEMBER WHEN I ASKED

YOUR MOTHER TO MARRY ME. I WAS A

WRECK. I CARRIED THAT RING

AROUND IN MY POCKET FOR A MONTH

BEFORE I GOT UP THE COURAGE TO

ASK HER TO BE MY WIFE.

[MARILYN] AGAINST HIS MOTHER'S

WISHES.

[REBECCA] THAT'S SO SWEET.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO

FIGURE OUT HOW TO ASK ME?

[HENRY] A HALF HOUR.

[REBECCA] WHAT?

[HENRY] I WENT TO OUR FAVORITE

JEWELRY STORE AT SIX JUST AS

THEY WERE CLOSING AND I WAS HOME

BY SIX THIRTY.

[REBECCA] YOU BOUGHT MY RING IN

FIFTEEN MINUTES?

[HENRY] I DIDN'T GO IN TO BUY A

RING. I LOOKED AT EARRINGS AND

THEN I TOLD THE SALESWOMAN

ABOUT MEETING YOU AND HOW RIGHT

EVERYTHING WAS AND I REALIZED

I WANTED TO BUY YOU A RING AND

MAKE YOU, REBECCA KRINGLE.

[REBECCA] WE NEVER DISCUSSED ME

CHANGING MY NAME.

[HANK] HERE WE GO AGAIN. JUST

LIKE LAST YEAR.

[MARILYN] I TOLD YOU THEY PUT UP

TOO MANY LIGHTS AGAIN.

[REBECCA] IF THERE'S A BLACK OUT

HOW DO YOU HAVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

OUTSIDE?

[MARILYN] IT'S CALLED BEING

PREPARED. NOW WHO'S SILLY FOR

BUYING A GENERATOR? I HAVE

EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL. THE

GENERATOR COVERS THE CHRISTMAS

LIGHTS AND THE REFRIGERATOR AND

FREEZER.

[HANK] LAST YEAR WE HAD TO DRINK

A QUART OF EGG NOG A GALLON OF

MILK AND THREE PINTS OF ICE

CREAM IN ONE NIGHT.

[SUZIE] YOU CHOSE THE OUTSIDE

LIGHTS OVER THE INSIDE LIGHTS?

[MARILYN] NO SENSE CHRISTMAS

BEING RUINED.

[SUZIE] WELL, THIS WAS A

WONDERFUL EVENING, A DELICIOUS

DINNER AND I LOVE THAT WE GOT

TO GET TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE

THESE TWO WONDERFUL KIDS.

[MARVIN] IT IS GETTING LATE AND

WE DO HAVE TO CATCH AN EARLY

FLIGHT IN THE MORNING.

[HENRY] I GUESS WE SHOULD GET

YOU BACK TO THE HOTEL.

[SUZIE] LET'S PLAN TO SEE EACH

OTHER SOON.

[HENRY] THE WHOLE BLOCK IS OUT!

[HANK] NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT

TRAFFIC LIGHTS. NO ONE IS GOING

ANYWHERE TONIGHT.

[SUZIE] WE HAVE THESE WONDERFUL

CANDLES AND FLASH LIGHTS. WE

COULD WALK BACK TO THE HOTEL

AND--

[MARILYN] NONSENSE! YOU'LL STAY

HERE AND WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE

AIRPORT IN THE MORNING.

[SUZIE] I NEED MY THINGS.

[MARILYN] THERE IS NOTHING YOU

NEED THAT I DON'T HAVE RIGHT

HERE.

[MARVIN] WELL, I GUESS WE'RE

HERE FOR THE NIGHT.

[SUZIE] LOVELY.

[MARILYN] WELL GOOD. WE HAVE

PILES OF FAMILY ALBUMS TO GO

THROUGH.

[SUZIE] I'M TIRED.

WE'RE STILL ON LOS ANGELES TIME

SO IT'S TWO HOURS LATER FOR US.

[MARILYN] ACTUALLY IT'S TWO

HOURS EARLIER IN LOS ANGELES.

[SUZIE] WELL, THEN THERE'S NO

EXCUSE!

[MARILYN] GREAT. I'LL GET THE

ALBUMS.

[HANK] SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!

[REBECCA] I JUST THINK WE NEED

TO DISCUSS A FEW THINGS BEFORE

WE MAKE ANY BIG DECISIONS.

[HENRY] WELL IF YOU WANT A BIG

FAMILY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO

MAKE A FEW CONCESSIONS.

[REBECCA] TWO IS NOT A BIG

FAMILY. YOU SAID YOU WANTED

KIDS.

[HENRY] WELL I DO. BUT SOMEONE

HAS TO SUPPORT THEM. LIKE IN

NEW YORK I'D HAVE TO WORK TEN

YEARS BEFORE I MAKE PARDON OR

ANY KIND OF REAL MONEY. BUT IF

WE MOVE BACK HERE, I'D

AUTOMATICALLY BECOME PART OF MY

DAD'S FIRM.

[REBECCA] YOU WANT TO RAISE OUR

KIDS HERE?

[HENRY] WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

I WAS RAISED HERE.

[REBECCA] I KNOW, BUT YOU HAD

THE GOOD SENSE TO LEAVE.

MY KIDS AREN'T GOING TO BE

RAISED IN AN ENVIRONEMT THAT

ALLOWS LITTLE CHILDREN TO HAVE

GUNS IN THEIR BEDROOM.

[HENRY] IT'S ON THE WALL. IT

WASN'T EVEN PUT THERE UNTIL

HIGH SCHOOL.

[REBECCA] MY SON WILL NEVER

HAVE A GUN. OKAY? AND HE WILL

CERTAINLY NOT KILL AND HUNT

DEFENSELESS ANIMALS.

[HENRY] SO YOU EXPECT MY SON TO

EAT "TOFURKY" FOR CHRISTMAS?

[REBECCA] NO, JUST BE

CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS.

[HENRY] I THOUGHT YOU'D LOVE

CHRISTMAS?

[REBECCA] I DO LOVE CHRISTMAS,

BUT I JUST ASSUMED WE'D BE

CELEBRATING HANUKKAH TOO.

[HENRY] LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO

DO THIS TONIGHT. OKAY? I'M JUST

GOING TO GO DOWN TO THE COUCH

AND GET SOME SLEEP. I THINK

WE'RE JUST REALLY TIRED AND

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, SO--

[REBECCA] YOU CAN'T EVEN SLEEP

IN THE SAME ROOM AS ME BECAUSE

YOUR PARENTS CAN'T 'KNOW' WHAT

THEY KNOW.

[HENRY] IT'S THEY'RE HOUSE.

[REBECCA] YOU'RE AN ADULT NOW.

YOU GET TO MAKE YOUR OWN

DECISIONS.

[HENRY] RIGHT, AND I CHOOSE TO

SLEEP ON THE COUCH.

GOODNIGHT.

[MARVIN] IT'S ONE NIGHT. WE'LL

BE SKIING BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

[SUZIE] WE NEVER INSISTED SHE

DATE JEWISH BOYS. IT WAS BEVERY

HILLS, ALL THE BOYS WERE JEWISH.

I GUESS I JUST ASSUMED...

[MARVIN] I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE

THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO CARED.

[SUZIE] WE AREN'T! YOU KNOW

HENRY EXPECTED REBECCA TO CHANGE

HER LAST NAME TONGLE?

[MARVIN] YOU CHANGED YOUR LAST

NAME TO FINE.

[SUZIE] THAT WAS DIFFERENT.

[MARVIN] WHY?

[SUZIE] BECAUSE MY LAST NAME WAS

SHITLITZ.

[MARVIN] WELL, THERE'S THAT.

[SUZIE] IT'S JUST THAT IT'S HARD

ENOUGH TO MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK

WHEN YOU COME FROM THE SAME KIND

OF BACKGROUND. YOU ADD IN ALL

THE DIFFERENCES YOU JUST MAKE

TROUBLE.

[MARVIN] OUR FAMILIES WERE

DIFFERENT.

[SUZIE] NEW YORK JEWS AND

CALIFORNIA JEWS ARE NOT THAT

DIFFERENT. WE HAD THE SAME BASIC

VIEWS. THESE PEOPLE ARE FROM

ANOTHER WORLD. A WORLD WHERE

MARSHMALLOWS HAVE THEIR OWN FOOD

GROUP.

[MARVIN] THAT'S BETTER.

[SUZIE] ALRIGHT.

NOW LET'S HURRY UP AND GO TO

SLEEP SO WE CAN WAKE UP AND GET

OUT OF HERE.

[MARVIN] OKAY.

[SUZEI] SLEEP TIGHT.

[MARVIN] MMMHMMM.

[MARVIN] TAPE MY EYES SHUT AND

SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD.

[SUZIE] I WOULD BUT YOU'RE NOT A

DUCK.

[MARVIN] THIS IS NUTS.

[MARILYN] CAN YOU SEE A WEDDING

WITHOUT REVEREND BILL?

[HANK] THE GIRL IS JEWISH, YOU

SHOULD HAVE REALIZED HER FAMILY

WOULDN'T WANT REVEREND BILL.

[MARILYN] SO NO CHURCH WEDDING

EVER.

[HANK] MAYBE CHARLIE WILL GET

MARRIED THERE SOME DAY.

[MARILYN] SHUT UP, HANK.

[REBECCA] WHAT? NOT STAYING FOR

COFFEE?

[SUZIE] WE FIGURED WE'D GET SOME

AT THE AIRPORT. MAYBE A BAGEL.

[REBECCA] DID YOU SLEEP?

[SUZIE] EVERY TIME YOUR FATHER

AND I WERE ABOUT TO DRIFT OFF,

IT'S BLINK-BLINK, BLINK-BLINK

WITH THOSE INSANE CHRISTMAS

LIGHTS.

[REBECCA] DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO

THE KRINGLES. JUST BE NICE AND

SAY GOOD BYE, I'LL HAVE HENRY

TAKE YOU TO GET YOUR BAGS AT THE

HOTEL AND DROP YOU AT THE

AIRPORT.

[SUZIE] DONE.

HOW ARE YOU TWO DOING?

[REBECCA] FINE.

[MARILYN] WELL, GOOD MORNING!

I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS AND I'VE GOT

BAD NEWS AND MORE GOOD NEWS.

[MARVIN] REALLY?

[MARILYN] THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT

THE BLACK OUT IS OVER AND HANK

ALREADY WENT TO THE HOTEL AND

GOT YOUR BAGS.

[SUZIE] THAT'S WONDERFUL!

[MARILYN] THE BAD NEWS IS THAT

ALL FLIGHTS ARE CANCELED OR

DELAYED DUE TO A BLIZZARD IN THE

NORTH EAST AND THE HOTEL IS

BOOKED.

[SUZIE] YOU MENTIONED MORE GOOD

NEWS?

[MARILYN] THE OTHER GOOD NEWS IS

THAT WE WILL ALL GET TO SPEND

CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE FIRST

NIGHT OF HANUKKAH TOGETHER AS A

FAMILY.

[REBECCA] WHERE IS HENRY?

[MARILYN] HE AND HIS DAD DROVE

OVER TO HENDERSON TO BUY MORE

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.

[MARVIN] MORE LIGHTS? JUST WHAT

WE NEED.

[MARILYN] AND SNOW. HANK WANTED

TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SNOW FOR

SALE. IT JUST FEELS SO STRANGE

TO HAVE NO SNOW!

[REBECCA] ANY IDEA WHEN THEY'LL

BE BACK?

[MARILYN] OH I'M SURE THEY'LL BE

HOME SOON. BUT I'VE GOT OUR OWN

SPECIAL OUTING PLANNED. I'M

GOING TO TAKE YOU AND REBECCA

DOWN TOWN. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE

HAM LIKE WE DO EVERY CHRISTMAS

EVE BUT WE'LL FIND SOMETHING NEW

TO EAT TONIGHT. SOMETIMES IS

GOOD TO BREAK WITH TIME HONORED

TRADITIONS.

[SUZIE] HAM IS FINE. WE EAT HAM,

WE EAT BACON. WE DON'T KEEP

KOSHER.

[MARILYN] OH. WELL WE NEED LOTS

OF THINGS, MORE VEGETABLES AND I

FOUND A RECIPE FOR TOFU QUICHE!

HAVE SOME FRUITCAKE. IT'S BEEN

IN THE FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS.

[SUZIE] WHY DO I GET THE FEELING

SHE'S GOING TO POISON US.

[REBECCA] YOU'RE OVER REACTING.

[REBECCA] OW! THERE IS A QUARTER

IN MY PIECE OF CAKE!

[MARILYN] YOU FOUND THE QUARTER!

THAT MEANS YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK

FOR THE REST OF THE CENTURY!

[SUZIE] LUCKY SHE DIDN'T CHOKE

TO DEATH.

JUST TO BE SAFE, DON'T EAT

ANYTHING FILLED WITH

MARSHMALLOWS.

[MARILYN] I CAN'T BELIEVE THE

STORE IS OUT OF TURKEYS. THEY

HAVE FISH BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE

IT'S JEWISH FISH.

[SUZIE] I DON'T THINK FISH CARE

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I TOLD YOU

WE'RE HAPPY TO EAT HAM.

[MARILYN] WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT

YOU GOING TO HELL ON MY ACCOUNT.

[SUZIE] JEWS DON'T BELIEVE IN

HELL.

[MARILYN] WELL, I DON'T WANT YOU

TO GO TO WHATEVER THE JEWISH

VERSION OF HELL IS.

[MARILYN] KRISTY!

[SUZIE] THIS IS THE JEWISH

VERSION OF HELL.

[REBECCA] THAT'S KRISTY

EASTERBROOK?

[MARILYN] KRISTY, LET ME

INTRODUCE YOU. THIS IS REBECCA

AND HER MOTHER, SUSIE FINE.

REBECCA IS ENGAGED TO HENRY.

[KRISTY] PLEASED TO MEET YOU. I

DIDN'T REALIZE HENRY WAS IN A

SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP. HE NEVER

SAID ANYTHING IN HIS E MAILS.

I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU. YOU'VE GOT

A GREAT GUY THERE BUT I'M SURE

YOU KNOW THAT.

[REBECCA] YES, I KNOW. HE'S A

WONDERFUL GUY.

[MARILYN] OH! THERE'S MY FRIEND

JOY. I HAVE TO INTRODUCE YOU.

EXCUSE ME GIRLS, COME ON.

[REBECCA] SO... YOU LIVE HERE

IN DUNSTON WITH YOUR HUSBAND?

[KRISTY] WELL, I DO LIVE HERE.

MOST PEOPLE WHO GREW UP HERE END

UP GROWING OLD HERE. NO LUCK IN

THE HUSBAND DEPARTMENT

UNFORTUNATELY. I WORK TOO MANY

HOURS TO MEET MEN.

[REBECCA] REALLY? WHAT DO YOU

DO?

[KRISTY] I'M A VETERINARIAN.

DOGS AND CATS HERE IN THE CITY

BUT I WORK WITH HORSES AND

LIVESTOCK OUT ON THE FARMS.

YOU'LL NEVER CATCH HENRY OUT

THERE, RIGHT?

[REBECCA] WHY IS THAT?

[KRISTY] HE'S ALLERGIC TO

HORSES. HIS FACE BLOWS UP LIKE A

WATERMELON. I'M SURE YOU KNEW

THAT.

[REBECCA] WHO DOESN'T.

[KRISTY] AND DURING THE HOLIDAYS

I'M IN CHARGE OF SANTA'S

REINDEER. WE KEEP THEM HERE SO

THAT THE KIDS CAN HANG OUT WITH

THEM AND FEED THEM. WE CHARGE

FOR RIDES AND ALL THE MONEY GOES

TO THE LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTER.

IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

[REBECCA] I'D LIKE TO MAKE A

CONTRIBUTION.

[KRISTY] WOW, A HUNDRED

DOLLARS. THAT'S GREAT, THANKS.

YOU'VE EARNED THE GRAND TOUR.

[REBECCA] THAT'S OKAY. WE WERE

JUST...

[KRISTY] NONSENSE, IT'S JUST

RIGHT OVER HERE

[KRISTY] OVER HERE IS RUDOLPH.

HE'S MY FAVORITE. HE'S BEEN

AROUND SINCE I WAS A LITTLE

GIRL. I THINK HE'S ONE OF THE

REASONS I WANTED TO BE A VET.

[KRISTY] AND OVER THERE IS...

PRANCER AND VIXEN AND...

THOSE GUYS ARE COMET

AND CUPID.

[REBECCA] THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE.

[KRISTY] NOT TO SANTA. EACH ONE

IS SPECIAL TO HIM.

[KRISTY] I GUESS I SHOULD THANK

YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE HENRY

FOR ONE MORE NIGHT.

[REBECCA] EXCUSE ME?

[KRISTY] HE CALLED REVEREND BILL

AND TOLD HIM HE'D PLAY JOSEPH

TONIGHT. HE DIDN'T TELL YOU?

[REBECCA] HE MAY HAVE. HE'S

TOLD ME SO MANY THINGS LATELY,

IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER THEM ALL.

[KRISTIY] RIGHT...

[MARILYN] IS THAT IT? WHAT A

GREAT LITTLE TOUR! YAY!

[KRISTY] OKAY, SEE YOU

LATER...MOM.

WELL THANKS FOR COMING.

[REBECCA] OKAY THANK YOU.

SHE CALLS YOU, MOM?

[MARILYN] IT'S JUST A JOKE THAT

GOT STARTED AFTER HENRY MARRIED

HER IN KINDERGARTEN AND IT JUST

STUCK.

[KRISTY] MOM?

[MARILYN] I'LL BE BACK IN A

SECOND.

[SUZIE] DID HENRY TELL YOU HE

STILL COMMUNICATES WITH THE

MOOSE WHISPERER.

[REBECCA] NO. HE DIDN'T MENTION

IT BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T MATTER

TO HIM.

[SUZIE] THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.

HEY! HEY! WHAT THE?!

HEY! MY SCARF! IT'S RUINED!!

IF I GET MY HANDS ON THAT MANGY

BEAST, I'LL KILL HIM!

THAT SCARF WAS MY ANNIVERSAY

PRESENT. IS ANYONE IN CHARGE OF

THIS THING JUST--

[KRISTY] LEAVE IT, IT WON'T

HARM HIM!

[REBECCA] IT'S ABSURD FOR ANYONE

TO THINK YOU WERE SERIOUS ABOUT

UTTERING DEATH THREATS.

[MARILYN] ABSOLUTELY. I'M SURE

THREATENING YOU WITH A

RESTRAINING ORDER WAS REALLY

JUST FOR THE KIDS' BENEFIT.

[SUZIE] OF COURSE I WOULDN'T

KILL RUDOLPH. EVEN IF HE DID

ASK FOR IT...

[MARILYN] I'M GOING TO STAY HERE

AND DO A LITTLE MORE SHOPPING.

YOU TWO TAKE THE CAR AND GO ON

HOME. KRISTY WILL GIVE ME A RIDE

HOME LATER.

[SUZIE] OKAY, GOOD IDEA.

[REBECCA] I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN

THE TWILIGHT ZONE OF THE NORTH

POLE. COULD ANYTHING ELSE GO

WRONG?

[SUZIE] COME ON, LET'S GET OUT

OF HERE.

[REBECCA] HENRY AND I WERE FINE

TOGETHER IN NEW YORK. WE NEVER

FOUGHT ABOUT ANYTHING. WE

ALWAYS GOT ALONG. BEING HERE

WITH HIS FAMILY IS BRINGING UP

SO MANY THINGS.

[SUZIE] THAT'S WHY YOU NEED MORE

TIME TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT

EACH OTHER.

[REBECCA] CAN WE JUST GO

ALREADY?

[SUZIE] IT'S BETTER TO KNOW

THIS STUFF NOW, THAN LATER--

[REBECCA] MOM!!! WATCH OUT!!!

[SUZIE] WHAT WAS THAT?

[REPORTER] ... AS YOU CAN SEE,

TRAFFIC IS ONLY JUST STARTING TO

MOVE IN THIS PART OF THE CITY

AFTER THE TRAGIC LOSS OF ONE OUR

CITIES FAVORITE CITIZENS.

RUDOLPH THE REINDEER IS GONE AND

ONE WONDERS IF CHRISTMAS WILL

EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.

[SUZIE] IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! HE

RAN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VAN.

IT'S NOT LIKE I KILLED THE REAL

RUDOLPH.

[REPORTER] ONE THING IS

CERTAIN. OUR BELOVED RUDOLPH

WON'T BE LEADING SANTA'S

REINDEER THIS CHRISTMAS.

THIS IS CAROLYN WALSH

REPORTING LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN

DUNSTON FOR EYE WITNESS NEWS.

[MARVIN] YOUR MECHANIC HAS OUR

INSURANCE INFORMATION. DON'T

WORRY, WE'LL PAY ALL THE

DAMAGES... AND BURIAL FEES.

[HANK] IT'S JUST THE FRONT END.

NOTHING THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. THE

MAIN THING IS NO ONE GOT HURT.

[MARILYN] EXCEPT POOR RUDOLPH.

[SUZIE] I FEEL HORRIBLE. I'M

SICK ABOUT IT. I'VE NEVER

KILLED ANYTHING IN MY LIFE. I

MAKE MARVIN TAKE SPIDERS

BACK OUTSIDE.

[REBECCA] HE JUMPED IN FRONT OF

US FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! THERE

WAS NO WAY TO AVOID IT.

[HENRY] I'M SURE IT WASN'T YOUR

FAULT. I'M SURPRISED HE CAN

EVEN WALK. ISN'T HE ABOUT A

THOUSAND YEARS OLD?

[MARILYN] IT'S JUST A CASE OF

WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME. I TALKED

TO SOMEONE FROM THE CHURCH AND

THEY WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE

PAGEANT DESPITE THE INCIDENT.

[REBECCA] IT REALLY WAS AN

ACCIDENT.

[MARILYN] WELL, I HAVE A FEW

THINGS TO DO BEFORE TONIGHT'S

CELEBRATION. IT'S GOING TO BE

A WONDERFUL EVENING.

[SUZIE] I'M NOT SURE WE'LL BE

WELCOME THERE.

[MARILYN] OH, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S

CHRISTMAS AND WE ARE REMINDED

THAT OUR SINS WILL BE FORGIVEN.

I'M SURE OUR FRIENDS AND

NEIGHBORS ARE IN A FORGIVING

MOOD.

[SUZIE] I'M SO SORRY I MESSED UP

YOUR DAY. I KNOW YOU HAD THINGS

PLANNED.

[MARILYN] JUST MAKING GINGER

BREAD HOUSES AND DELIVERING THEM

TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND

INTRODUCING REBECCA TO MY

FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, BUT WE

CAN DO ALL THAT NEXT YEAR. YOU

KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, LIFE IS

ABOUT HOW YOU HANDLE PLAN B.

[HANK] JOIN ME FOR A LITTLE

PLAN B OUTSIDE.

[MARVIN] I WOULD.

[SUZIE] IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN

DO TO HELP?

[MARILYN] NO, I THINK YOU'VE

DONE ENOUGH.

[SUZIE] HE GOT AWAY FROM THE

TRAINER, IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

[MARILYN] WELL, YOU DID STILL

HIT HIM.

[SUZIE] THAT ANIMAL RAN IN

FRONT OF MY CAR WITH HIS EYES

WIDE OPEN. HE WAS REALLY OLD,

MAYBE HE WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY

OUT.

[MARILYN] ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT

RUDOLPH, A BELOVED FRIEND OF

THIS TOWN, WHO PERFORMS

MIRACLES, WAS COMMITTING SUICIDE

WHEN YOU THOUGHTLESSLY RAN HIM

DOWN?

[SUZIE] WELL CAN YOU THINK OF

ANY OTHER REASON HE WAS IN THE

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD?

[MARILYN] A SUICIDAL REINDEER?

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO

SAY? IS THAT YOUR POINT?!

COULD YOU BE THAT COMPLETELY

INSANE??!!

[SUZIE] I'M INSANE? I'M

INSANE???? YOU AREN'T MOURNING

THE LOSS OF A POOR GERIATRIC

ANIMAL. THE TRUTH IS, YOU ARE

ACTUALLY UPSET BECAUSE THE

ANIMAL WON'T BE AVAILABLE TO...

FLY AROUND THE ENTIRE WORLD IN

ONE NIGHT AND DELIVER TOYS!!!

IN THE TOWN OF CRAZY, YOU ARE

THE MAYOR.

[MARILYN] I'M THE MAYOR?! I'M

THE MAYOR?! HOW CAN I BE THE

MAYOR OF CRAZY TOWN WHEN YOU ARE

CLEARLY SO MUCH MORE QUALIFIED?

IF I'M THE MAYOR THEN YOU ARE

THE GOVERNOR AND THE

PRESIDENT!!!

[SUZIE] I'M THE PRESIDENT?

[MARILYN] YES, YOU ARE THE

PRESIDENT!!!!!

[TOM] YOU TELL HER MARILYN.

[SUZIE] EXCUSE ME?

DO I KNOW YOU?!

[MARILYN] BUTT OUT, SANTA MAN!

[TOM] FINE, BUT FRIENDS DON'T

FIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

[SUZIE] WE'RE NOT FRIENDS,

WE'RE FAMILY!

[MARILYN] WE ARE FAMILY, AREN'T

WE?

[SUZIE] YES, SO WHAT'S WRONG

WITH US?

[MARILYN] OUR BABIES ARE GETTING

MARRIED AND WE'RE NOT READY FOR

IT.

[SUZIE] I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. WE

BETTER GET READY.

[MARILYN] THEY'RE GOING TO NEED

US.

[SUZIE] THEY ARE.

[SUZIE] SANTA MAN?

[MARILYN] MAYOR OF CRAZY TOWN?

[SUZIE] OH MARILYN... YOU'RE,

YOU'RE JUST-- YOU'D BE A

FABULOUS MAYOR.

[MARILYN] REALLY?

[SUZIE] JUST THINK ABOUT IT. I

MEAN I WOULD VOT FOR YOU. I

WOULD COME BACK AND CAMPAIGN

FOR YOU.

[MARILYN] THAT'S SUCH A NICE

THING TO SAY. I'VE ALWAYS

WANTED TO REPRESENT SOMETHING.

[SUZIE] WITH YOUR PERKINESS...

[REBECCA] YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU

AND KRISTY KEPT IN TOUCH.

[HENRY] WE DON'T, UNLESS YOU

COUNT THE E MAILS SHE SENDS

ABOUT ANIMAL RIGHTS AND OUR HIGH

SCHOOL NEWS LETTER SHE FORWARDS

TO ME.

[REBECCA] BUT YOU NEVER THOUGHT

TO MENTION ME TO HER.

[HENRY] I TOLD YOU I DON'T TALK

TO HER. I DON'T SHARE MY PRIVATE

LIFE WITH PEOPLE I DON'T TALK

TO.

[REBECCA] YOU CALLED TO TELL HER

YOU'D BE JOSEPH IN THE NATIVITY

TONIGHT.

[HENRY] NO, MY MOTHER CALLED AND

VOLUNTEERED ME TO BE JOSEPH IN

THE NATIVITY TONIGHT.

[REBECCA] WELL, I'M SURE YOUR

MOM WILL BE GLAD TO GET YOU AND

KRISTY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

THAT'S THE GIRL SHE WANTS YOU TO

MARRY.

[HENRY] THAT'S CRAZY.

[REBECCA] SHE CALLS YOUR MOTHER,

MOM.

[HENRY] IT'S A JOKE.

[REBECCA] WHAT KIND OF JOKE IS

THAT?

[HENRY] LOOK, WE JUST NEED TO

GET THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS. ONCE WE GET HOME WE CAN

TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING.

[REBECCA] WHAT IF WE START

TALKING AND REALIZE WE HAVE VERY

DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT OUR

FUTURES.

[HENRY] WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE

WHEN WE COME TO IT.

[REBECCA] WHERE IS MARILYN?

[SUZIE] SHE'S WRAPPING PRESENTS

FROM SANTA.

[REBECCA] I'M SORRY I DRAGGED

YOU HERE. I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD

BE SO HORRIBLE AND YOU'D MISS

GOING TO ASPEN.

[SUZIE] TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH MY

DAUGHTER ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF

HANUKKAH.

[REBECCA] WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[SUZIE] IT'S NOT JUST CHRISTMAS

EVE. IT'S THE FIRST NIGHT OF

HANUKKAH. I'M MAKING A CHALLAH.

I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO SAY

HOW SORRY I AM.

[REBECCA] THAT'S NICE.

[SUZIE] THERE ARE POTATOES IN

THE REFRIGERATOR, I MIGHT JUST

MAKE LATKIS TOO.

[REBECCA] JUST LIKE HOME.

[SUZIE] THE KRINGLES AREN'T THE

ONLY ONES WITH HOLIDAY

TRADITIONS. THE FINES HAVE A FEW

TRADITIONS OF OUR OWN.

[REBECCA] THAT'S THE MENORAH I

MADE IN HEBREW SCHOOL WHEN I WAS

FIVE.

[SUZIE] WE'VE USED IT EVERY YEAR

SINCE THEN.

[REBECCA] I REMEMBER EVERY NIGHT

OF HANUKKAH WE'D MAKE LATKAS AND

WAIT TILL DADDY GOT HOME TO

LIGHT THE CANDLES.

[SUZIE] YOU KNOW HOW I KNEW YOU

WOULD GROW UP TO BE AN ARTIST?

[REBECCA] HOW?

[SUZIE] YOU WERE SEVEN AND DADDY

AND I WERE GIVING A DINNER

PARTY. I GOT UPSET BECAUSE I

COULDN'T FIND MY GOOD TABLE

CLOTH.

[SUZIE] I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE

EVEN PAYING ATTENTION. I GO INTO

THE DINING ROOM AND ON THE TABLE

IS A BEAUTIFUL PATCHWORK TABLE

CLOTH MADE OUT OF ALL THE PILLOW

CASES IN THE HOUSE STITCHED

TOGETHER. IT WAS THE MOST

CREATIVE, BEAUTIFUL THING I'D

EVER SEEN.

[REBECCA] WHATEVER HAPPEND TO

THAT TABLE CLOTH?

[SUZIE] I AM SAVING IT FOR MY

GRAND DAUGHTER, NO PRESSURE.

[SUZIE] I JUST WANT SO MUCH FOR

YOU. GETTING MARRIED AND HAVING

A FAMILY IS SO SPECIAL. I JUST

WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU LIVE A

FULL LIFE ON YOUR OWN BEFORE YOU

SETTLE DOWN. YOU'RE SO YOUNG.

YOU HAVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE AHEAD

OF YOU.

[REBECCA] I KNOW, MOM.

[SUZIE] I JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

[REBECCA] I LOVE YOU TOO.

[SUZIE] I LOVE YOU MORE.

[REBECCA] OKAY.

[HANK] WELL, THAT'S THE LAST SET

OF LIGHTS.

[MARVIN] WHY DON'T WE PLUG THEM

IN, SEE HOW IT LOOKS?

[HANK] LET'S JUST WAIT UNTIL

IT'S DARK AND THE STORES ARE

CLOSED... I DON'T WANT TO GIVE

TOM A LEG UP.

[MARVIN] IT'S QUITE THE LIGHT

SHOW... I GOTTA SAY, I'M

IMPRESSED. I COUNTED EIGHT

HUNDRED LIGHTS ON YOUR ROOF LAST

NIGHT.

[HANK] EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY.

TO BE EXACT.

[HENRY] YOU'VE GOT THE WIN

LOCKED UP, DAD.

[HANK] I HOPE SO.

[HENRY] I SHOULD GO BACK IN AND

TALK TO REBECCA.

[HANK] MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL GO

BACK INSIDE.

[MARVIN] WHAT'S THE HURRY?

[HANK] NONE AT ALL.

[HENRY] MORE SCOTCH?

[HANK] ABSOLUTELY.

[MARVIN] YOU SEE, THE THING IS,

YOU'RE IN A NO WIN SITUATION

RIGHT NOW.

[HANK] YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT SHE

NEEDS YOU TO DO AND SAY WHAT SHE

NEEDS YOU TO SAY, BUT THERE'S NO

WAY TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS RIGHT

NOW SO...

[MARVIN] SO YOU WAIT FOR HER TO

TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO

APOLOGIZE FOR.

[HENRY] BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING

WRONG.

[MARVIN] YOU WANT TO KNOW THE

KEY TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE?

[HENRY] YES.

[HANK] YOU'VE GOT TO DECIDE

EARLY ON IF YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT

OR YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY. YOU

CAN'T HAVE BOTH.

[HENRY] WHICH DO I WANT?

[HANK] YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY.

[MARVIN] HAPPY IS THE WAY TO GO.

[HENRY] SO YOU'RE SAYING THE

WOMAN IS ALWAYS RIGHT? THAT

DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

[MARVIN] IT WILL. GIVE IT TWENTY

YEARS OR SO.

[MARVIN] WOW, THAT LOOKS GREAT!

[SUZIE] NOT BAD, HUH?

[MARVIN] I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU

MADE IT.

[SUZIE] YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M

GETTING BETTER AT THIS.

[HANK] EVERYONE READY TO GO?

[MARVIN] ALMOST.

[MARILYN] WHAT BEAUTIFUL BREAD.

[SUZIE] IT'S CALLED CHALLAH.

THE FIRST BRAID IS REMEMBER THE

SABATH, AND THE SECOND BRAID IS

TO KEEP IT. YOUR BUBBIE USED TO

MAKE A FRESH CHALLAH FOR EVERY

FRIDAY NIGHT...

[MARILYN] OH THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL

TRADITION.

[SUZIE] I CAN GIVE YOU THE

RECIPE IF YOU'D LIKE.

[MARILYN] I WOULD LOVE THAT.

[SUZIE] AND IF YOU DON'T

MIND, I'D LOVE YOUR AMBROSIA

SALAD RECIPE. THE WOMEN I PLAY

TENNIS WITH WOULD LOVE IT.

[MARILYN] MY PLEASURE.

[REBECCA] SO WE WOULD LIKE

MENORAH TO REPRESENT HANUKKAH.

[MARVIN] AND THIS MENORAH IS

FOR YOU AND HENRY.

AND THE MAKING OF YOUR NEW

FAMILY TOGETHER.

[REBECCA] DAD, THANK YOU.

[MARVIN] BARUCH ATA

ADONAI, ELOHEINU MELECH HA-OLAM,

ASHER KID-SHANU BAE MITZVOTAV,

VE-TSIVANU LE-HADLIK NAIR SHEL

HANUKKAH.

[SUZIE] AMEN.

[MARILYN] THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, WHAT

DOES IT MEAN?

[MARVIN] WE SAY THIS BLESSING

AND LIGHT THIS CANDLE ON THE

MENORAH TO THANK GOD, ADONAI,

WHO PERFORMED MIRACLES FOR OUR

ANCESTORS IN ANCIENT TIMES.

[REBECCA] AND WE ARE REMINDED

NOT TO SURRENDER OUR RIGHTS AND

TRADITIONS AND IDENTITIES.

[SUZIE] SPEAKING OF TRADITIONS.

IN OUR FAMILY, EVERYONE GETS ONE

GIFT EVERY NIGHT FOR EIGHT DAYS.

MARILYN, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU.

IT'S JUST OUR WAY OF SAYING

THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH

WONDERFUL HOSTS.

THEY'RE LIMOGE CRYSTAL,

MADE OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. I

FOUND THEM IN AN ANTIQUE STORE.

[MARILYN] THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY

PERFECT.

[SUZIE] I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THEM.

[MARILYN] I WAS GOING TO GIVE IT

TO YOU BEFORE YOU LEFT BUT WHEN

I REALIZED YOU'D BE HERE FOR

CHRISTMAS I STUCK IT UNDER THE

TREE.

[REBECCA] THAT'S WHY YOU ASKED

FOR MY BABY CLOTHES.

[MARILYN] I MADE ONE FOR YOU,

ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR YOUR MOM.

[SUZIE] YOU MADE THIS? IT MUST

HAVE TAKEN FOREVER.

[MARILYN] NOT REALLY. I LOVED

SEWING OUR TWO FAMILIES

TOGETHER.

[SUZIE] YOU'RE AN ARTIST. I

WILL TREASURE IT ALWAYS.

WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[SUZIE] WELL I'M GLAD THE

AIRPORT WAS CLOSED. IT GAVE US A

CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW THE

KRINGLES.

[MARVIN] EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR

A REASON, RIGHT?

[SUZIE] I GOT US A FLIGHT AT

NINE A.M. TOMORROW MORNING SO

WE'LL STILL GET TO HAVE DINNER

IN ASPEN TOMORROW NIGHT.

[MARVIN] THERE'S NO WAY I'LL

MAKE IT THROUGH ONE MORE NIGHT

WITH THOSE FAKAKTA LIGHTS. ALL

THAT BLINKING AND HAND WAVING.

[SUZIE] WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[MARVIN] I'M GOING TO STOP THAT

INFERNAL HAND FROM WAVING.

[SUZIE] DON'T GO OUT THERE!

[MARVIN] OH COME ON, I'LL BE

FINE.

[SUZIE] MARVIN WHAT ARE YOU

DOING?!

[MARVIN] OH DON'T WORRY.

[SUZIE] MARVIN YOU ARE AFRAID

OF HEIGHTS, JUST GET BACK--

JUST GET BACK HERE!

MARVIN FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET

BACK IN THIS ROOM!

[MARVIN] THAT'S NOT GOOD.

AHHHH!!! WHOOOOO!!

[SUZIE] HONEY? YOU OKAY?

[MARVIN] OH SHITLITZ!

[SUZIE] MARVIN!!!

MARVIN!!!!

[MARVIN] AH!

OH BOY.

[SUZIE] MARVIN.

[MARVIN] OH, NO IM FINE.

I THINK I SPRAINED MY ANKLE.

[SUZIE] IT'S A WONDER YOU DIDN'T

BREAK YOUR NECK!

[REBECCA] OH MY GOD, DAD, CAN

YOU WALK? MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE

YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

[MARVIN] I'M OKAY, I JUST LOST

MY FOOTING. I'M SO SORRY HANK,

I HAD TO STOP SANTA'S HAND FROM

WAVING. IT WAS LIKE A VEGAS SHOW

OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW. I COULDN'T

TAKE IT ANOTHER NIGHT.

[HANK] AS LONG AS YOU'RE OKAY.

[TOM] YOU ALL OKAY OVER THERE?

[HANK] WE'RE FINE. JUST A LITTLE

ACCIDENT.

[TOM] TOO BAD. I FEEL FOR YOU.

[HANK] YEAH..

[TOM] YEAH, SOMETIMES THOSE

THINGS ARE HARD TO SECURE.

[HANK] AREN'T THEY NOW?

[TOM] I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO DO

IT BETTER NEXT TIME.

[HANK] I'M GOOD.

[TOM] YOU SURE?

[HANK] YUP.

[GIANT SANTA] HO! HO! HO! MERRY

CHRISTMAS!

[HENRY] DAD, WE CAN FIX IT IN

THE MORNING.

[HANK] I DON'T THINK SO. WE'LL

GET HIM NEXT YEAR.

[HENRY] I'LL DRAG ALL THIS STUFF

INTO THE GARAGE BEFORE WE WALK

DOWNTOWN.

[REBECCA] IT'S NOT THAT BAD. I

COULD TRY TO...

[HANK] DON'T BOTHER, IT'S OVER.

[MARILYN] IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

THAT IS THE END OF IT AND IF

ANYONE HAS ANYTHING MORE TO SAY,

THEY CAN COME SAY IT TO ME. I

SUGGEST WE ALL GET BACK INTO THE

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AND MOVE ON!

[REVEREND BILL] AND IT WAS SAID

THAT THERE WAS A CHILD THAT

WOULD BE BORN ON THIS NIGHT. AND

THIS CHILD WOULD BRING PEACE AND

JOY.

[REVEREND BILL] THE WISE MEN

WALKED ALL NIGHT. THEY WERE TOLD

TO FOLLOW THE STAR AS THEIR

GUIDE. THE STAR THAT WOULD LEAD

THEM TO THE BABY JESUS.

[REVEREND BILL] AND THE STAR

LEAD THE WISE MEN TO A MANGER

WHERE THE BABY JESUS WAS BORN.

THEY ALL BROUGHT GIFTS IN

CELEBRATION OF THIS BABY BORN OF

MARY AND JOSEPH. A CHILD WHO

WOULD BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD.

[REBECCA] MOM. HOW DID YOU KNOW

DADDY WAS THE PERFECT MAN FOR

YOU?

[SUZIE] HERE'S THE THING

SWEETHEART. NO MAN IS EVER GOING

TO BE PERFECT. YOU FIND A MAN

WHO HAS MOST OF WHAT YOU NEED

AND NONE OF THE STUFF THAT RUINS

LIVES. YOU MAKE A DECISION

TOGETHER TO BE THERE FOR EACH

OTHER, TO TAKE CARE OF EACH

OTHER THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES AND

THE BAD.

[REBECCA] WHAT ABOUT OUR

FAMILIES? DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO

GET ALONG FOR A MARRIAGE TO

WORK?

[SUZIE] NOT NECESSARILY. IT'S

NICE WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT MOSTLY

PEOPLE JUST NEED TO LEARN TO BE

POLITE AND SUPPORT THEIR KIDS.

IF I HAD TO GET ALONG WITH

DADDY'S MOTHER IN ORDER FOR OUR

MARRIAGE TO WORK? WE WOULD HAVE

NEVER GOTTEN MARRIED.

[REBECCA] BUT YOU AND GRANDMA

GOT ALONG SO WELL.

[SUZIE] YEARS. IT TOOK YEARS.

[REBECCA] REALLY?

[MARVIN] YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

[REBECCA] SO HOW DO YOU KNOW IF

YOU'VE FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON

FOR YOU?

[MARVIN] IT'S LIKE GETTING INTO

A WARM BATH...IT JUST FEEL

RIGHT.

[SUZIE] JUST GO TALK TO HIM. YOU

KNOW, ALL DRESSED UP, HE MAKES A

GOOD LOOKING JEW.

GO ON.

[MARVIN] GO ON.

[SUZIE] I'LL COVER FOR YOU.

[HENRY] ARE YOU READY?

[KRISTY] I THINK SO.

[HENRY] GOOD THEN WE BETTER GET

BACK UPSTAIRS FOR THE FINALE.

[KRISTY] I THOUGHT YOU WERE

GOING TO MOVE BACK AND WORK

WITH YOUR DAD AND SETTLE DOWN.

[HENRY] NO, THE MORE TIME I

SPEND HERE, THE MORE I REALIZE

HOW MUCH I LIKE THE ENERGY OF

THE CITY. REBECCA AND I HAVE

REALLY MADE A LIFE FOR OURSELVES

THERE.

[KRISTY] ARE YOU SURE? DOESN'T

SOME PART OF YOU WANT TO MOVE

BACK HOME AND BE AROUND PEOPLE

WHO HAVE KNOWN YOU AND LOVED YOU

YOUR WHOLE LIFE?

[HENRY] HOME IS A GREAT PLACE TO

VISIT BUT I DON'T THINK I COULD

EVER LIVE HERE AGAIN.

[KRISTY] HENRY...

[HENRY] BECKS, IT'S JUST A SILLY

TRADITION

[REBECCA] I'VE HEARD OF

MISTLETOE, HENRY. I KNOW IT'S

JUST A TRADITION.

[KRISTY] I GUESS I BETTER GET

GOING.

[REBECCA] MAYBE COMING HOME

WASN'T A GREAT IDEA.

[HENRY] I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

[REBECCA] I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS

WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT EACH

OTHER AND OUR FAMILIES.

[HENRY] WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO

MEAN?

[REBECCA] OUR FAMILIES ARE JUST

DIFFERENT THAT'S ALL.

[HENRY] MY PARENTS ARE OLD

FASHIONED. MAYBE YOUR PARENTS

DON'T CARE HOW OFTEN YOU

HAD SEX IN YOUR ROOM WHEN YOU

WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT MINE

DID.

[REBECCA] WHAT?

[HENRY] I JUST THINK OUR

FAMILIES HAVE DIFFERENT VALUES.

[REBECCA] THIS DOESN'T HAVE

ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM - THIS

IS ABOUT US. HOW CAN WE BRING

OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER WHEN WE

DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE WANT?

[HENRY] WHAT DO YOU WANT?

[REBECCA] THIS IS YOUR WORLD AND

I DON'T FIT IN HERE. IT FEELS

LIKE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING HERE

THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, AND

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ME. YOU

CAN'T MAKE EVERYONE ELSE HAPPY

AND THEN JUST SQUEEZE ME IN. SO

TELL ME HENRY. WHAT DO YOU WANT?

[HENRY] I DON'T KNOW, WHAT DO

YOU THINK?

[REBECCA] I DON'T KNOW.

[HENRY] WELL, IT'S HARD TO BUILD

A LIFE ON THAT.

[REBECCA] I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

[HENRY] BECCA...

[HENRY] I CAN'T THINK HERE, WITH

ALL THE PRESSURES FROM OUR

FAMILIES... WE NEED TO TALK.

[REBECCA] SO LET'S TALK.

[KRISTY] HENRY? UHM, OUR CHILD

IS ABOUT TO BE BORN?!

[HENRY] I CAN'T RIGHT NOW.

EVERYONE'S WAITING FOR ME. THE

BIRTH OF CHRIST IS NEXT AND IT

WOULD LOOK WEIRD IF JOSEPH WAS

ABSENT.

[REBECCA] I UNDERSTAND.

[HENRY] WE'LL TALK LATER.

[REVEREND BILL] AND THE BABY

JESUS WAS BORN AND GOD BLESSED

THE WORLD WITH HIS ONLY SON. A

SON WHO WOULD BRING THE MESSAGE

OF PEACE AND LOVE AND MAKE HIS

BIRTHDAY KNOWN TO ALL.

[SUZIE] MARILYN, I HAVE TO TELL

YOU THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.

[MARVIN] VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE.

[MARILYN] IT ALWAYS MAKES ME

REALIZE HOW LUCKY I AM TO LIVE

HERE.

[HENRY] WHERE IS REBECCA?

[SUZIE] I THOUGHT SHE WAS WITH

YOU?

[HENRY] NO. I THOUGHT SHE WAS

WITH YOU.

[HANK] OKAY WE'LL CHECK THE VAN.

[MARVIN] I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.

[MARILYN] WHEN'S THE LAST TIME

YOU SAW HER?

[HENRY] IN THE BASEMENT.

[MARILYN] THAT WAS MORE THAN TWO

HOURS AGO.

[HENRY] WE HAD A FIGHT. SHE SAW

ME KISSING KRISTY AND...

[MARILYN] YOU DID WHAT?

[HENRY] IT WASN'T A REAL KISS.

IT WAS A MISTLETOE KISS AND IT

WASN'T MY IDEA. SHE GOT THE

WRONG IMPRESSION.

[MARILYN] WHAT GIRL WOULDN'T!

YOU DON'T KISS ANOTHER GIRL.

[HENRY] WHAT ARE YOU SO UPSET

ABOUT? ALL OF YOU THINK WE'RE

MOVING TOO FAST ANYWAY.

[SUZIE] MARRIAGE IS A BIG

COMMITMENT. YOU'VE ONLY KNOWN

EACH OTHER SUCH A SHORT TIME AND

YOU'RE BOTH SO YOUNG. WE JUST

WANT YOU TO HAVE TIME TO BE

SURE.

[HENRY] REBECCA THINKS YOU WANT

ME TO COME HOME AND MARRY

KRISTY.

[MARILYN] MARRY KRISTY? THE GIRL

IS VERY BRIGHT BUT NOT RIGHT FOR

YOU. SHE'S TOO HIGH MAINTENANCE

AND SHE ALWAYS SMELLS LIKE A WET

ANIMAL. I WANT YOU TO MOVE HOME

BUT WITH REBECCA.

[HENRY] I DON'T THINK WE'RE

GOING TO MOVE HOME, MOM.

[MARILYN] I KNOW. I JUST FEEL

LIKE SUCH A FAILURE THAT YOU AND

YOUR BROTHER DON'T WANT TO LIVE

HERE WITH US. I FEEL LIKE I MUST

HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG.

[SUZIE] NO, YOU DID SOMETHING

RIGHT. YOU GAVE YOUR SONS

INDEPENDENCE, STRENGTH AND

CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES SO THEY

COULD MOVE OUT INTO THE WORLD

AND BUILD LIVES.

[HENRY] SHE'S RIGHT MOM. I COME

HOME BECAUSE I MISS YOU AND DAD

NOT BECAUSE I CAN'T MAKE IT ON

MY OWN.

I HAVE TO FIND REBECCA.

[SUZIE] DO YOU THINK SHE WENT

BACK TO THE HOUSE?

[MARVIN] SHE'S NOT ANSWERING

HER CELL.

[HENRY] MAYBE I SHOULD RETRACE

HER STEPS IN CASE SHE DECIDED

TO WALK HOME.

[MARVIN] SHE WOULDN'T WALK, IT'S

FREEZING OUT.

[HENRY] THIS IS ALL MY FAULT. I

HOPE SHE'S OKAY.

[MARILYN] OF COURSE SHE'LL BE

FINE. YOU'LL APOLOGIZE AND

EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

RIGHT SUZIE?

[SUZIE] RIGHT.

[MARVIN] WOW! YOUR HOUSE, IT'S

BEAUTIFUL!

[HANK] MARILYN?!

[SUZIE] OH MY...

[MARILYN] IS THIS OUR HOUSE?

IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE.

[HANK] OH MY.... BUT... HOW?

[HENRY] REBECCA...

[MARILYN] IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.

[HANK] WHERE DID SHE GET THE

SNOW?

[MRS. SCHULTZ] SHE ASKED FOR

IT, SILLY!

[TOM] YOU CAN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS

WITHOUT SNOW KRINGLE.

[MRS. SCHULTZ] SHE WAS GOING ON

ABOUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD MEAN TO

MARILYN... WE JUST COULDN'T SAY

NO. COULD WE TOM?

[TOM] I COULD.

[TOM] BUT I DIDN'T.

[MARILYN] SHE GAVE US

CHRISTMAS. FOR CHRISTMAS.

[SUZIE] NOT BAD, FOR A

JEWISH GIRL.

[MARVIN] JUST LIKE HER MOM.

[SUZIE] AWWWW.

[MRS. SCHULTZ] CONGRATULATIONS

HANK. YOU WIN.

[HANK] I WIN?

[MRS. SCHULTZ] IT'S A BEAUTIFUL

TRIBUTE TO THE SPIRIT OF

CHRISTMAS, HANK.

[TOM] NEXT YEAR, I'M GETTING AN

ICE RINK FOR THE FRONT YARD, SO

ENJOY THAT TROPHY WHILE YOU CAN.

IT'S COMING BACK HOME TO PAPA.

[MARILYN] HENRY?

[HENRY] SHE LEFT ME THE RING.

[MARILYN] OH HONEY.

[SUZIE] SHE'S GONE?

[MARVIN] DOESN'T SOUND LIKE HER.

[HANK] THIS IS FOR YOU.

[HENRY] FOR

HENRY WHO TOSSED A COIN AND

CHANGED MY LIFE.

[HENRY] I'VE BEEN SUCH AN IDIOT.

[MARILYN] I DON'T GET IT.

WHAT IS IT?

[HENRY] IT'S THE FIRST PIECE OF

HOLIDAY TRADITION REBECCA AND I

ARE MAKING FOR OUR OWN FAMILY.

[HANK] NO, NO. YOU TWO ARE

GOING TO BE FINE. YOU USE THE

TRADITIONS YOU LEARN AS

CHILDREN AND THEN YOU ADD YOUR

OWN.

[MARILYN] SO THEY WILL REJECT

THE TRADITIONS THAT DON'T FIT

IN THEIR LIVES?

[HANK] ABSOLUTELY.

[MARILYN] AND YOU THINK THAT'S

A GOOD IDEA?

[HANK] YES, YES I DO.

[MARILYN] GOOD.

[HANK] EEEEE.....

[HENRY]I HAVE TO GET TO THE

AIRPORT. I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER.

I'M NOT GOING TO LET HER GET

AWAY.

[SUZIE] YOU RAISED A VERY SMART

BOY.

[MARVIN] I LIKE HIM.

[SUZIE] WE'RE COMING WITH YOU.

[HANK] WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO

BRAKE...

[MARILYN] I'VE ALWAYS HATED

THAT CREEPY ELF. I'VE BEEN

WANTING TO DO THAT FOR YEARS!

YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME THAT

ELF WAS HER EYES AND EARS ALWAYS

WATCHING TO MAKE SURE I TOOK

CARE OF YOU.

[SUZIE] WHAT IS IT WITH MOTHER'S

OF SON'S? MARVIN'S MOTHER WAS

THE SAME WAY. SHE TREATED HIM

LIKE A PRINCE AND I WAS SUPPOSED

TO PICK UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF.

[MARILYN] HOW OBNOXIOUS.

[SUZIE] I KNOW!

[MARVIN] I'M IN THE ROOM.

[SUZIE] OH, WELL SORRY.

[MARILYN] I'M A MOTHER OF A

SON, AREN'T I.

[SUZIE] YES, BUT IN A GOOD WAY.

LET'S GET TO THE AIRPORT.

[MARILYN] TAKE THE FREEWAY.

[HANK] THE SIDE STREETS ARE

FASTER.

[HENRY] MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

[MARVIN] IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE,

FOLLOW THE STAR!

[MARILYN] HE'S RIGHT, FOLLOW

THE STAR!

[HENRY] IS THAT A STAR?

[HANK] IT MIGHT AS WELL BE, IT'S

THE AIRPORT TOWER LIGHT.

[MARILYN] WE SHOULD DO THIS MORE

OFTEN.

[SUZIE] EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS.

[MARVIN] YOU COULD COME TO ASPEN

WITH US.

[HANK] MAYBE L.A. I'VE ALWAYS

WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE

TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS POOL

SIDE.

[HENRY] REBECCA! REBECCA!

[REBECCA] WHAT ARE YOU DOING

HERE?

[HENRY] I LET THE BEST THING

HAPPEN TO ME WALK AWAY.

[REBECCA] HENRY, IT'S OKAY. YOU

WERE RIGHT. WE'RE TOO DIFFERENT.

[HENRY] DIFFERENT IS GOOD.

DIFFERENT IS GREAT. THE

IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE'RE

TOGETHER. AND TOGETHER WE'LL

MAKE OUR OWN TRADITIONS. WE'LL

HAVE VEGAN CHRISTMAS DINNER AND

WE'LL CELEBRATE HANNUKAH IN LOS

ANGELES, AND NO ONE WILL EVER

HUNT AGAIN...EVER. REBECCA FINE,

I PROMISE YOU WE WILL WORK OUT

ALL OUR DIFFERENCES TOGETHER AND

I PROMISE TO COMPROMISE WHEN WE

CAN'T AGREE. I PROMISE TO MAKE

YOU MY FAMILY AND TO ALWAYS

RESPECT AND CHERISH YOU TILL THE

END OF OUR DAYS IN THIS WORLD.

[REBECCA] SO YOU'LL EAT TOFURKEY

FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER?

[HENRY] I WILL EAT TOFURKEY

WHENEVER YOU WANT ME TO. I LOVE

YOU WITH ALL MY HEART, WILL YOU

MARRY ME?

[REBECCA] YES. WHO AM I TO DENY

POPEYE AND OLIVEOIL THEIR DREAM

OF BEING RAISED BY PARENTS WHO

LOVE EACH OTHER.

[SUZIE] THEY WANT TO NAME OUR

GRAND CHILDREN POPEYE AND

OLIVOIL?

[MARILYN] DO YOU HAVE LIVING

RELATIVES WITH THOSE NAMES?

[SUZIE] NO.

[SUZIE] YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!

[MARVIN] WOW!

[MARILYN] FINALLY!

[REBECCA] MERRY CHRISTMAS MR.

KRINGLE.

[HENRY] HAPPY HANUKKAH MS. FINE.