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- [Millie] In December of 1942,
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the snow fell early
and deep in our town.
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The drifts banked so
high, we could slide
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right out our 2nd story windows
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into soft powdery bliss.
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Every chance we got,
we children flopped
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into an untouched spot
to make snow angels.
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Angelic signatures,
dad called them.
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We had signed heaven's name
all over our little town.
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My 11 year old heart was lit up
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with the magical feeling
that all Christmas dreams
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were sure to come true.
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[birds chirping]
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Then just a week
before Christmas,
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an unexpected announcement came
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at the end of dance class.
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- Attention, girls.
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Since we won't be together again
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until after the Christmas break,
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I have an announcement.
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Miss Millie, will you
please step forward?
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You don't have to be
so terrified, dear.
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- [Millie] I couldn't imagine
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what she had called me out for.
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Mistress Allen never
complimented her dancers.
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I braced myself for
a public rebuke.
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- I want the entire
class to know
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that you, Miss Millie, are ready
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to dance on pointe.
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- [Millie] My long awaited dream
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of pink silky pointe shoes
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came with a brand
jete into my mind.
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- Of course, it's
nearly impossible
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to get into pointe shoes
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what with the war shortages.
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But, if by some miracle
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you were able to get into
some by the new year,
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you will be most certainly ready
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to dance the Nutcracker
by next Christmas.
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- Nutcracker.
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Mama, you'll never guess.
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Mama.
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- Mom, dad, Millie, Grace, Will.
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- I did one more painting.
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Please help me hang it, Millie.
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- I don't know where we can.
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You filled every
bit of wall space.
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- There.
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- Alright, how 'bout this?
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There.
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Beautiful.
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- I'm out of paint.
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- Now you know what to ask
for your Christmas wish.
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Where's mom?
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- Planning.
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- [Dennis] Dan, we don't
have a spare nickel
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for gifts this year.
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- No money for Christmas?
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Dennis, what about the children?
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The children have
gone without so much,
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you working nonstop
at the factory
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and when you're home,
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you're always
getting called away
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to help another neighbor
with this or that
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and now with their grandfather
serving overseas...
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- I know, I know,
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it's the same in
every small town.
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- [Millie] A heavy feeling
came into my heart,
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sadness, hurt and anger
all mixed together.
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It sent a cold shiver
right to my bones.
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The pointe shoe
vision began to fade.
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I wanted to pretend
I hadn't heard
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or throw something or both.
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- Okay, my little
pirate, for you
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have you eaten anything yet?
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Take three bites.
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- [Millie] The secret
worried me through dinner.
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Mom and dad went on like
everything was normal
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questioning us about
school and friends.
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I couldn't stop thinking
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about the disappointment
Christmas morning would bring
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to me and my siblings.
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Why did I have to be the oldest?
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- Beat you upstairs.
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- I'm not playing
your dumb games.
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- Fine, I'm telling
mom you called me dumb.
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- [Millie] Princess
Grace, I called her.
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Our family royalty even
though she was only nine.
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Sharing a room with her
would drive me crazy
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again this night.
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- You okay sweetie?
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- [Millie] No, I wasn't okay.
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Why had I overheard my parents?
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The smile I thought would
never leave my face was gone.
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- Yes.
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- Now don't stay up too late.
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Grandma will be
here in the morning.
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Good night, Mill.
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- [Millie] Grandma would be
bringing the Christmas apron.
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Grandma would fix everything.
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- I can't wait to see grandma.
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Remember how she
toasted our socks
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near the fireplace last year
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so our feet would
be warm at night?
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Remember that Mill,
remember when--
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- Go to sleep, Grace.
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- Not until you tell me
your Christmas apron wish.
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- I'm keeping mine secret.
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- No fair, we always
share our apron wishes.
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- [Millie] Forget
it, Princess Grace.
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- Doesn't matter,
I already know.
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- Really?
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- Mary Lou from your dance
class told me, pointe shoes.
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- Does everybody in this town
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have to know everybody
else's business?
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For your information,
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it's a wish that will never
go in the apron pocket
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because it's too expensive.
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- You don't think I know that?
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There's a war going on.
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Still, this is just a wish.
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[gentle music]
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I know grandma's apron
really isn't magical
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but I want to pretend
just one more year.
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- You didn't tell mother about
what Mary Lou said, did you?
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Good, our little secret then.
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- Pointe shoes, it's
a wonderful wish.
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If anyone deserves it, you do.
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But if your wish
is too expensive,
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my wish is way too expensive
for the Christmas apron.
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- What's your wish?
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- It's a secret, remember?
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But I'll tell you anyways.
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Are you ready?
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- A piano like the one
at grandma's house.
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- Oh Princess Grace.
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- With all the keys too.
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And I'll run home from school
and practice for hours.
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My fingers will
dance over the keys
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just like you do on stage.
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Wouldn't that be
wonderful, Mill?
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Introducing the
amazing Caster Sisters,
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wouldn't that be great?
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- It's a nice wish.
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- Too big for the
Christmas apron?
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- Maybe next year.
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- Mmhmm.
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- [Millie] I felt heavy
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and kind of sick to my stomach.
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Was it Grace's sappy fantasy
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or the knowledge that her
wish would never come true?
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That darn tear.
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My little sister's wish
was a whole soul wish.
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[children laughing]
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- Grandma!
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- At the end of his letter,
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grandpa said he misses his
little angels very much
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but he'll be home next
year in time for Christmas.
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- Grandma!
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- Oh, there's my ballerina.
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Mmm.
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- Good morning, grandma.
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- Good morning?
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More like good afternoon.
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We were starting to
get worried about you.
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Your daddy said we
should let you sleep.
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- Is daddy home?
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- Come and gone I'm afraid,
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the Robertson's needed some
help with a leaky roof.
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- [Grace] I miss daddy.
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- Well, since we're all here,
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I think maybe it's time for--
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- The Christmas apron.
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- You took the words
right out of my mouth.
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- Ready grandma?
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- Yes, would you hand
me my suitcase, darling?
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- [Millie] Here mommy,
let me help you.
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- [Grandma] Oh, good
girl, thank you.
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- [Grace] You're
welcome, grandma.
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- Let' see, [gasps].
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- [Millie] Grandma.
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- Oh, there it is.
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The Christmas apron.
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Now, is this just any old
apron we wear around the house?
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- [Millie] No grandma.
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- No, and do you know why?
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Because this apron
is very special.
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This apron has seen our
family through the hard times.
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We've wiped tears
away from our faces,
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it's shooed unwanted
chickens out of the kitchen.
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It's carried tomatoes and apples
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and even puppies in
from an early frost.
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This apron,
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well it's the last
thing to be seen
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by those who we love
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and we wave goodbye
from the porch.
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- Don't forget, it makes
Christmas wishes come true
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like my p--
- William,
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if you tell, your
wish won't come true!
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- Whew, that was a close one.
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- Okay, listen very carefully,
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the apron is going to
hang next to the fireplace
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for one day.
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So no later than
bedtime tomorrow,
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because then we'll be just a
few days away from Christmas.
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So don't be tardy.
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And until then,
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our Christmas apron
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will do nothing except
collect Christmas wishes.
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And only one wish, mister.
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- Say, who wants to come with me
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to deliver bread and
help widow Anderson
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get ready for her move?
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- [Kids] Me!
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- Go get your coats and mittens.
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- [Grace] Come on,
William, come on.
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- [William] Wait
for me, wait for me.
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- There we go.
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- Is grandpa doing well?
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- Oh, as well as can
be expected, dear.
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What is it, Millie,
is everything alright?
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- Can you tell me the story now?
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I can't wait till Christmas Eve
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without grandpa being here.
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- You do seem a little anxious.
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Is everything alright, Millie?
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- I'm worried about
mama and daddy.
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I'm old enough to know
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that Christmas costs money but--
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- Oh, I see.
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You're growing up
too fast, Millie.
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It was just last Christmas
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you were solely focused
on your own wish.
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But Christmas,
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Christmas isn't about
what's happening around us.
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It's about what's
happening inside of us
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and I think Christmas is
happening inside of you,
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Millie, my girl.
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You know, aprons
are funny things
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and I think most people
take them for granted.
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- But we know better.
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- But we know
better, that's right.
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Aprons, they help us
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do the most important
work there is, Millie
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and that's why this
story is so important.
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A long time ago before
you or I were born,
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there lived a young
couple, Jed and Josie.
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And on their wedding day,
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they decided to move out
into the open country
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where they could be closer
to God and to each other.
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They left their city life,
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they sold most of what they had,
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packed up a wagon
and they headed out
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for the open sea of grasses
known as the prairie lands.
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Well their house, it wasn't much
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but Josie she set to work
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and she made it a home.
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She took her city dresses
262
00:13:16,404 --> 00:13:18,014
and she made curtains
263
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and sheets and dish rags.
264
00:13:20,625 --> 00:13:23,063
She even had some scraps
left over to make--
265
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- The Christmas apron.
266
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- Do you want to tell the story?
267
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Anyway, she put
the scraps together
268
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with ruffles and
ribbon to create--
269
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- Christmas apron.
270
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- An apron.
271
00:13:38,643 --> 00:13:40,820
Now Jed, he didn't think
too much of the apron
272
00:13:40,994 --> 00:13:43,387
but Josie she knew better
273
00:13:43,561 --> 00:13:45,389
and every day, Josie's apron
274
00:13:45,563 --> 00:13:48,436
helped her do many, many tasks.
275
00:13:48,610 --> 00:13:50,481
It gave her a place
to wipe her hands
276
00:13:50,655 --> 00:13:52,657
when she made
biscuits for supper,
277
00:13:52,832 --> 00:13:55,660
it helped her carry in
vegetables from her garden
278
00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:57,837
and wood from the wood mill
279
00:13:58,011 --> 00:13:59,708
and on chilly nights,
280
00:13:59,882 --> 00:14:02,450
she carried in new
puppies in from the barn
281
00:14:02,624 --> 00:14:03,930
to sleep by the warm fire.
282
00:14:05,627 --> 00:14:08,021
And when Jed would
go of to work,
283
00:14:08,195 --> 00:14:10,327
she'd wave goodbye
to him with it.
284
00:14:10,501 --> 00:14:11,502
And when he came back--
285
00:14:11,676 --> 00:14:12,286
- She'd wave him in.
286
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- Yes.
287
00:14:14,027 --> 00:14:15,506
And the apron kept
her dresses clean
288
00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:17,117
when guests came over
289
00:14:17,291 --> 00:14:19,423
and she could shoo
chickens from the house
290
00:14:19,597 --> 00:14:22,122
and it covered her tummy
when they were expecting.
291
00:14:23,427 --> 00:14:27,867
Well, one night when
Jed had gone into town,
292
00:14:28,041 --> 00:14:31,522
a terrible blizzard swept in
293
00:14:31,696 --> 00:14:34,743
and Josie noticed that
Old Gal, the milk cow
294
00:14:34,917 --> 00:14:38,051
had wandered off form her
pen scared of the storm.
295
00:14:39,313 --> 00:14:42,882
So Josie followed the
hoof prints to a cave
296
00:14:43,056 --> 00:14:45,667
where Old Gal had taken
shelter from the snow.
297
00:14:45,841 --> 00:14:47,974
No sooner did she find Old Gal,
298
00:14:48,148 --> 00:14:50,759
when pain shot through her
and she fell to the ground.
299
00:14:50,933 --> 00:14:51,978
- The baby was coming.
300
00:14:52,152 --> 00:14:55,068
- Yes, so Josie took the apron
301
00:14:55,242 --> 00:14:58,419
and she hung it up outside of
the cave as high as she could
302
00:14:58,593 --> 00:15:00,682
hoping that Jed would see it.
303
00:15:00,856 --> 00:15:04,294
And then, she prayed her
Christmas wish out loud.
304
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- Father, please bring this baby
305
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safely into the world.
306
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- Little did she know,
307
00:15:10,779 --> 00:15:12,128
at that same moment,
308
00:15:12,302 --> 00:15:14,435
Jed was saying the
exact same prayer.
309
00:15:15,610 --> 00:15:17,481
And when he finished
and looked up,
310
00:15:17,655 --> 00:15:21,790
he saw the apron
waving, waving him in,
311
00:15:21,964 --> 00:15:23,705
it was like Josie was
waving him in for supper.
312
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So running to the cave,
313
00:15:25,750 --> 00:15:27,622
he got there just in time
314
00:15:27,796 --> 00:15:30,364
to wrap up their new
baby in the apron.
315
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So the young family,
316
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they spent their first
Christmas in the cave
317
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daddy, mommy, Old Gal and--
318
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- You grandma, you
were the new baby.
319
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- I was?
320
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- Do you think the apron
321
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made their Christmas
wish come true?
322
00:15:53,474 --> 00:15:57,478
- Well, we didn't get
anything from Santa that year
323
00:15:57,652 --> 00:16:02,048
but our gift came
straight from heaven.
324
00:16:03,832 --> 00:16:08,184
You see, the apron doesn't
have special powers, Millie
325
00:16:08,358 --> 00:16:10,752
but it did become a
symbol of our family.
326
00:16:12,232 --> 00:16:15,757
Aprons, they help us do the
most important work there is,
327
00:16:15,931 --> 00:16:16,758
family work,
328
00:16:17,846 --> 00:16:19,282
the work that says I love you.
329
00:16:20,892 --> 00:16:23,634
- [Millie] I wanted so
much to share the secret
330
00:16:23,808 --> 00:16:25,201
but the words wouldn't come.
331
00:16:26,724 --> 00:16:28,944
I had always believed in
grandma's Christmas apron.
332
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This year, I would need
to believe a little more.
333
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[gentle music]
334
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- I won't be out late.
335
00:17:36,794 --> 00:17:38,013
Don't wait up.
336
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- The most important
work, family.
337
00:17:45,847 --> 00:17:47,283
- [Millie Voiceover]
My mother always said
338
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when someone's in
need, we all pitch in.
339
00:17:50,721 --> 00:17:53,463
The Lord counts on us to
pass around the blessings
340
00:17:54,943 --> 00:17:57,424
and my father was the
greatest example of this.
341
00:18:01,297 --> 00:18:03,647
- Dear God, thank
you for my family
342
00:18:03,821 --> 00:18:07,129
and for my father's
good example of service.
343
00:18:07,303 --> 00:18:09,784
Thank you for my
mother's kindness to all.
344
00:18:09,958 --> 00:18:11,568
Thank you for William's smile,
345
00:18:11,742 --> 00:18:14,484
thank you that grandma
could be here for Christmas
346
00:18:14,658 --> 00:18:16,747
and please protect
grandpa overseas.
347
00:18:19,924 --> 00:18:23,406
Please help Grace and
me to be understanding
348
00:18:23,580 --> 00:18:25,147
for what we cannot
have this year.
349
00:18:26,061 --> 00:18:27,758
In Jesus' name, amen.
350
00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:52,653
[gentle music]
351
00:19:49,449 --> 00:19:50,667
Merry Christmas.
352
00:19:50,841 --> 00:19:52,060
- [Kids] Merry Christmas.
353
00:19:53,714 --> 00:19:55,281
- Is daddy here?
354
00:19:55,455 --> 00:19:56,630
- [William] I don't
know, I haven't seen him.
355
00:19:58,153 --> 00:19:59,198
- [Grace] It's daddy.
356
00:20:01,809 --> 00:20:06,770
- Well, come on.
357
00:20:08,163 --> 00:20:09,904
Let's go see if your
Christmas wishes came true.
358
00:20:10,078 --> 00:20:11,906
Come on, let's go,
let's go, let's go.
359
00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:13,212
- Let's go.
- Come on.
360
00:20:14,735 --> 00:20:18,217
- [Millie] Grace, wait up,
you're gonna [giggling]
361
00:20:21,176 --> 00:20:22,177
- [Grace] Look at that.
362
00:20:22,351 --> 00:20:23,222
- Merry Christmas.
363
00:20:29,097 --> 00:20:31,360
- What are we waiting for?
364
00:20:31,534 --> 00:20:33,928
[giggling]
365
00:20:34,102 --> 00:20:35,016
- [Millie] Which one is yours?
366
00:20:35,190 --> 00:20:36,191
- [Grace] I think this one.
367
00:20:36,365 --> 00:20:37,323
- [Millie] This one's William's.
368
00:20:37,497 --> 00:20:40,239
- Alright, grandma first.
369
00:20:42,328 --> 00:20:43,111
Here you go, mom.
370
00:20:44,068 --> 00:20:45,592
Merry Christmas.
371
00:20:45,766 --> 00:20:47,855
- Thank you, darling,
merry Christmas.
372
00:20:49,770 --> 00:20:51,511
- [William] What did
you get, grandma?
373
00:20:51,685 --> 00:20:52,642
- [Grandma] I don't know.
374
00:20:52,816 --> 00:20:53,556
- [Dennis] And to my love.
375
00:20:54,514 --> 00:20:55,906
- Oh, thank you.
376
00:20:56,080 --> 00:21:00,302
- Paint, this is
exactly what I wanted.
377
00:21:00,476 --> 00:21:02,086
- [Millie] That's
wonderful, William.
378
00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:03,523
- [Grace] I can't wait to
see what you paint now.
379
00:21:03,697 --> 00:21:04,741
- And two special wishes
380
00:21:04,915 --> 00:21:06,526
for my two very special girls.
381
00:21:09,398 --> 00:21:10,921
Merry Christmas.
382
00:21:11,095 --> 00:21:11,879
- [Grace And Millie]
Merry Christmas, daddy.
383
00:21:18,233 --> 00:21:19,800
- Millie, what is it?
384
00:21:19,974 --> 00:21:21,410
- [Millie Voiceover]
My heart raced.
385
00:21:21,584 --> 00:21:23,891
Had I made the wrong wish?
386
00:21:24,065 --> 00:21:26,633
Had our family tradition
lost its magic?
387
00:21:29,810 --> 00:21:31,202
There before my eyes
388
00:21:31,377 --> 00:21:33,553
were the prettiest
pink pointe shows
389
00:21:33,727 --> 00:21:35,424
I could ever have dreamed of.
390
00:21:36,469 --> 00:21:37,818
How could this be?
391
00:21:37,992 --> 00:21:38,775
Nobody had known.
392
00:21:40,386 --> 00:21:41,909
- The apron really is magical.
393
00:21:42,083 --> 00:21:43,084
- [Millie] Except...
394
00:21:43,258 --> 00:21:43,911
- You gave your wish for me?
395
00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:48,002
But what did you get, Grace?
396
00:21:48,176 --> 00:21:49,786
- Yes, Princess,
what did you get?
397
00:21:56,315 --> 00:21:58,491
- I'm sorry I told your wish.
398
00:21:58,665 --> 00:22:01,624
I had to see your face when
you opened your wish, Mill.
399
00:22:12,548 --> 00:22:13,506
A metronome?
400
00:22:19,468 --> 00:22:20,339
- That's not funny.
401
00:22:21,818 --> 00:22:22,602
- No it's not
402
00:22:24,865 --> 00:22:27,520
but I think she's going to
need it for that piano of hers.
403
00:22:32,002 --> 00:22:33,134
- [Dennis] What do we have here?
404
00:22:42,448 --> 00:22:43,884
- Millie, you're the
only one who knew.
405
00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:46,539
You gave your wish away for me
406
00:22:46,713 --> 00:22:47,496
just like I did for you.
407
00:22:48,410 --> 00:22:49,455
Oh thank you, Millie.
408
00:22:55,156 --> 00:22:57,811
[piano playing]
409
00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,946
Daddy, it needs some tuning.
410
00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:05,775
- Well, I'm not
going anywhere today
411
00:23:05,949 --> 00:23:07,211
so let's see what we have.
412
00:23:08,996 --> 00:23:11,564
Let's hear it.
413
00:23:12,739 --> 00:23:14,349
- That was improbable,
impossible.
414
00:23:15,698 --> 00:23:17,091
I want to know
how this happened.
415
00:23:17,265 --> 00:23:18,484
- [Grace] The Christmas
apron, Millie.
416
00:23:19,789 --> 00:23:21,138
- Well, suffice it to say
417
00:23:21,312 --> 00:23:22,357
there are angels
in our little town.
418
00:23:23,837 --> 00:23:25,621
That's the magic that
happened this Christmas.
419
00:23:25,795 --> 00:23:28,581
- And because your parents
are always thinking of others,
420
00:23:28,755 --> 00:23:29,799
not just during the hard times,
421
00:23:29,973 --> 00:23:31,540
the dozens of loaves of bread
422
00:23:32,585 --> 00:23:34,413
your mom has delivered
423
00:23:34,587 --> 00:23:37,111
and your daddy's willingness
to always help someone in need
424
00:23:37,285 --> 00:23:39,896
shoveling or fixing a
car, mending a roof.
425
00:23:41,158 --> 00:23:45,206
- But still, pointe
shoes and a piano
426
00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:47,556
in the middle of a war
427
00:23:47,730 --> 00:23:50,037
with not even a nickel to spare.
428
00:23:50,211 --> 00:23:51,865
Sorry mama, I overheard.
429
00:23:52,866 --> 00:23:54,389
- The piano was a miracle.
430
00:23:54,563 --> 00:23:55,956
Widow Anderson had a piano
431
00:23:57,436 --> 00:23:57,914
and she didn't want to take
it with her in the move.
432
00:23:59,176 --> 00:24:00,090
She asked if we could
find a good use for it.
433
00:24:00,264 --> 00:24:01,744
- But what about the shoes?
434
00:24:01,918 --> 00:24:03,920
- Well, let's just say
that Mistress Allen
435
00:24:05,182 --> 00:24:07,358
thinks the world
of her star pupil
436
00:24:07,533 --> 00:24:09,273
and would go to the
ends of the Earth
437
00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:10,710
to make sure you're ready
for the Nutcracker next year.
438
00:24:12,494 --> 00:24:14,888
- So we all got our whole
could wishes this year?
439
00:24:15,976 --> 00:24:16,933
- Especially me.
440
00:24:18,805 --> 00:24:20,415
- Now remember, Millie,
441
00:24:20,589 --> 00:24:21,982
where the gifts came from
is our little secret.
442
00:24:22,156 --> 00:24:23,810
- We already know mama,
443
00:24:23,984 --> 00:24:25,681
it's the Christmas apron.
444
00:24:25,855 --> 00:24:27,857
The apron is a
symbol of our family.
445
00:24:28,031 --> 00:24:30,556
- And you're going to
have a Christmas apron
446
00:24:30,730 --> 00:24:31,774
of your own one day
with that attitude.
447
00:24:32,862 --> 00:24:34,124
Thank you, dear.
448
00:24:34,298 --> 00:24:35,343
- Are you coming?
449
00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:36,997
- For?
450
00:24:37,171 --> 00:24:39,869
- The amazing Caster Sisters.
451
00:24:40,043 --> 00:24:40,827
- Really?
452
00:24:43,525 --> 00:24:44,744
Come here.
453
00:24:44,918 --> 00:24:49,923
[piano playing]
[gentle music]
454
00:24:51,664 --> 00:24:53,404
- [Millie Voiceover] I
learned a valuable lesson
455
00:24:53,579 --> 00:24:55,885
that Christmas that has stuck
with me through the years,
456
00:24:56,059 --> 00:24:58,801
aprons help us do the most
important work of all,
457
00:24:59,715 --> 00:25:01,195
family work,
458
00:25:01,369 --> 00:25:03,763
the work that says I love you.
459
00:25:14,382 --> 00:25:16,950
[gentle music]
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