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The story of Grizzly Adams is big, powerful, beautiful.

They called me magic.

And me and my burrow number seven been traips and these slopes and valleys for a long spell.

So I know the story from the beginning.

My friend Adams was accused of a crime he didn't commit.

So he escaped into the mountains, leaving behind the only life that he ever knew.

Now that wilderness out there ain't no place for a green horn.

And his chances of surviving were mighty slim.

Where no time at all for he was beaten down, bragged, nearly star-heart.

Well, how about then he come upon a Grizzly Bear cub all alone and helpless.

Adams knew that little critter couldn't survive without his help, so he started right down that cliff, risking his own life to save it.

Now that cub took to Adams right off.

And that was when he discovered he had a special kind of way with animals.

They just come right up to him like he was a natural part of the wilderness.

But that bear cub, he was extra special.

As he grody became the best friend Adams ever had and together they became a legend.

There's a world where we don't have to run away.

There's a time for all our own living free and all the indians that just be.

Take me home.

Take me home.

Take me home.

Take me home.

The wilderness is a mighty fine place to live any season of the year, but for real mountain then, like me and my friend James Adams, there's a special magic that comes in the winter.

Because then the great mountains are tucked under their blankets of snow, the streams sparkle prettier than ever as they tumble down the slopes and the trees glisten proudly with their coats of ice.

And best of all, the feel of Christmases in the air everywhere.

What do you think of this one, Ben?

I'm ready.

That sure looks like fun, Ben.

But first thing's first.

That means getting this little tree back to the cabin.

It's going to make us a real fine proud little Christmas tree.

You might say it'd become accustomed for Adams to find a little tree to decorate at the cabin, then replant it later someplace that needs it more.

Always with Ben's help, of course, and sometimes with his hindrance when Ben's feeling so good and wants to play.

All right, Ben.

You win.

Now, while Adams was a sport and happily with Ben, he had no way of knowing what a heap of trouble was ahead this Christmas, a situation in an ordeal.

Or the old calling for every bit of mountain savvy he had about the high winter danger.

Nope.

Right then, he and Ben was just having the best of sometimes.

Playing around the snow, exchanging playful slaps and enjoying every second of them.

Meanwhile, I was heading up the slope on the way to Adams' cabin, feeling mighty proud of something I'd been wanting for a long time.

Number seven, if you pardon the expression, just hold your horses.

I did a lot of scraping and saving to get these new genuine store-bought st. Louis snow shoes, and they're going to take a heap of breakin' in.

Now, my old ones, they was a lot better, but they was a lot smaller.

These new, fangled ones take a slight bit of getting used to.

Now, let's see.

Put that foot there, and that foot there.

That foot there, and that foot there, and that foot there, and that foot there.

See there? I'm gettin' it.

That foot there, and that foot there, and that foot there.

See, this here is what they call a Kennedy kick.

Yes, sir. Some people call it the Montana Munch, but they see the secret is to get yourself a nice, good, stiff-majib kick right side.

Frostbite Foley.

See, Wizard, ain't that there our old friend, mad jack, yourself?

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

Ho-ho-ho-ho!

Oh, I know.

We're gonna have the messiest, meanest, freestest winter we ever had.

You wouldn't be this far south, otherwise.

Nah, it is true. I am partial to cool weather.

Of course, I don't mind comin' down here where it's warm once in a while.

See, Jack, would you mind tellin' me somethin'?

Why are you a settin' gnarin' in the snow?

Well, I ain't sittin' in the snow.

You'd ever heard of a snow bath?

It's good for ya.

Your liver, or any other inferior organs you might have.

Heh heh heh. See, them is the biggest snowshoes I ever seen in my whole born days.

Uh, they're big enough for a bull moose.

A bull moose, huh?

I tell ya, these was made special for me, bought to order in St. Louis.

Then you must've blown up your measures, same as you do your stories.

Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh.

Wouldn't our nation is them things?

Why? Them excuses.

And they must have passed this way to get around in the snow.

Heh heh heh heh heh.

Why?

Anybody knows that a pair of store-bought St. Louis's nose shoes is the fastest thing they is?

If you wasn't so cantankerous in old-fashioned, you know Skeses is the fastest and the best.

Why, you red-nosed old walrus.

Anybody knows that you.

Try to go anywhere on them slippery sticks.

You're gonna go linkin' each split to the bottom of the first deal you come to.

P-re-e-re-p. And that's why Stes is as faster and better as any old fumble-footed mountain goat should know.

Well, I know your thinker froze up a long time ago, but any day you think that you cannot run me on them things, you just let me know we.

And you say whirr.

Well, alright.

If you wanna embarrass yourself, I'll just race you from here to Adams, cabin.

And I'll be waitin' there for you to say I told you so.

Hehehehe.

We'll make a line right over here.

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

Alright, Foley, right there's a starting mark.

Mmm.

Mmm.

I'll see you at Adams, cabin.

Yeah, and I'll see you there first.

Go on.

Eugh.

That's it.

Now, whilst me and Frostbite Foley set out on our big race, Adams was busy decoratin' the little tree,

and a little creep, preparing to make the cabin jolly

and bright for Christmas.

I can understand Mary and Lou and Dan

on not remembering what a Christmas tree is, Joshua.

They were pretty young last year.

But I thought for sure you'd remember.

I bet you've been remembers.

Hi.

You helped real good with the decorating last year, too, Joshua.

Except for that little problem Van had with the popcorn string.

Ahhh.

Oh, not again.

It's all right.

Oh.

We got another string.

It looks like Mary Lou and Dan are getting a head start on us, Van.

Oh.

Oh.

We ought to go get us some of that real pretty holly.

Ah.

Jack's on his way.

We should get the cabin decorate before he gets here.

He brings some of that real good plum pudding cake.

I know my mouse water, too.

Come on, Ben.

Now in the winter, these mountains, sure enough,

can get even us old mountain men into some problems.

But to a green horn, they can be downright frightening,

especially to a pioneer in family separated

because the young and the strong had crossed over earlier

to build cabins and set crops in the rich valley farmland.

And then, get ready to welcome the youngsters

and the old folks who fallen after.

Ain't no puzzle why the yearn and to be a family together

again grows stronger every day and gets to be almost unbearable

with Christmas getting close.

I'm beginning to think we bid us off more than we could chew.

What we got to a deed to stay with that wagon train

back down during the settlement and then went on across the them

in the sign.

But it just wouldn't be Christmas without Montpau.

And you promised Uncle Ned.

Also, may you been promising that it would be with Montpau for Christmas.

I didn't know these here mountains were going to be so high

that this here snow was so deep on a promised diet.

Well, it looks like we're stuck here for a spell.

Give the team a chance to rest and why don't you young run and play

a little bit whilst I do some studying about it.

I'll leave here things.

Help me.

Stop it. I'm going to get you.

Wolf!

Uncle Ned, help!

There's a wolf!

Run Billy.

Uncle Ned, help!

There's a wolf!

What do I want?

Do you hear that, Ben?

Keep moving the rise.

All right, John, let's get in the wagon.

Quick, get in.

Come on, Murray.

You sure don't bear like you mean just no harm?

My best fire office old Blunderbuss, ain't he, Hal?

It's Gary Molf.

Oh, now get.

You hear me? Go get it.

Adam's you, the loud noise would bring me down that snow cone.

Oh!

Shpam, don't make a sound.

I can't take me no chances.

Oh, no!

Get out of here, Captain!

Oh, get, get, get.

Get, get.

On your first.

Hey, come on over there.

Hey, come on over there. Jump.

Now, me number seven figured we doubt foxhole frostbite fully in our race, but we'll just take in a little shortcut.

Lucky thing, we was up on the hill and knocked down in the valley when that snow cone let go.

That was a bit of quiet.

There's Adams and Ben down there, and there's with some people with a, what are they doing with the wagon here?

That must have been who farred the shot.

Well, he's going to need our hip.

Now, you're going to be the anchor, see?

And you just stand here good and steady, and I'll let myself down on this rope nice and easy like.

What do you mean?

You stop your fuss and I know what I'm doing.

That's way.

That's way.

That's just all the anchor there, seven.

Now, old steady, seven.

Now, seven, you're supposed to be the anchor.

Don't stand here. Don't.

Don't stand here.

Hold it.

Look, Tammy, it's him.

You stand across the snow. It looked like some clots.

Well, now look what I've done. I've done busted my rifle.

I'm sorry, Jack. That's a real shame.

Ain't anybody going to help me up out of here?

Give me a hand.

Watch it, man.

Watch it, Derek. Watch it, step.

Watch it.

Hey.

Who are you?

How come that?

Well, that's all right. That's just Ben.

He saved you doll for you.

Would you like the bed, Ben?

Yes, sir. Is it all right?

Well, if you walk up nice and easy to him.

You be careful now, honey.

Howdy, Ben.

My doll.

Oh, thank you. You saved him.

My name's James Adams.

Mighty proud to meet you, Mr. Adams.

I'd like to meet my good friend, Mad Jack.

Howdy.

Howdy, Mr. Jack.

I'm Ned Brewster. Most folks just calls me Uncle Ned.

And these years my sister, Jenny's two youngs, Debbie and Billy.

We're all mighty beholden to you, Mr. Adams.

When you shot your gun off, Ned, you loosen that snow corner up there.

Well, any sharp sound will do that.

A loud whisper in this country will start a avalanche, didn't you know that?

No, sir. I didn't.

Reckon I got a whole heap to learn if I'm going to get these youngs over the mountains for Christmas.

You're going to...

You...

Well, there ain't three other men that science myself could cross these mountains in the winter dive.

I don't know what he could do it with two kids in a team of horses.

Why not even a first-class mountain man would be...

Jack, we'll talk about that later.

We've got two, Uncle Ned. You know we've got two.

Well, since Mr. Jack said, diet, I'm feared weed.

Well, Ned, maybe Jack and I can help you.

My cab is not too far from here. We can head over that way.

Why don't you help Ned with the team?

Well, I...

Ben, let's move the way home.

Come on, kids.

Hey, Jack!

Blow a man, Jack! Where are you?

Well, Blizzard, dog, on it.

Jack, you in there?

Oh!

He's hiding a hair of old Jack, Blizzard.

I reckon we won that race far and squar.

You reckon we ought to go final, mad Jack?

All right, golly.

He might be in some snowbank someplace wrong side up or something.

Come on.

Come on, girl. Let's go.

Come on.

Now, long about that.

Green horns was a venturing into the slopes on the other side of the mountain.

I don't understand it.

The weather was so nice back at the homestead.

Sam, are we in trouble?

Oh, no, not yet, Jenny, girl.

We could be.

I don't like the looks of that sky.

You do believe we're in trouble, but we're not in trouble.

I don't know.

We're in trouble.

I don't like the looks of that sky.

You do believe we're going to find the wagon train at the settlement, don't you?

I'm sure they just got there too late to make the crossing, like we figured.

But...

But you don't think we're going to get there in time for Christmas, do you?

Traillians bound to get worse from here on.

Even if that storm holds off, we'll be having that morning pinch, I hope.

No one, I'm bounding to hold Debbie and building these two arms.

With it's all a thing in the old chaos by a cozy Christmas fire.

Go ahead.

Sam! Sam!

Sam, are you all right?

Sam! Sam! Sam! Sam!

Sam! Sam! Are you all right?

Fine now!

Sam! Sam!

These mountains did not seem quite so high or so far over when we crossed last summer.

Well, it makes more of a difference, no record.

With all the snow, it's hard to find the landmarks.

Another storm's gonna bring more snow.

Oh...

Oh, Sam...

Everything's lost, even our compass.

Now, what are we gonna do?

First things to...

This little fire started with some of that dead brush over there.

Well, Blizzard,

I reckon it's starting to cool off a little.

Nothing like a little grist to make a fella feel good.

Rooki-dar,

looks like there's some smoke coming up out of the west pass.

Must be some of their injured people down there.

That's the way to talk to each other, you know.

And...

Never could make hidden or tail out of that dark smoke right.

See, Blizzard,

reckon we ought to go down to the outermost place and see if Mad Jack made it back.

We can rag them a little bit about losing a race, huh?

Cool!

Well, now that you see how we live here,

I'd like you to meet Mary Lou and Dano.

And you know Joshua over here, of course.

And Dano over here,

well, he'd just like to say how much he appreciates making your acquaintance.

I've got some other friends I'd like you to meet too.

Come on.

All right, Ben.

You stay here and keep an eye on things where we're gone.

And all your fears will fade from sight.

Don't you know you've got a friend?

We're helping him, the eyes to him.

A friend who'll always see you through.

You've everything you try to do.

And we only do.

A friend.

And they make the world look right again

We are friends, we are friends

We are friends, we are friends

Much as they enjoyed the animals, them two youngsters just couldn't forget the long one for their mom and Paul

Mom, Paul had to go away with the first wagon train

Bill and me had to wait for the second one, along with all the other kids and the old folks

We ain't seen mom fun enough a long time, sometimes it seems like we ain't ever going to see them again

It took all spring and summer to get across the prairies, just a little way far and we can be home

I know how you feel Debbie, I really do, there's just not a close walk over those mountains

A real mountain man, I have a hard time getting across those

Look at Ben, looks like he's keeping himself busy

Well you look at their beds making a snowman, not a snowman, a snow bear

Can we help him to trap him?

I'm sure Bill likes some extra help, he kids go again, I'm going to talk to Mr. Jack

We're going to help you Ben, Mr. Adam said we could help

How's she coming Jack?

Bill alright, you've been needing yourself a new gun stock for some time

I know that, but the steel don't make me feel no better about old Bessie here, hold that

Jack you gotta help me with those young ones, we gotta keep them busy

Think of something for them to do, like a Christmas play, like Mary and Joseph

That's a good idea, that's enough

I'll put my mind to it

I've been working on some things down the workshop

Little finish and up, they make some real fine Christmas gifts

Poor little young, the dead shore scent, they ain't going to see their lawn fall this Christmas

Maybe for a good spill entrance

Jack, they said that them homesteaders have moved in down at the bottom of the pass

How long do you think it'd take a fell to get down there and back?

Well, if he didn't fool and one of them crevices in the snow fields or get caught under an avalanche or find himself out in the blizzard

It's gonna be here in three, maybe four days' life

Hey, you could probably make it about

Are you thinking about what I think you're thinking about?

What's a green horn, always a green horn?

That's our stock gear carvens for Mr. Jack, ain't it?

Yeah, I've been working on it for quite a spell

Right here's a mighty smart carven old man

I made that for Debbie

This old sled's for Billy, I can't wait to see his face come Christmas-pointing

Uh, he's gonna be mighty proud of that

I wish I'd give him what they really want for Christmas

Come on, Pop

Mr. Adams, they just ain't no way nobody could do that, not even you

You know, you remind me of young Sam

Jenny too, they'd be the very same way

While I found in the idea that Tim Wagon was stopped at the sediment they'd be on their way up that mountain right now

Trying to get to Billy and Debbie

Well, if I thought that was true, I'd be leaving right now

I'll let you get back to the cabin

Let's go, Billy

Alright, you'll get it

Gather around

Cause old Mad Jack's gonna start up his beehive oven

Now, it may not look like much, but I'll tell you right in there I can cook some of the most mouth water

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas to one and all, you two Jack

Look, Debbie, it's him, it's really Santa Claus

Andy, Andy Claus, that's crossed by Foley

Foley, where are you being? I thought we was having that's a race

We was, where you been?

Well, you frozen old piece of blubber, I stopped and helped Adams do his rescue and I've been waiting here for you for hours

Why have you no, I've been here and gone?

Matter of fact, I was so worried about what happened to you, I went out looking for you and now I'm sorry I went

Well, you call it a tie

This here is Billy, this here is Debbie, young as given us a visit

Well, it's a pleasure, oh and this here is Rizzard

And he's got a world treasure and great goods right on his back

Now you just ask me for something, anything, come on ask me for something

A pack of fine-point needles and a full of stout black thread

Needles and threads, what about you young fella?

A genuine red stripe peppermint stick

Red stripe peppermint stick

There's your needles and thread

Thank you sir

You're very welcome

And there's your peppermint stick

Thank you

You're welcome

Thank you sir

Oh don't you worry about that, first time out with frostbite, Billy is for free

Thank you sir

You're welcome son

Oh

See ya

Whilst I was out looking for you, I seen some engine smoke signs over by the west pass

You didn't see no engine smoke signs, they don't make smoke signs in the winter time

Don't you tell me what I see when I see that

Well, I know Indians don't make smoke signs in the...

Here's Adams, we'll let him settle

Mr. Adams, Uncle Nair, look at it

Really, it'll be thread, Mr. Folly gave him to us

Well, it always seems a lot more like Christmas than you show up frostbite

Thank you Adams, howdy, how frostbite, Folly?

Howdy, huh?

Call me Uncle Nair

Sure, I'm happy to know you

Nice to meet you

Look from there, we can be riding horses over the rest of the way to Montpau

Well, no, it's just awful hard for me to say

Jack, what about that Christmas party we were talking about having?

Think those poles behind the cab would make a nice stable?

Yeah, yeah, they'd make a good stable, and number seven here, he could play the burl

Well, who do you reckon we could get to play Murray and Joseph?

We could, why, I could be Murray and Billy here could be Joseph, we did it once in Sunday school

Well, I've got some blanket ends and some gunny sacks in the cabin

Can we use them for costumes?

Uh-huh

Oh, come on, Billy

Adams, tell this iceberg-jumping penguin here that the Indians don't make smoke signals in the wintertime

They don't frostbite, it's the truth

But I see it, I see it smoke coming right up out of that west pass

You saw smoke coming out of the pass?

I sure did

You know, someone coming up from the homestead

They'd be coming right that way

Could be Sam, Jenny

Well, whoever it is they're gonna need help and they're gonna need a minor fast

No, wait a minute Adams, do you think any going out there?

There's a blizzard blowing up, that'd just be foolhardy

You know, we're just wasting time

Ben, I'm gonna need your help

You better have seen what you said you saw

I told you, I seen what I said

Ben?

Ben?

Ben?

Ben?

Thank you, Ben

Here, I'll take that

If he's gonna be foolhardy, yes we might as well help him

I'm going with you, Mr. Adams

I'd like you to stay here, Dad

Whatever happens when she shows those kids a nice Christmas

We'll do our level best

Adams?

I ain't never saw another man like that

What's his chance of finding somebody out of junder and getting them back?

Some were twigs slim and none

If it was anybody else but Adams, he wouldn't have no chance to dole

Well, Adams got his job, we got our

Let's make it Christmas for them young

I'm not sure if the horse is going to carry us over the mountains

I know he doesn't

He didn't say no for sure

I know he doesn't

He didn't say no for sure

We ain't gonna be with Mont-Pau for Christmas

Are we?

Don't think about it, it's worse when you think about it

Maybe we'll never see Mont-Pau again

Don't ever say that

Are you praying?

What for?

For the Lord to take care of Mont-Pau to we're all together again

I'm gonna pray too

That you and me and Ma and Pa

Is all together for Christmas

Christmas is tomorrow

Do you know what we're asking the Lord for?

A miracle

As long as you're listening, sir

Any help you could give Adams out there and be greatly appreciated

And if you could just hold that blizzard off

Or half a day maybe

Thank you sir

I know these snowfields can be dangerous any time, Ben

I haven't seen any tracks anywhere

So that means the animals haven't crossed through here

But you heard what Frostbite said, didn't you?

He said he saw that smoke coming up from the west pass

We can see ourselves a whole lot of time if we cut through these snowfields

What we'll do is walk along the top of the ridge

You let me get a good head start on you

And you follow right behind me

You stay in my tracks

Noooooo

Even the herd animals

The deer in the elk seemed to sense the importance of Adams' search

To us almost like they was approving and wishing him well

Adams, like no man I ever know

Was one that sets his mind to doing something that needs doing it

Nothing or nobody can turn him away from it

No matter what the problems and dangers that might be laying in wait air or step of the way

Like the blizzard to gather an up-so-meen in mad

Developing bone-gillin winds that rip and tear at anybody caught in its fierce gusts

And then fearsome calmers of snow ready to crash down without warning

Then there's a white house that blow up sudden

And a man can't find his hand in front of his face

And killer flees us in the hollers and canyons with drops in temperature

Severe enough to crack open full-growth trees

And then snowfields, they're so innocent and pretty looking

But sometimes the thin crusts hide deep crevices a man could get trapped in

And never get out

Ben, come on! There's some wolf tracks

I need your help

Just my pride, man

Just my pride, man

I'll take my snow shoes out, Ben

Oh, fall in that big ol' lobo wolf, he went off that way

He looks like he knows what he's doing

Thank you

Now the bitter cold and deep snows was beginning to take a terrible toll on Sam and Jenny

Oh, Sam, it's so cold

We still got plenty of daylight left

Jenny, are you hurting?

It's my fingers, I don't have any feeling left, you know?

I get worse, sport gets better

Oh, Sam, it's so cold, I wish we had a little fire like we had back on the trail

He's not near about to burn

We've almost reached the top of the pass, he's bound to be some trees up there, we'll get him some kind of

Let's go, Sam, we gotta keep going

Mary, look!

Darryl, you're not supposed to be in there

You're just not being cheap like you're supposed to

Uncle mad, can't you do something, you're supposed to be the shepherd

Don't that be girl, I'm a dumb adhibity damn bastard, I ain't never even heard of no regular sheep

Later on, a raccoon and two stone shoots

Now for some of these finished practice, we got it perfect now

Billy Wilson, you're not supposed to be jumping around when you take Joseph

I ain't Billy, oh, what's it you're being Uncle mad?

I'm the shepherd

Wanna trade?

No sir, he just hear Ceprdon's about all I can handle

Now just once you little scamp, get out from her

She ain't supposed to be crawling all over the ceiling, don't you know, Vaya?

Hey, what am I seeing such a long face on such a pretty girl for?

Just don't seem like anything's going right this Christmas

Mr. Adams didn't know what to do

Where'd he go? When's he coming back?

Well, he's off on very important business

These sweet potatoes are all ready for bacon, I gotta get them in mauvin'

Sweet potatoes, I dearly love them

What are you supposed to be?

Why, one of the wise men, who else?

Well, who ever heard of a wise man that runs around the mountains on a pair of kids?

Oh, you just put out for cuz ah, I'll beat you in the far wrist

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehhhh

Oh, now youngin'

Now's no time to be sad

Christmas is a time for being happy

I wanna be happy, I really do

But it just don't seem to come.

And it don't really seem like Christmas,

like when you're with your mom, Pa.

And you just can't hardly wait for Sandy to come.

Besides, I don't think he's going to come this year.

Why make you think that, son?

Because we ain't with mom, Pa.

He won't know where to find us.

Why don't you worry, none?

Sandy, find you no matter where you are.

Jack, we got us a problem.

What's that?

Well, I'm young and this awful sad.

Because they don't think Sandy Claus going to be able to find him,

because they ain't with their folks.

Well, I've been trying to tell them that Sandy knows where all the little young

them is at Christmas time, but seeing Sam and Jenny ain't here,

I reckon ain't been too convincing.

Well, don't worry about Santa not showing up.

I got an idea about that.

Them young men just going to get a visit from Sandy Claus.

Because I'm going to be him.

I'm going down that engine village and ask them ladies to make me a Sandy suit.

Well, I gotta go pick up my plum pudding.

It's been aging for a month.

It wouldn't be Christmas without one of my plum puddings.

And don't worry about Santa Claus showing up.

I got that all took care of.

Oh, you fix and go down your energy engine village and get your Sandy suit made up, are you?

How'd you guess?

Well, never mind.

Just don't let the youngers find out about it.

But frostbite Foley.

Foley, don't worry about him.

Remember, I told you there's only three or four men sides me that could cross these mountains in the wintertime?

Well, I hate to admit it, but Foley's one of them.

Well, suppose this year turns into a pearl button bangle blizzard before you get back.

We'll just keep the youngers inside where it's warm.

And keep a lantern hanging outside lit day and night.

I'll do her, Mr. Jack.

Do you be careful now?

You hear me?

Come on, seven.

Look, Ben.

The walls have found something at the top of the ridge.

It's gonna be tough going.

We can save a lot of time.

Dig in, Ben, let's go.

That was a close one, Ben.

Well, let's head out.

Knowing the wild critter so well, Adams figured that lone wolf might just lead him to what he was a secret.

But another pack of wolves had already found Sam and Jenny, a new threat to add to their miseries.

Sam, they're coming in closer.

And now I couldn't find anything for fire to keep my way.

Sam, I'm so afraid.

What are we gonna do?

I don't know.

So at least we had us in fire.

Hi there, Lobo.

I know we're trespassing, but we don't mean any harm.

I've been following your checks from you.

I'm not gonna be alone.

I'm not gonna be alone.

I'm not gonna be alone.

I'm not gonna be alone.

I haven't fallen your checks for almost an hour.

I heard your friends, too.

Sounds like they found somebody we're looking for.

Thank you.

Lobo!

I'm so happy!

No!

No!

No!

Ben, look down there.

Don't have any time to explain to those wolves you can have to run them off.

Jenny, look!

Don't be frightened.

This is just Ben, and he's mighty happy to see you, too.

I can't believe you'd find us.

Heard of him, man.

He lived in these mountains with a grizzly bear, but I always thought it was just some kind of tall tail.

Well, you've just gotta be Sam and Jenny.

Billie and Debbie's folks.

Dibby and Billie, oh, thanks God, where are they?

They're at my cabin.

Safe and sound.

Just waiting for you to come and make them the best Christmas they've ever had.

I'm James Adams.

This is America!

Oh, take us to him, Mr. Adams.

Well, this as soon as you both feel up to it.

Oh, we've never been up to anything so much in our lives!

Ben, set back to the cabin.

Now, that storm was a moving real fast across those mountains, and I was worried about Adams.

But I know worrying wasn't gonna help, and I still had to make Christmas for Debbie and Billie, like I promised.

So I headed over to get my plum pudding cake that had been aging up the tree.

You know,

I've been letting this age for a month.

This is a pretty nice Santa suit those ladies made me down in the village.

They quipped it out in jig time, too.

Yes, sir.

You know, it was almost as if they'd done it before.

But it sure looks real fine, and you look fine, too, as Santa's faithful reindeer.

Oh!

Mmm, smell that.

You know, it takes a heap of looking and finding and bacon to make a good plum pudding cake.

Yes, sir, he bobs, and I make the best days in these hills.

Do you hear that?

What do you mean you didn't hear it?

There it is again, hear it?

Well, you can't hear nothing.

I've been hearing it ever since we left the village.

Now, there's something dogging our trail.

I'm going out there and find out what kind of varma there is.

Now, you just stay here and be real quiet like here.

Don't you move?

No, I had no idea what I was expecting to find out there, and I certainly wasn't expecting to get the surprise I got.

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Now, this is just getting plum frustrating.

I'm going to give him one more chance.

Get him out of here!

Ha-ha!

You're him, ain't you?

You're what you're...

Are you who I think you are?

You thought I was him, and I thought you was him!

Frostbite Foley, what are you doing in that Santa Claus suit?

I'll fix the place Santa for them two young ones.

No, you're not. If anybody's going to play Santa Claus, it's going to be me.

Why?

I'm a whole lot jolly and you are.

I'm not jolly you from here to the Saskatoon's and Baccagut.

Oh, yeah! Well, I'll tell you what, it can't be too sad.

Oh!

I got it! You can be a helper, Elle.

You can wear my hat. It's my sleeping hat, but it'll fit.

I don't want to wear that hat.

Good thing I remembered about then how partial Frostbite was to plum pudding cake.

Just a sniff and set him a drool.

Nah, ain't that nice.

If mine knows, ain't dreaming that there's one of them plum pudding cakes right there and that there's sack.

You know, good and well, that's a plum pudding cake, because I make the best plum pudding cake in all of these mountains.

You know, my teeth ain't bitten in one of them in years, on years.

They ain't going to neither.

No, sir, I ain't going to give none of this plum pudding cake to any sneaky old chill-blain that's going to beat me out of my Santa Claus job.

But then, on the other hand, if it was for a little elf Santa's helper,

he'd be entitled to a great big slab of that plum pudding cake.

He would?

Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh.

Well, I guess I've been plum pudding cake right into Elford.

Now, Jack, let me help you. It ain't heh heh heh it's po-ho-ho!

Adamson's band was a-pushing along as hard as they dared.

They wanted to reach the cabin before that blizzard struck with all its sting and fury.

Now, Adam's note that Sam and Jenny was mighty near the end of their old,

but with him leading the way and the thought of Debbie and Billy awaiting for him,

he figured that had given the strength they needed to keep a move.

Hold up, Ben!

No!

I'm all right now. This isn't here, so I've been up here.

Can we stop here for a while, Mr. Adams? Jenny's just about all worn out.

We'll rest for a minute or two. We got to get through the narrows up there.

We don't have much time. When we get to the other side, we can rest.

Jenny needs to rest now.

If that storm comes up that gap, there's no other way out of here.

The slopes and the peaks are too slippery to climb through.

I'll be all right, Sam. We're in Mr. Adams' hands now. He knows what has to be done.

I hope Jenny's here. You stay behind Ben.

I'll follow Ben's trail.

We're going to make it, Jenny. Mr. Adams' is not too far through the gap. We can rest on the other side.

Don't worry about me, Sam. I'm holding up.

Sam?

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

Sam, we're going to have to pass you this gap real quick.

We'll be able to make a sound.

Are you both ready?

Did you hear that?

What is it?

It's thunder. There's a new storm moving in.

We won't be able to pass you the gap now, Sam.

That thunder might not get snow corners loose.

It'll bury the gap and everything that's in it.

I don't hear anything now. Maybe there won't be any more thunder.

We'll find another way out of here.

Ben spotted something.

I see him, Ben.

You see the cougar up on the slope?

What does it mean?

It means he knows the trails around here.

You stay here with Ben.

Wow!

Hi.

It's good to see you.

I guess maybe you call these parts around here at home, huh?

Maybe you might know another trail around the gap.

I'd sure appreciate it if he shows.

Wow!

Wow!

Stay with him, Ben.

We'll be right behind you.

I really believe that cougar can lead us around the gap.

Animals have ways to know in things we don't.

Stay right in my tracks.

Wow!

Wow!

Wow!

Wow!

Wow!

Wow!

I'll send that to us while we might have been down here.

Yep.

Come on, let's go.

Well, if any critter, two-legged or four-legged ever deserved a medal that cougar did,

because he found the only trail there was on the high side of the gap.

Wow!

I might have to hold it to you.

Thank you.

But their troubles was far from over.

The weather was a worsening, and they was effacing some mighty rough prevalence still ahead.

I'm free, Jenny, and gonna make it if we get much farther and go.

This is so much farther now, Sam.

You all right, Jenny?

Thank you, Mr. Adams.

Now, don't you worry about me. I'm tired, but I'm gonna make it.

When building Debbie have a model, they can be right proud of.

Sam, have you in this rope?

We're gonna be going down to the draw now. It's gonna get a lot worse.

We're gonna tie this rope around ourselves.

The key was from getting separated.

The key started into a whiteout.

It's a whiteout?

The winds blow the powder snow up to you like a dust storm.

You can't see anything. Not even one another.

Try this round, you waste, Sam.

This rope would keep us from getting separated.

I'm gonna do this around you.

What child is this who laid to rest on Mary's lap is sleeping?

Who makes you's greet with anthon sweet while shepherds watch our key king?

Mmm.

Why do we have a lantern if it's still daytime outside, Uncle Ned?

Well, cause that's what Mr. Jack told me to do.

There's gonna be a big ol' blizzard, isn't there?

And it's gonna cover this whole tabanets.

Oh, Debbie, girl.

You quit fretting on things that ain't even happened yet.

Cause everything happens for the best. I'll guarantee you.

Mary Christmas!

Mary Christmas!

Well, looky here, young, and it's old Sadie's self.

Mary Christmas!

Ho, ho, ho, ho.

Mary Christmas from Santa and his trusty reindeer.

And that goes double for me. Santa's A number one helper, help her out.

Mr. Jack, you sure look funny. I thought for a minute that you were...

You thought that I was really Santa Claus, didn't you?

No, one time a pog, it all dressed up like that.

Remember, Debbie?

Ha, ha, ha.

Well, you ducked me, dope, pelican. Get the elephant.

I don't know.

The elephant ain't quite what it used to be.

Well, do something.

My heart was a aching something terrible for them poor little youngsters

along who so hard for their maw and paw.

And there was a twinge there too for Adams,

and it seemed a fitting time for a little silent prayer for all of them.

Adams!

Man!

Wait, man.

We want you to go to the cabin and tell them we're coming.

Come on.

It's too much, boy.

I'm afraid we ain't gonna make it.

We're gonna make it, Santa.

It's not Jenny.

Come on, it's a girl.

Take this rope, Sarah.

All right?

Put your arm around him, Jenny.

All right, Sam, hang on to me.

The cab is the store for the next floor.

We'll make it.

Well, the wind's tied down, son.

Might be a good sign.

Seems like...

No.

There it goes again.

Well, so I'm gonna be...

Only jumping jee-hoss a frat that's been!

It's a motherfucker!

It's a motherfucker!

It's Jenny, boy!

It's Jenny!

It's Jenny.

It's Jenny.

You're gonna have a Christmas hat, girl.

You're not a boy!

You can't be.

Oh, oh, shit.

I'm gonna make a big batch of fresh frosting.

Aren't you seeing that?

Thank you, sir.

This is gonna be the best Christmas we ever had, isn't it?

Yes, darling. Oh.

We give Debbie Sashay to Mr. Jack for Christmas,

and my genuine cab elder, Mr. Foley,

or Blizzard.

It's good.

We don't have anything to give to you, Mr. Adams,

and you gave us the best Christmas we ever had.

Well, you gave me five new friends,

and five of the happiest hearts I've ever seen.

Come on, Bluey, let's start the play.

Mr. Adams, if thanks were gold,

ours would make you the richest man in these mountains.

I already am, sir.

Yes, I believe you are.

Thank you.

Come on, Sam. We've got parts in this, too.

We're waiting for you, Jack.

I'm coming.

Hey, uh, ready with the play?

Jack?

Looks like that evening star's gonna be out early tonight, doesn't it?

Oh, yeah.

It's a...

Well, Adams.

Adams, you're a...

you're a double ring-tailed wonder.

That's what you are.

It's beautiful.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas.

Adams, why don't you go up by the manger

and it's like you did that first Christmas we was up here?

All right, I will.

Is everybody ready?

We're ready, Mr. Adams.

Well, it happens something like this.

Once upon a starry night, a long, long time ago,

and far, far away.

It seemed that the government figured that all the people needed to be counted,

so he ordered all the folks to go to town and to be counted.

By the time Mary and Joseph had gotten there,

all the rooms in the inn were full.

The ants were the same everywhere they went.

And then Joseph met this friendly innkeeper.

He had no room either,

but he offered Mary and Joseph his stable.

And in that little stable, that's where the little Lord Jesus was born.

And then Mary wrapped the baby in swaddling clothes

and laid him in the manger.

And the angels went to the nearby hills

and they told the shepherds of the miracle.

And the shepherds went down to the stable

and they took their sheep with them.

The farmers came too.

And last came to three wise men.

And they followed the bright star across the sky

that led them to the little stable.

And they laid down their precious gifts beside the manger.

And they called them Emmanuel.

The Lord is with us.

That's the way it was on the first Christmas.

Long ago, far, far away, once upon a starry night.

O Lord!

Silent night, holy night.

All is calm, all is bright.

Round young virgin, louder and child,

Holy in the show tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Silent night, holy night,

Holy night,

Round young virgin, louder and child,

Holy in the show tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace.