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- [Tracey] Hey lady, it's Tracey.

Camelia told me about your new gig.

You should come by tonight,

decorate the tree and celebrate.

I got plenty left over vegan pumpkin pie.

(Christmas music)

- Oh!

(Christmas music)

- Hey, Hey Roseanne.

Yeah no, you don't have to worry about getting

a coffee this morning.

I already got it.

I actually just left the studio,

setting it up for Melo D

Day one girl, post-merger,

Supra meets Sonic Sound,

music-industry giant.

- Okay, Beyonce.

It's your mother, not your assistant.

(Harmony scoffs)

- I'm sorry, mama.

- I'm glad you're excited about your new job.

- Same job, mama.

Same co-workers.

Same boss.

The only thing that's new is the name

and perhaps an expanded role of Senior Director.

- Oh, that reminds me.

I have a senior citizen's discount on Tuesday.

I should come back here tomorrow.

These people are far too proud of their produce.

Whoever heard of $2.75 cents for an apple?

- I don't know.

(Harmony scoffs)

I haven't stepped foot in a grocery store since

we started coordinating this merger.

- Harmony you have to eat.

Did you get the cobbler I sent you?

- Oh, you mean Mama Matthew's countdown

to Christmas cobbler?

- I went with prune this year.

- Oh, you know what, Mama.

I gotta go.

I'm picking up holiday treats for the office.

- It's all right.

I'm just saying it's either couriered cobbler

or a Christmas visit.

You make the call.

- Yeah, okay.

Mama, you made me miss my shop.

I gotta go.

(bell rings)

Ruth Anne?

Ruth Anne?

Did you see the sign?

Supra Sonic Records.

We really did it.

- You did it.

Everybody knows none of this would have happened

without you're vision.

- Yeah, well now we just need

to get Melo D's record to home base.

- And finalize details of the tour.

- Right.

- Do you want me to put these in the conference room,

because your room is full of boxes and not the bakery kind?

- What?

- Looks like somebody's moving on up.

(Harmony vocalizes)

- Ah, to the corner office on the east side of the building.

- With a private room.

- With all those executives.

- [Ruth Anne] It's new territory, baby.

- Harmony?

I need to see you in my office, please.

- Of course, Mac.

(dramatic music)

- Downsized?

(Harmony sighs)

I'm supposed to be getting upgraded.

Senior Director level upgraded.

- I know, Harmony.

Believe me.

There have been so many redundancies with this merger.

I told the Supra guys that you were the real deal.

- Well, this deal wouldn't have happened without me?

And now you're trying to get rid of me.

- Me?

No, no, no, no, no, no.

I'm the one who spotted you out of the mail room

and brought you up to the top floor.

- No, spotting the act that became

this label's number one artist is what got me out

of the mail room and to the top floor.

And making this merger happened

should have gotten me that promotion Mac.

- You're right.

I am on your side.

I know it doesn't seem like that right now.

- You know what?

You're gonna regret this.

And I hope that I'm still available when you realize it.

- I got Supra to keep you on payroll through year end.

Take the vacation you never take.

Enjoy the holidays.

After that-

- I'm on my own.

Right.

(door opening)

10 years and all I'm leaving with is crumbs.

- I'll call you.

(doors closing)

(phone ringing)

- [Mama] Hello?

- Mama?

- [Mama] Yes, what is it baby?

- I'm coming home.

(Mama gasps)

- [Mama] Oh.

♪ To save us all from Satan's power ♪

♪ When we were all astray

♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪

♪ Comfort and joy

♪ Oh tidings of comfort and joy ♪

(fist knocking)

- Oh, Harmony!

Oh, what are you doing here?

Your flight doesn't land for another-

- It was two hours ago.

Ruth Anne got me an earlier flight.

So I just.

- I was gonna get some balloons

and I've already wrapped you up a piece

of my Christmas prune cobbler.

It's in my purse.

Let me go and get it.

- Oh no, no, no Mama.

As appetizing as that sounds,

I am good on the purse prunes.

- My baby!

Oh!

- It's good to see you, Mama.

- This is the first Christmas you've come home

since,

(soft music)

I'm all right.

- This is supposed to be a happy occasion.

- Right? - Right.

- Yeah.

- Divine timing.

I was just gonna go drop off some pies at the church

and you can help me.

- Oh Mama, I just wanna go upstairs

and get changed.

- Oh hush.

Oh, my baby is home.

I can't wait to show you off to everybody!

I'm gonna get the pies.

(upbeat music)

- Oh, thank goodness you're here Mother Matthews.

These people are testing my testimony.

- Oh, love is patient, love is kind, sister Nia.

Oh, oh thank you Deacon.

- My pleasure.

Pies almost smell as good as you look, Corissa.

I mean, Mother Matthews.

(Mama giggling)

- Harmony, you remember Deacon James,

don't you?

- Yes ma'am.

Hi Deacon.

Nice to see you again.

Oh, I was so sorry to hear about your wife.

- Oh, thank you dear.

Last month made three years she been gone.

God rest her soul.

- Mother Matthews, where are the back up lights?

These all have broken bulbs.

Should we wrap up some boxes

or should we just wait until people bring in donations.

And then, also could-

- All good questions.

But the real question is,

did you bring some pies for us?

Or are they all for the food drive?

I mean Keyvon has been talking about Mother Matthews pies

since last year's fundraiser.

- Oh (Mama giggles).

The back up lights,

they are in the south storage closet.

Also we do need to wrap some boxes to make this place

look more festive.

And sister Nia,

I brought some pies for the volunteers.

Like I said, love is patient.

- Well, love may be patient,

but I is hungry.

- Oh, girl, go, go.

- Just like I remember.

Our gracious lady, Mother Matthews,

Chief Operating Parishioner of Bethel North A.M.E.

- Deacon James,

why don't you tell how many about the upcoming events

at the church?

- Oh, she don't want me to bore her with church chatter,

big music executive and all of that.

- Oh, there is nothing boring about this church's events,

especially with a person so musically inclined

as my Harmony.

- Of course, church events.

How serendipitous that you are here, Harmony.

Music is even embedded in your name,

and we could use your musical expertise.

Your mother,

your mother thought that you could help

with the Outreach Ministries Annual HHC fundraiser.

The Holiday Hallelujah Chorus.

- Oh, wow.

I haven't sung in years.

I mean not on a stage at least.

- Well see the choir director went on a ski trip

and trip is exactly what he did,

from the 1600 meter slope.

- Ooh, ouch.

- He is healing,

but it doesn't look like God's time

is gonna coincide with showtime.

So, will you direct the show?

- It's just that I,

I have this thing with work.

- Well, you could sing if you preferred.

- No, no.

I'm (Harmony exhales),

I mean yes.

I'll direct.

- Ooh, wonderful!

Oh baby!

♪ Joyous strains

♪ Gloria

(stick falling)

- Stop, stop.

Just to let you know,

I'm not directing the show this year.

(choir reacts)

Don't worry,

we're gonna have a very special guest director this year.

- [Harmony] How does she have so many pies?

What should we do with her?

(Kyle whispers)

- Oh, ooh, ooh.

- Oh, hold on.

Let me help you.

- [Harmony] What, is someone there?

- Oh no, wait, wait, come on let me-

- [Harmony] No, I got it.

No, wait, no! No, no, no.

(both crashing)

- Oh my gosh. - Oh!

- I'm sorry. - Oh!

- I'm so sorry. - No, I'm sorry.

I couldn't see.

I got pie all over my Prada pumps.

Harmony?

- Kyle?

- Speak of the devil.

Sounds like you're new choir director just arrived.

Come on in!

- I'm sorry about the pies.

I, but, they're calling me.

If you could just,

I'm gonna.

- I promise I'm not following you.

My buddy just told me to come to the stage.

- Your buddy?

- Yeah.

- Oh, oh, oh, oh, my pies!

Oh!

- Oh Mother Matthews does make some delicious pies.

Everybody, everybody say hello to our new choir director.

(Mama sighs)

- Deacon can you explain to me what's going on here?

(upbeat music)

This is not going to work for me.

Hi Kyle.

- Miss Matthews.

- Mama got this.

Hallelujah, you just-

- [Choir Director] Mother Matthews, I don't even understand.

- [Mama] My baby is all the way here from New York

and this is unacceptable.

- [Choir Director] It's my choir.

- Wait, you got a little thing on-

- What are you doing?

- I'm sorry.

You just had a little sweet potato on your-

- No I don't.

- Okay.

- It's Lemon Meringue.

- [Mama] This job to start with.

- Mother Matthews, I'm sorry for the confusion.

- God is not the author of confusion.

And this (Mama faintly speaking).

- Have you ever even seen a Holiday Hallelujah Chorus?

- No, have you?

- I have not.

But my momma has told me all about it for years.

- Oh, so I guess that makes you qualified

to lead the choir, huh?

- Well you know, I used to go to this church, okay.

Once a member of Bethel North A.M.E.,

always a member.

- Eternal membership is for the afterlife, H.

A.M.E. membership requires bodies in the pew,

but you wouldn't know about that.

- Yeah well, this body is no concern to you.

- What you need to be more concerned with

is that pie on your shoes.

Ha, ha, made you look.

(Kyle laughing)

It's a little bougie for Bethel, isn't it?

Just a little bit.

- I just came from the airport.

I wasn't expecting this.

I wasn't expecting any of this.

Bodies in the pews.

You know, have you ever been in town long enough

to be a member of anything?

Weren't you just in New Orleans last month?

- How do you know that?

You've been keeping tabs on me?

- Kyle turned down a paying gig to take over the HHC for me.

I am not going to turn him away.

- I'm sorry brother,

but this is important to Mother Matthews.

And what's important to Mother Matthews is important to me.

- Mm-hmm.

- We have mutual friends.

Social media is a thing.

- Oh, social media.

Are you saying that you're up for getting social

while you're in town H?

Is that what I'm hearing right now?

- No one calls me H anymore.

- Well Harmony, I'm no nobody.

- It's been well over five years, Kyle.

You're a nobody to me.

- Ouch.

Wow, that's, okay.

I guess we'll have plenty of time to get reacquainted

while you're singing in the choir that I'm.

♪ Directing

- Oh.

(Mama faintly speaking)

- You know what?

How about you just rewrite the intro while I'm directing.

- That intro could use a little help.

- Yeah, that's one thing that we can agree on.

- Yeah, I feel like it'd be a little better if it was like.

♪ Glo-oh-oo

♪ Glo-oh-oo

♪ Gloria

- Yeah, thanks Barry White,

but I need it a little more Santa Claus

and a little less slow jams.

- Okay, okay.

- You know I was thinking that it would be something

more like.

♪ In excelsis deo

- Just beautiful.

Wasn't that something?

- That's good,

but I think I could one up you.

Maybe something like.

(clears throat)

♪ In excelsis deo

- Oh, it's trouble coming?

- Well, there ain't nothing wrong

with a little bit of trouble, is there?

- Are we talking about the show?

- I don't know.

Are we?

- I think we found our solution.

(Mama giggles)

- Yes we have.

- I am happy to announce that the Holiday Hallelujah Choir

auditions will begin tomorrow as scheduled led

by your new choir director

or rather your new choir directors,

brother Kyle Noah and sister Harmony Matthews.

(choir reacting) (choir clapping)

(upbeat music)

(Christmas music)

- Right in here.

- [Frank] There she is.

What'd you like some coffee, Melo D?

- [Ruth Anne] He meant tea Melo D, herbal.

- Cream and sugar?

- Melo D Star only takes honey.

- Right?

For my vocal cord health.

You know, Harmony would know that.

You have three minutes.

I'm listening.

- Well, thank you for coming in today, Ms. Star.

We understand that you were a tad bit surprised

by a few of our more recent

(clears throat)

personnel changes.

- Oh, you're trying to play me for a fool.

Make that two minutes.

- Oh no, nope.

Not trying to play you for anything.

We're just trying to make you happy.

How can we do that?

- Where's the flavor?

- What's your?

Remind me of your name.

- Frank MacIntyre, Mac.

Do you need like peppermint?

Are we still talking about tea here?

- Forget the tea.

I'm talking about style, color.

You see this blouse, Frank?

You see this right here?

- Mm-hmm.

- It's Eelian gold.

And like the eel,

this unique, specific to my vibe,

creativity inspiring color,

helps me summon the magic.

Y'all think y'all can really elevate my sound?

- Look Melo D,

your contract clearly states your obligation

to this label and nowhere in there,

are there any contingencies or language

about the fashion of our staff?

I suggest that you-

(Melo D laughs)

- Oh.

You think the name means I'm mellow

or that I'm just some gorgeous songbird,

fa-la-la-laing too busy to read the fine print.

Oh, but you're gonna learn today.

You're gonna learn today,

because my contract gentlemen,

obligates me to make one more record here.

One.

Do you know the big fan base

for how much revenue I take with me if I left this label

after one record.

- I do, it's quite a bit.

- Would you like me to make another gold record for you?

- Yes, Eelion gold.

- Because, I can do that.

Platinum even,

but I need some folks around here who get me.

But all I see are some tech heads who wouldn't know

a bop from a banger.

Please get Harmony back or I'll be back with my lawyers.

- You don't have anything like this in New York,

do you Harmony?

- Oh, no, no, no.

Well, we do have this tiny little gathering

in Rockefeller Center every year

where they broadcast it to millions of people.

But no, it's not like this.

- Ha, ha, smartypants!

This Christmas lighting is not a show, it's community.

- Mm-hmm, the entire town comes out,

from the eldercare to the kinder care.

(women giggling)

- Harmony, is that?

- Who?

(Kyle laughing)

- Oh that's-

- Nope, that is nobody.

You know what, hey I,

I forgot something in the car.

I'll be right back. - No, no.

- You're gonna miss all the festivities.

- Mama listen, I can see it.

I can see it from here.

- You're probably gonna. - Miss the best part.

- I got.

I just really can't. - Let me just.

- It's fine. - Just for a minute.

- I, Oh!

- You know we gotta stop meeting like this.

(Harmony giggles)

- [Man] Three, two, one, lights.

- [Community] Oh!

(community chatting)

(Kyle exhales)

- It's beautiful huh?

- Yeah.

So you're here with Felicia Hewitt?

- Yeah and my,

my parents and Darius are around here somewhere.

The whole family. - That's just.

Yeah, that's great, that's great.

It's just hilarious.

It's so funny.

(Harmony laughs)

Yeah, just the three of us,

the two, the three, all of,

just big old reunion, mm-hmm.

It's exactly what I needed tonight.

Uh-huh.

- Hi, Harmony?

- Hi, hi.

- I have to get back to the kids.

Are you ready to go?

- You know what it was really great bumping into you, Kyle,

but I'm just going to let you get back to your,

to your Felicia, to your family too.

- That wasn't awkward at all.

- Oh really, what?

What?

- [Jennifer] She got no game, Mama.

- Rise and shine.

Auditions start in one hour.

- Oh, what time is it?

- [Mama] Time for you to wake up.

(Mama giggles)

- Co-directors.

How is that even a thing?

- Oh, the two of you used to be quite a thing.

And personally, I think it is a great solution.

Baby?

- Hmm?

Is this the snow globe your father gave you a long time ago?

- Yeah, I like to keep it near.

(dial winding)

Mm.

- I remember the day he gave that to you.

His angel, first born,

going off on her own to New York City.

- Yeah, well I wasn't supposed to be on my own.

- True, but your father felt that you could handle anything

that the world threw at you.

- He used to say,

"Whenever I felt the world whipping around me,

just let everything settle and follow my North Star.

It'll guide me home."

- And look at you, home.

- Yep, just like I left it.

Hasn't changed a bit.

Although it will never be the same without daddy.

- You know what else hasn't changed?

Kyle Noah.

- Ugh, Mama!

(Mama giggles)

- What?

Listen, I am old, but I'm not blind.

- Yeah, well your memory must be going too,

if you think that I could ever, ever be interested

in Kyle Noah after what he did to me.

- Oh, God forgive us for we know not what we do.

- Mm, I don't have to forgive him, Mama.

I just have to work with him.

(soft music)

- Oh all right, I'll see you inside.

- Okay Mama.

- Uh-huh.

- Please get harmony back,

or I'll be back with my lawyers.

- Did you know she was coming in?

- I had no idea,

but it sounds like something that she'd do.

- [Frank] Is that Harmony?

Listen Harmony.

Talked to the guys at Supra today.

- You talked to them?

- Look if you can create the perfect sound

for the final track of Melo D's album,

I think I might just be able to get your job back.

- Yeah my job or the job I'm supposed to have,

Senior Director.

- Harmony, if you can keep Melo D happy long enough

for her to sign her next contract with Supra Sonic Sounds,

you can have whatever position you want.

Just finish the track, make it amazing.

♪ Joy to the world

♪ The Lord is come

♪ Let earth

♪ Receive

♪ Her king

♪ Let every heart

♪ Declare his room

- Can I have a.

♪ And Heaven and nature sing

♪ And saved

♪ And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing ♪

- Frontline, you guys are invited to callbacks

after lunch auditioning for the roles of Mary and Joseph.

- And everyone else,

welcome to the chorus.

Thank you. - Thank you.

- [Harmony] Great, great, great work today.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

- Good luck.

- Felicia seems very grateful.

- She doesn't have the part yet.

- Well I think she and Darius would make a cute couple

as Mary and Joseph.

- Listen, you can't cast my brother in the lead role.

- Are you jealous?

(Kyle scoffs)

- Jealous, I'm not jealous.

I just don't want people to think

that we're giving Darius special attention,

because he's my brother.

- Darius has a great voice.

(Kyle giggles)

Okay, it's not great.

Not yet, but I know talent.

And you and I both know I know how to turn good talent

into great talent.

- Listen, this is me cooperating.

- I'll see you after lunch Kyle.

(piano music)

(Harmony sighs)

(phone ringing)

- Hello?

- Hey, did you get those clips I sent?

- Yes, front-loaded with my top choices,

like you asked.

- And?

- Well, is that the sound of my career going down the drain?

- No, sorry.

- No, I'm sorry.

You're at home.

I, I can call you later.

You know I wish I was in New York right now.

- Well then come home.

- Girl, you know my mama would kill me if I left right now.

Besides I've got this,

this thing with this guy.

- A thing with a guy?

- Not that kind of thing.

It's just a guy I used to know.

I mean, I used to more than know him,

but, well anyway, it's,

my mom convinced me to direct, co-direct this choir,

so I will be here until Christmas.

- Well that sounds kind of fun.

- You know it kinda is.

- Guys, it's Auntie Harmony.

Finally.

Come on, give her some love.

- Love you! - Thank you.

- Can I get some of that too?

- Oh, oh, oh, oh,

am I gonna have to turn the water hose on y'all?

- No hoses mama, no hoses.

'Cause I brought.

♪ Wine

- Oh, you keep it in the bag?

- Yes.

- Oh.

- Oh, and I also,

I got my famous chocolate chip cookies.

- Yes, from the freezer aisle.

Thank you Lord.

- Babies, don't you worry.

Your big Mama is gonna make you some real cookies,

yummy, and buttery, and crunchy, Christmas cookies.

- Hold up mama.

They gonna have to get their cookies in the morning,

because they going to pizza with Papa while we-

- Oh, wait a minute.

- While we-

- Are we about to have?

- Matthew girls slumber party! - Matthew girls slumber party!

- Yes, we're gonna need more wine than that.

I got you boo, bam!

So Mama, sister Nia told Joyce down

at the Majesty Salon that you and ole Deacon James

was doing a little tinsel two-step down

at the fellowship hall.

- Ooh!

- Do tell.

- There is nothing to tell.

- Mm-hmm.

- The kids were down there showing off doing

that hip tok, ticky hop,

or whatever it is. (girls laughing)

- Mama and Deacon James were showing the young ones

how it's done.

(Mama giggling)

On the hop top, she bip bop.

(Mama laughing)

- Mop top?

- Oh yes, we used to do social dances.

You know, it was just fun.

Although, Deacon James does fill

out a Christmas sweater nicely.

- Ewe! - Mama!

(Mama laughing)

- Too much, too much, too much.

How much wine have you had?

- One why?

- How big was the glass?

Was it?

- Big enough. - Wait, wait a minute now.

This is not right.

How is my little sister and my mama booed up on Christmas

and I am over here kissing Santa Claus cookies.

(Mama laughs)

- Oh yeah, that reminds me.

- What, what?

- [Jennifer] Hold, hold, hold up.

(Jennifer vocalizing)

♪ Oh yeah

- Oh, girl where'd you get that?

You've been- - Bam, bam, bam, bam.

- Put it in.

- She's had that all this time.

- [Jennifer] Harmony Matthew staring in,

photographed and produced by me.

♪ Up on the house top, reindeer pause ♪

♪ Out jumps good 'ole Santa Clause ♪

♪ Down through the chimney with lots of toys ♪

♪ All for the little good girls and boys ♪

♪ Ho, ho, ho

♪ Who wouldn't go

(Jennifer sighs)

- Daddy had a wonderful voice.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

He was a beautiful man.

Harmony, that's how she got her voice.

Lord knows she didn't take after me.

(Mama giggling)

- This almost feels like old times.

- Yeah.

Almost, but not quite you know.

This place will never feel the same without daddy.

- [Mama] Let's sing, oh!

♪ First comes the stocking of little Nell ♪

♪ Oh what we did to fill it well ♪

- I forgot Kyle was here that day.

- Mm-hmm, he was here.

♪ One little look and shut it's eyes ♪

♪ Ho, ho, ho, who wouldn't go

♪ Ho, ho, ho, who wouldn't go

♪ Up from the housetop, click, click, click ♪

♪ Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick ♪

(all laughing)

- [Mama] Oh, wonderful.

- Oh, you are going to be such a star

when we get to New York.

- Thank you baby.

- No, you are gonna be a superstar when you get to New York.

Listen, stay focused, pay your dues,

and make your parents proud.

- Yes.

- Well, none of that turned out as planned, huh?

Okay, okay.

Oh, that is enough for a minute.

- Hey, hey, stop, enough.

- So what's it like seeing Kyle again?

- You are not supposed to say K-Y-L-E.

- Uh-uh, mama, I can spell.

(Jennifer laughing)

- Well, since Jen brought it up?

- Okay, all right, all right.

I'll admit that when I first saw him

my heart jumped up in my chest.

- Oh yes, he is a very handsome young man, huh?

- [Jennifer] Mm-hmm.

- But then it shot straight back down into my stomach.

And there I was all over again

in the airport seven years ago, waiting.

Oh, do you know,

I never wanted somebody to turn a corner

so much in my life, and he never did.

- Oh baby.

(soft humming)

- Hey baby, just put those right there,

those toys over there.

Oh, Deacon James.

- Mother Matthews.

(Mama giggles)

- It is always good to see you.

Getting everything ready for the clothing drive?

- Yes, everything is basically good to go.

- Great.

I see one of our clients right now

who could use a preview.

Your interview is tomorrow morning, right Monisha?

- Yes sir.

- We'd better rush and get you a few things that

so you'll have enough for the entire week.

Why don't you just select some things that you really like

and then I will come over in a while

and help you pull some looks together.

Baby, would you like this?

- Thank you.

- Uh-huh.

- Thank you.

- No, thank you.

I have been waiting to say that.

- Me?

For what?

- Well I appreciate you for getting Harmony

involved with the Holiday Hallelujah Chorus.

She's still on the phone all day with New York,

but not half as much.

- Service is an honorable pursuit.

- Harmony has always had a heart for service,

but unfortunately,

her desire to help folks with their dreams,

make it easy for her to forget about her own.

- Yes, well for better or for worse,

sometimes service can be used as a-

- Distraction.

- Distraction.

- I knew it, yes, yes.

I know, I've heard that.

- Well you do a lot to serve others too Corissa.

- Yeah.

- I just hope that you let someone pour into you

with equal measure one day.

- Deacon.

- I've gotta get back.

- Okay come on, come on everyone.

Let's gather.

- Harmony, what are you doing here?

- Oh, don't mind us, mama.

Okay everybody, listen up.

Let's remember why we're here.

The Holiday Hallelujah Chorus

isn't just some Christmas show.

The money that we raise can really help some real people.

- Hey Harmony, come check this out.

- Okay.

(upbeat music)

- Yeah?

- What do you think?

It's got, it's got potential right?

- Yeah, for a tetanus shot.

- Oh now, come on now.

See over here.

This would be great for a manger.

And over here I can,

we can put my piano and the band over here.

I mean it's, it's perfect.

- Okay.

(hands clapping)

- Choir!

Yeah, come, come down here.

Yeah, just fill in.

Fill in all over there.

- Okay.

Hey y'all.

We're gonna rehearse what we did this morning.

Y'all got it?

- Yeah.

- Okay, all right, let's do it.

♪ Glo-oh-oh

♪ Glo-oh-oh

♪ Gloria

♪ Glo-oh-oh

♪ Glo-oh-oh

♪ Gloria

♪ Glo-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ Gloria

♪ Glo, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ Gloria

♪ In excelsis deo

(members clapping)

- We did it.

We did it.

All right, all right, all right, all right.

- This is why I knew two would be better than one

to direct the Holiday Hallelujah Chorus.

- Well, we actually wanted to know if we could

have the performance here instead of the church?

- I'll get right on it.

Oh yes.

- Hey Harmony, what's good mama?

- Hey, Hey, nothing just working hard for you as we speak.

- You're always hard at work.

That I can always rely on.

I've made a lot of money for y'all, right?

- Yes, you did.

And you're gonna make a whole lot more on this new one.

I promise.

- You gonna have to make good on that promise fast.

Harmony, I'm not that hard to please.

I'm just looking for a new sound.

A sound that's timeless, yet relevant.

Strong, but not overpowering.

A sound that people wouldn't even expect from Melo D Star.

- It's not hard at all. (doorbell ringing)

- There's a lot at stake.

For both of us Harmony.

- I got this.

- [Melo D] I hope so.

- It's okay.

- [Kyle] Ms. Matthews.

- [Mama] Oh Kyle, what are you,

oh are these for me?

- [Kyle] After the other day,

I just feel like I owed you.

- Oh no, I make a mean prune cobbler.

Did you want some?

- Oh no, no.

You know what, I love your sweet potatoes.

Hi Harmony.

- Let me take this for you.

- Oh no, I can.

- I got it baby.

You just go ahead.

- Kyle, what are you?

What are you doing here?

- I just felt like the mission was so cool today.

I thought we,

we could treat ourselves with sweet potatoes.

- Harmony, over here.

Come on, baby.

Work on this crust.

- All right.

- You know what?

I think I'll go and put on some music.

Get the Christmas spirit up in here.

(Mama giggles)

♪ Baby, you're the only

- Oh, subtlety is not her strong suit.

- Well you know your mama was always rooting for me

when we were kids, unlike your.

- Daddy was just being a dad.

He never meant anything by it.

- It's just, it's just kinda cool to be here.

With you.

And she's gone again.

I keep trying to crack down some kind of wall,

but you just keep going poof.

Like you just-

- Disappear.

Yeah, that sounds like you.

- How long you in town for?

- Oh I don't know, honestly.

I think I'll be back in New York by New Year's.

I hope.

I mean I have to find this miracle unicorn

of a band like yesterday, but.

- But what?

- If I do, when,

when I do,

I will be headed back to my job.

Back home.

(Harmony vocalizes)

This is not really my area of expertise.

- Oh, let me help you.

What you wanna do is, try like this.

(soft music)

See?

Like that.

So this doesn't feel like home anymore?

You know what?

Let's, let's ditch these aprons.

- Good, because I have just about reached my pie dough peak.

(both giggling)

- Well you know, it's cool.

I just wanna, I gotta place I wanna take you.

(both giggling)

- Cheers. - Cheers.

(soft music)

- How do they play like that?

- Yeah.

- You know, you were right.

- Yeah, the drinks are great, right?

- The band is great.

The way that the players, each have their own solo thread.

- Yeah the arrangement is like,

it's like this tapestry, right?

It's like unexpected.

- Seamless, is the word I'd use.

- It's a great solo, but together,

they're the best.

(audience clapping)

- All right, so I'm pretty sure I saw Kyle Noah

out there tonight.

Kyle? - Oh.

Oh. - Kyle boy.

(audience clapping) - Thank you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Hello.

All right, let's go.

♪ Going through the motions like I'm ♪

♪ Doing just fine

♪ Hope no one can see that you've been ♪

♪ Always on my mind, yeah

♪ Deafening silence so loud

♪ That I can't make a sound

♪ We went our separate ways but ♪

♪ Happens all the time

♪ Don't close the door at least before ♪

♪ You find out that you're in the know ♪

♪ 'Cause once you do

♪ A part of you is caught up in the air before ♪

♪ Don't close the door

♪ At least before

♪ You find out that you're in the know ♪

♪ 'Cause once you do

♪ A part of you gets caught up in the air before ♪

(audience clapping)

- Thank you, thank you.

Thank you so much, thank you. (audience clapping)

Thank you.

Well, you know what?

I have one of my favorite, favorite singing partners

that just got in town from the Big Apple.

I'd like all of you to give a warm welcome

to Miss Harmony Matthews.

(audience cheering)

Come on.

Harmony, come on

Don't leave me up here solo.

- No.

- Come on, cheer her on.

Cheer her on now.

This is one of our favorite tunes, right here,

we like to sing together.

(audience clapping)

It's okay.

Yeah, y'all keep playing.

Hey, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa,

what are you doing?

Don't go.

- What was that?

- Oh come on now, I just miss you.

I just miss us singing together.

That's all.

All right don't leave, stay.

Look you said you liked the band, right?

The band is good, right?

Stay.

There you go, please.

Thank you.

You know, that first one.

That's mine.

I did that one.

It's original.

- Yeah, I could tell.

- You can tell.

How can you tell?

♪ Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah ♪

- That.

♪ Nah

- Oh yeah? - Yeah, yeah.

That little flourish thing.

You do that a lot in your songs.

- Yeah.

- You really should write more.

- Well I wanted to.

I'm just, just waiting on my muse to return.

Hey, you know what?

Come here.

- What are you doing?

- No, what, what, it's been that long?

(Harmony sighs)

Come on, let's dance.

- You know what I mean?

What are we doing?

- This is called dancing.

♪ You fill my heart with joy

♪ My love

♪ And the touch of your hand

♪ Makes me start to understand

♪ My love

♪ When I think of all the ways I feel when I'm with you ♪

♪ Can I have this dance, again

- Mm, there you are.

I've been waiting for that voice.

There's Harmony.

And poof.

- No, no, I'll leave this for another box.

- These boxes feel light.

We're not nearly at the level we were at

this time last year.

- Well, a lot of things can change in a week and a half.

We still have a lot of time.

- Excuse me, Deacon.

Not that much time.

The lease expires just after Christmas.

- Lease, but we dealt with this.

The building owned an opt to renew.

Our clients are homeless and they have nowhere else to turn.

- I know Reggie,

but a developer has approached the Board with a proposal

for a multi-use retail general purpose facility.

- Deacon, we can not let this place close down.

People are depending on us.

- I know.

- Where else will they go?

- Well technically,

we don't need the sale price to keep

the Board from entertaining the developer's offer.

- What do we need to do?

- A deposit of 5%, $10,000.

- Mother Matthews.

What's the most, the holiday fundraiser ever raised?

- The best year?

- Mm-hmm.

- 3,200, yeah.

- What the church has done for this mission

over the years has been nothing short of-

- A miracle.

And that's exactly what we need now.

(Mama sighs)

A Christmas miracle.

(Harmony clapping)

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ And a Happy New Year.

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas. ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ And a Happy New Year

♪ Good tidings we bring

♪ To you and your kin

♪ Good tidings for Christmas

♪ And a Happy New Year

- [Harmony] All right y'all.

♪ Do, do, do, do, do

- [Kyle] Come on.

♪ Do, do, do, do, do

- [Kyle] That's right.

♪ Do, do, do, do, do

- [Kyle] Woo!

♪ Merry Christmas

♪ Do, do, do, do

♪ Do, do, do, do

♪ Do, do, do, do

- [Harmony] Come on in the back, let me hear you.

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ And a Happy New Year

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ And a Happy New Year

- Oh, and my feet still hurt.

(choir laughing)

- Thank you, thank you.

(Christmas music)

- All right everyone,

the Christmas coconut cookies

will be ready in seven minutes.

(Felicia talking faintly)

- Listen, you want me to handle that?

- What?

No, Jen.

- I know I took a oath to first do no harm,

but sisters before sutures.

- Jen.

- No, it's handled.

I'm just gonna go wish Mary a Merry Christmas.

- Oh no, Jennifer.

- Mm-hmm.

- Jen, Jennifer!

Jen!

Don't you embarrass me, girl.

Okay. - Hello, hi.

Get out of here.

(soft music)

♪ Mm-Mm, mm-mm, mm, mm, mm, mm-mm ♪

(door knocking)

- Hey.

I miss that voice.

Kind of wish you were singing in the choir,

so I could listen to it everyday.

- Yeah well, I'm not singing much these days.

- Too busy creating singers.

- I'm good at that.

- You're good at singing.

You're a singer.

- I was.

I'm not anymore.

- Now what we do is different than now who we are.

- Do you know why you're all up in my business?

Can you take a minute to mind your own?

What's going on with music and lyrics by Kyle Noah?

Don't you wanna be heard outside of some hole

in the wall club?

- Well, like I said,

(Kyle sighs)

I'm just waiting on my muse.

(Kyle giggles)

I keep looking over my shoulder waiting for your father

to scream at me from downstairs.

"I know y'all better have that door open."

- He gave me this globe the day that we,

the day that I left for New York.

- He did?

- Mm.

He always encouraged me to reach for the stars.

Just like the ones in this globe.

- That snow globe came from someone who loved you

beyond the stars.

He wanted you to always have some North Carolina with you,

even if you were in New York.

- Yeah, well New York was very lonely.

- Harmony if your father was still living today,

he'd be so proud of you.

- Corissa.

- Oh!

- Tell them.

(Mama exhales)

- I came in to tell you,

both of you something.

It's the mission.

- But what you're saying is even if we miraculously

double the donation total from past fundraisers,

we'd still come up short.

- I don't wanna give up.

And I'm not gonna give up either.

- That's what I'm saying.

The show must go on as expected.

(choir reacts)

- No, we're unexpected.

- Where is she going?

- Hey Harmony.

- You said you trusted me, right?

- It depends, what's up?

- How would you feel about coming to a quiet,

quaint little Southern town?

- Quaint?

You know there's nothing quaint about me,

why would you even suggest quaint?

You said you wanted something that nobody

would expect from you.

Listen to this.

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

- Now that might be worth the plane ride.

- How many tickets do you think we could sell

if we had a featured singer?

Like, oh I don't know, Melo D Star?

- You know what,

I'm going to call my stylist right now.

- I mean, that's amazing Harmony.

Like really amazing.

But what is Melo D Star gonna sing?

- Mary.

You want her to take over my part, right?

I totally understand.

She's Melo D

- Felicia, you are our Mary.

And now the world is gonna get a chance

to see your talent.

- Thank you.

Come on, let's go.

- Okay, but if Felicia it's still playing Mary,

then what is Melo D gonna do?

What is she gonna sing?

- The song you're about to write her.

- For Melo D Star?

- I'll help.

Help does not begin to describe what this is gonna do

for my career Harmony,

but if we're going to do this,

we've gotta spend a lot of time together.

Like a lot of time.

I mean, are you really ready for that?

I mean, no poof.

- I'm ready.

Really, no poof.

♪ Da, da, da

♪ Da, da

(clears throat)

♪ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da

(clears throat)

(Kyle sighs)

- You know what I think?

I think you bit off more than I could chew.

- Yeah, I think that's the pizza talking.

'cause modesty isn't really a quality

I remember you having a large supply.

- Okay you know what-

- No, it was no shade.

I'm just saying you don't need to be modest, Kyle.

We have turned a country choir into a collection of voices

that is Melo D Star worthy.

I did not bite off more than we can chew.

- Okay.

- I kind of need this.

- You do?

- Yeah, it's gonna help me get my job back.

- But is that really what you want?

- Excuse me.

- Harmony, you're a singer.

Okay, okay, look, look, you're incredibly successful

at being an exec.

- Thank you.

- Yes, but is that really where your heart is?

- I think I have a better track record

at protecting my heart than you do, so.

- Okay, okay time out.

Hold on, time out.

Let's just breathe in, breathe out.

- You know what?

I think a breath of fresh air is exactly what we need.

- Listen,

I don't get it.

- What?

- What do I need a Christmas tree for

if I don't even have a coffee table?

- Okay so being at my mama's house reminds me of how good

it feels to be joyful.

And you're bachelor pad,

doesn't exactly spark joy.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Okay, excuse me.

How about this one?

Huh?

Does it sparkle or whatever?

- We need a hit maker tree and this,

mm, that ain't it.

No.

- Okay.

- Ooh.

- Ah, look.

How about this one?

Hmm?

Hmm?

Does this feel like Christmas?

- Okay.

- Hmm?

- Yeah, all right.

- Christmas spirit?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- Okay, you were right.

- Yeah, of course.

As if there was any doubt.

- It, the place feels alive.

It actually feels like someone lives here.

- Mm.

- Yeah it really takes a special kind of touch

to make a place feel like home.

- Oh okay, yeah, yeah.

Let's not get too cozy.

Okay. - What?

- We got a lot of work to do.

- Come on.

You can't rush inspiration, okay?

(Harmony sighs)

- Uh-huh. - You can't do that.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- After you.

- Thank you.

- Yes.

- All right, show me what you got.

- All right.

♪ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da ♪

♪ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da ♪

♪ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da ♪

- Feels good, right?

- Yeah.

♪ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da ♪

♪ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da ♪

♪ Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da ♪

♪ Ah

♪ Da, da, da, da

- Well that, that's certainly felt good.

(clears throat)

Come on, don't get poofy on me.

- I'm not getting poofy.

I'm just finishing what we started.

- Exactly.

- I'm talking about the tree, Kyle.

Let's see, what is all of this back here?

Can't let you do anything.

- Well, wanna do the honors?

- Yes, thank you.

Here, can you help me?

- Sure.

Got it?

Just like that.

Perfect.

- Yeah?

- Yeah. - Okay.

- Yeah, come here.

- Thank you.

- Okay, what was it that you said?

Inspiration can't be rushed.

- Oh sorry, I walked right into that.

- Yeah you did. - Yeah.

- But you know,

that's what we really need.

- You know you're right.

I've got an idea.

(soft music)

(Harmony giggles)

(Harmony giggles)

Need inspiring?

Inspiration point.

- Wow. - Mm.

- We used to come out here when we

were like 16. - 16, yeah.

And you would stare up at the stars and wish

for all our dreams to come true.

- New York was our dream, wasn't it?

- You were my dream, H.

Not necessarily New York.

- Kyle, why didn't you come to the airport?

You can't even explain yourself, can you?

- Can we just forget about the past?

Let's just be here right now in real time

with real feelings.

I know you feel it too.

- That's it Kyle.

I know what role Melody D. should play.

- What?

- The Christmas Star.

(piano music)

- Okay and you'll come in after the four count Melo D

♪ Oh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

- Yeah.

♪ Look up to the sky above on this silent night ♪

♪ Searching for a sign to lead me home ♪

- Oh, you sound amazing.

(friends clapping)

You sound amazing.

What do you think?

- Well, I think it's amazing too.

I think it sounds good.

- What do you think about the part Melo D?

- Oh, well it looks like I'll be seeing you Friday

at the holiday hoedown.

(Harmony laughing)

- Here we go.

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

- It's hard to believe that just three weeks ago,

this place looked like something out

of all Halloween horror movie.

I mean, but suddenly it's-

- It's Christmas.

Ah, and you know what?

Ever since Melo D got involved,

my mama said that all the tickets,

they are almost sold out.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

- Oh.

(phone ringing)

- Hello?

We've got a problem, Harmony.

Adding Melo D to the call.

- Harmony, I'm so, so sorry.

- Wait, what?

Sorry, why?

Why are you so sorry?

- We can't get Melo D on a plane.

All the flights out of upstate have been canceled.

It's literally a snowpocalypse.

- You know I'd be there if I could.

You know that.

- Yeah, I do.

I know that.

What can you do?

Thanks, thanks.

Bye guys.

- [Ruth Anne] All right darling, bye.

- So what are we gonna do?

I don't know, but I tell you what I'm not gonna do.

Get my job back.

- Come here, sorry.

♪ Chase away the darkness

♪ Chase away the fear

(throat clears)

- You got it, you got it.

♪ Say

- I can't.

I'm sorry, Harmony.

I'm just not gonna be able to pull it off.

- You have an amazing voice Felicia.

We can get you where you need to be.

- By tomorrow night?

Let's, let's just take it from the top, okay?

- No, wait, can we try something?

Harmony, how about you just sing it?

Just, just to,

just to show Felicia how you want it to be done.

- Oh, okay.

♪ I can find the light to guide my way ♪

♪ I know it's here inside of me ♪

♪ To chase away the darkness

♪ Chase away the fears

♪ Yeah, yeah

(choir cheering)

- And we found our Christmas Star.

- Mm-hmm.

- Oh, oh no.

No, can we just take five?

Can I talk to you?

(choir chatting)

- It's like she's a professional.

- She was phenomenal.

What are you doing?

We need to be a united front.

- Harmony, you need to be out front.

All right, you're the obvious choice.

- I thought you'd be overjoyed that I'm trying

to level your girl up.

- Okay, you know what?

First of all, Felicia is not my girl.

She's my friend.

And second of all,

why are you so afraid to level yourself up?

- I'm not afraid.

I'm not a singer.

- You are a singer.

- Not anymore!

- Who says?

- Says every audition I went on for the first five years

I was in New York.

Says hundreds of nightclub promoters,

and concert managers, and Sonic Sound.

- What are you talking about?

- I started out in the mail room there,

because I thought that I could just slide my demo

to an executive like I was in some "Living Single" episode.

I put my CD in a manila envelope and I put it on Mac's desk

like it came in the mail.

- Okay and?

He loved it, right?

Because you're a star.

You need to know that.

- Yeah he loved it.

And then I told him I was the singer.

"But you're a nobody."

That's what he said to me.

- Okay, just because your boss doesn't see

how special you are.

That's on him.

That's not on you.

- It was on me to turn my failure into a success.

If I couldn't make it,

then I was going to do everything I could

to support those who could.

I made a career out of making dreams come true.

- What about your dreams?

- I woke up.

- You woke up.

Harmony, you've got an opportunity

to do what God put you on his planet to do.

You have to do this.

You can do this.

- We would have to change all the marquees.

Tell every ticket holder that Melo D Star is not coming.

- Okay, that's fair, we can do that.

- This is crazy.

I haven't performed in years.

- Look stop, H get out of your head.

Get into your heart.

What does your heart say?

- I do miss it.

- And it misses you too.

- Let's just get back in there and talk to the choir.

- Come on, Felicia can't do the part.

- Yeah, she made that very clear.

I just wanna get with Keyvon to see if there's enough time

to change the Christmas Star costume.

- You mean Melo D Star's costume?

- Well I guess it's my costume now.

- Yes!

(Kyle laughing)

- I was just heading out.

Is everything going smoothly?

- Oh yes, I just need to find more rows.

But other than that, everything is looking great.

- Yes it does.

- Oh, Reginald, stop that.

So how are ticket sales going now that Melo D canceled.

- Well, like you said,

we're gonna need a Christmas miracle.

But what this show is doing for everyone's Christmas spirit,

you can't put a dollar amount on that.

- Yeah, it is indeed important to recognize the things

that are valuable in life.

- Is there something else you need?

- Well, kind of.

- Well, I was just about to head home

and getting for tonight.

- About that,

how about picking me up at six o'clock?

- I thought you'd be staying here with Harmony

and getting ready for the show.

No, I'm gonna be busy getting myself ready.

For our date.

- Our?

- Yes, our date.

I know it's been 40 years since I had a date,

but I think it is still customary that a gentleman

pick a lady up at her home.

- It is.

- Yes.

(Mama giggles)

Six o'clock, sharp.

- Okay, sharp.

- Baby Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

(Choir chatting)

- Y'all?

- Oh, you found some more robes?

Just put 'em over there.

That's not all I found.

Ms. Felicia was out there doing the mistletoe tango

with none other than Mr. Noah.

(dramatic music)

- All right, we.

What?

- All right now, where's my star?

Come on.

- How could you?

- I'm confused.

- Don't act innocent.

Nia saw it all.

You were doing the mistletoe tango?

- Y'all put a dance in the show?

- No mama, Kyle and Felicia, lip to lip.

- Oh! - What?

- Wait a minute.

I didn't say nothing about Felicia and Kyle.

- Then who?

- Yeah, what's going on?

- Yeah, what is, what's going on?

- No, fine.

- Darius and I have been going on for months now.

- Wait Darius, my brother Darius.

- Yes.

- Why wouldn't y'all have told me this?

- Well I don't know.

We didn't want to jinx it.

We wanted to make sure it was a thing

before we subjected it to the rumor mill.

Look Harmony,

Kyle and I are only friends.

You'd know that if he'd just tell you the truth.

- Felicia.

- No.

- Kyle, Felicia's right.

You should tell her.

- Ms. Matthews, I-

- Ah, I, you, you,

you two need to talk.

Everybody out.

Come on, get out.

What part of out don't you understand?

Move it, move it, faster.

Ooh, could you move faster than that.

(Mama vocalizes)

Now talk.

- Harmony, you need to understand

how much your father loved you,

how much he believed in you.

- Yes, he wanted you to have every chance to shine.

- Wait, what are you two talking about?

- Harmony, you ready?

The day we were supposed to go to New York.

I came to the house,

so we could go to the airport together

instead of you meeting me there.

- Yeah, you mentioned something about that the other day.

I never knew that.

- Yeah, well you were gone.

Some going away with your girls.

- Oh and Kyle,

he was just so excited.

I mean the two of you had the whole world ahead of you.

But-

- But what, Kyle?

- Your father had his doubts.

- He didn't think I should have gone to New York?

- No, he had his doubts about me.

He was afraid that you would spend so much of your energy

making sure I pursued my dreams,

that you would lose focus of your own.

- He felt that once you got your feet under you,

then things would be different.

You'd come home for Christmas.

And he would support the two of you,

so everything could get back to the way you left it.

But, your daddy passed.

- You never came back.

- Why didn't you say anything?

Either of you?

- Your father swore me to secrecy.

Oh baby, I was wrong.

I mean, we were wrong.

I just thought it'd be better for you to hate me.

- Instead of hating your father.

It was Kyle who gave your father that snow globe

that you love so much,

'cause we wanted you to have some of North Carolina

no matter what you were.

- Give this to her.

- This is not something that you can't,

the two of you, can't make right.

God has sent you home for a moment such as this.

- So, you let me go.

- It was the right thing to do.

- No, the right thing to do would have been to come with me.

I would have done that for you.

- That's why I didn't go.

I didn't want you to have to do that for me.

- No, I get it now.

I get it.

All of this,

You were just trying to clear your guilty conscience.

- No.

- You didn't believe in me then,

and you definitely don't believe in me now.

- That's not true Harmony.

- I am not going out there and making a fool

out of myself again pretending like you're gonna support me.

You know what?

We're cutting the Christmas Star solo.

- Wait, wait, wait, no.

Listen, we can't go back.

- Yeah, you're right about that.

You know what?

Even if we make a penny for the mission,

it'll be worth it.

But after tonight, you and I,

this do over,

it's gonna end the same way it did in the beginning,

with me on my own.

- Harmony, listen.

I love you.

You hear me?

I've always loved you.

I've loved you since we were kids.

I love you now.

- No you don't, Kyle.

The Bible says that love always protects.

It always persists.

And you gave up on us.

You gave up on me.

- Gave up?

- Harmony, you didn't go to New York

to become some exec.

Singing Director?

Look in the mirror.

You're a singer.

No, I didn't give up on you.

You gave up on yourself.

(dramatic music)

(Christmas music)

- Harmony, did you know there are a lot

of media trucks outside?

- Oh, as usual Ruth Anne.

You saved the day.

Thank you.

Good news everyone.

Melo D Star is on her way,

and she should make it here in time for her solo.

(choir reacts)

Maybe, hopefully.

Okay, places in 20.

- You know what?

For the fundraiser's sake, I am,

I'm happy that Star is on her way.

But to me,

our Christmas Star is standing right here in front of me,

afraid to shine.

(audience clapping)

- Hello, welcome everyone to the Holiday Hallelujah Chorus.

Tonight, we will be singing some songs,

special ones that we've prepared just for you.

And I hope you enjoy.

(audience clapping)

♪ Glo-oh-oh

♪ Glo-oh-oh

♪ Gloria

♪ Gloria

♪ Gloria

♪ In excelsis deo

(audience cheering)

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

♪ The kingdom of His world

♪ Is become

♪ The kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ ♪

♪ And of his Christ

♪ And of his Christ

♪ And he shall reign forever and ever ♪

♪ And he shall reign forever and ever ♪

♪ King of kings

♪ The Lord of lords

♪ King of kings

♪ And Lord of lords

♪ And he shall reign

♪ He shall reign forever and ever ♪

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

(audience clapping)

So, as I'm sure many of you were expecting,

the next song is supposed to be.

(piano music)

- What are you doing?

- Skip, skip the solo.

- You got this.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

- Yes baby.

♪ Look up to the sky above

♪ On this silent night

♪ Searching for a sign to lead me home ♪

♪ All the doubts and questions

♪ Am I even where I'm supposed to be ♪

♪ Then I hear your voice telling me ♪

♪ Shine your light for all the world to see ♪

♪ There's nothing but possibilities ♪

♪ Miracles happen every Christmas Eve ♪

♪ And you got the magic in your heart ♪

♪ Whenever you need me, I'm not far ♪

♪ I'll be the lighting of the dark ♪

♪ Your Christmas star

♪ I believe

♪ I can find your light to guide my way ♪

♪ I believe

♪ I know it's there inside of me ♪

♪ I believe

♪ To chase away the darkness

♪ Chase away the fears

♪ And I hear Him say,

♪ Yeah, yeah

♪ Shine your light for all the world to see ♪

♪ There's nothing but possibilities ♪

♪ Miracles happen every Christmas Eve ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ We got the magic in our heart ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah

♪ Whenever you need me I'm not far ♪

♪ Ooh

♪ I'll be the lighting of the dark ♪

♪ Your Christmas star

♪ Your Christmas star

(audience cheering)

- Come here, come here.

It was so good.

- Oh my gosh.

Oh my gosh, look.

Look everybody, Melo D Made it.

Melo D Star.

(audience cheering)

- Thank you.

Hey.

I'm so sorry.

I am so sorry.

- I just sang the song you were supposed to sing.

- I know, you sound amazing.

- Well I mean, do you know "Carol of the Bells?"

- I think so, yes.

- She can do "Carol of the Bells."

- Yeah, yeah, great, great.

All right, okay. - Let's do it.

- Everyone, Melo D Star.

(audience cheering)

♪ Hark the bells sing

♪ Christmas is good cheer

♪ Hark how the bells

♪ Sweet silver bells

♪ All seem to say

♪ Throw cares away

♪ Christmas is here

♪ Bringing good cheer

♪ To young and old

♪ Meek and the bold

♪ Ding dong dong

♪ That is their song

♪ With joyful ring

♪ All caroling

♪ One seems to hear

♪ Word of good cheer

♪ From everywhere

♪ Filling the air

♪ Oh how they pound

♪ Raising the sound

♪ O'er hill and dale

♪ Telling their tale

♪ Gaily they ring

♪ While people sing

♪ Songs of good cheer

♪ Christmas is here

♪ Merry, merry, merry, Merry Christmas ♪

♪ Merry, merry, merry, Merry Christmas ♪

- Amazing! (audience clapping)

- Harmony, you were amazing!

- Oh, thank you.

- Deacon, Deacon has been listening to the donation tracker.

We hit the $10,000 mark. - Oh we did?

- Yes.

- Oh, thank God Melo D Star made it.

- Oh your father,

he would be so proud of you.

- Yeah, he would.

- Listen, we're gonna go mingle.

- Okay.

- Hey. - Hey.

- You, you were brilliant.

You are brilliant.

- Thank you.

No thank you.

(phone ringing)

- Oh.

- Congratulations, Harmony.

It is good to have you back.

- Thank you for saying that.

- Listen, Ruth Anne tagged me in the livestream.

It was amazing, really.

I mean the whole thing was top notch.

- Yeah, well I'm glad everyone enjoyed it.

- Do you think you can get the choir

to New York City this week?

Record the single?

I want it to drop by New Year's Eve.

- I think I can handle that.

- And after the New Year,

I wanna get you that office you've been wanting.

- The C-suite?

- You've earned it Harmony.

- I don't think I'm gonna be coming back to any office.

Yeah, no.

I told you that you would want me back,

and unfortunately I am unavailable.

I'm committing to some new dreams,

rather recommitting to some old ones.

Bye Frank.

- Ooh! (Kyle laughing)

Really? - Uh-huh, that's right.

Yes.

- Like that?

- For real, just like that.

- Hello, hey Miss Hit Maker.

Now who knew you were the hit in the making?

- That's very sweet of you to say.

- Listen now, when I say something it's because I mean it.

I really think you should be a solo artist.

- Well I just got a promotion.

- Hmm?

- Senior Director of Acquisitions.

- You deserve it all, but no.

- Yeah no, that's exactly what I told him.

- That's my girl.

- That's right.

(all giggling)

I, I actually have some other things in mind.

I'm gonna be a singer.

- Oh, listen Harmony,

you've had my back from the start.

What do you think about?

What do you think about a little investment?

What do you mean?

I mean, the most amazing A&R is a free agent right now.

I'd started an Indie label.

You think 250 grand will get you started?

- What? - Money.

- Yeah, I don't, I don't know what to say.

- You're gonna say yes.

- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!

- Oh, Ruth Anne is getting a huge promotion.

- Ooh, I'm gonna sign myself as my first act.

Wait, can I do that?

- Yes, of course you can.

You better?

- Oh, okay.

- Please count me in as your second artist.

- That is, this is just, I-

- Wow.

- This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

I owe you big time.

- Please,

you keep turning those dreamers that the gatekeepers

called nobody's and turn them into stars,

and that's all you'll ever owe me.

- Thank you.

(Harmony giggles) - All right.

- All right.

- Love you too.

(Harmony giggles)

- She is a hoot. - What?

- I could, can you just,

I, oh okay.

So I didn't know that I was gonna say no to Frank,

but when he offered me everything I wanted,

I realized that I didn't really want it anymore.

It is time for me to focus on my dreams.

- Am I a part of that dream?

- I'd really like that, Kyle,

but you're here and I'm going

back to New York. - Back to New York.

Yeah I mean, I knew that was gonna happen.

December 26th, 4:45 PM departure.

I booked a flight.

- What?

- I wasn't sure if you were gonna give me another shot,

but I knew it was time for me to shoot mine.

- You're coming to New York.

- No, not coming to New York, moving.

Darius is taking over my lease and I've already set up

an interview with a church in Brooklyn,

and I've got some choir

and some big time superstar next week.

I mean, it's kind of crazy.

- So we're gonna be in New York.

- Together. - Yeah.

- About time, right?

Harmony, I cannot imagine a world

where you're not making your dreams come true.

I've always known that.

And ever since the day you got back

and pummeled me with that pie,

I knew right then that I wanted to do everything

in my power to make you happy.

We talk about once in a lifetime opportunities,

I've already missed one once.

I'm not gonna miss it again.

- [Mama] Hallelujah!

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Hallelujah

(all clapping)