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jingle bells jingle all the way oh what

fun it is to ride in a one horse open SP

jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the

way oh what fun it is to ride in a one

hor open

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sleigh a day or two ago I thought I'd

take a ride

and it's officially Christmas time here

the Radcliff Center and all of Chicago

is gathered to watch the lighting of the

Radcliff Christmas tree and here with us

we have Chicago's very own miss

Christmas you can call me Holly Oh Holly

and you are the one to thank for that

stunning treat we are only moments away

now from the lighting and paully is the

creative director for the Radcliff

Center and each year she finds

transports and facilitates decorating

Chicago's Christmas tree it's a dream

job come true

6 5 here we go 3 2

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1 isn't that beautiful Chicago symbol of

Christmas I have no doubt that next

year's tree will be bigger and better

than ever no

pressure can't believe the year's gone

by already for once in my life I thought

I made it to the office before you

there's always tomorrow thanks you're

life saer today is definitely a coffee

kind of day I did not get any sleep last

night and I have a million things to do

is one of those things watching last

year's tree ceremony for the 100th time

you know how happy it makes me and right

now I need all the reassurance I can get

Holly relax I just spoke with transport

and all is good they've secured the

trunk they're about ready to cut the

tree will be here by tonight yeah

fingers

crossed hello okay okay I'll be right

there

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I still think I should have gone out

there I always go and run yourself

ragged and micromanage everything and

end up exhausted and unable to enjoy the

tree lighting Thermon yeah that's my

Christmas tradition why don't we find a

new tradition this

year like what like getting out of our

comfort zone back on the market I got us

two tickets to a seed dating

event do you have anything else to wear

though cuz it looks like Mrs claw's

treasure it again I think you should be

a little nicer to someone who brings you

coffee every morning and who's your

boss and I appreciate you thinking of me

but no look I I have to be here for when

the tree arrives and I have so much to

do all you do is work that's not true I

do other

things like what

like like Christmas okay and after the

Radcliff tree arrives I'm going to go

home and decorate my tree there's 24

more days until Christmas I know and I'm

running out of time listen Aaron I

appreciate your ongoing myal of my

personal life but I'm a little busy

right now orchestrating cutting down a

95t tall spr and getting a trucked

across the state really I'm sorry I just

I want to see you spend the holidays

with someone and I want that too it's

just I'm busy right now and I'm trying

to focus on my career dating takes time

and it's really distracting I just want

to get my career to where it needs to be

and then you know we'll see but wouldn't

it be nice to bring a date to the tree

lighting ceremony I just want there to

be a tree lighting ceremony everything

is on schedule what could possibly go

wrong

hly

um did you see this

oh uh what happened it looks like the

crane swiped it breaking off the

branches rendering it unusable

it's ruined no it's not ruined

it's okay it's ruined

um but it's going to be fine we can fix

this

now

I I'm going to find another tree find

another you just spent all year finding

this tree how are you going to find

another tree and get it here and get it

decorated in time for the tree lighting

ceremony in 10

days thank you Andrea it's very helpful

okay focus

Holly you are miss Christmas I am miss

Christmas this is what I do and I'm

going to figure this

out apparently yes

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you know maybe this is a good

thing yeah that tree was beautiful but

it never felt right it never felt like

the

tree maybe this happened for a reason

are you actually finding the Silver

Lining my dad always said when things go

wrong don't go with them I know the

perfect tree is out there and I'm going

to find it clear my schedule what about

the speed dating maybe you can find your

perfect man the only thing that's harder

than finding the perfect Christmas tree

is finding the perfect

man but at least the perfect tree really

does

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exist we have spent hours looking for a

new tree how about

these you've looked through those

already what haven't I looked through

you've looked through everything

there has to be

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something what about the tree

submissions we got in the mail they've

been coming in all

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year oh yeah guess I'm not going to spe

dating tonight no no no you go I I got

this are you sure yeah definitely yes

definitely yeah what is this season of

Miracles

hey come on yay we're

home oh Rudy I forgot to tell you so

your daycare mommy told me not only were

you the best behaved dog

today you're also the best looking dog

we kind of already knew that didn't we

told you that bowl looks good on you

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perfect

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my sentiments

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exactly hey hey hey I figured you'd be

home by now just wanted to check and see

what you got so far uh apple trees poted

plants cacti and a popsicle stick tree

oh yeah you ready to give

up

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never

okay now I'm ready to give up

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Dear Miss Christmas I saw you on TV

you're the lady who chooses the

Christmas tree I'm right waiting to you

to tell you that I found your next tree

please come to Claus Wisconsin to pick

it up sincerely Joey McNary ae8

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coming I found it I found it it's the

tree I have to go to Claus to Santa

Claus okay you are officially Christmas

crazy no no Claus Wisconsin you know

that town that does the big Christmas

festival no it's a big holiday

destination spot they decorate the whole

town they have Christmas events and

caroling and everything okay my dad took

me once as a k K and

now the tree is

there yes yes this really is perfect it

is it's the tree oh hey can you take

Woody for me while I'm gone sure but

Holly there's there's no return of dress

how are you going to find these people

Aon this is what I do all right I am

missing okay it's a little too early for

that fair enough good job though

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hey how's life outside the city it's a

winter

wonderland you have to try it sometime

how come these scouting trips never take

us to Paris or or London maybe because

trees tend to grow in forests oh okay

I'm almost there

great now all you have to do is find

Joey yeah it's a small town how hard can

it

be iark

Christmas I hear the children sing I

like to hear the SL bells ring and all

the joy that Christmas brings could be

an angel in disguise with people

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wait wait wait is that Center a little

to the

left all right let's

try H how's that perfect thank you

can I

the oh gosh so sorry sorry about that oh

sorry okay you go to your right go to

your

right oh hi okay

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yeah

Lucas it's really beautiful yeah we're

getting there nothing like a small town

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Christmas you're a little early

festival's not for 4 days we get a lot

of use city Folk Whoa stop turn

around you calling me a city girl well

are you not okay I might live in a city

right now but I will have you know that

I grew up on a Christmas tree farm a

Christmas tree farm yeah so you're one

of those holiday people

holiday people um are you not one of

those people okay cuz it looks to me

like you're setting up for Christmas

festival we take turns here in our

little small town of Claus okay it just

happens to be my year

oh but if it were up to

me I'd skip December all together

what what you would skip December the

most beautiful time of year filled with

hope and Magic twinkling Christmas trees

it's just a fancy landing pad for

presents

uh you mean a symbol of seasonal rebirth

deck and mistletoe biow

we oh an emblem of

romance

okay I guess I'm just immune to the

holiday

spirit well then I guess I better be on

my

way yes just like you big city Folk

always rushing off somewhere I told you

I grew up on a Christmas tree farm but

you're not listening

right hi hi hi I have a reservation

Holly right happy to have you thank you

um do you need any information on claw

activities restaurants oh our Christmas

festival opens in 4 days it is not to be

missed I know I was actually here once

as a child but today I'm here because

I'm hoping you could help me look for

somebody sure I'm the creative director

at the Radcliff Center and it's my job

to find the tree that goes in the plaza

so cool we watch that on TV I am so

looking forward to this year's tree well

that's actually why I'm here we were

looking for a new tree and then I got

this

letter I know this is a long shot but do

you happen to know Joey

McNary not such a long shot I'm his aunt

come on I'm Amy mcir are you

serious wow that's a small world oh I

could introduce you to his dad My

Brother Sam yeah how about I take you to

our family f AR

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okay oh I love your farm reminds me of

where I grew up so many gorgeous

trees you have such a fun job well it's

harder than it looks to find the perfect

Christmas tree why well in addition to

being the perfect height and shape and

color the tree has to have that X Factor

that star quality what's so special

about our tree just feels meant to be I

mean I get you always letter and then I

bump into you well that's not the hard

part convincing Sam to give you the tree

is well maybe when I explain how

important tree is the holiday spirit Sam

isn't exactly the holiday spirit type if

he had it his way he'd go straight from

Thanksgiving to ground to day oh

mhm what's he doing here you know

him

I I bumped into him in town That's My

Brother Sam that's Joey's dad great come

on the Christmas tree farmer who lives

in Chicago what's uh what's going on

what bringing the holiday cheer door to

door now something like

that Holly Sam Sam Holly hi hello again

um I'm here because I work for the

Radcliff center it's my job to find the

tree that goes in the center and this

year we want your tree to be the tree

you lost me

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I didn't know that he did

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this

um I'm sorry you can't have this

tree um this has never happened to me

before um okay well maybe you could just

think about it I mean I know you

personally aren't a fan of Christmas but

so many people are and to them this tree

is a beautiful symbol of the season it's

just not for sale I'm not asking to buy

it it's donation based and most people

are happy to do it listen Holly look I

feel really bad that you came all this

way from Chicago but I wish there was

something I could do to help I'm so

sorry it's

okay I

understand hang on excuse

me hello so did you find Joey yeah I

found them so you have the tree no the

owner doesn't want to donate it what did

you tell him that all of Chicago is

expecting a Christmas tree lightting get

this he doesn't care about the tree

lighting ceremony excuse me right he

doesn't even care about Christmas who is

this Grinch his name's Sam and

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he's a total Grinch well listen the

Holly I know does not take no for an

answer you can do this you really think

so well you have to Andrea is not happy

and the ceremony is in 9 days and we do

not have a backup why does everybody

keep telling me that

okay what am I going to do

Focus okay Christmas is about Opening

Our Hearts right so I just have to open

his heart to the idea there you go

that's the Holly I know yeah okay I'll

call you when I have the treat

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Sam yeah I apologize I got ahead of

myself and I'm not even sure that this

is the tree but I came all this way and

I just like to see it there's no harm in

showing it to her

going to muck up your boots I mean it's

way back there oh first rule of growing

up on a farm always have sensible

shoes wow oh wow it's

beautiful oh it's

gorgeous it's the perfect height perfect

height for what it's tall enough to

stand against the skyscrapers but short

enough to be trucked through the city

wow it's absolutely

perfect I know you know I've been around

trees my whole life and I haven't seen

many like this it's truly

special it's right yep right

here Sam if you were to say yes your

whole family would get to go to Chicago

on an all expenses paid trip and you

guys would be front and center as VIPs

at the tree lighting

ceremony I don't care about the nf

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IP but here's something I do care

about 39 years

ago my mom lesie and my dad

George bought this land and carve that

there all they had was a mortgage in a

dream but this tree

represented everything that they would

watch

grow that's

beautiful don't you want to share that

story with the world that their love on

display for everyone to admire no I want

to keep it with my family where it

belongs what about Joey it would mean so

much to him well it would now because

he's eight but trust me 20 years from

now when this tree is still standing

it'll mean a lot more to him than him

seeing it with some

skyscrapers listen H I admire your

tenacity but I think the answer is just

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no oh there's there's Amy there okay I

have

to sorry

again I really didn't want you to be

disappointed no I I I understand it's

it's your parents tree I just think that

donating it could be special for your

family and there's something so moving

about bringing joy to so many

people what's

wrong I thought Sam had told you told me

what our mom passed away last year

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oh I'm really sorry to hear that that's

why Sam doesn't want to give away this

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tree okay I got it I uh I'm going to be

on my

way hey Dad dinner's almost

ready all right Joey I'll be right in

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it's

Christmas I saw you in TV and I wrote

you when you came you came for a tree I

have to tell Grandpa he didn't think

she'd

come wait Grandpa knew about the

letter come meet Grandpa

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okay up a storm in here

smells

good when are we going to be ready come

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on Grandpa look who it is Miss Christmas

King hi nice to meet you welcome it's an

enigma grandpa just taught me the word

enigma well I'm not sure it's an enigma

exactly but it sure is

exciting and you're right on time for

dinner can you stay what do you think

think I should get going no it's dinner

time and you've come all this way let us

feed you I made grilled cheese

sandwiches kind of thanks pal we made

pumpkin pie as well please

stay yes

stay okay all right

yes

okay looks so good

try the milk it's from our cows it's

utterly

delicious oh come on stop being so mood

seriously well I find it

amusing so miss Christmas oh it's

actually Holly wait miss Christmas isn't

a real name why do they call you that

well it's a nickname my dad gave me I I

grew up on a Christmas tree farm and I

was always Christmas crazy and I said

missed Christmas once on air and it just

stuck but my real name's Holly so Holly

You' come for lesli's tree oh I already

told her what dad you can't say no

grandma love the tree lighting yeah it's

true she did before the kids Leslie and

I used to go to Chicago every year to

see the tree yeah and gr and me watch it

every year on TV listen Joey I never

heard grandma say that she wanted to

give away her tree and if she wanted to

donate it well then why didn't she again

I know you really want to see the tree

on TV but well what about after

Christmas what then um it it it'll

actually be milled into 2x4s to provide

Lumber to build houses for veterans

returning from overseas so even after

the holidays Leslie's tree will continue

to bring joy to people I meant then what

for us oh because then we no longer have

a tree right

Sam I know you don't want to give the

tree away of course not it's not just

yours to

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give uh I I don't want to cause any

problems so there's no problems the tree

belongs to the family it's a family

decision so I tell you what Holly why

don't you uh make your case and then

we'll

discuss

okay right now no we never discuss

business at the table great we'll meet

tomorrow after milking

yes

okay I got to head out to the bar for a

minute excuse

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me I don't know George maybe Sam's right

maybe the tree should stay

maybe but I also have some mighty Farm

memories of Leslie at the right cff

tree the sound of her off key caroling

and the way her face would brighten

seeing it light up I think she would

have wanted to donate it but Sam doesn't

agree and I just don't want to upset

anybody don't you worry about my Sam

he's an enigma he is definitely an

enigma

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hello Holly that tree is perfect yeah

except for I don't have it and the mcar

might not give it to me this tree is

Flawless and if anyone can convince him

to donate it it's you maybe but in just

in case we need to find a backup oh and

I got to go okay Holly

I it's perfect it's

great I'm

feel star in set something in the air is

so crazy

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Hey

listen think I've had enough holiday

cheer for a little while yeah I I know

and I I just wanted to apologize for

overstepping any boundaries listen Sam

I'm going to respect your wishes is and

if you want me to leave right now I will

promise but I want you to know that I

understand that your mom's tree isn't

just a tree okay and the Radcliff tree

isn't just a

tree my mom also passed away it happened

when I was a I was just a baby and then

my dad raised me until he got sick when

I was in college he was my very best

friend and if you can believe it he

actually loved Christmas as much as I do

whoa yeah right he

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was Mr Christmas yeah actually that's

exactly what he

was you know and every year with the

Radcliff tree I get to celebrate my dad

and his love for Christmas and beauty

and

Magic I get to feel like he's here with

me

again about being honest with

you I just don't think there's anything

you can say that's going to make me

change my mind yeah doesn't mean I'll

stop

talking I'll listen to your pitch unless

that was it oh no unfortunately for you

there's more

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yeah thank you

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hey I just saw the picture Beyond

perfect right are you talking about the

tree or the man because yes he is

perfect Aaron that's Sam the Grinch no

you know he's not really a grinch he

just hates Christmas maybe more of a

scrooge no he's not really a scrooge

either he's just he's just protecting

his family protecting his family wait a

minute do you have feelings for Sam what

no that's that's crazy look we're just

we're really different and anyways I

don't know how I could love a man who

doesn't like Christmas that's true yeah

anyway listen the tree lighting ceremony

is at 8 days can we just stay focused

relax don't worry about it you're going

to get the tree I'm too stressed to

relax right now wish me luck I'm rooting

for

you tree joke never mind good

one okay thank you all for coming to my

presentation and thank you for the

cookies so I know you watch the Radcliff

ceremony on TV every year but many

people don't know it's history so I

wanted to share it with you and you did

all this for us I might have had some of

it prepared

already

okay in 1930 during the Great Depression

the first Radcliffe Christmas tree was

placed in the plaza for everyone who

couldn't afford a tree decorated with

gum wrapper garlands and Tin cans it

became a centerpiece of the

community neighbors gathered around it

Carol and shared

food since then every year the Radcliff

Center has had a tree and although the

trees get more elaborate and spectacular

every year we never forget what it

started

as a symbol of

community a place for people to come

together a gathering spot for families

friends and neighbors to be cheered

supported and marveled not just in the

beauty of the season but in each

other which is what Leslie's tree could

be to so many

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people I vote

Yes Holly this is wonderful

but I think we need some more time to

mull it over could we have more time I

wish I could give you all the time in

the world I I know this is a huge

decision for all of you but the tree

lighting is literally around the corner

and it takes time to transport and

decorate and in the end if you say no

could you at least give us till tomorrow

and that way uh it'll give us some time

to ask any questions we might have what

do you think could you stay Al little

longer I'd love to yes hey Joey how

about you show me around the Christmas

festival come

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on the festival starts in a few days and

goes straight through until Christmas

it's really famous people come from all

over the world to see it oh all over the

Midwest

anyway that's where Santa will

be and that's where the food is everyone

bring something grandma and me used to

make the best Christmas cookies Grandpa

tried last year but they were

like what do you call them charcoal yeah

there's one I'll be right back okay

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I like

claw well I think you'd like any town

that took Christmas this

seriously it's good for us it's good for

the businesses good for Town morale good

for everyone but you why do you just

like Christmas so

much hang onang I'll love you down okay

hello how did the pitch go did they say

yes do we have the treat uh no not yet

they they responded really well but they

just need another day to decide another

day Holly the ceremony is in 8 days we

need at least 4 days to decorate it and

that leaves us exactly 3 days to have a

tree located cut and transported here

what am I supposed to tell corporate

corporate yes corporate has gotten

involved and they are not happy and I'm

sorry Holly but they said if you don't

have a Radcliff worthy tree here in

Chicago in 3 days then don't bother

coming back at all

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hey good morning what are you doing up

this early oh I'm always up early just a

farmer in

me what are you doing here uh we do uh

we AR family breakfast on Sundays so I'm

always early I'm always waiting so I

grab coffee and head

outside care to join you hadde me at

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Coffee usually from the minute I wake up

it's just go go go it's so nice to have

some time to just

breathe it's so beautiful here so

peaceful

reminds me of home of Chicago oh no no

Chicago is where I live but my family's

farm that one's home I guess I always

figured I'd end up back there so why

didn't you well the plan was that I'd

get a degree in horiculture and then

return

home um my parents had this dream of

expanding the farm and as I got older it

became a dream of my own something I

wanted to do for myself and and for my

mom for her Legacy

especially at Christmas

time but um when my dad passed away I

had to decide between school and the

farm I was 19 at the time and the

thought of running a business alone just

was terrifying right so I sold the land

and I got a job at Radcliffe I moved to

Chicago became a city

girl yeah I guess I am just a little bit

of a city girl I do get nervous if I'm

more than a block away from cup of

coffee I guess I'm gr on accustomed to

City Life sounds to me like you just

want to find a place to go at

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home well you got anything tiny to

Chicago

boyfriend uh no no unfortunately when

you work as much as I do it's kind of

hard to

date what about

you no no no no after my divorce I just

and you know what this time for Joey and

I just to be by ourselves it's been

great yeah but I think we're both

ready she would

just she just have to be really

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special oh oh I'm so sorry don't worry

about it don't worry about you don't

like my coffee it's fine I got it here

hold this thank you

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know it is no no it

is it

tra close on the line po

line oh Prett good it

up H Hi H really hey

what is all this eggnog French toast

it's Christmas morning breakfast this is

our mom's go-to Christmas morning

breakfast I know Sam told me and it

turns out that I have a pretty good

recipe too um you sure you don't need

some my help there um yeah could you

burn it for us give me a shot I'll see

what I can do why don't you sit the

table and and there's juice that need

picture andap syrup got it

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so I just secured the Norway spruce

outside of Elkart Lake as a backup I

thought that that tree was 10 ft Too

Short well that's the best backup that I

found do you have a better option no I'm

stumped fun intended don't worry we

won't even use it the mcar will say yes

well let's hope so because if this

backup isn't rad Cliff

worthy I'm

fired I got to go

I'm just pretending to be working but

really I'm wrapping Amy's presence how

did Amy convince you to do that oh I

offered to help to be honest I love gift

wrapping of course you do I actually

love all Christmas preparations they

kind of go all

out

Holly I want the tree to go to

Chicago really that's that's great news

um wow

well I was just thinking about how happy

the redcliff tree made lesie and how she

made everyone around her happy

especially at

Christmas and I think this is one more

opportunity for lesie to bring joy to

others and I know she'd want you to take

it I got to go the cows are calling 1 2

3 four I declare one

more hey hey hey we have to take off but

um maybe we'll see you tomorrow yeah but

we still haven't found the angel

ornament I know buddy come on I'm

decorating our family wreath and I want

us to put all of Grandma's favorite

ornaments on it the angel was their most

favorite you guys stay I'll head back

you sure enjoy yourselves

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oh

wow what if we can't find it

Well

oh okay I know you have your heart set

on the angel ornament but sometimes when

you're looking for one thing you end up

finding something else just as beautiful

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that was the first ornament I ever made

I gave it to Grandma you know what and I

bet this was her real favorite and I

think it's going to look perfect on your

family

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wreath Amy can we decorate the in sure

Sam can

help great

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I can't just sit inside while you guys

are out here decorating about

time it's

beautiful it's just like how Grandma

used to do

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it let's put the bow on

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untangling all these lights brought back

dramatic Christmas Memories for me just

so you know can you really say you've

never enjoyed the holidays not even a

little yeah I haven't always been a

grinch a you're not a grinch you're much

more of a scrooge um thanks I'll get it

okay this Scrooge actually tolerated at

one point tolerate how spirited of you

hey get divorced and your mom passes

away just makes

everything you

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know got it all right I think we're done

let's take a

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look it's

perfect oh

nice all right hey we got to head home

so I want don't you to go hop on the

truck okay

okay I'm going to

start Sam being here with you has

been

amazing but I do need to figure this out

and I'm running out of time I'm sorry I

just been dragging my

feet I'm sure you just want to get back

on your way so

I'm just still on the

fence thanks for

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hoping thank you Holly Joey is so happy

and it's so nice to see the in decorated

again between you and me I think even

Sam enjoyed himself me too

here wait Amy is this the ornament Joy

was looking

for we should tell him so we can put it

on the

wreath actually you know where I want to

put that on my mom's tree at the

Radcliffe

Plaza really mhm I keep thinking of the

great memories from the tree in the

winter we would collect boughs and make

wreaths then in the summer we would have

picnics under the tree

shade I'll miss the tree but it'll be so

special to see it in

Chicago now you just have to convince

Sam which after today I don't think

it'll take as much convincing as I

thought it's beginning to look a little

like

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Christmas so you've got three out of the

four that that's a majority vote well I

want it to be unanimous I don't want Sam

to feel like I stole something from him

well fingers crossed he says yes

tomorrow I mean he could ask for one

more day it sounds like he just wants to

spend more time with you that is not

what he's

doing

although staying doesn't sound so bad

CLA is

lovely and um I'm actually starting to

think that maybe the tree should

stay but maybe it belongs here Holly

what turn on the news and with a week

until the tree lighting the Radcliff

Center tree is still not here the city

in a garden might be treeless looks like

the heart of America might have lost its

Christmas spirit

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listen have a have a great

time hey hey thanks for coming what's

going on so I know you need more time to

think about the tree but I also know

that I was just going to spend the whole

day working and stressing so I decided

in the spirit of Christmas and slowing

down to take the day off and partake in

some holiday activities uhoh yeah I

thought maybe you'd like to join me is

this like a personal mission of yours to

get need to change how I feel about

Christmas this is just a couple of

friends enjoying the holiday season okay

I can do that

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okay no oh yeah oh no no no that's for

tourists oh no that's for you

tourist let's go

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Ryan seriously you in on this after you

find sir oh no no no um after you

missus this is a

first yeah

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yeah grandma and me used to do this

really my dad and I used to do this too

we'd hand deliver as many Christmas

cards as

possible now this is a very special card

why because it's from you to me and when

I get it in the mail I'm going to

remember this moment cool so I know you

said you and your grandma used to bake

cookies for the festival we're going to

bake Christmas cookies yes we are but

first we're going to make the hot

chocolate to drink while we bake the

cookies yes your grandma might have had

the best cookie recipe but I have the

best hot chocolate

recipe okay oh that's right will be the

judge oh it's on let's

go okay we ready for this oh yeah wao o

nice yeah they're perfect definitely not

charcoal did you think they would be

maybe okay why don't you put the cookies

over here

and we can get started on the icing

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sure before cutting down trees was the

tradition people used to put Evergreen

boughs in their homes and the boughs

were a reminder that no matter how harsh

the winter spring would always return

and that's what a Christmas tree is a

reminder of

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Hope sorry this just so beautiful don't

apologize I'd like to look at something

the way you look at that

tree R's trees can look awesome in

Chicago you know what I bet there's a

good one right through there you want to

go check it out

yeah thanks for being so patient claw in

your family makes being patient pretty

easy and honestly Sam whatever you

decide about the tree

I'm just so happy that I

came you

do I found it I found our Christmas

tree yeah did you get a good one it's

perfect this might work huh maybe we

should ask the tree expert well Joey how

do you make finding the perfect tree

looks so easy are you after my

job I think you're old for this now huh

really yeah okay come on here look we do

long just smooth slow Strokes okay you

let the saw do the work hope you get

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started

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job all right here I think this will do

it yeah that's good right yeah

Joey you're a

pro thanks okay I have something for you

really yes

what what is

it it's an

Angel um my mother's family has a

tradition of using an angel instead of a

star on the top of the tree it's a

reminder of everyone we love looking out

for us it's actually a tradition I

brought to the rag Cliff Center I have

one just like it on my tree

it's

perfect I just think it's so beautiful

how our mothers have influenced our

Christmases what do you say buddy thank

you you're welcome thank you on the farm

we always had a a fresh Christmas tree

with roots my dad would always say love

is like a Christmas tree it needs to

have roots and and wings

well um let's get ready for the festival

tomorrow

okay I'll meet you back at the end

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okay thanks for that problem so uh was

an entire day of Christmas activities

just pure torture for you oh no

um you know what would you say if

I told you it was actually really nice

oh I would say operation live Sam's

Christmas Spirits is

working and I I had a great day too your

family's lovely no and being in claw

makes me feel

like you're home

again

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yeah okay yeah well well I'm going to

I'm going to

go well you

are overlooking one Christmas tradition

well

underling oh the vile

weed and I thought that was just for

Holiday people

well maybe I'm rethinking my Grinch

Hood

yeah how can I not

Dad we can't find the

sweaters all right I'll be right

up it's

okay night good

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night it looks good be down in a sec

right mine's uglier than yours no mine's

uglier

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what is going on Leslie made them every

year she tried to make her ugly sweater

yet she was repeatedly

successful it's a family tradition so

what do you think I think it's

truly truly

ugly the ugliest well don't laugh too

soon

because what we have one for you really

oh yes

yeah okay where's

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yours join

us that's the

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ugliest this has always been my family's

favorite day I can see why I'm so happy

you're here a me too this is the best

Christmas in a long time a but I'm

actually eight so you only remember like

the last three

Christmases wish you a Merry Christmas

we wish you a Merry Christmas and a

Happy New Year good tidings bring to you

and you Christmas and a Happy New Year

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smell this oh no no no this

is

thanks oh look at the beautiful

scarves hey ma' Aaron would love

this what are you going to get your

family for Christmas gift certificates

you know it goes really well with the

gift certificate a personalized present

there's only 20 days into Christmas you

better start shopping well then what

would I do Christmas Eve oh there's your

Christmas there you are we've been

looking for you we've been around Joe's

waiting for us to take a picture with

Santa

oh okay big

smiles

go we're up our

turn hi Santa what what are you doing

over there no no no no no Holly come on

no no it's fine Hol join

us all right guys everyone smile for the

camera and say Christmas say miss

Christmas miss

Christmas okay who's hungry yeah are you

let's do it thank you

guys your picture thank you Merry

Christmas Merry Christmas

it's so

delicious okay thank

you I got it right over there hey how's

the food actually really good what'd you

get fruit cake the healthy

table um Sam I I really don't mean to

rush you but I do need an answer I know

I'm

sorry when you grow up in Claus it's

almost like Christmas is a year round

thing you we're either setting up for

the festival or we're recovering from it

you know and my mom she was in the

center

hole I Me growing up we did everything

and and she made it all so

fun and then you come along with your

Ultra

positive bordering on Annoying Christmas

attitude and then you tell me

that Christmas is a time to celebrate

the people that you

lost that it makes you feel closer to

them that's the spirit of

Christmas

no that's you

you and I feel it my family feels it

have you seen them there seen this

happy sorry it's

okay did you mean what you said about my

mom's tree being a place where people

will gather and get together

absolutely it's the center the heart

it's a reminder that that we're not

alone that we're home

at least that's what your family has

been to me in this short

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time okay you can have the

tree are you

sure well now you look like you don't

want it no I do I do um so what's going

on here

um I uh

I just told Holly she can take the tree

you said yes yes thank

you AR she is going to Chicago you're

going to Chicago even

better this will be so

special I'm going to go tell

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work hi Andrea PA

please tell me yes we have it we have

the tree you can schedule transport for

tomorrow cuz we're going to make it in

time I knew it I knew if anyone could do

it it would be you Holly thanks although

I wasn't always so sure myself well I'm

like corporate I never doubted you for a

second okay well uh just call me if

there are any problems I'm with MCM so I

got to go okay great that's a relief and

I am going out there to supervise

delivery

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W that's inside

tonight cuz there's a chill in the a

outside a cold winds begin to

blow

St you

know every year I miss Christmas

but this feels like my first real

Christmas in a long

time hunker down for two days or

so it's starting to

feel like

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snow hello hi did you talk to Andrea

she's going to be there any minute with

transport I can't believe you pulled

this off me neither how Sam I guess I

took you up on that new holiday

tradition after all oh yeah what's that

spending the holidays with a special

someone you and Sam so great wait but

how's that going to work you guys going

to do long distance actually I was

thinking about staying

here I mean I would get the tree and

carry us through the tree lighting

ceremony but after that I'm thinking

about leaving Radcliffe and giving it a

shot out here really I mean I know it

sounds like I'm ing into things but I

would not be doing this for Sam I'd be

doing this for me

because Aaron I finally feel like I'm

home and this just feels right it is a

big difference hey

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hi but Holly you've worked so hard for

your job you are your job no no I'm more

than this job but I am so grateful to

Radcliffe and everything that is taught

me but it is time for me to get out of

the city and just get back to my

roots look I'm going to do what I said

I'm going to do I'm going to get this

tree and then I'm

leaving I have to follow my heart and my

heart is elsewhere I can't

pretend Aaron no Aaron this is right I

can feel it will you still come visit me

in Chicago or am I going to have to go

over

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there oh um can I call you back I got to

go okay

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bye where are you going transport will

be here any minute tell them it's off

I've changed my mind you can't have our

tree what yeah sorry for wasting so much

of your time I'm what is going

on I have to to follow my heart right

that's that's what you do right you

follow your heart I'm so confused I'm

not

right you know I can't believe that this

was all just a game well you get you get

close to us you you pretend you're a

part of our family

and you know I can take it I'm a big boy

but how can you do this to Joey huh he's

eight he's a kid Sam being here these

past few days has been amazing you can

drop the whole miss Christmas act

now I heard you on the phone talking

about how you'll do everything it takes

to get that tree and then leave Sam I

was talking yeah it's not happening go

home Holly I have transport waiting

where's our tree H it's not our

tree it never

was but it's okay we've got a backup

we're

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good and just so you know when I said I

was going to get the tree and leave I

meant leave

Chicago not

here

Holly Holly

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theams

smile hey at the backup tree arrived

it's much much taller in

person very Radcliff worthy do you want

to come take a look no

thanks well hey what are you doing

tonight I could I could come over we

could decorate your tree I think I'm

just going to skip decorating this year

come on you can't skip decorating you're

miss

Christmas I don't think I want to be

miss Christmas anymore

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you burn

bright oh there you

are

hey what's going on

I don't

know no I do

know miss

her it's definitely quieter her here

since she

left she makes her presence known

doesn't

she so what

happened messed

up fell for her so fast

dad just oh I got scared that's

human I Met Your Mother I was

terrified I thought now that I know this

person

exists how can I live without

them and how do

you day to

day I count my

blessings you don't have to live without

Holly go get

her she doesn't want that well you don't

know until you

try you know Sam

about 40 years ago your mother and I

planted that tree and she said something

to me that I'll never forget she said

Georgie we're going to have our good

times and we're going to have our bad

times promise me one

thing that we keep growing just like

that

tree

yeah love is

scary the losing love is scarier and

I'll tell you one thing for sure it's

worth losing it to have had

it Holly's a great

woman and your mother would have loved

her it's up to you

pal I love

you thanks Dad

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hi hey what are you doing here I thought

you were on a date well I was but I'd

rather spend time with you

brought some edible Christmas

cheer how much longer do I have to be

the Cheery one it is

exhausting let's decorate this tree come

on Where Do We Begin let's see what do

we have here

um thiss nice no that that comes on the

top it has to catch the

Light um how about

this well the ornaments go on last okay

it goes It goes It goes light

and then garlands and then

ornaments keep us an order lead the

way I know what you're

doing so what's going on with you is

this about

Sam yeah mainly that's also being with

the mcar made me

realize what's

missing made me realize what I want more

than

anything that's

family was an i love my life I'm not

complaining

but I just don't have family to share it

with well you have me I promise to

always be your annoying surrogate

sister and you do a great

job but I

know you want

Sam I just want a

home and I want a

family well the Holly I know never takes

no for an answer well the Holly I know

is always protecting your well you got

hurt that's that's life that's

love you know it hurts sometimes you

have to pick yourself up and and start

again we can't give up especially you

because you're miss

Christmas what do you always say at

Christmas time we have to open up our

hearts even when it's hard especially

when it's

hard thanks

oh why don't I pour us a little

Christmas

cheer and you can decorate the

tree fabulous okay

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talk to Andrea Angel's all yours yes

thank you oh almost forgot some fan mail

came for you it's addressed to miss

Christmas who's it from I don't know

there's no return

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address dear Holly we miss you my dad

misses you most of all even though he

tries to pretend he doesn't he's an

enigma

Remember come back soon please sincerely

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Joey all right we got a big day today

you guys ready for

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this okay load them up

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you got my

letter again

welcome is you here no he's running

errands till Sundown and spread the word

around town sounds like there's going to

be a big crowd Perfect all right let's

get

started what's in there well if the tree

can't come to Radcliffe then Radcliffe

is going to come to the tree

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higher on that ball higher on the

ball little more to the

left wake up wake up wake up perfect

tighter on those strands tighter on the

strands they need to be

straight

excellent okay bring out the lady bring

out the lady would you I'm so sorry it

looks great

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watch

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this it's 20° snow on the trees makes

the world look like Crystal icicles hang

like silver mer and outside it's

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just my favorite part

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how

Ollie Leslie would have loved this

absolutely a

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joey this is the most beautiful tree

ever a just wait until

sundown how are you going to Top This

for next year I won't

is your a job now what I spoke to Andrea

and we both agree that you are the only

one for the job

congratulations Sam just called oh he'll

be home in an hour almost

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Showtime what

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Sam what's going on you'll see

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You're All I've been thinking about

I am so sorry it's rude it's it's

hurtful

terrified of losing

you isn't it amazing I've never seen

anything like

it I mean come on how'd you pull this

off a lot help your family thought Claus

could use a place to gather and thought

that this could be part of the festival

every

year oh

every year

okay it is

unreal and I personally think it's just

as perfect as the Radcliffe tree I don't

know no no it's even more perfect

because of who's around

it listen everyone thank you my mom was

the most

nurturing person ever and I always

thought she was one of a

kind and then I met someone

who has the same

Spirit Holly miss Christmas to all of

you you are everything Christmas stands

for which is

simply giving to

others and this is just one more example

because the only reason that we're all

here together now

is because of

you so welcome everyone to the first

Claus Christmas tree

ligh no one's ever said anything like

that to me before oh I'm not done yeah

unfortunately for you there's more more

yeah you you said to me the Christmas

was about opening your

heart which is easier said than done

but you open mine and I want to say

things you still thinking about leaving

the racklive center I already left what

yeah I'm kind of homeless huh no you're

not yeah when I got back to Chicago I

realized I don't want to find the rad po

tree I want to grow it well you know

Claus doesn't have Christmas tree farm

and we actually have the room for it and

as for growing the Radcliff tree maybe

this is a good

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start in 50 years we can donate it it

actually takes 80 years to get big

enough yeah we can watch it grow

together how did you know I was coming

well one if you weren't I was coming to

get

you um but

two can we borrow you a moment sure

okay last night we had the tree lighting

at Chicago's Radcliff center tonight

Radcliff has come to Claus

Wisconsin and here we have miss

Christmas to tell us how that happened

well it all started with a letter from a

really special boy named Joey and um

he's here can can you join us of course

okay

Joey hi Joey so you wrote a letter to

donate this tree to the rad Cliff Center

yep I wanted the whole world to see my

grandma tree and and guess who mailed

the

letter okay well I guess we're ready for

the main

attraction and I wrote the second letter

I just CL the tree cross my

fingers okay

buddy go ahead really go for it oh

yeah all right should we count count it

down 3 2

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1 why aren't you looking at the tree

because I find found something to look

at the way you look at that

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tree Merry Christmas Merry

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Christmas under the mental Toe with you