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♪ In a kingdom old and grand ♪

♪ Elena ♪

♪ A princess bravely rules the land ♪

♪ Elena ♪

♪ With her family by her side ♪

♪ Elena ♪

♪ It's a wild and daring ride ♪

♪ Elena ♪

♪ Elena of Avalor ♪

♪ Myth and mystery everywhere ♪

♪ Myth and mystery everywhere ♪

♪ Loyal friends are always there ♪

♪ Loyal friends always there ♪

♪ Magic shines from deep within ♪

♪ Magic shines from within ♪

♪ Let her royal reign begin ♪

♪ Elena, Elena ♪

♪ Elena of Avalor ♪

[Elena] "Snow Place Like Home."

[humming traditional Villancico Navidad tune]

[Esteban] Not mine.

-Not mine. Not mine. -[gasps, chuckles]

Not mine! Not mine!

-Ha ha! -[Elena] Ahem!

Aah! Elena!

I was just making sure all the gifts were, um, secure.

Uh-huh.

Well, looks like this one

could use a little more securing.

This is true.

[Isabel] Happy almost- Navidad!

Mija! You look so beautiful!

Thank you, Abuela.

I wanted to get in the Navidad spirit.

Found it!

Isa! You're as bad as Esteban.

[giggling]

This gift's for Cristina.

We're on our way to her village to drop it off.

But you'll be back for Nochebuena, right?

Of course, mijita.

-Good! -[upbeat music playing]

Because after everything that's happened this year,

I just want to be home for Navidad with my familia.

♪ Navidad's my fav'rite season ♪

♪ There's a feeling in the air ♪

♪ Ponche navideño and a sweet tamal ♪

♪ Made with tender loving care ♪

♪ Oh the presents and pasteles ♪

♪ Singing songs the whole day through ♪

♪ But the best gift of all ♪

♪ Is to be at home for Navidad with you ♪

♪ This year's been eventful ♪

♪ Adventures far and wide ♪

♪ Fought the powers of darkness ♪

♪ With new friends by our side ♪

♪ Smell that rich aroma ♪

♪ The time has finally come ♪

♪ For baking up buñuelos ♪

♪ To enjoy with everyone ♪

♪ Yes, the best gift of all ♪

♪ Is to be at home for Navidad with you ♪

♪ Life's not always easy ♪

♪ The journey can be hard ♪

♪ Together with my family ♪

♪ We made it through this far ♪

♪ On the road you go then ♪

♪ Off to spread good cheer ♪

♪ But hurry home for Navidad ♪

♪ I need you all right here ♪

♪ 'Cause Navidad's my fav'rite season ♪

♪ There's a feeling in the air ♪

♪ Ponche navideño and a sweet tamal ♪

♪ Made with tender loving care ♪

♪ Oh, the presents and pasteles ♪

♪ Singing songs the whole day through ♪

♪ But the best gift of all ♪

♪ Is to be at home for Navidad with you ♪

♪ The best gift of all ♪

♪ Is to be at home for Navidad ♪

♪ With you ♪

♪ Navidad with you ♪

Hurry back!

[Isabel] We will!

[sigh]

[knock on door]

Ooh! Maybe they changed their mind!

Feliz Navidad!

Oh, hey, Mateo.

Is that you, Naomi?

Yup. These are for you and the family.

And this one's for Gabe.

Is he back yet?

Oh, um, he's still out there

tracking down Victor and Carla Delgado.

It seems weird not having him here for Navidad.

I know. I miss him, too.

I just hope he's safe... wherever he is.

[Miguel] Captain! They just crossed into Cordoba!

Keep going! Stay focused!

The Delgados are powerful malvagos!

-Yes, Captain! -Yes, Captain!

Papá! They're right behind us!

Faster, beasts!

Watch your tone, wizard. We have names.

And they're after you, not us.

Cepayák!

[Vestia] What are you doing,

trying to get us caught?!

On the contrary. I am saving the day.

[Andres] What's happening?

Victor conjured a snow storm!

Look out!

[grunting]

[Migs] I can't see anything!

All right. Take us down.

We'll keep going on foot.

That takes care of them.

[laughing]

I wish I could stay longer,

but my mom just got back from her mission to Norberg.

And my mother's expecting me home.

We always make a gingerbread house together on Nochebuena.

-Aww! -[loud thud]

What was that?

Whoa!

[straining]

-[Elena] Mateo! -[gasp]

Where did all this snow come from?

What?! But how will our abuelos and Isabel

get back to the palace?

[shivers]

[Mateo] And how will we get home?

[Esteban, Naomi, and Mateo shivering]

Hey, we can't let a little hiccup

dampen our holiday spirit.

I say we make the best of all this snow.

How?

Uh, we can have a snowball fight.

Elena! It's way too cold for that.

My fingers are already frozen.

Well, I know what will warm you right up!

Ponche navideño!

[sniff] Well, this smells like holiday spirit.

Thanks, Elena.

No! I only drink ponche navideño

with Abuela's tamales.

Which we will make just as soon as Abuela gets back.

Ohh! But when? When is she coming back?

Esteban? Primo?

[sing-song] I've got a surprise for you!

[sing-song] I am not interested.

Are you sure?

It's a treasure hunt.

But not just any treasure hunt.

A Navidad treasure hunt.

With presents?

Wait here.

What is taking her so long?!

All right, I hid the presents.

Here's your first clue.

"In this meeting place, the ends don't meet.

A novel approach will reveal your treat."

Solving riddles? But it's my day off!

Ay, no! Impossible!

You are torturing us!

Got it!

A meeting place:

that's the Grand Council Chamber.

The table there is a semi-circle.

The ends don't meet.

-[gasp] -[gasp] Out of my way!

Hey!

Aah!

Where is it? It has to be here!

[Naomi clears throat]

A novel approach is required.

"Novel"?

Like a book?

[laughing] Dulces!

This reminds me of the candy

my mother and I use to decorate our gingerbread house!

Which she's probably baking right now.

By herself.

I bet my dad's making marziberry cookies.

My favorite.

Well, my abuela is not making anything.

Especially not my favorite tamales.

Nope. Nope, this is no time for moping.

Because we are going to decorate the parlor!

That could be fun.

-[sigh] -I guess.

It will be!

Welp? What do ya think so far?

So far? You mean you're not done?

Oh!

Oh, I'm just getting started.

[Mateo sighs]

Hey, that looks like your house.

Mm-hmm. And there's my mother.

All alone on Nochebuena.

Waiting for her only child.

[crunch]

Esteban! That was my mom!

What?! If I cannot have tamales,

I must eat something before I faint.

[knock on door]

[gasp] They have returned!

Huh?

F-F-F-Feliz Navidad, y'all.

Oh, it's just you.

Someone needs to put a bit more feliz in their Navidad.

Princess Elena!

I brought you a little somethin'-somethin'.

Oh, thanks, Luna.

Want to join us for Nochebuena?

[laughs] Please?

Oh, I'd love to, but the snow is just getting worse.

If I'm gonna make it to Vallestrella, I gotta go now.

You mind getting the door, Chancellor Sourpuss?

Hmm!

See ya. Ohhh! Unh!

Ooh!

Luna! Are you okay?!

Do I look okay?

Llévaluq!

Oh! Whew!

While you're at it, why don't you make a spell

to stop all this snow?

Why didn't I think of that?!

I agree! Why didn't you?

Get moving!

[Esteban] What is taking so long?!

Ooh! Here's a spell!

Wait a second, it's a double-hit spell.

I have to bang the tamborita twice.

Oh, there's more.

Yes, yes, hit it twice! Bang-bang, let's go!

Okay, okay!

Unh! Yeow! Unh!

Stop fooling around and do the spell!

-Cepayák yamanák! -[bang bang]

Mateo! You made it worse!

I don't understand.

[panting]

[groans]

We need to take shelter.

There's a cave over there!

[Vestia] Whoa! Whoa!

Was your magic spell

supposed to get us caught in the storm, too?

If you could fly as fast as you complain,

it wouldn't be a problem, beast!

I told you we have names, wizard.

And we've had enough of you two.

-Oh! -Aaah!

[Cruz] Ha ha! Adiós!

[annoyed groan]

Why'd you have to keep insulting him like that?

It doesn't matter.

We are not far.

We will walk the rest of the way.

Ow! Ay!

Ow! Ay! Papá!

Mija!

I can't walk.

[grunting]

Then I will walk for both of us.

[breathing heavily]

[straining]

Papá! Look!

We made it! We're home!

[gasp] Papá.

Someone's been living here.

[sigh] Dad's marziberry cookies

-are probably getting colder... -[tapping head on window]

and colder... and colder.

[moans]

Okay, this calls for drastic measures.

Everybody up. Up up up!

I've been holding out all day

for my favorite Navidad tradition,

but since the snow's not letting up...

who wants to make tamales?

Tamales? Without Abuela?

I could use a bite.

It's better than sitting around moping.

I guess we won't be home for Navidad after all.

[gasp]

Okay, squad, listen up!

We may be stuck here for Nochebuena,

but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate.

So who'd like some sweet buñuelos?

Hmm?

Those are crackers, Captain.

Mmm. Tastes like a buñuelo to me.

Oh. I'll take one.

Me, too.

[sips]

You know, I swear this water tastes like ponche navideño.

[laughing]

[sniffs]

Mm, smells like Navidad.

[both] Feliz Navidad, Captain.

Feliz Navidad.

Okay, you each know what you need to do.

So let's make tamales!

Uh! Mateo!

What? I wasn't ready yet.

Come on. You can move quicker than that!

[Elena] Uh, what's the rush, Esteban?

The sooner we cook, the sooner we eat.

-Now give me the twine. -Oh!

Where is it?

Luna!

What?!

Ah! Forget the twine!

No, wait, you need to tie them...

first!

Ay! No! [sigh]

[gasp] My twine!

[all gasping and groaning]

-[splat] -Ooh!

-He did it. -He did it. -She did it.

You know, if you think about it, Elena,

it is actually your fault

for allowing unqualified people to make the tamales.

My fault? I was just trying to cheer you guys up!

You were?

Yes!

That's all I've been doing all day.

Coming up with idea after idea to lift your holiday spirits.

[sigh]

And you didn't even notice.

Well done, everyone, well done!

You ruined Elena's Navidad.

Us? You were the one making us go too fast.

Yeah! And you bumped into me!

Yes, because the jaquin tripped me!

Oh, sure, blame the jaquin.

No! This is all your fault, Esteban.

You've been grouchy all day.

And bossier than ever.

Rushing us to do this and cook that.

Do you care about anyone besides yourself?

Yes, I care about my abuelos!

And Isabel!

And I have been worried about them

since the moment the storm hit.

But they just went to Cristina's village.

[sigh] You do not understand.

I lost my parents in a storm.

I was a boy, younger than Isabel.

My parents left on a voyage across the great ocean.

I told them not to go.

I had a bad feeling, but they would not listen.

There was a sudden blizzard over the Northern Seas.

Their ship went down.

No one survived.

And now my abuelos are out there, with Isabel.

They are all the family I have left.

I'm sorry, Esteban.

That's terrible.

But ya know, you still got family right here in the palace.

And you haven't been treating her right.

None of us have.

We owe her an apology.

No. We owe her much more than that.

[strumming guitar]

[knock on door]

Mmm!

"When your friends have made you blue,

a simple 'sorry' just won't do.

So here's a treasure hunt for you.

On the back is your first clue."

"I began my path of magic

where my new robe's fit was tragic."

Hmm. Mateo got his new robe when I made him Royal Wizard...

[gasp] in the Throne Room!

"When it was time for my big bash,

you helped me make a bigger splash.

This is where I learned to dance

and turned into a fancy-pants."

Oh, Naomi.

[gasp] The Music Room!

"When I was sick and stuck in bed

without the strength to lift my head,

you brought me soup from way down here

and made this Chancellor's symptoms clear."

[all] Surprise!

We cannot let a few little hiccups dampen our holiday spirit.

So would you do us the honor, Elena?

Absolutely!

Part of the fun is making them together.

Luna!

Now they're ready to steam.

I'm sorry about before.

I was so anxious, I was rushing everyone.

You, Naomi, Mateo.

[gasp] Yes, you were rushing me!

Well, you do not have to rub it in.

Not with the tamales, with my spell!

It says here, on a double-hit spell,

you have to bang the tamborita after each word.

But I was rushing,

and I think I hit the drum too fast.

-Cepayák! -[bang]

-Yamanák! -[bang]

-Viva, Mateo! -Bravo!

Here comes the sun!

Mmm! You saved Navidad.

Which means you can all go home to your families.

Y'know, I'm not in that huge a rush.

And there's no way I'm leaving until I've had a tamal.

Yeah, I'm not going anywhere soon.

No family should be apart on Navidad.

Perhaps all your families can come to the palace to celebrate.

Nothing would make me happier, cousin.

I've never seen a storm clear so fast.

All right, we better mount up

and see if we can pick up Victor and Carla's trail.

It'll be nightfall soon.

[Francisco] We're home!

[gasp] It's a party!

Abuelo!

Abuelo?! Abuela!

Ha ha!

Ahh.

And our very own Navidad angel.

[giggles]

Oh, primo.

[sniffs] Are those tamales I smell?

Yeah. We were waiting, but then--

Mmm.

Just the way I taught you!

[relieved sigh]

This calls for a toast!

To Elena. The keeper of our Navidad spirit.

This calls for more than a toast.

Guitar!

[playing]

♪ Gather near ♪

♪ Our hearts are full of cheer ♪

♪ We wish you happy holidays ♪

♪ And blessings for the year ♪

♪ Bells in the towers are pealing ♪

[bells chime]

♪ Carols float by on the wind ♪

♪ So gather your loved ones around you ♪

♪ As the year comes to an end ♪

♪ For those who cannot be with us ♪

♪ Those who are traveling afar ♪

♪ We'll sing a verse to your safe return ♪

♪ And keep you close in our heart ♪

♪ Gather near ♪

♪ Our hearts are full of cheer ♪

♪ We wish you happy holidays ♪

♪ And blessings for the year ♪

[door rattles]

Mami?

♪ Gather near ♪

♪ Our hearts are full of cheer ♪

♪ We wish you happy holidays ♪

♪ And blessings for the year ♪

♪ Gather near ♪

♪ Our hearts are full of cheer ♪

♪ We wish you happy holidays ♪

♪ Holidays ♪

♪ And blessings for the year ♪

♪ We wish you feliz Navidad ♪

♪ And blessings for the year ♪

[theme music playing]