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[dramatic music]

[upbeat music]

♪ Gingerbread houses ♪

♪ Going up all over town ♪

♪ Carolers singing ♪

♪ Not a humbug to be found ♪

♪ Holiday parades ♪

♪ And ho ho hos ♪

Whew. [sighs]

I know I asked Daisy to wake me up.

Sorry, sis. I tried.

You sleep like the dead.

- You need to go to bed at a decent hour, Brooke.

- I can't. Jamboree is one week away.

And we have a hit on our hands, I feel it.

- I'm sure it's gonna be wonderful.

- Oh, nothing like your mother's unbiased opinion.

Yeah. Well, she's not wrong.

That Christmas song is all you've been singing

around the house, and I am still not tired of it.

- Well, we sent it to a lot of people,

so I'm really hoping it gets some attention.

This could be our biggest sale yet.

- Tell the gang I said good luck.

Oh, we do not need luck, Mom.

We have this song!

Whew.

♪ Limbs on the pine trees ♪

♪ Soft with freshly fallen snow ♪

[Man] Absolutely overrated.

I don't even know what you're talking about.

Can you name a song...

You are insane. Like clinically certifiable!

- You're the one who's talking crazy.

- Well, I see the Christmas spirit

is alive and well in here.

[Both] You're late.

Settle a debate.

Oh no. Absolutely not.

The two of you should have been lawyers

instead of sound engineers.

- Be much easier to deal with this stubborn old goat.

I'm the stubborn old goat.

You're the one who thinks-

- Oh come on, Dev, Laura, it's Christmas.

Play nice.

Where's Chance?

[Laura] His office.

Behave.

[playful music]

Willie's tops over Dolly.

- If he's so great, then how come there's no Williewood?

Yeah, that's what I thought.

- Yeah. Well, who'd you have in mind?

Well, she's great.

She's got a wonderful vibrato.

No, no, no, no. Bring her.

I want her to hear her live.

Yes. Okay.

Sounds good. We'll see you then.

So what's up?

- Kelly Parker? Southern Roots Rock.

They want, "Let's Make the Merry Go Round"

for Tiffany Sheldons.

You're kidding?

She's one of their biggest up and coming stars.

Yes, she is.

And they think this could be her breakout single.

So Kelly's gonna come to the jamboree.

She's gonna listen to you sing it live.

She might even bring Tiffany.

Hmm.

I, I might be too anxious to perform.

You do this every year.

- Yeah. Out of necessity to showcase our songs.

But you know how nervous I get

when I sing in front of people.

Let us not forget the tragic high school talent show.

- That was high school and that was one time.

You're gonna be great.

Plus get this, I said that we wanted to hang on

to our publishing rights and she agreed.

- This is huge. - It's huge.

I'm, I'm totally freaking out.

I mean, I, okay.

Nice deep breath.

[Brooke whimpers]

[Brooke sighs]

You're gonna be great.

They already liked the song.

But you know, just don't mess up.

[both chuckle]

All right, come on, let's get back to work.

- So I was thinking on "Love's Guiding Light,"

what if we added some violin with the backing vocals?

- Hmm? - Yeah, that could work.

It definitely needs something.

I was thinking more guitar.

But yes, you're probably right.

Violin would sound better.

- Okay. And I was also thinking that we-

Okay, hang on.

Cool that creative train.

I know you're excited about, "Love's Guiding Light,"

but today we need to work on that jingle for Donovan's

before we rehearse any backing vocals.

♪ Donovan's, where your dreams come true ♪

Yes. I know it's cheesy,

it's pure cheese, but it pays the bills.

So get in there.

♪ Every step we walk with you ♪

[bright music]

[bell jingles]

Morning.

What can I get you?

A macchiato to go, please.

We have coffee.

[scoffs] That's fine.

Coffee.

Not from around here, are you?

Oh, is it that obvious?

- A little bit. Are you one of the Nashville talents scouts

in town for the Jamboree?

No. And no.

I am from New York.

- New York City? - Yep.

I'm actually here to talk to somebody

from Mountain Lane Records.

- Yeah, their studio's right around the corner.

- Well thank you, Miss? - Daisy. Just Daisy.

- Pleasure to meet you Daisy, just Daisy.

[Daisy giggles] I'm Rob.

And keep the change.

Yeah.

What was that about?

He's from New York City.

He's looking for Chance's place.

- Do you think he wants to buy his label?

I mean, Chance has had a fair amount of success

writing songs and commercials.

I think he wants Brooke.

[gentle music]

[upbeat music]

♪ Somebody grab the tinsel ♪

♪ Somebody string the lights ♪

♪ If we're gonna deck the halls ♪

♪ We're gonna deck 'em up, right ♪

♪ Somebody grab the holly ♪

♪ I'll bring the evergreen ♪

♪ Drop that needle, let them jingle bells ring ♪

♪ Let's make the merry go round ♪

♪ Let's make the yuletides chime ♪

♪ Put the jolly in the holiday ♪

♪ Bring this sleepy town to life ♪

♪ Bring out the magic and cheer ♪

♪ Raise the rowdy in here ♪

♪ Lets the good vibes abound ♪

♪ Come on everybody, let's make the merry go round ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Let's make the merry ♪

♪ Let's make the merry, oh oh ♪

♪ Let's make the merry ♪

♪ Let's make the merry go round ♪

Dang. Well that's good.

I don't know.

I felt a little pitchy on that last part.

Can we run it back just one time?

- [doorbell buzzes] - Hang on.

Someone's here.

Okay.

Hey Brooke. Just sit tight for a sec.

We're gonna run it again.

Sounds really nice.

Wow, that's great.

That's a great first take.

Hello, can I help you?

Rob Benson, Ramsel Records.

- The Ramsel Records in New York?

Well, guilty.

I listened to the song.

"Let's Make the Merry Go Round,"

I'm impressed.

- [chuckles] How did you hear it?

- [Rob] Someone sent it to me. Amazing vocals.

That's our Brooke.

She's something, isn't she?

Is she yours?

She's mine.

[thoughtful music]

- Yours? - Yeah.

Well, she's my partner.

She does other studio vocals for all of our work here.

Studio vocals.

She should be your star performer.

Hey guys, what is going on?

I wanna run that one more time.

Hi.

You must be Brooke.

- Yep. - Rob Benson, Ramsel Records.

You got our demo.

Well, the mail room got it.

And luckily we have a bunch of wannabe producers down there.

Someone listened to your track, sent it up to me.

I'm very impressed.

Do you have anything else?

Oh yes.

We write other songs and we do a lot of jingles.

- [chuckles] No, I mean, you personally.

Don't you have any albums?

Me? No, I don't sing.

Well, I'm, I sing obviously,

um, but I'm not an artist.

Well, I write songs and then other people record them.

Why?

- Because that's what song writers do.

- No, I meant, why don't you have your own album?

- That's what I've been saying for years.

I don't know.

I guess I'm pretty content doing what I do.

I mean, I love to sing, but I mean, I'm not a star.

Well, you could be.

I'm surprised you haven't given her more of the spotlight.

You heard her.

She's perfectly content doing exactly what she does.

Well, too bad.

So this song, I want it and I thought

I would show up in person and make an offer.

Great. Let's hear it.

How does $100,000 sound?

[ominous twinkling]

- For what percentage of the rights?

Well, all of it naturally.

Right.

Well gonna have to say that's a no-go.

But I'll let you have 10% for $100,000 if you want.

- Yeah, we don't do split royalties.

Well, that's a surprise.

Afraid we'll have to pass.

Sorry to have wasted your time coming all the way down here.

That was so nice of you.

Thank you.

[Brooke exclaims]

Chance, one second.

We'll just be a moment.

Can I have a word?

- He wants our song. - Yeah, I heard.

Can't believe you sent it to him.

We sent it to a ton of people.

- No, we sent it to a lotta Nashville people.

There's a big difference.

Well, Daisy told me

we should try some of the bigger labels, and I did,

- and it worked. - Yeah.

- And bigger labels, they take everything.

They don't split rights.

Licensing and publishing.

They own the entire song.

And this, we might be giving away a platinum record for

what could amount to pennies.

$100,000? That is not pennies.

- If the song breaks huge, sells millions.

Telling you that money's gonna seem like nothing.

And this is a winner, especially if Tiffany sings it.

- There is no way that Southern Roots

is offering anywhere near that much money.

No, of course not.

They're only offering 10 grand for her to record it

and a small percentage for performance rights.

But we get to keep our share of the royalties,

and that's where the money is.

Brooke, we don't wanna give away our first big hit.

Oh, come on.

There is no chance

that anyone else is going to want this song.

- If he wants it other people are gonna want it too.

And we're not gonna have to sacrifice anything for it.

I'm your partner, I'm just asking you to trust me.

Fine.

But if this song bombs at the Jamboree,

we are selling it to Ramsel records.

If Mr. Benson still wants it at that point,

Fine. Deal.

No problem.

Bomb, and we'll sell.

- [Brooke] I am so sorry about that, Mr. Benson.

Oh no. Please call me Rob.

Well, apologies, Rob.

Chance is a bit reluctant about selling.

- [chuckles] That's an understatement.

- My writing partner would like to hang on

to the rights for this one.

- Well, I understand. It's a winner.

Ah, I had to try.

Oh man. I'd hate to head home on an empty stomach.

Can you recommend a good restaurant around here?

- Oh yes actually, I know a great little place.

- Could I persuade you to join me?

- Well, this was so much fun having you swing by.

But I'm sorry we got a lotta work to do.

Come on people, let's get back to work.

- Well, I mean, I could take a break.

We'll just be a little while.

Let me grab my things.

[tense music]

Have a good flight home, Rob.

- You ready? - There you are.

Right behind you.

Okay, perfect. Bye guys.

Thanks.

Hi.

Well, hey there, Rob.

Daisy.

Long time no see.

You two know each other?

I stopped in earlier.

- Oh, well, Mom, Daisy, this is Rob.

He is with a music label out of New York City.

And Rob, this is my mother, Virginia,

and my little sister, Daisy, who you already know.

- Pleasure to meet you again, Daisy, Virginia.

Folks call me Ginny.

- You know, Brooke is quite the remarkable talent.

- Well, she's been singing since she was five.

She wouldn't give us a minute's peace at night,

always putting on a show,

singing songs that she'd written herself.

Oh, who could forget "Sugar and Donuts?"

- I know. She thought that one was gonna be a top 40 hit.

Okay. To be fair, I was 10.

[Rob chuckles]

- So this writing partner of yours,

you think I could persuade him to sell me the rights?

[Brooke sighs]

- Chance isn't gonna change his mind.

About what?

- Rob wants to buy one of our songs,

- The Merry-Go-Round Christmas one?

- Yes! - I knew it.

- It's a top 40 hit and number one.

And I know from experience.

So what's the problem?

- Well, Chance doesn't think his offer is any good.

No offense.

We're expecting certain people to show up to the Jamboree

and Chance thinks someone's gonna give us a good offer

without demanding all of the rights.

- I'm curious about this jamboree of yours.

What is it?

Oh, it's so great.

We put on a little music festival every year

the week before Christmas.

People from all over show up to showcase their work.

And there's a $1,000 prize for best song.

Which doesn't sound like much.

But over the last couple of years

we've had some scouts from pretty major labels show up.

- You know, Chance has a good point

wanting to hold out.

Wait and see if other offers come in.

- Well, he's taking an awfully big risk,

assuming the right people are going to make an appearance.

- Or that they're even going to want the song.

- Mm. They're gonna want the song.

Like I said, it's a hit.

But are they going to be able

to pay what I'm willing to pay?

And without the right connections,

it isn't gonna be given the chance to become a hit.

[upbeat country music]

- Hey. - Hi.

- Sorry, we're closed for the day.

- Oh, I had an appointment with Chance Owens.

- Steve Reynolds? - Yeah.

Am I late? I thought he said 5:00.

No, no, you're fine.

Chance just had to cut out early.

Something came up.

But hey, great demo.

We were all really impressed.

- Really? - Yeah. You're good.

Chance likes your stuff, I promise.

Do you at least have a place to stay?

Yeah, I, I got a room

for the week at a little place around the corner.

- Good. So come back tomorrow around three o'clock.

We'll be ready for ya.

Thanks. I will.

- Thank you. - Okay.

[upbeat country music]

[easy going country music]

- Thanks for coming by on such short notice.

My pleasure.

Is it the kitchen sink again?

We'll deal with that later.

Come have a seat.

I made you some coffee.

Quite an interesting day, huh?

I'm guessing you've heard.

- Yeah. About that New York fellow wanting to buy your song.

Yeah, Brooke brought him by the cafe.

Yeah. I get why she's upset.

It's a lotta money.

But Ginny, this song is a hit.

I'm not just gonna give it away.

I'm not making that mistake again.

- Why don't you tell her what happened with the last one?

She might understand.

No, no. Forget it.

And by the way, you're the only one

who knows anything about that.

- Mr. Benson speaks highly of her singing.

He thinks she might be the next big thing.

- Yeah. But she's never cared about that.

She's never expressed any ambition for fame

or the limelight, anything of that sort.

Just singing in front of people makes her nervous.

You know this.

Well, I would hate to think

that she would let fear get in the way

of something that she really wanted.

- Did Mr. Benson say that he actually wants her?

- No, but he did extend his stay.

He wants to see her perform live at the Jamboree.

- He's gonna try to convince her to leave me.

Go pro.

It's ridiculous.

Brooke would never leave you.

She loves making records with you.

No, but making records

and selling them are two different things.

And he can offer her things that I can't.

Ginny, it's just a matter of time before she resents me.

[chimes twinkling]

[playful music]

Oh, that is bad.

Mm. Mm-hmm.

Okay.

That's not terrible.

- Hi. - Howdy!

Welcome to Bluebird Bakery.

What can I get ya?

Well, something smells good.

Well, it can't be those.

I don't know.

Grilled cheese is my favorite.

[whistles] You must be hungry.

I was experimenting, actually.

It didn't go well.

Better luck next time.

I don't know.

This is probably my sign to throw in the towel.

- You can't quit on yourself so easily.

If you want something you can't be afraid

to go chasing after it.

- And just what are you chasing after?

Name's Steve.

And I'm chasing after what everybody wants.

Daisy.

Tell me, Steve, what does everybody want?

- Why fortune and fame, of course.

- Yeah, of course. - Of course.

But I seriously am hungry.

- Can I? - Oh yeah. Yeah.

[playful music]

Crazy day huh?

It was certainly interesting.

He wants to make you famous.

What are you talking about

Rob Benson.

- You know, I've never dreamt of being famous.

- You haven't ever once thought about it?

- Sure, but in the way that everyone does.

I mean, it's daydream thinking.

It's not a goal.

And I really like what I do.

- Well, maybe you're selling yourself short.

He could make you a star on his label.

- I told him I wasn't a performer.

He just wants the song.

If he just wanted the song,

then why is he still hanging around?

Chance isn't gonna change his mind,

but maybe he's hoping that you will.

[thoughtful music]

[gentle country music]

[knocking at door]

I'm headed out.

Why don't you try going home and getting some sleep tonight?

Yeah, sleep unlikely.

- Heard that New York guy's sticking around.

Apparently so.

- Told Laura he's gonna go to the Jamboree

and find some undiscovered talent.

- He's found some undiscovered talent all right.

- What, you think he's going after Brooke?

- Why else would he stick around?

Yeah, but Brooke's yours.

Okay. She works for you.

But there's more to it than that.

The two of you are partners,

Right. We're partners.

But he has something I don't.

And what's that?

- He can offer her a clear shot to stardom.

Who says she wants that?

Wouldn't you?

[knocking at door]

Mr. Benson! Sorry, Rob.

What are you doing here?

- I thought I might take you to breakfast.

That is so nice.

But I was gonna try to get

all of my last minute Christmas shopping done today.

Oh, perfect.

I know a great little French bistro.

Right next to some fantastic shops.

In Danville?

Well...

[playfully pensive music]

You have a plane?

Ramsel Records has a plane.

They just let me use it from time to time.

- That is how we're getting to breakfast.

Fastest way around.

Oh.

And here I am walking around like a commoner.

Game?

Where are we going?

[bright country music]

That needs more bass.

Ah, more?

All I hear is something.

Turn up the treble.

- Are we even listening to the same song right now?

Don't start with me.

Hey, what are you guys doing?

- Going over Steve Reynolds' new demo

before he comes in this afternoon.

It's good.

- It's a little heavy on the bass, but...

- All right, well, I got the notes back

from our last jingle.

Where's Brooke?

Well?

She's not coming in today.

What? Why?

Guys, where is she?

[dramatic music]

- [Brooke] You lived here in New York your whole life?

- I grew up in Brooklyn, but I lived all over the world.

Although New York will always be home.

You?

- Oh, I've never really even left Danville.

I mean, me and my sister have a house

that is three blocks from my mom's place,

which is the house we grew up in.

- My folks flocked to Florida, the Northeast winters

were getting to be too much.

Although this year is downright tropical.

- You have to go up to the Smoky Mountains

if you want a white Christmas.

[giggles] Gosh, this city is incredible.

And it's so different than I expected.

I just, I feel like I wanna do everything all at once.

Well, we'll do what we can.

I believe you said shopping was a priority?

- Yeah, but I can't afford shops like this.

- When you're an artist signed to my label, you can.

I know you don't think that you're superstar material,

but I do.

Wanna see what it'd be like?

[Brooke giggles]

[bright music]

She left town with him?

She'll be back tonight.

April, will you take over the counter?

Let's sit down.

I didn't like the idea either.

Daisy has assured me that Mr. Benson is on the level

and Brooke is a grown woman.

- He's going after her. - After her?

- Yeah. He's trying to sign her to his label,

trying to make her some star.

- Brooke has no interest in fame.

She just wants to sing.

- If she wasn't interested then why did she go with him?

Exactly.

The idea must appeal to her on some level.

It's because it's all new.

Nobody has ever showed interest in Brooke before.

Well, that's not exactly true.

[bright music]

[Rob] How is the cocoa?

- [giggles] I probably should have ordered a latte.

I realize now that ordering hot cocoa

with extra marshmallows is not terribly chic.

Well, maybe not.

But it's very much you,

and people respond to authenticity.

[thoughtful music]

- Do you really think our song is that good?

I do.

And I think you're even better.

I know talent, and you've got it.

And you're wasting it on settling

for being a studio singer only.

If you let me, I can make you the next big thing.

[Brooke laughs] Oh, excuse me.

If this was anyone else, I wouldn't take it.

Taylor, loved the Madison Square Garden Show.

Did you get my flowers?

[chuckles]

Well, you can't blame a guy for trying, can you?

Alright, well enjoy the rest of your tour

and next time you're in the city, dinner's on me.

Alright, ciao.

- Was that? - Oh.

- I just, I could overhear. So-

- Yeah, I know I've been trying to win her over for years,

but if I could persuade you to come sing for me,

I wouldn't need her anymore.

Oh, come on.

- You know, we only have a few more hours left in the city,

and there's only one way to see everything.

Have you ever been in a helicopter?

- [bright music] - What?

[Brooke laughs]

[gentle guitar music]

[knocking at door]

Hey.

Hey.

- Why does no one wait for an answer

when they knock on the door?

- We've always had an open door policy.

- Right, so if the door is closed,

maybe we shouldn't open it.

- Really regretting opening this one.

Anyway, Steve's here.

You already forgot about him yesterday.

Right.

Just tell him, tell him I'll be there in a minute.

Don't hurry on my account.

[gentle guitar music]

[jazzy music]

- Enjoy your wine, I'll be back in a moment.

- Thank you. - Thanks, Sean.

- I've never heard of half the things on this menu,

and I grew up watching nothing but cooking shows.

Not that you would know from my cooking.

You don't cook?

Oh, I do.

It just doesn't taste any good.

[Rob laughs]

Daisy, however, she has talent.

She was born to be a chef.

- She's never wanted a restaurant of her own?

- Um, well, I guess I've never asked.

My dad died when we were pretty young.

And it's always just been the three of us.

I've always assumed that she felt like the cafe

was hers too.

And she enjoyed being in Danville and working with my mom.

But I guess I don't know.

- Well, it's never too late to ask.

- Well, I know she would love this place

and she would be in the same situation as me.

I have no idea what to choose.

Everything sounds fantastic.

- Okay um, pick your top 10 things.

- There's no way I could eat that much.

- Just have a few bites of everything.

We'll box up the rest.

There's a woman's shelter around the corner.

We'll drop it off there.

Well, that is very thoughtful.

[suspenseful music]

To the future?

To the future.

[playful music]

That is fantastic.

[Rob chuckles]

[phone rings]

Hello?

Hi, Chance.

No, she's not back yet.

She's fine!

She just text me a little while ago.

They just had dinner and they're on their way to the plane.

Yeah, sure.

I'll, I'll call or text you when she gets home.

All right. Bye.

[exciting music]

Hey, what are you doing here?

- So I was closing down and Wendy Lee called,

That Knoxville company

that was going to do the desserts for the Jamboree,

canceled last minute.

She ordered 1,000 Frosted Sugar cookies.

1,000 cookies, by Saturday?

We can totally do it.

She offered to pay double the price for a rush order.

- Well, I guess we can ask April if she's got some friends

that wanna make a little extra cash and frost some cookies.

So you're in?

Yeah, sure I am.

Okay. Great.

This is awesome.

- Boy, you girls keep me on my toes.

- Are you still worried about Brooke?

- Chance is afraid that Brooke's gonna leave him

for Mr. Benson's label.

That's crazy.

Brooke loves singing with Chance.

- I know, but the call of fame is very powerful.

You don't really think

Brooke would consider leaving, do you?

- Honey you know, I would never stifle my children's dreams.

And if this is something she really wants,

maybe she should do it.

I just don't know if Mr. Benson is the right path.

- Chance can't give Brooke what Rob can.

But that doesn't mean one day he couldn't.

Maybe he needs a nudge.

Chance?

- Maybe Rob showing interest in Brookie is a good thing.

We both know how Chance feels about her.

He's just too afraid to show his feelings.

- So are you suggesting that we use Rob

to make chance Jealous?

- That seems- - Childish?

- No. Like a great idea actually.

[ladies laugh]

Okay then.

Wow.

- You know, you could have waited in the car with my driver.

I'm just gonna be a minute.

I'm just grabbing some things for the week.

- I feel like you're trying to talk me

out of coming to see your apartment.

- No, I just don't want to give you

the wrong intention by inviting you up.

Don't live with your mother?

Florida, remember?

Terribly messy?

- I do admit that I have a housekeeper, Rosa.

If I didn't, it'd be a disaster.

Okay, well lead the way.

[playful music]

Welcome to my humble abode.

Can I get you anything?

Oh no, I'm great.

Thank you.

This place is lovely.

Well, I like it.

It's close to work, which is what really matters.

Although I wish I were here more to enjoy it.

- You must travel a lot. - Yeah, part of the job.

- Oh, well, it seems rough so far.

[both chuckle]

I'll be right back.

[thoughtful music]

This is a great picture of you

in front of the beach house.

Where is this?

- [Rob] Oh, just out on the island.

- Right, just a little place in the Hamptons.

[Rob] Not quite.

The house is actually quite smaller

than the picture makes it look.

Right.

I've heard that the camera adds 10 stories.

[Rob laughs]

- [Rob] So tell me, how come you've never wanted

to be a solo artist?

You love singing, don't you?

I do.

Just never really felt much of a desire

to be famous, I guess.

[Rob] Yeah. But you could be.

I don't know about that.

- [Rob] Surely you've been approached

by bigger labels before.

- Uh no, actually you are the very first.

- Now I find that hard to believe.

Impossible actually.

Of course you'd know if they did, I guess.

Your writing partner would let you know

if a big label wanted to sign you, right?

Yeah. I mean, of course.

Chance would tell me if a bigger label

wanted me as a singer.

I'm sure.

Eh. I figured as much.

Well, I better get you back home.

Otherwise, I feel there would be a bunch

of people angry at me if I didn't return you back tonight.

- Well, they would have to get here first

and then have a private plane.

[laughs] Touche.

[gentle Christmas music]

- Daisy, you should have seen the view from the helicopter.

I mean, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty.

And not to mention, I went ice skating

in Rockefeller Center.

That Christmas tree is massive.

And the food.

You would've died over the restaurant we had dinner at.

I mean, I...

This costs three months' rent.

- You think Mom will like it for Christmas?

I think I like it.

Oh, really?

Because I thought you were gonna like those.

[bright music]

- Manolos? Real ones? You didn't buy 'em out of a trunk

like the last pair I got?

- Well, based on what Rob paid for those,

they better be real.

We had to hit a buzzer to get into that store

and they brought me champagne while I tried on shoes.

Well, which ones did you get?

Oh, I didn't get anything.

- Oh, anything. You didn't get anything?

No.

Look, if a stranger wants to shower my family

with expensive gifts, I will let him.

But I didn't want him to get the wrong impression about me.

Plus that trip was gift enough.

I guess so.

I still can't believe you went on a helicopter

and a private plane in the same day.

- Well, Rob says it happens all the time for his clients.

- You're not really thinking of leaving Chance, are you?

No, but I mean, come on.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't intrigued.

[Brooke sighs]

Daisy, do you have a dream?

Do I what?

Do you have a dream?

I feel like I've never asked. I

I don't know.

- You don't know or you don't wanna say?

Okay.

Well, there is something, just an idea.

It's probably silly.

Just don't do what I've done

and think that it can't happen for you.

So you never try.

I wanna hear all about it.

[upbeat music]

Good morning, Daisy.

Mr. Benson.

Good morning!

I can't thank you enough for the new shoes.

Oh, it's no trouble.

And call me Rob.

- Well, you certainly know the way to a girl's heart.

- So Brooke is gonna be busy in the studio all day.

Got any suggestions of fun things to do?

In Danville?

[suspenseful music]

Actually, I do.

- Great. - Since you're not busy,

I have just the thing.

[playful music]

- [Chance] Hey, I got that part needed to fix the sink.

- Thanks for coming over so early.

Go on inside.

[playfully mysterious music]

I think you two know each other.

Chase, is it?

Close, Bobert.

- Well you run a record label and you're a plumber.

What a renaissance, man.

- Well, I like to help out when I can.

I'm here to fix Ginny's sink.

[Rob chuckles]

- Well, Rob has offered to help us

with the big order for the Jamboree.

- I thought Kathy got that big company

- outta Knoxville to help. - Canceled last minute.

What she gets for outsourcing local work in the first place.

Oh, those big companies.

Wow. They can be so unreliable.

- Well, now we have 1,000 cookies to bake and frost.

No, 999.

998.

Ginny hit me with a cookie.

You know Christmas trees are supposed to be green.

- I like blue. Just like Ginny's eyes.

[Rob and Ginny chuckle]

♪ Let them jingle bells ring ♪

♪ Let's make the merry go round ♪

♪ Let's make the yuletides chime ♪

♪ Put the jolly in the holiday ♪

♪ Bring this sleepy town to life ♪

♪ Break out the magic and cheer ♪

♪ Raise the rowdy in here ♪

♪ Let the good vibes abound ♪

♪ Come on everybody, let's make the merry go round ♪

- Running a little late, aren't we?

- Yeah. It's almost like I own the place.

Oh, goody. Another happy day.

Good of you to show up.

Oh, no problem.

I was just helping your mom, like your new boyfriend.

New boyfriend?

- He's frosting your mom's cookies.

[playful music]

Frosting her cookies?

Okay. I don't even know what that means.

I have no idea where Rob is.

I told him I was gonna be in the studio all day today.

- I don't know why we're using studio time

to rerecord vocals on a demo

everybody already loves, especially Rob.

[tense music]

- Guys, can we have just a minute?

- Yep. - Yep.

What is going on with you?

- Tell me Rob isn't trying to convince you to sing for him.

- Well, he hasn't offered me a recording deal,

if that's what you're getting at.

He was pretty surprised

that no one else had ever offered though.

[thoughtful music]

What?

Chance?

No one else has ever offered, have they?

[Chance grunts]

- Well, maybe there were uh, might have been a,

a few people that wondered...

Wondered what?

If you were signed.

- Other people have wanted me as a singer?

Yeah, but Brooke, I,

I didn't think you cared about any of that stuff.

That's why I didn't say anything.

You always made a big deal

about not needing to become famous.

Well, I deserve the right

to decide that for myself, don't I?

I mean, what on this Earth

gives you the right to decide that for me?

Um, yeah.

Yeah, you're right.

You're right.

I should have said something.

I'm sorry.

- You're sorry for deciding my future for me?

How dare you, Chance Owens.

How could you do that to me?

Wait, Brooke. Brooke?

[gentle music]

- You are actually icing cookies.

Yeah. Daisy recruited me.

I thought you were gonna be busy in the studio all day.

I am done for the day.

Honey, is everything okay?

- You know, I should probably take a break.

Uh yeah. Oh yeah.

I should probably pace myself.

- Honey, what's got a bee in your bonnet?

- Rob is not the first person who wanted me as an artist.

Other people have approached Chance.

You don't say.

- He used some excuse about me not wanting to pursue fame,

which is ridiculous.

- I agree he shouldn't have kept things from you,

but I'm sure in his mind he was doing what was best for you.

Best for me?

- [Ginny] Would it have changed things?

What do you mean?

- If Chance had told you, would you have pursued that path?

I don't know, Mom,

but I deserve the chance to make that decision for myself.

I mean, he's my partner.

He shouldn't be keeping secrets from me.

And he certainly shouldn't be making decisions

about my life without me even knowing it.

[Brooke sighs]

Why, Chance, twice in one day.

What do I owe the pleasure?

Hey.

Um yeah no, I think I left the socket wrench here

from when I was working earlier. I just came to get it.

- And a man can't do it without his socket wrench?

No.

- Well, you're welcome to go in and look around.

Of course I have a feeling that you might find

what you're looking for at Jefferson Park.

Uh what's at Jefferson Park?

- Only a romantic setting for an afternoon picnic.

Ginny, I messed up.

I messed up. I think she hates me.

She is pretty mad at you.

- I had to tell her about the offers.

- Well, that was the right thing to do.

- You know why I didn't say anything.

I didn't think she cared. Otherwise I would've.

[Ginny scoffs]

Ginny, they weren't good offers anyway.

I don't want someone taking advantage of her.

I was trying to protect her.

I know what the business is like.

She doesn't.

[Chance groans]

Fine! I was being selfish.

And I'm afraid to lose her.

And I've justified it by saying she didn't want fame.

God.

Why don't you tell her this?

It might help her understand why you kept things from her.

- You think that's gonna make a difference?

Yes.

[gentle music]

Okay. Okay.

Okay. Yeah.

I'll, I'll go tell her and I'll make things right.

Yeah, go on.

Thank you.

[upbeat music]

- I have to say it's a whole lot warmer

than it was in Central Park.

- [Brooke] Oh. But there's no ice skating in Danville.

[playful music]

- Oh, is Mama G's pepper jam a little too spicy for you?

I lived in India for a year.

I can handle spice.

It just went down the wrong pipe.

- Oh, I hate it when something doesn't agree with you.

- Did you need something, Chance?

- Yeah. You didn't give me a chance to explain.

I owe you an apology.

- Well, I don't wanna hear it right now,

Well you need to.

I shouldn't have kept that from you.

And I know that.

You have every right to find your own success.

And I should have supported you.

Yeah, you should have.

- You want me to give you two a minute?

- Yes! - No!

It's fine. We're done here.

- Oh, that's great. Perfect timing.

I'll help you clean up.

What? No, no!

I meant we are done here.

Not we are done here.

- We gotta help your mom anyways.

- We? - Yeah.

We can't let Mama G do all that work by herself.

What kinda man do you think I am?

[Brooke scoffs]

Come on.

Not helping her in her time of need.

- Oh, you're a real knight in shining armor!

Hey, pack up.

[playfully tense music]

[playfully sad music]

Hey, you having a bad day?

Bad week.

I quit my job to come here,

be in this jamboree, record my album.

Thought it was gonna be my big break.

In Danville?

I think you have us confused with Nashville.

- Mountain Lane Records was the first label

to like my stuff.

Now that I'm here, they seem to hate me.

- Things didn't go well with Chance?

- Did I do something to make him dislike me?

First, he keeps me in the recording booth all night.

Now he's canceled today's whole session.

Don't worry about Chance.

He's just having a bad time.

Great.

One time I decide to go ahead

and do something about my future.

I have an idea.

We're having an open mic later.

Why don't you come?

I'll get Chance to swing by

and you can show him what you're all about,

without all his fancy studio stuff.

- You think he'd come? - Believe me, he'll show.

[twangy country music]

- So after an hour of frantic looking,

I suddenly hear this voice coming from down the mall.

So I take off running like a crazy woman.

[Brooke laughs]

And there's my little 5-year-old belting out a show tune

on the store's karaoke display.

- I think it was more like 10 minutes.

Well, you have a child go missing

and tell me what time passage is like.

[both chuckle]

That truly is a gift.

You know, sure people can sing,

but to perform, that's a special talent.

And I, for one, am excited about the Jamboree

to get a chance to watch you perform.

- Oh, well who says you have to wait?

What are you doing here?

There was a lull.

I left April in charge.

I figured I'd come check on things here

before I set up open mic.

- Open mic! - Oh, sure.

We have one every Thursday.

Lots of locals come down

in the hopes that Chance will show up.

- Really? - Mm-hmm.

Folks around here are just dying to get on his label.

Oh yeah.

Everyone around here wants Chance

to decide their careers for them.

- Oh, how many times can I say I'm sorry.

- I'm gonna let you know when you get close.

Yeah, please do.

So I bet you're a regular.

- Sure. Brookie performs all the time.

- I do like to hear how our new material sounds live

and see how the audience reacts.

But I wasn't planning on coming this week

so close to the jamboree.

- Mm, too bad. I wanted a sneak peek.

[Brooke laughs]

Yeah. Come on Brooke.

You should give the man a sneak peek.

Let him know what he'd be getting.

- You make me sound like a dairy cow up for auction.

Great. It's settled.

Everyone will come to open mic.

[Rob and Brooke chuckle]

Well, seems like you have things handled.

So I will see y'all later.

- She really is something, isn't she?

She sure is.

[playful music]

Excuse me.

- Please. Right here. - Okay.

[tense music]

[playfully suspenseful music]

Oh, mind if I join you?

- There's not a whole lot of room at this table.

It's all right.

We can just squeeze together.

It'll be like riding the bus back in junior high.

Great.

- So this friendship goes back a while?

- Mm-hmm.

- When you live in a town like this one,

you know everybody for your whole life.

- It's small town. - Whether you like it or not.

So Chance, I've been thinking.

Merry Go Round, I'm willing to offer you $200,000.

- Oh, really? For what percentage of the royalties?

- I'm afraid I can't come off my zero.

- Shucks. I guess I can't come off my no.

Good evening everyone.

Thank you so much for coming.

We have a very special treat for you this evening.

Our own Brooke Remington will be debuting

one of her new songs that she wrote

with her very own writing partner, Mr. Chance Owens.

[audience applauds]

Is this your bright idea?

- Oh right, when was the last time

you saw me take the stage?

- Come on, y'all don't be shy. - There must be a mistake.

I don't have my guitar.

Not a problem.

Mind if Chance borrows your ax?

Yeah. Yeah, of course.

I'd be honored.

[playful music]

Thank you.

- We could always do "Should Have Known Better."

That is a duet.

You're gonna sing?

- Yeah, I sing every now and then.

Why?

What, are you not up to it?

- Oh, I'm up for it. - Are you sure?

[gentle music]

All right, here's a little song we've been working on.

It's called "Should Have Known Better."

[gentle music]

[Brooke hums]

♪ I told myself that things would change this time around ♪

♪ I promise me I wouldn't lose ♪

♪ The little pride I'd found ♪

♪ But every time I look at you ♪

♪ I'm hopelessly aware ♪

♪ That it's hard to hide behind my lies ♪

♪ Pretending I don't care ♪

♪ Should have known better than to love you ♪

♪ There's no running from the truth ♪

♪ I won't tell you that I love you ♪

♪ But I hope my heart forgives me 'cause I do ♪

♪ You couldn't keep on waiting ♪

♪ Knowing how I care ♪

♪ It had to be now or never ♪

♪ Oh and baby, I was scared ♪

♪ Don't you know it killed me ♪

♪ To watch you walk away ♪

♪ Wondering what I could have done ♪

♪ To make you stay ♪

♪ Should have known better than to love you ♪

♪ There's no running from the truth ♪

♪ And I won't tell you that I love you ♪

♪ But I hope my heart forgives me ♪

♪ 'Cause I do ♪

♪ And I guess I'll never know ♪

♪ What could have been ♪

♪ What do I do without my best friend ♪

♪ Should have known better than to love you ♪

♪ There's no running from the truth ♪

♪ And I won't tell you that I love you ♪

♪ But I hope my heart forgives me 'cause I do ♪

♪ Yeah I hope my heart forgives me ♪

♪ Baby please forgive me ♪

♪ 'Cause I do ♪

[audience applauds]

[sad music]

That was fantastic.

Thank you.

Thanks.

You can perform.

You're a star.

Thank you.

[birds chirping]

I need coffee.

It was a great set last night.

You and Chance should sing together more often.

Ugh. I am so mad at him.

- Are you ever going to forgive him?

Daisy, I could have a totally different career path

if not for him.

Do you want one?

- That is besides the point? - Well, not to Chance.

You've always been happy here.

- I feel like I could be pretty happy being a superstar.

- Well now you're just being silly.

When have you ever clamored for fame and glory?

- Maybe I've just been too scared to take the chance.

Ugh. No pun intended.

- He was wrong. I'll give you that.

But he's just afraid to lose you.

Brookie, Chance is in love with you.

He has been for a long time.

[scoffs] No, that is insane.

He treats me like, like an annoying little sister.

- Yeah, because he's too afraid to tell you how he feels.

- He told you that? - I have eyes.

- Come on. You're seeing things that aren't there.

You are the blind one.

- Look, he's never treated me any differently until-

Until a handsome stranger came

and showed you how great life could be without him in it.

[thoughtful guitar music]

[knocking at door]

Uh yeah. Come in.

- Jennifer Diaz from the Sierra Sphere Sound

is on the phone for you.

She wants the song we sent in.

- Tell her I'll call her back later.

Did you hear what I said?

She wants our song.

- Yeah, everyone wants us all of a sudden.

And that's a bad thing?

I'll call her back.

Fine.

Hey, is Brooke here?

- Brooke? - Yeah.

She's supposed to come in today.

I know she may be mad at me,

but we gotta finish Donovan's jingle

and we gotta do that today.

I'll give her a call.

["Jingle Bells"]

- Hey! Sorry about Chance leaving early last night.

Like I said, he's going through some things.

Yeah, I can see that.

That's okay.

I appreciate you trying, Daisy.

- Well, hey, you're still playing

at the Jamboree tomorrow, right?

Sure. At least I got that.

- Laura tells me you're a terrific singer.

- My one fan. - Two.

Besides, I owe you for last night.

Can I treat you to lunch?

Turkey club looks good.

- I actually had something else in mind.

Wait here.

What?

♪ We're bringing Christmas from our home to yours ♪

You nailed it that take.

- [Brooke] Great. [doorbell buzzes]

Be right back. Someone's here.

It's probably Rob.

Uh, I told him we were only gonna be like an hour or so.

Well, that's presumptuous.

Are we not done?

- Like Devon said, you nailed it.

Thanks.

It's Rob. What are you doing?

We're gonna go help Mom with a cookie order

in exchange for a barbecue lunch.

- I'd frost a cookie for some ribs.

[phone dinging]

Would you look at that?

Mama G must have been reading my mind.

She just invited us over for some barbecue.

That's sweet.

Well, I could definitely eat.

- Great. Let's go. - Let's do it.

I have been craving Mama G's barbecue.

[gentle music]

["Deck the Halls"]

[Daisy clears her throat]

- You didn't have to go through all this trouble.

I have ulterior motives.

I need a second opinion.

This here's my apple and brie grilled cheese.

Smells amazing.

Can't say I've ever had such a fancy grilled cheese before.

Maybe it's silly.

But I have this whole idea

for an entire line of gourmet grilled cheeses.

Well, let's try it, shall we?

Bon appetit.

Cheers.

[playful music]

Mm.

[suspenseful music]

This is amazing.

- You really think so? - Mm.

Wouldn't lie about food, ma'am.

Especially a grilled cheese.

- I've been wanting to talk to my mom

about maybe putting some on the menu, but...

- Shame you haven't already. What's stopping you?

I don't know.

I guess I'm afraid she'll think it's silly.

We're simple folk around here.

The idea of a gourmet grilled cheese might not fly.

- It tastes like this and it'll soar.

That really means a lot.

It's not always easy to shine...

In the shadow of a star?

- Brooke's talent was just so obvious at such a young age.

It's her purpose, a gift.

- Promise, your sister's not the only one

with a hit on her hands.

[bright music]

You know she's gonna leave.

- [sighs] Oh honey, I love my Brooke.

And if I actually thought

this was her greatest heart's desire, I'd fully support her.

Even if that meant losing her.

But she's never acted like this is what she wanted.

- How could she say no to that lifestyle?

Also, you don't have to worry about losing her.

You're her mom.

Me, on the other hand, I'm just...

- You're her best friend and her partner.

Don't ever underestimate what that means to her.

- Well, maybe so, but she's furious with me.

Rightly so.

Yeah, I know. I got it.

I messed up.

But I don't know what to do and I can't lose her.

Well then tell her.

- She, she doesn't want to hear anything that I have to say.

Well then show her.

Yeah.

Actually, you know what?

I got an idea.

[Rob] You're killing us.

Sink it and put us out of our misery already.

[Devon] Oh!

Good job.

Sorry about your loss.

[ladies sigh]

I blame you.

You know you're supposed to earn points to win.

[Devon] Whatever.

Nice.

I don't think I've done so little to earn a win.

Oh, come on.

You got a couple on the board.

- Yeah. And they sailed right off.

Hey Mama G and I got winner.

They totally beat us.

Good luck.

Bring it on.

I will destroy you.

[Chance laughs]

[Rob] You heard the lady.

My money's on Chance.

Yeah, right.

Brooke's got anger on her side.

That fuels a person.

All right, Mama G.

Come on Mama G.

There we go.

Good try, Mom.

- Hey Rob, you sink this first one,

I'll sell you our song.

[playfully tense music]

You're on.

Ho. That was close.

- Real close. - It's all right.

We'll get the next one.

Care to make a wager on that.

What? Like 20 bucks?

- Was thinking more like loser buys dinner.

[playful music]

- Are we talking a hot dog at the gas station

or an actual sit down and people wait on us?

- Like somewhere nice, like Floriani's

[gentle music]

Wow.

Mighty fancy place.

Oh whatever.

- You better start saving your pennies.

'Cause I'm gonna order the priciest thing

on the menu when I win.

- Now don't go eating your lobster tails

before they're buttered.

You know Chance has something much stronger

than anger working for him.

- Oh yeah. What's that? - Fear.

[upbeat music]

- Ha! - All right.

[Brooke and Chance laugh]

Ho. Okay.

[Brooke exclaims]

Ho!

Oh, we still got one.

[Brooke] It went in.

- Alright, let's see what you got.

[playfully tense music]

Don't mess up. Don't mess up.

- Chance. - Don't mess up.

- Oh! - Yes!

- [Rob laughs] - [Brooke] Yes!

That was lucky.

Okay. All right.

- Lucky? - Yep.

Every single time?

You wanna see something cool?

Watch this?

[Chance laughs]

- [Brooke laughs] - And they're all tied at 18.

Can she sink it?

[All] Oh!

- [Devon] And now it's up to Chance

to send this thing into overtime.

All right. All right.

- He's gotta make this one and he's yet to miss this round.

- You're not gonna make this easy for me, are you?

Never do.

[tense dramatic music]

[Ginny] Come on!

[playfully sad music]

Oh, the wind took it.

You saw that, right?

You saw that gust of wind?

That was awful.

We got a winner!

[bright music]

Hey, that was a good one.

Thank goodness you didn't sink that first shot.

Just like your last shot.

Well that was embarrassing.

I feel like I should go back to the hotel

and shower off my failure.

- Ah, it's a deceptively hard game.

- Yeah. I just think that I'm awfully bad at it.

Maybe I can erase the memory.

Go to dinner with me tonight?

- Sure! - Great.

I'll pick you up at seven.

Perfect.

[gentle music]

Good game.

[Ginny] Hey sweetie.

We missed you at the barbecue.

Sorry, I missed it.

- Heard it was something else. - It sure was.

You were so right about nudging Chance into action.

You shoulda seen him showing off today.

I knew it.

What's that?

I wanna make you something.

Like a scarf?

Like a grilled cheese.

Oh hon, that's nice.

I have some tomato soup if you want that.

No, Mama. Not just any grilled cheese.

It's gourmet.

Gourmet?

Sounds intriguing.

Okay.

[playfully suspenseful music]

Well you hated it.

Stupid idea. I don't know what I was thinking.

Gourmet grilled cheese?

- That was the best grilled cheese

I've ever had in my entire life.

What a gift you have.

You mean it?

Not just saying that?

- We have to get this on the menu.

I was thinking we could add a few.

I have an idea for a whole line.

- I don't tell you enough, Daisy May.

But you are so special.

You are so very special.

[hopeful music]

- Well, thank you so much for dinner.

I know Danville doesn't really have anything

that's quite as fancy

as what you're probably used to in New York City.

- Well, a good restaurant is a good restaurant.

That's what I judge 'em by.

You know it's been a long time

since I've taken a late night stroll.

- Well, it's the best time to enjoy the quiet.

- New York is never, ever really quiet.

Nor is it a great place to take a late night stroll.

Oh!

- Brooke, I'm serious when I say that I believe in you.

I've convinced my partners to take a risk.

I want you. We want you.

They are flying in tomorrow to watch you perform

and we are willing to offer you a $500,000 signing bonus

right here, right now.

What do you say?

Um, I uh,

Rob, I am so sorry.

I just, I need one minute.

Alright, I'll go grab the car.

Thank you.

♪ To deck the halls and put up those Christmas trees ♪

♪ Sit down and write a jingle or two ♪

♪ Mistletoes won't mean anything without you ♪

♪ I never thought time would be against me ♪

♪ What can I do to make you stay ♪

♪ 'Cause life with you, darling ♪

♪ Is like Christmas every day ♪

[gentle guitar music]

It's beautiful.

- Um yeah. It's a work in progress.

You're here awfully late.

- I was just getting some things done.

- Do you really think we're gonna get a better offer

for "Make the Merry Go Round?"

Or is this whole thing just about not liking Rob?

- You know that song "Lost My Way Without You?"

- Yeah. Everybody knows that song.

That's Jack Boyer's biggest hit.

- Sold millions of copies, right?

That is a great song.

I wrote it.

[scoffs] Come on.

Oh you're serious?

Yeah. I wrote it.

Sold it for 50 grand upfront.

No rights, no royalties.

I was just excited to make my first big sale.

I didn't care about the royalties.

I didn't even understand what that meant at the time.

Honestly, I didn't think the song was gonna go anywhere.

Next thing you know, triple platinum,

and I had 50 grand to show for it.

- Well, I wish you woulda told me that sooner.

It helps me understand

why you're so reluctant to sell our song.

But, Chance the offers, why didn't you tell me?

- I already told you that I was sorry.

Sorry Isn't good enough.

I need to know why you didn't tell me.

'Cause I think I was afraid.

[knocking at door]

- Sorry to interrupt. I've got the car.

- You were afraid of what, Chance?

- 'Cause I just think that I was afraid...

to do what I shoulda done a long time ago.

You're fired.

What?

You're fired, Brooke.

I'm not holding you back anymore.

What? Chance!

Sign her.

It's the smartest decision you'll never make.

[pensive music]

Brooke.

What do you think?

I think it's...

He fired me.

What? What happened?

Chance. He fired me.

I asked him about the other offers and he fired me.

I thought about what you said

about him being in love with me.

Well everyone already knew.

I just figured someone oughta tell her.

He doesn't love me.

He fired me just like that.

He told me he didn't wanna hold me back any longer.

Oh honey, I am with your sister on this.

Chance only has a heart for you.

- Then why didn't he say anything?

If he wanted to be with me, why wouldn't he say it?

Um...

Exactly.

It's 'cause he's never felt that way about me.

I knew that if I ever allowed myself

to fall for Chance Owens, that would be it.

With him it was gonna be all or nothing.

We would either be together forever

or I would never be able to speak to him again.

Oh I...

- That thought just scared me so much that I just,

it pushed down all of my feelings for him

and I'm so glad I did

because he doesn't feel that way about me.

It's over now. Huh?

Can I stay here tonight?

Of course you can.

- Well, hey, I don't wanna go home alone.

- Well, you can stay too and we'll have a slumber party.

[gentle music]

- I think I should just go to bed.

I need all the rest I can get before tomorrow.

I'm okay.

What are we gonna do?

- Honey, your sister, she's gotta make her own decisions.

Yeah but what if she leaves?

She's gotta follow her heart.

Even if that means she leaves us.

I think Chance was on to something.

Maybe I should have fired you.

Fired me? What did I do?

It's what you didn't do.

You moved out from here, but not once

did you ever consider leaving the cafe

- Mama, that's because it's a home.

- Yeah but what if I'm keeping you from your greatness?

- Well, maybe I think what I'm already doing

is pretty great.

- Are you sure? - Of course.

Brooke might not know what she wants, but I do.

♪ Oh, honey. ♪

[Daisy laughs]

[bright music]

♪ Sleigh bells chime, ring-a-linging ♪

♪ Old folks smiling, children singing ♪

♪ Snow is falling ♪

♪ There's magic in the air ♪

♪ Moods are swinging ♪

♪ Way up high ♪

♪ Cheer is spreading and we all know why ♪

♪ Ain't no secret ♪

♪ Christmas is here ♪

Hey.

Hey. What's up?

You tell me.

Just heard a crazy rumor that you fired Brooke.

Yeah. That's not a rumor.

Hey, you may be the boss,

but everything you do affects us.

You're seriously just gonna let her go?

- I got no right to make her stay.

You have every right.

She's been your writing partner for the last five years.

Heck, she's been your best friend forever.

- Yeah, and that's all I'm ever gonna be.

You ever think maybe I wanted to be more than that?

[gentle music]

- Then why don't you tell her how you feel?

I don't know.

'Cause I don't want her to resent me.

What? Resent you?

- Devon, I don't want her to look back one day

regretting that she stayed here with me.

I care about her too much to make her give up her dreams.

- Who says she's gotta give anything up?

- Because I'm not Ramsel Records.

I'm not Mr. Benson.

I can't offer her a record deal.

I can't offer her that lifestyle.

She deserves to be with someone who can.

[knocking at door]

Hey, thanks for coming.

- Yeah, of course. Happy to help.

You might not be.

I have a really big favor to ask.

[bright music]

- Yep. I am picking her up right now.

We'll see you the meet and greet.

Bye.

[knocking at door]

[playfully sad music]

[knocking at door]

Brooke?

Brooke?

[upbeat music]

Well, hello, Mr. Benson.

Hey, is Brooke here?

Oh, nice to see you as well.

- Uh look, she's not answering her phone,

and she's not at home.

Do you know where she is?

- Who's missing? - Brooke?

I can't find her.

I haven't seen her.

Of course I did spend last night here at Mama's.

We had to take the cookies up to the Jamboree

real early this morning.

Speaking of which,

shouldn't she be down there getting ready?

Yeah. Yeah.

She should be, but she's not.

Well, I'm sure she'll show up.

[Rob] You'll see to it?

[Ginny] I promise.

- Mama and I will make sure Brooke gets

where she needs to be.

Okay, good.

["Deck the Halls"]

- Hey, boss, you're not going to the Jamboree?

Not this year.

- Seems like there's a lot of that going around.

[dramatic music]

[balls clatter]

Brooke. It's me again.

This isn't exactly what I'd call professional.

Look, I'm willing to give you a chance here.

Call me back ASAP.

[gentle music]

♪ Twinkle lights around the square ♪

♪ Snowflakes falling in the air ♪

♪ Magic dancing everywhere ♪

- Hey guys, what's going on? ♪ Around you ♪

♪ The lot is full of evergreen ♪

♪ Whole town outside caroling ♪

♪ Here tonight I'm so glad I found you ♪

♪ Your lips on mine ♪

♪ It's all I want, this Christmas time ♪

♪ And your hand in mine ♪

♪ Makes the season come alive ♪

♪ When you smile that smile ♪

♪ I just wanna wrap my arms around you ♪

♪ 'Cause Christmas just ain't Christmas without you ♪

Brooke, what are you doing?

[Brooke stammers]

My partners are waiting.

You missed your meet and greet.

Now, now you're gonna miss your time slot.

I'm not going to the jamboree.

- It's probably a waste of your talent.

We're gonna hire the best producers.

You're gonna work with the top people.

- I already work with the top people.

I used to at least.

Brooke, don't do this.

I stuck my neck out for you.

I invested time and money.

You're gonna ruin your shot at any fame.

Maybe, maybe not.

I'm not sure what it is that I want,

but I do know what I don't want.

I don't wanna go to New York.

I don't wanna stop working with my best friend

and I don't wanna lose the love of my life.

[hopeful music]

You heard the lady.

Well, congratulations

on making the biggest mistake of your life.

- You have been my partner for as long as I can remember.

I can't picture my life without you in it.

- I can't picture my life without you either.

Brooke, I've been in love with you since I can remember.

The thought of losing you just terrifies me.

- Well, you can't lose me, Chance Owens,

whatever path I decide to take in this life,

I'm gonna want you by my side.

- There's no place I'd rather be.

Would you look at that?

Well look at that.

[chimes twinkling]

[Ginny] Okay, everyone.

Some of my yummy hot cocoa.

[group exclaims]

- My favorite. - All right.

- Thank you. - Where's Devon?

He'll be right back.

He had something to take care of.

Well?

We're good.

Turn it on. Hurry!

What are you two up to?

- [Announcer] Now listen up my friends,

because I just got my hands on a new song

from Tennessee's own Brooke Remington.

- And it's amazing. - What?

- Consider this my Christmas present to you.

"Christmas Ain't Christmas Without You."

I smell the a hit, folks.

Just remember you heard it here first.

[gentle music]

Hey, that's me.

How is this even happening?

Devon and I recorded it the first night you sang it.

We added some backgrounds, mixed it up.

- And I dropped it off to WZPZ's station in Nashville.

Told him, "You gotta get this on the air."

That's who I was just talking with.

Deejay loved it.

Couldn't wait to play it.

Merry Christmas, you guys.

- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.

[Chance] Merry Christmas.

♪ I'm so glad I found you ♪

How about that?

How about that.

- You ready to become a big country music star?

[Brooke giggles]

- Well, I guess we'll find out together.

♪ When you smile that smile ♪

♪ I just wanna wrap my arms around you ♪

♪ 'Cause baby Christmas just ain't Christmas without you ♪

♪ Icicles and gingerbread ♪

♪ Gumdrop roofs and green and red ♪

♪ Making messes, flour on our noses ♪

♪ Searching for the mistletoe ♪

♪ It seems it's everywhere we go ♪

♪ Getting lost in every single moment ♪

♪ Every single one ♪

♪ Your lips on mine ♪

♪ It's all I want this Christmas time ♪

♪ Your hand in mine ♪

♪ Makes this season come alive ♪

♪ When you smile that smile ♪

♪ I just wanna wrap my arms around you ♪

♪ 'Cause Christmas just ain't Christmas without you ♪

♪ Without you by my side ♪

♪ Without you ♪

♪ Without you here tonight ♪

♪ Oh with your lips on mine ♪

♪ It's all I want this Christmas time ♪

♪ With your hands in mine ♪

♪ Makes this season come alive ♪

♪ When you smile that smile ♪

♪ I just wanna wrap my arms around you ♪

♪ 'Cause Christmas just ain't Christmas without you ♪