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00:00:00Lovely ride today, darling.
00:00:23There you go.
00:00:25Oh, my.
00:00:27You are hungry today, Noel.
00:00:29Oh, there you are, Victoria.
00:00:31Gabriel?
00:00:32We're late.
00:00:33What?
00:00:33Change of plans.
00:00:34The lighting ceremony's been moved up.
00:00:36Rescheduled.
00:00:36To when?
00:00:37Uh, now.
00:00:38Now?
00:00:39Well, actually, 15 minutes ago, so yes, now.
00:00:41W-Why?
00:00:42Something about the Yuletide exhibit and a partridge getting stuck in the pear tree.
00:00:45I-I don't ask.
00:00:48The partridge in the pear tree pushed the Winter Lights Festival, which then delayed your arrival
00:00:52at the Holiday Symphony, which subsequently changed the Advent Re-Celebration to, again,
00:00:5617 minutes ago.
00:00:57Gabriel, this little is bananas.
00:00:59It's crackers.
00:01:00Christmas crackers, to be exact.
00:01:01Gabriel.
00:01:02Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood.
00:01:03I hate to tell you this, but when January comes and you officially take over the figurehead
00:01:07duties of the Duchess, this chaos will increase a hundredfold.
00:01:10What if we do things differently next year?
00:01:13We don't do different here, Victoria.
00:01:15You know that.
00:01:16It's just that I have all these...
00:01:18Oh, that is very tight.
00:01:21The goal is to breathe, right?
00:01:23Unfortunately, I don't think it is.
00:01:25Heels.
00:01:27What if next year we do something with less pomp and circumstance?
00:01:31Something that the community can relate to, feel a part of?
00:01:36But I want them to feel comfortable, connected, relaxed.
00:01:41Oh, you want relaxation?
00:01:42No problem.
00:01:42I can totally schedule that in for you two years from now.
00:01:46Gabriel.
00:01:47I hear you.
00:01:49Your Highness.
00:01:50But now is not the time to reinvent the wheel.
00:01:53Now is the time to deck yourself in the Christmas spirit.
00:01:57Bah humbug.
00:01:58Wrong spirit.
00:02:06I present to you, Her Royal Highness, Princess Victoria of Zularney.
00:02:13Thank you all.
00:02:16Thank you for coming.
00:02:17Please stick to the script this time.
00:02:20I'm so sorry I'm late.
00:02:23So sorry.
00:02:23Thank you for your waiting.
00:02:27Sorry.
00:02:28Welcome to Zalonia Palace.
00:02:32It is my honour to be your host tonight alongside my mother and my younger sister.
00:02:40Thank you for joining our Advent lighting.
00:02:42As you may know, the four candles on the Advent wreath represent hope, joy, peace and love.
00:02:55They're all out of water.
00:02:59Tonight, uh, so today, uh, today, we will be lighting the first candle to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season.
00:03:12Uh, may we all experience the hope that the holiday brings to all of our hearts in Zalonia.
00:03:23I'll just lend you another one.
00:03:35It's terrible.
00:03:36Don't worry.
00:03:37It's absolutely the worst thing I've ever done.
00:03:38Such a lovely annual event and, um, uh, you did very well, Victoria.
00:03:45Oh, did I, Mother?
00:04:03Well, well, can't always be perfect, my love, but we must try.
00:04:09It is our duty to uphold the royal standard.
00:04:11The Valentino is hanging in your room for the next event.
00:04:16Please tell me you're fine to Valentino pajamas.
00:04:19I'm afraid not.
00:04:20But feel free to sign the official royal Christmas cards in your PJs later tonight.
00:04:27Thank you, darling.
00:04:29Oh, did she do her own hair?
00:04:34Mother.
00:04:35Oh, don't worry.
00:04:36I got you.
00:04:37To my wild and bright daughter, your light illuminates all of my dark skies.
00:05:00Merry Christmas, love, Papa.
00:05:07What's her name?
00:05:08I hear it's Christmas.
00:05:09Born on the actual day.
00:05:10Oh.
00:05:11Well, Christmas, I'm sure you're the perfect Christmas present.
00:05:28What's her name?
00:05:30I hear it's Christmas, born on the actual day.
00:05:34Well, Christmas, I'm sure you're the perfect Christmas present.
00:05:54That was a lovely evening.
00:05:56Did you see the way that Prince Reginald was looking at you?
00:05:59Prince who?
00:06:00Prince Reginald.
00:06:01Tall, dark, handsome.
00:06:03You've literally described every prince in every fairy tale.
00:06:06Anyway, he couldn't keep his eyes off you.
00:06:09Honestly, I didn't even notice.
00:06:11Besides, I'd better have time to breathe, let alone date.
00:06:14Mother, I'm not done.
00:06:16This one looked ready.
00:06:18Speaking of time to breathe...
00:06:20Oh, I already requested additional time for future gown fittings.
00:06:23Thank you, Gabriel.
00:06:24That is very helpful and definitely necessary, but that is not what I had in mind.
00:06:28I have an idea.
00:06:29You do love a good idea, but before that, do we all have five minutes for the ghost of Christmas future?
00:06:35Is that the ghost who tells me about all the delicious things I get to eat tomorrow?
00:06:38Unfortunately not.
00:06:39Excuse me.
00:06:40These are your holiday events for this week.
00:06:46That was horrible, Gabriel.
00:06:50Have you no shame?
00:06:52None.
00:06:53Gabriel, this list is never ending.
00:06:54Mother, I have been working very hard so that I'm ready to take over your duties come January, but something doesn't feel right.
00:07:06Your duties are expansive because you need to get a taste of what it will be like when I ease up on my responsibilities.
00:07:15I have joyfully fulfilled these duties for decades, but it's time for me to slow down and you are next in line.
00:07:23But what if I don't want to do things the way they've always been done?
00:07:28I want to try something different and incorporate my ideas and really connect with people.
00:07:34When I first married your father, I was thrust into a royal existence with many expectations.
00:07:40But maybe that's the difference between you and I.
00:07:43You married into this.
00:07:45I was born into it.
00:07:46I've never had the freedom to choose anything.
00:07:50What if I want to have a choice now?
00:07:53Are you saying you don't want to be Grand Duchess?
00:07:56I've always known that that is the role I'm going to step into and I'm very keen to.
00:08:00It's just that as that is becoming more of a reality and January is very fast approaching, I have so many questions.
00:08:08Questions that I need to find answers for.
00:08:13And Gabriel says my next window to think is in two years.
00:08:16698 days.
00:08:18But who's counting?
00:08:19I am.
00:08:20What is your proposition?
00:08:22Well, I haven't thought it all the way through yet, but I have an idea.
00:08:27Yes?
00:08:27I'd like to return to the dude ranch that father and I attended when I was a girl.
00:08:31I can't think of a better place to get clarity.
00:08:35I can see how important this is to you.
00:08:38So if you can be back by December 19th for the lighting of the third advent wreath candle, you may go.
00:08:46Of course, of course I will be.
00:08:47I will.
00:08:47I promise I will be back by the 19th.
00:08:49I can fill in while you're home.
00:08:52Then we should talk.
00:08:54And Gabriel, you are to accompany her.
00:08:56Me?
00:08:56Yes, you.
00:08:58As an American, you can help Victoria navigate the country culture.
00:09:02I'm from New York.
00:09:03Well, we have ranches in New York.
00:09:05Madam, the only ranch I'm acquainted with is ranch dressing.
00:09:09Mother.
00:09:12Thank you so much.
00:09:14I promise to be back by the 19th.
00:09:16I truly hope you find what you are looking for.
00:09:20Sweet love.
00:09:20Well, I'm glad we finally made it here.
00:09:34Oh, come on.
00:09:44Nice parking.
00:09:45Oh, thank you.
00:09:46And you said I was a bad driver.
00:09:48I will get the coffees.
00:09:49You're very kind.
00:09:51Must be the southern hospitality.
00:09:53Well, this is the north.
00:09:54And that was sarcasm.
00:09:55I'm sorry?
00:09:56You just crushed Christmas.
00:09:58I beg your pardon?
00:09:59You just drove over my Christmas decorations.
00:10:03Look, I'm not sure where you're from.
00:10:05But around here, we tend to look where we're going when we're driving.
00:10:07I'm from Zalarnia, where we drive carefully and consciously.
00:10:10Okay.
00:10:11Well, in Zalarnia, do you drive on the left or the right side of the road?
00:10:14The right side.
00:10:16Figuratively, not literally.
00:10:18Pedestrians are never at fault.
00:10:20Look at that.
00:10:24I'm very sorry.
00:10:26Although, it is kind of ironic, isn't it?
00:10:29Yeah, how's that?
00:10:30The irony that the nutcrackers crushed.
00:10:33Because nutcrackers crush things.
00:10:35You know, they crush things with their mouths and...
00:10:40I'm very sorry.
00:10:41And I'm more than happy to pay for anything that I broke.
00:10:44Oh, it's fine.
00:10:45I got more of them.
00:10:47If you'll excuse us, we have acquired our caffeinated beverages and will now be on our way.
00:10:55Well, I'm very sorry.
00:10:56And it won't happen again.
00:10:58Yeah.
00:11:06Seriously?
00:11:08Sorry.
00:11:08Extra sorry this time.
00:11:13It's fine.
00:11:15It's fine.
00:11:16It's fine.
00:11:29We're finally here.
00:11:31It's exactly as I remember it.
00:11:41I will go out and get the rest of them.
00:11:44With all that stuff, how long are you staying?
00:11:48You must be Victoria Thiessen.
00:11:51You're our last guest to arrive for the holiday season.
00:11:54That I am.
00:11:56And my friend Gabriel has the other room.
00:12:05Jimmy Blaylock, long-time owner.
00:12:07We have one safety rule here.
00:12:08Don't squat with your spurs on.
00:12:11We'll try not to.
00:12:12Dude ranch jokes.
00:12:13I'm full of them.
00:12:15So, Zalarnia, you folks have come a long way.
00:12:18How'd you hear about us?
00:12:19Oh, well, I was here years ago on a father-daughter trip.
00:12:22We did so many fun things.
00:12:24We cooked over the campfire.
00:12:25We played games.
00:12:26We danced.
00:12:27We do all that still and more.
00:12:29Oh, welcome to Peaceful Pines.
00:12:31It's Nadie Blaylock.
00:12:32Victoria, I'm so happy to be here.
00:12:34She's not only my wonderful wife, she's also a superb ranch manager.
00:12:39Oh, honey, which means I'm the glue that holds this place together.
00:12:43She's the glue that holds this place together.
00:12:45Yeah, I just said that, honey.
00:12:47Speaking of, here is a list of ranch activities that we'd love you to participate in while you're here, if you like.
00:12:55There's also some Christmas events during your time.
00:12:58My personal favorite is the Festival of Lights on the 18th.
00:13:01Well, that sounds lovely.
00:13:02That wasn't here last time.
00:13:04When is the holiday dance?
00:13:06Unfortunately, we haven't done that in a number of years.
00:13:09Oh, what a shame.
00:13:11I have such vivid memories of attending at my father.
00:13:14Oh, well, it was a lovely Christmas tradition, and now we have new ones.
00:13:18Why don't you head on over to the barn for Christmas games?
00:13:21It's a really fun way to break brittle with the others.
00:13:24We have you in a small cabin right beside the barn, and a great room for you upstairs.
00:13:28We'll have the porter bring your bags over to your rooms.
00:13:32Perfect.
00:13:34Lovely.
00:13:37There's the porter.
00:13:38My cabin is adorable.
00:13:46How's your room?
00:13:47Rustic.
00:13:47Have you actually read this list?
00:13:49I skimmed it.
00:13:51Because some of these words seem really intense.
00:13:53It's very relaxed here, Gabriel.
00:13:55I had nothing but fun the last time I was here, and I have no reason to believe it would be any different this time.
00:13:59If you say so.
00:14:01After you, your highness.
00:14:03Can you hang it on a tree?
00:14:05No.
00:14:07Can I eat it?
00:14:08Yes.
00:14:09Is it a dessert?
00:14:11Yes.
00:14:12Could I find it at the North Pole?
00:14:15Maybe.
00:14:17That's not helping us.
00:14:19I can eat it.
00:14:20Yes.
00:14:21But you'd have to catch it first, which is doubtful.
00:14:24Is it a gingerbread man?
00:14:25Yes.
00:14:26You guessed it.
00:14:27Hi.
00:14:29You must be the new guest.
00:14:30I'm Shelby.
00:14:31I have some homemade nog with fresh nutmeg.
00:14:36You're welcome.
00:14:37I'm Victoria.
00:14:38Uh, Gabriel.
00:14:40Do you want to join us?
00:14:41We'd love to.
00:14:41Lots of room.
00:14:42Come on in.
00:14:43Come on in.
00:14:43Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun.
00:14:45Give her a crown.
00:14:47Get her in.
00:14:50You're never going to get this one.
00:14:52All right.
00:14:52Can I give it as a present?
00:14:54Yeah.
00:14:55Maybe.
00:14:56Maybe.
00:14:56Maybe.
00:14:57Oh, okay.
00:14:58Uh, am I from a Christmas story?
00:15:01Yes.
00:15:02Okay.
00:15:02Uh, am I a character from a Christmas story?
00:15:05Yes.
00:15:07Am I Santa Claus?
00:15:08Santa's not a character of a story.
00:15:10Santa's real.
00:15:11You're absolutely right.
00:15:14I am a character from a story, and I can sometimes be a present.
00:15:20Am I a nutcracker?
00:15:22Yes!
00:15:23Yes!
00:15:24Yes!
00:15:24I am a nutcracker!
00:15:26Well, isn't that ironic?
00:15:30It's you.
00:15:31Ms. Zalarnia, right?
00:15:34You two know each other?
00:15:35Oh, yeah.
00:15:36She crushed my Christmas decorations.
00:15:37It was an accident.
00:15:38It was twice.
00:15:40Accidentally twice.
00:15:45Oh, I just wanted to let you know that your bags are up in your room.
00:15:48You work here?
00:15:49Something like that.
00:15:50Anyway, have a good evening, uh...
00:15:53Victoria.
00:15:55Huntley.
00:15:55Huntley.
00:15:58Huntley.
00:15:58What's up there?
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00:16:24Oh, poor thing, you've dropped your water bucket.
00:16:35Charlie does it all the time.
00:16:38Rowdy like that.
00:16:39Let me help you.
00:16:41Thanks.
00:16:44Sorry if I gave you a hard time about the decorations.
00:16:47Well, I did crush your Christmas.
00:16:49Twice.
00:16:53So...
00:16:54You work here, sort of.
00:16:58I'm Jimmy and Nadie's son.
00:17:00I just help out during the holidays.
00:17:02From where?
00:17:04Billings.
00:17:05And what do you do there?
00:17:08Baseball.
00:17:09Oh, do you play?
00:17:11Once upon a time, but now I coach.
00:17:15Well, it's nice that you're able to come home over the holidays.
00:17:19Yeah, it's fun, but it's a lot of work.
00:17:23Oh, I can see that.
00:17:24Especially now my parents are getting up there, they want to retire, and they kind of want to hand me the reins.
00:17:29What about you brings you all the way from Europe to Montana?
00:17:33Well, I'm actually a repeat customer.
00:17:36My father brought me here when I was a little girl, and it was my favorite Christmas hour.
00:17:42And now you're back.
00:17:43For some Christmas cheer.
00:17:44I have been very busy at work lately, and I just needed some time for me, and I remembered feeling so alive and free here that I thought I'd come back.
00:17:57Well, there's no better place to clear your head.
00:18:04Get some rest.
00:18:06We start early in the morning.
00:18:07Oh, I'm definitely ready.
00:18:08Gabriel picked out the most fabulous outfit for me.
00:18:11I'm sorry, what?
00:18:12Oh, it's this silly little thing he does for me as my assistant.
00:18:18He's my assistant.
00:18:20Okay.
00:18:22Definitely do things different in Zalaria.
00:18:26All right.
00:18:28See you in the morning.
00:18:30I'll see you in the morning.
00:18:30I'm just saying, that was ice.
00:18:54That wasn't water.
00:18:55That was ice.
00:18:56And yet you live to tell the tale.
00:18:58Did you sleep well?
00:19:00Like a rock.
00:19:00Even though I had a late night.
00:19:03I was sidetracked by Huntley in the barn.
00:19:05Oh?
00:19:06Not like that.
00:19:08I was helping him with a horse.
00:19:10Is that what we're calling it?
00:19:11Anyway, it turns out that he is Jimmy and Nadie's son.
00:19:16Huh.
00:19:23Excuse me.
00:19:24Morning.
00:19:25How did you sneak up on me like that?
00:19:27Cowboy instinct.
00:19:28We're staying in front of a bull or behind a horse.
00:19:30You guys want coffee?
00:19:31Lovely.
00:19:33Peanut cracker.
00:19:34Howdy.
00:19:35No.
00:19:37Here you go.
00:19:40If it's not too much trouble, we would love some cream and sugar.
00:19:43Sugar's on the table.
00:19:43Creamy's in the cow.
00:19:44Feel free to give it a tug.
00:19:45I'm just kidding, pal.
00:19:47It's right in front of you right there.
00:19:48Oh.
00:19:50Oh.
00:19:51I have no idea where to start.
00:19:53Not bad, huh?
00:19:54Hey, Mom.
00:19:55Hey, son.
00:19:57Everything smells delicious.
00:19:59What are we having today?
00:20:00We are having cackleberries, overland trout, and hot rocks.
00:20:04What?
00:20:05Eggs, bacon, and biscuits.
00:20:05Yeah.
00:20:06Biscuits are a family tradition.
00:20:08They are delicious.
00:20:10Save yourself a trip and take two.
00:20:12May I?
00:20:15Well, your family has clearly perfected country cooking.
00:20:17Well, not me.
00:20:18All I can make is son of a gun stew.
00:20:19You can barely make that.
00:20:21What is that?
00:20:22Trust me.
00:20:22You don't want to know.
00:20:23I'm going to try my luck with that cow.
00:20:27One for the road.
00:20:30I will take two for the road, please.
00:20:34Mind if I join you?
00:20:35Sure.
00:20:39I can get this for you.
00:20:43Is this what you call northern hospitality?
00:20:45Something like that.
00:20:47Good morning.
00:20:48Who's ready for the day?
00:20:49I am.
00:20:52Excellent.
00:20:54Hey, newbie.
00:20:55Come all over here.
00:20:56Newbie me?
00:20:57Well, if the boots fit.
00:21:01As you two are our newest guests,
00:21:03we have some initiation tasks for both of you.
00:21:07What's on the docker today, Captain?
00:21:09I prefer cowboss.
00:21:10He prefers cowboss.
00:21:11Oh, all right then, cowboss.
00:21:15Today, you're going to be cleaning horse tack and saddles.
00:21:19You're going to be bringing in hay.
00:21:20And my personal favorite,
00:21:21mucking up the stalls.
00:21:24Mucking?
00:21:25Mm-hmm.
00:21:27Charlie made a big old mess last night.
00:21:30Sure you're up for this?
00:21:31Absolutely.
00:21:32Mucking.
00:21:33I'm going to be cleaning.
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00:21:57You've been good. Yeah, I hope you've been good. Yeah, I hope you've been good. Good boys and girls all night. Because the big man's here and he's got work to do. All right.
00:22:13Hey, how do newbies do? See for yourself. Oh dear. I do not remember all that from when I was a child.
00:22:21Well, over the years you made it a little more authentic. Have you? I'll leave you to it. All right.
00:22:27It was not that bad. Well, I will give it to you. You didn't act like a princess. So when do we get to do all the real cowboy stuff? I mean, this is real cowboy stuff. Oh, you mean like lassos and yeehaws and all that? Exactly. All right. Well, I guess you two earned it. Oh, no thanks. The only thing I want to lasso is a box of donuts and you don't have any. Giddy up.
00:22:57Oh, it's like we got an expert here. She's part of a local youth rodeo. We're very proud of her. Yeah, can you teach my son a thing or two? You trying to show me up, young lady? Maybe I am.
00:23:15Oh, really? I happen to be pretty good at this, actually. All right. Excuse me. Can I have a little space?
00:23:24Oh, I didn't mean to intimidate you. Yeah, no, that's okay. That's okay.
00:23:27Hmm? Oh. Hmm. Better save the baseball, you. Oh, my goodness. Maybe we should get our young rodeo star some hot cocoa. What do you say?
00:23:41Deal. So, ready to give it a try? After that amazing demonstration? Absolutely. All right. All right. Pressure's on here. I'll go first. Excuse me.
00:23:52Oh! Not bad. Not bad. Very good. Thank you. You've redeemed yourself. Now, it's your turn. Here you go.
00:24:08All right. Yep. You got that. Okay. Get your spot there. I'm gonna back up here and be safe.
00:24:14Oh! Almost. Almost. Almost. Almost. Almost. He almost took his head off. Almost. Dang, in a second. Can I help you?
00:24:25Absolutely. You want to take this in here. So, the rope is an extension of your arm. So, if you're tense, you're gonna come up short.
00:24:33Mm-hmm. So, you just want to kind of get in the flow and deny on your target. Swing, release, snap. Okay?
00:24:42Right. Swing. Swing, release, snap.
00:24:50Close. Close. We're right there.
00:24:54Try it again. Okay.
00:24:56You got it? Mm-hmm.
00:24:59Swing, release, snap.
00:25:01Swing, release, snap.
00:25:05Oh!
00:25:05Hey, you did it.
00:25:11Um, hang on a second. Sorry.
00:25:14Yeah.
00:25:15Oh.
00:25:16Well, just that.
00:25:18Mm-hmm.
00:25:22Well, I should probably wash the hair.
00:25:23Yeah, I should be the horses.
00:25:27Yeah.
00:25:27Hi.
00:25:39Hi.
00:25:39Can you please help us find a rideshare?
00:25:42We're looking to go into town, and I just don't want to let her drive me again.
00:25:46Rideshare?
00:25:47Yeah, around here we get around on horseback.
00:25:49I'm sorry, you what?
00:25:51Ranch rules.
00:25:53She's joking.
00:25:55You are joking, right?
00:25:56Yes, of course.
00:25:57I'll call you a cab.
00:25:59Oh, hang on a second.
00:26:00Where are you trying to go?
00:26:02Oh, downtown for a little holiday shopping.
00:26:04I wanted to pick up some gifts for my family.
00:26:05I can drop you off in town.
00:26:07Heading up the mountain to work on the Festival Lights anyway.
00:26:09Well, that sounds like fun.
00:26:11Would you like some help?
00:26:12Well, that sounds like you've already got some plans.
00:26:14Oh, nonsense. We'd love to.
00:26:16Right, Gabriel?
00:26:16Actually, I've hit my quota for manual labor today.
00:26:20I think I'm just going to go find the spa.
00:26:22Um, we don't have one.
00:26:23Or the pool.
00:26:24Yeah, it's 30 degrees outside.
00:26:27Well, then I would just take a cold plunge.
00:26:28You know what? Come with me.
00:26:29I'll make your reservation at the spa in town.
00:26:34Looks like it's just us.
00:26:36Looks like it.
00:26:40I'm glad you trust me around your Christmas ornaments.
00:26:42I'm willing to give you a second chance.
00:26:43You're never going to let that go, are you?
00:26:45Probably not.
00:26:46You are going to want to change your jacket
00:26:48and definitely those boots.
00:26:50A lot more snow up in the mountain.
00:26:51Look at all the snow. It's so beautiful.
00:27:03Here.
00:27:05Try not to break these.
00:27:06Very funny.
00:27:10You okay?
00:27:11Yes, I almost broke myself.
00:27:14I'm excited to see a light walk.
00:27:16Back home, our Christmas market
00:27:18has an enormous candle carousel.
00:27:21It's lit every evening
00:27:22and the flames cause it to turn slowly.
00:27:25Oh, sounds beautiful.
00:27:26It's a lovely tradition.
00:27:29So how long have you been doing the light walk?
00:27:31Oh, ten years now.
00:27:34Change up the display every year.
00:27:35Make it a little different experience.
00:27:38What's this year's theme?
00:27:39Oh, no, I couldn't tell you that.
00:27:41That's top secret.
00:27:42Oh.
00:27:44All right.
00:27:45Well, this year's theme is big sky.
00:27:48Oh, that's perfect.
00:27:50There's nothing quite like the Montana skyline.
00:27:53It's absolutely beautiful.
00:27:54Yeah, nothing beats it.
00:27:55I often think about being here with my father
00:28:00as we looked up at the night sky,
00:28:03stars twinkling,
00:28:05and we sat around the fire
00:28:06just drinking hot chocolate.
00:28:09It's been a pretty special guy
00:28:11to bring you all this way
00:28:11for a father-daughter trip.
00:28:14He was.
00:28:16He passed a few years ago.
00:28:19Oh, I'm sorry.
00:28:21My mum says
00:28:27that I'm like him,
00:28:28but
00:28:28I'm not so sure anymore.
00:28:32I used to keep my heart
00:28:34open to everyone
00:28:36and everything,
00:28:37but lately it's...
00:28:38it's just been hard.
00:28:42Yeah, let me help you with it.
00:28:47Well...
00:28:47being here seems to be
00:28:49getting you back to that,
00:28:50don't you think?
00:28:53Yes, maybe you're right.
00:28:58Sorry, I'm blathering.
00:28:59Oh, I like your blathering.
00:29:04Okay, well, it's your turn.
00:29:06I've been doing all the talking.
00:29:07Uh-oh.
00:29:08Tell me about you and baseball.
00:29:11Well, it's complicated.
00:29:15Try me.
00:29:17Okay.
00:29:20Well, I grew up playing ball here as a kid.
00:29:24Got pretty good.
00:29:26Good enough to get scouted.
00:29:28Chance to play pro.
00:29:30Old town rallied around me.
00:29:31It was...
00:29:32It was pretty unbelievable.
00:29:33Then at my first training camp,
00:29:38I, uh, blew out my shoulder.
00:29:41Shredded my rotator cuff.
00:29:43That was pretty much it.
00:29:45Ever since then,
00:29:46I've just been bouncing
00:29:46from team to team in the minors,
00:29:48assistant coaching wherever I can.
00:29:51Yeah.
00:29:53I'm sorry.
00:29:56Thanks.
00:29:57Well, I'm excited to see this all lit up.
00:30:02Yeah.
00:30:05You know what?
00:30:06I am parched.
00:30:10Please tell me you're not suggesting
00:30:11we dip a bucket in a well.
00:30:12No, no, no.
00:30:13We'll save that for tomorrow morning.
00:30:16What do you say?
00:30:18Drinks on me?
00:30:19Sure.
00:30:23Ready?
00:30:25Oh, come on.
00:30:27Oh, well, you hit it.
00:30:30That's...
00:30:30Wow.
00:30:32Okay.
00:30:32I might be a bit rusty,
00:30:34I'm afraid.
00:30:38Oh, I'm not.
00:30:40Are you hustling me?
00:30:42Perhaps.
00:30:44Okay, what other games you play?
00:30:46Polo, cricket,
00:30:48watchable,
00:30:49croquet,
00:30:51fencing,
00:30:51and I was captain of Oxford's
00:30:53competitive rowing team.
00:30:55Indoor shuffleboard.
00:30:56I have personally
00:30:57great pucks.
00:30:59Billiards.
00:31:00Oh, please.
00:31:01Anyone who's serious
00:31:01prefers snooker.
00:31:02Let me get this straight.
00:31:04You play darts,
00:31:05you fence,
00:31:06and you play pool.
00:31:07Snooker?
00:31:08I shoot snooker.
00:31:09What about axe throwing?
00:31:11Is that a thing?
00:31:11Oh, that's a thing, yes.
00:31:12Really?
00:31:13All right.
00:31:15Holiday drinks
00:31:16on the house.
00:31:16Bruce.
00:31:18You're welcome.
00:31:19Take him for everything he's got.
00:31:21Oh, that should be easy.
00:31:21Hey.
00:31:23Hey.
00:31:25Shelby, how you been?
00:31:26Overall, really good.
00:31:28It's been a little bit
00:31:28of a tougher week, though.
00:31:30Our fundraising efforts
00:31:31for the volunteer firefighters
00:31:32are way down from last year.
00:31:34No, I'm sorry.
00:31:35Anything I can do to help?
00:31:36Come up with a really quick way
00:31:37to raise a whole bunch of money.
00:31:39The firefighters are really low
00:31:40on resources.
00:31:42What about a holiday dance?
00:31:43You could sell tickets
00:31:44to raise the funds.
00:31:45I mean, I absolutely love that idea.
00:31:49I just don't think that I have the time
00:31:50to pull something like that together.
00:31:52Plus, I don't know where we would do it.
00:31:54I mean, the town hall is closed down
00:31:55due to that frozen pipe that burst.
00:31:58What about here?
00:31:59Here?
00:32:00Well, yes, here, in the barn.
00:32:01You could bring back the holiday dance.
00:32:03Oh, um...
00:32:04Well, why not?
00:32:05It was so much fun.
00:32:07Yeah, it's just, you know,
00:32:07organizing a dance
00:32:08for this short amount of time
00:32:09is a lot of work.
00:32:10My responsibility is here at the ranch.
00:32:12I don't think I can really
00:32:13take anything else on.
00:32:14I could do it.
00:32:15I have been attending large events
00:32:16my whole life.
00:32:17I know exactly how they're run.
00:32:19And it really, it wouldn't take much.
00:32:20The place is practically already decorated,
00:32:22just a few bits and bobs.
00:32:23And you could get live music
00:32:25and drinks and food.
00:32:27Yeah, I don't know.
00:32:28I mean, it's a lot of work.
00:32:29I would love to help.
00:32:30And plus, I can handle it all
00:32:32so as not to burden you.
00:32:33And I can also help.
00:32:35Yeah, I'm just not so sure
00:32:36about bringing the dance back, you know?
00:32:37Honey...
00:32:38Just leave it with me for a minute, okay?
00:32:42Absolutely.
00:32:45Excuse me.
00:32:49Thank you so much for offering the help.
00:32:53Hopefully he lets us bring back the dance.
00:32:56Why did it stop?
00:32:59You know what?
00:33:00It's complicated.
00:33:02I'm sure he'll tell you about it soon.
00:33:04Good thing we're getting this done
00:33:16before it gets too cold.
00:33:19You look after this place,
00:33:20it'll look after you, son.
00:33:22Yeah, I get it.
00:33:24Not real subtle, Pop.
00:33:25Well, nobody's ever accused me of that before.
00:33:27Yeah.
00:33:30You know, uh...
00:33:31Shelby asked if we could host a fundraiser
00:33:34for the volunteer firefighters in the barn.
00:33:38Maybe bring back the holiday dance.
00:33:40That's a great idea.
00:33:40I'm still thinking about it.
00:33:43Your mother and I would love that.
00:33:47You know,
00:33:48for 38 years,
00:33:50all the most important things in our lives
00:33:52have happened right here.
00:33:58Yeah, it was a great place to grow up.
00:34:00I see this place
00:34:04bringing you the same joy
00:34:07it's brought to us.
00:34:11So what's keeping you in Billings?
00:34:14I don't see you getting the same kind of joy
00:34:16out of coaching.
00:34:18I don't want to talk about it, Pop.
00:34:22You think maybe coming back here
00:34:24makes you a failure?
00:34:24Is that it?
00:34:25Okay, I get it.
00:34:26I get it.
00:34:27You thought your life was going one direction,
00:34:29ended up going another.
00:34:30That is not failing.
00:34:33The only failure
00:34:34is failure to try.
00:34:38Look.
00:34:41I just want you happy.
00:34:44I won't deny
00:34:45I want you back here at the ranch.
00:34:47More than anything.
00:34:49But the only way I want that
00:34:50is if that's what you want.
00:34:53If it brings you joy.
00:34:56Now, to me,
00:34:58it looks like it does.
00:34:59But if I'm wrong,
00:35:01I can accept that.
00:35:05What I can't accept
00:35:06is you living a life
00:35:08you're not happy in.
00:35:11It's already straight.
00:35:14Trust your instincts.
00:35:15So I heard the lighting
00:35:28of the second advent candle went well.
00:35:30It did.
00:35:31I even told a funny anecdote
00:35:33about joy.
00:35:34But it sounds like
00:35:35you have everything under control.
00:35:36I do.
00:35:38But if you're not back
00:35:40for the lighting on the 19th,
00:35:41Mother will blow her crown.
00:35:42Don't worry.
00:35:44I will be.
00:35:45So,
00:35:45how's it going over there
00:35:47at the ranch?
00:35:49Any cute cowboys?
00:35:50There's definitely
00:35:51not a shortage of those.
00:35:53Really?
00:35:53Do tell.
00:35:54Do you have a minute?
00:35:55Sure.
00:35:56Emma, give me a second.
00:35:57Everything all right?
00:35:58Victoria?
00:36:00Okay, let's do it.
00:36:02The dance?
00:36:03Yeah.
00:36:06I'm so glad you came around.
00:36:07Okay, we just have to
00:36:08figure out which night.
00:36:09How about Thursday?
00:36:10No, Festival of Lights.
00:36:12Friday?
00:36:13The 19th.
00:36:14Yeah.
00:36:15Oh, no.
00:36:16I meant to be gone.
00:36:18Oh, well,
00:36:18I'll just have to extend my stay.
00:36:20Okay, first things first,
00:36:21Poinsettias and Trigger Lights,
00:36:22we need lots of them.
00:36:23And can you please
00:36:25take a look
00:36:25at the floor plan I sketched?
00:36:27You already have a floor plan.
00:36:28I had high hopes.
00:36:30Apparently.
00:36:32This is so exciting.
00:36:35Are you sure your family
00:36:36is going to be okay with this?
00:36:37Oh, right.
00:36:38Emma?
00:36:39It's your mother.
00:36:41Oh, hello, mother.
00:36:42Hello, darling.
00:36:44What's this I hear about a dance?
00:36:46Let me explain.
00:36:48So, as you may have all heard,
00:36:50I have committed the ranch
00:36:52to hosting the holiday dance
00:36:53to raise funds
00:36:53for volunteer firefighters.
00:36:59It's very exciting.
00:37:01So, I could really use your help.
00:37:04Well, where do we start?
00:37:05Well, for the party decor,
00:37:07I thought that we could
00:37:08embrace classic Christmas
00:37:09while celebrating life
00:37:11here on the ranch.
00:37:12Like, we could turn
00:37:13old cowboy boots
00:37:15into floral centerpieces
00:37:16like this.
00:37:17Oh, amazing.
00:37:18That's lovely.
00:37:19I love those.
00:37:20And we could make
00:37:23a Christmas tree
00:37:24out of hay bales,
00:37:25dress it up
00:37:26with Christmas lights,
00:37:27and then put a big
00:37:27sheriff's star
00:37:28right on top.
00:37:29And I saw
00:37:30some old tires
00:37:31that back.
00:37:31I thought we could
00:37:32stack them up,
00:37:33paint them white,
00:37:34and turn them
00:37:34into snowmen.
00:37:35That's adorable.
00:37:38And, of course,
00:37:39at the barn entrance,
00:37:40I thought we could build
00:37:41an archway of lights
00:37:43and take two large
00:37:44nutcrackers
00:37:44and have them
00:37:45standing guard.
00:37:46Can we get
00:37:47even cowboy hats?
00:37:48Brilliant idea.
00:37:49How about line dancing?
00:37:50Oh, yes.
00:37:51That's how we met.
00:37:53Tom, do you remember?
00:37:54Do I?
00:37:56Let's make
00:37:57some Christmas magic.
00:37:58It's good.
00:38:17Coco.
00:38:22You know, you have a real gift for motivating people.
00:38:26Oh.
00:38:28It's nothing.
00:38:31Just mix some creativity and passion.
00:38:38Thank you for letting me last a year into holding the dance.
00:38:40Oh, yeah.
00:38:41You really saddled me, that one.
00:38:46How'd your family take it with you extending the trip?
00:38:50Well, my mother was displeased.
00:38:53But I promised that I'd be home for the fourth and final
00:38:57advent light.
00:38:58This is family tradition.
00:39:00So in the end, she relented.
00:39:04Good.
00:39:05It's going to be great.
00:39:08I think so.
00:39:08Yeah.
00:39:14What are you working on?
00:39:15This?
00:39:16Well, eventually, I'm hoping it's going to be a horse.
00:39:21Eventually.
00:39:21Eventually.
00:39:22Maybe.
00:39:29My father actually called me a horse when we were here.
00:39:33I think your father taught him how.
00:39:35Well, that does sound like very standard ranch activity.
00:39:39Yes.
00:39:40Ranch 101.
00:39:41I believe he sat right here under these stars as he carved and told me stories.
00:39:56He told me all about the constellations, too, but I can't remember any of them.
00:40:02Well, you see that right there?
00:40:11Mm-hmm.
00:40:12That is Pegasus, Zeus's winged steed and the only being able to reach the heavens.
00:40:18That's why people say that Pegasus is the symbol of the soul and its everlasting presence.
00:40:27I wonder if that's why horses are just so magical to be around.
00:40:31And they remind us of the connection to the souls that have moved on, but also they never
00:40:36really leave us, you know?
00:40:48I've forgotten how beautiful it is.
00:40:56I will admit, it is stunning.
00:41:02Thank you again for staying.
00:41:03Please.
00:41:04I didn't bring my cowboy boots for nothing.
00:41:06You bring those everywhere.
00:41:07They make me five foot nine.
00:41:09Besides, I didn't want to miss the sparks flying between you and Huntley.
00:41:14That is not why I decided to stay.
00:41:16Mm-hmm.
00:41:17At least it's not the only reason.
00:41:19So you meant it is a reason.
00:41:23It might be.
00:41:29I haven't let myself get this close to someone in a long time.
00:41:34It's scary.
00:41:37But this is what you needed to explore, right?
00:41:40Following your heart with no schedule, no royal pressures.
00:41:44Speaking of, have you told him that you're a princess yet?
00:41:47No, not yet.
00:41:49Why not?
00:41:51It feels like an added complication.
00:41:54Maybe yes.
00:41:55Maybe no.
00:41:57Could be a dream come true.
00:42:00Gabriel, just because I'm a princess doesn't mean I'm guaranteed a happily ever foster.
00:42:04I can't believe if I'm a princess.
00:42:07Guarantee is such a strong word.
00:42:17How's it looking?
00:42:19Looks great.
00:42:21Perfectly centered.
00:42:23how's the hatred coming it's great we're getting there wonderful looking good sammy like it i love
00:42:33it precisely as i pictured oh my silver bells it's really going along in here oh we're getting
00:42:44there we're getting there oh we never could have pulled this off if you hadn't stepped up
00:42:48it's nothing honestly thank you it's also really nice to see huntley this happy
00:42:54i mean i haven't seen him smile this much since
00:42:57well it's been a really long time
00:43:01you've brought him home in a real way oh well he's done the same for me too
00:43:08huh
00:43:10interesting
00:43:13hey victoria can i borrow you for a minute really need your help with something so i'm serious
00:43:20it is we need to cut down a tree for the dance
00:43:22oh well wouldn't it be something just to buy one no no you can't buck tradition
00:43:28now i i have so much to do i can help oh well i wouldn't want to impose
00:43:34oh not at all heart twist oh it's quite you that popcorn is for the garlands
00:43:40thought it was a little bit stale
00:43:42all right then let's go
00:43:48just tell one star to make one on the way
00:43:51suspicious
00:43:52things are getting interesting
00:43:58very
00:43:59thank you
00:44:02so uh you really didn't have to buy me this hat although it is fabulous everyone will
00:44:08definitely be jealous my pleasure it suits you so what do you say let's go cut this tree
00:44:13down i'll have you know i am somewhat our christmas tree expert really whenever i choose
00:44:18a holiday tree i select a balsam fir fragrance is effervescent nope needles fall off in a week
00:44:24blue spruce is the way to go you're joking no you can't be serious if you water a balsam
00:44:30the needles don't fall off but the needles on a blue spruce they're like pins they hurt
00:44:33yeah which is why we wear gloves strong branches holds the ornaments plus i only have to water
00:44:38it once a week regardless a blue spruce doesn't emit any fragrance christmas trees are for looking
00:44:44not for smelling oh i completely disagree
00:44:47well we are at an impasse
00:44:51agree to disagree fine i agree to disagree
00:44:56and i agree that you were wrong cowboy
00:45:03it's breathtaking yeah no place like it
00:45:12you know you're not the first person to come here looking for answers huh yeah surprised how many people find their way to us i can see why
00:45:24i can see why it's liberating being here away from the demands of daily life
00:45:31honey why did it stop the dance
00:45:38when i got scouted uh it was a couple weeks before the dance so they turned its big surprise celebration for me
00:45:48whole town was there it was amazing then i got hurt and let everybody down
00:45:55my parents couldn't do it the next year they were too busy helping with my recovery
00:45:59just embarrassing you know and when they started talking about planning for the next year i just
00:46:06i don't know i just lost it took off on a long cattle drive abandoned them the ranch
00:46:14i don't know how much that hurt them after that they just kind of stopped doing it
00:46:21i really talked about it but obviously can't help but feel like it's my fault
00:46:25i'm sorry
00:46:29are you sure you're okay with doing the dance this year
00:46:33you're okay with doing the dance this year
00:46:36yeah yeah no i feel more alive than i have in years
00:46:40me too
00:46:42no it surprises me
00:46:44you light up every room you walk into
00:46:46thank you
00:46:48it's just being here i i feel different
00:46:54yeah maybe you're not different maybe you're just finally free to be your true self
00:47:05there
00:47:06what
00:47:07that tree it's perfect
00:47:08i thought you said there
00:47:10i clearly said there
00:47:12oh
00:47:13that is a balsam
00:47:14we already talked about this
00:47:16and you were wrong
00:47:17that there is the perfect tree for the dance
00:47:19are you gonna water that tree
00:47:20twice daily
00:47:21okay you gonna pick up the needles
00:47:23Gabriel loves my new neighbor
00:47:26i love it
00:47:31better hold the ornaments
00:47:35think it's working
00:47:36get in there hang on
00:47:37a little bit more
00:47:38no no no no no
00:47:39when i push
00:47:40you pull okay
00:47:41that's what i'm doing
00:47:42it does not feel like that
00:47:43okay
00:47:44here we go
00:47:46there we go
00:47:49i think it's working
00:47:53there we go
00:47:54there we go
00:47:55there we go
00:47:56there we go
00:47:57hey you did it
00:47:58oh
00:47:59all right
00:48:04all right
00:48:05now the fun stuff
00:48:09you know what i uh i am gonna go give christmas a snack excuse me
00:48:20christmas
00:48:21yeah
00:48:22oh sorry charlie
00:48:23um
00:48:24christmas was his mother
00:48:25and uh
00:48:26favorite horse is a kid actually
00:48:28i remember christmas
00:48:30christmas
00:48:31born on the actual day
00:48:32well christmas i'm sure you're the perfect christmas present
00:48:36that was you
00:48:37i didn't realize until
00:48:40no me either
00:48:42how about a ride
00:48:43i'd love to
00:48:45how was that
00:48:49perfect
00:48:50you're a great teacher
00:48:51that was my first ride
00:48:55i know it sounds funny i just
00:48:57i kept asking my dad if you were coming back
00:49:01but i have returned
00:49:02yes you have
00:49:04i'm so sorry if i i misread
00:49:15no no i'm sorry uh
00:49:16there's something you really should know something that i have neglected to tell you
00:49:22okay are you in a relationship or
00:49:23no no it's not that uh
00:49:26how do i how do i say this um
00:49:31do you remember that that uh holiday headband game they played the night i arrived
00:49:39yeah the one where you had to be a nutcracker
00:49:42yes exactly except imagine if you were playing right now but the card in my headband had a tiara
00:49:49um so like beauty pageant
00:49:53no uh a tiara and a scepter
00:49:56a queen
00:49:57a tiny tiara
00:49:58a princess
00:49:59yes exactly
00:50:00sorry
00:50:01a princess
00:50:02are you saying that you're um
00:50:06princess
00:50:08victoria
00:50:09well my official title is her royal highness victoria theresa maria olivia eva theeson princess of zelania
00:50:16daughter of charlotte and olivier and enter the throne
00:50:19i see why you go with victoria that is um that is a mouthful but i don't understand why are you telling me this
00:50:25i should have told you sooner but
00:50:28it's just that the whole reason i came here was to get away from it all
00:50:35okay
00:50:38i'm about to take on a much larger role in my kingdom stepping into many of my mother's public duties and
00:50:44it
00:50:46there's so much weighing on me there
00:50:48the responsibilities the pressures the chaos it's it's a lot and i needed a break
00:50:55only now that i'm here
00:50:57everything that i thought i knew about myself
00:51:00it feels upside down
00:51:03except when i'm with you
00:51:05and it feels right side up
00:51:08because with you
00:51:10i feel seen for the first time in my life
00:51:14you
00:51:27oh
00:51:28oh
00:51:29oh
00:51:30oh
00:51:31what the hell are you doing
00:51:32oh
00:51:33i was just taking the cold pledge
00:51:35well it was late and i was looking for you and then i realized i was going to interrupt and i didn't want to interrupt so i was just trying to sneak away before anyone noticed
00:51:43well you would definitely notice
00:51:45big time
00:51:46well who puts a bathtub in the middle of this thing
00:51:50let's get you dried off
00:51:52i'm sorry
00:51:53it's okay
00:52:01i had a lovely time tonight
00:52:03thank you
00:52:04my pleasure
00:52:08good night
00:52:09good night
00:52:10princess
00:52:13princess
00:52:14thank you honey
00:52:27hey
00:52:28oh this looks good
00:52:29yeah
00:52:30hey yeah yeah yeah those are for the house
00:52:32oh
00:52:33things never change huh
00:52:34well listen i'd happily trade you a broken gingerbread cookie for your help
00:52:39deal
00:52:40okay
00:52:41oh
00:52:42hey i um i noticed a balsam tree in the barn
00:52:46yeah victoria insisted
00:52:48so you guys remember when i was a kid
00:52:51and i kept asking if that blonde girl was coming back
00:52:54you the one you taught to ride
00:52:56yeah that's her
00:52:57that's victoria
00:52:58no
00:52:59really
00:53:00yeah
00:53:01and here's the really crazy part
00:53:03um
00:53:04she's a princess
00:53:05oh
00:53:06i wouldn't call her a princess she's really rolled up her sleeves around here
00:53:09no no i mean she is
00:53:11actually a princess
00:53:14i mean real deal royalty
00:53:17princess victoria of zelarnia
00:53:20oh
00:53:21oh
00:53:22oh
00:53:23oh
00:53:24you know that explains a few things
00:53:27why are you two more shocked by this
00:53:31does it make a difference
00:53:33she's still the same person
00:53:35you two seem really good together
00:53:37oh come on pop
00:53:39she's a princess i'm a washed up ball player
00:53:43yeah more than that
00:53:45your career doesn't define you your character does
00:53:47you just got the stuffing kicked out of you son
00:53:50maybe you should
00:53:52get back up on the horse and
00:53:54go after the things you want
00:53:58yes well speaking of horses
00:54:00i should probably feed them
00:54:02wait
00:54:03no no it's broken
00:54:04oh
00:54:05horse metaphor really
00:54:09it's all i got
00:54:11yeah
00:54:12i missed you at breakfast
00:54:16i
00:54:18was still drying off
00:54:19oh
00:54:20it looks spectacular in here
00:54:22and i love what you did with the tree
00:54:24thank you for putting the lights on it
00:54:26morning princess
00:54:28you told her
00:54:29i told him
00:54:30you told him
00:54:31she told me
00:54:32and how do you like the tree
00:54:37i gotta admit it looks pretty good for a balsam
00:54:43and the haystack tree looks great too
00:54:46honestly i love all your ideas
00:54:48thank you
00:54:49i remembered the hay from the first holiday dance i went to and i wanted to find a fun way to incorporate it
00:54:55it's
00:54:56you know the the wooden horse that my father gave me
00:54:59sure
00:55:00well when i was
00:55:01at the dance my father hid it and
00:55:03when i found it i thought it was magic
00:55:05so
00:55:06it was the best christmas present i've ever received
00:55:09well hopefully the kids that come to the dance have the same fond memories that you do
00:55:16what if we hide toys for the kids in a haystack
00:55:19yeah it's a great idea
00:55:24listen um we kind of got interrupted last night
00:55:27so i was wondering if you would accompany me to the festival lights tomorrow night
00:55:31are you asking me on a date
00:55:33oh yes i am
00:55:34unless of course there's some kind of princess protocol i don't really know anything about
00:55:38do i have to ask the queen how does this work
00:55:40well technically my mother is a grand duchess
00:55:44think she approve
00:55:45no
00:55:46but what matters is that it's my decision
00:55:50and i would love to be your date
00:55:53well i guess we have a genuine rendezvous then
00:55:56i guess we do
00:56:13you know i have to admit i was stunned when nadie told me that we've had royalty among us
00:56:19i take that as a compliment
00:56:21i mean i was only the homecoming queen
00:56:25and i found even that to be stressful
00:56:28did honey ever tell you that he was homecoming king
00:56:30he did not
00:56:31but tell me what exactly is a homecoming king and queen
00:56:35oh it's this old high school tradition
00:56:37people get to vote on who they think should be king and queen
00:56:40somebody who's kind and energetic and basically someone that represents the values of the community
00:56:46and it's kind of silly but still it's an honor and it's really fun
00:56:51anyway ever since i found out who you are i have been dying to tell you that huntley was a homecoming king
00:56:57i'm sure he was quite a handsome king
00:57:00he was
00:57:03but you know i think he's actually more handsome now
00:57:07hello
00:57:21hey hey what's going on
00:57:22what are you doing
00:57:23nothing
00:57:24yeah nothing really what's uh what's up
00:57:26are you practicing your dance moves
00:57:28no
00:57:29uh
00:57:30yeah
00:57:31yeah
00:57:32yeah i was
00:57:33well you're looking good
00:57:35thanks
00:57:36you know shelby taught me the dance but i'm having trouble remembering the last bit
00:57:41would you mind showing me
00:57:42what do you mean a little
00:57:43stomp kick swing thingy
00:57:45is that the official term
00:57:46i'm pretty sure that is the official term
00:57:48i don't really think i'm the one to show you this dance
00:57:51oh nonsense please show me the moves
00:57:54all right well as i stated
00:57:58stomp kick swing
00:58:01then you're pointed that way and it's
00:58:03that direction
00:58:04that direction if you can hopefully so let's see it
00:58:08you got this
00:58:10all right
00:58:12chart into it
00:58:14stomp kick
00:58:15and ta-da
00:58:16nailed it
00:58:18thank you
00:58:19thank you
00:58:20thank you for allowing us to have the dance i'm really looking forward to it
00:58:24it's one of my favorite memories from my time here with my father
00:58:27i can remember like it was yesterday just dancing with him in front of the giant christmas tree
00:58:31while the band played
00:58:32that sounds like a pretty great memory
00:58:34hmm
00:58:35it is
00:58:39all right
00:58:40i am off
00:58:41oh off where to now
00:58:42just some chores
00:58:44some chores
00:58:45really
00:58:46all right
00:58:47have fun cowgirl
00:58:48i intend to
00:58:49i intend to
00:58:50i intend to
00:58:51you
00:58:52hey
00:59:04what are you doing there
00:59:06Hey, what are you doing there?
00:59:20Just a little cowgirl work.
00:59:22Really?
00:59:23I figured out why Charlie's bucket kept falling off.
00:59:26The hook for the bucket was too small, so I have attached a locking latch.
00:59:33Voila.
00:59:33I can't stop Charlie from being cheeky, but at least the water bucket will stay put.
00:59:40And you just did all this yourself?
00:59:42I did.
00:59:44Really finding your footing here.
00:59:46I am.
00:59:57Here you go, kiddo.
00:59:59You're welcome.
01:00:02Hey, you two.
01:00:03Hi, Victoria.
01:00:04Have fun tonight.
01:00:05Thanks.
01:00:08Evening.
01:00:12Good evening.
01:00:15You look great.
01:00:16Oh?
01:00:17You clean up nicely, too.
01:00:20Shall we?
01:00:21Thanks for coming with me tonight.
01:00:29It wasn't easy, F.
01:00:31This is one of the best Christmases I've had in a long time.
01:00:34Yeah, me too.
01:00:37Yeah, me too.
01:00:37Hmm.
01:00:43Your parents are adorable.
01:00:45Yeah.
01:00:46Been together forever.
01:00:48Had the ranch almost as long.
01:00:50Wow.
01:00:52Yeah, they make a good team.
01:00:54Hmm.
01:00:54But they are slowing down a bit.
01:00:58The guy wants to take my mom to see the world before they slow down too much.
01:01:02Hmm.
01:01:04Love like theirs is a rare gift.
01:01:06Hmm.
01:01:08Now, speaking of gifts, I have a surprise for you.
01:01:14For me?
01:01:14Yeah.
01:01:15Well, it inspired me.
01:01:20Come on.
01:01:26It's a starry sky.
01:01:28Like the other night?
01:01:29Yeah.
01:01:30Like the one with your father?
01:01:35Hope it's not too much.
01:01:39It's perfect.
01:01:40Victoria.
01:01:47What if we were on the same team?
01:01:50What are you talking about?
01:01:53Of course we're on the same team.
01:01:54We were selling the dots together.
01:01:56No, no.
01:01:56You know what I mean.
01:02:01Look, I understand how impractical this is.
01:02:04I looked up your country.
01:02:06It is very, very far away.
01:02:10What if we tried?
01:02:16Let me...
01:02:17No, listen to me.
01:02:18There is something here.
01:02:20And I know you feel it too.
01:02:25I don't want to lose this.
01:02:30Neither do I.
01:02:34But I just need to think about it.
01:02:36Take as much time as you need.
01:02:37Uh...
01:02:37Yeah, no.
01:02:39Of course.
01:02:42Of course.
01:02:42Yeah.
01:02:42Um...
01:02:43Take as much time as you need.
01:02:52Come on.
01:02:53Good morning.
01:03:08Good morning.
01:03:09Would you like some help?
01:03:10Yes, of course.
01:03:12Did you have fun last night?
01:03:14It was perfect.
01:03:15I am just so happy that you're having a wonderful time here.
01:03:19I mean, it's the whole reason we started this ranch.
01:03:21To give people memories that would last a lifetime.
01:03:25That is a lot of cards.
01:03:29Oh, yeah.
01:03:29Well, speaking of memories.
01:03:31I mean, I started off as a wall of cards from, you know, a few guests thanking us for having a wonderful time on the ranch.
01:03:38And then, it sort of became a tradition.
01:03:41And, um, well, I love it.
01:03:42I mean, every year when I put the cards up, I'm reminded of how much fun we've had.
01:03:48It reminds me.
01:03:50Reminds me.
01:03:52Ah, here it is.
01:03:55I think you're going to like this one.
01:03:56Jimmy and Nadine, thank you for your generous hospitality.
01:04:09The time I spent with my daughter has created memories that I will truly treasure for the rest of my life.
01:04:16You have given me a priceless Christmas gift.
01:04:22The gift of time with someone that I love.
01:04:24Grab her on your debt, Olivier.
01:04:34Thank you, Nadine.
01:04:36Of course.
01:04:37Ah, I thought you might want to keep that.
01:04:41Okay, so, let's get these decorations to the barn.
01:04:45I've got a dance to throw.
01:04:51Hey, Victoria.
01:04:52Hey, Sam.
01:04:53We need enough presents for all of the kids.
01:04:56You're splendid.
01:04:57What do you think of this for the tree topper?
01:04:59Maybe a little more to your left.
01:05:02Victoria.
01:05:04This place looks amazing.
01:05:05It's really coming together.
01:05:07So, I picked up the catering china and the candles you asked for.
01:05:11Also, I wanted to offer up another option for the top of the tree.
01:05:15Hmm.
01:05:15Did you make this?
01:05:20Yeah.
01:05:23I love it.
01:05:26Sam, what do you think about this, the tree top?
01:05:30It's so pretty.
01:05:31Yes.
01:05:33Gabriel, we have a new tree topper.
01:05:36Oh, thank goodness.
01:05:37This bow is never going to work.
01:05:38So, I know we left things unresolved last night, and while I still need to think about things,
01:05:49I don't want to waste a moment that I could be enjoying with you, worrying about the future.
01:05:55So, would you go to the dance with me?
01:05:57Are you asking me out on a date?
01:06:01Absolutely.
01:06:02Oh, very Sadie Hawkins of you.
01:06:05Who?
01:06:06Yeah, no, I'd love to.
01:06:09Pick you up, Ray.
01:06:19Who is it?
01:06:20By royal decree, all maidens are asked to attend the holiday dance.
01:06:25I'm sorry.
01:06:26Are you laughing at me right now?
01:06:30Absolutely.
01:06:34Wow.
01:06:37You look beautiful.
01:06:39You look quite handsome yourself.
01:06:46Yeah.
01:06:52Here we go!
01:06:55I think you were probably, maybe a step behind.
01:07:22Maybe it was a little.
01:07:23I'm going to bed.
01:07:29Well, I'm going to go gather the kids for the gift finding in the hay bales.
01:07:32Yeah, of course.
01:07:35I've never seen this place so alive.
01:07:37Oh, and looking so festive.
01:07:39Yeah, I know.
01:07:39Yeah.
01:07:40Um, look, I am so sorry that I soured this for everyone for so long.
01:07:45And thank you, guys.
01:07:47Thank you for bringing me back here.
01:07:51All right, children.
01:07:53When I say go, you're going to start looking for a special surprise in the hay.
01:07:58Now, there's one surprise for each of you, so look for the one with your name on it.
01:08:02Yes.
01:08:03Okay?
01:08:04Okay.
01:08:05Ready?
01:08:06Yes.
01:08:07Steady?
01:08:08Go!
01:08:09Oh, did you find it?
01:08:10There you go.
01:08:12Oh, oh.
01:08:13Thank you so much.
01:08:14Best Christmas ever.
01:08:15You're very welcome.
01:08:16Thanks.
01:08:17I want to introduce you, but I don't know where.
01:08:18Ah, there he is.
01:08:19Hey.
01:08:20Huntley, this dance is amazing.
01:08:22I want to introduce you to Peter.
01:08:23He's one of the volunteer firefighters.
01:08:24Great to meet you.
01:08:25Thank you for everything you do for our community.
01:08:26Really.
01:08:27Nice to meet you, too.
01:08:28Thank you so much for putting this on for us.
01:08:29It really helps us out.
01:08:31But that lady right there, that is the one you should be thanking.
01:08:33She is the mastermind behind all of this.
01:08:34She is the mastermind behind all of this.
01:08:35She is the mastermind behind all of this.
01:08:36She is the mastermind behind all of this.
01:08:37Best Christmas ever.
01:08:38Best Christmas ever.
01:08:39Best Christmas ever.
01:08:40You're very welcome.
01:08:41Thanks.
01:08:42I want to introduce you, but I don't know where.
01:08:43Ah, there he is.
01:08:44You're the mastermind behind all of this.
01:08:45It's true.
01:08:46Oh, well.
01:08:47I'll be sure to thank her.
01:08:48Have a Merry Christmas.
01:08:49Merry Christmas.
01:08:50Merry Christmas.
01:08:51Merry Christmas.
01:08:52It is so great to have you back on the ranch.
01:08:53Yeah.
01:08:54You know, you and Victoria make a pretty great team.
01:08:57Hm.
01:08:58Merry Christmas.
01:08:59Merry Christmas.
01:09:00Merry Christmas.
01:09:01It is so great to have you back on the ranch.
01:09:03Yeah.
01:09:08You know, you and Victoria make a pretty great team.
01:09:13Hm.
01:09:27May I have this dance?
01:09:30Well, you're in luck.
01:09:31A dance card is an opening.
01:09:40So?
01:09:41Everything you'd hoped for?
01:09:43No.
01:09:44Hm.
01:09:45So much more.
01:09:47Hm.
01:09:48Pretty much every Christmas wish I've ever had was granted tonight.
01:09:53But one.
01:09:57So Shelby told me that you were homecoming king.
01:10:00Oh.
01:10:01So embarrassing.
01:10:02Why didn't you tell me you were also part of a royal family?
01:10:05I don't know.
01:10:06I never really understood all that homecoming stuff.
01:10:09Hm.
01:10:10You were really, really,
01:10:13As you bask in the glow of the season.
01:10:20Bask in the glow of the season.
01:10:26Frost on the window.
01:10:28My kind of view.
01:10:30Christmas tree lights ain't got nothing on you
01:10:36There's joy and there's peace
01:10:39What if we had a homecoming king and queen?
01:10:42I don't think I can go through that again.
01:10:44Well, don't worry about this, cowboy. I wasn't talking about you.
01:10:59Hello.
01:11:00Can I have everyone's attention, please?
01:11:04Thank you all for being here and for making tonight such a special evening.
01:11:10The holiday dance is one of my formative memories,
01:11:13so being able to bring it back this year has brought me so much joy.
01:11:17Now, I hear tell of an American tradition,
01:11:21the homecoming king and queen.
01:11:24So I thought that we could start our own tradition here tonight.
01:11:28So, by the power vested in me as Her Royal Highness Victoria Teresa Maria Olivia Eva Thiessen,
01:11:36Princess of Zelania, daughter of Charlotte and Olivier, and heir to the throne,
01:11:41I hereby crown Sam and Mike Blanchard as our holiday dance king and queen.
01:11:52Milady?
01:11:53May I have this dance?
01:11:58Yes.
01:12:10I see what you did there.
01:12:12Did I work?
01:12:13Oh, absolutely.
01:12:14Can we talk outside just for a minute?
01:12:23Sure.
01:12:31Did you see Sam's face?
01:12:36She is going to remember that for the rest of her life.
01:12:38That tradition has to say, if you're here next year, you...
01:12:40I will be here.
01:12:41I'm going to be here all year, not just Christmas.
01:12:44Really?
01:12:45Yeah.
01:12:46Yeah, I want to be here.
01:12:48I want to be with my family.
01:12:50I want to be with you.
01:12:52Whatever that looks like.
01:12:56Let me, I...
01:12:57I want that too.
01:13:00Well, I can't...
01:13:05I can't ask you to leave your family.
01:13:10Or this place.
01:13:13And I can't abandon my family or my duties.
01:13:16No, I would never ask you to leave your family or stop being a princess.
01:13:20No, I know you're not asking me to, but I...
01:13:25The time we've shared...
01:13:27It's freed me.
01:13:30It's changed me.
01:13:33And you'll always hold a dear peace in my heart.
01:13:37Huntley, I...
01:13:39If I ever came to you, would you come around?
01:13:57If I ever let you in, would you let me down?
01:14:06If I ran up to your garden, unplanted roots deep in the ground.
01:14:13If I ever came to you, would you come around?
01:14:18Merry Christmas.
01:14:19If I ever came to you, would you come around?
01:14:26If the winter winds left magic all around?
01:14:33If we a little of lived to sleep, would the stars come falling down?
01:14:40If I ever came to you, would you come around?
01:14:45Because you're my high soul...
01:14:50In the valley...
01:14:52You ready to go home?
01:14:54Sell you the fly of my eyes...
01:14:56I don't know.
01:14:57In the snow...
01:14:59Do you want to say goodbye?
01:15:01Through the darkest night, I could hold you...
01:15:05I'm not sure I want goodbye to be our last memory.
01:15:09Please never let me go...
01:15:12Oh, if I ever came to you, would you come around?
01:15:21If I let you in, I'll let you lay me down.
01:15:28Oh, would you know me better than I've ever known myself?
01:15:35If I ever came to you, would you come around?
01:15:42She's gone, son.
01:15:50She forgot this.
01:16:05So, once the public has entered, Mother and I will stand aside,
01:16:09and you will give the opening remarks and light the candle.
01:16:12I thought you prepared my own speech.
01:16:14Huh.
01:16:16Being away has given you a newfound confidence.
01:16:20Thank you for allowing me the time to attend the ranch.
01:16:23You would do the same for me.
01:16:27Oh.
01:16:30Let's move this to the other side.
01:16:31Is everything all right?
01:16:47Oh.
01:16:48Yes, I...
01:16:49I just remembered something that I left behind.
01:16:52Mother.
01:16:54Oh, Mother.
01:16:56Darling.
01:16:57Mother.
01:16:58Welcome home.
01:17:00And, uh, was the dance everything you wanted it to be?
01:17:04Oh, it was everything and more.
01:17:07Much, much more, if you count the cowboy.
01:17:10Mother.
01:17:11I mentioned that to you in confidence.
01:17:13And I told that to you in confidence.
01:17:15Well, I...
01:17:20The cowboy's name is Huntley.
01:17:21Hmm?
01:17:22He's the proprietor's son.
01:17:24Oh, I see.
01:17:26And, uh, will he be visiting any time soon?
01:17:30Oh, no, no.
01:17:32Uh, I'm so busy here with my duties,
01:17:35and he is now taking over the ranch, so...
01:17:39I've missed you both dearly.
01:17:41Victoria, I can see that being away has been good for you.
01:17:46Forgive the interruption.
01:17:47The guests have arrived.
01:17:52Hello.
01:17:53Welcome.
01:17:58Merry Christmas, everyone.
01:18:01It is an honor to be back for the final lighting.
01:18:04And for what I consider to be
01:18:07the most important advent candle.
01:18:09The one that represents love.
01:18:21If you'll excuse me, I...
01:18:25I had a speech prepared, but...
01:18:28I'd like to speak from the heart.
01:18:33At this time of year,
01:18:34we're surrounded by Christmas cheer and love.
01:18:38Love that takes many forms, old and new.
01:18:44Love of the family.
01:18:47Love of community.
01:18:50And even love that...
01:18:53...stands the test of time.
01:18:54It has...
01:18:57...resilience.
01:18:58But I think the love that fills us the most...
01:19:04...is the love that...
01:19:06...you never expect.
01:19:09The love that surprises us.
01:19:15My wish...
01:19:16...my one Christmas wish...
01:19:19...is that everyone could experience that kind of love.
01:19:23...is that everyone could experience that kind of love.
01:19:43Oh, Christmas.
01:19:43I know you're hungry.
01:19:44Are you still making that same mistake?
01:19:46...the name's Charlie.
01:19:52Hi.
01:19:54Hi.
01:19:58You're back.
01:19:59Well, I heard you were a popular Christmas destination.
01:20:05That's true.
01:20:07You know, one time we had a real live Princess stay here.
01:20:10Really?
01:20:12Brought back the holiday dance, too.
01:20:14...a maverick.
01:20:15A maverick.
01:20:16Yeah.
01:20:17She even insisted in cutting down a balsam fir.
01:20:21Sounds a bit presumptuous.
01:20:22It was a little bit, yeah.
01:20:24But, um...
01:20:25...in her defense...
01:20:26...was the perfect tree.
01:20:28Well...
01:20:29...she sounds like the most amazing person ever.
01:20:33She was.
01:20:35I was devastated when she left.
01:20:38I'm sure she felt the same way, too.
01:20:41What are you doing here?
01:20:42Well, I realized I forgot my wooden tree topper.
01:20:45No.
01:20:49But more importantly...
01:20:52...I realized that I was running from the one thing I want most.
01:20:59What, are you giving up your title, or...?
01:21:02Not exactly.
01:21:03...as it happens, there is someone better suited for the role...
01:21:06...my sister.
01:21:13So you stay?
01:21:14Well, I'd like to.
01:21:18For the first time...
01:21:19...in as long as I can remember...
01:21:20...I know who I am and what I want.
01:21:23And what I want...
01:21:24...is to be here with you...
01:21:27...as a team.
01:21:28Thank you, amen.
01:21:31ORGAN PLAYS
01:22:01Merry Christmas, everyone.
01:22:07Merry Christmas.
01:22:11It's about time.
01:22:12Huntley, this is my family.
01:22:14Uh, hello, your royalness is...
01:22:16Merry Christmas.
01:22:18Pleasure to meet you, Huntley.
01:22:19Well, it's great to meet you both.
01:22:20And Emma, congrats on taking the reins.
01:22:22Thank you, my mixtatic daughter.
01:22:25And I'm guessing you two knew about this, hmm?
01:22:28Um, maybe.
01:22:29If the horseshoe fits, that's what I thought.
01:22:33Well, you must be so hungry.
01:22:35Oh, I'm famished.
01:22:36Well, let's eat.
01:22:37Right this way.
01:22:40Now, I hope you're ready for some cackleberries, overland trout, and hot rocks.
01:22:44What in the world is that?
01:22:45Eggs, bacon, and biscuits.
01:22:47That sounds love.
01:22:48Is there any cream for the coffee?
01:22:50Oh, yeah, the cow's outside.
01:22:52Oh, no, I'm one of them.
01:22:53He's joking.
01:22:58Who would have thought the Christmas crusher would become my Christmas crush?
01:23:02Are you saying you have a crush on me?
01:23:04Maybe a little bit.
01:23:08Merry Christmas, princess.
01:23:10Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:11Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:12Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:13Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:13Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:14Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:14Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:15Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:15Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:16Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:16Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:17Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:17Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:18Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:18Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:19Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:20Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:21Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:22Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:23Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:24Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:25Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:26Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:27Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:28Merry Christmas, cowboy.
01:23:29Merry Christmas, cowboy.
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