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Best Christmas movies
Welcome to Christmas Movie – Your Home for Christmas holidays!
Celebrate the magic of the holiday season all year long with our collection of festive Christmas films! Whether you love heartwarming family tales, classic holiday romances, or exciting holiday adventures, we have something for everyone. From timeless favorites to hidden gems, every movie is full of Christmas spirit, joy, and wonder.
#christmas #movie #joy #cinema
Welcome to Christmas Movie – Your Home for Christmas holidays!
Celebrate the magic of the holiday season all year long with our collection of festive Christmas films! Whether you love heartwarming family tales, classic holiday romances, or exciting holiday adventures, we have something for everyone. From timeless favorites to hidden gems, every movie is full of Christmas spirit, joy, and wonder.
#christmas #movie #joy #cinema
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00:00:00DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW
00:00:20A ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
00:00:23O'R THE FIELDS WE GO
00:00:25LAUGHING ALL THE WAY
00:00:28BELLS ON BOBTAILS MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT
00:00:33WHAT FUN IT IS TO LAUGH AND SING
00:00:36SLEIGHING SOMETHING LIKE OLD JINGLE BELLS
00:00:40JINGLE BELLS JINGLE ALL THE WAY
00:00:44OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE IN ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH
00:00:49Marie, my angel editor, did you enjoy the meal?
00:00:52Oh, so delicious Chef Marcel.
00:00:54Thank you so much for the VIP treatment.
00:00:56Thank you for making my cookbook a bestseller.
00:00:59Look, we are featured on Epicurious.
00:01:01Amazing. Bravo.
00:01:03I will send over coffee and dessert.
00:01:05You will love it. Merry Christmas.
00:01:08Well, you certainly made his Christmas wish come true.
00:01:11One of the perks of being an editor for non-fiction.
00:01:14You get to eat at New York City's hottest pop-up. Cheers.
00:01:17Here I thought you were buttering me up so you could bail on my Christmas party.
00:01:21Once upon a time you were the Christmas queen.
00:01:26Do you remember that one year you made the doorman cry?
00:01:29I think he had allergies.
00:01:30You made him his late mother's Christmas strudel.
00:01:33He was full on bawling.
00:01:35My point is, you loved Christmas.
00:01:39And you made it magical for everyone.
00:01:41Uh, the last Christmas I tried to make magical, I foolishly assumed that the love of my life was proposing to me.
00:01:47And then he broke my heart, so I learned the hard way.
00:01:51Magic only exists in fairy tales, not in real life.
00:01:54Clark was four years ago.
00:01:56I think it's time you put a little Christmas magic back into your life.
00:02:00Are you conspiring with my mother?
00:02:02What?
00:02:03She's been texting me all day. Look at this.
00:02:06Every Christmas tree lot in the entire city.
00:02:09Well, maybe you should get a tree.
00:02:12It might restore your faith in Christmas.
00:02:14I had faith that non-fiction was temporary.
00:02:17A few months tops, and here I am two years later.
00:02:21With a successful Christmas cookbook, I have a hard time thinking that Henry will ever let me be in charge of fiction again.
00:02:27Fiction is your forte, and deep down Henry knows that too.
00:02:30You found the great J.P. Presley. It's your passion.
00:02:34Yeah, well my passion is running on empty.
00:02:36You have to chase a dream, right?
00:02:38Yeah, but now's your chance.
00:02:40Behind you.
00:02:41Andy and Marie, huh?
00:02:44Nice.
00:02:45Isn't this place fantastic?
00:02:46Cookbook is a success. Sales are soaring.
00:02:49Don't you just love Christmas?
00:02:50Oh, we do.
00:02:51In fact, Marie was just telling me about a great new idea she has.
00:02:56It's just a strategic idea for next quarter, but I can talk about it tomorrow.
00:03:02Okay, great. We'll have a meeting in the morning.
00:03:05Have a wonderful evening, ladies.
00:03:07Could you have been any more vague?
00:03:10I need time to prepare. And besides, I feel like I'm setting myself up for disappointment.
00:03:14Ask him by Christmas. That gives you two weeks to muster up the courage.
00:03:19And then you can buy a tree.
00:03:21Think of it like a giant air freshener.
00:03:24Peace on Earth aromatherapy.
00:03:27Here you are.
00:03:28It's a sign.
00:03:30And for you. Enjoy.
00:03:33Thanks.
00:03:41Henry, as you know, I have put my heart and soul into this company.
00:03:44And I love writing more than anything.
00:03:47And I want to be put back on fiction.
00:03:50I feel like that is my strong suit, and...
00:03:53Already getting gifts.
00:03:55Santa must like you.
00:03:57Oh. Santa's my mom.
00:03:59Cool.
00:04:01No, not literally. Like, she sent me presents.
00:04:04How long have you been standing here?
00:04:05Not long.
00:04:07I'm Nate.
00:04:09Marie.
00:04:10I've seen you around, so it's nice to finally put a name to the face.
00:04:13Nice to meet you.
00:04:15It's my first Christmas in New York.
00:04:18You from here?
00:04:19Uh, yeah. Albany.
00:04:21I mean, my parents still live there.
00:04:23I'm from Florida.
00:04:24I see my town decorates palm trees instead of pine trees.
00:04:26Well, there's practically a Christmas tree on every corner here.
00:04:29Welcome to New York.
00:04:36I was hoping for more blankets of snow than slush.
00:04:38I've always wanted a white Christmas.
00:04:40Every year I would ask Santa for snow, but the closest that I ever got was one of those...
00:04:43Snoopy snow cone makers.
00:04:46What about you? What do you want?
00:04:48What do I want?
00:04:49For Christmas.
00:04:51Honestly, if I could have my neighbor turn down that corny Christmas music, I would be really grateful.
00:04:57And do you know your neighbors?
00:04:59Not really. It's a big building.
00:05:01That's one thing I miss most of small towns.
00:05:03You know, I consider Sinatra to be classy and classic, not corny.
00:05:08You must have some pretty high standards.
00:05:10I'm sorry. I just, um, the walls are thin and I...
00:05:14Not a fan of Christmas music?
00:05:16I mean, it just all starts sounding the same.
00:05:18Maybe switch it up a little?
00:05:20With a song from this decade?
00:05:22Well, if you have any more special requests, you can just put them on my door.
00:05:25Okay.
00:05:29Hi, Sammy.
00:05:30Oh, I missed you, buddy.
00:05:32I owe you a treat.
00:05:39Come here.
00:05:40Good boy.
00:05:41Here you go.
00:05:47Seriously?
00:06:01Oh, hi, honey.
00:06:03Hi, Mom.
00:06:04Can you see me?
00:06:05I can. You can stop waving.
00:06:07Oh, good. Did you get the mail?
00:06:09I did, yeah. Thanks for the early Christmas gifts.
00:06:11Open it.
00:06:13Shouldn't I wait for Christmas?
00:06:14No, no, no. This is important.
00:06:16Okay. All right. I'm gonna put you down for a sec, all right?
00:06:18Okay, honey.
00:06:19All right.
00:06:22She's gonna open it now.
00:06:23Okay.
00:06:24She looks nice. I think she was out.
00:06:25Oh.
00:06:26Fingers crossed she was on a date.
00:06:28Not a date. Sorry to disappoint.
00:06:30Oh, uh, your father was just asking...
00:06:33What?
00:06:34I thought...
00:06:36Did you open it?
00:06:37This is why you wanted me to get a tree?
00:06:39To hang one ornament?
00:06:41Read the note.
00:06:43No.
00:06:49Okay.
00:06:55An angel from Christmas past, hang her high to receive the magic that she casts.
00:07:01That's Aurora. Remember? When you were young, you always made sure she was the first decoration on the tree. You swore she was the only one who could cast Christmas magic.
00:07:13Yeah, that's because I imagined that she was responsible for the Northern Lights.
00:07:17You were always so creative. Oh, come on, honey. Don't ruin the fun. Give her a chance. Do it because you love your mother.
00:07:26And father.
00:07:28Yeah, for us.
00:07:29Okay, fine. I'll put her up on the shelf.
00:07:32Okay, that's fine for now.
00:07:35Oh, honey, I've gotta go. It's a Wonderful Life is starting. I love you.
00:07:40All right, I love you.
00:07:41Bye-bye.
00:07:42Okay, bye.
00:07:43Bye.
00:07:44Bye.
00:07:48So what do you think?
00:07:51I mean, she'll never stop nagging us if we don't put her up somewhere.
00:07:56She is beautiful.
00:08:05Okay, Aurora. If you still have some magic left in you, how about convincing Henry for that transfer?
00:08:21Oh, and could you send me a sign that happy endings still exist, not just in fairy tales, but in real life, too?
00:08:30And if you could help me with that, that would be great.
00:08:33Come on. Let's go. Good night. Good night, night.
00:08:42So join our journey there.
00:08:57Oh, hey, Marie. I was just gonna drop this at your door. It says fragile. Not much room in the box. Merry Christmas.
00:09:03Thanks. I'll see you about that.
00:09:13These numbers are fantastic. We actually went up in hardback sales, which is a miracle in this e-book age.
00:09:32Thank you. I included a note area and page markers in the cookbook. Purists love it.
00:09:40Well, that's why you're our best.
00:09:42How are you, Owen?
00:09:43Henry, I've been thinking and, um, I went out of nonfiction.
00:09:51Come again?
00:09:52The last two years, I've worked really hard to relaunch the nonfiction department. The numbers show that I've succeeded.
00:09:59But finding great stories and developing brilliant authors, that is what my passion is.
00:10:04J.P. Presley's book is still in the top sellers and I championed him when everybody else passed.
00:10:11I need a challenge and that's not happening with books like better business with Bitcoin.
00:10:26Well, did you ask?
00:10:29He said yes.
00:10:30Under one condition. I'm the story editor for our next non-fictional book, not the department.
00:10:37I mean, he agrees I'm a valuable team player and he supports me, but I can't abandon nonfiction. Not yet. I've got to prove myself. Again.
00:10:46One book today, department tomorrow. What's important is that you're moving in the right direction.
00:10:51I'm so proud of you.
00:10:53Yeah, it's like, something pushed me.
00:10:55What?
00:11:00Nothing. Nothing. Uh, you're right. Let's go celebrate. Do you want to go grab lunch?
00:11:05Oh, I wish I could. We're partnering with St. Ambrose and their toy drive this winter.
00:11:10Uh, so I have to go take pictures of the pediatric ward for the press release.
00:11:13Christmas presents.
00:11:14I know. It's courtesy of my mother.
00:11:19It's definitely not a Christmas tree.
00:11:21What does Linda have in store for you to bring you back into the Christmas spirit?
00:11:26I don't know.
00:11:27It's definitely festive.
00:11:28Kind of weird.
00:11:29It's kinda weird.
00:11:33Remember when Santa didn't miss us despite your broken wrists?
00:11:36Thanks to a pinch of Christmas cheer, we happily celebrated another year.
00:11:42Hm.
00:11:43Remember when Santa didn't miss us despite your broken wrist?
00:11:52Thanks to a pinch of Christmas cheer, we happily celebrated another year.
00:11:59So when I was a little girl, my cousin and I were playing out in the snow on Christmas Eve,
00:12:04and I slipped and broke my wrist.
00:12:08And I spent the entire night in the ER, and we were so scared.
00:12:13That Santa would forget about us, and not come to our home because we weren't in our bed.
00:12:18The nurses may need this.
00:12:22Said if you sprinkled some Christmas cheer and hung the ornament on the tree,
00:12:26that Santa would remember to come back and deliver our gifts.
00:12:33That was a long time ago.
00:12:36It's like a prescription for Christmas magic.
00:12:39Yeah, something silly like that.
00:12:43Wait, this is a sign.
00:12:45Hear me out.
00:12:47I'm going to the hospital.
00:12:48You should come with.
00:12:50And sit in the ER?
00:12:53It's not enough talking about my Christmas past.
00:12:55You want me to relive it?
00:12:56No.
00:12:56Visit the pediatric ward with me.
00:12:58We're coordinating the toy drive.
00:13:00You've been in the kids' shoes before.
00:13:02Maybe your story will give them some hope that Santa Claus always remembers a Christmas wish.
00:13:11But when you put it like that...
00:13:14For the record, I'm only going for the kids.
00:13:20Proof that Santa always delivers.
00:13:22Dr. Eichel.
00:13:31Right this way, ladies.
00:13:34And feel free to take all the photos you need.
00:13:36Great.
00:13:36Thanks.
00:13:37Sure.
00:13:37Do you mind if I take a look inside?
00:13:50You're my guest.
00:13:59Hey.
00:14:00What are you reading?
00:14:02A Wrinkle in Time.
00:14:03Oh, that's one of my favorites.
00:14:05Mine, too.
00:14:06I've read it four times.
00:14:08Four?
00:14:09Wow, you really are a fan.
00:14:11I love to read.
00:14:12It helps me forget about things.
00:14:17I love to read, too.
00:14:19Hi, I'm Marie.
00:14:21Skylar, what's that on your hands?
00:14:25Oh.
00:14:27It's a little Christmas cheer from my ornament.
00:14:32See?
00:14:33You know Santa?
00:14:42Uh, yeah.
00:14:43Uh, sort of.
00:14:44If I told you my Christmas wish, could you make sure Santa gets it?
00:14:49I'd do it myself, but it's not easy getting around.
00:14:52When do you get to go home?
00:14:54Not sure.
00:14:55I tore my leg pretty bad in gymnastics.
00:15:00What do you want for Christmas?
00:15:02I wish I had more books.
00:15:05Done.
00:15:05I will deliver the message myself.
00:15:07Could you ask Santa if he could get me a race car?
00:15:10Uh, sure.
00:15:14Are there any other Christmas wishes?
00:15:17Oh.
00:15:19Hey, where'd you disappear to?
00:15:20I was just chatting with some kids.
00:15:23I have an idea.
00:15:25What if we made ornaments with the kids' pictures on them and wrote their Christmas wishes on the back?
00:15:29That's a great idea.
00:15:30Then we could hang them on the company's Christmas tree and the staff will know exactly what to donate.
00:15:34We can call it the giving tree.
00:15:37You have perfected the toy drive.
00:15:40What, did the kids spark a little Christmas magic in you?
00:15:44I just don't want them to miss out because they're in the hospital.
00:15:46That's all.
00:15:47And besides, we are conducting a toy drive.
00:15:49We might as well give them exactly what they want, right?
00:15:51Right.
00:15:52Listen, I need to take some more pictures.
00:15:54Can you keep writing down wishes for Santa?
00:15:56Yeah.
00:15:57Though you might need a notepad.
00:15:59Yeah.
00:16:05Excuse me?
00:16:08Well, hello, neighbor.
00:16:10Hi.
00:16:11Sorry, but I have no control over the music here.
00:16:14I deserve that.
00:16:16And what are you doing at our hospital?
00:16:17Will you just come here to yell bah humbug?
00:16:19Good one.
00:16:20No, actually, I came here to bring gifts.
00:16:23I work at Lion's Run Publishing.
00:16:26So you're coordinating the toy drive.
00:16:29Oh, wow.
00:16:30I can hardly notice the shock in your eyes.
00:16:32I'm actually making a list for Santa.
00:16:34A list that's a little too long for this piece of paper.
00:16:36Allow me.
00:16:38Here.
00:16:39Perfect, thanks.
00:16:41I noticed that the bookshelves in the rec room are a little sparse.
00:16:45Yeah, I've put in some requests for more books, but they just don't seem to have it in the budget.
00:16:48Got all the pictures for the ornaments.
00:16:51Oh, mind interrupting?
00:16:52Oh, no.
00:16:53I was just chatting with my neighbor, Nate.
00:16:54He lives down the hall.
00:16:55Oh, hi.
00:16:56Hey, Mandy.
00:16:57Hey.
00:16:58Did you just move in?
00:16:59No, I moved here six months ago.
00:17:00Came here for work.
00:17:01Oh.
00:17:01Wait, six months ago?
00:17:02How have we never met?
00:17:04Yeah, you should probably look up from your phone every now and then.
00:17:06So, you're making ornaments?
00:17:11Each ornament will have a picture on the front and a wish list on the back.
00:17:15Race idea.
00:17:16Show me your ornament.
00:17:18Mom.
00:17:18Oh.
00:17:21This is cute.
00:17:26Her mom is sending her ornaments from Christmas past to get her back into the holiday spirit
00:17:31and hopefully get a tree.
00:17:33Wait, you don't have a tree?
00:17:34No.
00:17:34Not yet.
00:17:35Nope.
00:17:35It's Christmas.
00:17:36How can you not have a tree?
00:17:36See?
00:17:37He gets it.
00:17:38Okay, you know that complex across our street?
00:17:40They just put up a massive tree and the lights glare through my window, so I see Christmas
00:17:43every time I look up.
00:17:44I'm good.
00:17:45Point made.
00:17:46Mm-hmm.
00:17:46Not a fan of the holiday?
00:17:47Someone must have really rained on your Christmas parade, huh?
00:17:49That's me, so I should get going.
00:17:56Bye.
00:18:00Come on, don't hold it against him.
00:18:02He didn't know.
00:18:04He seems really sweet.
00:18:05You should get to know him better.
00:18:06No, I can't date a neighbor.
00:18:09Besides, if it didn't work out, how awkward would it be around the mailbox?
00:18:12Or even worse, the elevator.
00:18:14I would have to move.
00:18:15Love is worth the risk.
00:18:17Not when you're in rent control.
00:18:19Besides, he's a bit too idealistic for me.
00:18:23Exactly.
00:18:25No.
00:18:27Okay.
00:18:40Hey.
00:18:41I was going to leave you known.
00:18:43I'm really sorry if I offended you earlier.
00:18:46You bought me a tree?
00:18:50Peace offering.
00:18:51And I read in a medical journal that ornaments filled with Christmas cheer need pine branches
00:18:55to work.
00:18:57Well, a wreath would have been a lot more practical.
00:18:59Yeah, but there's no fun in practical.
00:19:00So, I suppose I have to keep this?
00:19:06Yes, ma'am.
00:19:08Okay.
00:19:09Well, my mother's going to be thrilled.
00:19:11Good.
00:19:12But I hope it brings you a little Christmas magic as well.
00:19:16Well, thank you.
00:19:18Good night.
00:19:18No, I'm good.
00:19:19Got it.
00:19:21Good night.
00:19:22Good night.
00:19:23Good night.
00:19:37Watch out.
00:19:44Wait.
00:19:45Sammy, Sammy, no.
00:19:47Nope, that's not for you.
00:19:57Okay.
00:19:58Fine.
00:20:11Oh, my mom will kill me if I break this.
00:20:14There we go.
00:20:22There we go.
00:20:26Don't worry.
00:20:26It's not going to be like the monstrosity across the street.
00:20:33It's late.
00:20:40It's fine.
00:20:41It's only going to be for a few weeks.
00:20:44It's fine.
00:20:45It's fine.
00:20:46It's fine.
00:20:46It's fine.
00:20:58Another package.
00:21:00Thanks.
00:21:05Dad would read poems by the fire, and hope and dreams he would inspire.
00:21:10Remember your favorite quote by Emily, and always dwell in possibility.
00:21:16Oh, so sweet.
00:21:18My dad gave me that ornament when I was in college.
00:21:21Oh.
00:21:22Emily Dickinson's still my favorite.
00:21:25Mom's really going for it, huh?
00:21:27I have to admit she's really tugging at those heartstrings.
00:21:30Getting a little emotional here.
00:21:31I apologize if I'm interrupting, but I was in the neighborhood.
00:21:35Are you kidding?
00:21:36Come in.
00:21:38Oh.
00:21:40So nice to see you, JP.
00:21:43I'll leave so you two can catch up.
00:21:45No, I didn't mean to run you off.
00:21:46Oh, no, no.
00:21:47I have office manager duties planning the Lions Run Christmas party.
00:21:50Oh, good.
00:21:51I am coming this year.
00:21:52Amazing.
00:21:53It's fantastic.
00:21:55We'll see you there.
00:21:56Okay.
00:21:57Bye.
00:21:59Sit.
00:21:59Come in.
00:22:01So, are you in the city for Christmas?
00:22:03Ah, yes, yes.
00:22:05L.A. feels like summer, and I prefer snow at Christmas.
00:22:09Nobody celebrates like New York.
00:22:10My wife loves the shopping.
00:22:13Okay, here's some news.
00:22:15I'm officially moving back to fiction.
00:22:18I mean, it's still in the process.
00:22:20It's one book at a time, but...
00:22:22That is wonderful.
00:22:24So, for my next book, you'll be my editor?
00:22:27Well, you have to finish it first.
00:22:29Well, what can I say?
00:22:30The TV show keeps me busy.
00:22:33Well, you can't forget your literary roots.
00:22:35Never.
00:22:36Never.
00:22:37But I have been thinking, you know, about different ideas, new directions.
00:22:46Anything you want to share?
00:22:49Maybe later.
00:22:50Oh.
00:22:51I see.
00:22:54So, you haven't given up on Christmas?
00:22:57It's my mother's attempt at pulling me back in.
00:23:00She keeps sending me these ornaments.
00:23:02It's like a journey down memory lane.
00:23:04That's good.
00:23:05Memories build the bridge between our minds and heart, and they should be preserved like
00:23:10treasured keepsakes.
00:23:11That's good.
00:23:13You need to remember that for your next book.
00:23:17You love Christmas.
00:23:19Marie, why do you keep turning your back on it?
00:23:24I mean, you know why.
00:23:26The NYU fellow, the one whose podcast you forbid me to go on.
00:23:31Unfortunately, Christmas spirit can't heal a broken heart.
00:23:33And besides, I find it so much easier to not get caught up in the Christmas drama.
00:23:41I just can't get past how he made me feel.
00:23:44You must let go.
00:23:47Use that energy for something positive.
00:23:49I don't think that's possible.
00:23:54The possible slow fuse is lit by the imagination.
00:24:01Emily Dickinson.
00:24:08I mean, it looks kind of weird without the lights, but baby steps, right?
00:24:16Hi, honey.
00:24:33Hi, Mom.
00:24:34Did you get the packages?
00:24:35I did, yeah.
00:24:37You really don't have to keep sending these things.
00:24:40So when are you going to get a tree?
00:24:42Oh, oh, you already did.
00:24:45Alex, come and see the tree.
00:24:48I can't see anything.
00:24:49Okay, hold on.
00:24:53Can you see it?
00:24:54Oh, why is it so bare?
00:24:57Because I have, like, three ornaments.
00:24:59Well, didn't you get the box?
00:25:01What box?
00:25:02Alex, where did you send the box?
00:25:05To her apartment.
00:25:06Honey, obviously it's not there.
00:25:09You had one job.
00:25:11I mean, I wrote the address in perfect pen.
00:25:13Okay, I gotta go.
00:25:14Mom, why don't you call me?
00:25:14Actually, no, you know what?
00:25:15Text me when you find it, okay?
00:25:17All right.
00:25:18Okay, love you.
00:25:18Bye.
00:25:21Delivery man got the wrong apartment.
00:25:23I hope you don't mind, but I signed for it.
00:25:24I figured it would just be easier if I brought it over myself.
00:25:26You just saved my father an earful from my mom.
00:25:29Always happy to be the hero.
00:25:31I suspect that that is more ornaments.
00:25:33Hero and detective.
00:25:34You're just a jack of all trades.
00:25:36Yeah, you know, you're gonna have to be in my line of work.
00:25:41That's the, uh, tree.
00:25:43That's good.
00:25:45Do you want to come in and see?
00:25:47Sure.
00:25:53Who's this little buddy?
00:25:55That's Sam.
00:25:56I call him Sammy.
00:25:58My dog growing up, his name was Sam.
00:26:00Really?
00:26:01Yeah, all the best friends are.
00:26:03Just ask Frodo Baggins.
00:26:04You read fantasy novels?
00:26:06I'm not so much of a big reader, but I love movies and shows.
00:26:09You know, put on a Lord of the Rings marathon, big tub of popcorn.
00:26:12I'm all in.
00:26:14Did I interrupt your decorating?
00:26:17Uh, no.
00:26:19I'm actually done.
00:26:22All right, well, maybe this will add something.
00:26:25All right, let's see what we have in here.
00:26:30A Christmas Carol was your first favorite book.
00:26:45You loved it so much, you read it in June.
00:26:48That is my favorite book, too.
00:26:50I thought you just said you weren't much of a reader.
00:26:52No, but my grandfather would read us A Christmas Carol every year.
00:26:55I loved it.
00:26:57Tiny Tin was my favorite.
00:26:59He actually inspired me to pursue medicine, to help people.
00:27:05Listen, I've got extra lights and garland at my place.
00:27:09If you want, I can help you decorate.
00:27:10Right now?
00:27:11Yeah, sure.
00:27:12Why not?
00:27:13Believe me, decorating solo is not as much fun as it seems.
00:27:17Come on.
00:27:20Okay.
00:27:20Ha.
00:27:25Oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree, that leaves us so unchanging.
00:27:44Not only green when summer's here, but also when it is cold and dry.
00:27:51Oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree, that leaves us so unchanging.
00:28:00Yeah!
00:28:01Oh, we almost forgot.
00:28:04Oh.
00:28:09There.
00:28:11Oh.
00:28:12Well, you should hang Tiny Tim, because he's your favorite.
00:28:21You want to know a secret?
00:28:23Sure.
00:28:24Okay, at the end of A Christmas Carol, my grandfather would always let me say Tiny Tim's famous line.
00:28:30Even if my cousins begged, he'd always give it to me.
00:28:33It's my favorite Christmas memory.
00:28:35Well, go on, say it.
00:28:38Uh, now?
00:28:41Yeah.
00:28:42Uh, no, no, no, sorry, my performing days, they're, they're fast.
00:28:47Come on!
00:28:48No.
00:28:49What about you?
00:28:50Any Christmas secrets?
00:28:53No.
00:28:55Uh, that tree.
00:28:57I'm still not sure how I feel about it.
00:28:59Have you always been a self-proclaimed Scrooge?
00:29:01No, I used to really get into the holiday.
00:29:03Okay, so what happened?
00:29:06I don't know.
00:29:07I guess I've lost my Christmas spirit.
00:29:11Bad breakup.
00:29:14We've all been there.
00:29:16Maybe not at Christmas, but, you know, you move on.
00:29:19Can't let us spoil the entire season.
00:29:21Coming from the man who obviously has never had his heart broken.
00:29:24Yeah, I have.
00:29:26My last serious girl from back in Florida, actually.
00:29:29I don't blame her, though.
00:29:30I dove into my career, and I didn't really leave time for anything else.
00:29:34Who wants an absentee boyfriend?
00:29:35Is that why you moved to New York?
00:29:38Partially.
00:29:38St. Ambrose leads the nation in pediatrics, so I jumped at the opportunity.
00:29:42So your career went again.
00:29:45No.
00:29:46No, because I promised myself that if I made the move, I would make my life more balanced.
00:29:52Try new things, have more fun.
00:29:55Say yes to something other than a double shift.
00:29:57Yeah? Well, how's that going for you?
00:30:01I'm still working out the details.
00:30:05Breakups aren't easy.
00:30:08They hurt.
00:30:10But you can't use pain as a shield for your entire life, because then you end up blocking everything that's good.
00:30:14I should probably get going.
00:30:24Right.
00:30:31Tonight was fun.
00:30:33Yeah, it was.
00:30:35Thank you for the decorations.
00:30:37Yeah.
00:30:38Can I treat you to coffee?
00:30:43Or maybe some new music?
00:30:48How about ice skating?
00:30:50I haven't been since I was a kid.
00:30:51There's a rink two blocks from here.
00:30:55Would you want to?
00:30:58Full warning, there might be Christmas music there.
00:31:00Well, that's normally a deal breaker.
00:31:04But I think I can make an exception.
00:31:07I will knock at around six.
00:31:09Okay.
00:31:15Hey, what are you doing?
00:31:18Stop.
00:31:19What are you doing?
00:31:19What are you doing?
00:31:22What are you doing?
00:31:23Your father took me for pancakes on our first date.
00:31:40First kissed me on ice skates and proposed to me at the lighthouse.
00:31:45Love can find you anywhere.
00:31:46Love can find you anywhere.
00:31:53It's not a date, date.
00:32:16We're just going to ice skating.
00:32:17Oh, hey, Marie, another package.
00:32:27Thanks.
00:32:29Oh, and, um, Merry Christmas.
00:32:31Right back at you.
00:32:35Merry Christmas.
00:32:47From our summer vacations in the sun and sand, you'd look for buried treasure in the land.
00:32:56But the greatest treasure is always carried in your heart.
00:33:11Well, if this is really Christmas magic, do you think we'll find a buried treasure?
00:33:14I hope so.
00:33:28Ah, these are perfect.
00:33:30Can't get all the ornaments up because people keep trying to sneak peeks.
00:33:34I think there's something happening with those ornaments.
00:33:36Like what?
00:33:38Like something magical.
00:33:39Well, it's Christmas.
00:33:40It makes everyone feel magical.
00:33:41No, this is different.
00:33:42First, the pill container and the hospital.
00:33:45Then yesterday, JP quoted Emily Dickinson.
00:33:47And this last one, I get an ice skate ornament.
00:33:50And last night, Nate asked me to go ice skating.
00:33:53What, are you going to go?
00:33:54Well, I mean, it would be rude if I didn't.
00:33:56He got me a tree.
00:33:58It's not a date.
00:33:59It's neighbors hanging out in the neighborhood.
00:34:02Okay, my point is...
00:34:04Is this just one big coincidence?
00:34:07No, it's serendipity.
00:34:08It's fate.
00:34:09Embrace it.
00:34:10Did you get an ornament today?
00:34:15I got a treasure chest.
00:34:16I doubt I'm going to find buried treasure underneath the tree.
00:34:18Oh, keep an open mind.
00:34:19Anything is possible.
00:34:20It's true.
00:34:21Bye.
00:34:21Hmm.
00:34:51hello Marie hi how are you hi I'm well excellent actually because I'm holding the Christmas
00:35:03treasure adventure in my hands right now do you like it I I told you I had some new ideas I love
00:35:09it it's it's such a sweet story and so serendipitous well it is my Christmas present to you
00:35:18now I I know it's a totally different genre but I trust that you will know what to do with it
00:35:24thank you I promise you I won't let you down you never do talk to you soon bye
00:35:43okay bye hey I was just about to call you
00:35:47good news this is JP Presley's next bestseller what better way for me to step back into the
00:35:54fiction world right yeah well I appreciate that JP brought us his latest passion project but we've
00:35:59moved away from children's publishing oh do you think we can make an exception I promise you I'm
00:36:04willing to put in the work yeah it's not about the work the numbers just don't add up for us
00:36:08don't worry I've got your fiction author he's an English professor at NYU this is his first novel
00:36:14but he has published quite a few short stories so it's not a novice but he has a wildly popular
00:36:19podcast that my daughter and her friends absolutely love oh so he already has a built-in audience oh
00:36:26yeah yeah he has celebrity status hence the the bidding war what's his name well there he is right now
00:36:31come on I'll introduce you Clark Haussman Henry
00:36:36oh right good hello
00:36:40so you think a massive structure like Machu Picchu would stand out
00:36:49our tour guide takes a wrong turn and suddenly we're totally lost in the Andes
00:36:54no yeah I'm starting to see spiders the size of cats and I'm thinking I don't want to go out like
00:36:59this so I pull on my compass for my boy scout days and within 10 minutes we're right in front of the
00:37:05city gates our tour guide was so happy he offered me his best llama too bad I couldn't get through
00:37:10security
00:37:11well that was a really great story did your trip give you any inspiration for your novel
00:37:22uh no no but um maybe for the next one huh
00:37:27Clark's promised that his uh his novels inspired by his personal endeavors similar to his podcast
00:37:33well as much as I've enjoyed your adventures and your little zip lining videos I'm really curious about
00:37:40your book like what's it about love love do you care to elaborate um I thought this was a meet and
00:37:58greet I didn't really prepare a pitch or anything oh that's okay no worries no worries I mean you're
00:38:02obviously a gifted storyteller so Marie will set up a follow-up meeting only if you bring pages
00:38:08and by that I mean chapters not transcripts of your podcast this is what I love about Marie her tenacity
00:38:14a go-getter I like to be pushed well I've envisioned pushing you in many ways Clark probably off a cliff
00:38:20am I right uh-huh um you two met college sweethearts and then some and obviously not anymore
00:38:34is this going to uh complicate the novel no no that was four years ago before I came to lion's run
00:38:44the past is the past
00:38:46see you soon
00:38:52Henry great seeing you see you in a couple weeks absolutely okay bye
00:38:56did I just see Clark yeah apparently my road back to fiction is on the houseman express wait so how does he
00:39:05just sneak back into your life I feel like there should have been a sign or something there were I did
00:39:10this oh the ornaments I told you there's magic to them today I got a treasure chest huh JP sends
00:39:19me his book it's called a Christmas treasure adventure so how does Clark just magically appear
00:39:24in your life my mom sent me this lighthouse ornament my father proposed to her at one in Maine it's
00:39:29always been our family's favorite vacation spot and and and it was always this symbol of love
00:39:38Clark and I spent our last Christmas there together I was insistent he was hesitant and sorry broke
00:39:50your heart oh I knew it I shouldn't have hung it on the tree okay let's look at the signs so you got
00:39:57the lighthouse and the ice skate ornaments at the same time right and the pancakes do you have a
00:40:02connection to pancakes I mean it was my parents first date the lighthouse is a sign that true
00:40:07love exists and the ice skates are gliding in Nate as your true love okay let's not get too far ahead
00:40:12of ourselves okay stay focused on the positive it can mean something else and maybe it's a metaphor
00:40:18to light your way or maybe it's a foghorn trying to warn me the lighthouse it's it's special to your
00:40:26family right since it's a special memory let's try and assume that it's guiding you in the right
00:40:32direction we did have amazing family vacations there see that's all that matters
00:40:40all right let's just take this slow it's been a long time since I've done this you're gonna be fine it's just like riding a bike
00:41:04you're good yeah yeah no I just need to channel my 112 year old I got this you just gotta stay centered
00:41:14I got this good oh no no no no no no no I forgot how to turn oh my god no you okay yep it's okay not a lot of people saw
00:41:28that okay okay my hero hardly I just saved you from so much embarrassment yeah well that's okay okay
00:41:39just hold my hand we can take it slow here just right left right you're doing so good you're doing so much
00:41:48much better okay what do you give that uh a six six I mean your pivot could be a little tighter
00:42:09okay okay but if I get a seven on this one we go out to dinner well if you get an eight I'll let you
00:42:16choose the restaurant okay what do you give that where do you want to eat all right
00:42:28so what do you think it's very classic
00:42:37so what's good cheeseburgers but I'm a breakfast for dinner kind of guy so I'll be having Santa's
00:42:46flapjacks with eggnog syrup pancakes too much Christmas for you I love Santa's flapjacks please
00:42:55Marie uh what the heck I'll have the same hey
00:42:59so why nursing well I planned on being a doctor and I passed my MCATs and I was ready for med school
00:43:08and then my grandfather got sick cancer I'm sorry it was a battle I stayed with him every day through
00:43:18his treatment and as much as I appreciate everything that the doctors did it was really the nurses that
00:43:24gave him us the strength to keep on fighting you know they held his hand through everything and they
00:43:33cheered for him when he rang the bell for his last chemo treatment they made sure that we never felt
00:43:40alone I'm sure he's alive today because of it you know you can't write a prescription for that kind of
00:43:47support no you can't then I went to thank the head nurse she told me that's the way it works right
00:43:56there I found my calling never looked back wow I wish I had that kind of courage what do you mean
00:44:01you're living your dream oh I voluntarily have been in this non-fiction purgatory for the last two years
00:44:08I hardly call it a dream come true why I got stuck I didn't want to disappoint my boss he praised my
00:44:18success he promoted me I thought that would be enough but it isn't and I feel guilty for that
00:44:29you should never feel guilty about being unhappy just think of it as a road sign that's telling you
00:44:35you need to go a different direction well I'm in that process we just hired a new fiction writer
00:44:41and I'm the story editor that's great yeah it is a step in the right direction do you like him
00:44:47he's not my first choice but my boss really likes him and wants the novel to be a huge success
00:44:54what do you want the same sounds like maybe your heart wants something different my heart enjoys
00:45:03success yeah of course but I mean what's your big dream the one that comes from your heart
00:45:08honestly I would love to open up my own boutique publishing house and discover inspiring writers
00:45:21find diamonds in the rough and develop incredible great stories that connect through the imagination
00:45:30okay that's it you promise me that you'll go after that dream your own publishing house
00:45:36people would think I was crazy doesn't matter what people think it matters what we do
00:45:39that's what the world remembers
00:45:41okay I promise
00:45:47thank you
00:45:51all right
00:45:54is everything okay
00:46:02yeah I'm just getting updates from Leslie at the hospital
00:46:05Skylar needs another MRI
00:46:08no is she okay she may have torn another ligament during rehab
00:46:13they're not sure poor kid
00:46:15sorry it's like I said before I never leave work
00:46:19come on I have an idea
00:46:23oh Nate I was just about to text you
00:46:31about Skylar's MRI how'd it go
00:46:33yeah it's good
00:46:34huh
00:46:35uh this is Marie Marie Leslie
00:46:38hi I'm his neighbor
00:46:40do you think that we could go see her
00:46:41oh yeah she'd love to see you
00:46:42thanks
00:46:43I know it's after visiting hours but are you up for some company
00:46:51yes come in
00:46:58so heard the good news
00:47:00talk said no surgery
00:47:01mom's calling everyone
00:47:03now maybe I can go home
00:47:05yeah you bet we'll do everything possible kiddo
00:47:07in the meantime
00:47:08we brought you an early Christmas gift
00:47:11I haven't read this one
00:47:20I've only seen the movies
00:47:21well then you're in for a treat
00:47:23because no one tells a story better than Charles Dickens
00:47:26could I listen too?
00:47:29yeah
00:47:29come in
00:47:31here
00:47:34chapter one
00:47:40Marley's ghost
00:47:42thank you for going ice skating with me
00:47:46I actually had a lot of fun
00:47:48yeah me too
00:47:48and thank you for Christmas Carol
00:47:51that was a very nice touch
00:47:52well I'm sorry the kids fell asleep
00:47:53before you got to say your big line
00:47:54hey you know what
00:47:59my friend Andy is hosting this holiday party on Saturday
00:48:03and I don't usually go to these sorts of things
00:48:06but
00:48:06tonight kind of got me in the spirit
00:48:08but do you want to be my plus one?
00:48:14I usually pick up extra shifts at the hospital on Saturday
00:48:17it's just I'm the new guy
00:48:18and I feel like I need to prove myself
00:48:20I get it
00:48:20I totally get it
00:48:21I've worked at Lion's Run for years
00:48:23and I'm still trying to prove myself
00:48:25for what it's worth
00:48:27tonight was the most fun that I've had in New York
00:48:31thanks again
00:48:33you made it a special night for all of us
00:48:36Sammy
00:48:45do you miss me?
00:48:50aww
00:48:51I should probably get going
00:48:53at an early shift in the morning
00:48:54great
00:48:55okay
00:48:56goodnight
00:49:00what is happening?
00:49:14so what do you think?
00:49:16you're a natural at creating a story
00:49:18but I always knew that about you
00:49:20you know
00:49:22you're the reason I pursued writing
00:49:25you're always my best critic
00:49:28and you're why I signed on with Lion's Run
00:49:32so how's your book coming?
00:49:40I thought we agreed that you would hand in your chapters today
00:49:42let me just do a few more tweaks
00:49:43and then I'll bring it by your house this weekend
00:49:46okay
00:49:46yeah no
00:49:48I have a Christmas party this weekend
00:49:50why don't you just
00:49:51shoot me an email
00:49:53okay
00:49:56in the meantime
00:49:58do you want to give me a rundown of the story?
00:50:02oh
00:50:02wait
00:50:04that's
00:50:04that's JP's new book?
00:50:06yeah
00:50:06I was
00:50:08hoping to relaunch the children's department with it
00:50:11but
00:50:11Henry
00:50:12doesn't see the point
00:50:14that was always your dream
00:50:15inspiring the future
00:50:17today
00:50:18wasn't that your tagline?
00:50:20wait
00:50:20you remember that?
00:50:23Nate Thomas is here for you?
00:50:27um
00:50:27I gotta go
00:50:29check on that
00:50:31okay
00:50:31I will be right back
00:50:32sure
00:50:32what a pleasant surprise
00:50:41a parent donated a huge box of books
00:50:43so I figured we could add them to the toy drive
00:50:44maybe surprise the kids with a new hospital library
00:50:48of course
00:50:49I love it
00:50:50the ornaments
00:50:51it really worked
00:50:53I should probably let you get back to work
00:50:58yeah I probably should get back
00:51:00oh hey
00:51:01Andy's Christmas party tomorrow
00:51:04you still need a plus one
00:51:06don't you have to work?
00:51:07I did promise myself
00:51:09I did promise myself that I would say yes
00:51:10to more than just double shifts
00:51:12it's important to keep your promises
00:51:13unless you already have a plus one
00:51:18no
00:51:18nobody
00:51:18no one
00:51:19you're the one
00:51:20the plus one
00:51:21the
00:51:21in addition to
00:51:23okay
00:51:26oh come all ye faithful
00:51:35joy for us
00:51:37and our finalists are Nate and Marie
00:51:42against Lucy and Brent
00:51:44and whoever wins
00:51:46gets one of these mystery gift bags
00:51:49oh
00:51:50that's us
00:51:51we got to do it
00:51:52alright so our final categories are
00:51:54Christmas food and Christmas activities
00:51:56oh foods
00:51:57totes foods right babe
00:51:58food
00:51:58we got this babe
00:51:59we're gonna do food
00:52:00okay
00:52:01okay
00:52:01okay
00:52:02okay this does not look good for us
00:52:03she's four eggnogs deep
00:52:04so I think we have a very good chance
00:52:06does it play anything?
00:52:07is that too cool?
00:52:08go
00:52:08okay
00:52:09okay
00:52:10okay
00:52:11they're red
00:52:12and they're white
00:52:13and they're mint
00:52:14candy cane
00:52:14yes
00:52:15um
00:52:16uh
00:52:17ooh
00:52:17okay
00:52:17mm
00:52:18it's a place
00:52:19Manhattan
00:52:19Singapore
00:52:20oh no
00:52:21it's also a dog
00:52:22it's like a dog
00:52:22it's like a Mrs. Chen's dog
00:52:24the uh
00:52:24little Snuffles
00:52:25Snuffles the little tiny
00:52:26you have ten seconds
00:52:28okay okay
00:52:28uh
00:52:28ooh ooh babe
00:52:29come on
00:52:30gobble gobble
00:52:31turkey
00:52:31turkey
00:52:32no no no no
00:52:32gobble gobble
00:52:33quack quack
00:52:34cluck cluck
00:52:35turkey
00:52:35duck chicken
00:52:36yes
00:52:37put them all together
00:52:37gobble gobble quack
00:52:38gobble
00:52:39sorry guys
00:52:41it's true ducking
00:52:42ew
00:52:43who used that
00:52:44oh okay
00:52:45and you only need three to win
00:52:47okay three three
00:52:48greenness
00:52:48greenness
00:52:49all right
00:52:50we got this
00:52:51hey good luck
00:52:52break the leg up there
00:52:52okay
00:52:53all right
00:52:54okay
00:52:55you ready
00:52:55you need to a deep lunge first
00:52:56what are you doing
00:52:57all right
00:52:58all right
00:53:00ready
00:53:00you got this
00:53:01we got this
00:53:02go
00:53:03okay
00:53:04uh okay
00:53:06it's uh
00:53:06Santa did this
00:53:07he does this every
00:53:08Christmas Eve
00:53:09uh delivers presents
00:53:10no because he's up on the rooftop
00:53:11uh he lands with his sleigh
00:53:13reindeer
00:53:13how he gets inside the house
00:53:14down the chimney
00:53:15yes yes yes
00:53:15oh oh uh we did this the other night
00:53:18uh oh I was kidding
00:53:21yes yes okay good
00:53:22uh um okay living room
00:53:25living room
00:53:25oh living room
00:53:26ten seconds
00:53:27tree
00:53:27decorate
00:53:28yeah yeah but it's what you put on the tree
00:53:29it's the tiny tim
00:53:30tiny ornament
00:53:31yes
00:53:31oh man
00:53:32you won
00:53:33you won
00:53:34go team
00:53:35and now for your prize
00:53:39I hope you like them
00:53:40I picked them out myself
00:53:41thank you
00:53:42oh what
00:53:48I love it
00:53:48oh
00:53:50oh my goodness
00:53:53thank you
00:53:54I knew you would love it
00:53:55thank you so much
00:53:56they are
00:53:57so cute
00:53:59I know you'll wear it well
00:54:00I see you're enjoying the spoils of victory
00:54:08well that's because winning has never looked better
00:54:11oh
00:54:12oh
00:54:13this is work
00:54:17I should probably take this
00:54:18hey
00:54:21what's up
00:54:22you two seem to have a good connection
00:54:24yeah
00:54:26we're becoming good friends
00:54:28uh friends
00:54:29he's like the only guy helping us
00:54:31you think that's because he loves cleaning
00:54:32you like him
00:54:37admit it
00:54:38he's charming
00:54:40and handsome
00:54:41it's not a bad thing
00:54:43it's not Clark is it
00:54:47you guys are not
00:54:48no absolutely not
00:54:49I mean it's weird working with him
00:54:51and it makes me think about
00:54:52the past
00:54:53and the mistakes I made
00:54:55but no
00:54:55Nate is not Clark
00:54:58I know he's not
00:54:59it's just
00:55:00I mean
00:55:01this girl named Leslie
00:55:03just called him
00:55:03they work together
00:55:04she's very pretty
00:55:06I just don't want to assume anything
00:55:07it looks like a work call
00:55:10I don't think I have anything to worry about
00:55:12I know
00:55:14I just don't want to assume
00:55:15and I don't want
00:55:16to get caught up in the Christmas magic
00:55:18and project
00:55:20my idea of
00:55:21romance
00:55:22romance
00:55:22and make this into something
00:55:23it's not
00:55:24whoa
00:55:24did you just say Christmas magic
00:55:26yeah I don't know what's wrong with me
00:55:29I don't know
00:55:30look okay
00:55:32I know this might sound crazy
00:55:33but let's say those ornaments are magical
00:55:36what happens
00:55:38after Christmas
00:55:39does this all go away
00:55:39does he go away
00:55:40I just
00:55:40I need a definite sign
00:55:43from the universe
00:55:43that this is real
00:55:44that's what Christmas is about
00:55:46leaving
00:55:47just
00:55:48the one with your heart
00:55:51I should have put a mistletoe in that bag
00:55:55wait do you have any?
00:56:00maybe?
00:56:00maybe?
00:56:04yeah I know
00:56:05I'm lucky that event
00:56:06it's perfect
00:56:06yeah I know
00:56:08it's great
00:56:08can you turn your sweater off please?
00:56:22no chance
00:56:22I had a good time tonight
00:56:24your friends were fine
00:56:24I don't think Brian's ever going to forgive you for that loss
00:56:27well I sent him my Christmas playlist so
00:56:30he's warming up to me
00:56:31really?
00:56:33you sent him your playlist?
00:56:34some people still like the classics
00:56:36would you want to go to a gingerbread baking class with me?
00:56:45wait are you being serious?
00:56:47all of the nurses got passes
00:56:48and I know it sounds a little bit silly
00:56:49and that's what I thought at first too
00:56:50but then I thought
00:56:51maybe I should have more fun
00:56:52and I was wondering
00:56:53if maybe you might want to
00:56:54anyways
00:56:57it's the day after the lion's ring party
00:57:00so I know that might be a lot of Christmas for you
00:57:02I'd love to
00:57:03yeah?
00:57:05no more bah humbug
00:57:06well I've learned that if you screw it you lose
00:57:09that was so corny
00:57:11it was funny
00:57:35no you didn't
00:57:41hey sorry I'm late
00:57:59last week before Christmas
00:58:01all the festivities
00:58:02so how was your uh
00:58:05how was your party?
00:58:11so you read the chapters?
00:58:13are you serious?
00:58:15you wrote about
00:58:16our entire relationship
00:58:18everything
00:58:20what can I say?
00:58:21what can I say?
00:58:21you're my muse
00:58:22oh I'm not doing this
00:58:23I'm not reliving the past with you
00:58:25Marie
00:58:26you're the perfect person
00:58:27to edit this
00:58:28you know this story
00:58:29look I want to capture
00:58:31all the emotions
00:58:33of first love
00:58:34you know wonder
00:58:35and pain
00:58:36and the broken promises?
00:58:40look when you're young
00:58:41promises are easier
00:58:44to make
00:58:44than to keep
00:58:45you know
00:58:46and we're older now
00:58:46we're wiser
00:58:48you made a fool
00:58:49out of me
00:58:50you practically promised
00:58:52that you were going to propose
00:58:54I know
00:58:54and
00:58:55I'm sorry
00:58:56I didn't mean to break up
00:58:59with you on Christmas Eve
00:59:00what?
00:59:01you wanted to wait
00:59:01till Christmas morning?
00:59:02no
00:59:03no I don't know
00:59:04look when's a good time
00:59:05to break up?
00:59:08you're the one
00:59:08who insisted
00:59:09we went to the lighthouse
00:59:10oh it's my fault
00:59:11no but
00:59:11it
00:59:12it was obvious
00:59:14your heart was set on marriage
00:59:15you wanted a ring for Christmas
00:59:17and I was not ready
00:59:18because you met somebody else?
00:59:22Marie I was young
00:59:23I didn't know what I had
00:59:26and I was easily distracted
00:59:29it's like I always knew
00:59:33I just didn't want to see it
00:59:34listen
00:59:36I did not
00:59:39cheat on you
00:59:40the world
00:59:43the world
00:59:44is a big place
00:59:45it was meant to be explored
00:59:48and we owed it to each other
00:59:50to do that
00:59:50that boy in that book
00:59:57loved you very
01:00:01very much
01:00:01I'm gonna write this book
01:00:10with you
01:00:10let's just make it
01:00:12a happy ending
01:00:12even if it's fictional
01:00:13fine
01:00:21hey I have your mail for you
01:00:24oh
01:00:25thanks
01:00:26what magic does mom
01:00:27have in store for you today?
01:00:29this one's actually
01:00:30from my dad
01:00:30handwriting
01:00:31the last time
01:00:33he was on mail duty
01:00:34the package ended up
01:00:35down the hall
01:00:35ah that's why
01:00:36he sent it to work
01:00:37better safe than sorry
01:00:38aren't you gonna open it?
01:00:41yeah
01:00:41I'll check it later
01:00:42where are you rushing off to?
01:00:44I'm gonna surprise Nate
01:00:45at the hospital for lunch
01:00:46mmm
01:00:47just friends huh?
01:00:49sure
01:00:50hey
01:00:59hi
01:01:00is Nate around?
01:01:02oh he's with a patient
01:01:03is he expecting you?
01:01:05no
01:01:05I'll wait
01:01:06oh it could be a while
01:01:08actually can I go say hi to Skylar?
01:01:12yeah
01:01:13she's in the rec room
01:01:13thanks
01:01:15remove me from this place
01:01:17I told you
01:01:19these were shadows of things that have been
01:01:22said the ghost
01:01:23Marie
01:01:25I was in the neighborhood
01:01:26so I figured I would stop by
01:01:28and say hi
01:01:29did you talk to Santa?
01:01:32I did
01:01:33he has all of your wishes
01:01:34including some new books
01:01:36for your library
01:01:37did Santa bring you that?
01:01:41uh
01:01:41no
01:01:42my
01:01:42my dad sent it to me
01:01:44open it
01:01:45do you want to open it?
01:01:54it came with a note
01:01:55you can read it
01:01:57chapters close and begin
01:02:01but the story of you
01:02:02will never end
01:02:03keep marching forward
01:02:05and rolling boulders
01:02:06will turn into stepping stones
01:02:08what does that mean?
01:02:10it means
01:02:11with storms
01:02:12come leave us
01:02:13you just gotta believe
01:02:15hi
01:02:20chapter close
01:02:36oh thank you
01:02:56look at all the donations we got
01:02:59it's too bad Nate's not here to see this
01:03:01I know
01:03:01he had to work a double
01:03:02I'm new to the lions run family
01:03:08but I thought I would
01:03:09contribute
01:03:10wow
01:03:13thank you
01:03:15this is
01:03:16very generous
01:03:17it's my pleasure
01:03:18would it be too much
01:03:21if I asked you for a dance?
01:03:23as friends
01:03:24let's show Henry
01:03:26you can play nice
01:03:27sure
01:03:30yeah
01:03:31yeah
01:03:32okay
01:03:32you're stunning
01:03:39just as lovely as the first time I saw you
01:03:42I emailed you notes
01:03:45yeah I got them
01:03:47I'm thinking about changing the end of the story
01:03:51oh really?
01:03:53yeah
01:03:54I'm breaking up
01:03:55it's just
01:03:55too sad
01:03:57that's the reality
01:03:59in the end
01:04:00when the guy finds his fortune
01:04:01he goes back for her
01:04:04and tells her what a fool he was
01:04:06and then he sweeps her off her feet
01:04:08I guess we'll see how the story evolves
01:04:14so
01:04:17that guy in Scrubs
01:04:20the one you were talking to in the lobby the other day
01:04:22delivered a box
01:04:24you aren't together right?
01:04:29maybe
01:04:29why?
01:04:32I don't
01:04:33just saw him in the garage the other day
01:04:35leaving with a pretty blonde girl
01:04:37oh she and Scrubs too?
01:04:39hmm
01:04:39that's Leslie
01:04:40they're co-workers
01:04:41oh okay
01:04:43you seem pretty
01:04:43close for co-workers
01:04:45almost like a couple
01:04:46so
01:04:47I'm sorry to interrupt
01:04:48I'd just like to steal Clark away
01:04:50uh
01:04:50our board would like to meet our news star
01:04:52oh
01:04:52okay
01:04:53all right
01:04:53excuse me
01:04:54hello everyone this is
01:04:58big Pete
01:05:01ah you both look beautiful
01:05:12my wife loves shopping for the kids
01:05:15thank you
01:05:15we have two more giant bags out in the car
01:05:18oh those are so great
01:05:20I wish I could give them a published copy of your book
01:05:23but I think Henry's gonna need a little bit more convincing
01:05:26but it's okay
01:05:27I'm committed to this
01:05:28I promise
01:05:29you know what
01:05:30I've been approached by Clark
01:05:31and he pitched me the idea of launching the children's collection
01:05:34with established authors
01:05:35and he said he sold the idea to Henry
01:05:38I'll be right back
01:05:42look I can write a children's book in my sleep
01:05:48okay we can hire ghost writers if the authors are too busy
01:05:51the key is to lock in readers when they're young
01:05:53so we have them for life
01:05:54inspiring the future today
01:05:57I like it
01:05:58goldmine
01:05:58I like it
01:05:59first you steal my idea
01:06:00now you're stealing my tagline
01:06:01really
01:06:02look you wanted me to sell Henry on the idea
01:06:04I did that
01:06:05this is exactly what you wanted
01:06:07I'm giving it to you
01:06:08all you see are dollar signs
01:06:09it's not a money grab
01:06:11children deserve stories with imagination
01:06:13not ones that you just write in your sleep
01:06:15it's real to them
01:06:16okay we can do that later
01:06:17but Henry cares about sales
01:06:19I speak his language
01:06:20so we'll make a good team
01:06:22just go with it
01:06:23no I'm not gonna let you taint this with profit margins
01:06:25tell him the truth
01:06:27guys guys guys
01:06:29it's a party
01:06:30alright
01:06:30what's the problem Marie
01:06:31Marie wasn't expecting me
01:06:36to pitch the children's collection
01:06:37so soon
01:06:38Henry that's not true
01:06:42I'm giving you an early Christmas present here Marie
01:06:44no
01:06:47not like this
01:06:49we wish you
01:06:57a Merry Christmas
01:06:59season's greetings
01:07:04welcome to Santa's kitchen
01:07:05we're just about to get started
01:07:07is there a bathroom?
01:07:09I just
01:07:09want to wash my hands
01:07:10oh oh oh
01:07:12I like responsible elves
01:07:14just down the hall
01:07:15uh
01:07:15you okay?
01:07:17uh yeah
01:07:18it's just
01:07:18work stuff
01:07:19because
01:07:20we don't have to stay
01:07:22no I'm fine
01:07:22I've always wanted to be
01:07:24a responsible elf
01:07:25go find us a station
01:07:28oh
01:07:29hey Leslie
01:07:40Marie hi
01:07:41what are you doing here?
01:07:42uh Nate invited me
01:07:44oh great
01:07:45well I'll see you in class
01:07:47okay
01:07:55let's raise our Christmas spirit everyone
01:07:58it's time to build gingerbread houses
01:08:01that's so cute
01:08:06what?
01:08:07you are
01:08:07hey
01:08:11hey
01:08:12hey
01:08:12I'm just trying
01:08:17alright move
01:08:18move
01:08:18it's good
01:08:18yeah
01:08:19wait it keeps falling
01:08:19there
01:08:20see
01:08:21there
01:08:22actually looks pretty good
01:08:23it actually does doesn't it
01:08:25oh my my
01:08:26you're missing your candy canes
01:08:28oh
01:08:30here Nate
01:08:30I have extra
01:08:31I owe you one
01:08:34one day I'm going to take you up
01:08:35on all those favors you owe me
01:08:36alright
01:08:38here here
01:08:39there
01:08:40now where are you going
01:08:41nice
01:08:45ouch
01:08:49ouch ouch ouch
01:08:50you okay let me see
01:08:51yeah no I'm fine
01:08:52I just burnt myself
01:08:53let me take a look at it
01:08:54oh
01:08:55oh
01:08:56she's
01:08:57yeah
01:08:58does it feel better?
01:09:02you gotta be careful
01:09:02even the sweetest things can burn you
01:09:04I need some air
01:09:06I need some air
01:09:07hey hey hey
01:09:18what's going on?
01:09:22I don't know what we're doing
01:09:23I thought we were baking gingerbread houses
01:09:26right
01:09:27I should go
01:09:29okay wait
01:09:29why?
01:09:30because
01:09:31everything is so new in your life
01:09:33your career
01:09:35your
01:09:35everything
01:09:36it's just about to take off
01:09:38and I am just a neighbor
01:09:39who doesn't even like Christmas
01:09:40you don't
01:09:41really believe that
01:09:43it's the truth
01:09:43okay look
01:09:45I know that you've had your heart broken before
01:09:48but that doesn't mean that you need to be scared
01:09:50you think I'm scared?
01:09:51yeah
01:09:52because I am
01:09:53but at least
01:09:54I'm willing to try
01:09:55okay can I ask you something?
01:10:00was Leslie with you
01:10:02when you dropped off the books?
01:10:05at Lyons Run?
01:10:06yeah
01:10:06so?
01:10:07oh
01:10:08she was helping me
01:10:10that's what friends do
01:10:11I can't do this
01:10:13not again
01:10:15I can't risk getting burned
01:10:16because it hurts too much
01:10:18wait wait wait
01:10:19Marie please
01:10:19no don't go
01:10:20don't go
01:10:21okay
01:10:21why don't we just go out the two of us
01:10:24no distractions
01:10:25the problem is
01:10:27is there's always distractions
01:10:28I just
01:10:31I think
01:10:31it's best that we just close this chapter
01:10:34before we break our hearts
01:10:35so you're just gonna give up
01:10:39it'll be for the best
01:10:50it'll be for the best
01:10:51it'll be for the best
01:11:20I called you.
01:11:45I know.
01:11:46I watched it rain.
01:11:47You knew I'd drive down here.
01:11:50I guess I could use some real FaceTime.
01:11:53Oh, come on, honey.
01:11:56Tell me your troubles.
01:12:03So that's the story.
01:12:05So, you sabotaged your career,
01:12:09then your new relationship with your handsome neighbor,
01:12:11and then you come home and dismantle the tree.
01:12:16You know I believe that those ornaments are magical?
01:12:19Like, every time I hung one on the tree,
01:12:21something wonderful would pop into my life,
01:12:24reminding me that happy endings do exist.
01:12:27Honey, there is always magic in Christmas.
01:12:31Your father gave this to me when we first got married.
01:12:39Oh, my God.
01:12:48It's beautiful, right?
01:12:50A simple open heart.
01:12:52Or hollow.
01:12:53It could be hollow.
01:12:54Now, that's the beauty of life.
01:12:57It changes based on our perspective.
01:12:59You walk around and think of it as a hollow heart,
01:13:02and life's going to keep passing you by.
01:13:05But if you'll allow it to be an open heart,
01:13:10you'll be surprised not just by how much love comes in,
01:13:15but by how much you give back.
01:13:19That's what dreams are made of.
01:13:22Like magic.
01:13:24Magic doesn't exist.
01:13:26It does if you believe it does.
01:13:28It does.
01:13:58Good morning.
01:14:08Good morning.
01:14:15That was quite the scene the other night.
01:14:18I'm sorry.
01:14:20Clark and I have our differences,
01:14:22but I should have never confronted him at the Christmas party.
01:14:29I think it's best to take you off the book.
01:14:36But Clark won't have it.
01:14:38Says that you're the best story editor he's ever worked with,
01:14:41that you have a passion for the craft,
01:14:43an ability to encourage writers,
01:14:45and I agree.
01:14:49We have three days until Christmas,
01:14:51so I expect you to work out your issues with Clark
01:14:55and get back in the ballgame.
01:14:59I appreciate his kind words,
01:15:04but I want to relaunch the children's department
01:15:06with J.P.'s book.
01:15:07It is something so special.
01:15:08Children's books are off the table.
01:15:11Okay? Check the numbers.
01:15:12They're not a good investment for us right now.
01:15:13Well, we don't even have to do a full collection.
01:15:15We could just start with J.P.'s.
01:15:16He's already signed with us.
01:15:17You want to run the fiction department, yes or no?
01:15:20Yes.
01:15:21Then focus on Clark's book.
01:15:24If J.P. ever finishes his adult novel,
01:15:26then you can go and work on that.
01:15:28Marie, are we okay?
01:15:29No.
01:15:30I'm resigning.
01:15:34Consider this my two weeks' notice.
01:15:35Marie.
01:15:36Thank you so much for everything.
01:15:37I've learned a lot.
01:15:38Oh, come on.
01:15:39It's time for me to go follow my heart.
01:15:40I will-
01:15:41No.
01:15:42Marie, are we okay?
01:15:43Marie, are we okay?
01:15:48No.
01:15:50I'm resigning.
01:15:51Oh.
01:15:53Consider this my two weeks' notice.
01:15:54Marie.
01:15:56Thank you so much for everything.
01:15:59I've learned a lot.
01:16:00Oh, come on.
01:16:01It's time for me to go follow my heart.
01:16:05Don't follow my heart.
01:16:10Okay.
01:16:24Clark!
01:16:25Marie, I've been trying you all weekend.
01:16:27How about the party? Don't worry.
01:16:29I spoke to Henry.
01:16:31And?
01:16:32And I resigned.
01:16:35It's all my fault.
01:16:37No, it was actually my decision.
01:16:39I'm so sorry for everything.
01:16:43Ruining Christmas. Again.
01:16:46Nobody can ruin my Christmas.
01:16:49Dare I ask for any last minute notes?
01:16:53Yeah.
01:16:55The woman in your book, she doesn't need saving.
01:16:58She saves herself, and it's a much happier ending.
01:17:03Merry Christmas, Clark.
01:17:08So what are you gonna do now?
01:17:10It's Christmas.
01:17:11Gonna go spread some Christmas magic.
01:17:16We'll need room for presents.
01:17:18And so this is the room we use for meetings.
01:17:23Is it available?
01:17:25Yes.
01:17:26Nothing's on the schedule until January.
01:17:29It's perfect.
01:17:30Perfect.
01:17:31How much they saw, how many homes they visited, but always with a happy end.
01:17:41The spirits stood beside sick beds, and they were cheerful, on foreign lands, and they were close at home by struggling men.
01:17:47And they were patient in their greater hope, by poverty, and it was rich.
01:17:52In alms house, hospital, and jail, in misery's every refuge, where vain man and his little brief authority had not made fast the door, and borrowed the spirit out.
01:18:02He left his blessing.
01:18:12Joy to the world, the Lord has come.
01:18:19Let earth receive her King.
01:18:24Hey.
01:18:26Hey.
01:18:30I was just admiring the beautiful Christmas tree across the street.
01:18:34Yeah, it really is beautiful.
01:18:38So are you going to work?
01:18:40No, just doing some last minute Christmas shopping for my family.
01:18:44Tomorrow's Christmas Eve, are you just gonna overnight it?
01:18:46No, I booked a 9am flight for tomorrow morning.
01:18:54What about your white Christmas?
01:18:57Maybe next year.
01:19:00I don't know, I guess I'm gonna be trading snow for white sandy beaches.
01:19:05It'll still be festive though, my family.
01:19:07They throw a big dinner party at the restaurant, local lighthouse, shines red and green, it's kinda like that tree.
01:19:14Did you just say lighthouse?
01:19:17Yeah, grew up on Sanibel Island.
01:19:19Lighthouses are pride and joy.
01:19:21My parents even named the restaurant after it.
01:19:24Oh.
01:19:27My ride's here.
01:19:31Merry Christmas, Marie.
01:19:35Merry, Merry Christmas.
01:19:46Merry Christmas.
01:20:05Merry Christmas.
01:20:12I've got to ask, how are you doing?
01:20:14Geez?
01:20:15Dear Nate,
01:20:34Broken hearts are often lost hearts.
01:20:38It takes a special light to guide them back against the fear that was trying to sink them.
01:20:45The End
01:20:50The End
01:20:52The End
01:20:54The End
01:20:59The End
01:21:04Oh, hey, Marie.
01:21:27You looking for your meal?
01:21:28Uh, no, I'm looking for Nate Thomas.
01:21:29Have you seen him?
01:21:30He left a few minutes ago, spending Christmas in Florida.
01:21:32Lucky guy.
01:21:34Noelle and the angels, they say, what's a certain portion of your hands?
01:21:52Emily, I am sorry if I'm late.
01:21:54Oh, no, it's fine.
01:21:55My dad, aka Santa, is around the corner, just about to make his entrance with the kids.
01:21:59Hey.
01:21:59Hey, did you invite Nate?
01:22:08Yeah, he's going to Florida.
01:22:11Oh, is that where he's from?
01:22:14Yeah, Santa Belle Island.
01:22:16His family owns a restaurant called The Lighthouse.
01:22:22Nate is The Lighthouse?
01:22:24No, it's too late.
01:22:25Hey, don't worry about it.
01:22:30It's Christmas time.
01:22:30Nothing bad can happen.
01:22:37Ready?
01:22:38Yeah.
01:22:41Come on in, kids.
01:22:45Merry Christmas.
01:22:46Merry Christmas.
01:22:47Go open your gifts.
01:22:51Welcome to your own Christmas wonderland.
01:22:53Oh, I'm so sorry.
01:22:55Did Santa bring all this?
01:22:58Why don't you go ask him?
01:22:59Ho, ho, ho!
01:23:02Merry Christmas!
01:23:05No way!
01:23:06It's Santa!
01:23:07Merry Christmas!
01:23:09The children tuck into their beds, and before falling asleep, the boy asked one more question.
01:23:16Promise we do it again next year?
01:23:18The majestic star twirled and gently whispered, I promise.
01:23:27Where can we get that book?
01:23:30Hopefully from me.
01:23:31I'm opening my own publishing company, and with J.P.'s permission, I'd like The Christmas
01:23:38Treasure Adventure to be my very first book.
01:23:44Yes.
01:23:46Yes, but only if all these adorable little faces get their own copy.
01:23:50Absolutely.
01:23:51Absolutely.
01:23:51When did you come up with this wonderful idea, and what took you so long?
01:24:01Well, someone once reminded me that the possible slow fuse is lit by the imagination.
01:24:16I thought you were going to Florida.
01:24:18I was.
01:24:22And then I got this.
01:24:26I'm so sorry for the way I acted.
01:24:28I was completely in the wrong.
01:24:31I really hope you can forgive me.
01:24:36Somewhere between Christmas past and present, I realized what I want for my future.
01:24:45That's for you.
01:24:48Tiny Tim always lived in hope, not fear, and I now know how important that is.
01:24:54My heart is open because of you.
01:25:01After our class, our fight, I almost lost hope in you.
01:25:07In us.
01:25:12Almost.
01:25:13You know, the first time you met, you asked me what I wanted for Christmas.
01:25:20And I know the answer.
01:25:23It's you.
01:25:25Well, that's the greatest present anyone can ever give me.
01:25:27So does this mean you're going to spend Christmas with me?
01:25:39Yeah, I would love to.
01:25:42What are you thinking about?
01:25:44Just that happy endings really do exist.
01:25:46Well, I thought you were.
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