00:25Are those visions of sugar plums that I see dancing in your head?
00:31Well, this is the day for it, isn't it?
00:34Mm-hmm.
00:36Is everything okay, honey bear?
00:38Yeah.
00:39Just thinking about past Christmases and all the traditions we've had in this house together.
00:46Yeah.
00:47And all the celebrations we're going to have today with the family and with you.
00:54And the surprises that we haven't had.
01:24Knock, knock, knock. Hello.
01:36Hi.
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01:56Wow.
01:57Merry Christmas.
01:58Merry Christmas.
01:59Yeah.
02:00Wow.
02:01Hi.
02:02Hi.
02:03Hi.
02:04Hi.
02:05Hi.
02:06Thank you so much for coming.
02:07Oh, yeah.
02:08Hey.
02:09Hey.
02:10Hi.
02:11Happy Christmas.
02:12Oh, beautiful.
02:13Happy Christmas.
02:14Hi.
02:15Hi.
02:16Hey.
02:17Hi.
02:18Can I put keys into the tree?
02:19Oh, yeah, sure, go ahead.
02:21Oh, thank you.
02:22Thank you so much for bringing it.
02:23Oh, yeah, please.
02:24get her oh yeah glad you're here son nowhere else I'd rather be than here with
02:33you celebrating Christmas come here
02:46well thank you so much for bringing him over Pammy yes yes I'll make sure Eric
02:51gets all the corner pieces well most of them anyway
02:55it's nice to see how close they've gotten
03:02very sweet
03:07excuse me I'm gonna go make fun of my friend
03:21you see the mistletoe yeah I see it and you let her here without knowing that it was
03:30hanging there guilty as charged it's good to see you happy
03:36hey it's us it's family and of course it's it's tradition of course it is
03:44come on let's see you thank you for keeping the tradition go ahead sure of course it's it's tradition of course it's it's tradition of course it is here we are as
04:14All those years ago and I'm thankful. Yeah, me too. It was wonderful seeing you today Brooke really nice
04:21Merry Christmas, Teddy
04:24Merry Christmas Brooke
04:34Well, um, who's in the mood for some of Eric's famous eggnog?
04:38Oh, yeah
04:40Yeah, absolutely
04:42One before dinner gets any more than that
04:45Rich, can I have a word? Just a minute anytime. Let's go. Yeah, I
04:50Put down a new design. I want you to see it
04:53You want me to see it now? Yes. No, you know what this might be one of my most important
04:58Designs ever. Uh, it's it's very very important to me and everything that it represents
05:04That's fine. And I will see it. But right now. Let's just be in the moment here. Let's focus on the holidays
05:09All right
05:11Yeah
05:12Let's do that
05:14I've got some eggnog for you. Hey, hey, hey good good good. Thank you
05:18Eric's famous recipe
05:21This is uh, no, wait wait. It's a perfect time for a toast everybody. Uh, can I have your attention, please? Uh for a toast
05:28I just want to say how grateful I am that you're all here
05:32I'm very grateful that I'm here frankly
05:34Uh, and to have this house filled with all this warmth and and uh
05:39generosity and and tradition and the laughter of little children
05:46I'm really happy to have you in my house
05:49Wait a minute. What is that?
05:52You hear that? I hear
05:53That's the spirit of christmas
05:57cheers everybody
05:59everyone
05:59cheers
06:01cheers
06:07Hey
06:14Hey
06:15Nice speech
06:17Makes me happy to see you rally
06:19It's a little worried about you when I saw you at the office
06:22Ridge
06:23It's christmas eve aren't you the one who told me we should focus on the holiday? Come on
06:28Okay, everyone. I would like to add to what granddad was saying
06:39What it means to be gathered around like this
06:42The magic of christmas
06:44And I look at each and every one of you and especially my supportive husband and my beautiful children and I realize
06:52What a gift this is
06:54And I'm grateful to be around each and every one of you
06:56Okay, that's all that's all I wanted to say. So if anyone wants to chime in go for it, please. I do
07:03Yeah, me too. I love it and love you and daddy and everything about christmas
07:11Especially being off school
07:16And the best of all santa claus
07:20I can't wait for him to come
07:22Oh
07:25You know stephy couldn't be more right
07:29On how blessed we are to have such a beautiful
07:32Happy healthy family
07:35I know how fortunate I am
07:37To be embraced by you
07:39Being so far away from home
07:45Being so far away from home I was
07:48Emotionally preparing myself I suppose
07:51For a quiet christmas
07:54A lonely one
07:55But being here with you
07:59Home doesn't feel so far away anymore
08:01Uh, like so many of us
08:09In this room i've had some well in my case a lot of ups and downs this past year
08:15But i'm on the upswing
08:19In so many ways
08:23Ridge my brother
08:24I value our friendship now more than ever
08:30Ours too eric
08:32You've always been like a father figure to me
08:35Even when I didn't deserve it
08:39Thank you for opening up your home to me again
08:43I really appreciate everyone coming here to celebrate um
08:48Such an important holiday
08:50With eric and reen all I have to do is uh
08:55Look at my very handsome husband
08:59And I can see how much this day means to him
09:03And it fills me with gratitude
09:09Wow well it's so nice to see eric and my sister so happy
09:14They've really been there for me this year and showed me a lot of support so thank you
09:20And i am thrilled to have found my way back to rich
09:26We're meant to be
09:29So my christmas wish for everybody here in this room
09:35Is to experience the depth of love that i feel with rich
09:42Well i'm just glad to have everyone here tonight
09:51And i look forward to the surprises that are going to happen tonight too
09:55Surprises
09:58I'll tell you what's not surprising the way everyone looks at you
10:01Because they love you and respect you because you are our leader
10:06A patriarch
10:08You know uh stephy was talking earlier about tradition
10:13Well tradition only happens if you show up
10:16Right people show up because of you
10:20You hold us together you're the glue
10:22Not only for forrester not only for this home but for this family
10:28Excuse to you eric the glue forrester
10:37Which things seem to be going fine with eric i really don't think there was anything to worry about
10:49Worry what what would you worry about on christmas eve
10:55My dad went missing for a while
10:57Missing
10:58Yeah but i found him at the office and he
11:00I don't know he seems better now i just i'm just i'm concerned about him
11:05Where is he anyway
11:07I don't know donna's not even around either
11:12Hey
11:13Do you know what that sign means
11:16Santa Claus
11:17Yes
11:18Santa
11:18Ho ho ho ho
11:21Oh
11:21Santa Claus
11:23Hello hello
11:26And mrs Claus too
11:28Right this way
11:29I heard that there are two lovely wonderful children here who've been very good all year long
11:37Is that true
11:38Oh yes they've been definitely definitely on the nice one
11:43What would you like for christmas
11:45Well we did write a letter to you saying we didn't need any gifts this year
11:50Oh
11:50Santa you did get that letter remember
11:52I did
11:53But but you two have been such wonderful children that
11:56Well they deserve gifts anyway
11:58That's right so it's a good thing that we brought this bag full of presents
12:01Full of presents
12:01Now let me see
12:03This is for Kelly here we are
12:04Hi
12:05Here we are
12:06And so this one must be for you
12:09Here we are
12:10How is that
12:11Thank you Santa
12:12And thank you too mrs Claus
12:15Merry Christmas
12:16Merry Christmas
12:27Oh what?
12:31I'm not going to die.
12:35I'm not going to die.
12:39Oh God!
12:43Turn it off again.
12:47Oh, you're actually so proud of the gear.
12:51Oh, you're so proud of the gear.
12:53It's a little tricky.
12:57Aww.
13:05Go, Abe. Go.
13:07Go.
13:09Go, Abe. You got it.
13:11You got it.
13:13It's so fancy.
13:17It's so cute.
13:21How lucky were we to see Santa and Mrs. Claus tonight?
13:35I really wish you got to see him, great granddad.
13:39Yeah, well, next time, Abe.
13:41Next time.
13:43With all the excitement and gift-giving, we can't forget the true meaning of Christmas.
13:49Eric asked me to do a reading tonight.
13:53For unto you was born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
14:01And this shall be a sign unto you.
14:03Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swallowing clothes, lying in a manger.
14:07And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of heavenly hosts praising God and saying,
14:13Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
14:21You're welcome.
14:31Hey.
14:33A Santa suit?
14:35That was it? That was your important design you were talking about?
14:37Yeah.
14:38Well, Santa asked me to fix him up something for the holidays, and I did.
14:44And I think it kind of speaks to what the holidays are all about, especially this one.
14:49You know, giving and generosity, family.
14:55And I saw you at the office.
14:57Well, I was picking up the suit, and I was also picking up the suit for Mrs. Claus as well.
15:05All right, you caught me, though.
15:07I was giving myself a little extra time to indulge in some reminiscence.
15:15I've had a real shift, you know.
15:18I don't think that I have to continue leading the charge into every new Forester line.
15:26Not anymore.
15:31And that is probably the greatest gift you've ever given him.
15:35Just hearing you say that.
15:38I'm gonna be okay.
15:41Merry Christmas.
15:45You too, son.
15:56Yeah.
15:57Look, everybody, if I may, just one more speech.
16:05One more.
16:06Just that one.
16:07Just one.
16:09I think maybe this is the best Christmas Eve I've ever experienced.
16:14And that's saying a lot, because I've had a lot of Christmas Eves.
16:18You live as long as I have, you learn to stop once in a while and look around you, take time to see what's happening in your life, and the people in your life.
16:31I'm so grateful for that.
16:34And I encourage all of you to thank God every day for what you have.
16:40For what you have.
16:42Oh, thank you.
16:43Thanks for having us.
16:45Thank you, Donna.
16:47For this.
16:48And you're right.
16:50We have a special.
16:51Now look around you.
16:52Most people don't have this.
16:54And we have it.
16:55Not just for Christmas.
16:56We have it all year long.
16:57We gotta remember that.
16:58Yeah.
16:59The spirit of Christmas.
17:00That's what we ought to do.
17:02We should have that all year long.
17:05Generosity and love for one another.
17:10Family.
17:12Merry Christmas, everyone.
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17:47Merry Christmas.
17:48Jingle bells, jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride a one-horse-o-face sleigh
17:56Jingle bells, jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride a one-horse-o-face sleigh
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