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00:00They can't wait, I bet.
00:02In the repair shop this Christmas, from a poorly reindeer...
00:06He looks like he's going to be trouble, I can see it in his eye.
00:08...to a unique book of carols.
00:11This is disintegrating in our hands.
00:13Some challenging festive fixes.
00:16If I've got this even half a millimetre out, the player will feel it.
00:19Even a millimetre out?
00:20Oh, even quarter of a millimetre.
00:22And there are stars shining brightly for good causes.
00:26Look at this.
00:27Dame Helen Mirren visits the barn.
00:30Oh, my goodness.
00:32What an iconic place to find myself.
00:34And Rob Brydon forms a double act...
00:37With beloved author Julia Donaldson.
00:40We would play exciting adventures where one of the zoo animals invaded the farm.
00:47And there's time for the swift half.
00:49Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Hammer and Spanner.
00:52Before unwrapping the gift...
00:54I want to see the red nose.
00:55...that means so much.
00:57Can I peek up under the...
00:59No, no.
01:00No peeking.
01:01We've walked a long way, Julia, across fields, over hedges.
01:21The way you leapt that last hedge, by the way, I thought was very impressive.
01:25First to arrive at the barn, Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson.
01:31It's the 13th Christmas her books have been turned into animations.
01:35And Rob Brydon has been a key voice in every one.
01:39Look at this.
01:40Look at this.
01:41Hello.
01:41Hello and welcome.
01:42Merry Christmas.
01:43Merry Christmas.
01:45We've walked a long way.
01:47Have you?
01:47Probably.
01:48Oh, yeah.
01:48Do you know what?
01:49It's such an honour to have you both here.
01:51We are huge fans of your books.
01:53And me having two children, we read all of them.
01:56Thanks so much.
01:57Now, this looks well-loved, shall we say.
02:02It was my granny's, and so this was what my sister Mary and I played with when we were little girls.
02:09Sometimes some of the farm animals would escape through a gap in the fields.
02:14And I think we had some zoo animals, too.
02:16So sometimes we would play exciting adventures where one of the farm animals joined the zoo
02:22or one of the zoo animals invaded the farm.
02:25Do you think that this helped encourage you to write those fantastic books?
02:29Yeah, I think it probably was at the root of some of my books.
02:33Books like What the Lady Bird Hood, which is set on a farm.
02:36And now, this Christmas is the Scarecrow's wedding animation, which Rob has a real star role.
02:43And that all takes place on a farm.
02:45Now, I play Reginald Rake, the rather caddish Scarecrow that comes in.
02:52Total cad.
02:53Well, all right.
02:53I was giving him the benefit of the doubt.
02:55But he's an absolute cad who comes in and threatens the happiness of Betty and Harry.
03:02Mwah!
03:03The finest marshmallows.
03:05And make no mistake, no one can toast them like Reginald Rake.
03:11I mean, the first one was the Gruffalo.
03:13And, yeah, it has become a part of the Christmas tradition.
03:18Yeah, I've been in all of them.
03:19Rob's so loyal, you know, because even if he's just...
03:22What's the smallest role?
03:23Well, the cat in Room on the Broom.
03:26All I did was go...
03:28And yet, I still imbue it with the professionalism and the discipline that I bring to all my roles.
03:35Rob, what do you love about Julia's characters?
03:38There's a clarity to them.
03:40They connect with you straight away.
03:42The pictures, of course, are Axel's pictures.
03:44Oh, wow, yes, of course.
03:45Well, Axel Scheffler, who's done loads of Julia's illustrations, has such a distinctive style that pulls you into the story beautifully.
03:55But it all comes down to the imagination, and that sort of ties into this, really.
04:00You know, having a little farm and your zoo animals and things like that.
04:03How vibrant were the colours when you first received it when you were a child?
04:06The roof was this kind of maroon-y colour.
04:09It wasn't, like, scarlet or anything.
04:11I've had it on display, and I did get the roof quite crudely.
04:15Oh, I thought you just ripped that off.
04:16It does come off.
04:17Well, the door handles come off here.
04:20It all needs some paint.
04:22Now, Julia, if we can restore this for you, what's the plan for it?
04:26Well, I live quite near a children's hospice called Chestnut Tree House.
04:31I've quite often visited and acted out the stories with the children, and especially with the brothers and sisters of some of the old children.
04:39It's really nice for them to have something to play with.
04:42So I'd like to donate the restored farmhouse, and especially if there were some extra animals and fences as well.
04:49I think we can manage that.
04:50Well, you know what would be nice?
04:51You could have a little gruffalo, a snail, a whale.
04:54You could have a highway rat.
04:55It might be a bit difficult, though, to make them the right scale, I suppose.
04:59There's nothing that these people, not him, but there's nothing these people can't do.
05:06It's been absolutely wonderful to meet you.
05:09Thanks very much.
05:10Bye-bye.
05:10Bye-bye.
05:11Right, back out into the cold.
05:15That's warm.
05:16Aren't they lovely?
05:18And this is absolutely charming.
05:20But it's looking rather tired, isn't it?
05:22These doorknobs, probably not so safe for children to be playing with, so I might work out some way of opening up the doors.
05:28There may be some shutters on the window there.
05:30I think I'm going to do a little bit of tidying up and retouching.
05:34Perfect.
05:37The barn's next visitor has already arrived, taking a much-needed break from his delivery duties.
05:45Wow, look at that.
05:46Reindeer at Christmas.
05:48It is.
05:48Wow.
05:49It's very realistic.
05:51There's a fire service badge on the back here.
05:53What is a reindeer doing with a fire service badge?
05:56I don't know.
05:57Well, I guess we'll find out.
06:00Bringing answers and a second helping of good cheer to the barn.
06:04Hello.
06:05Hello.
06:05Firefighters Gerry Ascombe and Darren Weston from Leicestershire.
06:10Hi, welcome and Merry Christmas.
06:12Merry Christmas to you too.
06:13Hello.
06:14Hi.
06:14Please explain.
06:16So, this is Rudolph.
06:18Of course.
06:19Yeah, yeah.
06:19Rudolph belongs to Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service and we use him every Christmas to raise money for local children's charities.
06:26We walk around with Rudolph who's pulling Santa on a sleigh, supported by a fire engine or two typically.
06:32And as we walk down the streets, the residents come out and give us a loose change and donations.
06:37Where does the money go that you raise?
06:39So, every year we raise about £10,000 for local children's charities typically.
06:44£10,000?
06:45£10,000, yeah.
06:46Wow.
06:46Well done.
06:47That's incredible.
06:48Where did this all start?
06:49So, it started in 1949.
06:52They set up the Rudolph Fund and that reindeer ran right up until 1978 when it started falling to pieces and we got this one.
07:00And the then committee approached this firm that did stuff for film sets and said,
07:05could you build us an animated reindeer to replace the one we've got?
07:08And they did.
07:10So, he moves?
07:10He moves, yeah.
07:11He doesn't walk, but he actually nods his head, does this, blinks his eyes.
07:17People were just amazed because back in the 70s, that was pretty spectacular.
07:20Now, it's a big part of the Christmas culture in Leicester, really.
07:23But the real problem we've got is Rudolph's looking really tired and old now.
07:27His mouth is supposed to chew and a lot of them actions aren't working.
07:32His nose lights up as well, but it doesn't.
07:34Oh, really?
07:35Of course, Rudolph's got a red nose.
07:37There's a ball in there, yeah.
07:38So, we need to do some major surgery.
07:41Yeah, but also, his fur's quite matted and dull looking.
07:44The fur on his ears is different to the fur on his head.
07:47We've got the leather work around his neck.
07:49That would have been bright red and really shiny at one point.
07:51Ah, right.
07:52That's interesting.
07:53God, there is quite a list.
07:54There's quite a lot to do.
07:55I know.
07:56It would be devastating to think it'd failed on your watch.
07:58It would, yeah.
07:59It would.
07:59I think that would be my biggest fear is that he falls into such bad disrepair that he's no longer usable.
08:04And then, one, we lose tradition.
08:06But more importantly, all those children that benefited don't get that money coming into their churches.
08:10We can't let that happen.
08:11Not on your watch.
08:11Not on mine.
08:12Quite literally.
08:13Well, we'll do the best we can.
08:14Thanks for taking him on.
08:15Yeah.
08:15See you soon.
08:16He looks like he's going to be trouble.
08:20I can see it in his eye.
08:21Look.
08:22This is going to be a job.
08:23I'm going to go and get some help.
08:24David.
08:25Brenton.
08:26Oh, here they are.
08:27Perfect.
08:27Wow.
08:27Can you give us a hand?
08:28Yeah.
08:29Yeah.
08:29Brenton, can you steer?
08:30Yeah, I'll try.
08:31Aim for over there somewhere.
08:32OK.
08:32Brilliant.
08:33Here we go.
08:34I feel like Rudolph's going to go wherever he wants.
08:36I think so.
08:37Will is setting to work on Julia Donaldson's farmhouse, and the experts have a clear brief
08:48for the tiny characters who go with it.
08:51But with Rudolph, there are lots of unknowns.
08:55I'm kind of intrigued as to what we're going to find inside here.
08:58What do you think, Berth?
08:59I reckon it's full of mechanical wiggly bits.
09:01Oh, there we go.
09:04Oh, this is actually illegal, isn't it?
09:07What does that do, though?
09:08Hang on.
09:08What, this one back and forwards?
09:10Oh.
09:11Am I moving?
09:12Oh, hey, look, I'm moving his head.
09:13That turns his head.
09:14There's some wires cut in here, so that's not a good sign.
09:18A lot of mechanical bits are just worn out.
09:21Let's see if I can get into the head.
09:23Good luck.
09:26Yeah, I don't need you moving around.
09:29It's all very funny.
09:31I've got a feeling I wouldn't be a very good apprentice for you, Steve.
09:34You drive me mad.
09:35I know, yes, I know.
09:38Well, there's a lot of mechanisms in here as well.
09:40There is a huge amount to get done, but I'm confident between us, we can all pull together.
09:45OK.
09:46We'll get it ready for Christmas.
09:47Yeah?
09:47Absolutely.
09:48Brilliant.
09:48Right, let me just see if I can get to these bolts, then.
09:53There we go.
09:53That's it.
09:55Have you got it, Steve?
09:56Yes, I have.
09:57Will has made new doorknobs for the toy farmhouse.
10:04Oh, look at that.
10:05It looks like a little toadstool.
10:07And he's been mulling over some replacement shutters.
10:10I've got a couple of different designs I could go for.
10:13One would be a kind of modern, staggered, slattered shutter.
10:19But really, I mean, this is like a simple farmhouse for like a child.
10:22It's not overcomplicated.
10:24I'm quite sure I've seen some farmhouses, some really old ones with this kind of design here.
10:28And I think that's kind of what I'm going to go for.
10:30I just hope that I've got enough space in that very small window frame to make this look absolutely spot on.
10:42Design ideas are also key to making 3D versions of the characters who populate the farm.
10:49I'm making a whale.
10:51And rather than making it out of silver, which is what I would normally do, I'm going to try some polymer clay.
10:57I'm challenging myself using a different material.
11:01Having looked at these lovely children's books, I can't wait till my grandson is old enough for me to be able to read these stories to him.
11:16Arriving at the barn with memories of adventures in a winter wonderland,
11:21Ian and Kate McKenzie and daughter April from Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland.
11:26Hello.
11:27Hi there.
11:28Hello, folks.
11:28Welcome.
11:29Oh, look at this.
11:31Very nice.
11:32Wow.
11:33Oh.
11:35This is incredible.
11:36It is.
11:37I've had it 60 years, but it was 40 years old when I got it.
11:41So the sleigh's almost 100 years old.
11:44Wow.
11:45It's called a flexible flower.
11:46This particular one was made in 1928.
11:49I only made this version for one year, so it's quite a rare one.
11:53Where did you get it then?
11:551963.
11:56I was 9, 10.
11:58It was a gift from my brother who got it from a family who no longer had a use for it.
12:04I was the envy of all the friends and kids in the street.
12:07I bet.
12:08Did you use it a lot then, that year when you were 9, 10 years old?
12:11Oh, that was the year of the big freeze.
12:13It snowed from just before Christmas right through January, February.
12:19Three months of snow?
12:20Three months.
12:21And the drifts were like six feet.
12:23Wow.
12:24I just spent every day on the sledge.
12:26You must have some great memories of those times.
12:28Oh, yeah.
12:29The actual main damage at the front, there was myself and two friends on it.
12:34And there was a big tuft of snow, which I thought was just a bit of sage grass covered in snow.
12:40And it turned out it was a large boulder.
12:42Oh, no.
12:43Oh, no.
12:44And the front of the sledge, this has been straightened out, but that was, as you can see...
12:48This is all bent here, yeah.
12:49We've had lots of accidents.
12:50This one here, I was a great repair, as you can see.
12:55A friend, he was holding this and then it snapped.
12:57Is that your handiwork?
12:58That's my handiwork.
12:59Is it?
13:00You know what, it's very good.
13:01Done a long time ago.
13:02Kate, what's your earliest memory of the sledge?
13:04We had been going out together for a while and he said,
13:07would you like to have a go on a sledge?
13:09And I says, oh, yeah.
13:10And then there was a hill that was nearly vertical.
13:13Oh, no.
13:14I was so frightened.
13:15And this is whilst you were still getting to know each other?
13:17Yes.
13:18I love that.
13:18How long have you both been together for?
13:20Fifty years.
13:21How many children do you have?
13:23Nine.
13:24They all had their turn on it.
13:26I remember my second child was about three years of age.
13:30She had a little Santa suit on and pulling around the street.
13:33All the local kids chasing after us are going to be Santa.
13:36Aw.
13:37One of my earliest memories would probably be going to school on it.
13:41And then, more recent, my own children being on it.
13:44They love it.
13:45Absolutely love it.
13:46And getting pulled along by their granda.
13:48And 14 grandchildren, do you know?
13:5014 grandchildren.
13:51So, they all have to have this.
13:53So, when did you stop using it then, yourself?
13:55Oh, 20 years ago.
13:56I was lying down on my belly.
13:57I had a great time out there.
14:01Aw.
14:02If you could have anything you want, what would this look like?
14:06The way it was the day I got it.
14:08All this paint, paint it over, you know, make it good looking again.
14:12I can understand I'll never be the way it was, but it'd be nice to see it gleaming again and looking.
14:20How you remember as a nine-year-old kid.
14:24Yeah.
14:25We are going to have so much fun working on this.
14:27Thank you very much.
14:29We'll see you soon. Bye-bye.
14:30Thank you. Bye-bye.
14:34I absolutely love this.
14:36It's amazing, isn't it?
14:37Yeah.
14:37He does want it looking a bit smarter than it currently does.
14:40Let me take this outside, I'll get it stripped down and bring the wood back in to you.
14:44Lovely.
14:44OK.
14:57Determined to get Rudolf back to full fitness, the barn team has set to work with Gustav.
15:03While Dom strengthens the battered chassis that supports him,
15:07David's mechanical expertise is focused on how best to fix his inner workings.
15:14I'm now having a look at Rudolf's head and neck mechanism.
15:19This is really what gives him his character.
15:22You've got an electric motor and this drives a belt onto a big pulley.
15:28The pulley then drives a shaft which has got cam wheels on.
15:31So the cams, they're basically like little hills and valleys on a disc.
15:37And then you've got this lever.
15:39So as you get a hill comes along, that moves away.
15:42And then when the valley comes along, it moves back again.
15:45And then this particular one, this actually moves his head up and down.
15:50These cams are made out of a type of plastic.
15:53And it looks like they're warped, basically.
15:56Where they run on this little lever, they could slip down the side
16:02and then that lever could then get jammed.
16:05That would then cause the motor to stall.
16:08So I think basically what I've got to do, take it all to pieces
16:12and then get all of that nice and sturdy, straightened out
16:16so that we can guarantee that he's going to run for many, many years to come.
16:21I'm making a new bridle with reins for Rudolf
16:33and I've chosen this really bright red colour
16:37so that once he's all dressed up, it's really going to stand out.
16:42So I've got a fair amount of sewing to do here,
16:44but once the bridle and the reins are completed,
16:46I can turn my attention to the red collar here that needs some work as well.
16:51Next at the barn, acting royalty.
17:02Academy Award winner, Dame Helen Mirren.
17:06She has a little-known story of resilience from wartime Germany
17:10to put centre stage.
17:13Oh, my goodness!
17:18This is beautiful.
17:19Oh, my God, it's exactly the same as it is on the TV!
17:24What an iconic place to find myself.
17:27Welcome to the bar.
17:29It's sort of a lot of people's dream to be here,
17:31so thank you so much for having me.
17:33How lucky are we?
17:34I know, I know.
17:36But how can we help?
17:37Well, I've got a big challenge for you.
17:39Interesting.
17:39Well, I work with a residential home called Denville Hall
17:44that specialises in people from the performing arts.
17:47So musicians, actors, directors, producers, people in front of the camera,
17:55people behind the camera.
17:56Brilliant.
17:57So you can imagine the stories that get told,
17:59and that is what I bring to you today,
18:02is one of those incredible stories.
18:03So one of the supporters of Denville Hall was a man called Martin Landau,
18:08and he was a theatre producer.
18:09He worked in his whole life in the theatre.
18:12But Martin had the most incredible story.
18:15Martin was on a kinder transport at the age of 14.
18:19Children were put on these trains by their parents to escape the Nazis,
18:24and they came to England.
18:25And obviously, little kid, you can't carry much with you.
18:29No.
18:29But the one thing he wanted to bring with him was his cello.
18:32He brought it with him.
18:33So he brought...
18:34It must have been as big as he was.
18:36Can you imagine this kid on this train?
18:38Yeah.
18:39With a little bag and this huge cello.
18:41Says how much it means to him, doesn't it?
18:42Absolutely.
18:43There's a movie in there, I think.
18:45Absolutely.
18:45I think, you know, the image of that young boy
18:48and the moment of having to say goodbye to his parents,
18:52at that point, not knowing that he would never see them again,
18:55but we know that he would never see them again.
18:57But before he got on the train,
18:59the Nazis who were, you know,
19:02bullying everyone getting on the trains,
19:04broke the cello cruelly, deliberately,
19:07monstrously just broke him.
19:09Nonetheless, he held on to his cello and loved it,
19:12and he had it for the rest of his life.
19:14And when Martin died, he left it to Denville Hall,
19:18and that is what I would love you to restore.
19:22So what's the plan, if we're able to get it repaired?
19:24Well, this beautiful instrument hasn't sung for 80 years.
19:28Wow.
19:29So we're really hoping that this Christmas it will be heard again.
19:32It will be singing to the residents of Denville Hall.
19:36There's no-one that doesn't enjoy a good old sing-song
19:39or just quietly sitting in the corner listening to some beautiful music.
19:43So where is it?
19:44Well, it was a little too big for me to carry,
19:47so if it's OK, I'll have it delivered to you.
19:49Would that be OK?
19:50That sounds perfect.
19:51Thank you so much.
19:53We're all incredibly excited.
19:55You're welcome.
19:56Thank you, everyone.
19:57Bye.
19:58Bye.
20:01Oh, it's snowing.
20:02No.
20:02Will is making quick work of reviving the wooden slats on the old sledge,
20:19but Dom is faced with a trickier task as he starts on the metalwork.
20:25It's not good news, unfortunately.
20:26These two bars that run to the front of the rails,
20:30they are both completely different shapes,
20:33and they're supposed to be the same.
20:35I've clamped the two runners together,
20:37and even these are completely different shapes.
20:40The ends are way off.
20:42I think all these years of Ian being such a daredevil
20:45have taken their toll on this sledge.
20:48It's bent and twisted things.
20:49I need to straighten everything out
20:51and get it back where it should be
20:52because I've got lots of holes which need to line up.
20:56And at the moment, this one lines up quite nicely,
21:00but this side is just so far off.
21:05So I've got some bending to do.
21:07So I'm using the rail that I know is good
21:09and is the right shape to draw around on the bench
21:12as a reference as I try and bend the other rail
21:17to match that line.
21:20So I need to clamp it in the vice, heat it up,
21:23and try and bend this front section back round
21:26until it lines up with that white line.
21:28It's looking pretty good.
21:51Once I've got all these pieces straightened up,
21:53I can start thinking about stripping this paint.
22:02Work on Rudolph is also galloping along.
22:06While David coaxes his warped plastic cans back to perfect flatness,
22:11Amanda is starting an upgrade to his tatty old ears.
22:15So I've got two types of fur that I'm working with here.
22:18This piece of fur has come off of Rudolph,
22:21but I've also got this lovely new fur,
22:24which is also going to be a part of his ears.
22:26It's all got to blend through and look seamless,
22:28like he has always had it.
22:30So the first thing I'm going to do is to decide which piece to use.
22:35This one is original,
22:37so there's a couple of little holes and things here,
22:39so I don't really want to go for those.
22:41I think it's going to come from over here.
22:45So I'm going to start drawing my template onto the back.
22:52I'm working on this part of the mechanism
22:54that does the chewing motion of the bottom jaw like that.
23:00Something like that anyway.
23:02There's a little cam on this shaft
23:04which runs onto a micro switch
23:07and just turns it off and on.
23:09And that's connected to a light
23:12and that makes Rudolph's nose glow red in the dark.
23:17So this hasn't been working.
23:18Not only were the wires not connected to the motor,
23:22but also this shaft was bent
23:24so that when this turned round,
23:26the jaw went up too high and would get locked.
23:29So what I've done is I've straightened that up.
23:33Right, I'm just going to pop the jaw on,
23:36see if it all works.
23:39I think that's a sort of chewy motion.
23:46I'm just going to put on the new micro switch
23:49and make sure that the light's going to work.
23:54When I was in the fire service,
23:55we would have the children's Christmas party
23:59and Father Christmas would come along,
24:02but not on a sleigh.
24:04He would come on an old vintage fire engine.
24:09Right, that's connected.
24:11Pop these connectors on
24:13and it should all work.
24:17That's working so well.
24:25That's brilliant.
24:29Will has turned his attention
24:30to the handrails of the old sledge.
24:33One is made out of pine
24:35and one's made out of ash.
24:37Originally, this would have all been ash.
24:39He's done a pretty good job at replacing it,
24:41but it kind of sticks out like a sore thumb.
24:43Now, I thought it would be really nice
24:45to replace that with ash
24:46because he really wants this to look
24:48much like it did when he first got it as a child.
24:51I've sourced a new piece of ash here.
24:53It's quite angular because it's just been cut.
24:56The original has this slightly rounded off profile
24:58on the top
24:59and I think that kind of makes it a lot better
25:01to hold on to.
25:02I'm going to use my hand plane
25:03to try to recreate this lovely curved edge
25:06onto that new section there.
25:16I've got all of the metal work for the sledge
25:19stripped down,
25:20straightened, primed
25:22and ready for its first coat
25:24of this beautiful, shiny red
25:27and I've managed to find the original colour,
25:30the very first layer of paint on this metal work,
25:32which I've matched.
25:33It's looking good.
25:37Renovation of Julia Donaldson's toy farmhouse
25:40has passed to Kirsten.
25:42I'm now just starting to fill any areas of loss.
25:48I'm using a wood filler here.
25:49In a way, the way that this has been made,
25:52it's quite rustic.
25:54That's quite helpful
25:55because some of the areas that have been damaged and broken,
25:59I can fill and I can leave the filler
26:02with quite a rough finish.
26:04It's taken many talents, rather than hay and carrots,
26:15to revive Rudolf,
26:17but now he's almost ready for festive duties.
26:20He's a bit of a lump.
26:22He's a bit of a lump.
26:26Oh, thanks guys.
26:28Look at him.
26:29Thanks for the help.
26:32You've made it through the blizzard.
26:33He has.
26:34And?
26:35Oh.
26:36Ta-da!
26:37That's his new neck piece.
26:39Oh, fantastic.
26:40And?
26:40Is that how they work all?
26:45Very, very good.
26:46You've been having too much fun in the barn, haven't you?
26:48I know, I know.
26:50How are you guys getting on?
26:51Actually, quite well.
26:52So we can leave you to it to put it together.
26:54It sounds like it.
26:55That's all yours then.
26:56Thank you very much.
26:57Bye.
26:57Okay, shall we try and get him back on his base?
27:00Yeah, absolutely.
27:03After 46 years of fundraising
27:06and bringing Christmas magic to Leicestershire,
27:09Rudolf's joints were aching and immobile,
27:12his fur matted,
27:13and his nose not even remotely shiny or red.
27:18He's huge, isn't he?
27:19Absolutely.
27:20Several generations from the county
27:22are relying on the barn team
27:24to recreate the magic
27:26and get Rudolf slaying again
27:28for good causes.
27:30Goodness me, there's so much of them.
27:33Hello.
27:34Darren, hi.
27:34You okay?
27:35Jerry, hi.
27:37Who have you got with us today?
27:38So these are some of the children
27:40that come from Wishes for Kids.
27:43These are benefited from some of the charities
27:44that we link up with
27:45and we've brought them down to see Rudolf today.
27:48Are you all excited to see what we've been able to do?
27:51Really excited.
27:52Yeah, we're really excited.
27:55Who's more excited?
27:56Yeah.
27:56So I saw him when he was brand new
27:58and if you've been able to get him anywhere close
28:01to what he looked like then,
28:02I think that would be fantastic.
28:04Which I will say is quite a big ask.
28:06I'm so hopeful that we can get him back
28:08and look in his best.
28:09Okay, everyone,
28:10are you ready to see Rudolf?
28:12We're ready.
28:12We're ready.
28:13We're really ready.
28:14Let's do it.
28:14Oh, that's good.
28:33Oh, that's amazing.
28:34Yeah, that's good.
28:35Look at that.
28:36That's taking me right back to 1979.
28:39I had no idea it was going to look so realistic again.
28:43The fur looks great, doesn't it?
28:45Please feel free.
28:46Come in and have a look.
28:46Can we have a...
28:47Yeah, come around this side.
28:48Let's have a look.
28:49Oh, they've done on the harness as well, yeah.
28:51I've never seen them bells shine like that.
28:53So we've repaired the ears as well.
28:55New ears.
28:56Yes, look at those.
28:57Look at the ears.
28:58Really appreciate it.
28:58It's nice to see it.
28:59It looks great.
29:00Amazing job.
29:01Amazing.
29:02This really has been a huge team effort.
29:05Well, do you know what?
29:06In the fire service,
29:06we're really used to working as a team.
29:08So to see that teamwork replicated
29:10with the care they've put into Rudolf is great
29:13and that will really resonate through the service, I think.
29:15Well, you haven't seen everything yet.
29:16I want to see the red nose.
29:18Shall we dim the lights?
29:19So you can have a proper look?
29:20Oh, yes.
29:29Whoa.
29:30That's so cool.
29:32Oh, wow.
29:33Oh, yes.
29:36This is just what he used to do.
29:38I mean, you take your wad to take it all in, don't you?
29:40Yeah.
29:41We just want to say thank you.
29:42It means a huge amount to us.
29:43Well, it's yours to take away.
29:45Are we okay to drive it?
29:46Absolutely.
29:46Let's give it a go.
29:48We should get the doors.
29:50Yeah.
29:50Okay.
30:12Well, that's a first for us, isn't it?
30:13Yeah.
30:15I'm not sure the next time we're going to fix Rudolf.
30:18No.
30:19Well done.
30:20Right.
30:20Who knows what's coming next?
30:21No.
30:30Rudolf's back in action,
30:32but the crispest creations for Julia are still a work in progress.
30:36Well, I'm carving the gruffalo, which is one of the most well-known characters from Julia's books.
30:41And the vandalised cello, which Dame Helen Mirn hopes can be played again, has been delivered.
30:54It's a task for stringed instrument restorer Becky Horton.
30:58This is such a gorgeous instrument.
31:01I feel so sad that it's been brutalised in this fashion.
31:05It just breaks my heart.
31:08And the fact that Martin kept it all these years, it must have been so special to him,
31:12because who keeps a cello that's in two parts like this?
31:16Already, I can hear the sound post is loose.
31:20There's cracks all over the place.
31:22This is a particularly nasty one in the ribs.
31:25The most obvious area of damage is the fact that the neck is out of the body of the instrument.
31:29This is never good.
31:31And it's in a real mess.
31:32So I have to work out a way of putting everything back where it belongs,
31:37fitting the neck back in, and getting this cello playable again.
31:40The first thing I'm going to have to do, though, is remove the front so I can see what's going on inside.
31:47What I don't want to do is splinter out any more of this very dry old front.
31:54Usually you do not want to hear cracking noises,
31:56but when it's glue, it's a different sort of noise, and that's what I'm after.
32:03I can just feel this seam starting to give now.
32:05So far, so good.
32:07Hailing from Sheffield, Andrew and his wife Emily,
32:17with a challenge for Chris Shaw's bookbinding skills.
32:21Merry Christmas.
32:23Merry Christmas.
32:23Merry Christmas.
32:25What have you brought?
32:26That looks rather well-loved.
32:28Certainly is.
32:29It's well-used.
32:31It is.
32:31It's a carol book that's been used by our family for over 40 years now.
32:36Wow.
32:37Yeah.
32:37So this book was originally my granddad's.
32:40He only lived a street away from where I grew up as well,
32:43so we were very close.
32:45He passed this on for me when I was really learning how to play.
32:49My first organ, probably to accompany him singing, but he loved it.
32:57It's full of local Christmas carols that we play in pubs
33:02in and around the north of Sheffield, all through the Christmas period.
33:07North Sheffield has a 200-year-old tradition of carols
33:11that are unique to the area, being sung by locals in their pubs.
33:15The gatherings are known as sings.
33:19Why are they sung in pubs?
33:20That comes back from the Victorian era,
33:23where the carols were sent to be too extravagant to be sung in churches,
33:27and people still wanted somewhere to sing,
33:29so they brought their songs and their carols into the local pubs.
33:33Wow. That's where it's evolved?
33:34Yes, into a real tradition.
33:37It's a feeling of community and family and belonging,
33:40and I wouldn't be anywhere else on a Sunday in December.
33:43A lot of the Christmas songs are probably recognised words,
33:48but all the villagers will have adapted their own tunes to the songs.
33:53And this book, it's the book that I've used for every sing that I've played for,
33:58for 28 years now.
34:00I'm having to run in from one pub to the next,
34:03and it's folded up in my back pocket, and it's...
34:05You can tell.
34:06It's got knocked off the organ while I'm playing,
34:10and, yeah, it's had a life of all of its own.
34:13I thought, this is disintegrating in our hands,
34:16and is there any way that we can restore it,
34:20stop it getting any worse?
34:21Not to be a museum item and not to collect dust
34:24to be used this Christmas and the next 20, 30, 40 years as well.
34:29I'll give it my best shot.
34:31That'll be brilliant. Thank you so much.
34:32Bye-bye.
34:33Well, Chris, this is fantastic, is it not?
34:40It's amazing.
34:41Let me know when it's ready, and I'll come along for a sing-along.
34:44That's a date.
34:49Brenton, that's amazing.
34:52You've got two snails there.
34:53Yeah, I'm just working on the tail.
34:55OK. The tail of the whale, to scale?
34:58Not quite.
35:00I've got this little, tiny snail.
35:02And we've got the big one there,
35:04so you can see what it's meant to look like.
35:05I absolutely love it.
35:07You're so clever.
35:09Andrew has really used this book almost to death.
35:20It's at a point where the front covers are at a stage where they could totally collapse.
35:26The amazing thing, and hats off to Andrew, he's kept all the bits.
35:31But it is in a bit of a sorry state.
35:35Pages need to be ironed.
35:37It needs to be flattened.
35:39And I've got to think of a cover for the outside.
35:42But the first thing I need to do is remove the staples.
35:46They sort of corrode.
35:48And eventually that will eat through the paper.
35:50Now I can dismantle the book and iron these pages flat.
36:05Fiky.
36:06Do you recognise any of these?
36:08There are a few, but on the whole, it's a mystery to me.
36:12Oh, I know Deck the Halls.
36:13How does that go?
36:14Oh, oh, Deck.
36:16I'm not going to start singing.
36:18They've got such a lovely voice, Will.
36:19Well, it's usually after a few mild wines.
36:21That's when I really kind of get into the swing of things.
36:23Do you have a favourite carol?
36:25I do, Will.
36:26I don't know what it's called, but it goes a bit like this.
36:29And feel free to join in if you want.
36:30Close.
36:33Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
36:36Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
36:39We are.
36:40Hose are not in existence.
36:43Now she has access to the interior of the cello,
36:54Becky can begin repairing the many cracks in its body.
36:59I've heated up my bending iron,
37:01and the water bubbling on the top tells me it's really hot.
37:04I'm going to use it to bend this little bit of wood
37:07that I'm going to use as a stud
37:09for this big area of cracking on the rib of the cello.
37:12I'm going to get it really wet
37:14and I'm going to steam bend this lovely thin bit of maple.
37:20I am feeling pretty anxious about this
37:23because it's so important this doesn't come undone again,
37:27so that's why everything has to be absolutely right.
37:31I'm going to start gluing now.
37:33I'm going to have to throw a whole load of clamps
37:42at this crack and this stud
37:44to make sure it all adheres perfectly
37:46because I need to make sure that all of this stud
37:49is properly stuck to the rib.
37:53It looks a bit random and haphazard,
37:55but I hope I've got just enough pressure
37:57to hold that crack shut while it dries.
38:03Hopefully, this should all line up.
38:05With the paintwork perfected and the runners rejuvenated,
38:09Dom and Will have joined forces...
38:11I love the steamwork.
38:13This is why it's handy to have an extra pair of hands.
38:15..to reassemble the old sledge.
38:17I think that's the main sort of chassis part of it on
38:22and all looking good.
38:23We can tackle the wood now.
38:25Yes!
38:26Screws down the middle.
38:28This is my favourite screwdriver.
38:31How long have you had my screwdriver for?
38:34Weeks!
38:35Have you?
38:35And you haven't even noticed.
38:36Well, I have. I've been blaming Steve.
38:38What have you got that for?
38:40It's just quite nice.
38:41It's quite good.
38:41It is nice because it's mine.
38:45OK, middle bit in.
38:46Looking really good.
38:47That adrenaline just steaming down a hill.
38:50I'm feeling it.
38:51Yeah, I'm there, I'm there.
38:53Right, what's left to do?
38:54We've really just got the steering.
38:56The steering. Oh, gosh, I forgot about the steering.
38:58Not yet, not yet. We're not quite there.
38:59And the all-important rope, and then we're done.
39:01It's ready to go back to Ian.
39:05The sledge was given to Ian
39:07just before the big freeze of 1963,
39:10but years of downhill adventuring
39:13had left it dangerously dilapidated.
39:16Right, pop that on there.
39:18Let's get it covered up.
39:21Ian and family,
39:22including granddaughters Leah and Bethany,
39:25have high hopes of snowy fun
39:27for many more years.
39:30Hi, everyone.
39:31Hello.
39:31Hi, folks.
39:32Hi, Ian.
39:32Welcome back.
39:33Hello.
39:34Hello.
39:35How have you all been feeling?
39:36Have you been excited about today?
39:37I have been very excited.
39:39Looking forward to all the monthly.
39:41It's been part of my life for so long.
39:43My kids, my grandkids,
39:45and I like to see it going on and on.
39:47I'm hoping that we can take you back
39:48to being that nine-year-old kid again.
39:50Are you ready to take a look?
39:51More than ready.
39:52How about you two?
39:53Are you excited?
39:54OK, here we go.
39:55That's where I was.
40:13I have to try this.
40:16Oh, brilliant.
40:18I'm over the moon.
40:19Just wish I was a kid again.
40:21Yeah.
40:23This is great.
40:24Better job than I've done.
40:28It's beautiful.
40:29I don't know what I was expecting,
40:30but it's beyond what I expected.
40:32I've never seen it like that.
40:33The writing and all, it's lovely.
40:35The fact that they just didn't do it clearly,
40:38you know, the eraser.
40:40It's brilliant.
40:42I'm so pleased.
40:43It just looks beautiful.
40:44Well, there's no time like the present.
40:45Shall we take it outside?
40:46Can we get loads?
40:46Yeah.
40:52Are you getting on, Gus?
40:54You're not getting too jealous, are you, Ian?
40:57You're on the back, Ian.
40:58One, two, three.
41:00Woo!
41:02It works.
41:03That's really good.
41:06Marvelous.
41:07It looks right at home out here, doesn't it?
41:08It does.
41:09Yeah.
41:10Perfect.
41:10I'm making Betty the scarecrow,
41:28and she's coming along really well.
41:30But it's time now I started putting some little clothes on her.
41:33Reattaching the neck of the cello is a demanding process.
41:40Becky's drafting in Will to play more than just second fiddle.
41:45You're going to have the most important job of operating the clamp.
41:48So I'm going to take it all out, glue it, and then you're going to clamp it.
41:52But it might slide around, all sorts of horrible things can happen.
41:55So if I start being cross with you, just, sorry.
41:58I'll just take it.
41:59Okay, fine.
42:00All right?
42:00If I've got this even half a millimetre out,
42:02the player will feel it,
42:04and it will have a bearing on the sound.
42:05Even a millimetre?
42:07Oh, even half a millimetre.
42:08Even quarter of a millimetre.
42:09Really?
42:09Yeah, yeah.
42:10You grab the clamp and the cork.
42:11Are you ready to do this?
42:12Because this is a one hit only.
42:14We've got one chance to get this perfect.
42:16Okay.
42:16Up for it?
42:17Yeah.
42:17Right.
42:18Okay.
42:18We ready?
42:19We're ready.
42:21Time is absolutely of the essence
42:23because this glue is gelling all the time I'm using it,
42:27and I don't want to take any chances of this coming out ever again.
42:31I've never seen you work so quickly.
42:33Oh, you've not seen anything yet.
42:35Okay.
42:35Okay.
42:36Right.
42:36I'm going to...
42:37No, not yet.
42:38I've got to push this in.
42:40Nope.
42:40Nope, I'll tell you.
42:42Okay, clamp.
42:43Ready?
42:44Yep.
42:44Get that wedge the right way around.
42:49Yep.
42:49Tighten a bit?
42:50Yep.
42:51That's brilliant.
42:51That's a brilliant angle.
42:52There?
42:52Yep.
42:53Bit more, bit more, bit more.
42:54Stop.
42:56Right.
42:56Okay.
42:57We're not done yet.
42:58No?
42:59No.
42:59Right.
43:00No.
43:00I've got to check.
43:01Go on.
43:02Right, I just need you to move it a little bit.
43:04Unnip it.
43:04Okay.
43:07Okay.
43:07And down again.
43:09Tighten?
43:09Yep, tighten.
43:12Okay, let me just double check that.
43:14Oh, God, I'm shaking.
43:16You're doing really well.
43:17Oh!
43:18I'm checking the angle of the neck here.
43:20There's a certain measurement that I'm after, which is 80 mil.
43:22It's slightly higher.
43:25I just don't want to take any chances of this cello having any more problems,
43:29because it's been through enough.
43:31I would like that a bit lower, but I don't think...
43:33I don't think I want to move it.
43:35So, to go lower, would this have to move back out?
43:37I...
43:37No, we can't take it out now.
43:39Can you?
43:40Or...
43:41What do you want?
43:41Oh!
43:47Unnip it and just move it slightly towards me.
43:49You sure?
43:50Yeah, just slightly.
43:51Yep.
43:52Slightly, yeah, yeah, yeah.
43:53There?
43:53Now, now nip it down.
43:56There?
43:56Yep.
43:57Yep.
43:58Yep.
43:58Okay.
43:59Tension.
44:03Yes!
44:04Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
44:05Better?
44:06Yes.
44:06I'm happy.
44:08You okay?
44:09I don't know.
44:10Well done.
44:14Walk away.
44:16Let's walk away.
44:17Literally?
44:17Literally just walk away.
44:19Yeah.
44:19Yeah.
44:19The pages of the Carol book have been flattened,
44:26and Chrissie's next task is a spot of invisible mending.
44:30This cover is at the point of complete collapse.
44:34I'm going to remount these onto some blue paper.
44:38But obviously, because of all the years of Andrew handling it,
44:41it's got grubby.
44:43So I've made an initial attempt of grubbing it up.
44:47And because it's in pieces, it's a bit like fitting a jigsaw puzzle together.
44:51By remounting this, it's going to stabilise it,
44:54and at the same time add strength.
44:57It's going to make it still very flexible.
45:00Just lining up the puzzle, and it fits over very, very nice.
45:06And now I'm going to get it into the press and then allow it to dry.
45:17Muscle muscle.
45:18Is this the toy you're making, Steve?
45:20It is. This is Tiddler. This is the character out of the book.
45:24I can see that.
45:25I'm making a mechanism that when I put the tail inside,
45:29and you move the tail from side to side,
45:32it's going to open and shut the mouth.
45:34Lovely.
45:35There we go. Now it's Christmas.
45:42OK, maybe I've overdone this a little bit.
45:48With the more stressful part of the cello repair behind her,
45:52Becky's work is nearly done.
45:55The neck is solid, and the cello's actually sounding really resonant.
45:59I couldn't be happier.
46:01I've never been so nervous in my life with an instrument
46:04because it was important to Martin,
46:06and it's going to be played in the retirement home.
46:09I think it's going to be beautiful for them,
46:11and I hope they love it as much as I do now,
46:14because I've fallen in love with this instrument.
46:16So all I need to do now is put the last two strings on,
46:19and then I get to hear it.
46:21This cello was brutally smashed
46:26as its 14-year-old owner, Martin, fled Hitler's Germany,
46:30and it had remained unplayable ever since.
46:33OK, let's get it covered. Yeah.
46:39Now Dame Helen Mirren hopes it can be the centrepiece
46:42of Christmas celebrations at the retirement home
46:46to which Martin donated it.
46:51Hello. Hello. Hi.
46:54Welcome back. Thank you.
46:56I presume this is the baby.
46:58It is indeed. Yes.
47:00Let me introduce you to Becky. Becky.
47:02Was it a challenge? It was a challenge, yes.
47:05Yes. It has tested me.
47:07The love that this instrument carried with it,
47:09I hope, communicated to you. Very much so.
47:12Because it carried the history of family, of love, of dreams.
47:15Definitely. Definitely. You can feel it in the world.
47:18You can, really. Yes.
47:20Well, are you ready to take a look?
47:21I am.
47:22I'm so excited.
47:23I can't tell you.
47:24I'm so excited to see it.
47:26Can I peek up under the skirt?
47:28No peeking.
47:29No peeking.
47:31Go on then Becky.
47:32OK.
47:33Yes. Are you ready?
47:34I am.
47:35Hello.
47:36Martin sent his love.
47:50Becky, that's fantastic.
47:54Many, many, many congratulations.
47:57Wondrous.
47:58Absolutely wondrous.
47:59Wow.
48:00I wish I could play.
48:03Would you like to hear it play?
48:04Well, of course I would.
48:05Is that possible?
48:06It is.
48:07We've got a special guest.
48:08Really?
48:09Yes.
48:10Very much so.
48:11We have Raphael Warfish in the barn.
48:13Raphael, would you please come and join us?
48:16Perfect.
48:17Raphael, how very, very nice to meet you.
48:19Great pleasure.
48:21Great pleasure.
48:22Thank you so much for coming for us.
48:24You be careful with that.
48:25Yes.
48:50Bravo!
48:51Bravo, Becky!
48:53Well done, Becky.
48:55How incredible to hear that.
48:57Yes.
48:58Thank you so much, Raphael.
48:59That was beautiful.
49:00Great pleasure.
49:01Becky, thank you.
49:02Bye-bye.
49:03Bye.
49:04Bye.
49:05Bye.
49:06Bye.
49:07Bye.
49:08Bye.
49:09Bye.
49:10Bye.
49:11Bye.
49:12Bye.
49:13Bye.
49:14Bye.
49:15Bye.
49:16Bye.
49:17Bye.
49:18Bye.
49:19Bye.
49:20Bye.
49:25Brilliant.
49:26Well done.
49:27I'm just so pleased.
49:28Yeah.
49:39New covers have made the carol book more durable, but Chrissie's repairs also need to look harmonious.
49:46The final thing I need to do to the covers are to just sort of blend in and just take the eye away from these creases.
49:54So I'm using a watercolor pencil.
49:55So I'm using a watercolor pencil and it's a blue sort of turquoisey, but coming around here to where Andrew's handled it, I'm going to have to mix in a bit of green.
50:04Kirsten.
50:05Kirsten has painted the exterior of the toy farmhouse, but for interior decor, she's turning to paper and paste.
50:15The only wallpapering I've done is in my own house, so that's quite a number of years ago.
50:20But I do think this will transform the inside of the farmhouse.
50:27I can just get that in there.
50:29There, that's gone on really nicely.
50:32Now I'm going to carry on putting the paper on the other walls and then it's going to be ready to go back to Julia.
50:39And I hope that this will give the children at the hospice many hours of play.
50:48Julia's toy farm was faded and fragile and its animals long since lost.
50:55Now she plans for a new generation of children at the hospice to be delighted and inspired by the farm and a farmyard full of fantastical creatures.
51:07Hi Julia.
51:08Hello.
51:09Oh my goodness.
51:11This is the biggest Christmas present ever.
51:15Well I think it's really lovely that this is going to go to Chestnut Treehouse.
51:20Yes.
51:21It's such a wonderful place.
51:22We'd like to take a look.
51:24I'd love to take a look.
51:25Yes.
51:31Oh, so beautiful.
51:36It looks just perfect because it doesn't look over the top.
51:39It just looks like I remembered.
51:43Animals.
51:44I remember these little sitting down calves.
51:48Who's outside in the garden?
51:51Oh gosh.
51:53Oh look, we've got the Gruffalo, of course.
51:56Made by Will.
51:57So clever.
51:58Oh, I think that's brilliant because you've got two types of toy, you know, you've got the farm but they could have adventures with all these characters outside their world.
52:08It really has been a team effort, hasn't it? So, Steve made Tiddler.
52:12Thank you, Steve.
52:14You're very welcome.
52:15Yes, Tiddler's gorgeous.
52:16I think when you move the tail, the mouth opens and closes.
52:19Oh, can I have a go?
52:20Yeah.
52:21Oh, that's wonderful.
52:22That's really good.
52:23Hello, Tiddler.
52:25Hello.
52:26Oh, look, he's a baddie.
52:28Right, that's Rob Brydon.
52:30It's Reginald Rape.
52:31Which is made by Kishtons.
52:33Yep.
52:34He sort of tries to lure Betty away from her true love, Mary.
52:39And they're going to get married, aren't you?
52:41Yes.
52:45Oh, lovely.
52:46I think children would enjoy, you know, they could act that story out, couldn't they?
52:49Yeah, definitely.
52:50You have brought so much joy and imagination to so many children's lives.
52:54So it's quite nice for us to give something back to you.
52:57Thank you so much.
52:58And thank you all.
53:00You're so welcome.
53:02Bye.
53:06She is lovely, isn't she?
53:08This is the magic of children's farm animals and toys and things like that.
53:12Imagination.
53:13Yeah, exactly.
53:14You can go anywhere.
53:15Well done, everyone.
53:16Good job.
53:24Chris's skills have got the carol book almost back on song.
53:29So the moment's come of joining the pages to the cover.
53:34I'm using a linen thread and sewing it as opposed to stapling it,
53:37because Andrew's going to use this an awful lot.
53:40And I want to be able to provide the book with as much strength and longevity as possible.
53:47So the final knot that seals and joins the pages together ends my absolutely joyous repair of the joy of Christmas.
53:58This carol book was given to Andrew by his grandfather, but decades of use at Sheffield's Carol Sings had left it in tatters.
54:12Andrew and Emily are hoping the book can continue playing its part in keeping a remarkable tradition alive.
54:19Hello, hello.
54:21Hello there.
54:22Hi.
54:23Absolutely fantastic to see you.
54:24How are you both feeling?
54:26Really excited.
54:27Are you?
54:28Yeah.
54:29It's more than the book.
54:30It's the tradition and certainly now not having my granddad there in the pub with me, his book's always there.
54:37That's really lovely.
54:38Yeah.
54:39Well, are you ready to see what I've managed to do?
54:42Certainly are.
54:49Wow.
54:50Look at the back.
55:01That's fantastic.
55:06Wow.
55:09That's a Christmas present.
55:12Yeah.
55:13Thank you so much.
55:14That's brilliant.
55:15Look.
55:16I can't believe it
55:19I can't
55:21and there was whole
55:23I can't believe it Chris
55:25the joy of Christmas
55:27I know it's fantastic
55:28it's such a beautiful thing
55:31it'll certainly feel special to
55:32stand it on the piano or the organ for the first time
55:35it'll feel really nice
55:37Andrew how would you feel about doing a sing for us now?
55:41yeah
55:42come on everybody
55:44outside
55:45pint at your finest please landlord
55:48coming right up sir
55:50paint in chocolate coins
55:53perfect
55:54here they come
55:58it's a pub
55:59oh look there's a crier
56:02oh is that a bar?
56:04hello everyone welcome to the hammer and spanner
56:06what can I get you?
56:09there you go
56:10oh you pour a decent pint
56:11thank you
56:11oh yes
56:13we sing as faithful
56:17that in days of old
56:20to celebrate Christmas
56:24and bring you good cheer
56:27glad tidings we bring
56:30of Messiah our King
56:33so we wish you a Merry Christmas
56:36we wish you a Merry Christmas
56:39we wish you a Merry Christmas
56:43and a Happy New Year
56:48hello everyone
56:57hello
56:58I've got a surprise for you
57:00and a Happy New Year
57:02on Christmas
57:12thank you
57:13thank you
57:13thank you
57:15thanks
57:15applause
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