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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:13,333 --> 00:00:23,400 [Piano music and fire crackling] 4 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:30,833 [Piano music and fire crackling] 5 00:00:30,866 --> 00:00:32,366 Welcome, everyone. 6 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,933 I am so glad you're here. 7 00:00:34,966 --> 00:00:37,666 I love Christmas. 8 00:00:37,700 --> 00:00:40,833 I admit it, I love everything about Christmas time. 9 00:00:40,866 --> 00:00:44,366 I love the cookies, I love the fire, 10 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,833 I love the presents, I love the stockings, 11 00:00:46,866 --> 00:00:48,900 I love the tree, I love the fudge, 12 00:00:48,933 --> 00:00:50,766 I love the lights. 13 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,666 It's a great time for growing out the winter beard. 14 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:54,466 I love everything about it. 15 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:57,233 I love the music, I love the carols and the hymns, 16 00:00:57,266 --> 00:00:59,800 I love all the kids. 17 00:00:59,833 --> 00:01:03,433 And I love the spirit in the air at Christmas time, 18 00:01:03,466 --> 00:01:05,533 wherever you go. 19 00:01:05,566 --> 00:01:09,933 There's something that makes people want to be more kind. 20 00:01:09,966 --> 00:01:13,433 At Christmas, they want to be more compassionate, 21 00:01:13,466 --> 00:01:15,366 more helpful, more generous. 22 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,833 Donations go up all around the world. 23 00:01:18,866 --> 00:01:21,500 Something that makes people bring others in 24 00:01:21,533 --> 00:01:24,800 from out of the cold and help them, 25 00:01:24,833 --> 00:01:26,866 clothe them, feed them. 26 00:01:26,900 --> 00:01:29,933 And best of all, I think there's something about Christmas 27 00:01:29,966 --> 00:01:34,266 that all of us sense deep inside that says, 28 00:01:34,300 --> 00:01:40,233 "Something big happened, and because of it, 29 00:01:40,266 --> 00:01:42,966 everything is going to be okay." 30 00:01:46,866 --> 00:01:49,500 And I love hot chocolate! 31 00:01:49,533 --> 00:01:54,000 [Fire crackling] 32 00:01:54,033 --> 00:01:56,500 But have you noticed, there's some people 33 00:01:56,533 --> 00:02:00,466 who would love to put a big wet blanket on all of this. 34 00:02:00,500 --> 00:02:03,933 They don't want us to love Christmas so much 35 00:02:03,966 --> 00:02:08,266 and celebrate it the way we do. 36 00:02:08,300 --> 00:02:12,733 There's this one group over here that says, 37 00:02:12,766 --> 00:02:15,500 "Hey, if you want to sing your songs and do your stuff 38 00:02:15,533 --> 00:02:17,533 at Christmas time, that's fine, but tone it down. 39 00:02:17,566 --> 00:02:19,900 Don't sing so loud." Right? 40 00:02:19,933 --> 00:02:22,600 "Just, you take your private stuff 41 00:02:22,633 --> 00:02:24,933 and you just keep it in your house. 42 00:02:24,966 --> 00:02:27,733 Don't let it spill out into the public 43 00:02:27,766 --> 00:02:28,933 and bother the rest of us. 44 00:02:28,966 --> 00:02:32,800 Just keep it tucked in and private." 45 00:02:32,833 --> 00:02:36,066 And then there's this other group over here 46 00:02:36,100 --> 00:02:41,533 who's actually on the inside who's telling us, 47 00:02:41,566 --> 00:02:42,800 "Everything you're doing, 48 00:02:42,833 --> 00:02:46,666 all this stuff, the images, the characters, 49 00:02:46,700 --> 00:02:49,700 the traditions, it's all wrong. 50 00:02:49,733 --> 00:02:53,366 It has nothing to do with Christmas. 51 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,033 As a matter of fact, you should just take all of that, 52 00:02:55,066 --> 00:02:56,500 wrap it up and throw it out the door 53 00:02:56,533 --> 00:02:59,333 because it's all bad." 54 00:02:59,366 --> 00:03:03,733 [Piano music] 55 00:03:03,766 --> 00:03:05,533 You know, what are they gonna do next, 56 00:03:05,566 --> 00:03:07,700 tell us hot chocolate's bad for us? 57 00:03:07,733 --> 00:03:10,366 That the Druids invented it? 58 00:03:12,666 --> 00:03:15,666 So what are we supposed to do? 59 00:03:15,700 --> 00:03:17,633 I mean, it can get pretty confusing. 60 00:03:17,666 --> 00:03:19,533 And all this bickering is definitely not 61 00:03:19,566 --> 00:03:22,300 doing anything good for our kids. 62 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:30,400 Maybe we need a word from the outside. 63 00:03:30,433 --> 00:03:33,766 A voice, someone who can remind us 64 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,766 of the true meaning of Christmas. 65 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,000 Because maybe somewhere along the way, 66 00:03:41,033 --> 00:03:45,000 we lost sight of the real story. 67 00:03:45,033 --> 00:03:47,966 Maybe we've got it wrong. 68 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:54,033 Or, maybe we're listening to the wrong people. 69 00:03:54,066 --> 00:04:00,066 Or, maybe, just maybe, 70 00:04:00,100 --> 00:04:08,733 someone like Santa Claus is actually on the team? 71 00:04:38,733 --> 00:04:41,366 Sir? 72 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,600 Go away. 73 00:04:46,633 --> 00:04:49,100 He's here, Sir. 74 00:04:49,133 --> 00:04:56,600 [Instrumental music] 75 00:04:56,633 --> 00:04:58,966 Where? 76 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,800 Here, at the Tavern. 77 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,666 Grab my coat. 78 00:05:07,700 --> 00:05:11,000 [Instrumental music] 79 00:05:11,033 --> 00:05:14,100 Stories are tricky things, 80 00:05:14,133 --> 00:05:17,433 especially the ones that we've heard lots of times. 81 00:05:17,466 --> 00:05:19,600 There was a time when we didn't mind hearing 82 00:05:19,633 --> 00:05:23,166 the same stories over and over again. 83 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:24,300 In fact, when we were children, 84 00:05:24,333 --> 00:05:29,066 we insisted on hearing them on an endless loop. 85 00:05:29,100 --> 00:05:32,000 In fact, we'd even beg and plead with our parents 86 00:05:32,033 --> 00:05:36,466 until they either gave up or gave in. 87 00:05:36,500 --> 00:05:39,233 Then we got older, and we thought maybe 88 00:05:39,266 --> 00:05:41,866 it's time for some new stories. 89 00:05:41,900 --> 00:05:44,066 We wanted to be surprised. 90 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:48,233 We wanted more twists and turns, and we'd roll our eyes 91 00:05:48,266 --> 00:05:52,200 if something ever got too predictable. 92 00:05:52,233 --> 00:05:54,500 But then we had kids of our own, 93 00:05:54,533 --> 00:05:56,566 and we found ourselves telling them 94 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,066 the same stories our parents told us. 95 00:05:59,100 --> 00:06:01,866 Only we thought that maybe the stories 96 00:06:01,900 --> 00:06:04,066 were a bit too scary. 97 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:07,566 We got nervous that the wolf or the witch 98 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,066 might actually give them nightmares. 99 00:06:10,100 --> 00:06:16,766 So, we eased off on the bad guys or even left them out entirely. 100 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,800 Our heroes got tamed 101 00:06:18,833 --> 00:06:22,033 and cut down to more manageable size. 102 00:06:22,066 --> 00:06:27,666 They needed to be less intense, more jolly. 103 00:06:27,700 --> 00:06:29,600 But the stories we hear 104 00:06:29,633 --> 00:06:32,600 and the stories we tell shape us. 105 00:06:32,633 --> 00:06:37,766 They teach us how to live by showing us how to live. 106 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,300 You and I are in a story right now 107 00:06:41,333 --> 00:06:45,533 and how we enter this story matters. 108 00:06:45,566 --> 00:06:57,766 ♪ "Silent Night" 109 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:03,166 [Upbeat music] 110 00:07:03,166 --> 00:07:07,833 [Upbeat music] 111 00:08:45,166 --> 00:08:55,200 [Background conversations] 112 00:08:55,200 --> 00:09:01,766 [Background conversations] 113 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:07,300 ♪"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" 114 00:09:07,333 --> 00:09:08,766 Hey, everybody. 115 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,833 That's me enjoying the party. 116 00:09:13,933 --> 00:09:15,700 And that's my sister. 117 00:09:15,733 --> 00:09:16,966 She's throwing the party. 118 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,966 No one loves a Christmas party more than her. 119 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,833 As always, amazing. 120 00:09:23,866 --> 00:09:25,866 Hey, you really stepped it up this year. 121 00:09:25,900 --> 00:09:26,800 You got Santa Claus. 122 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:28,366 Where'd you find him? 123 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,733 What do you have to pay a guy like that? 124 00:09:31,766 --> 00:09:33,833 It's Uncle Bill. 125 00:09:33,866 --> 00:09:36,333 [kids giggling] 126 00:09:37,500 --> 00:09:40,800 Maybe it was the beard. I didn't see him. 127 00:09:40,833 --> 00:09:42,100 Hey, does Uncle Bill work? 128 00:09:42,133 --> 00:09:44,100 Does he have a job? 129 00:09:44,133 --> 00:09:46,900 No, that's why we hired him. 130 00:09:46,933 --> 00:09:49,000 No. 131 00:09:49,033 --> 00:09:50,333 Hey, uh, where's Christian? 132 00:09:50,366 --> 00:09:51,966 Oh, he's in the other room. 133 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:53,500 Yeah? How's he doing? 134 00:09:53,533 --> 00:09:54,466 Is he okay? 135 00:09:54,500 --> 00:09:56,433 Yeah. Yeah. 136 00:09:56,466 --> 00:09:57,800 -Yeah, he's fine. -You sure? 137 00:09:57,833 --> 00:10:00,200 Yeah. 138 00:10:00,233 --> 00:10:02,000 I don't know. 139 00:10:02,033 --> 00:10:05,000 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 140 00:10:05,033 --> 00:10:07,500 Hey, do I need to break some legs? 141 00:10:07,533 --> 00:10:08,400 Is he not treating you right? 142 00:10:08,433 --> 00:10:09,300 No. 143 00:10:09,333 --> 00:10:09,933 I'll take him out in the back right now. 144 00:10:09,966 --> 00:10:12,733 No, no. He's fine, really! 145 00:10:12,766 --> 00:10:14,800 He's just...he's just not into Christmas this year. 146 00:10:14,833 --> 00:10:17,133 That's all. 147 00:10:17,166 --> 00:10:22,166 [Instrumental music] 148 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,066 All right, who wants hot chocolate? 149 00:10:24,100 --> 00:10:25,033 I'm hot chocolate guy! 150 00:10:25,066 --> 00:10:26,433 Come on in, guys! 151 00:10:26,466 --> 00:10:28,500 Remember how I said earlier that you and I are 152 00:10:28,533 --> 00:10:30,766 in the middle of a story? 153 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:34,500 The difference between our story and the stories we heard as kids 154 00:10:34,533 --> 00:10:37,900 is that we get to help write ours, 155 00:10:37,933 --> 00:10:41,800 and we can choose to be the hero or the villain. 156 00:10:41,833 --> 00:10:44,366 We can be the wise man or the fool. 157 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:48,100 We can be Tiny Tim or Uncle Scrooge. 158 00:10:48,133 --> 00:10:53,500 Even Uncle Scrooge has a story, and he has his reasons. 159 00:10:53,533 --> 00:10:57,800 Problems don't take a break just because it's Christmas time. 160 00:10:57,833 --> 00:11:00,800 Maybe someone's missed his Christmas bonus this year 161 00:11:00,833 --> 00:11:05,533 or maybe he lost his job or even a loved one. 162 00:11:05,566 --> 00:11:09,233 Or maybe, just maybe, 163 00:11:09,266 --> 00:11:13,900 he just doesn't like Christmas under any circumstances. 164 00:11:16,466 --> 00:11:20,833 And that's Christian, my brother-in-law. 165 00:11:20,866 --> 00:11:22,233 My sister wasn't exaggerating. 166 00:11:22,266 --> 00:11:25,833 He is not into Christmas this year. 167 00:11:25,866 --> 00:11:28,366 You just don't know someone's story 168 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:32,366 until you see what's going on inside his head. 169 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,366 [Intense music] 170 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,866 Where some see youthful joy, 171 00:11:37,900 --> 00:11:41,933 others see phony smiles and spoiled, bratty kids. 172 00:11:41,966 --> 00:11:44,900 Where some see laughter and holiday cheer, 173 00:11:44,933 --> 00:11:49,433 others see pretense and obligations. 174 00:11:49,466 --> 00:11:51,433 Where some see festive decorations, 175 00:11:51,466 --> 00:11:56,000 others see perverted symbols with hidden meanings. 176 00:11:56,033 --> 00:11:58,100 Where some see innocent toys, 177 00:11:58,133 --> 00:12:01,600 others see pointless distractions. 178 00:12:01,633 --> 00:12:04,600 Where some see generosity and the joy of giving, 179 00:12:04,633 --> 00:12:09,500 others see needless spending and bad stewardship. 180 00:12:09,533 --> 00:12:14,233 Commercialism, greed, holiday junk, materialism, 181 00:12:14,266 --> 00:12:16,366 paganism, elf worship. 182 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,500 The list goes on and on. 183 00:12:18,533 --> 00:12:21,900 Some people are determined to see the worst 184 00:12:21,933 --> 00:12:24,166 in even the best of things, 185 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:29,033 a big slap in the face to the true meaning of Christmas. 186 00:12:29,066 --> 00:12:34,133 [Distorted laughter] 187 00:12:34,166 --> 00:12:37,933 [Intense music] 188 00:12:37,966 --> 00:12:39,200 My man, Christian! 189 00:12:39,233 --> 00:12:40,266 How you doing? 190 00:12:40,300 --> 00:12:41,400 What's up, Deandre? 191 00:12:41,433 --> 00:12:42,333 How you been? 192 00:12:42,366 --> 00:12:44,600 You know me, blessed and highly favored. 193 00:12:44,633 --> 00:12:45,633 And? 194 00:12:45,666 --> 00:12:47,200 Saved and sanctified, filled with the Holy Ghost 195 00:12:47,233 --> 00:12:50,500 and that with a burning fire! 196 00:12:50,533 --> 00:12:51,500 And? 197 00:12:51,533 --> 00:12:53,533 Made evident by speaking in tongues, of course. 198 00:12:53,566 --> 00:12:55,366 [laughing] 199 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:56,933 You guys and your verses. 200 00:12:56,966 --> 00:12:58,966 You really need to work on your exegesis. 201 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,433 Extra Jesus? 202 00:13:00,466 --> 00:13:01,533 Man, I've had my extra Jesus 203 00:13:01,566 --> 00:13:03,700 ever since I was baptized for the second time. Ha! 204 00:13:03,733 --> 00:13:05,233 You gonna give me some? Yeah. 205 00:13:05,266 --> 00:13:06,500 That's not what I meant... 206 00:13:06,533 --> 00:13:09,500 -You get that memo? -About what? 207 00:13:09,533 --> 00:13:12,333 No more crazy shirt Fridays. 208 00:13:12,366 --> 00:13:14,000 From who? 209 00:13:14,033 --> 00:13:16,566 The man, corporate. 210 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,400 They think they gonna tell us what to do. 211 00:13:18,433 --> 00:13:19,233 We gonna go to HR. 212 00:13:19,266 --> 00:13:20,633 I'm gonna take it straight to HR. 213 00:13:20,666 --> 00:13:21,500 You got to read your emails. 214 00:13:21,533 --> 00:13:23,366 If we don't have crazy shirt Fridays, 215 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:24,266 it's the end for us, man. 216 00:13:24,300 --> 00:13:26,666 That's all we got! What else do we get? 217 00:13:26,700 --> 00:13:28,166 Floor two? I don't want floor two. 218 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,233 You know what happens down in floor two? I don't. 219 00:13:30,266 --> 00:13:32,566 Don't want to find out 'cause I'm on floor four, 220 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:33,600 and I like it that way. 221 00:13:33,633 --> 00:13:34,300 We gonna keep it that way. 222 00:13:34,333 --> 00:13:35,933 We gonna march if we have to. 223 00:13:35,966 --> 00:13:37,366 Straight power. Me and you. 224 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:38,533 My people have been through enough. 225 00:13:38,566 --> 00:13:41,100 First they come in, start telling us what we gonna do, 226 00:13:41,133 --> 00:13:42,433 and then they start taking over, 227 00:13:42,466 --> 00:13:44,000 telling us we can't have Fridays, 228 00:13:44,033 --> 00:13:45,000 then you can't have Thursdays, 229 00:13:45,033 --> 00:13:47,300 then you can't have Tuesdays, and what's left? 230 00:13:47,333 --> 00:13:48,233 Wednesday. Hump day! 231 00:13:48,266 --> 00:13:50,100 That's already a day. That's not our day. 232 00:13:50,133 --> 00:13:52,133 We need a day for us, crazy shirt Fridays. 233 00:13:52,166 --> 00:13:54,000 Do you know how many crazy shirts I've got 234 00:13:54,033 --> 00:13:55,533 that my wife gave me for Christmas? 235 00:13:55,566 --> 00:13:57,300 What am I gonna do with those? 236 00:13:57,333 --> 00:14:03,266 ♪ "Deck the Halls" [playing over dialogue] 237 00:14:03,266 --> 00:14:07,333 ♪ "Deck the Halls" [playing over dialogue] 238 00:14:28,700 --> 00:14:31,366 -Are you listening to me? -What? 239 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:32,266 I'm gonna get some hot chocolate. 240 00:14:32,300 --> 00:14:33,633 I'll send you the email again, all right? 241 00:14:33,666 --> 00:14:35,733 I'm out. 242 00:14:35,766 --> 00:14:40,066 ♪ "Deck the Halls" 243 00:14:40,100 --> 00:14:42,700 And when we see someone struggling around Christmas, 244 00:14:42,733 --> 00:14:45,233 we should reach out. 245 00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:47,266 Hey, Christian! 246 00:14:48,666 --> 00:14:51,666 Nope. Not here. 247 00:14:53,333 --> 00:14:56,533 Just Bill on the couch. 248 00:14:56,566 --> 00:15:00,666 [Instrumental music] 249 00:15:00,700 --> 00:15:03,800 And if that person goes missing from the Christmas party, 250 00:15:03,833 --> 00:15:06,433 especially if it's at his own home, 251 00:15:06,466 --> 00:15:10,166 a good place to look would be somewhere quiet, 252 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,366 free from Christmas. 253 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:14,700 [Instrumental music] 254 00:15:14,733 --> 00:15:18,100 Ah, the car in the driveway. 255 00:15:18,133 --> 00:15:19,566 See, if this were a story, 256 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,566 that's exactly where you would expect to find him, 257 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:27,233 and you would know that this character needs an intervention. 258 00:15:27,266 --> 00:15:29,500 [Instrumental music] 259 00:15:29,533 --> 00:15:32,466 -Hey. -Hey. 260 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,200 I was wondering where you were. 261 00:15:40,766 --> 00:15:44,766 Just, you know...taking a break. 262 00:15:48,500 --> 00:15:50,533 You okay? 263 00:15:52,733 --> 00:15:55,733 Yeah. 264 00:15:55,766 --> 00:16:00,300 It just gets...noisy, yeah. 265 00:16:00,333 --> 00:16:03,133 [humming "Carol of the Bells"] 266 00:16:10,866 --> 00:16:14,066 I was driving home today, and, uh... 267 00:16:17,333 --> 00:16:21,366 right on Main, everything's lit up. 268 00:16:24,733 --> 00:16:28,600 I'm driving by a store, and I, I see... 269 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:34,200 I see a little girl and her mom. 270 00:16:34,233 --> 00:16:39,166 The little girl's got this look on her face like... [whining] 271 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,400 And her Mom's looking at her like, "Oh, it's okay, okay," 272 00:16:42,433 --> 00:16:44,833 And you know, the mom's got bags with her. 273 00:16:44,866 --> 00:16:48,900 You can tell they've been, they've been shopping, 274 00:16:48,933 --> 00:16:53,866 and the little girl is just so upset. 275 00:16:53,900 --> 00:16:58,866 Obviously, whatever she wants, she's not getting. 276 00:16:58,900 --> 00:17:01,633 Everybody just wants stuff. 277 00:17:01,666 --> 00:17:04,333 And then, then I, come here 278 00:17:04,366 --> 00:17:05,633 and I look at here, and I look at the... 279 00:17:05,666 --> 00:17:08,566 I look at the food, I look at like, a ham. 280 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,566 I didn't even know we could get a ham that big. 281 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:11,566 I see the presents. 282 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,733 I see, I see...I see the tree. 283 00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:17,833 I see...I see Santa. 284 00:17:17,866 --> 00:17:19,666 It's like, what are we gonna do? 285 00:17:19,700 --> 00:17:21,933 We're gonna open those presents. 286 00:17:21,966 --> 00:17:23,433 Nieces and nephews are gonna get all excited, 287 00:17:23,466 --> 00:17:26,166 they're gonna tear through... 288 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:27,600 And it's like three weeks from now, 289 00:17:27,633 --> 00:17:28,966 no one's gonna be playing with it. 290 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,200 And that money spent... 291 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:39,300 how many kids could we have fed? 292 00:17:39,333 --> 00:17:42,733 How many wells could we have dug? 293 00:17:42,766 --> 00:17:44,500 Yeah. 294 00:17:44,533 --> 00:17:46,700 That's Christmas. 295 00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:49,633 Don't...don't... 296 00:17:49,666 --> 00:17:54,666 I love your sister, I love her to death. 297 00:17:57,733 --> 00:17:59,500 And she loves, she loves doing this. 298 00:17:59,533 --> 00:18:05,733 She loves putting all the lights up and... 299 00:18:05,766 --> 00:18:11,600 But I look...I look at what Christmas is. 300 00:18:11,633 --> 00:18:20,366 I think to myself, "This cannot be what God wants." 301 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:25,833 [Instrumental music] 302 00:18:25,866 --> 00:18:28,866 And deep...and deep in the corner, 303 00:18:28,900 --> 00:18:34,333 stuck in the corner will be a little snow globe, 304 00:18:34,366 --> 00:18:38,833 a little nativity scene, a little baby Jesus. 305 00:18:38,866 --> 00:18:42,000 We stick it somewhere in the corner, 306 00:18:42,033 --> 00:18:45,000 don't really see it, and it's a trinket 307 00:18:45,033 --> 00:18:47,766 while a big old Christmas tree just... 308 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,033 "I'm the big tree! 309 00:18:49,066 --> 00:18:51,333 I'm the big center... I'm the big centerpiece 310 00:18:51,366 --> 00:18:52,700 of all of Christmas." 311 00:18:52,733 --> 00:18:54,933 And Santa's over there, and over here... 312 00:18:54,966 --> 00:18:56,800 yeah, let's just put Jesus in the corner." 313 00:18:56,833 --> 00:18:58,600 Let's put him right there, 314 00:18:58,633 --> 00:19:02,733 and put a little glass thing around him. 315 00:19:02,766 --> 00:19:04,300 Shake it upside down. 316 00:19:04,333 --> 00:19:05,233 It's winter. 317 00:19:05,266 --> 00:19:07,833 Snow falls all over, all over baby Jesus. 318 00:19:07,866 --> 00:19:14,300 And then finally, he was not born in December. 319 00:19:14,333 --> 00:19:18,800 This is not what Christmas is all about. 320 00:19:18,833 --> 00:19:20,800 I hear you. 321 00:19:20,833 --> 00:19:23,633 -I get it. -My man. 322 00:19:25,933 --> 00:19:27,666 But this is all wrong. 323 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:29,700 This is all wrong. 324 00:19:32,066 --> 00:19:36,300 No. 325 00:19:36,333 --> 00:19:39,033 You're all wrong. 326 00:19:45,466 --> 00:19:47,366 About what? 327 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,666 About everything you just said. 328 00:19:50,700 --> 00:19:52,500 I said a lot. 329 00:19:52,533 --> 00:19:55,100 Yeah, and it's all wrong. 330 00:19:55,133 --> 00:19:59,400 [Instrumental music] 331 00:19:59,433 --> 00:20:01,933 I think you mean well, 332 00:20:01,966 --> 00:20:05,466 but you got the whole thing wrong. 333 00:20:05,500 --> 00:20:07,966 You, you drank the Kool-Aid. 334 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:13,666 You, you took the bait, hook, line and sinker. 335 00:20:13,700 --> 00:20:17,133 You swallowed the whole thing. 336 00:20:17,166 --> 00:20:17,900 Guess what? 337 00:20:17,933 --> 00:20:19,800 Everything you see inside there, 338 00:20:19,833 --> 00:20:20,966 it's all about Christmas. 339 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:28,066 It's all about Jesus, and you're spoiling the whole thing. 340 00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:33,533 Not just for your wife, 341 00:20:33,566 --> 00:20:36,333 but for everybody inside your house. 342 00:20:39,766 --> 00:20:43,766 You're listening to the wrong people. 343 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:45,866 Are we seeing the same party? 344 00:20:45,900 --> 00:20:47,700 Are we seeing the same everything 345 00:20:47,733 --> 00:20:49,433 that's going on in there? 346 00:20:49,466 --> 00:20:51,700 Yeah. 347 00:20:51,733 --> 00:20:59,700 Okay, so, okay, so... explain to me 348 00:20:59,733 --> 00:21:01,500 how when I walk into that Christmas party, 349 00:21:01,533 --> 00:21:05,100 which is going on all over the world... 350 00:21:05,133 --> 00:21:06,800 Uh-huh. 351 00:21:06,833 --> 00:21:11,466 Explain to me how that Christmas party 352 00:21:11,500 --> 00:21:16,033 honors and glorifies Jesus. 353 00:21:16,066 --> 00:21:18,100 'Cause I'm not seeing it. 354 00:21:18,133 --> 00:21:20,600 Where do I start? 355 00:21:23,833 --> 00:21:26,566 Let's start with your snow globe. 356 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,966 The Nativity. 357 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,466 Now, I want you to visualize this. 358 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:34,100 Close your eyes and, and visualize this. 359 00:21:34,133 --> 00:21:37,833 Okay, alright, I'll play. 360 00:21:37,866 --> 00:21:39,733 I see it. 361 00:21:40,133 --> 00:21:42,133 A baby is born. 362 00:21:44,466 --> 00:21:45,966 If you had to pick one valuable thing 363 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,533 in all of the decorations around your house at Christmas time, 364 00:21:49,566 --> 00:21:52,733 it would probably be your Nativity set. 365 00:21:52,766 --> 00:21:55,166 But Christian, I don't even think you see 366 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,733 what's so amazing about that scene 367 00:21:57,766 --> 00:22:00,533 because to think that it's only valuable 368 00:22:00,566 --> 00:22:02,066 because the baby Jesus is there 369 00:22:02,100 --> 00:22:06,200 misses a huge part of what's going on. 370 00:22:06,233 --> 00:22:09,700 The birth of the baby is valuable 371 00:22:09,733 --> 00:22:12,766 because of the story he enters into. 372 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:25,233 ♪ "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" 373 00:22:25,266 --> 00:22:28,800 I want you to see a cave, not a stable 374 00:22:28,833 --> 00:22:32,633 or some little prairie farm barn thing. 375 00:22:32,666 --> 00:22:35,800 First of all, a manger is a feeding trough, 376 00:22:35,833 --> 00:22:39,800 and it's probably going to be carved out of a rock. 377 00:22:39,833 --> 00:22:41,966 It's going to be in a cave, 378 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:47,200 and upon that rock you would feed your animals. 379 00:22:47,233 --> 00:22:55,900 ♪ "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" 380 00:22:55,933 --> 00:22:58,266 Now, move beyond the cute and traditional 381 00:22:58,300 --> 00:22:59,933 where everything is safe and soft, 382 00:22:59,966 --> 00:23:03,866 where everyone has white skin and clean clothes. 383 00:23:03,900 --> 00:23:09,766 See a cave, see a place for food. 384 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,200 Now, let's get this story right. 385 00:23:12,233 --> 00:23:15,866 This was a child that was born into a world 386 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:18,233 where the world power wanted to kill him 387 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:20,100 just for being born. 388 00:23:20,133 --> 00:23:24,133 k of soldiers surrounding the 389 00:23:24,166 --> 00:23:26,566 You need to think of Herod's soldiers 390 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,300 moving through the streets, 391 00:23:28,333 --> 00:23:32,100 finding babies and murdering them. 392 00:23:32,133 --> 00:23:35,266 And mothers weeping for their children. 393 00:23:35,300 --> 00:23:38,566 [Weapons clanging] 394 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,700 Let's set the stage. 395 00:23:40,733 --> 00:23:42,900 We're very careful about having Mary there, 396 00:23:42,933 --> 00:23:47,800 kneeling by her newborn miracle. 397 00:23:47,833 --> 00:23:54,266 Joseph is there, surely amazed at what had just happened. 398 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:56,700 Baby Jesus is there, 399 00:23:56,733 --> 00:23:58,633 and the Bible draws our attention 400 00:23:58,666 --> 00:24:02,700 to something that we usually think of as just a prop. 401 00:24:02,733 --> 00:24:07,233 Let's take everything away for a moment. 402 00:24:07,266 --> 00:24:10,200 Let's take away Joseph, 403 00:24:10,233 --> 00:24:13,733 leaving just a young girl and her newborn infant. 404 00:24:13,766 --> 00:24:17,333 Now, let's take away Mary, leaving the baby. 405 00:24:17,366 --> 00:24:22,200 Let's even take away the baby himself for just a moment. 406 00:24:22,233 --> 00:24:23,633 Now, don't panic. 407 00:24:23,666 --> 00:24:24,566 It's not because he isn't 408 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,633 the most important person in the story. 409 00:24:26,666 --> 00:24:28,333 He is. 410 00:24:28,366 --> 00:24:30,766 But because by getting a look at this prop, 411 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:36,200 we'll get a better idea of why he was born in the first place. 412 00:24:36,233 --> 00:24:38,900 Swaddling cloth. 413 00:24:38,933 --> 00:24:41,166 What is this swaddling cloth? 414 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:44,733 Is it just a blanket for a baby? 415 00:24:44,766 --> 00:24:47,033 We usually only think of the baby Jesus 416 00:24:47,066 --> 00:24:49,366 being wrapped in cloths, 417 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,300 but the Bible brings these cloths back into the story 418 00:24:52,333 --> 00:24:55,200 one more time... 419 00:24:55,233 --> 00:25:01,700 at his tomb when they rolled that stone away. 420 00:25:01,733 --> 00:25:03,966 The cloth in the tomb was empty 421 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:08,066 because it could not hold the body wrapped inside. 422 00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:12,166 Jesus escaped death as a baby by the hand of God, 423 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,866 and he conquered death as an adult 424 00:25:14,900 --> 00:25:17,300 by that very same hand, 425 00:25:17,333 --> 00:25:20,933 and because that cloth could not hold him, 426 00:25:20,966 --> 00:25:25,766 death still cannot win. 427 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:26,800 Did you ever wonder why the wise men 428 00:25:26,833 --> 00:25:30,333 brought frankincense and myrrh at Jesus' birth? 429 00:25:30,366 --> 00:25:32,366 Those are burial spices. 430 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,933 Why would they bring burial spices to a baby shower? 431 00:25:36,966 --> 00:25:42,933 The birth scene is a picture of a coming burial scene. 432 00:25:42,966 --> 00:25:46,000 The soldiers don't get to kill the baby, though. 433 00:25:46,033 --> 00:25:50,100 He came to die, but it was according to his Father's plan, 434 00:25:50,133 --> 00:25:55,133 in his timing and on his terms. 435 00:25:55,166 --> 00:25:59,333 The death of Jesus was not the tragic end to the story. 436 00:25:59,366 --> 00:26:01,433 It was the plan all along, 437 00:26:01,466 --> 00:26:04,866 to offer up his body as bread for the hungry 438 00:26:04,900 --> 00:26:09,966 and to shed his blood to cover the sins of the guilty. 439 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:13,733 Now, put Jesus back into that cloth 440 00:26:13,766 --> 00:26:17,933 and let that image paint the picture for you. 441 00:26:17,966 --> 00:26:21,266 A baby who came to die, 442 00:26:21,300 --> 00:26:25,066 but not until the appointed time. 443 00:26:25,100 --> 00:26:29,900 Yes, that's the reason for the season right there. 444 00:26:29,933 --> 00:26:37,766 [Instrumental music] 445 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:45,000 I got to admit I never saw the whole swaddling cloth thing. 446 00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:53,000 I, I didn't either. 447 00:26:53,033 --> 00:26:55,233 But that's my point. 448 00:26:55,266 --> 00:26:59,900 Like, I can open the Bible, 449 00:26:59,933 --> 00:27:02,100 I can look right there, and I can go, "Oh, there it is! 450 00:27:02,133 --> 00:27:03,433 Like, I didn't, I didn't even see that!" 451 00:27:03,466 --> 00:27:05,533 Like, that stuff blows my mind! 452 00:27:05,566 --> 00:27:08,166 Like, that's, that's all I'm saying. 453 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,366 And Herod's soldiers 454 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,433 and kind of looking at that whole thing like that's... 455 00:27:14,466 --> 00:27:18,866 I feel like we need to have like little Herod soldiers 456 00:27:18,900 --> 00:27:21,533 like all around, you know, the chimney... 457 00:27:21,566 --> 00:27:22,666 Right. 458 00:27:22,700 --> 00:27:24,800 For me to be able to see like, this is what's going on. 459 00:27:24,833 --> 00:27:26,366 Right, right. 460 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,500 [Background conversations] 461 00:27:28,533 --> 00:27:33,533 ♪ "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" ♪ 462 00:27:33,566 --> 00:27:36,833 My man, Deandre. What's happening? 463 00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:40,500 You get that memo? 464 00:27:40,533 --> 00:27:44,066 Oh, you know I got that memo. [chuckles] 465 00:27:44,100 --> 00:27:46,900 It's not a laughing matter, though man. 466 00:27:46,933 --> 00:27:48,800 You know what's really going on here. 467 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:52,200 Yes. 468 00:27:52,233 --> 00:27:56,066 No, no, no, I don't. 469 00:27:59,033 --> 00:28:05,333 Three words: war on Christmas. 470 00:28:05,366 --> 00:28:07,500 Oh yeah. 471 00:28:07,533 --> 00:28:08,666 I think it would be in our best interest 472 00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:13,266 before we go any further. we got to be really careful. 473 00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:18,266 You never know who's listening or watching. 474 00:28:18,300 --> 00:28:19,466 Cups up. 475 00:28:19,500 --> 00:28:20,966 All right, man, check this out. 476 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,133 We got to go on the offensive. 477 00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:24,233 It's like the rapper, Sugar Free said, "If you stay ready, 478 00:28:24,266 --> 00:28:25,300 you ain't got to get ready." 479 00:28:25,333 --> 00:28:27,333 They're already taking away our freedom of speech. 480 00:28:27,366 --> 00:28:28,966 I can't say Merry Christmas at work no more. 481 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,500 I have to say Happy Holidays, but I am not in a daze. 482 00:28:31,533 --> 00:28:32,533 I am wide awake. 483 00:28:32,566 --> 00:28:33,900 It's deeper than that, though. 484 00:28:33,933 --> 00:28:35,100 You heard about Area 51? 485 00:28:35,133 --> 00:28:36,533 What about Area 52? 486 00:28:36,566 --> 00:28:38,166 That's where they keeping all the mangers and trees 487 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,966 and Nativity scenes they keep taking down. 488 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,266 Speaking of down, you know why the Pope really stepped down? 489 00:28:42,300 --> 00:28:44,000 Da Vinci code, right? Wrong. 490 00:28:44,033 --> 00:28:45,133 There's a whole Picasso code. 491 00:28:45,166 --> 00:28:46,400 I'm actually still working on that one. 492 00:28:46,433 --> 00:28:49,166 Come on, man, they got fluoride in our water. 493 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:52,900 [Instrumental music] 494 00:28:52,933 --> 00:28:54,633 I'm saying, that's gotta cause at least Asperger's. 495 00:28:54,666 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaking of burgers, 496 00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:57,100 you probably ain't even had one in years. 497 00:28:57,133 --> 00:28:58,333 That ain't no ground beef, homie. 498 00:28:58,366 --> 00:28:59,133 That's pink slime. 499 00:28:59,166 --> 00:29:00,933 I seen it on YouTube. Look it up. 500 00:29:00,966 --> 00:29:01,966 You know what you got to do? 501 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,233 Get like me and wifey, 502 00:29:03,266 --> 00:29:05,133 strictly ostrich and emu meat, homie. 503 00:29:05,166 --> 00:29:06,500 Delicious and exotic. 504 00:29:06,533 --> 00:29:08,966 Come on, you got the chemtrails and HAARP 505 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:10,066 trying to control the weather 506 00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:12,466 with the womp, womp, womp sounds. 507 00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:14,200 GMO's and pesticides. 508 00:29:14,233 --> 00:29:16,066 You know there's a huge honey bee shortage, right? 509 00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:17,100 Exactly. 510 00:29:17,133 --> 00:29:18,533 Colony collapse disorder. 511 00:29:18,566 --> 00:29:20,533 Ah, that rhymes with new world order. 512 00:29:20,566 --> 00:29:22,200 Coincidence? I thinks not. 513 00:29:22,233 --> 00:29:23,633 I saw "Loose Change," I know what's up 514 00:29:23,666 --> 00:29:26,133 with the whole Koch brothers, Halliburton, 515 00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:29,366 Dick Cheney, Enron, Fannie Mac, Freddie Mae tie-in. 516 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:30,466 But I mean, that's obvious. 517 00:29:30,500 --> 00:29:33,133 Look, man, I saw it on Fox News, so you know it's true. 518 00:29:33,166 --> 00:29:35,266 War on Christmas, it's everywhere. 519 00:29:35,300 --> 00:29:37,166 Hey! Who needs more coffee? 520 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,233 Uh, no, we're good. 521 00:29:38,266 --> 00:29:40,466 Delicious, though. 522 00:29:40,500 --> 00:29:42,666 [Instrumental music] 523 00:29:42,700 --> 00:29:44,166 All right, man, I think we're cool. 524 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,433 Cups down. 525 00:29:46,466 --> 00:29:53,033 [Instrumental music] 526 00:29:53,066 --> 00:29:56,533 So you know what we got to do, right? 527 00:29:56,566 --> 00:29:58,433 What? 528 00:29:59,633 --> 00:30:02,533 The only thing we can do. 529 00:30:02,566 --> 00:30:09,000 [Instrumental music] 530 00:30:09,033 --> 00:30:12,233 Christmas trees. [chuckles] 531 00:30:12,266 --> 00:30:14,066 News flash! 532 00:30:14,100 --> 00:30:18,266 Christmas tree, not in the Bible! 533 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:19,466 Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Deuteronomy. 534 00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:20,366 Did I miss it? 535 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:23,333 I miss Leviticus sometimes, 536 00:30:23,366 --> 00:30:26,233 but I'm pretty sure it's not in there. 537 00:30:26,266 --> 00:30:28,966 That's the big thing I got sitting in my house right now, 538 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,266 is a big Christmas tree. 539 00:30:31,300 --> 00:30:32,566 That's a pagan... 540 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,133 that's a pagan idol symbol worshipping thingy. 541 00:30:36,166 --> 00:30:38,400 You know that, right? 542 00:30:38,433 --> 00:30:41,633 That's what they would worship the god with. 543 00:30:41,666 --> 00:30:43,400 You know, the gods. 544 00:30:43,433 --> 00:30:46,300 -What gods? -The gods. 545 00:30:46,333 --> 00:30:47,500 Which gods? 546 00:30:47,533 --> 00:30:49,166 [Thunder rumbles] 547 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:53,300 Thorsus, Thorsirus, Thor... it's always a Norwegian... 548 00:30:53,333 --> 00:30:54,233 It's, that's what they would do. 549 00:30:54,266 --> 00:30:56,700 It was winter, it was the Winter Solstice. 550 00:30:56,733 --> 00:31:00,000 News flash, it's December. 551 00:31:00,033 --> 00:31:01,333 Jesus was not born in December, 552 00:31:01,366 --> 00:31:04,233 and we're celebrating his birthday in December. 553 00:31:04,266 --> 00:31:05,266 Hello? 554 00:31:05,300 --> 00:31:07,600 When was he born? 555 00:31:07,633 --> 00:31:10,400 Probably, he was probably, probably... 556 00:31:12,566 --> 00:31:15,100 I don't know, but he wasn't born in December. 557 00:31:15,133 --> 00:31:16,733 Everyone knows that. So, we're celebrating that... 558 00:31:16,766 --> 00:31:20,200 And the trees are like, it's about like, 559 00:31:20,233 --> 00:31:22,366 the evergreen trees represents eternal life... 560 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,566 -Yes. -And fertility, fertility gods. 561 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,600 Wikipedia. Yeah. 562 00:31:28,633 --> 00:31:33,300 And people would worship these symbols then, 563 00:31:33,333 --> 00:31:35,100 and they believed that if they worshipped these symbols 564 00:31:35,133 --> 00:31:36,666 and they laid down their offerings and their gifts, 565 00:31:36,700 --> 00:31:38,466 that they would inherit eternal life. 566 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:39,266 You know this. 567 00:31:39,300 --> 00:31:43,366 And this is... this is all idolatry. 568 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:46,800 Yes, it's idolatry in my house. 569 00:31:46,833 --> 00:31:48,833 How do your kids react every morning on Christmas? 570 00:31:48,866 --> 00:31:51,833 What do they do? Tell me. 571 00:31:51,866 --> 00:31:54,100 What do they do? 572 00:31:54,133 --> 00:31:57,366 I make my kids wait at the top of the staircase. 573 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:00,066 I don't let them come down the stairs 574 00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:02,266 until my wife and I get everything ready, the tree, 575 00:32:02,300 --> 00:32:06,100 and the anticipation builds, and they run down the stairs 576 00:32:06,133 --> 00:32:09,533 when I tell them they can, and they run out to the tree, 577 00:32:09,566 --> 00:32:12,400 and they just are blown away 578 00:32:12,433 --> 00:32:15,433 by all the presents sitting at the base of the tree. 579 00:32:15,466 --> 00:32:19,200 That's exactly what the Druids did. 580 00:32:19,233 --> 00:32:23,200 -Right. -Druids. 581 00:32:23,233 --> 00:32:25,500 You look this up. This is all history. 582 00:32:25,533 --> 00:32:29,333 So, where, I ask again, 583 00:32:29,366 --> 00:32:33,700 where are Christmas trees in the Bible? 584 00:32:33,733 --> 00:32:34,700 I'm glad you asked. 585 00:32:34,733 --> 00:32:35,266 I'll close my eyes again. 586 00:32:35,300 --> 00:32:37,366 Here I go, I'm waiting. 587 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:38,766 Okay. What's the chapter? 588 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:39,800 What's the verse? 589 00:32:39,833 --> 00:32:43,633 Do you have a weird, obscure verse in Numbers? 590 00:32:43,666 --> 00:32:46,866 Where...where am I going? 591 00:32:46,900 --> 00:32:48,133 Where do I start in the Bible? 592 00:32:48,166 --> 00:32:49,266 Christmas trees, I'm waiting. 593 00:32:49,300 --> 00:32:51,633 Where do I go? 594 00:32:51,666 --> 00:32:53,700 I'm glad my sister married you. 595 00:32:53,733 --> 00:32:55,466 This is awesome. 596 00:32:55,500 --> 00:32:58,433 [humming theme to "Jeopardy"] 597 00:32:58,466 --> 00:33:00,566 Bro, bro, look at me. 598 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,600 ♪ Do, do, do, do, do 599 00:33:02,633 --> 00:33:04,400 Where we going in the Bible? 600 00:33:04,433 --> 00:33:07,200 Genesis. 601 00:33:07,233 --> 00:33:13,300 ♪ "Ding, Dong, Merrily on High" ♪ 602 00:33:13,333 --> 00:33:18,700 The whole biblical story starts in a tree lot. 603 00:33:18,733 --> 00:33:22,400 The Garden of Eden was full of trees. 604 00:33:22,433 --> 00:33:25,633 Adam and Eve were given the fruit of these trees to eat, 605 00:33:25,666 --> 00:33:27,466 but the story calls our attention 606 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:30,166 to two of these trees in particular. 607 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:33,566 First, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil 608 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,633 and then later the tree of life. 609 00:33:36,666 --> 00:33:39,466 One tree was off limits because by eating it, 610 00:33:39,500 --> 00:33:41,500 man would surely die. 611 00:33:41,533 --> 00:33:45,233 But Adam ate from the first tree and was thrown out of the garden 612 00:33:45,266 --> 00:33:47,866 so that he couldn't eat from the second. 613 00:33:47,900 --> 00:33:49,600 Mankind would have to wait 614 00:33:49,633 --> 00:33:53,466 until the path to that tree was reopened, 615 00:33:53,500 --> 00:33:55,200 but I'm getting ahead of myself. 616 00:33:55,233 --> 00:33:57,266 We'll come back to that later. 617 00:33:57,300 --> 00:34:00,433 Let's talk about that evergreen tree in your house 618 00:34:00,466 --> 00:34:03,400 decorated with stylized fruit and lights 619 00:34:03,433 --> 00:34:05,433 that's making you so nervous. 620 00:34:05,466 --> 00:34:09,233 You're anxious because you can't find it in the Bible. 621 00:34:09,266 --> 00:34:11,733 Well, let me help you. 622 00:34:11,766 --> 00:34:16,200 When God created the world, he filled it with trees. 623 00:34:16,233 --> 00:34:18,933 He hung fruit on the trees. 624 00:34:18,966 --> 00:34:20,700 When it was time for him to build his house 625 00:34:20,733 --> 00:34:25,466 and make it beautiful, God brought trees inside. 626 00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:29,900 The walls of his temple were frescoed with images of trees. 627 00:34:29,933 --> 00:34:34,266 The lamp stand in his tabernacle was an almond tree. 628 00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:37,666 And guess what he placed on the branches of the tree 629 00:34:37,700 --> 00:34:40,466 in his house? 630 00:34:40,500 --> 00:34:42,700 Lights. 631 00:34:42,733 --> 00:34:45,966 Beautiful green trees decorated with fruit 632 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:50,000 shimmering with lights inside a house. 633 00:34:50,033 --> 00:34:53,966 That's God's idea, not the Druids. 634 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:55,966 And the early church had plenty of good reasons 635 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,333 to celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25, 636 00:34:59,366 --> 00:35:02,433 and it had nothing to do with the winter solstice. 637 00:35:02,466 --> 00:35:04,733 By the way, last I checked, 638 00:35:04,766 --> 00:35:06,766 it was God who made the winter solstice 639 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,866 when he set the planets on their path around the sun. 640 00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:12,600 And it's actually quite fitting 641 00:35:12,633 --> 00:35:16,700 that we celebrate the birth of Jesus in the bleak, mid-winter 642 00:35:16,733 --> 00:35:20,500 when the world appears to be sleeping and dying, 643 00:35:20,533 --> 00:35:22,666 the darkest and coldest time of year. 644 00:35:22,700 --> 00:35:28,033 Right then at that time, we're proclaiming the turn of history 645 00:35:28,066 --> 00:35:32,366 from darkness to light, from coldness to warmth, 646 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:36,933 and from death to life. 647 00:35:36,966 --> 00:35:38,866 So, enough with what pagans want us to see. 648 00:35:38,900 --> 00:35:43,000 Let's look at what God wants us to see. 649 00:35:43,033 --> 00:35:44,733 Let's go back to our story. 650 00:35:44,766 --> 00:35:45,833 As I was saying, 651 00:35:45,866 --> 00:35:49,566 Adam stole the fruit from God's tree and ate it. 652 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:53,400 Now, when you steal something, you're required to put it back. 653 00:35:53,433 --> 00:35:54,900 But how could he? 654 00:35:54,933 --> 00:35:56,033 Adam had already eaten it. 655 00:35:56,066 --> 00:35:59,866 It had gone down inside, and become part of him. 656 00:35:59,900 --> 00:36:03,900 The only way that Adam could put the fruit back on the tree 657 00:36:03,933 --> 00:36:06,966 would be, as crazy as it sounds, 658 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:11,866 he would have to put himself up on that tree. 659 00:36:11,900 --> 00:36:13,533 Now, think. 660 00:36:13,566 --> 00:36:15,700 What did Jesus do? 661 00:36:15,733 --> 00:36:18,866 He was the last Adam. 662 00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:23,000 Jesus was able to do what Adam could not do. 663 00:36:23,033 --> 00:36:28,466 He put himself up on a tree, making us right with God. 664 00:36:28,500 --> 00:36:33,466 Jesus was God's blessed fruit hung on his blessed tree. 665 00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:38,600 [Instrumental music] 666 00:36:38,633 --> 00:36:40,866 Remember that swaddling cloth? 667 00:36:40,900 --> 00:36:46,033 It comes back into the story again at Jesus' burial. 668 00:36:46,066 --> 00:36:48,766 Nicodemus brings all the funeral preparations, 669 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:53,633 frankincense, myrrh, aloe and cloth. 670 00:36:53,666 --> 00:36:56,033 And why is he bringing the cloth? 671 00:36:56,066 --> 00:36:59,366 To wrap the body of our crucified Savior, 672 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:03,800 Jesus, put to death on a tree. 673 00:37:03,833 --> 00:37:06,866 The Bible begins with trees. 674 00:37:06,900 --> 00:37:10,900 Adam stole the fruit from God's tree and ate it. 675 00:37:10,933 --> 00:37:14,633 The fruit that the first Adam stole was put back on the tree 676 00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:20,566 by the last Adam when he, himself, hung on a wooden cross. 677 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:26,700 [Instrumental music] 678 00:37:26,733 --> 00:37:29,500 So, when you walk into a Christmas tree lot, 679 00:37:29,533 --> 00:37:32,966 I want you to see hundreds of crosses 680 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:37,666 that will never be used because of Jesus' finished work. 681 00:37:37,700 --> 00:37:42,000 He paid the price that we could never have paid. 682 00:37:42,033 --> 00:37:44,866 He took the curse that was rightly ours. 683 00:37:44,900 --> 00:37:48,566 He reconciled us to God. 684 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:52,933 He is the light of the world that has pierced the darkness. 685 00:37:52,966 --> 00:38:04,100 [Instrumental music] 686 00:38:04,133 --> 00:38:06,766 So, when you see empty Christmas trees, 687 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:08,200 see an empty cross. 688 00:38:08,233 --> 00:38:10,500 And when you see the empty cross, 689 00:38:10,533 --> 00:38:14,066 see the empty cloth lying in an empty tomb. 690 00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:17,766 And when you see an empty tomb, do what the disciples did, 691 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:23,600 turn and run to tell the story that Jesus is alive. 692 00:38:25,966 --> 00:38:33,900 [rain falling] 693 00:38:33,933 --> 00:38:35,800 That's pretty cool. 694 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,066 It's awesome. 695 00:38:40,700 --> 00:38:45,166 Just I wasn't... and I almost feel bad. 696 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:52,933 I wasn't looking closely enough at... 697 00:38:52,966 --> 00:38:54,966 I just didn't, I didn't, I didn't see that. 698 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,066 I didn't... 699 00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:58,533 Hey, I didn't see it either. 700 00:38:58,566 --> 00:39:03,666 That's why I'm sharing it with you. 701 00:39:03,700 --> 00:39:09,200 Santa Claus...in the Bible. 702 00:39:09,233 --> 00:39:11,500 Unless I missed somewhere in the Bible 703 00:39:11,533 --> 00:39:16,866 where God sends his only begotten... 704 00:39:16,900 --> 00:39:20,933 Elf? [laughs] 705 00:39:20,966 --> 00:39:24,666 Elf, Santa dude, like... 706 00:39:24,700 --> 00:39:26,766 Reindeer pulling a sleigh? 707 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:30,266 Just tell me right now you're not going to pull like... 708 00:39:30,300 --> 00:39:31,800 Sliding down a chimney. 709 00:39:31,833 --> 00:39:37,000 Zephaniah 4 or like 3rd Corinthians 15, 710 00:39:37,033 --> 00:39:39,033 like, "Oh, there's Santa Claus. 711 00:39:39,066 --> 00:39:40,866 I didn't even see it right there!" 712 00:39:40,900 --> 00:39:41,766 Just tell me right now. 713 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:42,566 Okay, we're good, right? 714 00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:43,666 That's not going to happen, okay. 715 00:39:43,700 --> 00:39:45,000 So, hold on, hold on. 716 00:39:45,033 --> 00:39:47,133 So, I'm, I'm safe in saying 717 00:39:47,166 --> 00:39:50,133 that there is no Santa Claus in the Bible? 718 00:39:50,166 --> 00:39:51,933 [Instrumental music] 719 00:39:51,966 --> 00:39:54,100 No, there is no Santa Claus in the Bible, but... 720 00:39:54,133 --> 00:39:55,566 Okay. Hold, eh... 721 00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:56,233 No, no, no, hold on. 722 00:39:56,266 --> 00:39:57,300 Hold on, hold on. 723 00:39:57,333 --> 00:40:00,066 Just think about it, think about it for one minute. 724 00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:08,333 That's the guy, Santa, that's obliterated Jesus. 725 00:40:08,366 --> 00:40:10,833 Jesus is gone! 726 00:40:10,866 --> 00:40:12,833 The reason for the season is Santa Claus! 727 00:40:12,866 --> 00:40:15,266 What the kids are saying all across the world is not, 728 00:40:15,300 --> 00:40:18,966 "I'm so excited to celebrate the birth of Jesus!" 729 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,166 No, they're saying, "I'm so excited 730 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:22,600 to get my picture taken with Santa Claus! 731 00:40:22,633 --> 00:40:24,066 You're going to bring me presents!" 732 00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:25,100 S-A-N-T-A. 733 00:40:25,133 --> 00:40:28,000 Rearrange the letters. Satan. 734 00:40:28,033 --> 00:40:30,333 Santa, Satan. Same letters. 735 00:40:30,366 --> 00:40:33,000 -Right? -Right. 736 00:40:33,033 --> 00:40:34,866 Coincidence? 737 00:40:34,900 --> 00:40:37,133 [Instrumental music] 738 00:40:37,166 --> 00:40:38,166 Yeah. 739 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:41,866 Okay, and who's completely gotten rid of Jesus? 740 00:40:41,900 --> 00:40:44,233 Satan. Santa. 741 00:40:44,266 --> 00:40:45,633 Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. 742 00:40:45,666 --> 00:40:47,800 Where's ho, ho, ho, ho, ho in the Bible? 743 00:40:47,833 --> 00:40:49,800 Ho, ho, ho. Bible. 744 00:40:49,833 --> 00:40:51,333 ♪ You better watch out, you better not pout. ♪ 745 00:40:51,366 --> 00:40:53,100 ♪ You better not cry, I'm telling you why. ♪ 746 00:40:53,133 --> 00:40:55,033 ♪ Santa Claus is coming to town. ♪ 747 00:40:55,066 --> 00:40:55,900 What's the next line? 748 00:40:55,933 --> 00:40:57,266 ♪ He knows when you are sleeping. ♪ 749 00:40:57,300 --> 00:40:58,833 ♪ He knows when you are awake. 750 00:40:58,866 --> 00:41:00,800 Right, omniscient. 751 00:41:00,833 --> 00:41:02,266 ♪ ...so be good for goodness sake. ♪ 752 00:41:02,300 --> 00:41:03,700 Omniscience, omnipresence. 753 00:41:03,733 --> 00:41:06,266 He rewards the good, and he punishes the bad. 754 00:41:06,300 --> 00:41:08,733 Last I checked, that was God. 755 00:41:08,766 --> 00:41:10,933 By the way, this is works based. 756 00:41:10,966 --> 00:41:14,066 Last I checked, saved by grace. 757 00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:16,100 This is, this is a complete hijacking. 758 00:41:16,133 --> 00:41:17,966 This is a hijacking... 759 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:23,100 high-handed hijacking, handedness jacking. 760 00:41:23,133 --> 00:41:25,966 It's like a carjacking but like of our religion. 761 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:27,333 And guess what, Santa got in the car, 762 00:41:27,366 --> 00:41:28,266 kicked Jesus out and was like, 763 00:41:28,300 --> 00:41:32,200 "rolling, rolling, rolling," and took it. 764 00:41:32,233 --> 00:41:33,633 Gone. 765 00:41:33,666 --> 00:41:34,633 Christmas is gone. 766 00:41:34,666 --> 00:41:36,800 It's all about Santa. 767 00:41:36,833 --> 00:41:40,133 Where in the Bible? Where in the Bible? 768 00:41:40,166 --> 00:41:42,333 Where in the Bible? Flip, flip, flip, flip, flip. 769 00:41:42,366 --> 00:41:44,100 Red letter, red letter, red letter. 770 00:41:44,133 --> 00:41:45,000 Where is it? 771 00:41:45,033 --> 00:41:46,233 So, okay. Hold on. 772 00:41:46,266 --> 00:41:47,933 I can't, I can't wait for this one. 773 00:41:47,966 --> 00:41:49,100 Here we go, here we go. 774 00:41:49,133 --> 00:41:50,666 I'm ready. Eyes are closed. 775 00:41:50,700 --> 00:41:52,133 I'm looking at, I see him. 776 00:41:52,166 --> 00:41:53,866 Hold on, I see his face. 777 00:41:53,900 --> 00:41:56,266 [Static noises] 778 00:41:56,300 --> 00:41:57,966 Oh, I see his face. 779 00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,900 [Static noises] 780 00:41:59,933 --> 00:42:00,833 What do you see? 781 00:42:00,866 --> 00:42:03,833 You see a little elf and he's in a sleigh 782 00:42:03,866 --> 00:42:05,766 and he's in a little red cap with a little red, 783 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:06,600 little red outfit. 784 00:42:06,633 --> 00:42:07,533 -Yeah. -He's got a sack over his back. 785 00:42:07,566 --> 00:42:10,400 And he's being pulled by a team of reindeer. 786 00:42:10,433 --> 00:42:12,066 Right. Not in the Bible. 787 00:42:12,100 --> 00:42:13,300 And he's gonna land on a roof, 788 00:42:13,333 --> 00:42:15,266 and he's gonna slide down a chimney, 789 00:42:15,300 --> 00:42:17,000 and he's going to fill stockings 790 00:42:17,033 --> 00:42:19,066 and put presents around the base of a tree. 791 00:42:19,100 --> 00:42:20,200 -Right. -Right? 792 00:42:20,233 --> 00:42:22,333 -Right. -Okay. 793 00:42:22,366 --> 00:42:27,033 [Static noises] 794 00:42:27,066 --> 00:42:30,433 [Inhales] 795 00:42:30,466 --> 00:42:33,266 Let me tell you about the real Santa Claus. 796 00:42:33,300 --> 00:42:35,700 Oh, I'm ready. 797 00:42:35,733 --> 00:42:38,166 [Instrumental music] 798 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:43,100 The real Santa Claus was a real bad, bad dude. 799 00:42:43,133 --> 00:42:47,833 And when I say bad, I mean bad in the good way. 800 00:42:47,866 --> 00:42:53,466 So Christian, you want Christmas to be all about Jesus? 801 00:42:53,500 --> 00:42:55,733 You think you're fighting the good fight 802 00:42:55,766 --> 00:42:59,066 by scowling at decorations and scoffing at presents 803 00:42:59,100 --> 00:43:01,300 and mocking Christmas trees? 804 00:43:01,333 --> 00:43:06,233 Let me show you how a real defender of the faith does it. 805 00:43:06,266 --> 00:43:09,033 Now, if I tried to show you how this really happened, 806 00:43:09,066 --> 00:43:12,466 you'd see a lot of guys in robes wearing tall hats, 807 00:43:12,500 --> 00:43:14,966 carrying scepters and swinging incense everywhere. 808 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:17,000 It'd be a mess. 809 00:43:17,033 --> 00:43:22,900 [Knuckles cracking] 810 00:43:22,933 --> 00:43:26,166 I want you to imagine this a little more... 811 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:28,200 Lord of the Rings-y. 812 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,000 Sir? 813 00:43:34,233 --> 00:43:36,100 Go away. 814 00:43:37,866 --> 00:43:40,433 He's here, Sir. 815 00:43:40,466 --> 00:43:47,000 [Fire crackling] 816 00:43:47,033 --> 00:43:49,900 Where? 817 00:43:49,933 --> 00:43:52,133 Here, at the Tavern. 818 00:43:52,166 --> 00:43:55,966 [Instrumental music] 819 00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:58,466 Grab my coat. 820 00:43:58,500 --> 00:44:03,466 [Instrumental music] 821 00:44:03,500 --> 00:44:07,100 His real name was Nicholas. 822 00:44:07,133 --> 00:44:08,266 He was a devout Christian. 823 00:44:08,300 --> 00:44:14,833 He was the Bishop of Myra, a city in modern day Turkey. 824 00:44:14,866 --> 00:44:18,033 He was left with a large sum of money when his parents died, 825 00:44:18,066 --> 00:44:19,966 and he became famous for his kindness 826 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:24,900 toward the poor and his generous giving of gifts to children. 827 00:44:24,933 --> 00:44:32,100 [Instrumental music] 828 00:44:32,133 --> 00:44:36,300 He was there at the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325, 829 00:44:36,333 --> 00:44:39,433 one of the most important events of church history 830 00:44:39,466 --> 00:44:42,000 use one of the most rtant doctrines of the faith 831 00:44:42,033 --> 00:44:44,133 was being challenged. 832 00:44:44,166 --> 00:44:46,000 There were leaders in the church that had begun 833 00:44:46,033 --> 00:44:48,166 to deny the deity of Christ, 834 00:44:48,200 --> 00:44:52,133 the doctrine that confessed Jesus as the Son of God, 835 00:44:52,166 --> 00:44:55,400 God in the flesh. 836 00:44:55,433 --> 00:44:57,500 Nicholas did not take kindly to those 837 00:44:57,533 --> 00:45:01,966 who wanted to reduce Jesus to a mere man. 838 00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:05,100 The Council of Nicaea ended up producing what is known today 839 00:45:05,133 --> 00:45:07,166 as the Nicene Creed, 840 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:10,933 a profession of faith used by churches all around the world. 841 00:45:10,966 --> 00:45:13,266 The Creed affirmed the deity of Christ 842 00:45:13,300 --> 00:45:15,466 and the three persons of the trinity, 843 00:45:15,500 --> 00:45:18,033 but that affirmation didn't happen 844 00:45:18,066 --> 00:45:21,933 without Nicholas and a fight. 845 00:45:21,966 --> 00:45:26,033 [Instrumental music] 846 00:45:26,066 --> 00:45:30,133 He was a real man who fought for a real truth 847 00:45:30,166 --> 00:45:33,600 against a real enemy of the faith. 848 00:45:33,633 --> 00:45:43,900 [Instrumental music] 849 00:45:43,900 --> 00:45:50,200 [Instrumental music] 850 00:45:50,233 --> 00:45:54,666 Leading the charge in this heresy was a Bishop named Arius. 851 00:45:54,700 --> 00:45:58,100 He was known as a charismatic and compelling speaker. 852 00:45:58,133 --> 00:46:01,366 He was traveling from region to region spreading his heresy 853 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:06,266 like a plague, saying that Jesus was less than God. 854 00:46:06,300 --> 00:46:12,066 [Instrumental music] 855 00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:15,100 Nicholas had heard enough of Arius' babbling. 856 00:46:15,133 --> 00:46:17,633 He would be the shepherd that protects his sheep 857 00:46:17,666 --> 00:46:20,100 from the wolves. 858 00:46:20,133 --> 00:46:23,266 [Instrumental music] 859 00:46:23,300 --> 00:46:26,166 [Heavy thud] 860 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:40,000 In the beginning was the Word... 861 00:46:40,033 --> 00:46:50,100 and the Word was with God and the Word...was God. 862 00:46:50,100 --> 00:46:55,400 and the Word was with God and the Word...was God. 863 00:46:55,433 --> 00:46:57,200 [Thunder crashes] 864 00:46:57,233 --> 00:47:00,300 The official record says that at a critical moment 865 00:47:00,333 --> 00:47:06,033 during the Council, Nicholas put the heretic Arius to shame, 866 00:47:06,066 --> 00:47:12,500 not only by word but also by deed, smiting him on the cheek. 867 00:47:12,533 --> 00:47:26,733 [Intense music] 868 00:47:26,766 --> 00:47:29,566 Now, of course, not everyone at the Council was happy 869 00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:32,233 with his less than jolly actions. 870 00:47:32,266 --> 00:47:34,100 In fact, they were so displeased, 871 00:47:34,133 --> 00:47:36,133 they removed his title as Bishop, 872 00:47:36,166 --> 00:47:38,500 but he was so loved by the people 873 00:47:38,533 --> 00:47:40,566 that they gave it back to him. 874 00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:42,600 In fact, he was even sainted. 875 00:47:42,633 --> 00:47:46,666 That's why we call him St. Nicholas. 876 00:47:46,700 --> 00:47:49,333 Those were difficult and desperate times. 877 00:47:49,366 --> 00:47:50,533 Truth was on the line, 878 00:47:50,566 --> 00:47:54,533 and it was not the time for this pastor to go soft on truth 879 00:47:54,566 --> 00:47:59,266 or stay quiet for the sake of being politically correct. 880 00:47:59,300 --> 00:48:03,533 Nicholas was a hero who became legendary. 881 00:48:03,566 --> 00:48:06,166 And that legend became larger than life 882 00:48:06,200 --> 00:48:08,500 and reached mythic proportions. 883 00:48:08,533 --> 00:48:10,800 In France, he was called Pere Noel. 884 00:48:10,833 --> 00:48:12,500 In Sweden, he was Tomte. 885 00:48:12,533 --> 00:48:14,733 In Norway, he was Julenissen. 886 00:48:14,766 --> 00:48:17,633 In the Netherlands, he was Sinterklaas. 887 00:48:17,666 --> 00:48:21,466 Everyone wanted a piece of him. 888 00:48:27,566 --> 00:48:30,133 Oh, look who it is. 889 00:48:30,166 --> 00:48:31,333 Better? 890 00:48:31,366 --> 00:48:33,533 You get that out of your system? 891 00:48:33,566 --> 00:48:37,500 Come on. We've got work to do. 892 00:48:37,533 --> 00:48:47,566 [Cheerful music] 893 00:48:47,566 --> 00:48:58,833 [Cheerful music] 894 00:48:58,866 --> 00:49:00,166 Come on. 895 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:01,833 Let's go bless some kids tonight. 896 00:49:01,866 --> 00:49:03,466 We've got gifts to give. 897 00:49:03,500 --> 00:49:05,433 Ho, ho, ho, ho. 898 00:49:05,466 --> 00:49:06,533 [Thunder crashes] 899 00:49:06,566 --> 00:49:10,200 So, Christian, the guy you think is distracting 900 00:49:10,233 --> 00:49:13,700 everyone's attention from the birth of the Christ child 901 00:49:13,733 --> 00:49:18,600 is actually the defender of the faith you want to be. 902 00:49:18,633 --> 00:49:28,700 [Instrumental music] 903 00:49:28,700 --> 00:49:41,500 [Instrumental music] 904 00:49:41,533 --> 00:49:43,533 Santa... 905 00:49:45,833 --> 00:49:48,800 is the man! 906 00:49:48,833 --> 00:49:51,700 [Instrumental music] 907 00:49:51,733 --> 00:49:54,433 Yeah, he is. 908 00:49:54,466 --> 00:50:01,566 [Instrumental music] 909 00:50:01,600 --> 00:50:02,466 Bro, let me just say this. 910 00:50:02,500 --> 00:50:04,233 I know you love my sister. 911 00:50:04,266 --> 00:50:06,600 I know you love Christ. 912 00:50:06,633 --> 00:50:08,500 I know you love Christmas, 913 00:50:08,533 --> 00:50:13,466 and you want it to be all about what it's all about. 914 00:50:13,500 --> 00:50:15,800 But all this is good! 915 00:50:15,833 --> 00:50:18,166 All this is what it's all about. 916 00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:22,533 You just need to see it with new eyes. 917 00:50:22,566 --> 00:50:27,266 [Rain falling] 918 00:50:27,300 --> 00:50:30,766 I've missed it. 919 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:36,233 I've absolutely...missed it. 920 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:43,800 Oh, dude, I am... 921 00:50:45,600 --> 00:50:48,600 I'm that guy in the story. 922 00:50:50,333 --> 00:50:53,366 I'm the jerk. 923 00:50:53,400 --> 00:50:54,966 Oh, dude, this is bad. 924 00:50:55,000 --> 00:50:56,333 This is bad. 925 00:50:56,366 --> 00:50:57,800 I'm that guy. 926 00:50:57,833 --> 00:50:59,700 Oh, dude, I'm staying in this car all night. 927 00:50:59,733 --> 00:51:01,433 This is horrible. 928 00:51:01,466 --> 00:51:02,833 Do me a favor, go back in, 929 00:51:02,866 --> 00:51:04,700 say like, "Christian got a rash," or something. 930 00:51:04,733 --> 00:51:07,766 Like, I broke out in something. [laughing] 931 00:51:07,800 --> 00:51:10,300 Like I had like some eggnog. 932 00:51:10,333 --> 00:51:11,633 Something that I had no idea that I was allergic to. 933 00:51:11,666 --> 00:51:13,700 I was like, I couldn't like... [fakes gagging] 934 00:51:13,733 --> 00:51:15,733 -Someone spiked the egg nog? -Acid flaccid something. 935 00:51:15,766 --> 00:51:18,500 Like, yes, yes. 936 00:51:18,533 --> 00:51:20,700 And I, and I... and I had to go. 937 00:51:20,733 --> 00:51:23,366 I had to go get the eggnog shot. 938 00:51:23,400 --> 00:51:26,833 Whatever they give for that, nog shot. 939 00:51:26,866 --> 00:51:28,733 No. 940 00:51:29,466 --> 00:51:30,800 There's a better way to end this story. 941 00:51:30,833 --> 00:51:32,333 You know what you need to do? 942 00:51:32,366 --> 00:51:36,233 You need to be the guy... 943 00:51:37,933 --> 00:51:46,833 who walks back into your house, walks up to your wife and says, 944 00:51:48,966 --> 00:51:54,966 "I was wrong. I blew it." 945 00:51:58,600 --> 00:52:02,333 You know what you need to do. 946 00:52:02,366 --> 00:52:05,400 What if you did that? 947 00:52:07,800 --> 00:52:10,800 No, you're right, I should do it. 948 00:52:11,866 --> 00:52:13,733 Or you. It's your sister. 949 00:52:13,766 --> 00:52:15,333 -No, it's me. -It's your wife. 950 00:52:15,366 --> 00:52:18,033 It's me. It's me. 951 00:52:19,766 --> 00:52:24,766 The best ending to this story is you being the guy... 952 00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:30,800 that everyone roots for. 953 00:52:30,833 --> 00:52:35,433 You be the guy who saves Christmas. 954 00:52:38,833 --> 00:52:45,666 You being the guy who's all in. 955 00:52:45,700 --> 00:52:47,833 I'm going to be that guy. 956 00:52:49,966 --> 00:52:52,966 I'm going to be that guy. 957 00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:56,766 I'm going to be that guy. I'm going to be that guy. 958 00:52:56,800 --> 00:52:57,966 I'm going to be that guy. 959 00:52:58,000 --> 00:52:59,400 Go, bro. [slaps hands] 960 00:52:59,433 --> 00:53:00,033 I'm going to be that guy. 961 00:53:00,066 --> 00:53:01,333 I'm going to be that guy! 962 00:53:01,366 --> 00:53:02,866 I'm going... I'm going... 963 00:53:02,900 --> 00:53:04,433 I'm going to be the...grrrr. 964 00:53:04,466 --> 00:53:06,066 I'm going to be that guy. 965 00:53:06,100 --> 00:53:09,000 I'm going to be that guy. [laughing] 966 00:53:09,033 --> 00:53:10,400 I'm going to be that guy. 967 00:53:10,433 --> 00:53:11,900 What's up baby, I'm going to be that guy. 968 00:53:11,933 --> 00:53:13,333 What you got going on, girl? 969 00:53:13,366 --> 00:53:16,000 I'm going to be that... 970 00:53:16,033 --> 00:53:17,966 I'm going to be that guy. 971 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:24,000 [Instrumental music] 972 00:53:24,033 --> 00:53:25,900 Whoa. 973 00:53:27,566 --> 00:53:30,400 Looks like somebody's having a moment. 974 00:53:30,433 --> 00:53:32,433 Umm. 975 00:53:34,733 --> 00:53:38,533 [Inhales] 976 00:53:38,566 --> 00:53:42,800 So take it all in, all the glory of Christmas. 977 00:53:42,833 --> 00:53:48,633 [Instrumental music] 978 00:53:48,666 --> 00:53:53,733 Now, see Christmas through new eyes. 979 00:53:53,766 --> 00:54:05,000 [Instrumental music] 980 00:54:05,033 --> 00:54:07,466 Whoa, whoa, whoa! Back up, everybody! 981 00:54:07,500 --> 00:54:14,633 [Slow motion yelling] 982 00:54:14,666 --> 00:54:19,433 [Floor squeaking] 983 00:54:19,466 --> 00:54:26,866 [Slow motion yelling] 984 00:54:26,900 --> 00:54:29,966 [Crash, screaming] 985 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:31,433 Whew! Work, Holy Spirit, ha! 986 00:54:31,466 --> 00:54:33,933 -Can I get a amen? -Amen! 987 00:54:33,966 --> 00:54:34,800 The scales are falling off. 988 00:54:34,833 --> 00:54:36,933 Glory! Ah, glory! Hmm. 989 00:54:36,966 --> 00:54:45,733 [Instrumental music] 990 00:54:45,766 --> 00:54:49,100 Sometimes you have to be brought low 991 00:54:49,133 --> 00:54:52,433 to be humbled as a little child 992 00:54:52,466 --> 00:54:54,733 to get the right perspective on Christmas. 993 00:54:54,766 --> 00:54:57,833 Look at the presents around your tree. 994 00:54:57,866 --> 00:55:00,833 When you see them from this perspective, 995 00:55:00,866 --> 00:55:05,466 see how they look like a city skyline. 996 00:55:05,500 --> 00:55:08,766 [Instrumental music] 997 00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:11,733 Imagine the new Jerusalem, 998 00:55:11,766 --> 00:55:16,066 a heavenly city whose builder and architect is God, 999 00:55:16,100 --> 00:55:18,666 and the wall of the city was adorned 1000 00:55:18,700 --> 00:55:22,533 with all kinds of precious stones. 1001 00:55:22,566 --> 00:55:25,200 And what's at the center of that city? 1002 00:55:25,233 --> 00:55:27,666 A tree. 1003 00:55:27,700 --> 00:55:31,166 [Instrumental music] 1004 00:55:31,200 --> 00:55:34,000 The tree of life, made available 1005 00:55:34,033 --> 00:55:38,233 by the conquering blood of Jesus to all who believe. 1006 00:55:38,266 --> 00:55:41,700 This tree, full of healing leaves. 1007 00:55:41,733 --> 00:55:44,233 This tree, full of fruit. 1008 00:55:44,266 --> 00:55:48,233 This tree, full of lights that shine in the darkness, 1009 00:55:48,266 --> 00:55:51,533 lights that shine over the city. 1010 00:55:51,566 --> 00:55:55,766 [Instrumental music] 1011 00:55:55,800 --> 00:55:59,166 So, see the lights, the stars over Bethlehem 1012 00:55:59,200 --> 00:56:02,700 announcing the birth of the Prince of Peace. 1013 00:56:02,733 --> 00:56:04,666 Lesser lights that remind us 1014 00:56:04,700 --> 00:56:07,300 that Jesus is the light of the world 1015 00:56:07,333 --> 00:56:11,100 and that we are to let our light shine before men. 1016 00:56:11,133 --> 00:56:16,133 [Instrumental music] 1017 00:56:16,166 --> 00:56:17,933 And there's another thing. 1018 00:56:17,966 --> 00:56:20,933 ook at those presents again, stacked and wrapped 1019 00:56:20,966 --> 00:56:24,066 and made beautiful, waiting to be torn open. 1020 00:56:24,100 --> 00:56:26,566 This isn't bad stewardship. 1021 00:56:26,600 --> 00:56:29,133 This is doing what God does. 1022 00:56:29,166 --> 00:56:32,233 He has always been giving gifts to his children 1023 00:56:32,266 --> 00:56:34,100 at the base of trees. 1024 00:56:34,133 --> 00:56:37,766 Abraham was given the gift of a son at the Oaks of Mamre. 1025 00:56:37,800 --> 00:56:39,700 The Cedars of Lebanon were given as materials 1026 00:56:39,733 --> 00:56:42,066 for Solomon's temple. 1027 00:56:42,100 --> 00:56:45,966 r salvation was given to us t the base of a tree. 1028 00:56:46,000 --> 00:56:50,066 [Instrumental music] 1029 00:56:50,100 --> 00:56:53,033 So, does this tree belong in your house? 1030 00:56:53,066 --> 00:56:58,066 Should it be loaded with fruit and lights and presents? 1031 00:56:58,100 --> 00:56:59,666 Hmm. Whoa, whoa, whoa! 1032 00:56:59,700 --> 00:57:01,733 Part the red sea! [screams] 1033 00:57:01,766 --> 00:57:04,266 [Instrumental music] 1034 00:57:04,300 --> 00:57:07,266 And now that you know who the real Santa is, 1035 00:57:07,300 --> 00:57:09,266 I got a question for you. 1036 00:57:09,300 --> 00:57:11,700 Would you like to take a picture with him? 1037 00:57:11,733 --> 00:57:21,766 [upbeat music] 1038 00:57:21,766 --> 00:57:35,966 [upbeat music] 1039 00:57:39,733 --> 00:57:52,966 [Instrumental music] 1040 00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:57,233 Our Christmas traditions are so rich and so full 1041 00:57:57,266 --> 00:58:00,766 if only we had the eyes to see them. 1042 00:58:00,800 --> 00:58:05,000 [Instrumental music] 1043 00:58:05,033 --> 00:58:07,200 It's time to step out of the car, 1044 00:58:07,233 --> 00:58:11,100 out of the quiet and safe place where we've been hiding. 1045 00:58:11,133 --> 00:58:13,300 It's time to tell everyone 1046 00:58:13,333 --> 00:58:19,266 that every inch of this creation belongs to Jesus. 1047 00:58:19,300 --> 00:58:24,666 [Instrumental music] 1048 00:58:24,700 --> 00:58:26,800 So, you're out of the car. 1049 00:58:26,833 --> 00:58:29,033 Are your eyes open? 1050 00:58:29,066 --> 00:58:30,933 What do you see? 1051 00:58:33,800 --> 00:58:35,800 A soldier? 1052 00:58:35,833 --> 00:58:45,866 [Instrumental music] 1053 00:58:45,866 --> 00:58:55,100 [Instrumental music] 1054 00:58:55,133 --> 00:58:58,000 We need to make traditions of our own. 1055 00:58:58,033 --> 00:59:02,800 We need to infuse old symbols with new meaning. 1056 00:59:02,833 --> 00:59:04,833 We need to rearrange our lives and our homes 1057 00:59:04,866 --> 00:59:09,466 so that every single thing points to Jesus. 1058 00:59:09,500 --> 00:59:14,266 [Instrumental music] 1059 00:59:14,300 --> 00:59:17,300 We need to tell our children new stories. 1060 00:59:17,333 --> 00:59:19,866 We need to be bold. 1061 00:59:19,900 --> 00:59:22,466 Remember those soldiers at the Nativity? 1062 00:59:22,500 --> 00:59:27,466 These were Herod's strongest warriors doing his bidding. 1063 00:59:27,500 --> 00:59:30,033 Every toy soldier can be a reminder 1064 00:59:30,066 --> 00:59:36,200 of the whole story of how a baby was spared in his infancy 1065 00:59:36,233 --> 00:59:38,133 to become the warrior that ensured 1066 00:59:38,166 --> 00:59:42,866 that death finally was killed. 1067 00:59:42,900 --> 00:59:52,933 [Instrumental music] 1068 00:59:52,933 --> 00:59:57,966 [Instrumental music] 1069 00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:00,466 So, bring the soldiers close. 1070 01:00:00,500 --> 01:00:05,233 Let them be near the nativity, and remind your children 1071 01:00:05,266 --> 01:00:10,033 that every character in God's story has a place. 1072 01:00:10,066 --> 01:00:20,766 [Instrumental music] 1073 01:00:20,800 --> 01:00:26,133 And if you've been that guy, if you spent the holidays 1074 01:00:26,166 --> 01:00:28,900 terrorizing your family and your friends, 1075 01:00:28,933 --> 01:00:31,533 scowling at Santa, frustrating your wife, 1076 01:00:31,566 --> 01:00:34,333 it's time to make it right. 1077 01:00:34,366 --> 01:00:45,400 [Instrumental music] 1078 01:00:45,433 --> 01:00:46,466 Christmas, after all, 1079 01:00:46,500 --> 01:00:51,033 is ultimately about making all things right. 1080 01:00:51,066 --> 01:00:57,200 [Instrumental music] 1081 01:00:57,233 --> 01:01:00,233 You okay? 1082 01:01:02,233 --> 01:01:08,333 Honey, I've been a bit of a jerk this Christmas season. 1083 01:01:08,366 --> 01:01:11,566 Yeah, you have. 1084 01:01:11,600 --> 01:01:14,466 [Instrumental music] 1085 01:01:14,500 --> 01:01:19,300 You deserve so much better, 1086 01:01:19,333 --> 01:01:20,300 and this Christmas, I want to give you something 1087 01:01:20,333 --> 01:01:26,166 I've been wanting to give you for a long time. 1088 01:01:26,200 --> 01:01:29,000 What do you got in mind, big papa? 1089 01:01:29,033 --> 01:01:31,400 Now, what happens in most stories at this point? 1090 01:01:31,433 --> 01:01:33,400 I mean, if you were writing this story right now, 1091 01:01:33,433 --> 01:01:35,233 what would you want to have happen? 1092 01:01:35,266 --> 01:01:37,933 The cliche kiss, right? 1093 01:01:37,966 --> 01:01:42,633 But, if we learned one thing in all this, let's not forget 1094 01:01:42,666 --> 01:01:48,600 that sometimes our heroes do the unexpected. 1095 01:01:48,633 --> 01:01:50,900 I went ahead and just organized a hip hop dance crew 1096 01:01:50,933 --> 01:01:52,566 that encompasses all the joy in gospel, 1097 01:01:52,600 --> 01:01:55,000 bursting in excitement that I alone as one man 1098 01:01:55,033 --> 01:01:56,966 just cannot express. 1099 01:01:57,000 --> 01:01:58,100 No, really, I did. 1100 01:01:58,133 --> 01:02:00,300 Hit it, Deandre! 1101 01:02:00,333 --> 01:02:02,366 Oh, man, I got just the track for you! 1102 01:02:02,400 --> 01:02:04,100 How about some Family Force Five? 1103 01:02:04,133 --> 01:02:06,033 "Angels We Have Heard on High". 1104 01:02:06,066 --> 01:02:08,166 Come on, people, let's do this! 1105 01:02:08,200 --> 01:02:10,533 Yeah! I want to see a choir in here. 1106 01:02:10,566 --> 01:02:12,533 A God squad. You know how we do. 1107 01:02:12,566 --> 01:02:14,966 Ooh, Marshall Foster's in the house 1108 01:02:15,000 --> 01:02:16,233 kicking it old school. 1109 01:02:16,266 --> 01:02:18,633 He on to me. [laughs] You know how we do it. 1110 01:02:18,666 --> 01:02:20,033 Altos, sopranos and tenors. 1111 01:02:20,066 --> 01:02:21,633 Let's do this, baby! Unh! 1112 01:02:21,666 --> 01:02:24,466 ♪ Angels we have heard on high ♪ 1113 01:02:24,500 --> 01:02:27,633 ♪ Sweetly singing o'er the plains ♪ 1114 01:02:27,666 --> 01:02:34,233 ♪ And the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains ♪ 1115 01:02:34,266 --> 01:02:40,433 ♪ Glo-ria, 1116 01:02:40,466 --> 01:02:43,666 ♪ In excelsis Deo! 1117 01:02:43,700 --> 01:02:50,233 ♪ Glo-ria, 1118 01:02:50,266 --> 01:02:54,400 ♪ In excelsis Deo! 1119 01:02:54,433 --> 01:03:00,066 [cheering] 1120 01:03:00,100 --> 01:03:03,000 ♪ Shepherds, why this jubilee? ♪ 1121 01:03:03,033 --> 01:03:06,133 ♪ Why your joyous strains prolong? ♪ 1122 01:03:06,166 --> 01:03:09,233 ♪ What the gladsome tidings be? ♪ 1123 01:03:09,266 --> 01:03:12,466 ♪ Which inspire your heav'nly song? ♪ 1124 01:03:12,500 --> 01:03:19,000 ♪ Glo-ria, 1125 01:03:19,033 --> 01:03:22,100 ♪ In excelsis Deo! 1126 01:03:22,133 --> 01:03:28,433 ♪ Glo-ria, 1127 01:03:28,466 --> 01:03:33,266 ♪ In excelsis Deo! 1128 01:03:33,300 --> 01:03:38,200 [Hip-hop music] 1129 01:03:38,233 --> 01:03:41,300 ♪ Come to Bethlehem and see 1130 01:03:41,333 --> 01:03:44,433 ♪ Him whose birth the angels sing ♪ 1131 01:03:44,466 --> 01:03:47,700 ♪ Come, adore on bended knee, ♪ 1132 01:03:47,733 --> 01:03:50,766 ♪ Christ the Lord, the newborn King ♪ 1133 01:03:50,800 --> 01:03:57,133 ♪ Glo-ria, 1134 01:03:57,166 --> 01:04:00,466 ♪ In excelsis Deo! 1135 01:04:00,500 --> 01:04:06,766 ♪ Glo-ria, 1136 01:04:06,800 --> 01:04:11,633 ♪ In excelsis Deo! 1137 01:04:11,666 --> 01:04:16,766 [Hip-hop music] 1138 01:04:16,800 --> 01:04:22,333 ♪ Uh oh, here come the angels. 1139 01:04:22,366 --> 01:04:24,033 [Beat-boxing] 1140 01:04:24,066 --> 01:04:27,300 ♪ Put your wings in the air. 1141 01:04:27,333 --> 01:04:31,800 ♪ Flap 'em like you just don't care. ♪ 1142 01:04:31,833 --> 01:04:34,333 Oh, flying in, flying in! 1143 01:04:34,366 --> 01:04:36,666 ♪ Here come the angels. 1144 01:04:36,700 --> 01:04:40,400 [Cheering] 1145 01:04:40,433 --> 01:04:43,466 ♪ Talking about the angels. 1146 01:04:43,500 --> 01:04:45,800 ♪ Uh oh, here come the angels 1147 01:04:45,833 --> 01:04:48,533 [cheering] 1148 01:04:48,566 --> 01:04:50,066 Come on! 1149 01:04:50,100 --> 01:04:52,533 ♪ Put your wings in the air. 1150 01:04:52,566 --> 01:04:56,200 ♪ Flap 'em like you just don't care. ♪ 1151 01:04:56,233 --> 01:05:06,266 [Hip-hop music] 1152 01:05:06,300 --> 01:05:09,466 ♪ Talking about some angels. 1153 01:05:09,500 --> 01:05:15,333 ♪ Here come the angels. 1154 01:05:15,366 --> 01:05:18,800 ♪ Put your wings in the air. 1155 01:05:18,833 --> 01:05:22,300 ♪ Flap 'em like you just don't care. ♪ 1156 01:05:22,333 --> 01:05:25,433 ♪ Talking about some angels. 1157 01:05:25,466 --> 01:05:28,666 ♪ Here come the angels. 1158 01:05:28,700 --> 01:05:31,800 [Hip-hop music] 1159 01:05:31,833 --> 01:05:35,200 ♪ Talking about some angels. 1160 01:05:35,233 --> 01:05:41,233 ♪ Uh oh, here come the angels. 1161 01:05:41,266 --> 01:05:43,800 ♪ Put your wings in the air. 1162 01:05:43,833 --> 01:05:47,833 ♪ Flap 'em like you just don't care. ♪ 1163 01:05:47,866 --> 01:05:51,200 ♪ Talking about some angels. 1164 01:05:51,233 --> 01:05:56,800 ♪ Here come the angels. 1165 01:05:56,833 --> 01:05:59,766 ♪ Put your wings in the air. 1166 01:05:59,800 --> 01:06:03,500 ♪ Flap 'em like you just don't care. ♪ 1167 01:06:03,533 --> 01:06:07,133 ♪ Talking about some angels. 1168 01:06:07,166 --> 01:06:09,166 ♪ Here come the angels. 1169 01:06:09,200 --> 01:06:15,200 ♪ Glo-ria, 1170 01:06:15,233 --> 01:06:18,300 ♪ In excelsis Deo! 1171 01:06:18,333 --> 01:06:24,600 ♪ Glo-ria, 1172 01:06:24,633 --> 01:06:29,433 ♪ In excelsis Deo! 1173 01:06:29,466 --> 01:06:32,533 [Hip-hop music] 1174 01:06:32,566 --> 01:06:37,633 ♪ Talking about some angels ♪ 1175 01:06:37,666 --> 01:06:39,666 [Applause] 1176 01:06:39,700 --> 01:06:40,933 All right, everybody! 1177 01:06:40,966 --> 01:06:42,533 Let's feast! 1178 01:06:42,566 --> 01:06:54,733 [cheering] 1179 01:06:59,900 --> 01:07:03,266 Well, that's why I show up for these parties. 1180 01:07:09,233 --> 01:07:11,266 [Instrumental music] 1181 01:07:11,300 --> 01:07:13,366 So, this is Christmas. 1182 01:07:13,400 --> 01:07:15,966 Pull out your best dishes, your finest linens, 1183 01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:21,800 your nicest silverware, the biggest ham. 1184 01:07:21,833 --> 01:07:25,333 Every side dish you can possibly imagine, 1185 01:07:25,366 --> 01:07:27,300 and the richest butter. 1186 01:07:27,333 --> 01:07:30,633 It's time to feast. 1187 01:07:30,666 --> 01:07:44,633 [Instrumental music] 1188 01:07:44,666 --> 01:07:46,600 Invite your neighbors, you co-workers, 1189 01:07:46,633 --> 01:07:50,866 your friends and your family and make the most of Christmas. 1190 01:07:50,900 --> 01:07:55,000 Fill your table with laughter and stories and songs. 1191 01:07:55,033 --> 01:07:57,533 Don't miss a single opportunity 1192 01:07:57,566 --> 01:08:00,766 to pass along the joy of the season. 1193 01:08:00,800 --> 01:08:02,766 And don't buy into the complaint about materialism 1194 01:08:02,800 --> 01:08:04,366 during Christmas. 1195 01:08:04,400 --> 01:08:06,766 Sure, don't max out your credit cards 1196 01:08:06,800 --> 01:08:09,933 or use presents to buy friends, but remember, 1197 01:08:09,966 --> 01:08:13,666 this is a celebration of the eternal God 1198 01:08:13,700 --> 01:08:17,533 taking on a material body. 1199 01:08:17,566 --> 01:08:22,533 So, it's right that our holiday is marked with material things. 1200 01:08:22,566 --> 01:08:24,400 Things we can see with our eyes 1201 01:08:24,433 --> 01:08:27,000 and touch with our hands and look upon. 1202 01:08:27,033 --> 01:08:30,566 Ribbons, decorations, hot chocolate, lights, 1203 01:08:30,600 --> 01:08:34,466 presents, giant hams, stuffing, fudge, Christmas cards, 1204 01:08:34,500 --> 01:08:38,400 and more hot chocolate piled high with whip cream. 1205 01:08:38,433 --> 01:08:40,933 [Instrumental music] 1206 01:08:40,966 --> 01:08:44,766 How could we possibly capture all that Christmas is? 1207 01:08:44,800 --> 01:08:47,566 We could eat until we split at the seams. 1208 01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:49,800 We could smile until our cheeks hurt 1209 01:08:49,833 --> 01:08:51,900 and laugh until our bellies ache. 1210 01:08:51,933 --> 01:08:54,066 We could sing until our voices grew hoarse, 1211 01:08:54,100 --> 01:08:56,800 and we would not have even scratched the surface 1212 01:08:56,833 --> 01:09:02,600 of this glorious day. 1213 01:09:02,633 --> 01:09:04,600 Throw your doors open and invite the world 1214 01:09:04,633 --> 01:09:07,966 into the story of this king and his kingdom. 1215 01:09:08,000 --> 01:09:14,066 This is our story, our city, our tree, our lights, 1216 01:09:14,100 --> 01:09:17,966 our presents, our songs, our Saint Nick, 1217 01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:22,033 our hope, our future, our Savior. 1218 01:09:22,066 --> 01:09:25,900 My brother-in-law is seeing it for the first time, 1219 01:09:25,933 --> 01:09:30,500 and once your eyes have been opened, you can't go back. 1220 01:09:30,533 --> 01:09:35,533 [Instrumental music] 1221 01:09:35,566 --> 01:09:41,066 All the best to you and your family this Christmas. 1222 01:09:41,100 --> 01:09:45,700 I have to say, things have improved around here. 1223 01:09:45,733 --> 01:09:48,033 [Instrumental music] 1224 01:09:51,700 --> 01:10:04,800 ♪ "Christmas Time Again" 1225 01:10:04,833 --> 01:10:06,966 ♪ Christmas time is here 1226 01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:11,533 ♪ Come and celebrate the best time of the year ♪ 1227 01:10:11,566 --> 01:10:13,033 ♪ The jingle bells are ringing 1228 01:10:13,066 --> 01:10:18,633 ♪ And the carolers are singing their Christmas songs ♪ 1229 01:10:18,666 --> 01:10:20,900 ♪ Christmas time has come 1230 01:10:20,933 --> 01:10:24,833 ♪ Can you hear the little drummer boy playing his drum♪ 1231 01:10:24,866 --> 01:10:26,733 ♪ And everywhere you go, 1232 01:10:26,766 --> 01:10:33,466 ♪ somebody's wishing you a Merry Christmas ♪ 1233 01:10:33,500 --> 01:10:34,766 Main man, Christian. 1234 01:10:34,800 --> 01:10:35,800 How you doin', man? 1235 01:10:35,833 --> 01:10:37,733 How you doin', Deandre? 1236 01:10:37,766 --> 01:10:38,933 How you been? 1237 01:10:38,966 --> 01:10:39,866 Bring it back, here we go. 1238 01:10:39,900 --> 01:10:42,600 Alright. 1239 01:10:42,633 --> 01:10:45,933 Here we go, and action. 1240 01:10:45,966 --> 01:10:47,100 My main man, Christian! 1241 01:10:47,133 --> 01:10:48,400 How you doin'? 1242 01:10:48,433 --> 01:10:49,500 What's up, Deandre? 1243 01:10:49,533 --> 01:10:50,433 How you been? 1244 01:10:50,466 --> 01:10:52,933 You know me, blessed and highly favored. 1245 01:10:52,966 --> 01:10:55,200 -And? -Ha-ha ha... 1246 01:10:55,233 --> 01:10:56,400 Bring it back, here we go. 1247 01:10:56,433 --> 01:10:58,066 -Blessed and highly favored. -Blessed and highly favored... 1248 01:10:58,100 --> 01:11:00,800 [Both speaking quickly] 1249 01:11:00,833 --> 01:11:03,933 Here we go, it's digital, roll all day, here we go. 1250 01:11:03,966 --> 01:11:06,100 It's the end for us, man. That's all we got! 1251 01:11:06,133 --> 01:11:06,933 What else do we get? 1252 01:11:06,966 --> 01:11:08,800 Floor two? I don't want floor two. 1253 01:11:08,833 --> 01:11:10,133 Do you know what happens down at floor two? 1254 01:11:10,166 --> 01:11:11,633 I don't, don't wanna find out 1255 01:11:11,666 --> 01:11:14,133 'cause i'm on floor four and I like it that way. 1256 01:11:14,166 --> 01:11:14,833 We gonna keep it that way. 1257 01:11:14,866 --> 01:11:16,500 We gonna march if we have to. 1258 01:11:16,533 --> 01:11:17,800 Straight power, me and you. 1259 01:11:17,833 --> 01:11:19,033 They're not gonna do this to us, man. 1260 01:11:19,066 --> 01:11:20,133 We done been here before. 1261 01:11:20,166 --> 01:11:21,500 My people have been through enough. 1262 01:11:21,533 --> 01:11:22,900 I think you Jewish, 1263 01:11:22,933 --> 01:11:24,500 so your people have been through enough too. 1264 01:11:24,533 --> 01:11:27,466 We all done been through it, and that's enough. 1265 01:11:27,500 --> 01:11:30,000 -How many people you got? -All of us, we all people. 1266 01:11:30,033 --> 01:11:31,500 Came from Adam, right? 1267 01:11:31,533 --> 01:11:32,800 Six, seven, I don't know. 1268 01:11:32,833 --> 01:11:34,033 We got a whole bunch. 1269 01:11:34,066 --> 01:11:35,500 But who's countin'? They ain't countin'. 1270 01:11:35,533 --> 01:11:37,200 All they see is people. Me, you, all of us... 1271 01:11:37,233 --> 01:11:38,833 -Fingers, do your fingers. -Five, six, seven. 1272 01:11:38,866 --> 01:11:40,033 I don't even know what I'm saying right now. 1273 01:11:40,066 --> 01:11:42,500 I'm just gonna talk and move my hands and keep going crazy 1274 01:11:42,533 --> 01:11:44,166 till you get everything you need from this camera. 1275 01:11:44,200 --> 01:11:47,500 I'm not gonna...tell them to come get me 'cause we here. 1276 01:11:47,533 --> 01:11:49,566 We got it all up, mmm. Can't silence me. 1277 01:11:49,600 --> 01:11:53,833 -We shall overcome one day! -Do a little spin. 1278 01:11:53,866 --> 01:11:55,133 And they ain't gonna tell me what to do... 1279 01:11:55,166 --> 01:11:57,000 -Do a little spin. -We gonna do it, we gonna do it. 1280 01:11:57,033 --> 01:11:58,466 We gonna take it to, we gonna march, 1281 01:11:58,500 --> 01:11:59,700 we gonna do the running man, 1282 01:11:59,733 --> 01:12:01,200 we gonna do everything we got to do 'cause they don't get us. 1283 01:12:01,233 --> 01:12:03,133 No, man, it ain't gonna happen that way. 1284 01:12:03,166 --> 01:12:04,500 Get back in position and question me, 1285 01:12:04,533 --> 01:12:05,866 -You listening? -You listening? 1286 01:12:05,900 --> 01:12:07,900 You heard what I said? 1287 01:12:09,133 --> 01:12:14,033 ♪ Thank God for his gift of love ♪ 1288 01:12:14,066 --> 01:12:17,700 ♪ This Christmas 1289 01:12:17,733 --> 01:12:20,833 -We say ho! -Ho! 1290 01:12:20,866 --> 01:12:23,100 -Ho! -Ho! 1291 01:12:23,133 --> 01:12:26,166 -Ho! Ho! -Ho! Ho! 1292 01:12:26,200 --> 01:12:28,166 [Clapping] 1293 01:12:28,200 --> 01:12:29,900 Now, stop! 1294 01:12:29,933 --> 01:12:31,133 -Oh, we bad. -Hammer time. 1295 01:12:31,166 --> 01:12:32,700 Oh, we bad. 1296 01:12:32,733 --> 01:12:34,966 [Laughter] 1297 01:12:36,566 --> 01:12:38,266 Am I good here, Andy? 1298 01:12:38,300 --> 01:12:40,566 Kirk, what do you do for dry mouth in between scenes? 1299 01:12:40,600 --> 01:12:41,600 What do you do? 1300 01:12:41,633 --> 01:12:42,733 Um, just water. 1301 01:12:42,766 --> 01:12:45,100 Water, or do you do like a fruit thing, like celery? 1302 01:12:45,133 --> 01:12:48,200 -What do you do? -What happened to the ranch? 1303 01:12:48,233 --> 01:12:53,833 ♪ Little drummer boy playing his drums ♪ 1304 01:12:53,866 --> 01:12:57,166 -Isn't it terrible? -Oh, my goodness. 1305 01:12:57,200 --> 01:12:59,766 I don't know how you guys do this. 1306 01:12:59,800 --> 01:13:04,700 [Background conversation] 1307 01:13:04,733 --> 01:13:07,633 Here we go, quiet please. Here we go. 1308 01:13:07,666 --> 01:13:09,266 [exhales] Sound, speed. 1309 01:13:09,300 --> 01:13:13,633 Hey Kirk, can you puff up my sweater dirt...dust? 1310 01:13:13,666 --> 01:13:15,966 -Pull camera. -Speeding. 1311 01:13:16,000 --> 01:13:17,666 Just hit it, hit, hit, hit. 1312 01:13:17,700 --> 01:13:19,600 Hit, hit, hit, hit... 1313 01:13:19,633 --> 01:13:22,700 and step out. 1314 01:13:22,733 --> 01:13:28,266 [Instrumental music] 1315 01:13:30,100 --> 01:13:32,200 -I like fat geese. -We're rolling, here we go. 1316 01:13:32,233 --> 01:13:35,733 Okay, speed and I'll go ahead and give it a clap. 1317 01:13:35,766 --> 01:13:38,200 [laughing] Fat geese, giant hams. 1318 01:13:38,233 --> 01:13:41,266 I love fat geese and giant fams. 1319 01:13:41,300 --> 01:13:43,866 [Laughs, snorts] 1320 01:13:43,900 --> 01:13:45,666 Here we go. 1321 01:13:45,700 --> 01:13:47,300 -I'm ready. -Hey! 1322 01:13:47,333 --> 01:13:50,833 ♪ Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, hey! ♪ 1323 01:13:50,866 --> 01:13:56,666 ♪ There's a joy in children seeing Santa at the mall. ♪ 1324 01:13:56,700 --> 01:13:59,266 ♪ There's a joy the bright lights ♪ 1325 01:13:59,300 --> 01:14:03,200 ♪ of this season bring us all. 1326 01:14:03,233 --> 01:14:05,066 ♪ How can these compare 1327 01:14:05,100 --> 01:14:09,800 ♪ to the good news the angels tell? ♪ 1328 01:14:09,833 --> 01:14:13,000 ♪ Heaven has sent us a Savior. 1329 01:14:13,033 --> 01:14:16,133 ♪ What a night, there is no greater! ♪ 1330 01:14:16,166 --> 01:14:23,100 ♪ Jo-o-o-oy, Jo-o-o-oy 1331 01:14:23,133 --> 01:14:26,233 ♪ Light a star on the Christmas tree. ♪ 1332 01:14:26,266 --> 01:14:29,066 ♪ Love has come for you and me. ♪ 1333 01:14:29,100 --> 01:14:35,833 ♪ Jo-o-o-oy, Jo-o-o-oy 1334 01:14:35,866 --> 01:14:38,800 ♪ I hear the carols on the radio. ♪ 1335 01:14:38,833 --> 01:14:42,900 ♪ So turn it up and let the whole world know. ♪ 1336 01:14:42,933 --> 01:14:45,966 ♪ Because I've got a love that's so, ♪ 1337 01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:51,300 ♪ There is no greater joy. 1338 01:14:51,333 --> 01:14:53,733 ♪ I hear it in the bells, 1339 01:14:53,766 --> 01:14:58,066 ♪ they're ringing up and down the street. ♪ 1340 01:14:58,100 --> 01:15:04,833 ♪ I see it shining in the smiles of everyone I meet. ♪ 1341 01:15:04,866 --> 01:15:10,900 ♪ It feels to me like hope is stirring with the winter wind. ♪ 1342 01:15:10,933 --> 01:15:14,033 ♪ Heaven has sent us a savior. 1343 01:15:14,066 --> 01:15:17,366 ♪ What a night, there is no greater! ♪ 1344 01:15:17,400 --> 01:15:24,133 ♪ Jo-o-o-oy, Jo-o-o-oy 1345 01:15:24,166 --> 01:15:27,133 ♪ Hang a star on the Christmas tree. ♪ 1346 01:15:27,166 --> 01:15:30,200 ♪ Love has come for you and me. ♪ 1347 01:15:30,233 --> 01:15:36,966 ♪ Jo-o-o-oy, Jo-o-o-oy 1348 01:15:37,000 --> 01:15:40,000 ♪ I hear the carols on the radio. ♪ 1349 01:15:40,033 --> 01:15:43,466 ♪ So turn it up and let the whole world know. ♪ 1350 01:15:43,500 --> 01:15:47,033 ♪ Because I've got a love that's so, ♪ 1351 01:15:47,066 --> 01:15:49,700 ♪ There is no greater joy. 1352 01:15:49,733 --> 01:15:53,166 ♪ Joy to the world. 1353 01:15:53,200 --> 01:15:56,033 ♪ All Heaven and nature sing. 1354 01:15:56,066 --> 01:16:01,366 ♪ Joy to the world. 1355 01:16:01,400 --> 01:16:04,200 ♪ Yeah, yeah 1356 01:16:04,233 --> 01:16:07,766 [Instrumental music] 1357 01:16:07,800 --> 01:16:10,966 ♪ Joy to the world! 1358 01:16:11,000 --> 01:16:13,866 [Instrumental music] 1359 01:16:13,900 --> 01:16:15,500 ♪ Oooooh... 1360 01:16:15,533 --> 01:16:22,033 ♪ Jo-o-o-oy, Jo-o-o-oy 1361 01:16:22,066 --> 01:16:25,200 ♪ Hang a star on the Christmas tree. ♪ 1362 01:16:25,233 --> 01:16:28,300 ♪ Love has come for you and me. ♪ 1363 01:16:28,333 --> 01:16:35,033 ♪ Jo-o-o-oy, Jo-o-o-oy 1364 01:16:35,066 --> 01:16:38,033 ♪ I hear the carols on the radio. ♪ 1365 01:16:38,066 --> 01:16:41,400 ♪ So turn it up and let the whole world know. ♪ 1366 01:16:41,433 --> 01:16:45,000 ♪ Because I've got a love that's so, ♪ 1367 01:16:45,033 --> 01:16:48,433 ♪ There is no greater joy. ♪ 1368 01:16:53,100 --> 01:16:55,433 So, you know what we gotta do, right? 1369 01:16:56,900 --> 01:17:00,200 [Coughing] 1370 01:17:00,233 --> 01:17:01,233 I do. 1371 01:17:01,266 --> 01:17:03,200 You gotta drink some stuff down the wrong pipe 1372 01:17:03,233 --> 01:17:05,233 and then you go, hah! 1373 01:17:05,266 --> 01:17:07,300 [Coughs] 1374 01:17:07,333 --> 01:17:09,500 -Throat lozenges. -Then you go, hah! 1375 01:17:09,533 --> 01:17:13,833 [Coughing] 1376 01:17:13,866 --> 01:17:17,433 [Laughter] 1377 01:17:17,466 --> 01:17:19,466 ♪ La, la, la, la 1378 01:17:21,533 --> 01:17:25,533 So you know what we gotta do, right? 1379 01:17:25,566 --> 01:17:28,333 What? 1380 01:17:28,366 --> 01:17:32,166 There's only one thing we can do. 1381 01:17:32,200 --> 01:17:34,933 We gotta call Kirk Cameron, 1382 01:17:34,966 --> 01:17:37,200 get him involved, make a movie about it, 1383 01:17:37,233 --> 01:17:40,166 then we got ourselves a movement. 1384 01:17:40,200 --> 01:17:42,133 You know I love movements. 1385 01:17:42,166 --> 01:17:43,866 Start beat-boxing on that. 1386 01:17:43,900 --> 01:17:48,566 [Beat-boxing] 1387 01:17:48,600 --> 01:17:53,166 It be the movement, improvement 1388 01:17:53,200 --> 01:17:55,500 They say the new world order 1389 01:17:55,533 --> 01:17:58,133 flipping in the air just like a quarter. 1390 01:17:58,166 --> 01:17:59,866 How's your daughter, how's your father, 1391 01:17:59,900 --> 01:18:00,633 how's your sister? 1392 01:18:00,666 --> 01:18:02,366 Excuse me, mister, how do you do? 1393 01:18:02,400 --> 01:18:03,266 You want some coffee? 1394 01:18:03,300 --> 01:18:05,533 My name is Raphi, maybe Shames Worthy. 1395 01:18:05,566 --> 01:18:09,433 Maybe you've heard of me, maybe it's rapping like this. 1396 01:18:09,466 --> 01:18:11,900 Swiss Miss, soft as cocoa. 1397 01:18:11,933 --> 01:18:14,533 You know, no, no, yes, yes, Wes, Wes, 1398 01:18:14,566 --> 01:18:17,400 all day, every day, every which way. 1399 01:18:17,433 --> 01:18:19,500 Look at what the plants say. 1400 01:18:19,533 --> 01:18:23,366 I listen to nature, mother nature, father nature. 1401 01:18:23,400 --> 01:18:24,600 Your father hates you. 1402 01:18:24,633 --> 01:18:27,933 Oh, I'm sorry, Dad, what did I do? 1403 01:18:27,966 --> 01:18:30,233 You know what you did, call all your crew, 1404 01:18:30,266 --> 01:18:33,133 call your friends, dress up in some baby blue. 1405 01:18:33,166 --> 01:18:36,266 Come back, write an essay. 1406 01:18:36,300 --> 01:18:38,566 Tunnel Rats, that's what they say. 1407 01:18:38,600 --> 01:18:42,166 Sleigh, sleigh, pray every day. 1408 01:18:42,200 --> 01:18:44,133 Essential. 1409 01:18:44,166 --> 01:18:45,300 Monumental. 1410 01:18:45,333 --> 01:18:47,433 Environmental. 1411 01:18:47,466 --> 01:18:50,033 Heart...control. 1412 01:18:50,066 --> 01:18:52,033 They wanna take your soul. 1413 01:18:52,066 --> 01:18:53,566 They wanna beat Solid Gold. 1414 01:18:53,600 --> 01:18:55,333 I'm on a roll. 1415 01:18:55,366 --> 01:18:59,033 They wanna say things and think about 'em. 1416 01:18:59,066 --> 01:19:00,900 I doubt 'em, bing! 1417 01:19:00,933 --> 01:19:03,033 'Cause you know what it is. 1418 01:19:03,066 --> 01:19:05,900 Music, Cameron, music, movie biz. 1419 01:19:05,933 --> 01:19:07,600 -Kirk, Kirk... -Cameron. 1420 01:19:07,633 --> 01:19:08,900 -Kirk, -Kirk, 1421 01:19:08,933 --> 01:19:10,900 -Kirk, -Kirk Cameron. 1422 01:19:10,933 --> 01:19:13,033 -It be the, be the... -Kirk Cameron. 1423 01:19:13,066 --> 01:19:14,233 -Camfam, -Kirk, 1424 01:19:14,266 --> 01:19:15,600 Kirk, Kirk Cameron. 1425 01:19:15,633 --> 01:19:18,333 Kirk, Kirk, it ain't James. 1426 01:19:18,366 --> 01:19:19,333 -Kirk, -Kirk, 1427 01:19:19,366 --> 01:19:22,666 Kirk, Kirk Cameron. 1428 01:19:22,700 --> 01:19:23,600 Movement. 1429 01:19:23,633 --> 01:19:26,100 We don't stop, baby. 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