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(upbeat Christmas music)

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ I don't have that many wishes ♪

♪ I don't even need a tree ♪

♪ Christmas time would be much better ♪

♪ Having you right next to me ♪

(alarm beeping)

♪ The smell of tender bread in the air ♪

♪ Can never replace what
I feel from your stare ♪

♪ The only thing I'll miss is this ♪

- Hey, Mindy, play "Business News Radio."

(device beeps)

- [Reporter] This is
"Business News Radio,"

your business, all the time.
(door clattering)

The Dow Jones is up again
for the fifth week in a row.

(bike whirring)

- Whoo.

(upbeat music continues)

(Beth exhaling)

Hey, Mindy, set timer for five minutes.

(device chimes)

- [Mindy] Timer set for five minutes.

(dial clicking)

(bell chiming)

♪ Hey ♪

- (laughs) Yes, Mr. Morgan,
your retirement plan had

another very strong year, and
as your financial planner,

I can tell you I'm
extremely excited about it.

Absolutely, and tonight at market close,

I will have the final figures for you.

(gentle music)

Oh, no, it's been my pleasure, really.

Thank you so much.

Merry Christmas.

(notification chiming)

(Beth laughing)

(Beth and Kat laughing)

He calls this a financial report?

- Yep.
- All right,

well, I gotta get going.
(Kat laughing)

- Ooh, hot date?

- Ha, ha, no, I'm meeting Coley

at that new, um, Chinese restaurant.

- Oh, yeah, a few of the nurses
from the ward went there.

They said that it is a vibe.

- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.

- All right, bye, I love you.

- Bye, love you more.

(Kat laughs)
(gentle music)

Oh, uh, before you go,
come to the kitchen.

- Why?
(footsteps plodding)

- [Kat] You'll see.

- What are you doing?

(exhales) Kat.

(Kat laughing)

Come on.

It's not even Christmas yet.

- It's a thank you gift for volunteering

with the children's theatre.

- Oh.
(Kat laughing)

Oh, wow.

An angel ornament.

I love it.

- It's a Christmas angel
to watch over my sister.

- Well, we know that I could
use all the angel power

I could get this time of year, so.

- Ah, who couldn't?

(Kat and Beth laughs)

- [Beth] Thanks, Kat.

- Thank you, Beth.

Do you want some help with that?

- Oh, I got it.
- Okay.

(Beth laughing)

Uh, so about your meeting
tomorrow at the theatre.

- Yeah.
- There's probably

a few things that I should
catch you up on, um-

- Okay.
- Hey, Auntie.

- (laughs) Hiya.
(Kat laughing)

- (laughs) Hi.

- Hold on a second, are you
getting taller than mom?

- Yep.

- Moving on.

(Riley laughing)

- Congratulations on your starring role.

(Riley and Kat laughing)

- Thanks, Auntie.
- Yeah, "Scrooge."

- [Kat] Mm.

- December 18th?

- Yep.

- So excited for opening night.

(Kat and Riley laughing)

- And I think Miss Scrooge
here has some homework

she needs to finish before rehearsal.

- Bah humbug. (laughs)

Bye, Auntie.

- Bye.

(Riley laughing)

- Oh, my gosh.
- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.
(Kat laughing)

What happened to our shy little Riley?

- It's the children's theatre.

I mean, I think it's brought
her out of her shell.

- So great.
- I know,

which is why I joined the board

and why you have to get
its finances in order.

- I got it. I got it.

- All right, despite the possible hurdle.

- Hurdle?
- Mm.

Yeah, the guy you have to meet tomorrow.

- Mm-hmm, Nate Matthews?

- [Kat] Uh-huh.
(pensive music)

- What, (laughs) the founder

of the theatre doesn't
wanna keep it solvent?

- Solvent, okay, yeah, I
think we should probably tone

down the CPA chat because
it might reinforce

his opinion of you as a...

- As a?

- A bean counter.

- Bean counter?

He called me a bean counter?

- Yeah, or was it a pencil pusher?

I can't remember.
- A pencil, okay.

- But you know-
- Why am I meeting this guy?

- Because the theatre's
finances are a mess,

and Riley and all those
other kids are depending

on you to fix it.

- Okay, okay, I got it.

Better take this with me, though.

- [Kat] Why?

- Angel power.

- [Kat] Oh.

(pensive music continues)

- It is important to warm
up before every show.

(lips fluttering)

(mellow music)
(child laughing)

You do it with me now, you ready?

Let's get our shoulders
going and our faces going.

And let's shake our shoulders.

And get your face going.
Get your cheeks going.

(lips fluttering)

Awesome work.

Okay, take five.
(hand smacking)

We'll, uh, grab some cookies
in the meeting room, nut free.

- [Phil] All right, high-fives.

(tambourine clanking)
Boom, boom, totally meant

to do that, boom, all right, wreaths.

- [Nate] Thank you.

- Well, how's it going?

- (sighs) It's great.

I love those kids. (laughs)
(gentle music)

- And you've loved
working with all the kids.

- Yeah, yeah, kids are the best.

They just, uh, they're just,
there's no egos, you know?

No attitudes, they're just there. (laughs)

(notification chiming)

Oh, okay, oh, great,
like I need a reminder.

- What?

- That meeting with the
financial planner tomorrow,

board mandated, it's, uh, Kat
McKay's sister, Riley's mom.

- And that's a bad thing?

- Yeah, what do I need
with some paper shuffler?

- Uh, maybe because the theatre's
running an annual deficit,

though what are we paying them?

- Nothing, she's working pro bono,

which only proves that
you get what you pay for.

- Nate, just give her a chance.

Look, I know it's Christmas,

but we can't be in the red all year.

- Come on, Phil, our classes are sold out.

The, the Christmas show is great.

- Nate, our finances are a total disaster.

Look, nothing's computerised,
everything's crammed in boxes,

and you keep your bills in a goblet

from the Ghost of Christmas Past.

- Just the unpaid ones from the
Ghost of Christmas Past Due.

(Phil laughing)

- Nate, you are a man of many talents.

- Well, thanks, Phil.

- But financial planning
isn't one of them.

(Nate laughing)

- That's fair.
- Mm-hmm.

(footsteps plodding)

(festive music)

(Coley and Beth chattering indistinctly)

- Coley, thank you so much
(laughing) for suggesting-

- Mm.
- this place.

It is so good.

- I knew you'd like it.

It's so your vibe.

- It is my vibe.

(Coley laughing)

Thank you.
- Thank you.

Beth, this year is going to be my year.

- [Beth] Mm.

- Last year, I focused
way too much on Leo.

- Who's Leo?

- My astrological match?

- Oh, that Leo.

- This year, I'm only gonna date Pisces.

They're easygoing-
- Mm-hmm.

- affectionate and loyal.

- Well, if that's the case,

then why don't you just
get a cocker spaniel?

(Coley laughs)

- Very funny.

(Beth laughs)

I can see love in your future.

You're, like, glowing in this aura.

- Okay, that is just, (laughs)
it's not my focus right now.

I'm busy.

- Okay, but maybe if you
made time in your schedule

to go on some dates.

- Coley, (laughs) I don't have time.

Christmas is in 15 days.

That's exactly 360 hours away.

Do you know how much I
have to do in that time?

I have seven dozen cookies to
bake, I have 23 gifts to wrap,

I have 34 snowflakes I need to cut out,

and I have 68 cards I need to send.

I don't have time.

- Wow, you are like a calculator in heels.

- Thank you. (laughs)

- Ooh, yay.
(hands clapping)

Fortune cookies.

(plastic rustling)

- What have you got?
- Mm.

(Coley clears throat)

(Beth laughing)

Don't let statistics do a number on you.

Oh, I think this is your fortune.

What does yours say?

- Um, oh, mine's like a poem.

Oh, "That dream you long for can come true

with some Christmas magic just for you.

So make a wish for what you lack.

Your heart's desire in on the back."

- Oh, what's on the back?
(suspenseful music)

- 624.

Hmm.
- Oh.

I know you like numbers, but
your heart's desire is 62-

- No.

- Oh, my gosh, Beth, the time.

It's 6:24.

(Beth laughing)

- Huh.

- Well, huh?

Beth, quick, make a wish.

- What? No.

- Right, everyone?

Make a wish.
- No, no, no.

- Make a Christmas wish.

(Beth laughing)

- I'm not making a wish.

- Beth, it's a sign.

- It's a sign that it's
time to go, (laughs) okay?

I have a meeting in the
morning to prepare for.

Ugh, just one sec, I am cold.

Can you see if my gloves are in my bag?

Ugh.

- Oh, yep, they're in there.

- Okay, okay, let's get going.

That's one handsome hurdle.

(notification chiming)

Coley. (laughs)
(gentle music)

(phone clanking)

(bag rustling)

Did I?

(Beth laughing)

(Beth sighing)

"That dream you long for can come true

with some Christmas magic just for you.

So make a wish for what you lack.

Your heart's desire is on the back."

Wish for what I lack.

(Beth inhales deeply)

Hmm, okay, fine.
(gentle music continues)

Mm, it's silly. (laughs)

What?

(button clicking)

All set.

(Beth exhales)

(bright music)

(birds chirping)

(alarm beeping)

(button clicking)

Hey, Mindy, play "Business News Radio."

(device beeps)

(Christmas music plays)

Hey, Mindy, play "Business News Radio."

(device beeps)

(Christmas music resumes)

Hey, Mindy, play, it's fine.

(door clattering)

(bike whirring)

(Beth gasping)

(device whizzing)

(device beeps)
(playful music)

Okay, I don't, oh, okay.

Hey, Mindy, set timer for five minutes.

(device beeps)

- [Mindy] Timer set for
6 minutes, 24 seconds.

- No, Mindy, set timer for five minutes.

(device beeps)

- [Mindy] Timer set for
6 minutes, 24 seconds.

- Mindy, set timer for five minutes.

(device beeps)

- [Mindy] Timer set for
6 minutes, 24 seconds.

- [Beth] Ugh, okay.
(dial clicking)

(hands rasping)

(door clattering)

- Oh, hello there.

- Hi, I have a meeting with Nate Matthews.

- Oh, you must be the financial planner.

- Yes, I am, Beth McKay.
- Hi.

Phil Davis, house manager,
I handle everything

off the stage except the finances.

- Oh, great, who handles that?

- Good luck.
(pensive music)

- Okay. (laughs)

(latch clicking)

(bell chiming)

(gentle Christmas music)

Hmm.

- [Nate] Whoa.
(liquid sloshing)

- Oh.
- Oh.

- Oh.
- Oh.

- I'm so sorry.
- It's hot, it's hot.

- [Beth] Okay, uh. (whimpering)

- No, no, no, no, this is Scrooge's wig.

- So sorry, I just was trying

to help.
- Now, it's gonna look like

a bad dye job.

- I was just trying to help.
- Look just, okay.

Nate Matthews.

- Beth McKay.
- Hmm.

Okay, so, um, where do we start?

- Um, I'd love to start
with your financial records.

- Financial records, okay.

- Mm.
- Sure, um, you know what?

I think I have some invoices over here.

- You don't have them in a computer?

- Yeah, no, we never got around to that.

Um-
- Okay.

You don't have a finance person?

- Never got around to that either,

actually.
- Uh, okay.

Maybe they're in this box marked invoices.

- Mm.

Oh, no, no, that's for,

(toy snake whizzing)
(Beth screaming)

those are for clown practise, sorry.

- Yeah.
- Uh, you know what?

I think the invoices are over,

(wood clattering)

whoa, I'm sorry.

These were supposed to be tied together.

- Let me guess, never got around to that?

- Aha, here are some receipts.

- Hamlet?

- No, that's actually our
last financial planner.

(hand thudding)

- Huh.
- Hmm.

And here are some bills, yeah.

These are all the bills that I have.

(paper rustling)

- (laughing) Uh-huh.

Nate, this is all very entertaining,

but I think it's a complete waste of time.

- Oh, you know what? I completely agree.

- Great, so why don't you
just box everything up

and send it over to me tonight?

- Everything?
- Everything,

your expenses, your receipts,

your invoices, your 1090s, 1091s.

You know what? I'll just text you a list.

- (exhales) Okay.

Beth, um, I know to someone
like you this may seem a little-

- Unhinged.
- unorganised.

- Mm.
- But, uh,

it always works out.

It's the magic of theatre.

- Just send me everything.

- You got it.

- And I'll keep this because, you know,

us financial planners
have to stick together.

- Mm.

(Beth laughing)

Okay, have a good, uh,
have a good day, Beth.

- Bye.

(festive music)

- Ho, ho, ho, okay.
(passerby laughing)

(Coley laughing)

- A skull?
- A skull.

It's his bizarre filing system,

which is not a system at all, by the way.

It's just this chaotic mess.

- Oh, hold on, hold on.

Is this the guy?

- Oh, yeah.

- Hottest mess I've ever seen.

- (laughing) Okay, don't let

that face fool you.
(Coley laughing)

- Oh, my gosh, Beth, look, 6.24,

the number from your fortune cookie.

- Does keep popping up.

- Oh, so you've still been
seeing the number then.

- Maybe.

- Beth, have you made your wish?

You know, I put the fortune in
your bag when we were leaving

the restaurant.
- Yeah, no,

(laughs) I know you did.

I saw.

Can we please just keep shopping?

- Okay.

What if I were to give
you a spiritual reading?

- You're a web designer.

- And a certified medium.

- [Beth] A what?

- I did an online course.

- (laughs) Okay.

Listen, this whole numbers thing,

it's just a statistical
coincidence, that's all.

- Beth, it's a sign.

(Beth sighing)

You need to make your wish.

- Okay, I wish to get
a good sleep tonight,

but I don't think that's gonna happen

if I'm going through
this theatre's finances

and they're anything like his office.

(Coley laughing)

- Okay, well, I'm buying
this 'cause it's a sign.

(Beth laughing)

- Fine.
(Coley laughing)

(footsteps plodding)

(pensive music)

(box clattering)

(paper rustling)

Okay.

You need to get it
through your thick skull

that your theatre's about to go under.

(skull thudding)

(switch clicking)

(gentle music)

Mm.

(wind howling)
(gentle music continues)

(laughs) Yes, Mr. Morgan,
you're in great financial shape

to retire early.

In fact, you have built
up quite the nest egg.

I have a couple numbers
I'd love to share with you.

Um.

(fingers tapping)
(pensive music)

Sorry. (laughs)

(fingers tapping)

Okay, you know what, Mr. Morgan?

I'm having a couple of
technical difficulties.

Um, could I give you a
call back this afternoon?

Great, thank you.

(laughs) Yes, merry Christmas to you, too.

(phone clanking)

(fingers tapping)

Okay, fine.
(calculator clanking)

- Uh, yeah, it's, no, it's a strong cast.

We have kids who are really into it.

- Oh, should be a great show.

Hey, guess what.
- What?

- Opening night is sold out.

- Nice work.

- Yeah, hey, how did your meeting

with that financial planner go?

- Oh, you know, she's all doom and gloom,

but, uh, I don't think we'll
be seeing her for a while.

- Why is that?

- Well, I gave her enough paperwork

to keep her busy until next Christmas.

(Phil laughing)

Yeah, yeah, I think
she's probably drowning

in paperwork right now.
- Oh.

(Nate laughing)

- Fortunately, I'm great
at wading through paperwork

and taking inventory.
(pensive music)

- Oh, hi, Beth.

Uh, Phil, this is-

- Okay, uh, yeah,

I'll let you two go at it, I mean,

get, get at it.
- All right.

Sorry about that, uh. (laughs)

- So, as you can see,

the theatre's expenses have
been steadily increasing.

- "Without a doubt."

- While the theatre's income
has been steadily decreasing.

- "Cannot predict now."

- Am I boring you?

- Sorry, what was that?

- I said the theatre's income has been

(body thudding)

steadily, steadily decreasing.

- Well, our ticket sales are strong.

Our classes are sold out.

- Yes, but you need to boost advertising,

um, merch sales, uh, sponsorships,

and, and, uh, rent out the
venue for special events,

movie screenings, and,
um, birthday parties.

- No, we had a kid's party once.

I spent a week scraping
gummy bears off the stage.

- Ugh, what I'm saying is that-

- Okay, I got it.

I do.

- You need to increase
the theatre's income

if you want to stay in business.

- Business?

- Just look at this pie chart.

(fingers tapping)

- Oh, wow, a pie chart.

Did you bake that yourself?

- Do you wanna take this seriously?

(Nate laughing)

- Well, the pie chart is
very, very pretty but, um-

- Okay, listen.
- Beth, look.

Uh, I appreciate all of
the time that you spent

creating these graphs and
charts, and they're all,

I mean, they're all very
colourful, but the thing is,

the arts, they're not about making money.

- Oh, that's obvious based
on looking at your numbers.

- What's obvious is that
you don't understand

the magic of theatre.

- (laughs) The only
magic that's happening is

how quickly your income disappears.

- Uh, we're non-profit.

- More like no profit.

- You're like Scrooge.

- Well, at least he
knew how to make money.

(Nate laughing)

- Money, money, money, this
is all that matters, huh?

- I didn't say that.

- Look, as I said,
(pensive music continues)

somehow it always seems to work out.

- The magic of theatre?

- You wouldn't understand.

- Hmm.

- Beth, appreciate all that,
but if you'll excuse me,

I have rehearsal.
(Magic 8 Ball thudding)

(footsteps plodding)

- I'll let myself out.

- Thanks again, and, uh, merry Christmas?

- Merry Christmas.

Is there a chance this
theatre can survive?

(liquid sloshing)

"Absolutely." (laughs)

Well, that'd be magic.

(gentle music)

I'm sorry, Kat, it's
just, it's not gonna work.

- Okay, but did you
explain the consequences?

- Oh, I tried, but he
just wouldn't listen.

Here, let me just-

- Okay.
- get this, okay?

- Yeah.
- We need to plug it in first,

and we can figure things out.

You know he has his stuff
in all these random boxes

labelled with nothing, and
there's no system in place.

- (laughs) Bet you love that.
- Okay,

will you give this to me?
- Uh, yes, thank you.

Okay, well, what did he say

when you explained the situation?

- (laughs) Oh, he said
that I didn't understand

the magic of theatre,
like his negative P&L

will somehow just magically
turn into a tangible ROI.

- You didn't actually say
that to him though, did you?

Because...

- No.
- Uh-huh.

- I just showed him some very
clear and colourful graphs

that a child could understand.

- So how bad is it?

(lights clanking)

- I think that there's just

this one knot here that-
- No.

The theatre's finances.

(lights clanking)

- If they don't get an
influx of cash by the end

of the year, then the
theatre's gonna have to close.

- What?

(footsteps plodding)

The children's theatre?

- [Beth] Oh.

(footsteps plodding)

- It's closing?

- Oh, Riley.

- Look, Aunt Beth is
doing everything she can

to keep it open.

- You can't let it close, Auntie.

- I won't.
(gentle music)

- You're the best.

Do you want me to?

- Yes, please.
(Coley laughing)

- Okay, I'm gonna take
these up to my room.

- Thank you.

- [Riley] I'll be back, love you.

(Coley laughing)

- Oh, I knew that you would never give up.

I have never known you
to give up on anything.

- I just need to figure out

how to get him to take it seriously.

- 'Kay, well, why don't
you change up your tactics?

You know, Nate's into
theatre and the arts.

- Mm-hmm.

- Maybe it's time you put away

(laughing) your pretty
little charts and graphs

and talk to him like an artist.

- Okay, yeah, I can do that.

- Right, like, think outside of the box.

He's directing "A Christmas Carol," so-

- So send him three ghosts? (gasps)

So send him one ghost.

- No, we're not talking

about-
- I have to get

back to the theatre today.

- Okay, I forgot this is not your forte.

- Riley.
- No.

- I figured it out.
- Nope.

- [Beth] You got those?
(Coley laughing)

- Yeah, I told you I could untangle them.

- Ah, so smart, too.
- All right,

you, you got it.
- You know that?

I don't even know how you did that.

(mellow music)

Perfect.

- Ghost of Christmas
Yet to Come, I fear you.

(hand thudding)

That's there and,

I fear you more than
any spectre I have seen.

(switch clicking)

Whoa.

- I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.

(Nate laughing)

- How, how, how did you-

- Listen to me, mortal.

I'm here for the theatre's welfare.

Missteps in the past have
forged a heavy chain of debt,

dooming the theatre's future,

hair-raising expenses,
deteriorating income,

decrepit filing systems.
(notebook thudding)

- You know, you're not bad.
- I said listen.

- Okay.

- You must amend your ways.

If you want to have a chance
and a hope to escape your fate,

the only way is to listen

to the spirit I sent to guide you,

(hands thudding)

me.

(hands clapping)

(Beth and Nate laughing)

- Bravo, okay, I'm in.
(gentle music)

- Wait, what?

- Yeah, when do we start?

- Now.
- Sure, let's do it.

- Okay, I'll, I'll be right there.

(Nate laughing)

- Hmm.
(upbeat music)

♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle all the way ♪

- Sit right here.
(footsteps plodding)

- The floor?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

(Nate clears throat)

(laptop clanking)
(Beth exhales)

- Try and keep that one to yourself.

(Beth laughs)

- So.

- Oh, more charts and pies, huh?

- Okay, it's just a tool, Nate.

Don't be so dramatic.

- Well, haven't you heard?

That's what we do here.

- Yeah, and according to
reviews, you do it very well.

- Wow, is that a compliment?
(gentle music)

- But you can't survive on reviews alone.

- [Nate] Well, I know that.

- Do you?

- Sort of.

(Beth laughing)

- 'Kay.

- Okay, so what, uh, you
draw up some financial plan

with lots of, uh, colour-coded charts?

- Yeah, eventually.

I mean, I would like to learn more

about the theatre business, so.

- Really?

- But first we need a quick influx of cash

before the end of the year.

- What, this year?
- Yeah.

- Beth, we have a show to put on.

- I know, you're gonna have to walk

and chew gum at the same time.

- Are you equating staging a show with-

- Okay, yeah, bad analogy.

But you can't wait till next year.

I mean, Christmas is the
best time for fundraising.

- Oh, we're doing this before Christmas?

- If you pay your debt
before the end of the year,

it'll just save you money.

- Huh, okay, you see, wasn't that easy?

- Yeah, about as easy as
hiding my unpaid bills

in a giant beer mug.

- That was a goblet.

- It's called sweeping your
problems under the rug.

Can you understand that?

- Maybe you should understand

(alarm chiming)

that, uh, whoa, saved by the bell.

(Beth laughs)

Time for rehearsal.

- Okay, but we're not done.

- Well, you did say you wanted

to learn about the theatre business.

Stay here and watch Riley in action.

- Can't say no to that little Scrooge.

- Let's do it.

("The Nutcracker")

- (gasps) Who are you?

- In life, I was your
partner, Jacob Marley.

- Ugh, why you, you could be anything,

a slight disorder of the stomach.

You could be an undigested bit
of beef, a blot of mustard,

a moulding cucumber, a rotten tomato,

a crumb of cheese,

a fragment of an underdone potato.

You're likely more gravy than grave.

(Beth and Nate applauding)

(Nate and Beth laughing)

- Great work, guys.

Look, you already got an
audience who loves you.

Nice work.

Okay, take a break.
(hands smacking)

- [Riley] Bye.

- I get it. (laughs)

- Right?

("The Nutcracker" continues)

- [Beth] Have you always
wanted to work with kids?

- Uh, no, I dutifully
followed my parents' advice-

- Mm-hmm.
- and got a job

in an office selling pet supplies.

- (laughing) What?

- Yeah, I was the Willy
Loman of pet products.

- I cannot see you as a salesman.

- Well, neither could my boss.

(Beth laughing)

I lasted six weeks, and
then I used all my savings

and leased an old theatre that
was about to be bulldozed.

And that was about, what, seven years ago.

Been 24/7 since, but,
yeah, labour of love.

- So why a children's theatre?

- Well, kids have an endless
imagination, you know,

this sense of magic
that we lose as adults.

- Magic?
- Mm-hmm.

- Hmm.

- Yeah, I also like teaching
kids because I remember

what acting did for me
growing up, you know?

I was a pretty shy kid.

- You?
- Mm-hmm, oh, yeah, oh, yeah.

- Wow, you sound like Riley.

Uh, she was painfully shy,

and now she's all bah
humbug (laughing) on stage.

- She's come a long way.
- Yeah.

- They all do.

- Ooh. (laughs)

- Cold?

- Yeah, I'm, oh. (laughs)

Thank you.
- Yeah.

- Well, I'm that way.

- I'm this way.

- Good night.

- Good night.

(Nate clears throat)

(gentle music)

(scissors clanking)

- I don't know, Aunt Beth.

I guess I just always thought
of Scrooge as, you know, mean.

- Well, he was at first.

- But do you think that in real life

people like Scrooge can change,

you know, learn from their mistakes?

- Um, well, it's hard,

but you know, your grandma used to say

that only love can truly change people.

(footsteps plodding)

(Kat sighing)

- All right, Riley, we have
some Christmas shopping to do

before I go to work.
- Ooh. (laughs)

- You just about finished?

- Wait, we have two more.

- Okay, fine, two more.

I will be back in a minute.

- (laughs) I know.

(Kat laughing)

What do you think of Mr. Matthews?

- Mr. Matthews?

Yeah, I mean, he's, he's nice.
(gentle music)

- He likes you, (laughing) you know.

(Beth laughing)

- He likes everyone.

- No, you know, he likes
you how a boy likes a girl.

He mirrors you.

- He mirrors me?

- That's how you know if a boy likes you.

- (laughs) Oh, okay.

- Mom told me about it.

You'll see it the next
time you're with him.

- All right.
- (laughing) You will.

- All right, Riley, why
don't you go get ready?

- Go.
- Okay, Mom.

- [Kat] And don't forget your jacket.

It's cold outside.
- I know, Mom. I will.

- It's very cold.

- [Riley] No, it's not.

- Gloves, too.
- Ugh.

(Kat laughing)

- She's such a great kid.

- Oh, she is.

Oh, by the way, Beth, thank you so much

for giving Nate a second chance.

- Oh, yeah, no, for sure.

I mean, um, we went for
this walk yesterday,

and, um, yeah, he can
be charming, I guess.

- Oh, okay.
(playful music)

- Oh, okay, what?

- Well, just oh.

- You know, the last
time you gave me that oh,

you set me up

with um, Johnny Gasoway.
(fingers snapping)

- Hmm, who's that?

- The guy with the,
the squirrel nest hair,

and the (laughing) man bag,
and the, the distressed jeans.

- Oh, but he was so sweet.

- (laughs) Oh, yeah, he
lived with his parents.

(Kat laughing)

- I mean, you're not wrong. (laughs)

- Anyway, um, he's a client so-

- Mm-hmm, and you're a volunteer, so-

- It's just better to
keep it professional.

- Mm-hmm, yeah.

You know he mirrors you, right?

- Oh, not you, too.
(footsteps plodding)

- Mommy, I'm ready to
get Aunt Beth's gift.

- What are you getting me?

What are you getting me?
- Hmm, yeah, nothing.

I think it is time to go.
(Riley laughing)

Let's go, honey.
- I'm sorry.

- All right.
- (laughs) I'm sorry.

- [Beth] I wanna know.
(hands thudding)

- Yeah, I'm sure you do.
- I have a list.

- [Kat] Okay, okay, okay.
(Riley laughing)

(mellow music)

(pen clicking)

- Bake sale.

No, no, no, overdone.
(pen etching)

Um, Christmas, white, white
Christmas, white Christmas.

Yes, white Christmas.
(notebook thudding)

Um.

Hmm.
(fingers tapping)

(notification chiming)

(fingers tapping)

(notification chiming)

(notebook thudding)

(fingers tapping)
(gentle music continues)

(notification chiming)

(fingers tapping)

(notification chiming)

(Beth sighing)

(fingers tapping)

(notification chiming)

(Beth laughing)
(fingers tapping)

(notification chiming)

(fingers tapping)

(notification chiming)

(Beth laughing)

(fingers tapping)

(notification chiming)

(fingers tapping)

(fingers tapping)
(notifications chiming)

(Beth sighing)

(fingers tapping)

(clock beeps)

(clock ticking)

(bedding rustling)

Okay, it's gonna work.

It's fine.

(Beth exhales)

(switch clicking)

(Beth exhales)
(hands thudding)

(gentle bell music)

("Joy to the World")
(alarm beeping)

Mm.

(bedding rustling)

(alarm ringing)

(Beth exhaling)

Okay.

(Beth exhales)

- Okay, you're changing
up your morning routine.

You dragged me out on a power walk.

What's up?

- Well, you know how I bike
five miles every morning.

- Yes, I know you do, every
morning like clockwork.

- Bike has a little bit of a glitch.

- [Coley] A glitch?

- Yeah, you know the reader

where it usually says five miles.

Right now, it just keeps saying-

- Wait, wait, wait don't tell me.

It always reads 624.

- No, 6.24.

- (squeals) I knew it.

Okay, I was doing a bit of
research, and it turns out

that 624 is an angel number
from a Christmas angel.

- An angel number.

- Yes, it's a number that
you see again and again.

And you, my friend, have hit
the lotto of angel numbers,

the mega millions of numbers.

- Okay, Coley, what does it mean?

- Okay, okay, sorry,
624 is an angel number

associated with your spiritual
soulmate, your life partner,

your heart's desire.
(gentle music)

Your heart's desire, like in
the poem from your fortune?

Beth, did you ever make that wish?

- I did.

- [Coley] You did?
(Beth laughing)

Well, well, what was it?

- I am-
- No, wait, wait, wait.

You can't tell me because
then, if you tell me,

it won't come true.

But then again, maybe
it's already coming true

because you're already seeing the number.

But then, if you tell me,

then maybe you'll still-
- Coley.

- Then, if you tell me then-
- Coley.

- maybe it won't come-

- What, uh-
- Oh.

- Can we keep-
- Sorry. (laughs)

Okay, you'll continue to see the number

until you fulfil your heart's desire.

- Okay, fine.

I admit this is, this recurring number is

beyond the realm of
statistical coincidence.

- Your first breakthrough,
how did that feel?

- Suffocating.

- It can be.
- Mm-hmm.

- [Coley] I know.

(hand rasping)

(hand thudding)

- I need your help.

- Ooh, a spiritual reading,
energy cleansing? (gasps)

- Something a little more down to Earth.

- Oh.
(gentle music)

- [Beth] But you'll get to meet Nate.

- The cute theatre guy?

- Yeah.
- Okay, let's go.

(Beth laughing)

(laughs) Come on.
- I'm coming, okay.

- A white Christmas sale, mm-hmm.

- I think it's clever.
- Yeah, okay.

Yeah.
- It's fun.

- Sure.

- Okay, so I figure we
need to raise about $25,000

to cover your expenses, unpaid bills.

- 25,000?

- Yeah, well, (laughs) obviously,
this'll get, like, 2,500.

But, um, I figure we just
need another fundraiser

before Christmas, and we're good.

- Before this Christmas?
- Yes.

- Oh, do you know that, uh,
Christmas is in, like, uh-

- 11 days.

- So how do you plan
to do this in 11 days?

(door clattering)

- A little help from my friend.

- Hello.

(Beth laughing)
(footsteps plodding)

I am here.

I have arrived.

(Coley exhales)

Consider it done.

- Coley, Nate. Nate, Coley.

- Pleasure.
- Hi, hi.

- He's cute.

(Coley clears throat)

- Um, okay, before Christmas?

- I can have the site up
and running by tomorrow.

All we need now is a domain
name and an e-commerce platform.

- I can help you with that.

- And banking info where
they can send the money to.

- Oh, yeah, I can, I
can help you with that.

- Oh, and, uh, administration, um,

a list to send out to theatre-

- Oh.
- people so that they know

about the white Christmas sale.

- Mm-hmm, Phil can help you with that.

- Great, well, then that's it, really.

All we need now is content.

- Content?

- Yeah, you know, like
what you wanna sell.

- Oh, I can help you with that.

- No, no, I can help you with that.

- No, I can help you with that.

- I'll help you with that.
- I got it.

(gentle music)

- [Nate] I'm selling all my stuff?

- You don't have to sell everything.

- Seems a bit drastic.

- (laughs) Because your
financial situation is drastic.

- Hey, we always find a way to get by.

- Not this time, Nate, not this time.

I have crunched the numbers.

- You and your numbers.

Where's the passion?

- The passion?
- Mm-hmm.

(Beth laughing)

- Okay, I have an idea.
- Mm-hmm.

- Why don't we discuss this over pizza?

- Is that a bribe?

(Beth laughing)

- Yes, it definitely is.

- Well, it's working.

I'm very hungry.

- Let's go.

(Nate laughing)

- She said what?

- (laughs) She asked me if,
um, people ever truly change.

- And Riley's how old?

- (laughs) Right?

- [Nate] So what did you tell her?

- I told her what my mom used to say,

that only love ever truly changes anyone.

- Hmm.

(customers laughing)

Oh, wow, that's a, that's a wild fold.

You're a folder, huh?

- A folder?
- Mm-hmm.

You fold your pizza.

The way you eat your pizza
says a lot about a person.

- Oh, it does?
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, there's three kinds
of people that eat pizza.

Got your folders like you,
a little unconventional.

But then, you've got your traditionalists,

who eat it tip to crust, and then,

there's the other people
who eat it crust to tip.

(pizza crunching)

- And what about the
knife-and-fork people?

- Well, that's just wrong.

(Beth laughing)

- Okay, so if I'm a folder,
what does that say about me?

- Well, that means that
you're efficient, neat,

a little multitasker.

You like to take charge and,
uh, you know, get things done.

- Okay, I'm a folder.
- Mm-hmm.

(Beth laughing)

- Uh.

Oh, that's so funny, Riley
actually said that you, um...

- I what?

- No, nothing.

So what kind of pizza eater are you?

- Well, I'm, I'm, I'm
crust to tip, always.

- Hmm.
- Mm-hmm.

That's how you know if it's a good pie.

- [Beth] Hmm.

- Mm-hmm.

- (laughs) So you, you
like to try things first?

- Hmm, no, no, I'm more
of a non-traditionalist.

- Hmm.

- Do-your-own-thing kinda person.

(Beth laughing)

What is so funny?

(Beth laughing)

- Nothing, nothing.

Nothing.

Um, so white Christmas sale.

- Uh, okay.

What's the next step?

- We have to price everything out.

- Together?

- I mean, I'm happy to do it by myself.

- No, no, no, you will lowball everything.

- We will have to compromise.

- Hmm, okay, this will be interesting.

- To you compromising.
(sleigh bells jingling)

(glasses clinking)

(Nate laughing)

♪ Happy to be around,
happy to say I'm here ♪

- Well, howdy, pardner,

how much you think this
10-gallon hat'll fetch?

- $10.
- Why? Why?

What? This is a great hat.

- It has sweat stains.
- That adds authenticity.

- Okay, next, move on.

- Robin Hood, here we go.

Uh, you know what?

Why don't we just, instead of fundraising,

why don't we just steal from
the rich and give to the poor?

- Yeah, at this rate, we're gonna have to.

Uh, er, $20.

Wait, you let your kids
play with real swords?

- Hmm, no, no, no, no,
this is, uh, this is fake.

- Oh, then $5.
- What?

- 7.50, (laughs) next.

(sword thudding)

- Oh, oh, I must grant
you three wishes, master.

- Hmm, just what I need, more wishes.

- What's that mean?
- Nothing, um.

I would love an electric car.

- Zap, done.

- 'Kay, second, I would love

a million dollars for the theatre.

- (laughs) Yeah, well, I wish.

- And third, I would love
if you would stop acting out

everything that we have to sell.

- Well, I'm just trying
to have a little fun.

(Beth laughing)

- Is this your way of procrastinating?

- No.

Yes, a little.

I'm just having second thoughts.

- Again?

- It's just this stuff has a history.

- Yeah, but your theatre's
about to be history.

- The memories.

- There's debt.

- [Nate] All you think
about is money, huh?

- Just trying to save your theatre.

- It doesn't need saving.

- You're in denial.

- Oh, what, so now you're my psychologist?

- [Beth] (laughs) You're
gonna need a psychologist.

- I might need a little
therapy after dealing with you.

- 'Kay.

- Ooh, time for class.

- All right, well, um,
Coley's gonna be here soon,

so we'll just get this stuff organised.

- Okay, but just don't do
anything until I get back, okay?

You hold off.

- Yeah, sure.

- Yeah, Beth, are you sure about this?

I thought that Nate
said we should hold off.

- Uh, there's no time.

Okay, I think this is
everything, um, yeah.

Let's just price it out and get it online.

When he sees the site, he's
gonna wanna move forward.

- Okay, I'll take pictures of everything

and make the backdrops Christmasy.

- Oh, no need, I hired a model.

- Really?

- Hey, Auntie.
(bright Christmas music)

- Our model.

(Coley and Riley laughing)

You.

♪ Every day as I walk through park ♪

♪ I feel everybody ♪
(camera clicking)

♪ Smiling around ♪

♪ Christmas songs and days of love ♪

♪ Shining stars rising above ♪
(camera clicking)

♪ All I want this year
for Christmas is you ♪

♪ All I want this year ♪

- Pose it, pose.
♪ For Christmas is you ♪

(Beth laughing)
(hands clapping)

♪ Every day ♪

♪ As I walk in the park ♪
- Oh, you.

- (laugh) Yeah.

♪ Everybody smiling around ♪

(gentle music)

(notebook clanking and thudding)

(footsteps plodding)

(Coley laughing)

- Oh, Coley, it looks great.

- Riley is so adorable.

(Beth exhales)

You ready to go live?

- No, wait.

We gotta show Nate first.

(footsteps plodding)

- I think he's gonna
like it, mm-hmm, smart.

Oh, (laughs) hey, no.

- Can't believe it.
- Oh, Nate. (laughs)

- [Nate] You went behind my back.

- Oh, wait? What?

No, no, we were waiting for your okay.

- No, I asked you to hold off.

- I know but-
- You took everything

from my office, and now
it looks like a mausoleum.

- (laughs) Nate, just look at the site.

- I know what's on it,

memories from every production
that we have ever had here.

- Okay, but you have photographs

from those productions, right?

- You just, you don't get it.

I mean, how could you?

- I was just trying to
make the numbers work.

- Yeah.

Yeah, you and your numbers.

(footsteps plodding)

- I can put it back.

- Yeah. (laughs)

- [Coley] Just take me a minute.

(fingers tapping)

- No, no, I just, I, I blame myself.

I should have known

how much those items
would have meant to him.

- Okay, so what now?

- (sighs) I have no idea.

I mean, the white Christmas sale is off.

And I was really counting on that money.

- All right, well, what about
direct mail or sponsorships?

- (laughs) I, honestly, I just don't know

what Nate would even be
up for at this point.

He still doesn't think

that there's anything
wrong with the theatre.

- You know, I bet if people knew

that the theatre was in
trouble, they'd wanna help.

- Yeah.

Wait, yeah, yeah, they would, right?

- Mm-hmm.
(bright music)

- Okay, I have a question.

How many people would
you say have, um, had

their kids enrolled in
programmes, in classes?

- I mean, hundreds,

probably even thousands
throughout the years.

- Oh, wow, that's a (laughs) lot.

- Yeah. (laughs)

- So we'll just reach out to them.

We'll ask for their support.

- Right, yeah, and, and ask for donations.

- Yes, and, um, uh, what's
something more personal?

Like, we could have a, a
holiday, a holiday fundraiser.

- Okay, yes, I, I love that idea.

Okay, but do you have the time?

- Oh, I will make the time.

My Christmas list can wait.
- Mm.

- But do you think people will show?

'Cause I know it's Christmas,

and there's a lot going
on for everybody, so.

- Well, if they're like me, they will,

people who know how much the
theatre has helped their kids.

- Let's do it.
- Yeah, let's do it.

- Let's do it.
- Let's do it.

- Yeah, let's do it.
- Okay, all right,

and you know, I know
Riley would love to help.

- Yeah, okay, I'm gonna,
I'm gonna talk to Phil-

- Okay.
- and see

if we can use the theatre.

- Well, I think it's
a fabulous idea, Beth.

I'm just not sure when we'd do it.

- Anytime before Christmas.

- Well, that's the thing.

I mean, this is our busiest time of year.

You know, the kids are off school,

and, well, the stage is
booked every day except

tomorrow night.

- Tomorrow?
(pensive music)

I can make that work.

24 hours, but will people come?

- Oh, I'm sure they could
always donate online.

- Right, but I just, I don't know.

I want it to be more personal, you know,

just something that, um, could show Nate

how much he's meant to the families.

- Well, I think people will come.

You know, it may not
be a cast of thousands,

but I'm willing to give
it a shot if you are.

- Okay, let's do it.

(both laughing)

Wait, what about Nate?

- Let's surprise him.

- Yeah, I don't think he likes surprises.

- No, but he'll love seeing
the parents and the donations.

- Okay, let's do it.

- Okay.
- 24 hours.

- Let's do this.
- That was terrible.

Let's do that again.
- Let's do it.

Yes.
(hands smacking)

♪ Here I am hanging up the silver lights ♪

♪ Dreaming you ♪

♪ Were here tonight ♪
- Oh.

(Coley screams)

♪ Sitting right here by my side ♪

♪ Next Christmas, you'll be here with me ♪

♪ Putting up ♪

♪ That Christmas tree ♪
(Kat and Coley laughing)

♪ Just have to wait and see ♪

- [Kat] Oh.

♪ Next Christmas ♪

(Phil laughing)

(Coley and Beth laughing)

♪ I'll miss you by my side tonight ♪

♪ Hanging up these Christmas lights ♪

(Kat laughing)

♪ Under the mistletoe all alone ♪

(Phil scatting and humming)
♪ And I'm waiting ♪

♪ For you to come home ♪

(hangers clanking)
(Phil humming)

(paper rustling)
(footsteps plodding)

- Hey, buddy.
- Hey, buddy.

- How's it going?
- Oh, no.

Nate, wait, what are you doing here?

- Just teaching a class.
(pensive music)

What are you doing?

- Oh, oh, your class with
Sam and Alexis on stage.

- Where it always is.

- Yeah, did, didn't you get my email?

- No, what?

- Well, their parents called.

They need to reschedule
to 6:30 tonight, so.

- Well, that's the first
I'm hearing about it.

- So 6:30 tonight on stage.
(hand thudding)

- You're acting very weird.

- Am I?
- Yes.

You got red paint on your hand.

- Do I? Well, I was painting.

- Painting what?

- The sleigh.
- Why?

- Yeah, well it was touch-ups
and you know, dots. (laughs)

Yeah.

- Uh, yeah, you're being weird.

- Yeah, um, would you
mind grabbing a coffee?

- Okay, I'll get you a coffee.

- Thank you.

- You're being weird.

I'll see you at 6:30, though.

- Oh, thank goodness.

Oh, my gosh.

(Coley screaming)

- It's a good sign.

Beth, 6:24.

- That's because it is 6:24.

All right, okay, all right.

Phil?
- Hmm?

- It's almost 6:30, and no one's here yet.

Maybe this was too short notice?

(footsteps plodding)

Um, okay, you told Nate to be here at 6:30

and everybody else to
be here at 6:00, right?

- Yeah, that was the plan.

And, and Nate's never late or
at least not notoriously late.

I mean, this is notoriously late,

and I mean, I sent out the emails,

and I'm sure everybody
is supposed to be coming,

but maybe it went to the junk emails.

I don't, I don't-
- Okay, hi.

You're making it a little bit worse.

Um, you know what?

This was probably a terrible idea, so can,

is there any way that
you can just call Nate,

and, uh, cancel, and just,
and I will go to his office,

and apologise tomorrow, and
tell him it was all my fault.

- So it was your fault, huh?

Shoulda known.
- Oh.

- Someone locked the doors.
(bright music)

There was a bunch of
people waiting outside.

Come on in.

- They came.
(Beth laughing)

- [Nate] Nice to see you.

- [Guest] Hey, how are you?

- [Nate] Hey.
(hands thudding)

Hello, hello.
- So good to see you.

- Hi.
- Oh.

- Welcome.
- Hi, come on in.

- Uh, thank you.
- Welcome.

- Thank you.
- Come on down, everyone.

This is, this is-
- Here we go.

- It's nice seeing everybody.

- Hi.
- Thanks for coming.

- Oh.
- Here we go.

Hello.

- [Beth] Good, hi, welcome.

- What's going on here?
- Welcome.

(hands smacking)

- Good job.

Okay, this worked.
(hands smacking)

♪ Happy to be around ♪

♪ Happy to say I'm here ♪
- [Beth] (laughs) Hi.

(Nate clears throat)

- Um, thank you for this.

This is, this is incredible.

- Yeah, well, it was a team effort.

I mean, the real stars
are your supporters.

They showed up within 24-hour notice.

- Twenty, what?
- (laughs) Yes.

(Nate laughing)

Um, I also wanted to apologise

for the whole white Christmas thing.

- No, no, no, I overreacted.

I did.
- No, I should have known

how much those items meant
to you, and I'm sorry.

- You were just trying to help, really.

I, I'm, I'm, I, honestly,

I'm the one who should
be apologising to you.

- Come on, Nate, this is your party.

Come out and dance.

- (laughs) Uh, what?

Don't look at me like that.

(phone beeps)

(gentle music)

(Beth laughing)

- Yes. (laughing)

♪ Dashing through the snow ♪

- You were saying?

♪ In a one-horse ♪

- Right, uh.
♪ Open sleigh ♪

- Yes, I was saying that I, uh, have been

pretty horrible to you.

- Hmm.

- [Nate] And (laughs) acting like a child.

- Well, you do work in
a children's theatre.

- Yeah, that's true.

Okay, that's, so that's fine then?

- (laughs) Well, no.

- That's my excuse.

That's a good excuse.

- What?

- All of this time, I have been seeing you

as this bookish number cruncher.

- Okay.
- Yeah.

But now I see you as this...

- Hey, maybe you should
make a little speech.

- I'm not, I don't-

- All right, these people showed up

on 24 hours' notice, during Christmas.

- I'm not good at speaking.
(Beth laughing)

- Bearing checks.
- Yes.

- I don't wanna do a-
- Please.

- No, I don't, I don't wanna do a speech.

- Speech, speech.
- All right, guys, I'm not-

- Speech, speech.
- Okay, okay,

I'm gonna do a speech.
- Speech, speech.

- Okay, I'm gonna do a speech.
- Speech, speech.

Okay, I'll, I'll do a speech.
- Speech, speech, speech,

speech, speech.

- Uh, okay, sure.

Uh, oh, (clears throat) I
generally don't like surprises,

but for this I will make an exception.

(crowd laughing)
(gentle music)

You are all amazing parents
with, uh, equally amazing kids.

I am humbled and extremely
grateful for your support.

With your help, I mean,

we, we can keep this going for
years to come, so thank you.

(audience cheering and clapping)

I'm told all of this came
together in 24 hours. (laughs)

I'm sure there were a
lot of helping hands,

but I would like to give a special thanks

to the woman that spearheaded it,

our amazing financial planner, Beth McKay.

(audience cheering and clapping)

It's appropriate that we're
doing "A Christmas Carol"

because I, like Scrooge, uh,

didn't want a visit from her.

(crowd laughing)

But she showed me the error of my ways,

and I am a better man for it.

So thank you, and thank you for coming.

Let's party.

(audience cheering and clapping)

(mellow music)

(Beth and Nate laughing)

- Um.

Well, um, thanks for walking me home.

- Oh, no problem, it was my pleasure.

Uh, well, Beth, that is going
to be a tough act to follow.

- Thanks.
- Mm-hmm.

Having the parents tell me
what it meant to their kids,

I mean, that was extremely
gratifying for me.

- Well, you earned it, so congratulations.

I know tonight was a hit,
but we are gonna need

one more fundraiser before Christmas.

- Hmm, well, seeing
those kids there tonight,

maybe we could get them involved.

- Sure.

- Yeah.

You know, make 'em sing for their suppers.

- (laughs) Yeah, right.

Yeah, right.

Yes, make them sing for their suppers.

We could have them do, like,
a, a, a carolling fundraiser.

- And they could wear their costumes.

- (laughs) Yes, this is a great idea.

- We could call it Christmas
carol-grams, maybe?

- Nate, I love it.
(bright music)

Yes, I will get Coley
to put it on the site.

- Okay, well, then it's a, it's a plan.

We should make a plan.

- Yeah, we should make a plan.

- Yeah, let's make a plan.
- All right.

I mean, not tonight, though.
- No.

- You...

- [Nate] No, no, not, I didn't mean...

(bright music continues)

- You're giving me that look again.

- Am I?
- Mm.

- Ah, oops.

- Mm.

- Anyway.
- Okay.

- I bid you adieu.

(Beth laughing)

We will see you later.

- Okay, bye.

(bright music continues)

(birds chirping)

(alarm beeping)

Hey, Mindy, play "Business News Radio."

(device beeps)

("The Nutcracker")

- [Coley] So carolling, huh,

adding a little jingle to your tingle?

- What is that supposed to mean?

- (laughs) You know.

I saw you dancing with Nate last night.

- Mm, yeah.
- Oh,

and the speech he gave you, like, well.

- It was a thank you.

- Oh, here is the perfect book for you.

Are you still seeing that number?

- Oh, yeah, every morning,
like "Groundhog Day."

- Hmm, the angels must like you.

- Well, then I really
wish they'd fix my timer

because it's still stuck at six minutes

and 24 seconds.
(Coley laughing)

- Oh, (gasps) here is the perfect gift

for your heart's desire.

- Oh, wow.
(gentle music)

Oh, look at the detail.

Hmm.
(paper rustling)

It says this is a 1914
edition, gold-gild cover.

The plates in the book
are all hand coloured.

- [Coley] A one-in-a-million find.

(Beth laughing)

Sounds like your kind of odds.

- Okay, I'll take this one.

- And I will take this one. (laughs)

- Of course, you would.
- Let's go, 624.

- God bless us, everyone.

- Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live.

- I see an empty seat at the table

and a crutch without an owner.

- Oh, no, kind spirit,
say he will be spared.

- If he's going to die, he'd better do it

and decrease the surplus population.

Is that not what you said?

- Oh, no, no, no.

- Yes, nice work.
(hands smacking)

That was awesome.

What a great rehearsal, you guys.

Here, high-fives, here we go.

Okay, um, we're ending a
little bit early today.

For those of you who are doing the, uh,

what are, what are they called again?

- Carol-grams.

- Carol-grams, right, of course.

If you are, go get in your costumes,

and we'll see you in a little bit.

That was awesome work.

Nice job.
(hands smacking)

Let's go.
- Whoo-hoo.

- Yay.
(children laughing)

That was amazing.

- They're the best.

- (laughs) Yeah.
- Come on.

- So, um, here is the
carolling schedule for tonight.

- Hmm.
- Yeah, all the homes are

within a few blocks.

- Hmm, ooh, very colourful.

Are we doing all of these tonight?

- Oh, no, just the ones shaded in green.

- Okay, good.
- Yeah.

- Uh, are you ready to go?

- Oh, I'm not going.
- Why not?

- Because I don't sing.

- You don't sing?

You don't sing?

You don't, you don't sing,
not at birthday parties?

Little karaoke, rocking karaoke?

- What?
- Come on.

Little birthday party stuff?

No, everybody sings "Happy Birthday."

- Uh.

- [Riley] Aunt Beth,
you used to sing to me.

- Uh.

- Busted.

- But you're all going
in costume anyway, so.

- Uh, well, I'll find you one.

- (laughs) What?

I'm pretty sure I won't
fit into a child's costume.

- No, no, I've got the
perfect one for you.

- Oh, really?
- Yep.

- Okay.

(bright music)

Was this seriously the
only costume you had?

- Well, it was either that or the monkey

from "The Wizard of Oz," so.

- (laughs) Okay, fine.

- You look cute as a cat.

I like this.

- Oh, thanks.
- Cute as a cat.

(footsteps plodding)

(door clattering)

- Well, merry Christmas, everyone.

Thank you so much for coming.

Did you remember my request?

- We did.

"Silent Night."

- Okay, here we go.

One, two, three.

♪ Silent night ♪

♪ Holy night ♪

♪ All is calm ♪

♪ All is bright ♪

♪ 'Round yon virgin ♪

♪ Mother and child ♪

♪ Holy infant so tender and mild ♪

♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪

♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪

- 'Kay, sh, sh, sh.

♪ Silent night ♪

♪ Holy night ♪

♪ Shepherds quake ♪

♪ At the sight ♪

♪ Glories stream from heaven afar ♪

♪ Heavenly hosts sing alleluia ♪

♪ Christ the saviour is born ♪

♪ Christ the saviour is born ♪

(troop clapping and laughing)

- Okay, great job, everyone,
that's the end of the night.

Uh, your parents are just
picking you up right over here.

Great work, woo-hoo.

- Yeah.
- Whoo.

(hands smacking)
- Whoo-hoo.

- Yeah.
- Nice work.

- High-five.
- Bye, bye.

- Bye, Auntie.
- Bye.

- Thank you, that was wonderful.

(gentle music)

- Thank you.

(resident laughs)

Have a good night.
- Good night.

(Beth laughing)

- Holy moly, guess she
liked our singing, $1,000.

- Oh, wow.

(Beth laughing)

(Nate sighing)

- It's great.

- What's the matter?
- Hmm?

- You don't seem enthused.

- No, I am.
(gentle music)

I really enjoyed tonight,
and I wanna do more,

but I get so wrapped up in work.

- Okay, so why don't we make the time?

- What'd you have in mind?

(Beth laughing)

- Um, well, I could put
together some ideas,

like a spreadsheet for
you, and I could send them-

- Can we just, uh, not be so regulated?

- Oh, you mean like, go with the flow?

- Oh, wow, I love when
you say go with the flow.

- (laughs) I can go with the flow.

I am in a cat costume.
- True.

- I can go with the flow.

- Okay, let's go with the flow.

- All right.
- Let's do it.

(footsteps plodding)

(mellow music)

(Kat laughing)

- Thank you.

Merry Christmas.
(Kat laughing)

- Oh, glad you took time off work.

Must be important.

- Well, um.

- Did you win the lottery?

- What? (laughs) No.

Nothing like that. (laughs)

Kat, would you say that
I'm sensible, rational,

um, of sound mind?

- What, are you writing your will?

- Kat.
(Kat laughing)

- Yes, you are very rational,

like Spock without the pointy ears.

- Thank you?
- You're welcome. (laughs)

- 'Kay, so I've been seeing this number.

- [Kat] Hmm.

- Like, it pops up everywhere.

- Okay, like a recurring number?

- Okay, so say I set my alarm for 6:30.

Goes off at 6:24.

I bike for five miles, it reads 6.24.

My timer, it's stuck at-

- 6:24.

- Yeah, crazy, right?

- Hmm.

How long have you been
seeing the number for?

- You remember when I went to
that restaurant with Coley,

that Chinese restaurant?
- Yeah.

- It was on the back of the
fortune in the fortune cookie,

along with a poem.

- Okay, your fortune cookie had a poem?

(gentle music)

- "That dream you long for can come true

with some Christmas magic just for you.

So make a wish for what you lack.

Your heart's desire is on the back."

And on the back it read 624.

- I mean, it is a little crazy.

- Coley thinks it's an angel number.

She also thinks it might be
connected to my soulmate.

- So what was your wish?

- I wished for the fairy tale,
fall in love, have a family.

- Is it Nate?

- I don't know. Maybe? (laughs)

- Oh, my gosh, Beth,
you are falling for him.

- (laughs) Kat.

- Okay, I have an idea.

Why don't you and Nate come
over for dinner tonight?

- Tonight?
- Yes, tonight,

impromptu, I know.

Oh, come on.

Be spontaneous.
- (laughs) Okay, okay, okay.

(diners laughing)

- [Nate] Oh.

(Riley and Kat laughing)

- It smells spicy.

What is it?

- It's mulled wine.

- You're drinking mouldy wine?

- (laughs) No, not
mouldy wine, mulled wine.

- I still like hot
(laughs) chocolate better.

- Um, a toast.
(gentle music)

- [Kat] Yes.

- To the best production of
"A Christmas Carol" ever.

- [Nate] Aw.

- Hear, hear.

- And to the best Scrooge ever.

(Beth laughing)

- [Beth] And to the best Scrooge ever.

- Best.
(mugs clanking)

- I hope it's not too scary.
- Mom.

- Okay, this is exactly how
your mom got her nickname,

Scaredy Kat.
- Oh, my gosh, no, no.

- The ghosts are the coolest part, Mom.

- Okay, well they're a little creepy.

- (laughing) No.

- Just that recurring
number Kat keeps seeing.

- Mm, mm-hmm.

- You're seeing a recurring number?

- Oh, um.

- Well, what number is it?

- Yeah, what's the number, Auntie?

- It's nothing, really.

Can we just go inside and eat, please?

- Come on, enlighten us.

- Apparently, it's an angel number.

- Ooh.
- Wait, are the numbers

from angels?
- They must be.

- No, they're not.
- Yes.

- They're not.
- No, no, I love this.

This is great.

I mean, we all need a
little magic in our lives.

- Yeah.
- Sometimes you just need

to, you know, believe.
- Hmm, to believing.

- [Nate] Mm-hmm.

- Believing.
- Oh, yeah.

- To believing.

(mugs clanking)

- [Nate] Wow, these lights.

Really is a magical time of the year.

- [Beth] (laughs) I think we've had

enough magic for one night.

- [Nate] Oh, come on,
you should feel honoured

that the angels chose you.

- [Beth] (laughs) Nate, don't.

- Look, I'm not saying that I believe

in any of that angel business.

- Good.
- But I'm also not saying

that I don't believe in it.

You know, whether you
believe in it or not,

I'm just saying that maybe
you should stop fighting it,

you know?
(gentle music)

Just go with the flow.

See where it takes you.

- All right, I like that.

Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Oh, I thought of something that
we could maybe do together,

uh, to help me enjoy the
season like you had suggested.

- Okay.

- How do you feel about
taking the day off tomorrow?

- Tomorrow?
- Mm-hmm, me and you,

tomorrow, no work, what do you think?

- (laughs) Oh, what do you have in mind?

- Do you like surprises?

(Beth laughing)

- About as much as you do.

(Nate laughing)

- Great, okay, um, dress warm.

- Okay.
- Mm-hmm.

- I'm that way. (laughs)
- I'm, uh, that way.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, okay.

- Good night.
- Good night.

- Good night, Nate.
- See you tomorrow.

(gentle music continues)
(footsteps plodding)

(alarm beeping)

(Beth exhales)

(button clicking)

(bedding rustling)
(Beth laughing)

- [Beth] Hey, Mindy, play-

♪ Deck the halls ♪

♪ With boughs of holly ♪
(bike whirring)

♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly ♪
(Beth exhales)

(device beeps)

♪ Fa, la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la ♪
(Beth laughing)

♪ Fill the mead cup, drain the barrel ♪

♪ Fa, la, la, la ♪

♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪
(fingers tapping)

♪ Sing the ancient yuletide carol ♪

♪ Fa, la, la, la, la ♪
(fingers tapping)

♪ La, la, la, la ♪

(Beth laughing)

- (laughs) Okay.

All right, this is a lot of snow.

(Nate laughs)

This is how you wanna spend
the season, manual labour?

- Mm-mm, random act of kindness.

(playful music)

- I love it.
- Good,

because this is only the first stop.

- What, we're shovelling
driveways all day?

- No, you will see.

It is a surprise.

I thought, what, I thought
you liked surprises?

- I mean, I like planning them.

But for you...

- You'll make an exception?

(Beth laughing)

- Yeah, I guess so.
- All right.

(snow crunching)

♪ And while them faithful words we know ♪

- [Beth] (grunts) Whoo.

♪ There's peace on Earth
this Christmas night ♪

(Nate exhales)

(Beth laughing)

- Christmas pop quiz, what's
your favourite Christmas song?

- Ooh, um, Nat King Cole,

"Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire."

- Nice.

(Beth laughing)

Uh, I'd have to go Springsteen,

"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town."

- Okay, yeah.
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Um, favourite Christmas movie?

- Mm, "Single and Ready to Jingle."

- Good one.
- Mm-hmm.

- Favourite scene?

- Well, the end,

when they get together
and kiss, of course.

- Ah, a hopeless romantic, okay.

You're full of surprises.

(Beth laughing)

(Nate laughing)

- You, too.

(shovel scraping)
(mellow music continues)

Hey.
- Yeah?

- Whoa, hey.
(snowball thudding)

(Beth laughing)

- What? What?

This was your idea.

What? No, no, no. (screams)

(Beth and Nate laughing)
(snowballs thudding)

Okay, listen, I, truce, I was, (screams)

oh, my, oh, my goodness.
(Nate laughing)

(door clattering)

- [Nate] Whoa.

- Hi.
- Hi.

(Beth and Nate laughing)

- Don't.

I will, look, what is that?

Is that a? (screams)

(Beth laughing)

- You're going in the snowbank.

(Beth laughing)

I'm throwing you.
- No.

(mellow music continues)

(birds chirping)

Um.

- Not bad.

- Hmm.
- So that was our first stop

on our random-acts-of-kindness tour.

- 'Kay, so what's our next stop?

- It's a surprise.

Follow moi.

(Beth laughing)

- All right.

(footsteps plodding)

(upbeat music)

Hi.

(cash rustling)

Thank you.
- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas, (laughs) hi.

- Merry Christmas.

Oh, thank you.

- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Hello.
- Come get

your gift wrapping for charity.

- Merry Christmas, oh, oh, oh, sorry.

That's, one.

- Here, there you go.

Merry Christmas.
- That one.

(mellow music continues)

(Beth laughing)

- This one, this one.

- Thank you, and a merry Christmas.

- (laughs) Nice.
(hands smacking)

Thank you for today, it was-

- Magic?
- magic.

(both laughing)

- I would love to end today
with a random act of eating.

But, uh, tomorrow, the show opens, so.

- Yeah, no, it's fine.

I have an early morning, too.

(gentle music)

So I'll see you at the show tomorrow?

- Yeah.

- 'Kay.

- Good night, Beth.

- Good night, Nate.

(Nate clears throat)

(feet shuffling)

(both laughing)

(Beth whistling)

(Coley laughing)

(Beth whistling)

- Okay, we're giving Santa a black beard.

- Yeah, why not?

I mean, he wasn't always old and grey.

Might give him an eye patch, too.

(Coley laughing)

- Is this the last batch?

- Uh, I don't know.

- Hmm.
(footsteps plodding)

(dish clanking)

- I might make one more.

- Might?
(hand smacking)

- I don't know, we'll
see, go with the flow.

- Okay.
- Hmm.

- Um.

- (laughs) What?

- What is going on with you?

You always make an
exact number of cookies.

And now, it's go with
the flow, smiley faces.

And since when do you whistle?

- Okay, I, you know, I mean,

I had a good day.

- Okay.

Maybe it's because you spent it with Nate?

- Maybe.

(Coley laughing)

- You, girl, are finally
making time for a relationship.

(Beth laughing)

Sorry.

- It's okay.

(plastic rustling)

- Huh.

I see what you mean about the timer.

- Oh, yeah, it is stuck.

(Coley gasps)

- Remember what they
said about angel numbers.

You won't stop seeing it

until you fulfil your heart's desire.

Hello, it's Nate.

Nate is your heart's desire. (gasps)

That was your wish.

- Okay, listen.

I, um,

(stool clattering)
(pensive music)

I didn't wish for Nate specifically,

but, um, I wished for love.

There, I said it.

- Beth, your wish is coming true.

- Let's, let's not pop the champagne yet

'cause Nate is, he's-

- [Coley] He's what?

- We're very different.

- Okay, different is good.

- Yeah, it can be.

I agree, but my concern is that
he's, he's still not taking

the theatre's finances seriously.

- You can help him with that.

Beth, you're so smart.

- Thanks.

But he needs to take it to
heart himself first, you know?

- Maybe talk to him.

I'm sure he'll agree.

- (exhales) You're right.

(laughs) I know. I just talk to him.

I'll talk to him.

Thanks.

(laughs) I don't know why I
didn't think of that myself

but I, I will, yes, I'll talk to him.

- Hey, did you ever figure out
what 624 has to do with Nate?

- No, I have no idea about any of that.

And can you please put that down?

Hey, what-

- Mm.
- are you doing?

- I earned this.

(pensive music)

- Hey.

- Hi.

Christmas cookies, as promised.

- Oh, yum, thank you.

- [Beth] I know you're swamped, so.

- Yeah, no, but, um, we should
hang out after the show.

- Yeah, for sure.
- Okay.

- Break a leg?
- Oh, thank you.

(Beth laughing)

What?

- Nothing, I'll see you after the show.

- Okay, see you in a bit.
- 'Kay.

(footsteps plodding)
(pensive music continues)

(paper rustling)

(footsteps plodding)

- [Riley] Jacob, just leave me alone.

- Tonight, you will be
haunted by three spirits.

- [Riley] Is that the hope
and chance you mentioned?

- It is.

- I think I'd rather not.

(audience laughing)

- Ooh.
(footsteps plodding)

(audience laughing and applauding)

- Oh.
- Okay, guys, go,

go, go, go, go, go, across the stage.

(festive music)

- Bah humbug.

(audience laughing)

- Bah humbug. (grunting)

(audience laughing)

(upbeat music)

(audience cheering and applauding)

♪ Don't matter the sun won't shine ♪

♪ It don't matter what time it is, babe ♪

♪ Don't matter the sky is falling ♪

♪ Just know that I love you, yeah ♪

(audience cheering and applauding)

♪ Oh, now merry Christmas ♪

(mellow music)

- We did it, Mr. Matthews, we did it.

- Riley, you're still in your wardrobe.

You were fantastic.

- Thank you.
(Nate laughing)

- We think so, too.
- Yes, we do.

(Kat laughing)

- You are such a star.

- Thanks, Aunt Beth.
- Yeah.

- All right, Riley, I
think it's time for us

to get to the after-party.

- After-party?

I didn't know there was an after-party.

- [Beth] Mm.

- [Kat] Mm.

- (gasps) Oh, uh, right.

The, the, um, the, the thing that-

- Mm, mm-hmm.
- I knew.

- Mm-hmm.
- I'll get you a swag bag.

- Thank you.
(Coley laughing)

- Come on, Scrooge, let's go.
- Let's go.

- Bye.
- Bye.

- Bye.
- Bye.

(Nate sighing)

(lights clicking off)

- [Nate] Oh, Phil, come on, man.

Guess Phil's shutting it down.
(Beth laughing)

- (laughs) I think so.
(Nate laughing)

(gentle music)

Nate, that was really great.

- Ah, the kids.
- (laughs) I know.

- (laughs) Weren't they so,
didn't they do such a good job?

- (laughs) Yeah, they really did.

- Riley.
- Oh.

- She was so amazing.

I'm so proud of her.
- Me too.

- (laughs) What?

Is something wrong?

- Uh, no, it, it can wait. (laughs)

- (laughs) What?

Oh, come on, tell me.

Yesterday you were so up,
and now you're, I mean,

I don't know what, what is it?

- Uh, okay.

I was in your office before the show,

and I saw a bill on your desk for $3,500,

and it said final notice.

- Right.

- It's just I hadn't seen it before, so-

- I didn't give it to you.

- Why?
- Well, I didn't have it.

I didn't have the bill,
and then, when I got it,

I was just, I knew that
you would freak out so-

- Nate, $3,500, that's a lot of money.

What's it for?

- The lease.

- Oh, Nate.

- But Beth, it's, it's not,
they're not going to evict us.

I mean, we go through the
same charade every year.

- No, you don't get it, Nate.

You put on the most amazing
shows, but next year,

you're not gonna have
a stage to put them on.

- Beth, you don't understand.
- No, I do understand.

I understand that your
theatre is going to fail.

- It's gonna work out. It always does.

- And what if it doesn't?

What if the theatre goes under?

- You worry too much.
- No, it's not about worrying.

It's about taking ownership.

A lot of people depend on you.

- Beth.
- Do you think about,

if this theatre fails,
think about all the kids,

all the awkward, shy kids

that are never gonna have a
chance to find themselves.

Do you ever think about them?

- Of course,

and not just in terms
of dollars and cents.

- No, that is not

what I'm saying.
- Oh, come on.

That's all you think about is money.

(Beth exhales)

And I get it.

Okay, I get it. It's your job.

Where's the passion?

(Beth sighing)

- Nate, I, I tried.

I really did, but I can't do this.

- Do what?

- This.

You.

Good luck and, um,

(book thudding)

merry Christmas.
(gentle music continues)

And one other thing,

don't ever accuse me
of not having passion.

(bright music)

(footsteps plodding)

♪ And we're dreaming again ♪

♪ This is Christmas we love, we love ♪

♪ And in my dreams, oh,
my love, I remember ♪

♪ You're the reason we build a love ♪

(door clattering)

(footsteps plodding)
(fingers tapping)

- Uh-huh, I thought I'd find you working.

- Hey, Coley.

- "Hey, Coley"?

What about "Merry Christmas"?

(Beth laughs)

Didn't you get the memo?

It's Christmas Eve, girl.

- Merry Christmas. (laughs)

(fingers tapping)

- Okay, that's it.

I forbid you to work on Christmas Eve.

- You forbid me?

What are you, my mom?

Are you gonna just ground me next?

And, hey, Coley.
- It's closing time,

Grinchy-poo.

(paper rustling)

You have been moping,

(fingers tapping)

you have been moping,

(fingers tapping)

(calculator rasping)

you have been moping around all week

ever since your little spat with Nate.

- I haven't been moping.
- Moping and working.

- You've been working.

- I'm not working now,
and neither are you.

So let's go.

Let's get this Christmas Eve started.

- Aren't you coming to Kat's later?

- Yeah, that's later tonight.

The day is young, and
so are we, so let's go.

- (laughs) Wait, wait, wait,
where do you even wanna go?

- To your favourite spot, of course.

Come on, you'll find out.

Get changed.
- I just,

okay, I just have like,
two more, maybe three,

actually like 39-
- Beth, no, come on.

Let's go.
- Okay, all right, okay,

just one more-
- Come on.

Get changed.
- Okay, okay.

(mellow music)

♪ Da, da, da, dee, da, da, doo ♪
(Beth laughing)

- Mm-hmm.

♪ Da, da, da, da, da, da, dee ♪

- (laughs) Okay.

(Coley laughing)

- There you go.

Merry Christmas, Beth.

- Merry Christmas, Coley,
and thank you so much.

You know, you were 100% right.

This is exactly

what I needed.
- Mm-hmm.

You're very welcome. (laughs)

Hey, are you still seeing
that number everywhere?

- Oh, yeah.

- Hmm, I guess you haven't
filled your heart's desire yet.

- Coley, can we not?
- You know, I was so sure

that Nate was it.
- Okay,

no more angel numbers for today.

A toast.

To only believing in things I can prove,

like math solutions.

(Coley laughing)

Cheers.
(glasses clinking)

- You're on your own
with that one. (laughs)

Hmm, thank you.
- Oh, not again.

(Coley laughing)

- My favourite part. (laughs)

(plastic rustling)

(Coley clears throat)

"If you want the rainbow, you
have to put up with the rain."

- Mm.
- Hmm.

- Not with these umbrellas. (laughs)

Okay, now open yours.

- No, no, you can have mine.

- Oh, no, no, no, Beth, come
on, you have to be strong.

Hey, maybe it's a new number.

- Exactly, and then, I'll be waking up

at 4:24 every morning?

- Beth, just open it, please,

please, please, please-
- Okay, okay.

please, please, please.
- Okay, okay.

(cookie cracking)

(dish clanking)

There.
(Coley scoffs)

(phone buzzing)

Okay, hold on, hold on. (laughs)

- I can't believe you. (laughs)

- Oh, it's Kat.

(laughs) Oh, we are late.

How did we get so late?

- Hey, no, you can't go
until you read your fortune.

- Oh, yeah, I can. Watch me.

- (scoffs) Beth.

- Oh, and I've got this.

- [Coley] Oh, no, no,
no, you got the last one.

- (laughs) No, it's mine. Give it to me.

Merry Christmas.

- Okay.

- Come on, we're late.
- Merry Christmas, oh.

- Come on.
- Okay.

- We're late.
- You're so fast.

Okay, just, uh, oh,

oh, okay.
- Come on.

Coley.

(Coley gulps)
(gentle music)

- [Coley] Okay, I'm coming.

(upbeat music)

- (laughs) Did you see this?
- Yes, I know.

- [Beth] So another hit.

- Yes.
- Yeah.

- A sell-out and a standing
ovation, right, Riley?

- Mm, yep.
- Well, it was so well acted.

- Oh, and directed.

- Oh.
- Oh.

- Yeah, speaking of which,
Phil's been directing

the show all week, and Nate,
well, actually I don't know

what Nate's been...

- He's been, like, in his
office with the door closed.

- Hmm, hmm.
- Isn't that funny?

- Okay, does anybody need anything?

- Uh, actually, you can
heat up my hot chocolate.

- Yes, you bet.

Everybody enjoy. I'll be back.

(Kat laughing)
(footsteps plodding)

(gentle music)

Oh, hi.
- Hi.

(mugs clanking)

(gentle music continues)

(Beth laughing)

- (laughs) How?

(laughs) Oh, my.

Oh, wow.

(Beth exhales)

- Like Scrooge, I hope you'll
give me another chance.

A wise person once told me

that only love truly changes people.

(gentle music continues)

(Beth laughing)

(hand thudding)

Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

(bright music)

- Ah.

(hands smacking)

(footsteps plodding)

(Coley laughing)

(Kat laughing)

- Nate, I am shocked to see you here.

- Mm-hmm, merry Christmas, Nate.

- Merry Christmas, Mr. Matthews.

- Merry Christmas.
- Merry Christmas.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- We wanted it to be a surprise.

- I know you liked surprises.

- Okay.
(all laughing)

(playful music)

- Okay, I think we need to get

back to my fabulous charcuterie.

Come on.
- Yeah, that, okay.

- Um, can you help me drink this?

(Beth laughing)

- I think I could do that,

pro bono, of course.
- Mm. (laughs)

Um, yeah, it's, it's to help
celebrate my half birthday.

- Your birthday's June 24th, 6-24?

- Wow, how did you put
that together so fast?

(Beth laughing)

- A little help from a Christmas angel.

♪ It's Christmas coming ♪

♪ And love is falling ♪
(Beth laughing)

♪ Like snow ♪
(Coley and Kat laughing)

- Hey.
(Beth laughing)

(hands clapping)

♪ It's Christmas coming, no ♪

♪ Christmas coming ♪

♪ No more broken hearts ♪

♪ Free now in the spirit of Santa Claus ♪

(mellow music continues)

(mellow music continues)

♪ It's Christmas night ♪

♪ A miracle is served up to happen ♪

(film reel clattering)
(dramatic music)