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It's that time of year.

Yes it is.

Come on.

The jacket.

It's tradition.

Yes, tradition.

I will do the tradition.

Very good.

Thank you so very much.

You're very welcome.

Got it?

Oh, it feels so nice.

Fix the collar.

There you go.

Alright, what do we got here?

What do we got?

So, I want you to meet Frosty the Doughnut.

Dough man.

Yeah.

He's a comedian.

Apparently he does Christmas comedy.

Christmas comedy?

Yep.

You know, since the town doesn't have a musical or a play this season...

I want to try something different.

You got it.

Why always something different?

Why can't we just have a normal... use the high school band.

Their band is not good, but they try.

Or the church.

The church is good.

They do a nice little show.

They don't want any of that.

They're pretty sold on this guy.

Oh.

He's booked.

Did you run this by, you know, Hank?

Nope.

That's why we're talking.

They really are serious?

They are.

And listen, one show, one night.

He can be in and out of town before, you know, Hank even knows.

It's Christmas.

He's gonna know.

Well, what do you want to do?

We gotta figure this out.

Compromise.

Let's compromise.

Maybe do it at the high school auditorium.

We'll do it in there.

Keep it really low key.

No advertising.

No advertising whatsoever.

Maybe we can get Frosty the Doughman in and out without all the crazy.

I like it.

Thank you.

We'll do both.

Yes.

Mayor of Compromise strikes again.

That's me.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, don't forget about the city Christmas party.

Tonight.

Oh.

Yeah.

Wear the jacket.

It's tradition.

See ya.

Okay.

Okay.

Why can't we just have a normal Christmas?

Just a normal Christmas.

The Nutcracker is ready.

There is a super duper Christmas ballet about a little

girl who receives a Nutcracker as a Christmas present.

It's a wonderful Christmas tradition.

I know what the Nutcracker is.

My very first matchbox.

Uncle Hank.

Hey, buddy.

What are you doing?

I am hanging these stockings that were very popular in the 1960s.

What were they filled with?

Nuts and apples?

Ha ha ha ha.

Yes, it's true.

The times were very different.

But the feelings and the emotions behind Christmas are always the same.

Hey, hey.

What happened in school today?

I got an animal Christmas paper.

The teacher said it was the most creative Christmas story she's ever read.

Creative?

I told them all about Tubby Toes and the Candy Can Express.

Creative.

That's what people say when they think you're not telling the truth.

Or you're trying to be funny.

Oh, you're so creative.

Look at your beautiful creation.

I mean, they tried that with God, you know.

Look what he created.

It's not like that.

They see the truth in all of this.

Everyone does.

Yeah.

Still, Christmas just doesn't get respected anymore.

I think it's a big joke.

All right, good job, buddy.

Go get some cocoa.

All right.

Great job, girls.

See you tomorrow.

Thank you, Miss Heather.

Oh, you're welcome, sweetie.

Aww.

Answer it!

Oh.

Well, I wonder who that could be.

Answer it!

I know.

How about I answer it?

Hello!

Hi.

Oh, there you are.

My super smart little bro.

Well, what am I?

Chopped fruitcake?

Hello, Hank.

How was your last day of school?

It was good.

I got an A on my Christmas paper.

That's awesome, buddy.

Hank doesn't think so.

There's no humor in Christmas reality.

So you're all ready for Christmas then?

Yeah, I think so.

I have your guys' room ready.

I thought whenever you get here, you'd want to go

by the Christmas tree and take a couple pictures.

And should we tell them?

There's a new ice skating rink in town.

Hank convinced the mayor to put one in.

It's already open and you can rent skates.

And there's a bar with hot cocoa and cookies.

That's wonderful.

What is it?

We've been asked to help out in a village outside of town.

Alumbu.

Oh, I've been there.

They have these candy-coated apples.

Alumbu?

It's in the Congo.

Bella, you're coming home for Christmas, aren't you?

Not this year, honey.

But we will be there in March.

And March is not that far off.

Just the people there need our help.

Liam!

Liam!

Uh, he, um, he had to go to the bathroom.

He's standing right there, isn't he?

Buddy, I'm so sorry.

Come talk to me real quick.

Liam.

I love you.

And I am so sorry.

Like I have always said, Christmas should be celebrated year round.

We're fine with that.

Thank you, Hank.

Hey, girls.

Hey.

Oh, it's that time.

Gingerbread house time.

Hey, how was it?

How was dance today?

It was good.

Miss Heather said I nailed my sauté.

I didn't know you cooked.

No, Dad.

It's a type of dance.

I know.

If Miss Heather said that you were good, then you were good.

Hey, would you girls like to come to a Christmas party with me tonight?

You know what?

I think we're good.

Please?

No.

All right.

But I'm taking these.

Mine.

The mirror arrives with food.

With food.

Thank you.

How are you guys doing tonight?

Take a picture, Charlie.

Here we go.

How are you doing, darling?

You happy?

Everybody good?

Everybody well?

Well, maybe next year.

We have a big year.

Hey, everybody.

How's it going?

You look ravishing this evening.

My man.

What's happening?

Good to see you.

Merry Christmas, everybody.

You just trying to trip me.

You're trying to trip me.

He did try to trip me.

How's it going?

You know I hate these things.

I know.

We don't seem to like them during election year.

Well, that's a different story.

Yeah, I understand.

I understand.

I think I might just mosey on out of here.

All right.

Keep them occupied.

Miss Heather, hi.

How are you?

How are you?

Good.

How are you?

I'm great.

I'm very, very good.

Are you coming to the party?

You know, I wanted to talk to you about dance.

Oh, lessons?

No, no.

Oh.

I can't dance at all.

Not me.

No.

Oh, about your girls.

My girls.

Yes.

They are both naturals.

It's hard, you know, as a single father.

I just want to say thank you.

And I really appreciate... Absolutely.

...everything you're doing with them.

Oh, thank you.

Yeah, I appreciate what you're doing.

Thank you.

Well, are you coming to the party?

Well, I just kind of had to make an appearance and I already did.

Oh, okay.

So...

Would you mind... would you... hmm.

How would you... would you like to have a cup of coffee, maybe, instead?

Oh.

Oh, yeah, sure.

Really?

That'd be great.

We'll walk over?

Okay.

Yeah.

Great.

Hank!

Oh, hi.

You surprised me there.

Hey.

I missed you at the Christmas party.

No, I was there.

I was at the party.

I saw you.

I don't know how it happened.

Um...

Hey, I wanted to talk to you about something.

All right.

Look, I understand.

I get it.

And it wasn't my decision.

There's whole new traditions and everything.

I didn't think it was funny.

What's funny?

Christmas.

Christmas?

It's fun.

It's not really funny.

Look, what's so funny about me?

Well, you think I'm funny like I'm funny like a clown?

Really?

I'm sorry.

Why don't we have a town Christmas musical?

That's a great idea.

That's what I said.

I think that's fantastic.

Yeah, I think we should definitely do that.

Have you heard of the Nutcracker?

The... the show?

Or the thing that cracks nuts?

Ballet.

Well, I mean, it was originally written as a story.

And then it became an opera.

And then it became a ballet.

Which is the... it's where the dancing soldiers and they kill a rat or something.

Well, it's mice.

And there's a little more to it.

But the dance studio in town.

Miss Heather?

Yes, Miss Heather.

Do you have an in with her?

What do you mean?

Well, you're single.

She's single.

Wait, have you heard something?

No.

I want her and her students to perform the Nutcracker this year.

Well, I want her and her students to do the Nutcracker.

I think it's a great idea.

Yeah, you should go talk to her.

Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

That's fine.

That'll be fine.

Oh, my.

You scared me.

I'm sorry.

You're Hank.

You know who I am?

I think everyone in town knows who you are.

Yeah, I guess so.

I got your packages.

Me?

The Nutcrackers.

Oh.

Oh.

I made them for you.

You made those?

Well, I am an elf.

Oh, yeah.

That's what people have been telling me.

I thought that they might serve as a hint.

A hint?

That you should perform the Nutcracker.

Me?

You and your dancers.

You know, I was first in the Nutcracker when I was eight.

And I played one of the mice.

And then I was an Arabian.

And then, in college, I played the Snow Queen.

Wow.

It's settled then.

Settles what?

You'll do it.

Um... Mr. Hank.

Oh, please.

Hank.

The Nutcracker is a major production.

We would need weeks to practice.

Weeks.

I could build all the sets.

I could bring in Tippy and Toes.

They make all their own clothes.

All elves make all their own clothes.

You could bring the elves in to help?

Mm-hmm.

Well, I don't think so, Mr. Hank.

But thank you for the Nutcrackers.

And thank you for coming.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Wait.

It's December.

1892.

The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Nutcracker is performed for the very first time.

They didn't have a sound system and they didn't have lights.

They didn't even have a stage.

And they only rehearsed three times.

But what they did have was a great teacher.

So they pulled it off.

Oh, my.

I bet since then I must have seen the Nutcracker a million times.

A million times.

Yes.

Oh.

Nothing prepares us for Christmas better than the Nutcracker.

A young girl at a difficult stage of life receives that special gift.

The Nutcracker.

Oh, she loves the Nutcracker.

So when it gets broken, she's devastated.

Do-do-do.

Do-do-do.

Do-do-do-do-do.

I'm sorry.

Where would we put... was that a trombone?

What?

Where would we put it on?

Oh, I know the mayor.

The mayor?

I could talk him into letting us use the auditorium at the high school.

Why does this mean so much to you?

Miss Heather, people need to know that no matter

how bad it looks, things can always be fixed.

I don't know.

Well, I guess I could get my old production notes.

And we'll do it.

I think you made a good decision.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I guess this is it.

Hey!

Hey, thanks for meeting me here.

I love this place.

Hey, what's going on?

Bella called.

Her and Kevin aren't coming home for Christmas.

I knew this was going to happen.

That stinks.

I just feel like everyone's leaving me this Christmas.

First my grandma, now Bella.

They're not leaving you.

They're just busy.

My grandma's not busy.

She's dead.

Yeah, sorry, but you know what I meant.

Christmas seems to be a big deal.

Now it's just stupid.

Stupid?

Coming from the guy whose uncle's an elf?

He's not my uncle.

Yeah, but then again, you know what I meant.

Is someone in the beginning of their pre-Christmas pity party?

My what?

Well, my dad says sometimes people go through

these, like, funks around Christmas time.

He calls them pre-Christmas pity parties.

I had one before.

I'm not having a pity party.

Then what are you having?

You don't understand.

Liam.

What's wrong with him?

I don't know.

Let's just go skating.

This is a good one.

Hey, Mr. Mayor.

Hey, Charlie.

Glad I saw you.

We have a little problem.

What?

So, Hank came by again.

Again?

Yeah, and somehow he convinced Miss Heather

at the dance studio to perform the Nutcracker.

Miss Heather?

Yeah.

Oh.

She's working on getting all her classes involved, and

they're going to need the auditorium for the performance.

So we can cancel the dome, then?

Uh-uh.

That's the problem.

He's, uh, he's here already.

Wanted to get to know the town.

Is that his kid?

I hope not.

Get that kid away from him.

All right, I will.

I'll do that now.

You want me to send him back?

Yeah, yeah.

Bring him back.

All right.

Frosty?

Come on back.

Mary will see you.

So this is the contract?

Signed and dated.

Uh, it says your show's about an hour long?

Hmm, depending on the Yuletide.

On the Yuletide?

Yeah, you know, like, the feeling?

Like, honestly, we could go all night if we wanted to.

Ha!

Ha!

No, no, no, we can't do that.

No, not all night there.

And, I mean, this is a popular thing?

You make a living doing this?

Well, I'm actually kind of new at this, but, uh, my normal job, I'm a weatherman.

A weather business?

Oh, uh, okay.

What's the weather like tomorrow?

It's going to be chilly with a chance of frostbite.

All right.

That's good.

Funny.

Funny.

These are your requirements, then.

Especially if you want to be paid in milkshakes and chipped ice.

Or shave ice.

If you're Hawaiian, all right.

You don't do any elf jokes, though, do you?

Oh, uh, to be honest, I actually don't like elves very much.

Why's that?

Oh, uh, wait.

Do you believe in elves?

No.

No, we do not.

He's funny, see?

Elves.

Nobody likes elves, right?

Well, I can see this has been signed and

approved and everything, so who am I to object?

We do have another performance kind of taking place at the same time,

but we're going to work all that out, Lord willing.

Yeah, we'll do that.

All right.

All right, I guess that's all we have to do here.

Charlie here will be showing you around, and why don't you show him around right now?

Just show him around.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Let's go see this town.

Hey, those cookies are not for you.

Well, that's a good thing, too, because you put

too much frosting on it, just like you always do.

How can that possibly be?

Your name is literally Frosty.

Okay, Mr. Mayor.

Real mature.

I will tell them.

Okay.

Bye-bye.

So what did the mayor say?

He said you two have to work this out.

Stop.

And what about his show?

He wants to do both.

He blamed it on the Christmas committee.

So be nice.

Figure this out, you guys.

Well, what's wrong?

Hey, Heather.

This is what's wrong.

Frosty the dough man over here is trying to ruin our show.

Hank, that is incredibly rude.

Yeah, it is rude.

What?

That's what he's been calling me since I was a kid.

And it's, you know what?

And it's rude.

And I don't like it.

It's true.

People like you that make me want to eat my feelings because that's what he does.

He makes you feel bad about yourself.

And who are you?

I'm a Christmas comedian.

A Christmas comedian?

Don't let him fool you.

I tell Christmas jokes.

He makes fun of Christmas and he tries to destroy Christmas.

Ah, that was just once.

It was a long time ago.

Not a long time ago.

This is your fault!

But that's also my doughnut.

Hank.

Frosty.

Do you know who this is?

This is Jack Frost's son.

Frosty the dough man Frost.

Frosty Frost?

Yeah, I don't talk to my parents much anymore.

Do you want to tell me what's going on?

Christmas of 1983.

Blizzard conditions across the northeast almost cancelled Christmas.

Ah, keyword almost cancelled.

Because you know what happened?

Is that Santa paused and overcame.

Wait.

So you're an elf.

These are elves.

And this is Jack Frost's son?

Yes.

Listen.

Just hear them out.

I promise.

It's going to be fun.

What happened?

There was a parking dispute.

No.

Yes.

That's exactly what happened.

Frosty here blizzardized the entire northeast because

he got his feelings hurt the day before Christmas.

Mm-mm.

You know what happened?

Is that him and all his little elf friends, they were all playing games without me.

They were drinking hot cocoa.

And they were having sleepovers.

And I was never invited.

Just like my friend Rudolph.

None of that was true, by the way.

You're a green candy cane.

Candy canes are red.

So let's do this.

Frosty, you open the show and then we'll do the nutcracker.

Perfect.

That's what we're going to do.

Now, where are you staying?

I have a tent.

A tent, he says.

I like it cold.

Of course you do.

Hey, hey, hey.

Where do they make pepper?

At a peppermint.

Huh?

Okay.

I have a lot of work to do.

Huh?

I have practice in the morning.

I gotta go.

Come on, Frosty.

I'll walk you out.

The joke is so old.

Liam, you mark my words.

If this town sees a snowstorm in the next few days and a run on groceries and toilet

paper and parking spaces, don't let them say I didn't warn them.

Peppermint.

Pfft.

Dad, are you okay?

I'm fine, sweetheart.

I'm just looking at these.

Those are the ones that you and mom made, weren't they?

Yeah.

I had this crazy idea that every place we'd visit, we'd... make an ornament.

When this was the last one.

You know, you tell me this story every year.

It's not a big deal.

I'd love to hear it.

Alright, this crazy idea that we'd get an ornament for every place we visited.

This is the last one.

What do you think this is?

A messy Christmas tree?

Exactly.

That wasn't what I guessed the first time, but it's just a messy old Christmas tree.

Good morning.

Good morning.

I got you something.

Elves?

Cute.

Real cute.

Some of them are trying to get away.

Where's sipping toes?

Oh, they went fabric shopping.

And for buttons.

So many buttons.

They should call it the button cracker suite.

Did you just say butt cracker?

No.

Maybe.

Are you still mad?

No.

It will be what it will be.

That's a spirit.

Are you still mad?

I don't know.

It'll be what it'll be.

So, Frosty.

Was he a friend of yours?

His father and Santa were really good friends.

So he lived with us at the North Pole.

And the things about teasing him?

Yeah.

Yeah, we probably overdid it.

But the boy loved doughnuts.

We worked all day in the shop.

Coffee, doughnut, cookie break.

It'd all be gone.

And he'd go straight for the ones with the frosting.

Those are your favorites.

I know.

Still, we were probably pretty cruel to him.

You have to understand, Liam.

He wasn't an elf.

He was an outsider.

I'm an outsider.

I'll talk to him.

Have you ever heard of a Christmas pity party?

Are you having one?

I don't know.

You know, winter depression is a very real thing.

And it's mostly caused by Frosty and his family.

I know it's hard, Liam.

Just because your sister and Kevin and your grandma aren't here for Christmas,

it doesn't mean our love's any less.

It might even be more.

Because we talk about it more.

We think about it more.

We just have to feel all of those moments.

So what are you going to do today?

I wouldn't mind going back to the studio and watching them practice.

Oh.

That wouldn't have anything to do with a certain dancer, would it?

Oh, that looks good.

It does.

I thought I might find you here.

You want anything?

No, I'm good.

What do you want?

I want to bury the Christmas hatchet.

Oh, really?

You have a...

Frosty might be...

Frosty, I'm sorry for the way we treated you in the North Pole.

You know, you elves are all the same.

You know what you are?

You're a bunch of rats.

You're a bunch of Christmas rats.

And I'm the Nutcracker.

And I'm going to drive you out of this town.

Okay, first of all, it's not rats.

It's mice.

And you are no Nutcracker.

You're not even an animal cracker.

You're just a...

mean cracker.

You're a big...

cold...

mean... cracker.

And I'm crazy for thinking that I...

You're a big...

mean... cracker.

Oh, my good sir.

It seems that you are feeling ill.

Let me help you.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, get it out.

Get it out.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

There's a good welcome.

Thank you.

Ladies.

Oh, I think somebody's getting the flu.

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Ah!

Sometimes on Christmas we get gifts and just sometimes we get baggage.

Liam, I wanted you to know, if you need to talk, I mean, I'm here.

Thank you.

We have four days, ladies.

Let's go to work.

It's

time for celebrations.

The holidays are coming up.

I'm gonna grab another drink if that got you.

Yes!

Come on, it's time to have some fun.

We'll get the champagne flowing and toast away another year.

Cause, baby, it's that time of year again.

Christmas is here.

Come on, baby, let's raise our glasses.

Because Christmas time is here.

It's time for singing and dancing.

Baby, let's spread a little Christmas cheer.

We'll sing the same old songs.

Mariah will reappear.

And when this comes to an end in the week, we'll go again.

And welcome in a happy new year.

For now, we'll keep on singing with the ones that we hold dear.

Yeah!

Because, baby, it's that time of year again.

Christmas is here.

Come on, baby, let's raise our glasses.

Because Christmas time is here.

It's time for singing and dancing.

Baby, let's spread a little Christmas.

No, spread a little Christmas.

Christmas cheer!

Hey, Doc.

We've got a real problem here, Ernie.

We've got a lot of sick people here.

I see.

How many cases now?

A hundred.

Yeah.

Wow.

Keep me in the loop.

Nah, I'm feeling a little better.

Thank you.

Yeah, you know, where do they make pepper?

In a peppermint.

Huh?

Huh?

Oh, let me tell you though.

Let me tell you about elves.

Don't ever lend money to an elf.

You know why?

Because they're always a little short.

Huh?

Whatever.

What do you call an elf with no hair?

Hank.

That's what you call an elf with no hair.

Is that what you call it?

Very funny.

No, this is my time.

Well, we ought to set off.

You won't bother us.

No.

Fine.

All right.

You know though, living in the North Pole was hard.

You know, I had to snowmobile up ways every day to go to Santa's workshop.

And when I got there, there was nothing to do

because the elves were asleep from being lazy.

Let me tell you though, I got no respect.

No respect at all.

Because when I was there, no one played with me.

They did nothing.

They wouldn't even open the door.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm fine.

I'm just a fat weatherman.

No feelings.

Ice cold.

Ice cold feelings.

That's okay.

In about ten minutes, there will be a hundred dancers in here.

I don't think you're going to have a hundred dancers.

Wow.

Why would you say that?

Frosty?

What?

Frosty, what did you do?

Me?

Nothing.

He has the ability to trigger the common cold.

The flu.

It's a part of his weird, nasty, icy, spiky DNA.

Is that why you were waving your handkerchief around town?

You did it.

He did it.

He did it!

You did it!

He did it!

He did it!

He made all the townspeople sick!

That is a low-down, no-good, nasty, cold-blooded trick!

Why don't we start with this one, and then we'll go here.

Thank you.

Great.

Hi, Mika.

Hello, Hank.

You do a good job.

Thank you.

Hank.

Just go talk to him.

No.

I'm not talking to him.

Go talk to him.

Please.

Why not?

No.

Okay.

Come on.

You can do it.

I know you can.

Okay.

Frosty.

Whatever tinsel troubles we had back in the old

country, it doesn't involve these good people.

Please.

Give me the handkerchief.

No.

Frosty.

It's Christmas.

Frosty, it's Christmas.

What do I care?

I care because a lot of my friends are sick and

won't be in the show or even come to the show.

I care because they have worked so hard.

I really don't think this is what you wanted.

So please change this.

Frosty, please.

If you give me the handkerchief now, we still might be able to save Christmas.

That's good.

Thank you, Frosty.

I don't want to do comedy anymore.

All I do is tell jokes to stupid idiots.

I think that's a good idea.

What do I do now, though?

All I know how to do is tell jokes and dance.

Well, maybe you should consider the theater.

I had an idea.

Do you want to be in the show?

Come on, Frosty.

Miss Heather!

Miss Heather!

I got your new Dosselmeyer!

Hank, I'm scared.

The house is packed.

That's good.

You know, this is something my late husband and I were going to do together.

And you are.

I love you.

You look ridiculous.

No, you don't.

No.

No, you look Dosselmeyer-y.

Doesn't it feel good to be the good guy?

Yeah.

Don't even know my moves.

Is it, is it, is it this?

So, it's like one and two and use the cape.

Yeah, you can do it.

Yeah.

You're going to be great.

You got it.

You got it.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I think I'm just allergic to elves.

Oh, okay.

Okay.

Good luck tonight, man.

This is true.

Oh.

Hi.

Hi, Miss Heather.

Hi.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Hey.

Where'd you get those flowers?

Follow me.

All right.

My man.

Are you excited?

Yeah.

We're going to be great.

You meet New York.

You come up.

Yay.

You talking to me?

I'm just going to fix this a little bit.

I don't see anybody else here.

Okay.

You're going to be so great.

Yeah.

Coming.

Okay.

Get ready.

We're going to do this.

Oh, we?

No.

Oh.

We got this.

No, no, no, no.

No.

I... Miss Heather, I... No.

Come on.

Hey.

I can't.

No.

No.

No.

I can't.

No.

If I have to do it, so do you.

Don't you?

Don't you?

Oh, my goodness.

Thank you so much for coming, everybody.

Welcome.

Come here.

So, when I first started this dance studio, it was with my husband,

who has since passed, which many of you know.

This is my friend, Hank.

He is, of course, the Christmas elf.

And Hank has been reminding me in the past few days that Christmas is about the

decorations, giving, and being all together.

So, I hope everybody enjoys, and I give you the Nutcracker.

One more time.

Okay.

Awesome.

Hey.

Hi.

I just want to say thank you.

You're welcome.

Awww.

Thank you.

Sure.

Thanks so much.

My pleasure.

They're beautiful.

Okay.

Come on.

Liam.

Hey, buddy.

Merry Christmas.

We've been waiting for you to wake up.

Merry Christmas.

Did you guys get your presents?

Thank you.

I love it.

I love you.

Merry Christmas.

We love you too.

Cheers guys, Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

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