All language subtitles for Christmas Tree Lane [2020]

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

So remember, it's like you just reach up
and that next note is effortlessly

there. It's like it's coming out the
crown of your head.

Ready? Let's try it one more time.

Good.

That's so good.

And it's just going to get stronger and
stronger. Keep practicing between one

note and the other.

And do your exercises.

And let's work on that for Thursday's
lesson, okay?

Oh, Carrie, your mom said you wanted to
pick up a few extra shifts here. I can

add you onto the schedule.

That'd be great.

Okay? Thanks.

What song is that?

Just something I've been playing with.

When are you going to do a concert
again?

Mom said you student up here all the
time. No.

But these days I much prefer hearing my
students perform.

Okay, go ahead. Finish your homework. I
know you have lots of it before

Christmas break.

Bye. Love you. Bye.

from space.

I hope so.

Everything old is new again.

Bye.

Morning, Marina.

Hey, morning, Meg.

Morning.

Oh, the kids filled out their wish list?

Carrie's outgrown it, but Mabel's is ten
pages long with illustrations.

Santa's going to be a busy guy.

I'm just going to take this to the bank.
Okay, have fun. Love you.

Yeah, I'm just on my way back from the
bank now, Dad.

I'm going to grab a quick coffee and
I'll be back.

Well, in case there is a rush, I will be
there.

Sprinkles? Some sprinkles, too, please.
Yeah.

Perfect. Thank you very much.

I'm so sorry. Just a few more sprinkles.
You have the small ones?

Yeah. Yeah, the small ones.

Oh, that's great.

Perfect. Merry Christmas.

May I have a decaf coffee black, please?

Yeah, we have a special Christmas hot
chocolate, Dave. That's fine.

Is it?

Excuse me?

You don't see a lot of people drinking
black coffee nowadays.

Well, all that stuff just masks the
flavor of the beans.

Because they taste like sadness.

Look at this. It's a Christmas
masterpiece.

It's not really coffee, is it? It's more
like dessert.

You have a little something here.

Still got more of it. There you go. I
guess it's more of a sit and sip.

Yeah. Yeah.

Do you care to join me?

Sure. Yeah?

Great.

So,

do you work around here?

Yeah, 35th floor down the street.

And I looked out my window and saw
everyone skating.

Hot chocolating. I decided to take a
break and take it all in, you know? Hot

chocolating? Is that even a word?

It is, as of three seconds ago.

Are you from Denver originally?

I am.

Yeah, originally.

But I... Do you hear that?

Look at the joy in their voices.

Oh, yeah, that's beautiful.

I wonder who it is.

Houston Children's Choir in 1989.

How did you know that? My family sells
the vinyl at our store.

Riley's Music on Christmas J Lane.

Riley? Yeah.

Wow, I haven't been there in years.

I didn't even think it was still around.

Yep.

Sure is.

Still there. I should probably get
going.

Enjoy your masterpiece.

And you enjoy that. Oh, believe me, I
will.

Merry Christmas.

Excuse me!

Riley's.

Hi. Oh, I hear the mob's in downtown.

Yeah, everybody's shopping at that new
plaza instead of coming down here.

Apparently some people don't even know
we're still here.

Hey, Bert.

Hi, you saved me some stuff.

It's yours.

It's official.

Wow. Maybe we won something.

Thanks, Bert. Have a good one.

Open an NBA?

Yeah.

What? What's wrong?

It's an eviction notice.

All of the buildings on the street have
been sold. They're tearing down

Christmas tree lanes. Creative spaces
for media and technology companies.

Emma, look.

You ever going to clean up this disaster
zone?

You see, my apartment is ten times
worse.

I've been looking for this everywhere.

It's always so weird decorating my LA
office with Christmas decorations with

palm trees outside.

Well, we're all real glad to have you
back at corporate, especially your

Speaking of which, we got a meeting with
him in five, so... I guess Christmas is

going to have to wait. I guess so.

When do they want us out?

90 days.

They're offering a cash incentive if we
vacate early.

Looks like they found a loophole in our
leases. Dad, we can't just pick up and

move. We're barely hanging on as it is.

Never heard of this new owner.

Cloverfield Investments?

Emma and I are holding an emergency
Merchants Association meeting tomorrow

upstairs at the store.

Well, that's a good idea. But in the
meantime, eat.

Thanks, Dad, but I just don't have much
of an appetite.

Hey, don't worry, honey. We're going to
figure this out.

No. Guess you better get going before
you hit traffic.

Good night, Dad.

Good night, honey.

We all should have bought these
buildings in the 60s when we had the

What power do renters have?

Yeah, I think we opt for the early
buyout. At least make a few dollars. No,

no, I have to disagree with that. We
can't just give up. This is our chance

really do something big and to make the
city pay attention.

No, our only chance is the buyout.

Come on, folks, we're better than this.
We haven't had a store for 40 years.

Christmas Tree Lane used to be the most
bustling shopping district in town.

We've survived the Depression, the Great
Recession, malls, even the Internet.

We can survive this.

This street is one of the only places
left where people can experience

the way it used to be. We just have to
get people back down here so that they

can see it for themselves.

So what we need are ideas for how we can
raise awareness and do it fast.

Ideas, folks. Come on. How about gift
wrapping? Gift wrapping? A gift wrapping

party. How about a toy drive?

Yeah. A bake sale. We just opened our
St. Elizabeth's Christmas tree lot

the street. What if we sponsored a
Christmas tree decorating contest?

Every shop on the lane buys a tree from
us and then decorates it in the theme of

their shop. I love that. That is a
fantastic idea.

What if we had a vintage Santa with a
photo booth and maybe like an old -timey

play? Yeah, I love that. I know someone
at Channel 7 News. Maybe they could do a

story about us. Okay, that would be
incredible.

So I think the one thing we need,
though, is something to tie all these

together, some single perfect
blockbuster event.

Like what?

Like a holiday parade.

It does that. Yeah. Or a tree lighting
ceremony.

You can combine that, yeah.

Okay. A concert. Oh, yeah. A concert.
There you go. On Christmas Eve. I love

that idea.

You can perform, too.

I'd be happy for Riley's just to host.

We could bring people together to come
down here from all over the city.

The concert to save Christmas tree lane.

Who's that?

Just this guy I met yesterday downtown
at the coffee stand.

What's he doing here? Here's an idea. Go
ask him. Right.

Hey. Checking to see if we really are
still here.

Actually, I came to bring you this. I
wondered where that went.

Thank you.

My name is Nate, by the way. Meg.

Hi. Hi.

Sorry, this is my best friend, Emma. She
owns the coffee shop a couple of doors

down. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet
you, too. Emma's place is famous for

holiday hot cocoa bar. It is right up
your alley.

Emma, do... Smooth?

This is amazing. It's like a time
capsule.

Since 1903.

Courtesy of my great -great
-grandfather.

He opened this place with a prayer and a
song, literally.

Is that you?

No, that's my mom, Miriam.

She used to run the store and taught
upstairs.

Is she retired now?

No, sadly we lost her about five years
ago. Oh, I'm sorry.

She was a great lady.

Her spirit keeps this place going.

She is the heart and soul of Riley's.

I'm sorry.

It's my boss.

Slash father.

You work for your dad, too?

Yeah. It's not like having a regular
boss, right? Do you know your strengths,

your skills, your weaknesses?

Yeah, but the added pressure of the
future of the company riding on your

shoulders? That I understand.

So what do you do, if you don't mind my
asking?

I'm an architect.

What brings you back to Denver?

My father owns a real estate investment
firm here. And he's grooming me to take

over for him on the management side for
when he retires.

I'm trading my drafting table in for a
desk. You don't sound too thrilled about

it.

Are those originals?

Most of them, yes.

Oh, check this out.

This is the choir that we were listening
to at the plaza. It's one of the only

vinyl copies remaining.

What? It's so scratchy.

I guess that's why people don't buy
records anymore.

People do buy records, and those that
don't are missing out.

That scratchiness, as you call it, those
imperfections, that's what makes it

real. That's what makes it special.

Go deeper. Really listen.

Let the music surround you.

That tonal balance is pretty near
perfect.

You can feel it, right?

It's almost solid.

You can't get that from a digital
recording.

Between the music and the shop, I feel
like I've traveled back into Christmas'

past. That's exactly what we're going
for.

You're welcome to take it home.

Try it out for yourself.

Oh, no, no. I haven't unpacked yet, and
even when I do, I still won't have

a record player.

Well, lucky for you, we have a whole
bunch of refurbished ones.

I am so sorry about this.

Your dad?

Yeah, I should go. I'm sorry.

Just end of year, deadlines.

Hang on a second.

Here. Wow, talk about high -pressure
sales. No, no.

You can borrow it.

Take a little Christmas tree lane home
with you.

Sounds like you could use it. It's very
sweet.

But I can't take this without giving you
something in return.

Well, we are planning a big Christmas
Eve concert.

Maybe once we get the flyers printed
out, you could help us pass them around.

Spread the word.

Deal.

Well, great to see you again.

You too.

Enjoy. I'll enjoy the scratches.

Merry Christmas.

Let the trees.

Let heaven and nature sing.

Let heaven and nature sing. And heaven
and heaven and nature

sing.

We really need to get our tree and
decorate it for the competition and for

open house.

And you need to start practicing.

Practicing what?

Your song for the concert.

You are ready, Carrie.

No, I'm not.

There's going to be so many people
there, Meg.

I'm going to tell you what my mom told
me when I used to get nervous.

When you start to sing, just focus on
one pair of eyes out there.

And you'll feel like you're singing for
a friend.

The hardest part is walking out onto
that stage.

And I promise.

I'll help you do that.

Thank you.

Hey.

Nate.

Back so soon?

I actually, I came to pay you for the
record player. I'd like to buy it. Well,

as I said, you are more than welcome to
borrow it.

I insist.

Oh, you saw the flyer.

I, uh, I didn't realize Christmas tree
land was in trouble.

Well, it won't be if we can rally enough
people behind it.

Yeah, what can I do to help?

Just keep on spreading the word.

Okay, well, how about for now I at least
buy a couple Christmas albums?

That would be great.

My music student Carrie is in there and
she can help you with that.

Uh, you're leaving?

I just have to go and get a Christmas
tree for the store.

Well, today's your lucky day because I
am fantastic at picking Christmas trees.

I look at it kind of like choosing a
design for a building.

You know, you need a good base, good
balance.

And when it's right, you can feel it in
your heart.

Sounds a whole lot like songwriting.

Are you a songwriter?

I am a voice teacher and a piano
teacher, and I help my dad run the

Keeping the family business going, just
like you.

My dad.

If you need to go.

I know. It's totally fine. You know
what?

This is important.

I need to get to know the city again now
that I'm back.

Especially its history.

My dad will understand.

Should we get some coffee?

Okay.

Are these gas lamps original for the
street? They are.

My dad told me that... Back when they
used to be on, they put off this

incredible warm orange glow, like being
in a movie.

You never saw them?

No, they were turned off over 40 years
ago.

It was a sad day for Christmas Tree
Lane.

What's happening with the street?

Christmas Tree Lane is slated for
demolition.

What do they want to tear all this down
for?

High -rises.

New. Modern.

Cold, sterile.

You know what I'm talking about.

Yeah.

I built what you're talking about all
across the country.

This is Emma's coffee house.

She opened her doors here on the lane
right out of college.

It was her dream.

I'm not letting anyone take that away if
I can help it.

Shall we coffee up?

Let's coffee up. Come on. After you.

Oh, wow. The inlaid ceiling tile in
here. You don't see that in newer

It's beautiful.

Yeah.

Hello. You're back.

What can I get you? You know, why don't
you get something festive?

Good luck. I've been trying to get her
to color outside the lines since first

grade. Okay. You know what? Why don't we
order her an Americano?

With a dash of nutmeg, whipped cream,
some cocoa powder, and a little drizzle

chocolate on it. I like this guy.

I'll be in a sugar coma for a week.

This young man's order sounds
delightful. Can I get one just like it,

Why not? But we should give it a name in
case it catches on.

Why don't we call it Nutmeg's Christmas
Blizzard?

You see what I did there?

Oh, I see what you did there.

Yeah?

Emma likes it.

I think it's going to turn out really
well.

I'm not sure about that.

It's going to blow your mind. Oh, yeah,
Emma.

Well, number 24 had good form, bad
coverage. Number 11 had bad form, good

coverage. Hey, what about this one?

We need a tree that looks good from 360
degrees.

The base is nice.

Excellent form.

Good needle retention.

The top's a little funky, but we could
probably prune that up. It's a

Nate, they're closing in five minutes.

Take it.

We'll take it. We'll take it.

All right.

Hey.

This is perfect.

Thanks again for your help.

You know, I never did buy those records.

Then you're just going to have to come
back, aren't you?

Sounding more and more like Christmas.

I hope I wasn't playing too loud.

So good to see you writing again.

I just had a little burst of
inspiration.

Whoa, guys. Where are you taking that?

That's my... That's my drafting table.

We were hoping to surprise you.

Well, you didn't have to give me this,
Dad. We'll keep your drafting table

safely in storage.

I need your management expertise right
now more than I need your drawing

You know what? You have no idea how
happy I am to have you back home.

Hi.

What's all that?

Our active project files.

Well, I'm going to need you up to speed.

It's like a hundred foot up there.

Concert to save Christmas tree lane.
Save Christmas tree lane.

December 24th.

Christmas Eve.

Save Christmas tree lane.

Let's take a selfie? Oh, yeah. For
socials.

Oh, that's cute. I've been posting twice
a day. Sure.

Have you been getting a lot of
followers?

Hashtag SaveChristmasTreeLane is
catching up. Oh, for sure.

SaveChristmasTreeLane!

ChristmasTreeLane! Meg?

Nate! What are you doing here?

Well, we're handing out flyers for the
concert. What are you doing here?

I'm going skating.

Want to join me?

I have a lot of flyers that I still need
to hand out.

Oh, um, guys, I've got to go.

Our special maker is down.

Cappuccino catastrophe.

I didn't hear a notification.

It was on vibrate.

Okay, well, you two have a great time.
Emma.

Hey,

good luck with that.

Emma.

You ready?

Sidebar?

I'm not a good skater.

Okay. Whoa.

All right, let's do this. Okay.

Good stuff.

Valid show.

Whoa. This is the slippery part over
here.

Nate Williams.

Regina? Is that really you?

When did you get back to town? Why
didn't you call me?

Hey. How you doing?

I came back two weeks ago. You know,
I've been busy getting settled.

I'm so sorry. This is Meg.

Regina Stephen.

Regina and I have known each other since
college.

Known each other? We dated for four
years.

Did your father tell you I had an
eminent domain lawsuit against him last

And I almost won.

Almost? I'm sure he loved that. No,
actually, he was lovely.

He took me for lunch after and offered
me a job as his corporate counsel. And

what'd you say?

No way.

He'd have me working 24 -7.

Edmund doesn't know the meaning of
weekends and holidays.

Oh, you weren't kidding about him. He's
one of a kind.

The old gang is doing a gift exchange at
Smitty's Bar.

It's just around the corner.

Why don't we all get a drink right now?

Thanks. Oh, I'm going to head out.

Come on, are you sure? Why don't you
come join us?

No. I've got so much work to do, and it
seems like you guys have a lot to catch

up on, so I'll catch you later.

All right. Well, that was fun.

It was nice to meet you. It was great to
meet you.

You did great.

Thank you for helping me with this.

Of course, I'll help you with yours,
too.

Mine's done.

Mine, too.

We weren't, uh...

Busy. What did you tell her?

Just say you had a little ice skating
date with Nate. I hate to disappoint you

both, but it was not a date.

Date. Nate ran into an ex -girlfriend
and I left.

I'll probably never see him again.

Never say never.

Nate. Hey.

Hi. Hi.

What are you doing here?

What, a man can't do a little Christmas
shopping?

Hey, Nate. How did the cappuccino
catastrophe work out?

The what?

The cappuccino. Oh, that.

Yes. All set.

Great. Good. This is Samantha.

She owns the vintage clothing store down
the street. Hi. Oh, the one with the

pink tree? That's the one.

Great color.

Timeless. I think so, too.

Well, all right. The gang is all here,
huh?

So, any ideas for the tree?

We got a little sidetracked.

Nate, this is my father, Benjamin.

Dad, this is Nate. He's my new customer.

Glad to meet you, Nate.

Nice to meet you, sir.

Is this the one you were telling me
about? Yep.

Well, Nate, feel free to look around.

We'll be decorating if there's anything
you need.

Except we haven't yet figured out how to
theme the trade to the store.

Do you guys happen to have any old 45s?

Maybe some sheet music?

Boxes of both, yeah. Why?

I have an idea.

Okay, that should do it.

Now all we need is light.

Oh, man.

Why don't you do the honors?

Okay.

Ready?

How nice is that?

This will be just perfect for the open
house tomorrow.

Well, if I can get off work on time,
I'll try to make it.

These are amazing.

We can put some of the people helping
with the vintage Santa sleigh in

like this.

Yeah. That's beautiful.

Maybe we could even let the kids use
some of these in their photos. Love

Definitely.

How's the promotion going for the
concert?

Oh, well, we blanketed the city with
flyers, so now we just have to hope we

a fantastic turnout. And if we do, I'll
wear this.

What about this?

For Santa? I think an A -line might not
be the right cut for him.

For you.

It just came in and it screams, Meg.

Well, it's beautiful, but where would I
wear something like this?

Christmas party.

Concert.

Date.

The only thing on my mind right now is
saving Christmas tree lane.

What are you talking about? I love that
look.

But look, Captain Obvious.

Okay, are we ready?

Yes, let's do it.

Welcome to Riley's. Merry Christmas,
everybody.

Thank you for coming. Enjoy the tree
table and have some holiday cheer.

That's right.

Here's the info about our Christmas Eve
concert and a little pamphlet about the

history of Christmas Tree Lane.

Come join us on Friday for our vintage
Santa photo booth and the shops left

special too.

And the street will look just like it
did at Christmas in the 1900s.

I finally got a hold of my friend down
at Channel 7 News. I told him about

everything we're doing to save Christmas
Tree Lane and he said he'd love to do a

story on us. That would be perfect.

Let's get him down here right away.

Free food?

The concert flyers? Our social media
posts?

Working, Meg?

You sure you don't mind closing up? Not
at all.

It was a really great day, huh?

You're making a difference, honey.

We'll see.

I hope it'll be enough.

You just wait.

Good night.

Good night.

Oh, hey.

Am I too late for the open house?

Well, that's up to Meg. Come on in.

Wow. Well, looks like you had fun. How
did it go?

Oh, it was the best. We had so many
people, we didn't slow down until just a

minutes ago.

Oh, it's great.

Sadly, the only thing left is fruitcake.

Hey, any port in a storm, right?

That's right.

The Christmas spirit.

Thank you.

Can't do it.

Oh, hang on.

I know just the thing.

Okay. All right.

Now you're just mocking me.

Made me tilt a little bit.

You're going to need a fork for that.

Thank you so much.

Can I offer you some wine?

That I'll take. Okay.

Regina would have been welcome to join
you.

Lovely meeting her the other day.

Oh, yeah. She thought the same of you.

She's probably out with friends tonight
or something.

She seemed nice.

You should see her in the courtroom.

You two were pretty serious, huh?

Back in the day, yes.

Hey, did you put up the rest of your
flyers for the concert?

Every last one.

Great. You know, I had a thought. My mom
runs the toy drive at St. Luke's

Hospital, and they get a ton of foot
traffic. She'd be happy to pass them out

for you. That'd be great.

I can print out a few more.

I'll be over there tomorrow at noon if
you want to pass by. I will.

Thank you. I really appreciate that.

Oh, of course.

Hey, can I pick your architect's brain
for a second?

Yeah.

Okay, so we've been starting to map out
what the stage might look like, the

outdoor stage for the concert.

Right now, all we have is the base, but
it needs to really feel like it's part

of the history of Christmas tree laying,
you know?

It needs to be like a natural extension
of the street or geography of Denver.

Yeah. Well, you could do a Christmas
-themed backdrop with some prop

gas lights and maybe some string lights
crisscrossing the street. I'd be happy

to drop a plan for you. Seriously?

I don't want to bother you, and I have
no idea how we'd be able to pay you.

You could do a trade. Like what?

I'd love to hear you play.

Mom mentored a whole generation of local
talent in this room.

And every singer -songwriter you can
think of from the 60s and 70s played

at one point when they were just
starting.

Wow.

You can feel the vibe.

Yeah.

Look at this record collection.

It's funny, growing up immersed in music
from infancy like I did.

It took a while before I started writing
my own songs. I guess it felt like a

lot of pressure.

But I started writing when I was about
16 or 17.

This is a Christmas song I wrote.

Here's that.

All right.

I had no idea.

You're amazing.

Oh, thank you.

Why don't you perform more?

Well, it's kind of complicated.

What happened?

A producer came to a show here at The
Loft when I was playing, and he heard

and he loved my voice, and he liked my
songs, but he said if I wanted to

take it seriously, I should write more
modern material.

More commercial, whatever that means.

Anyway, when I moved back here, I
started teaching, and I found real joy

that, too.

Do you play?

I have zero musical talent. I don't even
sing in the shower.

You're an artist, though.

People like you always have music in
their souls.

Come here. Come sit.

No. We could play. something together i
promise i'll go easy on you i i know you

could do it first piano lessons on the
house oh well thank you

okay i know that one yeah you heard it
i've heard that one yeah okay

so see the black piece so it's the
middle black key there a flat and then

this finger yep beautiful

Now we're going to change the court.

Go down to this.

Oh, boy.

Hello. There's one here. You still open?

How much for that piano lesson?

It just gives me an excuse to come back.

You can keep playing if you want.

Hey, Mom.

This is incredible.

Yeah, people have been so generous. I
can't even keep up.

Well, you know, Meg is off to do a gift
wrapping night at her shop.

That's awfully nice of her.

She's got a big heart. You should hear
her sing and play piano. She's so

talented. Really? And she's got this
incredible collection of Joni Mitchell

albums. Oh, I love that.

Hi.

Oh, hey, you made it. Hi.

Mom, this is Meg Riley.

Meg, so nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

These are for you.

They're donated from Marino's Toy and
Hobby Store on Christmas Tree Lane. That

is so kind.

Please, thank them for us. I sure will.

Let me see these. Why don't I see what I
can do with these?

Thank you so much, Mrs. Williams. I
really appreciate that. Of course.

Would you like to join us for lunch?

I would love to, but I have to get back
to the shop. We have so much planning to

do before the concert.

Okay, well, it was lovely meeting you.
And I'm sure our paths will cross again.

I hope so.

See you after.

I like her.

Okay. She's great.

Oh, it's dead.

So much for lunch.

Okay, moving on.

So, what's the latest update on CTL?

CTL? Christmas Tree Lane.

That's one of our projects.

Actually, it's about to be one of your
projects, Nate.

I need you down on the ground
coordinating as we move forward.

I heard the Merchants Association was
shilling for people to come down and

the lane.

Putting on some sort of concert or
something, hoping to spruce up the

About 20 years too late.

I'm here with Meg Riley, the president
of the Christmas tree laying merchants

association on one of the oldest streets
here in Denver. Meg.

Where does the name Christmas Tree Lane
come from? Back in the 1920s, we were

the first shopping district in the city
to use electric Christmas lights on all

the trees and buildings.

Nobody had seen anything like it. People
came from all over.

So there's a lot of history here.

History and tradition.

And we're in danger of losing both.

Christmas Tree Lane is slated for
demolition.

We're hoping to show the city that we
are worth saving.

And how are you doing that? By embracing
what people are longing for, which is

Christmas the way it used to be.

We are having a Christmas tree
decorating contest. We have a vintage

sleigh. We're lighting this street from
end to end. And it all finishes with the

big concert to save Christmas tree lane
on Christmas Eve.

We are bringing history back to life.

And we hope you will help us preserve
this lane for generations to come. And

we're putting a link up on our website
for that concert information.

You think I'm too old to visit with
Santa?

You are never too old to have the
Christmas you remember.

That's perfectly said.

I really love this.

It really

does feel like you're going

back in time.

Christmas the way it used to be. Rick
Conner, Channel 7 News, reporting from

Christmas Tree Lane 100 years ago.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Denver.

Did you see the story on TV?

I did.

Christmas Tree Lane is the talk of
Denver.

It really feels like all of our hard
work is starting to pay off, you know?

shop has been filled with customers all
day.

I, uh... I want to tell you something.

Okay. It was just... I found something
out at work.

Mabel!

Mabel.

Hey. Hey, what is it?

Hi. You remember Emma and Carrie, and
this is my best buddy, Mabel.

Hi, Mabel.

Hi. I'm Nate.

Are you ready to go?

Where are you going?

We are going to go look at all of the
trees in the Christmas tree decorating

competition. Ooh.

We even put little coffee mugs on it. I
cannot wait to see that.

Do you want to come with us?

Uh, sure.

Yeah, why not?

Well, I mean, this one is obviously the
winner.

I think you might be playing favorite.

Wow, it's actually kind of crowded in
there.

Was there still something you wanted to
talk to me about?

I just... I wanted to say...

Congratulations on all the publicity.

Thank you.

Yeah, I'm really starting to believe
this might actually work.

Any chance you'll be coming back down
here tomorrow?

I can almost guarantee it.

See you then.

See you then.

Good morning.

Thanks. You know, these are going out as
fast as you get them to me. That's

fantastic. I'm going to bring the rest
of these over to Cloverfield

Let them know about the concert and
invite them to use a couple of VIP

I want them to see this plane and
everything we're doing for themselves.

Cloverfield. Aren't those guys like a
bunch of Scrooges? Even Ebenezer came

around in the end. Worth a shot, right?

Your mom would have done the same thing.

There's a lot of history here.

History and tradition and...

We're in danger of losing votes.

Carol!

Carol?

You wanted to see me, sir? Yeah, I'm
headed down to Christmas Tree Lane. Oh,

you have a budget meeting in about two
minutes. This is more important.

Thanks.

Meg Riley with the Christmas Tree Lane
Merchants Association.

Meg.

Well, at least now I know why you were
down there all the time doing a little

opposition research.

That's not it at all.

I kept on going there because I love it
down there. I had no idea that we were

involved in the Christmas Tree Lane
project.

How is that even possible?

Because when I got back to Denver, my
father had dozens of projects for me to

get caught up on. I had no idea our
company was the one causing all your

problems until yesterday.

And you didn't tell me then?

I tried.

But you were so happy.

And so was I.

Look.

Let me fix this.

How? I can work on my father from the
inside. I think we can do this together.

Together? I looked at the proposal.

Okay, and I think that there's a way
that we can combine the old buildings

new construction.

I can do a sketch, cost analysis, and
present it to my dad. What makes you

your father would even consider
something like that? Because I'll make

plans are so good that he won't be able
to say no.

Look, I know I can do this.

I just need to know if you want me to
try.

I don't know what I want right now.

Hey. Hey.

Before you say anything, I just wanted
to...

Show you what I've been working on.

Just in case you said yes.

Meg, I want to bring my father down here
tomorrow morning and show him

everything you're doing.

If he sees this and I show him these
plans, I think that we have a shot at

something special.

From here on out, I want total
transparency.

No secrets.

I promise you I will not keep anything
from you.

Then I think it's worth a shot.

Son, this is a waste of time. I've been
down Christmas tree lane before.

We have a site meeting across town at 1,
so let's try to make this quick.

Mr. Williams, thank you so much for
coming down here.

I'm Meg Riley. Welcome to Christmas Tree
Lane.

Nice to meet you.

I saw the story about you on TV the
other night.

And we have just gotten busier ever
since then. Where else in the city can

go to experience Christmas the way it
was 100 years ago? People are just

it. Mm -hmm.

Well, I understand what you and Nate
have been trying to do here, but the

way to reinvent this neighborhood is to
start over.

Christmas doesn't need reinventing, and
neither do we.

Well, that's not... Look, we're losing
our connection to the past.

All over town, buildings are being torn
down.

Neighborhoods bulldozed over.

Well, that's not true. Yes. No, that's
not true. Yes, it is. No, the city has

restored the Ogden Theater, Larimer
Square, the old Molly Brown house.

But, you know, we need to have progress.

And we can't save everything. But look
at how many people are out, sir.

Yeah, I see them.

But they're all going to be gone by
January 1st.

Now, I want to wish you all the best of
luck in your future endeavors, sir.

All right?

Nate, we got to go. We're running late.

Yeah, go ahead, Dad. I'll meet you back
there.

Excuse me?

I'm going to stay here with Meg.

How's it going?

Great.

Everybody's in a holiday mood.

They're amazing.

I think you should join them for a song.

No, I couldn't.

There's so many people. Yeah, but
they're all minding their own business.

Nobody's paying that much attention.
It'll feel like a performance, but no

pressure.

Do you want to give it a try? Just one.

Yeah? Okay.

friend carrie sit in with you guys for
our song yeah we love that come on

one

two three

Wow, she's amazing.

I know. Wait till the concert. She's
going to blow everyone away.

Thank

you.

And thanks to the best music teacher in
the world.

Who should come up and sing next?

Come on, Meg. Don't you have an original
for us? I'm working on a few new

things, but they're not ready quite yet.

Carry on.

Concert to see if we can see Lane?

Merry Christmas.

Well, hello there.

Well, hello there.

What are you still doing down here?

I

didn't

want to go back to the office and get
lectured to by my dad.

I get it.

You're writing a new song.

Well, I'm trying to.

Lately I feel like I'm getting all these
ideas, but haven't really finished

anything for a long time now.

There's this melody that keeps playing
around in my head, and I don't know.

It's time to go home.

I have a lot on my mind.

Well, let me...

Let me walk you.

I think I'd rather just be by myself.

That's okay.

Of course.

Thank you.

Thanks for sitting with me.

Ho,

ho, ho!

More toys!

Hey, let me give you a hand with that.

This is amazing.

Thank you so much.

We would have never been able to get
everything wrapped.

Well, we're happy to help. Nate tells me
that you are something of a gift

-wrapping whisperer.

Is that true? I'm terrible at this. I
hope you'll help me. I will teach you

my secrets. But first, I hear there's
the congratulations in order.

What? Why? You haven't heard.

The online version of tomorrow's Denver
record just went live.

The print edition goes out in the
morning.

Wow.

This is amazing.

They picked you as number one.

The street has music, nostalgia, themed
Christmas trees, vintage Santa, and the

biggest heart in all of Denver.

Take a walk down memory lane at Riley's
Music Store for some retro fun.

Savor the memories because this all
might be gone soon.

Look, there's even a link to your
concert page.

This is incredible.

How did this happen?

You made it happen.

And he took his blades off his skates
and started shuffling around, falls

on his face.

I haven't seen my son laugh like that in
ages.

You seem to bring out the joy in him
when you're together.

Well, I think there's a lot of joy
hiding in there.

His father used to be like that when we
first met.

I heard about his visit down here.

When I get home, I'm going to talk to
Edmund and show him that article.

See what I can do to help him bring back
that love of Christmas he had.

Really? Yeah.

Thank you.

They're not still at work, are they? No,
they live up there.

Above the shop?

Yeah.

Most of these buildings had apartments
upstairs for the shopkeepers.

When I was a kid, the lane was filled
with families who lived here.

So it was zoned for residential?

Mm -hmm.

What happened? The suburbs.

Back in the 1970s, nobody wanted to live
downtown.

We had the shops, but no one to shop at
them.

People are clamoring to move back to the
city.

I'd live down here in a heartbeat.

What if we added housing to the plans?

Everyone's been so focused on office
space, but what if we got people living

down here again?

It sounds like a great idea, but how
would you convince your dad?

I'd have to revise the plans.

But the minute people are living here,
you've got your shopping base.

Add offices and people can walk to work,
dining, bars, markets.

I think this could work.

Thanks for walking me

back.

Of course.

You're...

You're an extraordinary person, Meg.

Getting to know you has been the
greatest Christmas gift I could have

for.

I know what you want for Christmas.

And I'm not giving up.

I had a guitar tonight.

Me too.

Oh, hey, Dad.

Hey, what's up? You wanted to see me?
Yeah.

I figured out a way to make Christmas
Tree Lane more profitable.

With a mixed -use project, we can expect
either double or triple the per square

foot income.

I remember being your age.

Challenging authority.

That's the beauty of youth.

But I'm proud of your initiative.

Well, I'm glad.

Because I'm putting a proposal together
for the board.

Full set of plans. I have Dean doing a
cost analysis for me right now.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Nate, that street has been a retail
failure for years.

How is it going to support offices and
housing?

I mean, it's a waste of time.

Well, not to me, Dad, and definitely not
to the shop owners of Christmas Tree

Lane. Put me on the agenda before people
leave for the holidays.

You won't be disappointed.

Good? Miss Riley.

Meg.

Do you mind if I join you?

Oh, of course.

You have a sweet tooth just like your
son. Well, where do you think he got it

from?

Oh, I learned my manners. Enjoyed one.

You know what?

I absolutely would. Thank you.

Nobody makes Christmas kolakis like Mrs.
Kaminsky.

You know Mrs. Kaminsky?

No, no. I knew her mother.

So you used to come to Christmas tree
laying?

Mm -hmm.

Well, I remember the Christmas windows,
the lights on the old gas lights.

Most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.

Well, Mr. Williams, with all due
respect, why don't you help us save it?

Those were the old days. At least come
to our Christmas Eve concert. Christmas

Eve is too late, Meg. We vote tomorrow.

Listen, I really got to get going.

Merry Christmas, man.

I'm so sorry I'm late.

I can't wait to hear about this
conversation you had with my dad.

Well, we kind of bonded over Christmas
tree lane, if you can imagine that.

Wow.

My dad talks about the path basically
never.

So something must have gotten to him. I
think it was when he spent time down

here the other day.

I know it sounds crazy, but I think he
has a soft spot in his heart for this

street.

Okay, go on. A guy doesn't sneak down
here in the middle of the work day to

a box of Christmas kolaches from his
youth unless he's got more on his mind

the bottom line.

You're doing the presentation tomorrow.
We don't have time to get the board to

come down here to see the Christmas Eve
concert.

So we need to figure out a way to bring
the spirit of Christmas tree lane to

them.

Merry Christmas!

Hi, Father John.

Hey, Father.

Amazing, Nick. Thank you. Thank you,
man.

Okay, yeah. Pan around a little bit and
watch.

So this is a day in the life.

One nutmeg Christmas blizzard coming
right up.

That was my idea.

Whoa!

Another food cart?

It never used to come down here.

It's because Christmas Tree Lane is now
the place to be.

Look at this selection.

For you.

Thank you.

This is a fantastic idea. We should do
this next year for the open house.

Assuming we still have a house to open.

Oh, come on. Don't give up. This is far
from over.

All right?

We're going to make this happen.

So what do you think I should get? White
chocolate or milk hot chocolate?

Or maybe I can do a swirl.

You have the same exact expression as
your father. You know that?

What do you mean?

When I saw him at the bakery.

It was like he was ten years old again.

He has a heart, Nate.

I saw it today. It's just a glimmer that
it's in there.

What do you love more?

Singing or songwriting?

Actually, right now.

Seeing my students perform.

You know you can do all of that and
still write your own songs.

I am so sorry. It's work.

I'll be right back, okay?

Ever since the Merchants Association has
been planning events for the holiday

season, the street has seen an explosion
of foot traffic.

I think that if we harness the energy,
Christmas Tree Lane can become the

destination it once was.

So, uh... I know I went over some of the
board.

You came up to me after the meeting.
What about your dad?

The revised plans would trigger a new
approval process for the city.

Well, that would be a good thing for us.

That would buy us more time.

It would cost a fortune to new plans and
set the whole project back by at least

a year.

My father doesn't want to spend the
money.

But this is just the first step, Meg. I
know that if we lobby enough of the

board, I can challenge my father. I
can't count on your father coming around

this point.

No, but I can help.

Nate, I know that you've tried your
best. I know you've done everything you

But right now, I think the only hope we
have is that people come together and

stand up for Christmas to claim.

Just like before we met.

But we did meet.

And everything changed.

We can't just let that go.

I'm sorry, but right now the only thing
I can focus on is the concert.

It's our last chance.

And if that doesn't work?

Well then, I guess you'll have a lot of
new buildings to design.

I have to call my dad. Thank you for
everything, Nate.

Hey, Dad.

It's not good news.

Where is everybody?

I told them about the boy.

You've already shouldered too much of
this as it is, and I didn't want you to

have to deliver any bad news.

Where's Nate?

It doesn't matter. He can't help us
anymore.

But he matters to you, doesn't he? I
can't even think about that anymore,

What I know is that I made a promise to
everybody on Christmas Tree Lane, and I

failed. Are you kidding me?

You have succeeded beyond your wildest
dreams.

How can you say that? Look around,
honey.

You make family everywhere you go, just
like your mother.

The lane hasn't felt like this in years.
Have you ever seen so many smiles?

And I think that this experience...

As unpleasant as it's been, it's really
helped you find your voice.

Sorry, Dad.

It's okay, sweetie.

Carol, where's Nate?

I don't know, sir. He left after the
meeting without saying anything.

Hey.

Hi, sweetie.

Well, I tried.

I really did.

But Dad won and I lost.

I'm so sorry.

I know you did your best.

How's Meg doing?

I think I lost her, too.

I did.

I blew it, Mom.

I disappointed her in the most important
thing in her life.

There's no coming back from that.

Will you be at the concert tomorrow
night?

No, no. After everything that's gone on,
I should probably just steer clear.

No, Nate. You need to be there.

Why?

Because she needs to know that even if
Christmas Tree Lane won't be there for

her, that you will.

Samantha, you're runner -up.

Merry Christmas. Thank you, Father.

What's this?

We tallied up the votes from all the
folks who came down to see the trees.

You won.

Merry Christmas.

If you love Christmas, this is the place
to be on Christmas

Eve. Everyone coming together to save
Christmas Tree Lane getting ready for

big concert tonight.

It is so much buzz and excitement at
being here where you've got everyone

together and it's very successful.

They can bring Christmas back the way it
used to be. The lights, the sound. Lots

of energy here.

Regina.

Hi. What are you doing down here?

Nate called me. I'm sorry about what
happened.

You know he did everything he could.

Absolutely. And now it's just better for
us to go it alone, like we did before.

Do you think this concert will do the
trick?

Honestly, at this point, I don't know
what to think. Well, I do.

And that's why I'm going to help you.

Pardon me?

Nick came to me a few days ago. He was
worried that things wouldn't work out

with his dad.

And if that happens, he wanted you to
have a backup plan.

That's me.

He called me this morning and asked me
to come down here.

I could tell he was worried.

That's what he was meeting you about.

I thought you and Nate were... That
ended a long time ago, Meg.

I'm lucky to have him as a friend.

I really appreciate the saucer, but
there's no way that we could afford you.

know, but this is exactly the kind of
work I do pro bono.

Why didn't Nate tell me he was talking
to you about this? He was hoping he'd be

successful. He was...

Trying to protect you.

I know you two just met, but he cares
about you, Meg.

Christmas Tree Lane brought you and Nate
together.

Don't let it tear you apart.

Ready?

How are you holding up?

You got this. You are going to be so
great.

Okay, first step. Let's make sure we're
all on the same team.

I thought we were going to the party.

What's it all about, Lorraine?

I've never seen so many people down
here.

How'd this all happen?

You know how.

Meg Riley.

Wow.

You look incredible.

Thank you.

Have you taken a look outside?

Not yet.

You've already made a difference.

To me, to everyone else, you're going to
do great, Meg.

It's the season of miracles after all.

Thank you.

Good evening.

I'm Meg Riley, and this is the concert
to save Christmas Tree Lane.

Thank you all so much for coming out
tonight and showing your support.

Before we get started, I want to thank
my father, whose love and support

has really kept my spirits high,
especially over these last few weeks.

Thank you, Dad. I love you.

For over a hundred years, this is where
Denver came to celebrate the

holidays.

As my mother used to say, when you have
a shop on Christmas Tree Lane, you have

to live up to the name.

Christmas Tree Lane is more than just a
street.

Christmas Tree Lane is about love and
family.

And keeping the spirit of Christmas
alive.

And that is exactly what we are going to
do tonight.

I wasn't originally

planning to perform tonight.

But seeing you all out here, my heart is
full.

I'm finally ready to sing my song.

Just enough these memories.

One more year gone by.

Face to face with meant to be.

The truth within your eyes.

And it's happened so unexpectedly.

Like the best things always do.

Lights in my heart are on again.

I think it's all because of you.

You are the peace I've been missing.

I couldn't have prayed I'd find.

You are the gift I've been wishing for.
My hope on this

holy night.

In the glow of Christmas past Everything
old feels new

again Please let this be our beginning
And

Christmas

You pulled off the impossible.

The concert was incredible.

Not the concert, Nate.

You know, when I look around and see all
this energy, all this goodwill, it

gives me pause.

You know, Meg is right.

Something very special lives here on
Christmas Tree Lane.

And it wouldn't be right if we took that
away.

Let's give it a try, okay?

You have... You have no idea how much
that means to me, Dad.

Don't tell her, honey.

My tree!

I'll be good.

You're welcome.

You blew me away.

You blew everyone away.

I meant every word.

These gas slips.

Are you kidding me? How did you do that?

Call them a couple favors to the city.

What would you say if I told you they'd
stay on permanently?

What do you mean?

My father wants to find a way to make
this work.

Are you serious?

That's a miracle.

You're the miracle, Nick.

Knowing you has changed my life.

You have changed my life, too.

I can't even begin to imagine Christmas
tree lane without

you by my side.

Well, you won't have to.

Because I'm not going anywhere.

Merry Christmas, Meg.

Merry Christmas, Pete.

You're a good listener. I know what it's
like to need to talk to someone.

Are you just going to keep talking on
the phone?

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