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Your branches green delight us, O Christmas tree, O Christmas

tree. Your branches green delight us, they're green when summer

days are bright, they're green when winter snow is white. O Christmas tree,

O Christmas tree, you give us so much pleasure.

Well, if that doesn't fill you with the Christmas spirit, I don't know what

will.

Thank you all for worshiping with us, and I want to wish you all a Merry

Christmas.

May the Lord bless you and keep you and make his face to shine upon you

and give you peace.

Bye. Sadie, I think Brandon and Rachel want to go skating with them.

Ben, we don't have time for skating.

What about our tree?

You're just saying that because you're terrible at it. No, I'm not.

It's okay. We all have our weaknesses.

Hey, Dad, Ben and I are going to hang out for a bit.

Okay, Sadie Bug. You just make sure you're home in time for dinner.

Bye, Mom.

Bye, sweetie.

Have fun skating, okay?

We will, Mom.

Don't forget your gloves.

We like a tree, please.

And we want it to look like this.

We gather here today to celebrate the magic of Christmas.

As the guardians of this forest, we vow to come back every Christmas Eve to

plant a new tree and create an entire Christmas forest.

Yeah, I asked my dad about that. He's not going to let us plant a bunch of

trees in the church's backyard.

Fine, then we'll come back every Christmas Eve and visit this tree for

the rest of our lives until we die. Until we die.

And now the list.

This Christmas I wish for a Shira, Princess of Power action figure, a

Millennium Falcon, and to be in a Janet Jackson music video.

And I wish for a Nintendo, an A-Team pinball machine, and a pair of Air

Jordans. Everyone knows that when you make a wish next to a magic Christmas

tree, Santa has to make it come true.

Santa, hear our Christmas plea and give your magic to this tree.

I know it's not part of the pact, but I got you a present.

Here. As your best friend and next-door neighbor, it's my responsibility to make

sure that you listen to good music. You can thank me later.

I actually got something for you, too.

This is so cool!

I'll stick it on with my gum.

Our tree's first ornament.

Merry Christmas, Sadie. Merry Christmas, Ben.

I'll be at your house by six o'clock.

Cool. I probably won't sleep tonight.

Me neither.

Later, Sator.

See you then, Ben.

Mom, we are selling a lot of wreaths this year. This has been our busiest

Christmas yet.

Thank you, Ben. I'm sure you didn't want to spend your first winter break from

college helping your mom out at work.

School's literally 20 minutes away. It's fine.

I know, but still, ever since your dad, I wouldn't have been able to run this

place all by myself.

Well, you never are by yourself.

I'm always with you, and so is Dad, if in spirit, okay?

Plus, it's been fun hanging out with you.

I'm serious.

Merry Christmas Eve!

Hi, Sadie. Hi, Miss Lockwood.

Ben told me you got a late acceptance to that art school you wanted to go to.

Congratulations. Thanks. Yeah, I still can't quite believe it.

Yeah, they got a pretty amazing photography department.

Hardly anyone ever gets in. Ooh.

I think you should be thanking me right now.

For what?

Don't forget, I'm the one who got you that first camera, that Polaroid. I

basically jump-started your whole artistic journey. Yeah, keep telling

yourself that, OK? I will. So when do you start?

Oh, I leave in a few days. I'm driving across country with my parents. Oh, keep

you in our prayers.

Miss Lockwood, do you mind if I still bend a little early today?

We only have six hours until service, and we have three more Christmas movies

to watch.

We've already watched nine movies this week. Well, that's because it's called

The 12 Films of Christmas.

And besides, I saved the best three for last.

The Muppet Christmas Carol is not a cinematic masterpiece.

You are not getting out of this, okay? I'm gonna need you to fall into the

holiday spirit.

Fall into it. Well, Sadie has a point.

Christmas Eve.

So why are we still open?

Go ahead.

I'll close up.

Thank you. Love the boat, by the way.

Bye now.

See you at church.

All right.

Let's go.

Christmas movies and cupcakes.

This must be what heaven feels like.

Mm.

What is this?

What? Ugh.

Hold on.

I think I need help with the gingerbread cookies.

Now? In the kitchen.

What?

Can we make this fast?

They're just about to do the angels dance.

Wait, you don't need help with the cookies.

Sadie, we're not baking cookies.

We're talking about what just happened in there.

What do you mean?

You, Ben, the frosting.

What is going on with you two?

Nothing!

Hey, man, that make things weird?

Me, Sadie, frosting thing.

It's the angels dance.

Dude.

Seriously.

Look, are you asking if anyone's noticed you're crushing hard on Sadie? That's

not what I asked. Because the answer is yes.

Everyone in Newburgh knows it. Why does everyone think I have a crush on her?

You're seriously going to sit there and tell me that you don't?

Trust me, I know these things.

Brandon used to look at me the exact same way.

Oh, you don't.

Like, like him, right?

Sadie! What?

He's over there looking really cute tonight, don't you think? It doesn't

matter. He's your best friend.

Do you know how weird that would be?

Well, what about you and Brandon?

Exactly. We were never friends.

That's why it works.

Besides, you're leaving in three days.

Well, yeah, that's why I was thinking if there's something there, maybe I should

find out before I move all the way across the country. No, because you

can't do anything about it from Rhode Island.

All it will do is mess things up between you.

Do you really think so?

Yes. You can't fall in love with your best friend.

You're no fun.

But you're not thinking about making a move, are you?

Do you really want to be in a long-distance relationship?

I mean, you couldn't make it last two weeks with the last girl you were

dating, and she only lives a block away because she had the weird sneeze.

Do you really want to ruin your friendship with Sadie by falling in

love? Wouldn't falling in love make the friendship better? No!

I mean, look at Romeo and Juliet.

They weren't friends.

Their family hated each other, and that's the greatest love story of all

time. Is it?

That didn't exactly end well for them.

That's not the point.

Dude, trust me.

You can't fall in love with your best friend.

You don't know.

Oh, it gets more beautiful every year. It really does.

Coffee? You brought coffee?

I could kiss you right now.

Yeah, keep dreaming.

All right.

Grab one of those.

Thank you.

Oh, so warm.

Ooh.

Good call.

Why did we do this from the beginning?

We were eight.

Oh, yeah, that's right.

So, you ready to get this party started?

You know I am.

Great. All right.

Santa, hear our Christmas plea and give your magic to this tree.

Oh, wait, is it my turn?

Yeah, I went first last year.

Get your head in the game, Sadie. Okay, Christmas police.

Okay. Dear Santa, for Christmas this year, I want a new pair of Doc Martens.

Oh, you'll fit right in in art school.

A Star Wars VHS box set. Such a nerd!

But most of all, I want tickets to rent.

I don't even know what that is.

Then what? It'll change your life.

Okay, I'm gonna get tickets, and then I'm gonna make you watch it, and you're

gonna love it. Okay, we'll see.

Okay, your turn.

Here we go.

Dear Santa, this year for Christmas, I want a PlayStation. Okay, I'm sorry,

wait. Who's the nerd here?

I want a pair of rollerblades. You are making this way too easy.

And Forseti did not have to leave.

I know, I know you gotta go, and I'm proud of you. I just gotta miss you.

I'm gonna miss you, too.

But I'm not gonna be that far away.

Rhode Island is literally as far as you can get without leaving the country.

Well, I'll come home for summer. And for Christmas, of course.

I know, I know. I guess it'll just be weird not having you around, but...

Gifts. Gifts. Gifts.

All right.

This is to help continue your musical education while I'm away.

Isn't it cute?

Yeah.

I love this.

Ooh, pretty box.

Finn, it's beautiful.

This way, you can take our tree with you.

I'm gonna put it on right now. Here, let me help. Yeah? Yeah.

Okay.

Woo! Yeah?

Looks great.

Merry Christmas, Ben.

Merry Christmas, Sadie.

All right, here we go, y'all. We are already ahead of schedule and making

great time.

Sadie, you have everything?

Yeah, I think so. I am so looking forward to a week of this.

I'm kind of sad that I feel like my entire life fits in the back of a sedan.

Not everything.

Take care of Archie while I'm gone, okay?

I will.

All right, Sadie, you ready?

Yeah.

All right, I gotta go.

Call me when you get there, okay? I will.

Later, Santa.

See you then, Ben.

Christmas! It's still two days until Christmas, weirdo. I know, I'm just

really excited.

Me too. What are you getting here?

Well, I wanted to surprise you guys, so I'm already home. What? I thought you

were getting in tomorrow.

Yeah, I caught a flight a day early.

Hang on a second.

I'm talking to Sadie, okay? She hasn't been home for Christmas in, like,

forever.

Sorry about that.

Anyway,

we have to go out tonight.

Oh, I'm in.

And Ben is going to flip when he sees you. Yeah, I know. We haven't seen each

other in, like, three years.

Dear. All right.

I should probably go. Me too. I'll see you tonight. Later.

How can I help you?

Up on the housetop reindeer paused.

Out jumps good old Santa Claus.

Down through the chimney with lots of toys. All for the little ones Christmas

joys.

Thank you for remembering that, baby. How you doing?

Hey, Dad. Oh, hey, Sadie's mom.

Where did you get here?

We were expecting you tomorrow. I flew in this morning from New York. I made my

deadline a day early.

Well, that's good because your mother was worried that you wouldn't make it

again this year. I wasn't worried. I was cautiously optimistic.

Yeah, is that what they call it now?

Well, did I miss something? I thought the Christmas carnival was always on the

20th. Oh, last year, the community theater put on a production of the

Christmas Carol on the same day.

We're not trying to compete with that again.

So now the carnival's on Christmas Eve. Mm-hmm.

Really? Oh, that's great, you guys. I thought I was going to miss it again

this year.

Well, do you need help with anything?

I have a few hours to kill before I see everyone.

Yeah, you know what? I left the staple gun in the shed. Could you grab that for

me? Yeah, I got you. I'm on it.

Ladybug!

It's a Christmas miracle.

Hi. Hi.

Wow, you look amazing.

Well, thank you. You don't look too bad yourself.

Did you start working out or something?

This is all natural. This is all those years of hauling mulch at the nursery.

They've paid off.

Oh, please. Those are show muscles.

Are they?

Okay. Your guns are loaded. You were saying?

Hey, you know what? This is perfect timing.

I'm setting up a booth for the nursery. You want to help me find like 500 pine

cones? We're making wreaths. Well, I know just the place. Yeah? Yeah, come

on.

So, moral of the story is don't try to hug kangaroos. They're terrifying.

I can't believe you're in Australia. That's crazy.

Your job is so cool.

Well, it's not as glamorous as you think.

Magazine pays you to travel and take photos?

That sounds pretty glamorous.

Don't get me wrong, okay? I love my job. And living in New York is amazing when I

actually get to be there. But there are some major downsides. I have no control

over my schedule. This is the first Christmas that I've been off in the past

three years.

Well, I'm just glad to finally have you back.

Our tree missed you.

And I missed it.

But this helped.

I can't believe you still have that. Of course I do.

Another downside is it's impossible to find a boyfriend when you have to leave

every three months. Oh, come on. You telling me you didn't have some

whirlwind romance with an Australian surfer?

No, I didn't.

He was a fireman.

Of course he was. And his name was Liam, if you must know.

So what about you? You still dating fro-yo girl?

Her name is Heather.

She's a shift manager, but not with broke-up things.

Oh, what did this one do? Does she like eating cranberry sauce from the can or

something? She brought a store-bought pie to Thanksgiving.

Who does that?

Wow, yeah, you really dodged a bullet with that one.

I know.

Speaking of... Oh, no, no, no.

You're dead.

No, Ben, seriously, you have a problem when it comes to women.

Have a problem. Yes, you break up with them for ridiculous reasons.

You're way too picky I'm not picky. I know what I want. No, you know what you

don't want. That's not the same thing What okay? Okay. Okay, just stop. I give

up you give up.

I give up.

Okay

Girls

roll boys draw

And don't ever forget it, honey.

You're even meaner than when we were eight.

And stronger and prettier.

See,

this is why I love coming home.

To annoy me?

Well, yeah, that too, but mostly for our holiday traditions.

Oh, speaking of which, we only have two days left until Christmas Eve, and I

want to do everything.

Well, Rachel wanted us all to get together and go ice skating.

Told you you wouldn't be interested since we all know you hate it. I don't

hate ice skating.

Yes, you do. You always have.

Since you stink at it.

Oh, no. It's on.

I'm terrible at nothing. Okay. I'll show you.

I'll show you.

You sure you want to do this?

I don't know what's the matter, Ben.

Are you nervous I'm going to prove you wrong?

If I'm more nervous, you're going to break some.

You guys, I can't believe we're all hanging out again.

The last time we did this was in high school.

And it looks like Sadie's just as bad as she was back then. Stop being a grinch.

Take your time, Sadie. Oh, I'm ready.

Are you coming, Slowpoke?

Yeah.

I have a bad feeling about this.

So do I.

He's good.

It's always showing off. He's good. Look at him go.

Oh, whatever.

It must be nice to finally find a group of people who think you're cool.

Don't be bitter because you're jealous.

Oh, come on. You saw me out there. Admit that you are wrong. I am actually a

fairly good...

Ice skater. Okay, you're right.

You're not the disaster I remember from when we were kids.

Oh, look at them. They're so cute.

I could have sworn they hated each other when we were growing up. Yeah, me too.

Shows how much we know.

Guess opposites do attract.

I never understood that.

Opposites attract. Like, wouldn't you want to be with someone who likes the

same things you like?

More importantly, hates the things you hate. Exactly. Like golf.

Like, I could never be with a guy who likes golf. Because it's the worst.

I legit broke up with a girl once because her favorite holiday was

Valentine's Day.

Gross. Pick a real holiday. Like Christmas.

So what, you got another lap in you?

I think so.

Go get it. All right.

They came out of nowhere.

Did they though?

Ooh, you have nice broad shoulders there, Ben.

Okay, get off the ice.

Okay, okay. All right.

Ow.

You good?

Yes. Okay.

Thank you so much for making me go ice skating. I had so much fun.

Me too.

Glad you're home.

Yeah, me too. It's been way too long.

Yeah, it has.

Well, goodnight.

Goodnight.

We still on for tomorrow after the carnival?

What's tomorrow?

Very funny.

Our Christmas pact.

Make sure you bring extra ornaments. We have three years of tree decorating to

make up for.

I'm on it.

Later, Sater. See you then, Ben.

Hanging in okay there by yourself?

Good, good.

People are going crazy for these wreaths. I think we might sell out.

Okay, I admit it. The booth was a good idea. Keep this up and maybe I can

retire sooner than I thought.

Yeah.

Mom, I gotta cut the line. I gotta go check on Brandon. I think he's having

trouble with the gift wrapping booth.

Oh, that poor boy.

All right. Talk later. I love you, Mom.

How's it going? Killing it.

Obviously.

I need some advice about Sadie.

Wow.

Only been back a day and she's already got her hooks in you, huh?

Merry Christmas.

It's like we're back in high school.

No, this is totally different. Oh, is it? Yeah.

Yes, it is. There's a connection there. I can't tell if she's feeling it, too.

Here's a question.

Have you ever actually told her how you feel?

I mean... Okay, that's a no.

Ben, I love you.

You're my best friend.

But I really, really don't want to have the same conversation with you every 10

years. So please, for me, either let it go or do something about it.

What if she doesn't feel the same way?

Then at least you'll know.

You can take a chance or you can lose your chance.

It's your choice.

Well, if you'll excuse me, I gotta go take a chance of my own.

Watch and learn, my friend.

Can't jump on this.

I'll see you later.

I can't believe how much you got in a trap. I'm so jealous.

The most exotic place I've been to is the Leaning Tower Pizza in Portland.

This place must feel so small after everywhere you've been.

No, not at all. I've seen so many towns just like Newburgh all around the world.

They just speak a different language.

But this place is special.

Yeah. Because I'm here.

No, it's true.

When I'm on the road for a long time, it's nice to know that I have a home to

come back to.

I don't think I can keep doing this without you guys.

Who knows?

Maybe one day you'll finally get tired of traveling the world and we'll come

back here for good.

You're right.

Who knows?

Merry Christmas, everyone.

It's me, Santa Claus.

Wait, is that Brandon?

Yep. Gather around, gather around. don't be shy don't be shy now some of you

may be wondering why santa is so early on christmas eve well i have a

very special present for a very special girl i didn't know brandon signed up to

be santa for the carnival this year i don't think he did rachel scott will you

please come to the stage

Rachel, we've known each other our entire lives.

And I know this is crazy, but I don't want to spend another Christmas just

being your boyfriend.

So, will you make me the happiest

man in Newburgh and be my wife? Yes!

Congratulations!

See? You know what I'm talking about.

Take your chance, Ben.

Oh,

Brendan!

Santa,

hear our Christmas plea and give your magic to this tree.

Ben, will you read your list, please? My list?

Mm-hmm.

Dear Santa, this year for Christmas I want... Insert game console here.

Okay, Ms. Know-It-All.

I was actually going to say coffee maker because I'm an adult.

Uh-huh. What's the next one?

Nintendo Wii. Exactly what I thought.

And to adopt a keyboard cat.

Wait, that's the video online where the cat's playing the piano, right?

That's the one. Oh, truly a deserving wish.

Okay, my turn.

Right? Dear Santa, this year for Christmas, I want an iPhone.

What's wrong with your razor? Copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Nerd.

And for Britney just to get help.

Well, I think we all want that.

Yeah. Yeah.

OK. Gift time.

You go first.

OK.

Here you go.

What's box?

It's a Karakuri puzzle box.

I got it last year when I was doing a shoot in Japan.

It's a crazy Rubik's cube.

You have to figure out how to open it. And the real gift is inside, if you can

solve it.

That's really cool. That's really cool.

I knew you would like it. I've been waiting a year to give it to you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Now my gift's gonna seem kind of lame.

So don't get too excited. Are you kidding? It's huge.

My expectations couldn't be higher.

Just keep in mind that some of us didn't have a foreign country to source a gift

from, so we gotta... Oh, um...

It's, uh... It's for your camera.

Like a camera bag?

Like a camera bag.

Oh, it's kind of...

Large? Well, it's like, it's carry-on. You can carry it on. Okay.

Yeah, I can use this.

I love it. Thank you. Hey, I knew you would.

Hey.

Sadie.

I want to tell you something.

What? I know it's not the best time, but you headed to New York.

Sadie... Sadie, I love you!

Liam? I've been wanting to tell you that for six months.

I never should have let you get on that plane.

Liam, what are you doing here? Liam? Like the Australian surfer dude, Liam?

Ah, fireman, actually.

Ben, hi.

Nice to meet you, mate.

Sadie, I can't stop thinking about that night in Melbourne.

What you said about living in the moment, sharing an adventure.

I was a fool to want to stay in Australia, but I'm ready now. I've flown

across the world to prove it to you.

Liam, this is crazy.

I know it's crazy, but I knew if I didn't take my chance, I was going to

lose it. Should we give it a shot?

See the world?

Well, I have to go home, and once I get there, I don't know where they'll send

me. Well, I've always wanted to spend New Year's Eve in Times Square.

Whatever comes next, we can go there together.

What do you say?

Yes! Yes!

Oh my gosh!

Oh my gosh, this is crazy!

I have to tell Rachel, I have to tell my parents, this is unbelievable!

Yeah, it really is.

Ben, do you mind if I show Liam around the carnival? Oh, sure, sure, you should

have fun. Why don't you tag along, mate? There's plenty of games for everyone.

Yes, and Liam should definitely get to know my best friend.

No, I'm good, mate.

No, come on, it'll be fun!

What, are you afraid of a bit of friendly competition, are you?

Alright, you're on.

You're on.

Focus.

Finish line. Me, you.

Let's go!

Let's go!

Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

Very sweet.

We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a

Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year Good tidings we bring to you and your

kin Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year We all know that Santa's

coming We all know that Santa's coming We all know that Santa's coming And soon

we'll be here Good tidings we bring to you and your kin. Good

tidings for Christmas and a happy new year.

Oh, it's beautiful.

OK, take it in this way. Yeah, bring it in. Watch the decorations.

OK, watch the walls.

We're not going to hit the walls.

What was that?

Nothing. Nothing.

It's perfect.

I can't believe what great shape it's still in.

I'm surprised your mom kept your old crib for so long.

Well, her mom's kind of a hoarder. Thank you for doing this, Ben. The crib would

have never fit in Brandon's car.

Oh, please. You guys aren't even an hour away.

Besides, I love coming to the city. No, you don't. No, I don't.

Who's ready to party?

Oh, you made it.

Yes. Oh, Merry Christmas.

Hey. Hey.

Where's Liam? Well, he decided to go home for Christmas.

Hey.

Wow, you look really glad to see me. Just shut up and hug me.

You sure have a lot of pom-poms, Ben.

Brennan.

Every time.

Well, some of us are taking this seriously.

Well, I am taking this seriously. Look.

Okay, fine. I'll work a little longer. Pass me the glitter. You guys better

hurry up and get done.

We need to clean up. Everyone's getting here in an hour. Wait, everyone?

Yeah, my whole office is coming over.

I thought when you said ugly Christmas sweater party, you meant, like, us and a

few couples tops, maybe a festive playlist.

Oh, no.

This is our last Christmas before becoming parents.

We're going all out.

All out?

I'm gonna need more glitter.

So, Sadie, where are they sending you this Christmas?

Mexico City.

Feliz Navidad.

Hey, I'm sorry, babe, but I forgot the Christmas pie when I was at the farmer's

market.

They're still open till 4.

I'll go get it. Yeah, I'll come with.

Okay, great. But under one condition.

Yeah? Okay.

Thank you.

I just can't wrap my head around Rachel and Brandon becoming parents.

Right? I mean, could you imagine Brandon as your dad? Oh.

Ooh.

Farm fresh and organic. Now this is the good stuff.

Better be 15 bucks a pot.

Gotta love Portland, right?

Yeah.

Liam go home for Christmas?

Yep.

Come on, Sadie. I know when you're not telling me something. What's going on?

Well, Liam did go home for Christmas, but he's not coming back.

We broke up like a week ago.

Sorry, Sadie.

What happened?

I don't know.

I mean, at first, it was kind of romantic, him dropping his entire life

to be with me, but after a while, it just kind of felt like neither one of us

knew where we were going.

You broke up with him?

Yeah, well, I didn't think it was fair to keep dragging him along when I knew

we didn't have a future together.

When's your flight leave?

Tomorrow. Why?

I got an idea.

Where are we going?

I know it's not our tree, but since you're not going to be here for another

Christmas Eve, it has to do. It's perfect.

Let the Christmas pact commence.

Wait, wait. Before we do this, I just want to apologize.

For what?

For not being there for you these last couple of years.

I just thought it was best to kind of, you know, let you and liam do your thing

no i'm sorry too i could have just as easily picked up the phone look ben

you're my best friend and i don't want to worry about losing you just because i

have a weakness for over-the-top romantic gestures in fact for christmas

this year all i want is no matter what happens no matter who comes into our

lives from this point on we don't let anything come between us you ready

Always. Hold up.

Alright guys, it's time.

Remember, remember what to do? Start playing.

This is too perfect. Hold this.

Ready?

Your lights are shining brightly.

It's perfect.

All right, you all ready? Yeah.

He's your seventh grade crush.

Mark Paul Gosselaar! Yes!

Next one.

He's a rapper, record producer.

I was obsessed with him in college.

Jay-Z!

Yes!

It's not fair. It's like you're two nerds with the same brain.

Okay, come on. Come on. One more. One more.

Star of the greatest Christmas movie ever.

Muppet's Christmas Carol, Michael Bay!

Yes! Yes!

In your face!

I'm going to take a break and check on Rachel.

Wow,

that was really impressive.

Yeah, we make a great team.

Yeah, we're basically undefeated as celebrities. I can see that. Brandon's

team didn't stand a chance.

Hi, I'm Hannah. I'm Sadie.

Hi, Ben. Nice to meet you. Yeah, you too.

So, how long have you two been together?

Oh, no, we're not together.

Sadie and I are friends.

Oh, interesting.

Yeah.

Maybe I should go get us some drinks.

I want to come help you. Oh, no. I got it.

Okay.

Hello. Nice sweater.

A little something like...

Did you make that yourself?

I tried to, yeah.

I like the sparkles. Thank you. I did what I could.

Did you do that yourself?

Yeah, I was just kind of making it up. Help me. It's happening!

See? I'm having the baby. What, right now? Yes, now.

Party's over, everybody. All right, everybody, this way. Come on, I'll get

the truck for you.

I'll get the baby back.

I'll get the baby back. I'll get the baby back. Baby, where's... There it is.

I got it. I got the baby back.

As you know, next week will be my last service as minister for Nadia and I

retire Palm Springs.

We're going to miss you.

We're going to miss all of you.

But I can say that we're not going to miss shoveling that driveway this time

of year.

Apparently, in the desert, that's not an issue.

But I take comfort in knowing that our congregation...

will be in the capable hands of Reverend Simmons.

So please, join me and Stan as we sing our final hymn.

O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom

captive Israel That mourns in lonely

exile here Until the Son of God

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come

to you, O Israel,

shall come to you.

and late last night. Oh, I can't believe you're here a whole week before

Christmas. Yeah, honestly, it's kind of weird.

Oh, I told you that she quit.

Oh, sorry that you're taking some time off to figure things out.

No, it's okay. It is a weird time, and I needed to take a break, and with my

parents moving and everything, it just seemed like the right time. Oh, I think

it's somebody's lunchtime.

Oh, yeah.

Okay. I'm gonna grab you, my love.

Okay. We'll catch you later. Okay.

Bye-bye, honey. Bye-bye.

How long are you guys in town?

Just stopped visiting Grandma and Grandpa for the day. We're heading back

to the city tonight.

But wait, you're coming back for Christmas, right?

Actually, no. Our parents are coming to the city this year.

Life just keeps marching on.

Speaking of which, did you see who Ben brought to church? Thinks it's getting

pretty serious.

You think so?

Trust me, I work with Hannah. Taking that girl out of the city is nothing

short of a miracle.

Hi! Hi!

It's so good to see you, Sadie.

Hey! Well, you too, Rach, but I see you basically every day.

You got a hug from me over there?

Always.

You two are so cute.

You guys, this town is adorable.

I'm so glad I get to see it at Christmas time.

Oh my gosh, what are you doing tonight?

Oh, Brandon and I are having dinner with our parents.

Oh, um, you're coming over for dinner at Ben's house?

Unless you're too busy.

No, no, I can come. Great.

I have a recipe for a vegan chickpea curry that will literally make you cry.

Oh, sounds fun.

Yeah. We'll see you tonight.

All right. See you later.

Wow.

You're in for quite the night.

So, Sadie, are you being whisked away on another exotic travel assignment this

Christmas? Actually, I'm kind of in between things at the moment, though I'm

being considered for a new job in London.

Really? You didn't tell me that.

Yes, the editor for a new lifestyle magazine.

Editor? Wow, that's incredible.

Yeah, well, it's a long shot, and I'd have to move to London, so... So what

are you thinking?

I'm trying not to think about it. Honestly, I'm just happy just to be able

to take a breath so I can help my parents with the move.

I just want to make sure I'm able to enjoy my last Christmas here.

Right.

So, um, how's everything with the nursery?

It's good.

Since my mom moved to Washington to be closer to family, I'm running the place

myself now.

And with the new landscaping business, we hardly see each other. It is so

strange seeing all those Lockwood landscaping trucks driving around town.

You're like a legit businessman.

Who would have thought?

I always knew you had it in you.

Ben, I need some advice.

With this being my parents' last Christmas here, I wanted to get them

something special. So I was thinking about making a photo album of Newberg.

What do you think? Is that too cheesy? Yes, it's too cheesy.

But they'll love it.

Yeah? Besides, you've got like a billion photos you've taken over the years. Now

they can actually be useful.

Sadie, that is the sweetest thing I've ever heard.

Ben always says how special Christmas is here.

Yeah, it really is.

Well, to Christmas in Newburgh.

Christmas in Newburgh.

It's crazy this is actually your house now.

I know.

Homeowner and businessman.

I'm like a real adult, huh?

That's the last of them.

Are you sure I can help?

Oh, no, you cooked up a storm. We got this.

I say that you're an angel. I can see why Ben likes you so much.

Well, then how does coffee sound?

Ben has an adorable coffee machine I've been waiting to break in. Yes, please.

Perfect.

I'll go start a pot.

Thank you.

Oh, things seem to be going well with Hannah.

Yeah, almost a year now.

Longest relationship I've ever had.

Um, excuse me?

You know what I mean.

Yeah, things are going great with Hannah, except... except our

relationship has a one-hour commute.

She's probably going to want to move in together soon, right?

That would explain the sudden interest in Newberg.

So?

So that's probably the next step.

Wow.

I'm impressed.

Wanting to move in together, that would have been more than enough for the old

Ben to break up with someone.

Yeah. Well, maybe it was time for the old Ben to grow up.

Thank you so much for inviting me over. This was a lot of fun. It was our

pleasure. Get home safe.

Later, Sater.

See you then, Ben.

Aw, you guys are so cute.

Hey, I think I need your help.

Yeah.

Again? Every year. Thanks. Okay.

Should we try this one? Yeah, I think so.

Yeah, that one.

You gotta jiggle the left side, though.

Well, I know. It is my house.

Okay.

Move over, Sadie.

You know what this reminds me of? When we broke it in the house that year after

prom.

It was a lot warmer.

And you wore a lot to work here.

Okay, whatever, cornrows.

Oh, come on.

I got it.

You got it?

Oh, my knight in shining armor.

Get inside, please. Okay.

Okay,

just don't let him drop on you. I'm not. I'm not.

Ouch.

All right, I'm gonna head back.

Wait, no, come in.

For what?

Because I want to show you something.

Hold this.

Okay.

That was definitely not as smooth as high school, but... Definitely not.

Wait, why didn't you... Why didn't you just open the front door?

Where's the fun in that?

Come on, come on. Where are we going?

Just come on.

Quit asking questions all the time.

Shh, be quiet.

You are not gonna believe what I found while packing up my room.

What?

Ta-da!

Oh, no way.

I gave that to you, like, 20 years ago.

You ready?

Yep.

Still filming that?

She couldn't actually do anything?

No. Okay.

Aw.

Man, I'm gonna miss this place so much.

You remember when you made me paint your room purple during your Prince phase?

Yes.

Remember when we almost set the room on fire doing your science fair project?

Yeah.

You spent a lot of time up here over the years.

I guess once your parents are gone, you won't have much reason to...

Come back to Newburgh every year.

Yeah, I've been trying not to think about it.

I don't want to, Heather.

Hey, look.

Even though we haven't been able to do it every year, but I'm glad that we've

kept the pack on for so long.

It means a lot to me.

It means a lot to me, too.

Oh, look.

It's getting late.

Yeah,

well, thanks for helping me break in.

Anytime.

Later, Sator.

See you then, Ben.

Okay, family.

It's only a week until Christmas, and we still don't have a tree. I don't even

care what kind it is. I can barely see. I'm so tired.

Hey, Rach, you got a sec? Take the baby.

What's up?

Hey, buddy.

You got a minute?

Yeah, what's up? Okay, so something strange happened.

It's like one minute we're having fun, next we're like practically...

Practically kissing.

Practically kissing?

So nothing actually happened.

Because it sounds like nothing happened. But something almost happened. I don't

even... I don't know what happened. Okay, so now I'm confused. What are we

even talking about? There's something there.

It's like for the first time I saw Ben as more than just a friend. It sounds

like you were just caught up in the moment, going through all that old

stuff. Well, what if it wasn't just a moment? What do I do?

Mess things up with the girl you've been dating for a year just because your best

friend might have almost kissed you? Well, it sounds crazy when you say it

like that. Am I crazy?

No, you're not crazy.

You're just confused.

I'm so confused.

I've been trying to call it for days. It's like she's ignoring me. I don't

know how much longer I can keep avoiding him.

I just don't want to talk to him until I've had time to process all of this.

You have to tell him how you feel, Sadie.

What does your heart say?

Well, my heart says I don't want to lose Ben.

Last thing you want to do is lose Sadie, right? Right.

Well, maybe the fact that you didn't kiss is the universe's way of telling

you you're meant to just be friends.

No matter what happens, you guys will always be friends. Hey, I really got to

go. Yeah, Rachel's going to lose her mind if we don't pick up this tree ASAP.

Good luck.

I'm sorry. I can't help more Sades. I need to get back to Brandon before he

loses the baby.

I'll call you later.

Bye. Love you.

But wait, but what if... Hey.

Hey, Sadie, bud.

Want to come hang your stocking?

Everything all right?

Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm just a little distracted.

Oh, yeah.

I think we know what's going on.

You do? Of course we do. We're your parents.

You worried about the big move?

Last Christmas in Newburgh?

Your mother and I feel the same way.

This place has been our home since before you were born.

The thing about life is you have to know when to move on.

Yeah, you're right.

I mean, it's not like he's...

Newberg is going anywhere.

I guess I'm just realizing how important it is to me. The good news is if you

miss him, it can always visit.

Yeah, it just will never be the same.

I'm gonna go get some fresh air.

Hey. Hey.

Can I come in?

Of course.

First of all, I want to say that the past few days have been really weird,

and I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, too. I should have taken the hint that you didn't want to talk. No,

but that's the thing. I do want to talk.

I hate not talking to you, especially when we're both in town. It just doesn't

feel right. I know.

Ben, about the other night, you're in a relationship and... Sadie, it's okay.

Nothing happened.

Yeah, but then why are things so weird between us?

I don't know.

We made a Christmas wish together that we won't let anything come between us,

and I just don't want to lose what we have.

I don't either.

We were just caught up in the moment, right? Right. And like you said, nothing

happened. Nothing.

Nothing.

All right.

Anyway, I just...

I just came over to talk to you to make sure we were good.

Sadie, yeah.

Yeah? We're good.

Okay. We're good.

Yeah.

Okay.

Um... All right, maybe I should just... Yeah.

Yeah. Of course.

I'll talk to you tomorrow?

Definitely.

Okay.

Later, Sadie.

See you then, Vin.

Hi, Dad.

Hey, baby.

I can't get over this town.

Oh, hey, Hannah.

I knew Christmas here was going to be magical, but this is almost too much.

Look at that Santa.

He is perfect.

Where do they even find people like him?

That's actually my dad.

Get out.

Hey, Dad.

Hey.

I can't believe Ben is willing to give this up.

What do you mean?

Teddy, what do I mean?

Ben loves a small town vibe.

Yeah, but what do you mean by Ben giving this up?

He didn't tell you?

He's moving in with me.

I honestly thought you might have had something to do with it because I have

been dropping hints for months and I thought he just wasn't getting it. And

then out of the blue, he says, let's give Portland a try.

I thought you guys talked about everything.

Yeah, so did I.

I'm sure he was going to tell you soon. It's been a crazy couple of days.

Yeah, yeah.

Speaking of which, I should probably go. It's two days until Christmas. I'm not

even done shopping yet.

But I'll see you on Christmas Eve, right?

You will?

Yeah, we're all going to the Christmas carnival together, silly.

Right, right.

Can't wait.

Bye. Bye.

Oh, look at you back again.

Good night.

Merry Christmas.

So when were you going to tell me?

I take it you ran into Hannah? Portland?

You're moving to Portland?

Is it really that hard to imagine?

Yes! Oh, come on. You've moved away from this place plenty of times. You're up

for a job in London. That's because I'm adventurous and impulsive, and you're...

What? Not!

Okay, is this even really about me moving? This is about you not telling

me.

I do not need to run everything by you, Sadie.

If I'm going to take this relationship serious, this is what I need to do.

Moving on.

Why is everyone moving on?

Because it's time.

And you'll finally see that.

The universe is spoken.

What?

Nothing, never mind.

What about your house? Your store?

I'm selling a nursery.

I'll find plenty of work in the city with my landscaping business.

And the house, I wasn't really looking forward to living next to new neighbors

anyways. So that's it?

This is going to be the last year of our patch?

Actually...

I

don't think I'm going to be able to do it this year.

What? Yeah, I'm sorry. Hannah's parents are in town for Christmas Eve, Sadie.

Ben, we made a promise to each other that we wouldn't let anything come

between us.

Between our pact.

Come on, Sadie. We're not kids anymore. The pact had to end eventually.

So what?

Just like that, it's over?

I think it's time we let it go.

Sadie. I think I should just go.

Okay.

Later, Sadie.

Bye.

Merry Christmas Eve.

Hey, Mom. Hey, good morning, Sadie Buck.

You just getting up?

Yeah, I didn't really sleep very well last night.

We better hop to it. We're leaving 15.

But I thought the Christmas carnival wasn't for another two hours.

I know, but I just learned that there may be a slight emergency with the

Winter Wonderland scene.

Apparently, Miss Deweese has lost Frosty.

Oh, yes, that is an emergency.

So we better be going then. See you later.

I'll text you when we find Frosty.

Okay, Dad.

Spot?

Thank you, baby.

Okay, is this the cutest thing you have ever seen, or what?

Dude, I'm so pumped you're going to be my neighbor again.

There's so much cool stuff to do in the city. There's a pop-up happening next

week that only sells fro-nuts.

What's a fro-nut?

Sweetie, it's a frozen yogurt-filled donut.

Have you not heard of this?

This is definitely going to be a transition.

Baby steps, bro.

Okay, bro. Babe, can you get me a hot chocolate?

Of course.

Cute. Hi.

Oh, hey.

Hey, Sadie.

About last night... No, it's okay.

I should be the last person to get upset about you moving.

I'm happy for you.

In fact, it helped me figure out something for myself.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, you're not the only one moving on.

I have nothing anchoring me to Newburgh anymore.

All I have now are memories.

So, I've decided I'm moving to London.

You got the job? Yeah, I got the job.

I fly back home to New York tomorrow to pack up my life. Wow, congratulations,

Sadie. It's great.

I'm excited.

That's great.

There you are. I thought I lost you.

Oh. Hi, Sadie. Hi, Hannah.

Finally. Where have you been? You're supposed to meet up with us like an hour

ago. Sorry, I got a little caught up taking pictures. I'm doing a Christmas

present for my parents.

You're really going down to the wire.

Well, it's pretty much done. I just wanted to take some final photos, you

know, just so they can remember how special this place is.

Speaking of which, we have a lot of ground to cover. I want to play some

games, take some cute photos, and then eat deep-fried everything.

Well, you've got the right people to show you around.

Yeah. Ben and Sadie are basically the king and queens of the Christmas

carnival. So what do you say?

Another victory lap for the king and queen?

I want to make sure my last Christmas here is everything.

Let's do this.

Christmas carnival.

Hey, so Ben told us about moving in with Hannah.

You okay?

Yeah, yeah, I'm okay.

Rach, seriously, I'm happy for him.

Besides, it's like you said.

What we had was just a moment.

He's finally found what he's been looking for.

Come on.

Let's go have some fun.

My... My house is epic!

What's up?

Brendan, what are you doing? It's art. Trust me, guys, this is art.

I can't help it. Of gingerbread houses.

Mine is perfect.

Oh my goodness, what is happening? And it helps.

Smile. Okay.

Ready?

Okay, I need some videos.

Yay!

Oh, super cute.

Oh, that's adorable.

Oh, you have some too.

I'm putting them in my wallet.

For sure.

You're not going to let me in here.

Silly. No.

Super silly.

No, I love this.

I'll take the beard.

Yay!

Nice. Guys, we are literally roasting chestnuts over an open fire.

Oh, sorry, guys. As much as I would love this to last forever, I promised my mom

I would help her close up her booth, so I should get going. Okay.

I'll see you guys tomorrow to say my goodbyes.

Let's meet up first thing in the morning, make sure our wishes came true.

I'll be there at 16.

Bye. Is Sadie really coming over at 6 tomorrow morning?

They have all kinds of weird stuff like that.

You know, like their Christmas pact.

Brandon? Christmas pact? You know, that secret tree ceremony they do every year?

What tree?

The one right behind the church.

What is he talking about?

Nothing. Just something Sadie and I used to do when we were kids.

It's not a big deal.

No, it sounds sweet.

I want to see it. We should probably get going, too. My parents have been

watching Ava all day.

Okay.

Come on, Brandon.

Babe,

the chestnuts aren't ready. Honey, forget the chestnuts. We have to go.

Right. Right.

Merry Christmas.

Bye. Ho, ho, ho.

Ben, this is beautiful.

You guys have been coming here every year since you were eight?

Yeah.

I mean, I knew you and Sadio were close, but... Look, I know it might seem

unusual, but it started out as a silly pact

that we made as kids and kind of, you know, kept going.

Ben, it's not just a silly pact. You guys...

Really have something special.

Yeah, well that's all in the past now.

Do you have the key?

Yeah.

He just left.

Hey,

everything

okay?

I don't know.

Is it?

What do you mean?

Ben, you hardly said a word at dinner. It's like you weren't even there.

In fact...

Ever since you told me you wanted to move in together, you've been distant.

Look, Hannah, I'm sorry.

Just thinking about how everything's going to change.

I'm really going to miss this place.

Ben, moving in was your idea.

Is it the town you're going to miss, or... Is it Sadie?

I don't want to be the girl that takes you away from the life that you really

want.

I really want this to work, Hannah. But it won't. Not if you're in love with

her.

Are you in love with her?

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, Happy Christmas to all,

and to all a good night.

It gets better and better every year. Oh, stop.

You're getting a little old for this. I will never be too old for this.

Where you going, Sadie Buck?

Well, I'm getting your gift.

I have something special for both of you.

Now? What about tomorrow?

Well, tomorrow's going to be kind of crazy. I still have to finish packing,

plus saying goodbye to everyone before I fly off to New York.

So right now just feels kind of perfect.

I want to enjoy this with you as our final magical Christmas Eve moment

just between the three of us.

Well, so she put it like that. Hey, she said both of us.

Wow.

I know we're going to have some new Christmas traditions, but no matter

where we celebrate, whether it be Palm Springs or London, I just want us to

remember how Christmas was here.

Hey, that's the first picture I took of you and Ben at your Christmas past. Yes,

that is the second picture to come from that camera.

The first one is still out there on our tree.

Hey, what's going on with you and Ben?

Come here, honey.

No, I'm trying to act like everything is fine, but it's not.

And Rachel was right. I mean, you can't fall in love with your best friend. It

just won't work. And now... now I've lost Ben.

Hey. Hey, hey.

Look at this.

You see this?

You will never lose Ben.

Huh? What you have is too strong.

Time can't even keep you apart.

And this is beautiful.

But it's not for us. This is for Ben.

It's Christmas Eve.

Why aren't you both at the Christmas tree?

Well, Ben said he couldn't make it this year.

Listen to me.

I've watched over that tree since you planted it. And I know you've missed a

few Christmases over the years, but Ben never missed one.

You know, there's a first time for everything.

Besides, I don't even know if I could say goodbye to him right now.

Well...

Whatever is going on between you and Ben, I think you should give him this

before you fly away.

And just remember, your daddy was my best friend.

You're late.

I was hoping you'd come.

Well, Ben, I thought you said you weren't going to... Sadie, we made a

pact.

Do you really think you're getting out of it that easy?

Okay.

Santa, hear our Christmas plea and give your magic to this tree.

I have a gift for you.

Oh, you do? Mm-hmm.

And although this may seem like re-gifting, I don't care.

Because this says everything I could ever hope to say to you.

I thought this photo album was the story of Newberg.

But it's the story of us.

And whatever happens...

I'm just glad we got to share this.

I have something for you too.

You gotta come with me somewhere so I can show you.

Yeah?

You remember when we first started the pack?

How we originally wanted to plant a new tree every year? What my dad said, no

more planting Christmas trees in the church parking lot. Yeah, I kind of

found a way around that.

Every year since we were eight years old, I've come out here and planted a

new tree on Christmas Eve.

Making the same wish.

For us to always be together.

Hey, you remember that farmer that sold us our first tree?

Yeah. Well, this land used to be his.

When he found out that I was planting all these trees on this property over

the years. He asked me if I want to buy it So I did

This

is all mine now Wow ours

actually You know you're the reason I came here every year and as these trees

grew so did my my feelings for you

It started as a friendship.

Turned out like a thousand different variations.

And it finally ended up as love.

Well, what about Hannah?

We both realized we want different things.

I think I always know how I felt about you.

Today I finally piece it all together.

You solved it.

You were right.

The real gift was inside.

Dear Santa, this year for Christmas, I only want one thing.

Merry Christmas,

Sadie.

Merry Christmas, Ben.

I love you.

Bye, Grandma. I'm going to George's house.

Okay, Abby.

Have fun.

Which tree do you want to get?

I think we should let our daughter decide.

Oh, yeah, that's right. Come on, boss.

Let's show these young folks how big the tree is.

Hi, Mom.

Oh, hey, baby.

Hi,

Dad. Hi, Abby.

George didn't believe me.

Isn't it true that all these are from a magic Christmas tree farm in the woods?

It's true, but it's a secret, so don't tell anyone.

I'd like one magic tree, please.

I think I know just the one.

Are you sure this is the right tree?

Oh, I'm sure.

Let me show you something.

See that tree right there?

Well,

it started out no bigger than your tree right there.

Your mom and I planted it 30 years ago.

Look at it now.

And we promise you, with enough time and care and Christmas magic, yours will

grow to be just as tall and beautiful.

Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, your lights are shining brightly.

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, your lights are

shining.