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Previously, this season on Finding Mr. Christmas.

You all are here chasing the same dream. A leading role in a Hallmark Christmas

movie.

Ten aspiring actors began this journey.

You got it, you got it, you got it. Big pull, big pull.

But Elijah, Ezra, and Hayden battled it out to earn their place in the finale.

Elijah came into the house as one of the frontrunners.

Before coming here, I spent five years on tour with Hamilton.

What?

His charm and talents were evident.

I haven't been this excited for a date in a really long time.

He's so natural.

He really is.

Hayden showed his vulnerability on day one.

Just before Christmas last year, my marriage ended.

It's been tough.

And dramatic scenes were his specialty.

I'm so, so sorry.

Unbelievable. Ezra strutted into the competition.

What's up, guys?

I can't follow that.

But in earlier acting scenes, he really struggled.

When he learned to open up, everything changed.

Merry Christmas.

He danced his way into the finale alongside Elijah and Hayden.

Next time I see you here, we'll be announcing the winner.

Which leading man will win the role of a lifetime and become the first ever Mr.

Christmas?

Man, look at those mountains.

The snow on the mountains is crazy, bro. This is exactly what we need for today,

right? Yeah, for sure.

Last challenge.

It's been a long journey.

I'm glad to be in the top three with Ezra and Hayden.

Cheers, mate. No worries, mate. Cheers, mate.

Get next to this fire.

When I woke up this morning and I saw the stockings over the fireplace, I was

like, one of us is going to be Mr. Christmas.

Being down in the bottom two for the second time in this competition, I

really need to get my confidence back. This is my chance to take the bull by

the horns and win this entire competition.

The final three of the first ever Finding Mr. Christian. Just let that

sink in for a second.

Let's bask in the snow.

It hits me in waves.

I'm trying also to be like, keep my head in the game.

But, like, if I think about it too much, then I'm like, whoa. Pretty intense.

Yeah. But also, we've, like, worked so hard to get here. Yeah. And it's been,

like, a huge, huge audition.

An audition and, like, a school at the same time. Yes. The version of you that

walked in and how far away that feels in a sense of, like, growth. Yeah. The

biggest turning point for me, the competition.

My girlfriend being here, like, pregnant with my daughter.

It was the reminder of, like, what I'm fighting for.

I want to excel in this career so that I can provide

stability for my daughter. My sister coming from Australia, it just, like,

instills in me that, like, my family's always got my back. Yeah. I don't think

any of us would have been here without, like, support system and family and real

love. And then the support of all the guys.

For sure. True that, bro.

I'm taking this inside. You guys cool with that?

Okay.

Oh!

Wait a second.

Let's see what this says.

It's time for your final star quality challenge.

Sincerely, Jonathan.

It's just been a constant growth.

And not just as an actor, I'm personally growing because I wouldn't be here if I

didn't take those...

Struggles and challenges head-on

We're coming in hot Jonathan

I

Really really want to win one more day and I'm in a Hallmark movie and then

there were three three talented

Kind and deserving guys.

These are three great qualities to have going into your final challenge.

Woo! Let's go!

If we're going to do a scene, let's bring out someone who makes the biggest

scene. Melissa Peterman!

Yay!

Perfect, huh?

See what I did there?

Foreshadowing for a kiss, Melissa.

Okay. For your final challenge, you'll be performing a quintessential Hallmark

scene.

That ends with a kiss.

Wow.

Okay, things are heating up. What's different about this scene is that it'll

be shot in three parts.

You'll have a director and it's to their discretion whether they want additional

takes or not. It's the closest version to a movie shoot we've done so far.

That's pretty cool. This mimics the real world. We are getting options of

multiple takes and that is valuable beyond words. This is a glimpse into

what you've been competing for.

a role in a Hallmark holiday movie, and to be crowned the first ever Mr.

Christmas. Let's go, boys!

From day one to sitting here, top three, it's sort of when I hope I can turns

into I believe I can, as you stand here today.

And then that turns into I know I can. Yeah. For this challenge, here's what

we're looking out for.

Script knowledge, charm, heart, confidence, emotional availability,

taking direction, and above all... Star quality so not much You

will have an incredible supporting cast Melissa Peterman and Jonathan Bennett

You also have a very talented director

Ally Lieberg I am so thrilled because

I won The last time Ali directed us. Your co-star for this scene and guest

judge. She's a Hallmark leading lady sensation.

Please welcome the extraordinary Nikki DeLoach.

She is amazing.

She's in so many movies.

Talk about the bar just being raised another notch.

Hey, Nikki.

Hi, I'm so happy to meet you. Congratulations.

Thank you. Guys, this is what the future of Hallmark looks like. This is.

Guys, you already have all the tools you need in your Mr. Christmas toolkit.

And that's an advantage most rising stars don't get.

This is it, guys.

Your last chance to prove your star quality and win the title of Mr.

Christmas. Let's do it.

Let's do it.

I'm going to leave you in the very capable hands of Nikki.

You're going to have a chance to actually connect with Nikki, work on the

scene a little bit, talk about the scene, talk about what you want to do,

and figure out what this means to you. Right. Wow. Great.

Let's do it. For our last star quality challenge, we're going to have to do

three separate scenes.

Ending in a hallmark kiss with Nikki Deloach. It feels almost like a dream

This is the final scene that you're gonna be doing. All right, so I'm gonna

pass the scene out We're gonna just kind of read through it. Here you go Three

pages is it?

Okay Quick turnaround. This is the biggest thing we've done this whole

competition kind of scary Okay A car pulls up to the beautifully decorated

lodge. Logan, handsome, bright, wears his heart on his sleeve.

This is the climax resolution scene, right? We've all seen it in every rom

-com. The moment where either the man or the woman, they come together and they

profess their love.

In this scene, I'm envisioning myself in my hometown with an old high school

crush, and you're feeling that fire reignite.

You've never really been in love before.

Our job is to anchor ourselves and to make people believe on the other side of

that television that we are falling in love for the first time.

Holly, Nikki's character, she was staying at this lodge, but she's leaving

in an hour.

And so I'm thinking, OK, I got to catch her. I got to catch her before this

moment is gone forever.

And then the way that we're going to be shooting, it's called block shooting,

right? Where you shoot certain pieces in that scene. This happens a lot,

especially in a Hallmark movie. You've got 15 days to do this and sometimes 14,

right? So it moves so fast. So you have to come up with all of these little

tricks to remind yourself of like, wait, where was I in that scene? Where was I

before this moment?

And it's called the prior moment and the prior instance. The prior moment would

be the scene.

that just happened before you go and rush in to do this. Right?

Who were you talking to? Were you alone in your car? Were you psyching yourself

up? The prior instant is the thought that you think right before action is

called. This saves my life on set.

That's powerful.

That's so helpful. I'm learning how to...

Delve into specific emotions that you want to accomplish during a scene and

then how to call them back up right at the right moment. Have you ever done a

scene where you've had to kiss somebody?

Not in a scene, no.

I have had to kiss someone once before. It was a bit awkward.

I have had a kissing scene before, a very long time ago. It was this

Australian indie drama.

I was 16.

I was petrified.

A hallmark kiss is a very specific thing. It is sweet. There is a softness

to it. It's not...

Messy and you don't want to go in aggressive. You don't like tearing their

face off and also try not to eat onions at lunch And do you have any other

questions about the kissing portion of the program? Will that be something we?

Like specifically block ahead of time, you know the way that we usually do it.

We usually don't kiss in rehearsal We come close to where like our face is

touching and this is where we kiss And the camera can get the angles because

you don't want to block anybody's face and the light but it can be very

technical Right, it's intense, but it feels like it'll feel right in a moment

It will it'll be just like kissing a girl that you've fallen in love with

like in real life Except you're just doing it on camera. I'm scared to be

honest with you But I'm more scared for what it might feel like if I don't.

Guys. Yeah, let's do it.

Let's go.

You have come so far and you have worked so hard for this. So take this, study

it, and I'll see you all soon.

Hayden and Elijah have just been at the top of the competition since the

beginning. Okay, I'll see you in a bit. See you in a bit.

I have to bring everything I can.

Everything amounts to this.

Oof.

Woo! What a day.

Ooh. I have dreamed of being on an actual movie set for

as long as I can remember.

Hi, guys.

Hi, Ali.

You're here.

Yeah. Welcome to set.

There's so many people. There's lights going up. It is intense.

So do you want to get started?

Yeah. There's a huge crane with a camera and the full crew is out there. This

is going to be the challenge of a lifetime.

Allie's going to be blocking you throughout this entire process. She's

going to direct you and show you exactly where you stand, where you say what you

say, when you say it. Okay. All right. You are playing the valet. I play the

valet. We have a nice little mark for you here.

Guys, this is your truck. So you'll stop, you'll get out, and you're going

to take a couple steps, and then... Excuse me, sir.

Keys? So then you'll toss the keys.

You'll have your line here.

Nice catch. And then you will go past him, and then Jonathan will give you

this line. Hey.

You got this. You're like, okay. And then that's going to be it for this

first chunk.

And now I'm going to bring you over and we're going to do the Melissa second

part. Knowing that we're going to have to shoot these scenes in different

sections is kind of throwing me off because I'm really going to have to go

from emotion to waiting, emotion to waiting, and then being able to call up.

Those emotions again. This will be your mark here.

Melissa will have her line here.

Good evening, Mr. Nichols. We've been expecting you. She may improv. Maybe.

Yeah, who knows, right?

Melissa is just, like, hilarious.

The last time I did a scene with Melissa, I came out on top, so let's do

this. And then you probably end.

about here okay okay so that's it for this section and then we're gonna do the

last section so we can have nikki open the door yep perfect great you guys are

gonna come up here and then you're just gonna be here having this moment great

okay okay and then you'll have the kiss here everyone feeling good for the best

day of your life do it when i was 12 i wrote in a time capsule that i want

to go to a school for acting i had no idea The journey it would lead me on.

Now, here I am on a movie set for Hallmark trying to become Mr. Christmas.

We are on a movie set.

That's crazy.

Wow. You passed me one of the... One of the scripts?

One of the scripts, yeah.

Yeah.

Want to run through it?

Sure. I'll read Jonathan and Melissa and you guys can read the other ones. Okay.

Great. Did I pull up?

Turn it off. Sure.

Oh, shoot. I just got stuck at that first part. Normally, Ezra's very

charismatic, but I'm really feeling this sense of nervous energy watching him.

Can we get Ezra on set, please?

All right, boys. You're back.

It's time to get a real sense of what it's like to film a movie.

First team to set. First team to set.

I have never been on a real movie set before. This is another step closer

to... being a hallmark leading man and winning mr christmas break a leg ezra

pictures up and action uh excuse me

sir keys nice catch hey

you got this and cut he was

so good nailed it let's bring elijah out

Hello.

Let's do it. Being on a set is just the best gift that I could have ever asked

for in this moment.

But all I'm thinking is, focus. This is still a competition.

And action!

When the sun's right in your eye, it's very hard not to squint. Excuse me, sir.

Keys? Oh.

Nice catch.

Thanks. Hey.

You got this.

Then cut.

I'm happy. Are you happy? Yeah, I feel great.

Elijah, great job.

Thank you.

And the first part of the scene reminded me of the first day that I got to the

house, how exciting it was. So it was really nice because I had something like

from real life to draw on. All right, set out Hayden. Let's move on.

Hi, Hayden. Hello.

So coming into first part of the scene, there's a lot at stake.

He's so cute.

One wrong step here, misaligned, could be the difference in being Mr Christmas

here. And action!

Excuse me, sir. Keys?

Nice catch.

Thanks.

Hey, you got this.

Yes, we loved it! So good!

How do you feel, bro? First one in the bag!

Let's go!

That was sick.

It's like infectious, you know?

It's a crazy thing, bro.

Nice work, y'all. Nice work.

First one. Just resetting for the next.

In this industry, I've had so many hard years.

with very little success.

Victory has never been closer.

Pretty awesome, man. All that's standing between me and winning Finding Mr

Christmas is two scenes.

Oh, and the cherry on top is a kiss.

I'm terrified.

Should we look at this next chunk?

Walk out the driveway with some energy, bro.

You made it here. You're on a mission. Yeah.

Good evening, Mr Nichols.

We've been expecting you.

Checking in? How do you know my... I'm just looking for Holly.

Logan? Boom, that's it.

Stand by to bring out Elijah for part two of our challenge.

Keep the movie rolling. Let's go.

You're right.

Heading into the next part of the scene, I need to do as best as I possibly can.

With my daughter on the way, there's so much more at stake. Part two.

This is your lesson where you learn to work with a difficult co-star.

No. No.

So you're going to be walking up, looking at the door, and she's going to

kind of stop you. After you say, I'm just looking for, I'm going to yell,

door. Pretend you see Holly, and then you'll just walk straight towards her.

Okay, great.

Remember, it's the best day ever. Lots of smiles and action.

Well, welcome.

Good evening, Mr. Nichols. We've been expecting you.

Check it in.

How do you know my... I'm just looking for... Door.

Holly.

And cut.

We'll have a few small adjustments.

You rush the Holly beat a little bit, you know? Okay, okay. Because when I

call door, she's going to come out. She's going to do all her acting stuff.

So extend it a little bit. Okay. Yeah. Okay.

Every little thing counts.

Just want to hit my mark and say the words and get them right. Ready? And

action!

Good evening, Mr. Nichols. We've been expecting you.

How do you know my... Um, I'm just looking for... Door!

Holly.

And cut. Thank you. Thank you.

Thanks, guys.

Good job.

Elijah still jumped the queue there.

I'm just looking for Holly.

Nice. Can we get Ezra on set, please?

Hi, Ezra.

Hi, Ezra. Hello, Holly. Melissa.

Going into the second scene, there's like snow in the air and my focus is

just so locked in. Ready?

Action! Good evening, Mr. Nichols. We've been expecting you.

Checking in?

How do you know my... I'm just looking for... Door!

Holly. Cut!

I think you're rushing saying Holly.

So I say door. You don't have to say Holly right away.

So I say door.

I'm just looking for... Door.

Holly.

Yeah, and try a quieter one. It doesn't have to be a question mark or an

exclamation mark.

There's some nerves that I'm feeling, and I'm like, okay, it's time to just

refocus and just kind of recenter. All right. Let's do it. Let's do it. Merry

Christmas, everybody, and action!

Good evening, Mr. Nichols. We've been expecting you.

Checking in?

How do you know my... Um, I'm just looking for... Door!

Holly. Very nice. There it is. Cut.

Nice. Thank you.

Thank you, guys.

I feel good about this one. And now I just have this final scene to go.

Whoa, what have you got prepared for me?

We're going to do a little overlap. You're going to be back where our

gorgeous hotel guests are. What troopers standing out in the cold?

Let's do it. Shooting the scenes and going from one location to another is

quite... strange because you have to remember your emotions and making sure

they all tie into one another and action mr nichols checking

in uh how did you know i i'm looking for um door

holly hot cocoa no and

cut very nice i would try for this one your eyes sparkle when you see her okay

We love a sparkly eye. We do.

Sparkly eye. Sparkly eye. You got it.

Ali is so clear with her direction. This is time for me to show a bit more

personality. And action.

Good evening, Mr. Nichols.

We've been expecting you.

Checking in.

Door.

Holly.

Cut. All right. That's it. Thank you.

We're repoing for the smoochy smoochy.

How you feeling about the kissing scene?

We'll see. Yeah, true, true. It's definitely a first for me. It's time for

the third and final scene, the last part of all the challenges. The fate of this

competition is on the line.

It's a really long story that I'm fairly sure contains... Fairly certain.

Fairly certain. Yeah.

It's a really long story that I'm fairly certain contains...

A few. A few. Nice.

Bro, I feel like that's the only thing that keeps tripping me up for some

reason. Yeah, that one was a little trippy. It is not easy remembering these

lines, and I know it's all going to lead to kissing somebody on camera, and that

is nerve-wracking to prepare for.

Hi, Ezra.

Hello, Ali. I'm back.

Hi, Ezra.

So we're going to do a camera rehearsal, but we're not going to do the kiss,

okay?

And then you're going to do the whole thing with the kiss. So you just do the

kiss once.

So you get two cracks at the monologue, essentially.

Love it. Sounds good?

Yeah. And action!

Logan.

What are you doing here? How did you find me?

It's a really long story that I'm fairly certain contains a few Christmas

miracles, but here I am.

Huh? Here I go.

Wait. My flight is in an hour. I gotta go.

I just need two minutes of your time.

Or I'll regret this moment for the rest of my life.

I'm listening.

You have taught me that true love means being vulnerable.

Holly, I am completely, totally, hold a boombox

over my head at your window kind of in love with you.

Very nice. And cut.

um i want to give you a couple things to think about yes please um so there's

something i like to call authentic distance we tend to project more i don't

think you need to project like i'm speaking yeah true it was a little like

too loud yeah when you smile it like lights up the screen it's like your eyes

have hearts in them and when you say all those nice things about her definitely

you're gonna smile a little bit okay you know like this nice

Okay, guys, just so everybody knows, we're going to do this take with the

kiss. You got this, Ezra.

Breathe. Plant.

We're rolling. We're speeding.

Take yours off.

This is what it all comes down to. I'm excited to see this.

And action.

I'm nervous about the kiss.

I just want it to feel real and connected.

Holly, I am completely, totally, hold a boombox over my head at your

window in love with you. I feel it too.

Everything added up to being real and magical.

Well, that's the end of the movie and cut.

Wow. Yes. Did you feel that difference?

Yes. All right. Who was the first person that walked out?

He took it in and adjusted. He listens to direction. Yes, that's huge.

Thank you. Okay.

All right.

Let's go.

Boom. You guys got this, boys.

Let's go. You smash it, man. Thank you, brother.

Let's do it.

Hi, Elijah.

Hi.

Good. Oh, he looks so good. He looks so good.

Ready and action!

Logan, what are you doing here? How did you find me?

It's a really long story that I'm fairly certain contains a few Christmas

miracles, but here I am.

Here I go.

Holly, wait.

Logan, my flight leaves in an hour. I gotta go.

Please, I just need two minutes of your time.

or i'll regret this moment for the rest of my life dramatic but

i'm listening nikki is so invested she's looking

deep into my eyes and i'm looking back and just praying to god that the emotion

comes through you make me a better man holly i am completely

totally

Boombox over my head at your window kind of in love with you.

I Feel it too All

right, my friend I want to just give you a few things to think about

okay, I would just lean into the To the love. Yeah before you kiss someone when

you look at their lips to you know, the camera catches all of that, right? it's

like that smile is just like Beaming. Uh-huh. Yeah. Okay.

You have such a great smile.

We want to see it. Okay, great. Thank you. Okay. Let's shoot.

Look at him getting in the zone, getting in the zone.

There's so much at stake with this kiss.

I don't want the kiss to feel inauthentic. This is the whole thing

that we've been building to.

And action.

Holly.

I am completely, totally.

boombox over my head at your window, kind of in love with you.

I feel it too.

In my heart.

I had to have a fist of triumph in the air.

Good job.

That was the one.

That was so great. The energy is like electric. And I'm just so happy to have

gotten here and have gotten the chance to show what I can do. Done.

Get that weight off.

Sit back and relax.

I've never felt more ready this entire competition.

Aloha. Hi, Aiden.

I've learnt the lines. I know how it builds to the kiss.

You ready for this?

Are you ready for this? I think so.

And I need to trust in what I've done and how I've prepared. I know what I'm

doing here. This is what it's all been building to.

And action!

Logan. Here I am.

Well, here I go.

Wait, wait, wait. Logan, my flight is in an hour. I gotta go.

Please, I just need two minutes of your time.

Otherwise, I will regret this moment for the rest of my life.

Dramatic.

But I'm listening.

I feel like I'm in my element. This is what I want to do. This is what I've

been striving to do. I feel comfortable.

I could not let you leave here, Holly, without telling you that I am totally in

love with you.

Okay.

Cut. That was awesome.

i feel like they've known each other for so long like i feel a history there i

think um you know you never even though it's like please you don't have to beg

it's like okay i gotta do this and the way you guys are connecting is magic

like don't feel timid i'll come towards you but like don't feel timid about can

i grab you yes you can pull me in and just like yeah like you're the knight in

shining armor he gave some great face in that last one

Ready and action!

You know, you have taught me so much about vulnerability and that it means

not only sharing your hopes and dreams, but also your struggles and your

disappointments as well.

And for the first time in my life, I know what true love is.

Because I can feel it.

I feel it in my heart.

I can feel it too.

It is really magical. It felt like the culmination of everything

we've been doing into this one refined moment.

Woo-woo!

That's a cut!

That's a cut!

Wow. Merry Christmas, Holly.

I'm confident that I did everything I could, and I put a really good scene

forward. Hey, guys, that's a wrap! I don't know what to expect, but all I

know is I want to win.

It's in the judges' hands.

Let's talk about our guys.

Wow.

They looked like movie stars. And to think about them walking into this

competition day one.

and how much they've grown to right now. They just showed up with this confidence

that we hadn't seen before, and that's the biggest thing watching today.

They're all their own unique performances. It's three different

movies. Let's talk about Ezra. At the beginning of the scene, he didn't come

out of the gate in the moment and perfect.

I think that he made the adjustment so quickly.

He did.

The difference between take one and take two, I was like... Wow, it's like a

completely different guy. It really is. He came to play.

Yeah. He did, and especially towards the end with the monologue and the kiss, and

he just, like, took control of that moment.

It was such a leading man thing to do.

Let's talk about Elijah, right? Elijah brought his smile and energy like he

always does, and it just lit up the screen. He's got that leading man thing,

but he also, he's not afraid to be vulnerable.

You see his heart.

He has a natural comedic energy.

Like, I loved the thing he did with the boombox at the end. I thought that was a

really generous offer.

What I really wondered about is the fist pump he did, knowing he only got one

take of the kiss.

He makes choices. Sometimes, you know, as a director, you want somebody that

comes with a choice. It's a lot better to bring something in than to not.

Elijah's movie ended totally different than Hayden and Ezra's. Yeah, and each

one of them was a different ride.

Yeah. What about Hayden?

beginning of the scene felt a little maybe hesitant but i felt for your part

he was here he was ready he definitely brings his whole heart to his

performances that is a lifetime of years of doing that to get to that and he just

did it i was really impressed by that i could almost cry i just felt like

He showed us his heart. He was like, I'm vulnerable.

You made him feel safe.

But it was still sexy.

We're about to find out which one of us is Mr. Christmas.

Man, it's going to be intense tonight.

Yeah, for sure.

Someone's going to go do a Hallmark film. A Hallmark film.

Unfortunately, we have to just pick one to be Mr. Christmas.

To get my first movie credit on my resume would be

incredible.

It all comes down to this moment. Knowing that one of us is going to be

crowned Mr. Christmas, I want this so bad.

It could be any one of us. It's in the judges' hands. Whoever they choose will

truly have earned it.

Hey guys, welcome to the finding mr. Christmas finale

This very moment is

the culmination of everything you've been working for in this competition

Hallmark leading men capture the hearts of the viewers at home and you have all

captured the hearts of us during the competition You are all Very, very

special. I have so enjoyed getting to know you, and I hope that you will think

of me as like maybe, you know, your cool Aunt Melissa, and you will pick up the

phone when I call you. I just am so proud of you all. What you've done, it

takes so much courage and bravery, and I will also say that one thing that we do

really well at this network is we support each other, and we love each

other, and we're there for each other. We really are a family.

During today's Star Quality Challenge, you each performed the role like movie

stars. You nailed your character on the page while also showing us Elijah, Ezra,

and Hayden.

Your authenticity shined.

You also found your cameras, hit your marks, and you took direction like pros.

So good. Yes.

But only one of you will leave here with a leading role in a Hallmark Christmas

movie and be crowned the first ever Mr.

Christmas.

Hayden, from the beginning, you seemed to have a heavy heart. And day by day,

you overcame self-doubt.

Sometimes the hardest things to overcome make you grow into an even better

person. And man, have you grown, buddy.

Man, have you grown.

This has proven to me that I should stick with this dream. And I can't

believe I ever doubted that.

Ezra, you took your time before you made a mark in this competition.

But when you finally opened up, you went from the bottom to the top and became

one to watch.

It's just amazing how far I've come since the beginning of this competition.

I wouldn't have made it this far had I not just pushed the comfort zone.

Elijah. You arrived and your resume showed that you had the most experience,

but you showed no ego when it came to the other guys in the house. You gave

them all a run for the money in their challenges. You showcased your leading

man qualities and your humor was on full display in the improv challenge.

Standing together, we're not competing against each other. We're competing

against ourselves to be the best versions of ourselves that we can be

here. Now it's time to reveal the decision.

In addition to your performance in the Star Quality Challenge, this decision is

about you and your team as a whole.

Your talent, your charm, your heart.

All the qualities that you've showcased have come into consideration.

You're an incredible talent, and this decision was not made lightly.

But unfortunately, Elijah,

you are not Mr. Christmas.

Thank you, guys.

It's bittersweet. It's sad to lose,

but I know that I'm not really losing. I'm a winner, and I'm excited to see

what's next.

Elijah, from the moment you walked into this competition, your heart has made us

so warm.

We love you, buddy. Thank you.

Hayden and Ezra, please step forward.

The winner of Finding Mr. Christmas is the guy who commands the screen,

draws you in, and who has a smile that lights up the room.

Winning a role in a Hallmark Christmas movie could change my life forever.

I can feel it. It's just right here in my grasp.

I want it. I want it so badly.

This is it.

The winner of Finding Mr. Christmas is... Ezra,

congratulations.

Well

done,

Hayden. We can't wait to see what you do next.

This journey, I don't think it's changed who I am, but I'm figuring out who I am

again, which is awesome. I can't ask for anything more than that. Ezra, you have

just won a leading role in a Hallmark Christmas movie, and you're the first

Mr. Christmas!

Yeah! Congratulations!

Having a leading role in a Hallmark film is... It just inspires me to

never stop believing in myself.

Thank you, guys. I didn't know it could snow outdoors, but I love it. Well,

welcome to Hallmark.

Let's take a look at your scene.

Excuse me, sir.

Keys?

Nice catch.

Hey, you got this.

Good evening, Mr. Nichols. We've been expecting you.

Checking in? How do you know my name?

Um, I'm just looking for... Holly.

Logan.

Hakoko?

What are you doing here? How did you find me?

It's a really long story that I'm fairly certain contains a few Christmas

miracles, but here I am.

Huh? Here I go.

Wait. My flight is in an hour. I gotta go.

I just need two minutes of your time or I'll regret this moment for the rest of

my life.

I'm listening.

You have taught me that true love means being vulnerable.

Being terrible at ice skating.

You weren't that bad.

I really was.

For the first time in my life, I know what true love is.

I couldn't let you leave today without telling you that I am completely,

totally, hold a bone box over my head at your window in love with

you.

I feel it too.

Merry Christmas, Holly.

Merry Christmas Logan.