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Yes!

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Isn't that romantic?

I guess.

Proposing at Christmas is so risky.

What if she says no? Your whole holiday is ruined.

And, if she does say yes, well,

you already paid for her ring,

but you gotta still buy her presents.

When does it ever end?

Yeah, that's one... way of looking at it.

Are you gonna eat that?

Yeah, th-No. one... way of -Thanks.at it.

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It's really fun, and then after all that,

my family does this really big Christmas Eve dinner,

and um...

So, do you have any holiday plans?

- Ah! - What? What?

MerryCrypto was mooning, so I bought SleighBitCoins,

now it's pumping!

Oh, I'm, I'm so sorry, or...

Congratulations?

I have to dump it all, I have to,

I'm gonna make a killing!

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- Hi! Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas.

Have a happy holiday!

- Well, that's nice.

- Oh... - Oh! What is it?

- One for the kids...

One for me. - O[Laughing] it?

Put that back.

- Hi, Merry Christmas. - Enjoy.

Do you know, I try to give these guys a chance, Shelly.

I really do, and on paper, they all fit my criteria,

but then in real life, not so much.

Okay, I need to go to the home goods store,

and then, I'm done.

Maybe subconsciously you're picking

terrible guys to go on dates with.

Why would I do that?

Because maybe you're not ready yet.

You're still wearing the ring, honey.

Well, it's on the wrong hand,

and it's a very pretty ring, and it's mine.

There's nothing wrong with wearing it.

Hm, you sure about that?

'Cause, dating isn't like your little

Christmas list there, Jessie.

It's staying open, and listening to your heart.

I know. Just, I said

I wouldn't spend thend holidays sad and alone...

Oh, you are not alone. You have me.

- And I'm amazing. - You are!

And, you have your brother,

and your niece and your nephew.

And, you have yThat's true.

Look, I know it's not the same as

your dream Christmas hunk.

- Ooh... - But... it is-

You know, I am not done with this.

I am staying open, and he could be

right around the next corner.

That's true. It could be that guy.

- No. - Or that guy.

- No. - Or, what...

Okay, listen to your heart.

- It's still no. - It's still no.

It's still no.

And we have one more order of business

before we close for the holidays.

And we need to solve this issue with the

Stevenson Street development.

As you know, we projected construction to begin

after the new year. However, we've run into

an issue with the last tenant in the building.

All the other lease holders have already vacated.

If we don't break ground by mid-January,

we'll have to push construction.

We can't do that.

We promised 80 new affordable housing units by the fall.

The lawyers have tried to engage with the shop owner,

but she refuses to talk.

See, I think the problem there might be

sending the lawyers.

Small business owners usually prefer the more human touch.

Maybe we should sego talk to her.rs.

Small businesWe?wners usually prefer theAs in you?n touch.

Ah...

Right, and that's why we let the lawyers handle it.

I'll have them draft up a letter of eviction

to the tenant.

We need them out by the new year.

That's it. Happy holidays, everyone.

Bryan...

A word?

Your father only asked me to step in as interim CEO.

I know. He didn't think I was ready.

Your What about you?ed me Do you think you're ready?

Like, what is this outfit?

- What?

I mean...

Ah...

This is business casual, Don.

Some might even say business chic.

Like, come on, Don. We build things, alright?

I don't see what wearing saa suit and tiec.

has to do with it.

Mattison Developing is your family company, Bryan.

This company needs its leader...

And I...

I, I don't know how to be that, alright?

At least not the way my dad was.

Right. Okay...

Look, I know this is daunting,

but this job is yours when you're ready for it.

Look, I know this is *aunting,

I could not be prouder of the global team this year.

Seriously, you all knocked it out of the park.

And, I really appreciate this little tree.

This is a very thoughtful gift.

I will decorate it tonight.

Okay, should we do a cheers?

To the best fiber optics marketing team in the world.

Cheers. Happy holidays, everyone!

Bye!

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Perfectly planned evening.

- Surprise! - Hi, Mom!

What are you doing here? Aw!

I, I just signed off from work.

And how is the fiber optics business?

That is something I don't have to think about

for the next two weeks.

- Fantastic. - Come in, come in.

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Okay, you got a good one.

- I got it, I got it. - Ooh!

- There we go. - Mm... just...

Mm, there we go. Now it's perfect.

Yes, moving that one bobble made a world of difference.

Ha, well, it was not symmetrical, Mother.

My mistake.

Yeah.

Is this the time in the schedule where

I clean up the garbage?

Ha-ha, yes, go ahead.

- Hand me that. - Thank you.

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There is something I wanted to discuss with you.

Yeah?

Yeah, about our traditional Christmas Eve day plans.

Oh.

Aunt Lilly and I have decided this year that

there'll just be the dinner.

Aunt LOf course, have dwe always do dinner.t

No, only the dinner.

AWe think we'll juste cancel everything else.

Why would you do that?

It's the best day of the entire year!

Yeah, but things have been the same for a long time now.

And, well, Lilly's getting on.

I'm happy to take over the organizing

if she feels overwhelmed.

- Really, yeah. - That's not it.

Jessie, dear, we just want to help you see that change...

is a good thing.

No. No, no, no, no, Mom, Mom, not at Christmas.

We have to do our usual traditions.

If we don't, everything will be just terrible.

- Why not? - Because it-

Because I'm bringing someone.

- You are? - Yeah.

- Jessie! - So...

- This is wonderful news! - Yeah.

Well, tell me all about him.

Well, he, um...

Well, I told him all about the traditions and the

activities, and so, you know, if we cancel everything,

I'll, I'll look like an idiot.

actiWell, we don't want toow, if we embarrass youhing,

in front of your new beau.

Right? - Listen, I'll, I'll just...

I'll text Lilly right away, and I'll tell her that the

Chamberlain Family Christmas lives on!

- Okay!

Mom, are you cry- No, it-

That's really not necessary to cry.

Oh...

I'm so glad I put "must love ice skating"

on my profile.

It's the whole reason I replied, to be honest.

I haven't had the best luck with dating apps,

but when I saw that, I,

I knew we'd get along great.

- Thank you.

Hi.

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Thank you.

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Ooh, and we are cooling now?

I think so.

Thank you, ladies.

They're gonna be so good.

Oh, no, no.

You are gonna stay right there,

and you are going to tell me about the fact that you

told the entire family that you're bringing

someone to Christmas.

Well, they were gonna cancel everything,

and I couldn't let them do that!

WeAnd, Mom was very, a canvery thrilled.,

Jessie, nobody expects you to be the perfect

Christmas elf, especially this year.

Yeah, well, this is not about my feelings.

This is about... the family.

Okay, who is he?

Please do not tell me it's the Crypto guy.

Definitely not, no.

It is, um...

TBD.

- You're joking? - Nm-mm, no.

I'm, I'm weighing some options.

And, I, um...

I may have changed my dating profile

to say that I'm only looking for someone willing to

come to our family Christmas

as a first date.

Oh!

Please don't tell anyone, please!

Even Andrew, Shelly. Promise me! Promise me!

Mm! Do it!

Okay, I promise. I promise.

But, okay, let me get this straight.

You are planning a blind date Christmas?

Fun, right?

This is just gonna deter so many guys.

I know, exactly.

That's why it's a, a fool-proof plan.

Any guy that agrees to a blind date Christmas is

the kind of guy that I want to be around.

Someone awesome, and curious, and with a great sense of

humor and, you know, he's up for anything.

And obviously, he loves Christmas, just like me.

This is a very bad idea.

It's gonna work.

Here, smell my candle. It'll calm you down.

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It is too bad we have Terri's parents here

Christmas Eve, and then we leave for the airport

so early Christmas Day, otherwise we definitely

would want to see you again.

No, this is great.

I mean, what's more festive than us hanging out around

a Christmas tree, drinking some of Terri's cider?

Ah, are you sure you're gonna be okay

all alone during the holidays?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

You guys, you don't need to worry about me.

Wow, you can start any minute now.

Maybe there's some other lonely hearts out there.

Did you try that dating app we set you up with?

I haven't opened it in weeks.

Be my guest.

It's best to let her do her thing.

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Okay...

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Ooh, here's someone!

She's cute.

Ooh, she is cute.

Jessie, hm.

"Looking for someone to join me at

my big family's whacky Christmas events.

Must be available all day Christmas Eve.

Must be up for anything,

and a great sense of humor is mandatory."

Huh. Interesting.

A blind date on Christmas.

Hard pass.

Ooh, too late. Just sent the thinking emoji.

That one go...

Ooh, too late. Just sent t [Message chiming]

Thinking emoji.

Ha, okay, Bryan,

if that is your real name.

What kinda weirdo are you?

"I think I'd be up for this.

I've never had a big family Christmas before.

Call me curious. P.S. You seem cool."

"P.P.S. Not a weirdo."

Call Okay.rious. P[Clearing throat]."

"Hey, Bryan. Thanks for responding."

And we have a reply.

Huh.

"Fair warning: this could be the biggest gong show ever."

Hm... no.

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She's cute and prompt.

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I think she sounds kind of fun.

She sounds like she's gonna harvest your organs.

- Do not engage. - Too late.

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"Or, this could be the best blind date ever.

Won't know until we try it out.

I'm in if you are."

"I'm in."

Seriously! Good work, Ter Bear.

Hey, do me a favor and just promise me that

you'll agree on a safe word.

What's your guys'?

Private.

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So, does he get any unusual packages?

Anything to be concerned about?

What about animals? Does he like dogs?

- Hi! - Hi!

I believe you are my DoeUber driver to?

a fun family Christmas?

Yes, or, I'm, I'm Jessie.

- Bryan. - Hi.

- Oh, this is for you. - Oh, wow, thank you.

Um, these are for your family.

Ah. That's very thoughtful.

I guessed a splash of skim milk, dash of sugar?

That is remarkably close.

- Shall we? - Yeah.

Oh. Look at that, thank you.

Do I get to interview your doorman?

Definitely. But in fairness,

you are meeting my entire family.

Yeah, that I get, and I would do the same.

So, I hope this isn't interrupting any of

your own Christmas family plans.

No, no, it's actually just me in my family.

And our Christmases have always been pretty quiet.

No, no, it's actually No, no, it's actually just me in my family.

Well, maybe that's why you were intrigued by my post.

You wanted to experienceactually something different?n my family.

Yeah, and I thought at the very least I would have

a bizarre yet fun Christmas story

to take back to the office.

Oh, yeah.

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Wow! This is...

Festive? Intensely.

Okay... Ready?

I hope so.

Wow!

- Ho, ho, ho! Hello!

Merry Christmas! Hi!

Ho, Oh!, ho! It's so good to see you!

Me

This is, ah, this is my mom, Laura.

This is my stepdad, sMarcus.

- Guys, this is Bryan. - Hi.

Oh, my goodness. So wonderful to meet you!

- Oh!

- Oh, we are hugging! - Yes!

- That's nice! - Christmas hugs!

Christmas hugs!

Ah, well, Laura, these are for you.

Thank you!

Yeah, that is quite the festive apron

you've got there.

One of many, my friend.

And if you're lucky,

[you might get to weary, one yourself.

Oh!

Don't worry, you don't have to do anything that

you don't want to do.

D-Tell that to Aunt Lilly.e t-Oh, that's true.t

I'm lost. What are we talking about?

Oh, I thought Jessie told you about all our traditions.

Ah, I did, in a roundabout way, because I,

I didn't want to spoil everything in advance.

Don't worry about a thing, Bryan.

Everyone's so excited to meet Jessie's new boyfriend.

Boyfriend?

Yeah!

And I am equally excited to meet all my future in-laws!

- Ah! - Oh! You!

- Come on in here!

Oh, we gotta talk! Oh!

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Come on in. Give me your coat.

- Thank you. - Come on in, Bryan.

There you go. It's so nice to have you back.

Oh, it's wonderful to be back! Thank you.

TherDoes anybody's so niwant some coffee?ck.

- Make it a double. - Okay.

That's funny.

Ah, Marcus, I'll just meet you in the kitchen.

I'm gonna show Bryan the, the house here, quick,

so just come on, honey.

Let's tour.

Up this way, so we'll just go here.

Geez!

Come here!

What the heck was that?

Me? I was following your lead!

Okay, well, "future in-laws" is like a little bridge too far.

- I said that?! - Sh! Would you just!

Okay, I'm sorry.

I think I blacked out after I heard "boyfriend".

that one's on me.

But I didn't realize you told your family

I was your boyfriend!

Which is something you told them,

but neglected to tell me you told them.

I didn't, I didn't tell them that you were my boyfriend.

butBut, I did fail to me ymention that.

you were my blind date.

- Cool. - It's fine!

No, no, no, it's, yoit's funny actually...

Is it? 'Cause it kinda seems like a lie.

Well, it is, a little.

It's a tiny, wee one, but with very,

very good intentions behind it.

Yeah, I'm listening.

Okay, they literally almost canceled this entire day

because I was coming alone.

There's literally no way that's true.

Man, I thought you were an easy, breezy,

kind of go-with-the-flow guy.

I mean, what do you, what do you,

why do you even care, right?

Coffee's ready!

Oh, great! Thank you!

Come here!

Look, they were gonna change all of our traditions,

and I...

I really didn't want them to do that,

and so I fibbed a little, and I,

I said that I was bringing someone.

- Your new boyfriend. - I didn't say "boyfriend".

I never said "boyfriend".

But your mom assumed. - and got really excited,".

and you didn't correct her because she'd be crushed?

You catch on quick.

Look, I just wanted my family to have a fun Christmas Eve

day like we always have. Is that, is that so wrong?

No, I guess not.

day So, do you agreeave. Is thatto be my... o wrong?

fake boyfriend for the day, or what?

I said I'm in. I'm in.

But I do think we should agree on a safe word.

Yes.

A get-out-of-jail-free phrase in case one of us

feels uncomfortable and wants to bail.

A getGreat idea.l-free phWhat should we pick?us

Oof, well, it's gotta be something specific,

but general enough that we can say it casually.

Mm-hm. Oh! Merry Christmas!

Yeah, I think that's gonna lead to

some misunderstandings.

Yeah, I think that's Yes, it could.

Ooh, ooh! Rhubarb pie.

Okay, Marcus makes one every single year,

and he has this very secret recipe that

he refuses to share.

It'll be easy enough secto bring up.hat

That's great. "Rhubarb pie" it is.

Shake on it.

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Wow, you smell amazing.

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Is that...

gingerbread cookie?

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Oh, yeah, that makes more sense.

- Great.

Well, sounds like the, ah, the cavalry is arriving.

Are you ready to meet the rest of the family?

Ah, I doubt it.

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- Merry Christmas, Andrew! - Hi, Mom.

Ah! I gotta use the rest room.

- Merr-Okay, be quick.rew! - H-Okay...

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- What's going on? - House tour. Duh.

Bryan, this is my older brother, Andrew.

Hey, nice to meet you.

Ah, that's a firm handshake, sir.

- Rest room. - Okay, alright, yeah.

Great.

- He had to go. - He really had to go.

Wow! Look at the...

many, many family members.

Yes, yes. Merry Christmas.

Oh, thank you, Devi. Just put it right there.

Thank you, okay.

Ah, hey, Aunt Lilly!

Who's, ah, who's your new friend?

Oh, um...

This is...

Devi, and he is my...

ride share driver.

Thank you so much, Devi.

And who...

...is this?

This is... Bryan.

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Alright!

It's starting! It's starting!

ght! Pay attention! g]

Listen up! Listen up!

And with that...

Let the 23rd annual

Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics...

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Begin!

Ah!

Ah...

I've missed something.

A day-long Christmas Olympics

was not on my holiday bingo card.

Well, buckle up. It gets very competitive.

And we have not even had the opening ceremonies yet, so...

So, the hunt for the Christmas tree star

And is just the appetizer?he opening ce-Exactly!yet, so...

Aunt Lilly hid the star somewhere in the house

last night, and we cannot officially begin the games

until someone finds the star and

puts it on top of the tree.

Hm.

Look, I, I know you're thinking, it's, ah,

it's kind of whacky.

No, I'm thinking it's kind of fun.

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Yeah, the star's not in here.

You've never won the star hunt before, Jessie.

Why would we trust you?

I'm sorry, are you- are you calling me a bad looker?

I didn't say it, but you did say it.

- You did just say it. - Hi, hi, I'm Shelly.

You'll get used to their competitive sibling banter,

and then you'll tune it out just like me.

Nice to meet you, Shelly. I'm Bryan.

Well, I think we've spent enough time in this room,

my darling, because as I said, the star is not in here.

Oh, we will tell you when we find it.

- It's on! - Oh...

- Yeah, okay, come on.

It is in here, I know.

Hey, hey, what's Jessie told you about this guy?

Not much. It's, it's not serious.

Mom says it's her new boyfriend.

That sounds pretty serious to me.

She did, did she?

Boyfriend...

Ah, where, where is Mom?

Let's look in the dining room.

Ah, where, where *s Mom?

Star, star, star, star, star.

- Any luck, Mom? - Ah, with what?

I'm just setting up starthe room.tar.

Oh, sure, sure.

As if you're not looking for the star under the mattress.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Oh, I am onto you, Mom. All familial bonds

go out the window during the Olympics.

Well, as they should.

This is obviously very serious business.

Oh, yeah.

So... How did you guys meet?

Ah... Ah! It's so boring.

Really. It's so boring.

So we should just keep looking for the star.

Oh, no, no, I want to hear the story

no matter how boring.

Oh, no, -Oh... want to hear t-Ha.tory

- Ugh, okay. - Sure.

- How did we...? - Mm-hm.

Ugh, okay. ...meet?

Boring alert: Jessie, ah, was, um,

checking out the building that I live in.

Boring, like I said.

- Mm-hm. - So, yeah, that's it.

You never mentioned that you were looking to move, Jessie.

'Cause I'm not. It was research for work.

- Yeah. - Oh!

So you know a lot about fiber optics, Bryan?

Not at all. Why would I?

- Oh! 'Cause of- - Because of- yeah, so.

Yeah, obviously! My bad.

- He knows, he knows. - I know, I know, um...

I was just pretending...

- He was. - ...that I did.

So that I had an excuse to keep talking to her.

Just to keep on chatting.

So it all started with a lie?

- Ooh! - Oh! I wouldn't-

- I wouldn't say that. - I wouldn't either.

In fact, I fessed up like right away.

Right away. It was like, no harm, no foul!

Psh! So, it was all good with that.

That is the sweetest story ever.

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- You may look... - Ooh!

...But you may not touch.

Yes, the kitchen is Marcus's domain today,

and don't offer to help because he has a system.

It's chaos, but it's my chaos.

- Noted. - Yeah.

It-Hey... s, but it-Hi.y chaos.

I've got a little Christmas question for ya.

Christmas... question.

I've got a little ChristmaOh, okay.n for ya.

Ugh.

Why are you guys not looking for the star?

Because we're busy with things.

Get with the program, boys!

- You're not the boss of me! - Oh, for heaven sakes!

It's the first event.

She scares me.

It's the f*rst event.

What? What?

So, you are not telling anyone that

this is a blind date?

We are not. Look, Mom assumed!

And so, I just, you know...

Decided to lie to your family,

and now I am lying to them too.

Decided toNo, no, you can remain to your familcompletely neutral.

I mean, you have plausible deniability.

Right. What if he hurts someone?

What, what if he takes all the silverware?

He's not gonna do that.

And you know this because you know him so well?

Look, this is a one-time, one-day thing, and we're,

we're keeping the mood light and breezy,

and it's, it's fun!

Okay! - Okay?

Here, come, yeah.

- Mm, that's nice. Okay.

- You good? - I am cold!

- Okay, great. - Okay.

- No luck, huh? - Uh-uh.

Try this, it's my cranberry sauce.

- Homemade. - Oh...

So, what happens if no one actually finds the star?

Oh, well, I guess then the...

Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics are canceled,

and I get to have a nice nap

before the serious cooking begins.

Jessie'll turn this place over before she lets that happen.

Okay, I've gotta change out of this dirty apron

before I start cooking.

Isn't that the point of an apron?

Ho-ho-ho, not when you have my collection, my friend.

Wow! How many aprons do you own?

Ah, stopped counting a long time ago.

Wait a sec...

Ah.

Bryan found the star!

There goes my nap.

Beginner's luck.

Pow!

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The star has found its The star has found its ay back to the tree.

- Thank you, Bryan.

Ah-ah! - Well done, well done.

Welcome to the 23rd annual

Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics!

Welcome [Cheering]d annual

Alright, hats, everyone!

- Elf hat, elf hat! - Lucky elf hat!

I like the bling.

- El -Thank you. at! - Oh, thank you.

Just go with it.

Okay, leaderboard.

As you can see, there will be 7 events

spread throughout the day.

And I decided to spice things up a little bit.

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The Christmas competition wheel!

Oh!

Um, so we won't know what event to expect?

Because, usually we know the order,

and then we can prepare.

Yeah, Jessie, it'll be fun.

Kind of fits with the theme of the day, right?

Random guy, random games.

Your Rudolph ears on are backwards.

- Of course they are. - Yeah.

Without further ado, let us see

what our first event will be.

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Ooh... Oh!

- Wrap battle. - The wheel has spoken.

You will each get 5 minutes to gather your supplies

from Laura's craft room, except for Shelly,

You who will be judgingutes to the event due tolies

from Laura's craft room, her savvy decorating skill.

- Of course, of course. - That's fair, that's fair.

from Laura's craft room, her savAny questions?skill.

- Yes, newbie? - Bryan.

Ah, is every event mandatory?

Or can we sit out, if we'd like?

What?

Alright, mandatory. Got it.

Back to you.

You're gonna go first, newbie, with Jessie.

- Yes! - Whoa, whoa, whoa!

That's preferential treatment, Lilly.

Deal with it. 5 minutes starts...

- Now! Go!

You two! Go! Go! Go!

- Where are we going? - This way.

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Wow! This is mind-blowing!

I'm more of a throw it in a gift bag and

call it a day kinda guy.

Yeah, my family does not do subtle.

Your Aunt Lilly is a character.

Ah, I know. She's the family event planner.

So, when I was little, Aunt Lilly got sick and

she wasn't up for as many family events and,

when she got better, we surprised her with

the Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics.

She was very, very touched, but ah,

she thought there was room for improvement.

- So she took over? - Oh, yeah.

She sent a very strongly worded email

to the entire family.

You got a little glitter on your face.

Oh, that's not surprising, um...

Where is it?

Oh, that's not surAh... may I?...

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Thanks.

Time's up!

Next pair! Let's go!

Yeah, that's gonna happen all day.

Hey, honey! No peeking!

Ha-ha. Pick some good items, guys.

And...

- Go! - Ah!

You have 5 minutes to wrap an item of your choice!

Best wrap wins!

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Ah! Marcus! That one hurt!

Okay...

I have places to go.

2 minutes, guys. 2 minutes!

That's a cool toy, but it's impossible to wrap.

Rookie mistake.

- Dang it. - Yeah.

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D Yeah,. this is no better.

Whatever. I'll make it work.

What are you doing?

A little thing called winning. - Oh.

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Okay...

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Um?

It's a fence.

Points for creativity, bud.

Okay, oh, very nice.

And this?

Wow.

Okay...

Alright, it is definitely between these two.

So, I'm gonna have to go with...

Bryan!

Yeah?!

Okay, Bryan!

- I can't even see the tape. - Thank you, thank you.

Okay, next event is in-

- 20 minutes. - 20 minutes, 20 minutes!

Things to do, let's go!

Okay, well, I'm gonna do some electrical work outside.

Hey, ah...

Wrap boy, you know anything sabout exterior illumination?

- No, sir. - Great, come on.

Let's go.

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Good luck.

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What am I looking at?

Christmas Olympics closing ceremony!

Pow! Light show.

I synchronize all the lights to Christmas music.

Seriously?

Oh, you think its nerdy.

No, I bet it's extremely cool.

It is extremely cool. I promise you, you'll see.

Also, yeah, sure it's a little nerdy, but, ah...

I don't care.

Hey, look, I wanted to say I know...

...me and my sister give each other a hard time,

but she's one of the most loyal people I know.

Once you've earned her trust,

but she's one of the she's got your back forever.

And look, you seem like a good dude.

I hope you are.

Jessie deserves that.

Alright, let's give this another shot.

Come on, come on, come on.

AlriLet's work!give thisLet's work!ot.

Work for me! No!

It's really impressive...

- When it's working. - I bet.

See, this is my contribution to the day.

Mom hosts, Marcus cooks.

Aunt Lilly does events.

Jessie-[Clicking tongue]- keeps us on schedule.

I do the light show.

JesShelly provides thee]- aesthetics and scents.

Notice how every room in the house smells subtly different?

I did.

Yeah, those are Shelly's handcrafted soy candles.

Oh!

She's got a store in that strip mall

on Stevenson Street.

- Warm Heart Candles? - Yeah! The very one!

You've heard of it?.

Warm Heart Candles? Yeah... Wow. The very one!

Wow, that is, ah... very cool.

It is very cool.

Wow, that Want to know something Wow, that Want to know something else that's cool?

She won small business owner of the year,

home and goods category last year.

It's... She works so hard.

Hm.

Alright. Let's get this working.

Come on...

*

Oh, boy.

How did you get in here?

*

Okay, let me get this straight.

The woman you're on a Christmas blind date with

is the sister-in-law of the shop we're evicting?

Yeah, Warm Heart Candles.

The owner is here with her family.

How did this happen?

You ever search Warm Heart Candles

on your phone or click on their social accounts?

Well, yeah, I'm sure I have.

I'm guessing the dating app algorithm

data mined both your search histories and

matched you as having common interests.

That is terrifying.

maHa-ha, isn't theing internet wonderful?

Oof. Should I bail?

maHa-h [Keegan] theing in Absolutely not.?

Bryan, now is your chance, right?

You get in good with the in sister-in-law t.?

Bryan, now is your and you get her to vacate.

It's Christmas Eve. I'm not doing that.

Just think of how impressed Don will be

if you wrap this all up before the new year.

Can't do that. Okay?

That's manipulative, and Jessie will think

I just set this whole thing up.

But you didn't!

And look, like, you only met her like two hours ago.

I know, but it's complicated.

Oh, no. You like her.

- You dope! - I do!

I do, I like her, alright.

She's smart, she's funny.

She, she is just the right amount of weird.

She has a killer smile.

A weird laugh, but it's adorable.

- She loves Christmas. - But you hate Christmas.

Oh, that's not true.

I've just never had a family experience like this before.

And, oh my gosh! Burying the lead-

dude, I won a wrap battle.

AOkay, I've heard Byou rap before.-

There is no way you won anything.

And you know, man, if I'm being honest with myself,

I bet I can win more.

It just kind of depends on where the

Christmas competition wheel lands.

Okay, you been hitting the eggnog a bit hard, or what?

10-minute warning!

Okay, yoOkay, so ah, ng the eggnog what was that? what?

Ah, that is the 10-minute warning.

I gotta go, bud.

Christmas Olympics are back on.

Go, team.

- Hey, Shelly. - Oh, hi.

Hi, so, did Andrew give you

his big brother speech out there?

It was friendly, but vaguely threatening?

It's cool.

Jessie's happiness is important to everybody.

I get it.

Well, she seems to genuinely be having a good time today,

and I think you might be the reason, Bryan.

Even if you are just the blind date.

You know?

Ev[Whispering]e Yes, Shelly knows all.

Hey, I wanted to tell you,

I've really been enjoying the various Christmas scents

throughout the house.

Oh, have you? What's your favorite?

Ah... well, I mean, Winter Harvest

in the living room is a strong contender.

But, Gingerbread Cookie in the powder room-

A special place in my heart.

You really know your candles.

And I imagine it has gotta be pretty difficult these days

having a retail shop.

You ever consider pivoting to online only?

Ah, face-to-face interaction is the whole point, Bryan.

After all, you cannot smell a candle

over the internet, right?

Right.

I run monthly art classes, and highlight local

crafts people, and I host charity events sometimes.

This is not just a store, it's...

it's a community.

A lot of people besides me would be lost without it.

*

- Thank you.

Oh! I see they put you to work already.

Good.

Oh! I see they put you to work*already.

Are you, um, are you thinking of, of rhubarb pie?

*

No, nm-mm.

That's not a super reassuring answer.

It's okay if you No, nm-mm.want to go.

I mean, that's the deal we made.

But, I would like it if you stayed.

*

Well, I mean, what kind of competitor

bails after winning the first event?

Right, yeah.

We got a legacy to protect. - Exactly, yeah.

Plus, my family really likes you.

I mean, they won't once they find out that

I've been lying, about us being a couple.

They're a resilient bunch.

I mean, I think it takes a lot to upset them, so...

Okay, I'll show you where to put that?

Yeah, yeah, please.

Okay, I'll show you where to *ut that?

*

Oh!

The Bake Off is done in pairs.

We bake now.

Judging is done at dessert time.

Everybody's name is in this stocking.

The odd man out will be the judge.

Evan, come and pick some names.

The odd man out wilDad, and... dge.

Ev-Grandma.and pic-Oh, yes!mes.

Oh, we got this, we got this.

That's a good team, that's a good team.

Mom, and...

- Goober.

Oh, be nice! She's no goober.

Me and... yes! Bryan!

- Let's go! - Excellent!

Since Marcus is oh-so-busy making our delicious dinner,

Jessie, you will be the judge.

- Yes! - Are we ready?

Mm-hm.

Go!

Hope you brought your A game because, ah,

I'm a pretty tough judge.

Especially when it comes to baked goods.

Oh, okay.

Well, I'm feeling pretty confident I can impress you.

Hey, Bryan! Hey, Bryan! Oh, okay.

- Gotta go. - Good luck!

Grab the chocolate. Grab the crackers.

Crackers, chocolate, got it. What are we making?

I know the way to Aunt Jessie's heart.

- Just trust me, dude! - Okay, dude.

Hey, your mom works pretty hard this time of year, huh?

- I guess so. - Hey, I got an idea.

What do you say we make her day and

we let her win the event?

If my mom wins, that means my sister wins.

- No way.er - Come on, Evan!

Focus, man! Get your head in the game!

Ugh!

As you all know, it is through the generosity of

the Christmas spirit that I'm allowing you plebian,

ham-handed cooks

the Cto have accesst that I'm ato my gorgeous, bian,

well-appointed, tastefully decorated kitchen.

There are some rules.

You may use the convection oven,

but only the convection oven.

You may use the This is a no-passage zone.

My flans, which are in the oven-

the flans are very delicate,

and I don't want them disturbed.

They're like children sleeping in a bunk bed at camp.

Do you want to scare them? Don't.

Do not approach any of those appliances.

The toaster's been unplugged.

You may not use it. What's that, Mr. Horsy?

No, they don't need to go in there, do they?

Time's 'a wasting, Marcus!

Alright...

- Go! - Woo!

And let the Bake Off begin!

- What's first? - Crackers.

Yeah, okay.

- Oh, saltines! - Right?s.

So, we need some sugar...

- Macadamia nuts! - I don't know if we have any.

That's walnuts.

- That is walnuts. - I don'We need a lemon.e any.

The lemons are over there.

- That is walnuts. - I doWhich one you want? any.

- Both. - Both, I like that!

Mm!

*

Oh!

That baking session was intense.

Ah-ah, I cannot know anything about what happened in there.

Because as a judge,

Ah-I must remain completelyng abouneutral and impartial.re.

- Ah, fine. - Mm-hm.

Ah-IEvan and I pretty muchyng abounehave it locked up.l.re.

Yeah? We'll see about that.

- You make that? - Yes, I did.

It was my third grade craft project.

I worked so hard on that.

And then when I gave it to my mom for Christmas

she, ah, she started crying.

And then I started crying because

I thought that she thought it was ugly.

AndYeah, I canrted see her point.

I mean, not everyone can make a popsicle stick frame.

It's nothing to be ashamed about.

This is perfect. How dare you?

So, obviously she wasn't crying 'cause it was ugly?

No, no.

No, she was crying because she loved it so much.

And ever since then it's had a very special spot

on the tree, front and center.

- That's sweet. - Yeah.

My grandmother always preferred our Christmas trees

to be symmetrical and colour-coordinated.

Very formal.

You must find the Chamberlains

so messy in comparison.

You don't even know the half of it.

You, you still have your baking apron on.

I make it look good, don't I?

I mean, it, it looks good.

Also, I meant be stuck in it forever.

Evan tied the knot, and I think it's impossible to undo.

So you can't undo a knot that a 10-year-old tied?

Oh, would you like a crack at it?

- Yeah, sure. - Step right up.

Okay... it's, it's insanely tight.

- Told you. - Wait...

It's really in there. What the heck? Okay...

- How's that going for you? - Wait! Hey!

Ooh! Got it. Tah-dah!

- Ooh. - Oh!

Oh!

Oh, it's all broken! Ah!

- Let me see. - Oh, thank you.

You know what, yeah, I can fix this.

How? With a craft glue gun?

I mean, wood glue with some spring clips would be better.

Ah, for that, I would need some more popsicle sticks.

Well, I think Evan used all the popsicle sticks

in the vicinity during the wrap battle.

- Right... - Yeah, the manger scene.

Well, you know, it's still mid-day on Christmas Eve.

Stores are open.

We could sneak out now while everything's still baking.

No one would even know we're gone.

Okay, yeah. Do you want to take this off?

- Yes, please. - Okay, yeah, I'll just, ah...

I'm strangling you. Oh, wait.

This has to get untied too. - Okay, yeah,-Oh.l just, ah...

Score! Found everything we needed.

You know, I thought you were more of a business guy

in a suit than a popsicle stick handyman.

- I contain multitudes. - Oh, okay.

So, what does your company do?

We take old buildings that are run down and

turn them into affordable housing.

That's incredible.

I think we could be more creative though.

Like, really focus on the design,

and make buildings that

genuinely benefit the community.

That sounds like a really smart, solid plan.

So, what's the problem?

Well, if I took over, I'd want to be hands-on.

Like, on site working with the contractors and

the teams, and that's I'dnot what CEOs do.-on.

And part of me feels obligated to carry on

exactly what my dad built, the way he built it.

Maybe you're scared if obtoo much changes, on

everything will go wrong. I get that.

Yeah, you know, and I just, I don't think

I want the life that he had.

Yeah, you k-Whoa!nd I just, I don-Oh!hink

I w[Laughing]fe thatSorry.d.

*

- Thank you. - Gotcha.

*

Well, we should, um, probably get back to

my family's house before they notice we're gone.

I should give him a buck, here.

Sure, yeah.

*

Hey, you want to see a picture of me as a kid?

Yes.

Those are my grandparents.

Oh, my goodness. You were adorable.

Oh, my- Hey, we should preserve this

in its own popsicle stick frame.

Too bad I don't have a tree to hang it on.

Well, that's not entirely true.

Come on, come on, come on.

WI think Marcust almost saw us.

Are you sure about that?

The tree looks totally different now.

Yes, I am sure about it, and...

it fits in perfectly.

*

Um, just with the...

There.

Hey, Jessie? - Yeah?

I'm having a lot of fun.

Me too.

Hello?

Where is everybody?

Um...

That'll be Grandpop. Where-Oh. verybody?

He retired from the Christmas Olympics a few years ago,

and now he just comes for the food.

Hm, man after my own heart.

Mm-hm. Ah, word of warning,

Grandpop is a bit of a character.

Unlike the rest of your family?

Ah, touché.

- Hey, Grandpop! - Hi...

- Ah, Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.

Aw, nice to see you. Can I take that for you?

Oh, thank you.

Ah, Grandpop, this is Bryan.

It's a pleasure to meet you, sir.

Yeah...

ItYou're a lote taller than Shawn.

Oh.

- Hey, Dad. - Hi.

- Merry Christmas. - I'm hungry.

- In the kitchen. - Okay.

Oh, Aunt Lilly, you didn't need to

get a ride share for Grandpop.

I would've been happy to pick him up.

Oh, what are you talking about?

Dad loves ride share.

It makes him feel like a celebrity.

Thank you, Devi.

It makes him feel like a c*lebrity.

- They're...? - Definitely.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

*

Okay! Come on, guys! Let's go!

Listen up! Listen up!

The goal of Snowball Dodgeball

is to outlast your competitors.

It is a fine balance between

maintaining your snowball supply and attacking.

- Yeah! - Okay, okay.

- Positions!

Go, go, go! Go, go, go!

Good luck! Good luck!

GoPlayers,! get into position!

Snowball Dodgeball!

G- get int-Oh!sition!

Get him! Get him! Get him!

- Oh! - Ha-ha!

- No! - Oh!

I can't believe I hit you! I always miss!

- Ow! - Sorry, honey!

Worst thing you can do in Snowball Dodgeball

is standing still! No!

What were you just saying?

Avenge me, Bryan!! Avenge me!

- I got one snowball left! - Yeah, me too!

Hey, don't go easy on me. - Oh, I'm not going to.

Look, I'm already top of the leaderboard.

I don't know if you saw that.

- Yah! - Oh!

Oh!

That's crazy.

- Huh! - Okay.

*

- So...

Does that mean it's a tie?

*

Oh!

Guess I did have one more snowball.

- Dirty player. - Woo!

Ah! Girls win! Girls win!

Hey, man! Ah, finally!

I've been texting you for an hour,

and Terri's parents are gonna arrive any minute.

Oh, yeah, sorry.

We were in the middle of Snowball Dodgeball.

Of course you were. Why didn't, I, ah...

We werWhy didn'tiddle of I think of that?ll.

I take it you didn't get the draft eviction letter for

Warm Heart Candles in your email?

No.

Okay, if you're gonna get out in front of this thing,

you better call Don and make sure

it doesn't get sent out today.

He wouldn't send out an eviction letter

on Christmas Eve.

Are you sure about that?

He wanted to get this business wrapped up

before the end of the year.

Okay, yeah, I'll handle it.

When? After the next snowshoe...

pickle ball tournament thing?

That's ridiculous. There's no such thing.

At least I don't think there is.

Merry Christmas, you weirdo.

Merry Christmas, thinkbuddy. is.

Ah, what is going on, Haley?

Your boyfriend has zero online presence.

- What? - See for yourself.

Well... that's fine.

Lots of people don't have social media.

It's okay, I trust him.

Even though you clearly just met him.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You have no pictures of Bryan in your phone.

So... Wait?

How would you even know that?

You left it in the family room.

I looked through your camera roll.

You're a snoop!

I prefer hacker.

Anyway, don't worry.

I won't tell anyone that you hardly know him.

Thank you.

If it gets out that a complete stranger is probably

going to win the Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics,

Aunt Lilly's gonna lose it.

Ooh, that is a very good point.

Look, just don't Aunt worry about Bryan. it.

He's a really nice guy.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

*

Grandpa!

*

Let's spin the wheel. Okay!

*

- Couple's Quiz! - Oh! Ah!

How well do you guys know your partner?

- - CouplHuh? - Quiz! We'll soon find out.

All right, what is Laura's favorite Christmas song?

Could you hurry up, We'llTolstoy?nd out.

Reveal.

Co -Oh! [Clapping], We'l -Very good. out.

Second question is,

"What is your favorite Christmas treat?"

Reveal.

Oh! Oh!

Okay, first question is movies.

Good luck.

Reveal!

- Oh! Aw... - Oh.

- That is my favorite movie. - Oh, that's not gonna work.

- Close. - I forgot, yeah.

What is Jessie's favorite type of skiing?

Reveal!

Aw!

- Darn. - Reveal!

Jessie never wears gloves!

What is your favorite Christmas dessert?

Oh! I know this.

And, reveal!

Rhubarb pie, boom!

Oh, wow, wow, wow, wowie.

Yeah, I never said that I love it.

But it's the family's traditional Christmas pie?

Marcus makes it ever year.

Yes, I do.

And, everybody loves it, except for Jessie because

she's deathly allergic to it.

- Oh. - Yep.

How long have you been dating anyway?

I mean, you don't seem to know

anything about each other.

Oh, just shoosh, Marcus.

Is this game over yet?

Well, it is now, and by a wide margin.

The winners are Marcus and Laura.

Congratulations!

The [Marcus] re I didn't expect this at all!

Co-[Applauding]!

Sorry, I kinda blew it.

Can't win 'em all.

I'm gonna, um, I'm just gonna go get some air.

Okay.

*

- Hey. - Hey.

You okay?

Yeah, um, I was just wondering why you

can't seem to be found anywhere online?

Haley did some sleuthing.

Oof, I wish I had her help a few months ago.

What happened was I had Haa credit card stolen, g.

and all of my accounts got hacked.

So, I had our lawyers just remove everything,

to protect my identity and the company from fraud.

Oh, that's awful.

Oh, yeah, it was a whole mess.

Well, thank you for explaining.

Oh, yeah, it was Yeah.le mess.

Any other potential red flags that we should discuss?

None that I can think of.

Hi. None that I-Hi. think of.

Um, Jessie, can you help me with the table settings?

- I can help. - I think we can handle it.

UmOkay. I'll see if Andrewe with needs some help.gs?

*

Hey, what's up?

You tell me.

I want to know exactly who that man is.

- What?! - Okay, okay, okay!

So, I did just meet Bryan this morning.

Technically it's - Oa blind date.ay!

Jessica Margaret Chamberlain!

- This is Christmas! - I know.

You brought a total stranger into our house on Christmas!

I know, I know, I know, but it turned out great.

I mean, Bryan's awesome, you said so yourself.

I don't understand why you did this.

You know why.

Aunt Lilly was gonna cancel everything, and I,

I really didn't want the family to be upset

or to blame me, or...

Honey, no one is gonna blame you.

The family would be fine.

I think it's you who doesn't want to be upset.

Or reminded.

Does Bryan know...

about Shawn?

Of course not. We just met.

- You have to tell him. - No, Mom.

I just want this Christmas to be like

every other year. Is that...

Is that too much to ask?

I suppose not.

Anyway, you're both selling the boyfriend-girlfriend act...

- ...quite well. - Yeah...

Wait, really?

Yeah, I caught some of those looks.

You both seem smitten.

Maybe you should give it an actual chance.

Who knows what could happen.

*

*

Oh, hey, hey, hey.

Everyone... Hello.

It's hard to believe that another year has passed and

we're celebrating Christmas once again.

Laura and I started dating in the spring,

and so, by the time my first

crazy Chamberlain Christmas rolled around,

I knew all of you pretty well.

I quickly realized how fortunate I was that you...

accepted me into your lives.

I But I still was notw fortprepared for the way...

this family celebrates Christmas.

- Oh, I can relate.

Making this meal every year for

my most favorite people in the world is...

the best gift I could ever receive.

my [Exhaling sharply] e in the w Ah! is...

And although Christmas is a time to reflect

about the past, it is also a time look forward.

And, let new people in.

Mm-hm.

Okay, so...

To us.

To us.

Cheers.

*

Merry Christmas.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

All right, thank you. And eat...

*

And be merry.

*

So, um, did you do a Christmas meal

with your grandparents?

Yeah, on Christmas Day.

And, on Christmas Eve night, my dad and I would

get Christmas takeout, just the two of us.

Aw, that's really nice.

Yeah, it was.

So, do you know how your dad said that

he wanted you to run the business?

Mm-hm.

Did he ever say, "You have to do it just like me" or...?

Ah... no.

I don't think he did.

Then, um, maybe you don't.

You know, deep down I think I know that.

It's just, um- Thank you.

Well, I don't have a table full of people

willing to pick me up if I mess it up.

Dang! I forgot to put out tthe cranberries.ple

I'll get 'em. Yeah, yeah, you sit.

Where, ah, where are they?

Um, ah, second shelf in the fridge.

- You got it. - Thanks, Bryan.

- Every year I do that. - I know.

- You got it. - Th[Laughing]n.

Huh.

*

I should've put that away by now.

- It's a nice picture. - Hm.

Who's the guy?

Hm...

You'll have to ask Jessie about him.

Hey, you found the cranberries.

- I did. - Thank you.

Hey, you found the cranberries*

Oh! Woo!

Hey, how does someone win at walking in the woods?

Ah, you just get a point for participating.

*

Hey, can I ask about Shawn?

How did you find out?

The picture in the kitchen.

And, Grandpop mentioning Shawn.

Right. You know, when you put it like that,

it seems pretty obvious.

We went to the same university at the same time,

but ah, we actually didn't meet until like years later.

Life's funny like that, isn't it?

So, on our second date, we went to-

We went to the amusement park because

Shawn had never been on a roller-coaster before,

which I just thought was crazy.

Shawn-Hm. never been on a rol-Yeah.aster before,

And after a lot of convincing, I did get him to go on one.

- He loved it. - Oh, of course.

And after a lot of convincing, I did get hYes, yes, yes, yes.

About two years ago we got engaged.

And, um...

I remember we were

picking out a date for our wedding

when he told me that he hadn't been feeling-

hadn't been feeling well for a while.

Went to the doctor and, everything...

everything after that happened really quickly.

And then he was...

then he was gone.

*

I'm really sorry I didn't tell you.

Please don't apologize.

You didn't need to tell me anything.

And even if you had told me everything right off,

I still would've wanted to come.

And evenThis day hastold me evebeen incredible.f,

I still would've wan[Laughing]e.

I don't know what I expected really, but I...

I definitely didn't expect to like you...

so much.

I'm just wondering

if you're ready to pursue anything.

*

if you're ready to I really thought I was.

*

But maybe I'm just too scared.

I get that.

I think I just need a little time to think about it.

Of course.

*

Here's to hoping.

Yeah.

*

Bryan, Merry Christmas! I'm just on my way out.

Yeah, hey, I'm sorry to interrupt your evening, Don.

Um, look, I've been thinking about Warm Heart Candles,

and um, I've learned a few things about the owner and

her family- we need to help them.

Well, like I said, I'm all ears for a solution.

- Do you have one? - Not yet.

I, I need some more time.

Just, please, tell the lawyers not to

Isend out thee eviction letter, okay?

Unfortunately, it's too late.

I've already approved that letter, hours ago.

It's likely been emailed already.

I've already approved that le[Sighing]rs ago.

Alright, call me if you need me..

- Merry Christmas. - You too.

Thanks for picking up.

- Merry Christmas. - You*too.

Hey!

- Hey... - Oh.

He*!

I think I need to, ah, rhubarb pie.

Right.

I think I thought everything was okay because

we talked about Shawn, but um...

Oh, no, that's all good.

This has nothing to do with that.

OThen,, thwhat is it?od.

This has nothing Or, did I do something?

No, of course not. Jessie, you are amazing.

Your family is amazing.

I've had a great time with you.

This has easily been the best Christmas that

I have had in...

Well, I guess this has been the best Christmas

I've ever had. - Right.

If I'm being honest, so thank you.

I just think I, ah, I should go.

Well, um, it was nice to meet you.

You too.

*

Okay, you two quit your smooching because

it's time for Jessie to judge the Bake Off,

and Evan is waiting for his partner, Bryan.

Oh, ah, actually, Aunt Lilly, I was just leaving.

No, you're not.

Yes, Aunt Lilly, he, he really is.

Yeah, not a chance.

So, you get your coat off,

get your bootie in the kitchen.

It's the Bake Off.

This is serious!

Haley, Evan, let's go!

You better get your bootie in the kitchen.

You better get your bootie in *he kitchen.

*

Mm-hm.

*

[Shelly* Mm-hm.

This was not an easy decision.

A lot of thinking, pondering, tasting.

But I have decided on a winner.

Drum roll, please.

- Number 1! - Yeah!

Yeah, Bryan! Yes! I knew it!

I told you not to put walnuts in the brownies, Mum.

- I'm sorry. - No one likes walnuts.

Ha-ha.

- Oh, my gosh. - What's wrong?

- Ah, what? - What's wrong?

Ah, nothing.

What do you mean, nothing? Is it the store?

No, it's fine. Congratulations.

My little walnut. Sorry.

Your mother doesn't need to worry about walnuts right now.

I'll go check on her.

Your mother doesn't need to worry about w* lnuts right now.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah, it's just stuff with the store,

but I am handling it.

Do you want to talk about it?

No. - No?

No, I do not want to bother you with

my silly candle business problems.

Shelly, you are not bothering me.

And you know, when Shawn got sick

you were really good to me, and I...

I'd like to be there for you in the same way.

*

Warm Heart Candles is being evicted.

Evicted?

Yeah, a new developer has bought the building,

and everybody has left it except for me, and I...

it's impossible to find a retail space right now.

Especially now, and I'm just scared that

I'm gonna lose my whole business.

Oh, Shelly.

I'm gonna lose my whole*business.

Hey, no matter what happens,

we are all there for you, okay.

How did you, r how did you find out?

we are all there Ah, an email...

Can, can I see? how did-Yeah. ind out?

Can, can I see? how did-Y*ah. ind out?

- Oh, no. - What's wrong?

Can, can I see? how did-Y*ah. ind out?

Shelly, I know who the developer is.

Okay! You're up next for Carol-oke!

Here's your song... hit it!

Joy to the world ♪

♪ the lord is come ♪

Let earth-

...release her ring!

- Oh, sweetie. - Wow.

- What, what? That's not it? - No!

Not even close, Grandma.

Ah, well, it should be.

Okay, newbie, you're up next.

Oh, I... I think I'm gonna pass.

I'm not really a Christmas carol guy.

That's why it's funny, Bryan.

Yeah, no, seriously I think I'll pass.

- No, you can't pass. - What are you, shy?

I bet someone has a lovely singing voice.

You know, I just, I don't want to.

I think that we should probably let Bryan pass,

if he wants.

I bet he has a lot on his mind right now.

Jessie, can I, ah, speak with you privately, please?

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Go ahead.

Tell my family the truth.

My, ah, my company develops real estate,

and we purchased the building that

Warm Heart Candles is in.

And they're evicting Warm Heart Candles

as of January 1st.

Ah... - What?

- What? - What?

I am so sorry, okay. That notice,

it came from our lawyers. I did not approve it.

But you knew who she was.

Not at first. I, I had no idea.

But you found out at some point today.

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Yes.

And then you failed to mention it.

Yes.

And t [Marcus] ailed t Back that up.

You had to know what he did for a living.

How did this not come up?

Um...

Well, the truth is that...

Bryan is not my boyfriend.

In fact, we just met this morning.

This is a blind date.

A total stranger is about to win the

Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics?

That is not the biggest concern right now.

- Well, it is to me! - Lilly, Lilly!

Bryan's been a lovely addition to this day.

Oh, you knew he was a stranger all the time.

I figured it out, and Jessie confirmed it.

Jessie just wanted us all to have a fun family Christmas.

You knew about Bryan too?

Well, I have a secret too. Devi and I are dating.

- We know! - Tell me a new one.

Wel[Indistinct chatter]oo. DEveryone knows that...

- Oh, you knew? - Tell m-Yeah.w one.

- This is a hot mess. - And I'm gonna go so viral.

Our business, this is us together!

I know that, I know that, but...

You haven't...

I know that,

I can't trust you right now.

und]

Hey.

Hey...

I am so sorry, Jessie.

Your family's amazing,

and you have been so welcoming.

And now you're all fighting because of me.

Look, it's, it's not only because of you.

Every Chamberlain Christmas kind of ends up like this.

They'll get over it.

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Bryan, why didn't you tell me about Warm Heart Candles

once you'd made the connection?

Honestly, I thought that I could get ahead of it,

save the day, and you'd never have to know.

*

But it didn't quite work out that way.

What a mess.

Yeah.

What [Vehicle approaching]

That's my ride.

Hey. You don't have to leave.

You want me to stay?

*

Merry Christmas, Jessie.

*

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Due to unforeseen circumstances,

it appears the Chamberlain Family

Christmas Olympics champion is...

- Haley! - Ah!

Huh? How?!

She crushed "Joy To The World" at Carol-oke.

- We all heard it. - Boo!

Come and get your grand prize, sweetheart.

Wow, what an honor.

You're never gonna finish that.

- Oh, she'll share. - In your dreams.

How is that fair? Boo!

Enough, you two.

You know, there's still time for Santa Claus to change

his mind if he hasn't given up on us already.

Let's just stop pretending that everything's okay here!

Okay, um, I think it's probably time for

the closing ceremonies, right?

What's the point, Jessie?

No, let's shut this down, cpull the plug.ht?

No, Andrew, you do the light show every year.

- We have to do it. - I don't care!

Jessie, Andrew, that's enough.

What if we just have one thing be the same

this Christmas as every other year?

Please.

this Christmas as every ot*er year?

Okay, I'll talk to her.

Ah, there you are.

Hi.

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What's this?

It's a letter from Shawn.

He, ah, brought it in the hospital.

He told me I wasn't allowed to open it until now,

my first Christmas without him.

He was such a good man.

Yeah.

He was And he loved you.

And he loved our family.

He was And we all loved him too.

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But we can't change what happened.

And we can't live in the past.

I know.

- Oh, dear. - Yeah.

Why didn't you tell Bryan to stay?

Mom, I was not expecting any of this.

I mean, this whole blind date Christmas

was supposed to be a joke.

And now, I mean... blind[Sighing]istmas

Mom, it is ridiculous to have feelings this quickly.

And so soon after Shawn.

Mom, it is ridiculous to haIt's been almost a year...

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Mom, It really feelss to haIt'slike yesterday.year...

I know.

Mom, It really feelss to haIt'slike ye*terday.year...

- Can I confess something? - Yeah.

When your father and I divorced,

I was convinced I was supposed to be alone.

Forever.

That's just the way it was supposed to be,

for the rest of my life.

And I made peace with that.

I even counted on it.

And then I met Marcus,

and that set the I idea of my futuret.

right out the window.

Right.

It's hard to be vulnerable.

And to...

It's harlet fate... nerable.

...take its course.

*

How did you know that it would work out?

- I didn't.

I still don't.

I still don't.

But I, I stay hopeful and,

we work hard at our relationship.

That's all you can really do.

*

You're still wearing your engagement ring.

Taking it off just feels so final.

Shawn will always be a part of you,

and part of this family,

and it's okay if you b want to move on.

And let go.

When you're ready.

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Whe[Laughing] eady.

- Thanks, Mom. - My darling.

Oh, honey, W honey, honey. ady.

You're always my baby.

Hey, Devi, can you pull over?

Yeah, right here. Thanks.

Perfect, thank you. Just give me a minute.

*

Keeg, hey, sorry, buddy.

I know it's late. Do you remember that building

we worked on a couple years ago?

Bright Star?

Yes, yes, that one.

Do you still have the blueprints on your laptop?

Great, can you send them over to me right now?

Thank you, pal.

You're a life saver.

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Come on, come on.

Everybody, the show's about to begin.

You don't want to miss it.

- You alright, Grandpa? - Easy, Pops.

I almost went into a turkey coma there.

Alright.

- Are we ready? - Ah... I think so.

Andrew, please. Okay, let's do this.

Okay. Okay.

You can do it, Andrew.

Come on, buddy. You got it.

My dearest family, welcome to

the closing ceremony light show!

- Hit it!

Aw! Oh, wow.

It's supposed to go better than this.

- Give me one sec. - Andrew?

[Marcus Hold on, upposed to g hold on, hold on. s.

Oh! Oh, oh, oh!

♪ SANTA, BABY ♪

♪ SOUNDS LIKE A

♪ LIGHTS ARE SHINING ♪

♪ OH SO MANY AND BRIGHT! ♪

♪ FEELING THE JOY, SEEING THE MAGIC ♪

♪ IT'S IN THE AIR I GOTTA HAVE IT! ♪

- Amazing! - Well done, Andrew!

Well done!

♪ GONNA BE MERRY AND BRIGHT! ♪

- Ah!

♪ GONNA Andrew, you know AND BRI love this song.

Of course, I know you love this song.

*

- Thank you. - Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Make him dance. Come on!

Grandpop!

*

*

♪ BELLS ARE RINGING ♪

♪ SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL TIME ♪

*

♪ LIGHTS ARE SHINING ♪

♪ OH SO MANY AND BRIGHT ♪

What are you doing here?

- I just missed you. - Oh...

You really outdid yourself this year.

Thanks.

I shouldn't have kept a secret from you.

I'm so sorry, I just, I wanted to

get through the holidays without any stress.

With this crowd?

- Not a chance.

*

I don't know what's gonna happen now.

Me neither.

But we're gonna face it together, okay?

Thank you, thank you! Thank you, thank you.

Thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you.

That was freaking amazing!

Bryan?

I mean, seriously, Andrew, I have literal chills.

Me too! Fantastic!

I mean, thanks, man.

It's pretty- Wait, wait, wait.

What are you doing back here, dude?

Oh, right, wow.

I was so blown away by that I completely lost track.

Um, Shelly...

I wI know I can't changehat I cowhat happened andck.

the upset that it's caused you.

I'm sorry.

But, I do think I have found a way to save your store.

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Really?

I just need some space to work it out,

like a table or something.

*

Okay, guys, why don't we clear some space

off the table? Come on, let's get inside.

Clear the dining room table, let's go.

Everyone up, let's go! You okay, hon?

- I'm good. - Okay.

*

I hope it's okay that I came back.

I just, I have to try and fix this.

Maybe you just needed a little family support.

*

Yeah.

Come on.

*

- That was so good. - It's pretty amazing, right?

*

Thanks, hon.

This better be good, buddy.

Thanks, Andrew.

*

Oh, Don, thank you for coming.

I'm sorry, I know it's late. Everybody, this is Don.

He's a colleague of mine.

Yeah, well, you sounded serious on the phone,

but now...

I'm just wondering if you've been Christmasing

a little too much, Bryan.

You have no idea, Don.

What's going on?

This is Shelly Chamberlain and her family.

Ah, she is the owner of Warm Heart Candles.

I wanted you to meet the people that

we're impacting with our development.

As I said, it's done.

The lawyers already sent the eviction notice.

Right. We're not evicting Warm Heart Candles.

- Bryan. - Don...

The company has my name on it, remember?

Do you have a concrete alternate idea?

I do, come take a look.

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So, I'm thinking that we reconfigure the building

so that the ground floor is all retail space.

The footprint-

Right, I have run the numbers,

and with some modifications, we can make it work.

I had Keegan send the blueprints from the

Bright Star development and they are very similar.

- Zoning- - Will be a pain in the butt.

- It always is. - Yeah, that's true.

Yeah, but what happens to my shop while you're building?

Right, ah, not a problem.

We will just find you a temporary pop-up location

at one of our commercial properties.

And, as soon as the building is done,

you will have the first right of refusal for the

same square footage of your current place

at the same price.

Meanwhile, Mattison can rent out the rest of the retail

spaces to small businesses in the community.

That's gonna increase appeal

across the board.

Well, it's definitely good optics.

I like it. I can make this work.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Alright.

Yeah? What do you think, Don?

It's your company, Bryan.

It only really matters what you think.

Well, I ah...

I think we can make it work too.

Ah! Yes!

Your father would be proud.

Thank you.

Can I go home to my family now?

Absolutely. I will show you out.

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*

*

- Hey. - Hey.

So, I've been thinking about some things.

What things?

Things that are changing.

Tough stuff.

Things tha Yeah. changing.

Shawn really wanted me to be happy and

find someone to be with, and...

I really didn't think it was possible.

Not until I met you.

I really didn't think it was p*ssible.

Today has been crazy, and my family is...

a lot.

- But, um...

- Enh. - Yeah.

The whole reason I wanted to do

a blind date Christmas is because

my family means the world to me,

and the person I'm supposed to be with needs to

fit in with that, you know?

I know that we just met, but...

I really want to get to know you more.

And, I hope that you feel the same.

Of course I do.

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Um...

Well, it looks like you're the true Chamberlain Family

Christmas Olympic champion, Bryan.

She knows my name.

Mm-hm.

I'm definitely gonna crush you next year.

You mean I'M gonna crush him next year.

Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Yeah, we haven't even been on a proper date yet, so...

Make some plans then.

None of you are invited, by the way.

Aw!

Just, no. Okay...

See you in there.

- Yeah. - That's great.

Oh, oh, okay. Well, we'll be in here.

Right inside, if you need us.

- Yeah.

So, ah... What do you say?

Can I take you out next week?

Mm-hm... Wait.

Are you asking me out on a first date

New Year's Eve?

- Oh. - Too late. I accept.

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