BRIGHT MUSIC UPBEAT JINGLY MUSIC MAN: TAXI! COME ON! I'LL BE LATE! PEOPLE CHATTER SIRENS WAIL CARS HONK UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) HI. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE HIRING ANY HOLIDAY HELP THIS SEASON? SORRY. COULD I AT LEAST LEAVE MY RESUME? JUST IN CASE YOU CHANGE YOUR`? OK. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. JAUNTY MUSIC (SIGHS) SANTA: HO! HO! HO! HO! HO! WOMAN: MERRY CHRISTMAS! LIVELY, LILTING TUNE PEOPLE CHATTER MAN: COME ON! WE'RE GONNA BE LATE! COME ON! CAR HONKS JOEY! JOEY! (SIGHS) CARS HONK, SIRENS WAIL, PEOPLE CHATTER BECKY'S TEACHER! MRS LAURENCE, SO SORRY I'M LATE. OH, NICKY, NO PROBLEM. HI. NICE TO SEE YOU. HI. YOU TOO. UH, HAVE A SEAT. UNFORTUNATELY... OH (LAUGHS) I PROMISE NOT TO STICK MY GUM UNDER THE DESK. (LAUGHS) SO, HOW IS MY DAUGHTER DOING? WELL, BECKY IS A GREAT GIRL. SHE'S SMART, AND SHE ALWAYS PARTICIPATES IN CLASS. SHE'S GOOD AT MATH, AND SHE'S REALLY ARTISTIC, EXCEPT THAT SHE'S HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS IN READING AND SPELLING. I HAVE NOTICED SHE'S NOT VERY COMFORTABLE READING OUT LOUD, WHICH IS WEIRD, BECAUSE SHE'S NORMALLY SO CONFIDENT. MAYBE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SPELLING? EXACTLY. THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT A TUTOR WILL REALLY HELP HER. SHE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE EXTRA PUSH. MRS LAURENCE, I LOST MY JOB A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. TUTORING IS REALLY EXPENSIVE. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW. NO, I` I UNDERSTAND. BUT I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER JOB. AND AS SOON AS I DO, YOU CAN REST ASSURED I WILL MAKE SURE THAT BECKY GETS ALL THE HELP SHE NEEDS. I KNOW YOU WILL. BELL RINGS WHY DON'T YOU JUST WAIT HERE FOR BECKY? OK. OK. THANKS. (SIGHS) CHILDREN CHATTER, LAUGH MOM? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HEY! HAVING A LITTLE TALK WITH YOUR TEACHER. SHE SAYS YOU'RE A GREAT GIRL. I TOLD HER SHE HAS TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER. YOU DID NOT. I DID NOT. BOTH LAUGH GET YOUR STUFF. WE'LL WALK HOME. THANKS. HAS ANYONE SEEN MY LUNCH BOX? I MOVED IT. IT WAS IN THE WAY. GOOD LUCK FINDING IT. SO, HOW'S SCHOOL? GOOD. YEAH? NO PROBLEMS? NOPE. GETTING ALONG WITH EVERYBODY? YEP. AND SOMETHING EXCITING HAPPENED AT SCHOOL TODAY. REALLY? WHAT'S THAT? TAYLOR TOLD THE WHOLE CLASS HER MOTHER'S GETTING REMARRIED THIS NEW YEAR'S DAY. ISN'T THAT COOL? THAT IS COOL AND TAYLOR GETS TO BE THE FLOWER GIRL, AND HER DOG GETS TO BE THE RINGBEARER. IS THAT AWESOME? THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME. HOPE THE DOG DOESN'T EAT THE RINGS. I WANT... YOU TO GET MARRIED AGAIN. WHAT? WHY? BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY. I AM HAPPY. I HAVE YOU. BESIDES, THERE IS ONE LITTLE TINY PROBLEM. NOBODY'S ASKED ME. MAMA, YOU'RE TOO PICKY. THE CHECKOUT GUY AT THE MARKET LIKES YOU. HE ASKED YOU OUT, AND YOU SAID NO. WELL, HE'S NOT MY TYPE. BESIDES, HE KNOWS I CLIP COUPONS. IT'S EMBARRASSING. SO WHAT? HE'S REALLY NICE. EXCEPT FOR THE TWITCH. THAT'S NOT A TWITCH, BECKY. I THINK THAT'S HIS IDEA OF A WINK. ANYWAY, HE'S NOT FOR ME. I DON'T LIKE HIS NAME EITHER. WHAT IS WRONG WITH HIS NAME?! ARTHUR? I COULDN'T MARRY AN ARTHUR! WHAT GUYS NAMES COULD YOU MARRY? THAT'S A SILLY QUESTION. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S BEING SILLY, SO ANSWER THE QUESTION. I AM NOT. OK, FINE. BILL. BILL'S A GOOD NAME. IT'S GRANDPA'S NAME. I COULD MARRY A BILL. I'M GONNA FIND YOU A BILL, AND WHEN I DO, YOU'RE MARRYING HIM. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU. REBECCA JANE! (LAUGHS) SNOWMAN! BOTH: I LOVE SNOWMEN! ALL RIGHT. WE SAID IT AT THE SAME TIME. GOTTA MAKE A WISH. TRANQUIL MUSIC WHAT DID YOU WISH FOR? YOU KNOW THE RULES, MOM. YOU CAN'T SAY, OR THE WISH WON'T COME TRUE. (CHUCKLES) OH... WELL, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT THAT. LOOK AT THE POLAR BEARS. OHHHH! HOW CUTE THEY ARE. AND IT MOVES ITS HEAD. (LAUGHS) HEY, WHAT'S THAT? WHAT? WHAT IS IT? WOW. LOOK, MOM. IT'S A POCKET ANGEL ` ONE OF THOSE LITTLE ANGEL COINS. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD LUCK. OH YEAH? ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL? SURE IS. I WANT YOU TO KEEP IT, MOM. NO, YOU FOUND IT. YOU GET TO KEEP IT. NO, YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT. MAYBE IT'LL HELP YOU GET A JOB. (LAUGHS) OK. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT ` IF IT MEANS THAT MUCH TO YOU, IN MY POCKET IT GOES. GENTLE MUSIC (GIGGLES) THESE EARMUFFS ` I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BUY YOU SOME NEW EARMUFFS. THEY KEEP FALLING OFF. AH, I CAN DEAL. CAN YOU? AND JUST LOOP IT AROUND ` YOU KNOW HOW TO LOOP. (CLAPS, GASPS) THAT'S MRS ROSITANI RIGHT THERE. YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S GO VISIT LIZ INSTEAD. WE'LL PLAY A LITTLE GAME OF 'HIDE FROM THE BUILDING MANAGER'. SHE'S GONNA TALK MY EAR OFF. OK? MOM? ISN'T THIS JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE LATE ON THE RENT? SHH! LET'S GO! AND THEN NEXT` YEAH, JUST` OK. ALL RIGHT. LIZ AND GRACE SHOULD BE HOME. GO AROUND THE BACK. THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKED. (LAUGHS) HEY, LIZ. HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? OH, MRS ROSITANI ` JUST GAVE HER THE SLIP. BECKY, COME ON. MS TALBOT, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE. YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT DID SHE DO? FOLLOW ME? LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE NOT SO GOOD AT GIVING PEOPLE THE SLIP. (EXHALES) (CHUCKLES) MRS ROSITANI, I AM SO SORRY I HAVEN'T GIVEN YOU THE RENT I OWE YOU YET. I WILL BRING IT TO YOU VERY SOON, I PROMISE. WELL, IT IS THE HOLIDAYS FOR EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW. PEOPLE STILL HAVE TO PAY THEIR WAY. (SIGHS) JUST GET IT TO ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN. I'M TOO OLD TO CHASE YOU AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHASE ME. AND YOU'RE NOT OLD. ARE YOU KIDDING? YOU DON'T LOOK A DAY OVER 50! REALLY? YEAH. OH. WELL, I DO TRY AND TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. I JOINED THE WATER AEROBICS CLASS AT THE Y. DID YOU? YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT IS WORKING FOR YOU. OH, THANK YOU. ANYWAY,... YOU SHOULD GO. (CHUCKLES) BECKY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'LL SEE. GENTLE MUSIC THAT'S WHERE OUR TREE WILL GO WHEN WE GET IT. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS, MOM. YEAH. YOU BET WE ARE. WE ALWAYS DO. RIGHT. WHERE'S THAT ANGEL COIN? LET'S SEE, I THINK IT IS IN... MY COAT POCKET. THERE IT IS. LOUDLY: MR ANGEL! GET DOWN HERE AND START HELPING MY MOM FIND A JOB! MISS BECKY, YOU ARE GOING TO WAKE THE ENTIRE BUILDING UP. I WAS JUST TRYING TO WAKE UP A CERTAIN ANGEL. I KNOW YOU WERE. I THINK YOU DID YOUR JOB. NOW LET'S GET YOU READY FOR BED. COME ON. HOW ABOUT IF YOU READ THE FIRST TWO LINES AND I'LL READ THE NEXT TWO LINES? NO? YOU SURE? OK. READS: ''TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WHEN ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE, 'NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING, NOT EVEN A MOUSE.' (GIGGLES) 'THE STOCKINGS WERE HUNG... BOTH: '...BY THE CHIMNEY WITH CARE. 'IN HOPES THAT ST NICHOLAS SOON WOULD BE THERE.' BREAKFAST FOR YOU. NICKY. HI. OH, HEY. I JUST HEARD THAT CARTWRIGHT'S DEPARTMENT STORE IS HIRING HOLIDAY HELP. A LOT OF IT. TODAY. SO YOU HAVE TO PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER ASAP AND GET DOWNTOWN BY 9AM. TO CARTWRIGHT'S? OH, COME ON, THEY WOULD NEVER HIRE SOMEONE LIKE ME. I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN HAVE ANYTHING TO WEAR THAT THEY WOULDN'T LAUGH AT. STOP. WHERE'S THE NEVER-SAY-DIE GIRL THAT I KNOW AND LOVE? YOU CAN DO THIS. I'VE GOT IT ALL WIRED ` GOT THE PERFECT THING FOR YOU TO WEAR FOR THE INTERVIEW. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THAT'S THE DRESS WE PICKED OUT FOR YOUR ANNIVERSARY DINNER WITH RALPH. I COULDN'T WEAR THAT. YES, YOU CAN. RALPH'S BEEN MARRIED TO ME 11 YEARS. I ALREADY GOT THAT JOB. I'LL TAKE BECKY TO AND FROM SCHOOL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A THING. WHAT DO I NEED TO HEAR? I CAN DO THIS. YES! MYSTERIOUS, MAGICAL TWINKLING (GASPS) FOR LUCK. TRAFFIC NOISES, PEOPLE CHATTER I'M SO SORRY, IT'LL JUST BE TWO MORE MINUTES. (SIGHS) PHONE RINGS GENTLE MUSIC MS TALBOT? YES? OH! THINK YOU DROPPED THIS. THANK YOU! I'M SORRY FOR SPYING, BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE YOU WORKED AT MILLIE'S DISCOUNT DRESS MART? YEAH. OH. WELL, THEN, YOU MUST BE GOOD. (CHUCKLES) WELL, I'D LIKE TO THINK SO. BOTH CHUCKLE I WAS SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT THEY CLOSED. I KNOW. IT'S A BUMMER. YEAH. AND YOU VOLUNTEER AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TOO? WELL, WHEN I HAVE TIME. THAT'S AMAZING. THANKS. SO, WHAT JOB ARE YOU APPLYING FOR HERE? HOLIDAY HELP. HEY, YOU. HI. MR CARTWRIGHT IS LOOKING FOR YOU. YES, RIGHT. UM... WHO'S THIS? THIS IS A VERY QUALIFIED JOB APPLICANT, AND YOU SHOULD HIRE HER. REALLY? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL, UH, SEE WHAT I CAN DO. WILLIAM! AH, MR CARTWRIGHT, SIR. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE IN TOWN. YOU WANTED TO SEE ME? I DID. I JUST WANTED TO CHECK UP ON ONE OF MY STAR EMPLOYEES. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE NUMBERS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT ` HIGHEST IN THE CHAIN. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. OUTSTANDING, WILLIAM. APPRECIATE IT. UH, MAY I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU IN MY OFFICE? YEAH, OF COURSE. GREAT. WHISPERS: HOPE YOU GET THE JOB. THANK YOU. GO ON IN. HI. IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU. I'VE BEEN A BIG FAN OF THIS STORE FOR A LONG TIME. EVERYTHING HERE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. YES, WELL, CARTWRIGHT'S IS A VERY ELEGANT STORE, AND WE LIKE OUR PERMANENT FULL-TIME STAFF TO REFLECT THAT. I-I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE HERE FOR A TEMPORARY POSITION AS HOLIDAY HELP? SORRY TO INTERRUPT, FIONA, BUT THE AGENCY JUST CALLED TO SAY THEY FOUND A REPLACEMENT FOR THE BAD SANTA. HE WAS MAKING THE TODDLERS CRY ` SCRATCHY BEARD. ANYWAY, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT A NEW ONE IS ON HIS WAY, AND I HEAR HE'S REALLY GOOD. JUST THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO KNOW. WELL, HE'D BETTER BE GOOD. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. SO, IF YOU'LL TAKE A LOOK AT MY RESUME HERE, YOU'LL SEE I AM VERY EXPERIENCED IN SALES. I-I'VE WORKED A TON OF CHRISTMASES, SO... I'M ALSO VERY GOOD WITH PEOPLE. USUALLY. I NOTICED THAT OUT IN THE WAITING ROOM. YOU MADE QUITE AN IMPRESSION ON ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, THOUGH I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHY. OH! I SEE HERE THAT YOU SPENT YEARS WORKING AT MILLIE'S DISCOUNT DRESS SHOP. YEP. (CHUCKLES) FOR YEARS. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. UM... DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? OH, NO, I HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION I NEED. THANKS SO MUCH. QUIRKY MUSIC I HOPE YOU'LL JUST` THAT'S ALL. LOW MUSIC LIFT DINGS DING! DING! DING! OK... MYSTERIOUS MUSIC TWINKLY MUSIC DOOR SLAMS SHUT HELLO? DOOR KNOB RATTLES IS ANYONE THERE?! I'M TRAPPED IN HERE! UM, ARE YOU IN THE SANTA SUIT YET? YOU'D BETTER HURRY. THE CHILDREN ARE DOWN THERE WAITING. NOW, THIS IS A GOOD JOB, YOU KNOW. IT PAYS WELL, PLUS, UH, STORE DISCOUNT BONUSES, BENEFITS. HELLO? YES? WHAT WAS THAT? (CLEARS THROAT SOFTLY) DEEP VOICE, EUROPEAN ACCENT: YES. JUST A MINUTE. ALL RIGHTY. HURRY IT UP, THEN. OUR` OUR STORE IS VERY BUSY. WE KEEP THINGS AT A FAST PACE HERE. BETTER HURRY IT UP. ARE YOU READY? JAUNTY MUSIC HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUT ON A BEARD? (CHUCKLES) JAUNTY MUSIC CONTINUES WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP THE LITTLE ONES WAITING ONE MOMENT LONGER. HO HO. YOU WILL DO NICELY. NOW, WE HAVEN'T BEEN FORMALLY INTRODUCED. HARRY OSBOURNE, CHRISTMAS CONSULTANT FROM CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. PLEASED TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE. NOW, MAY I CALL YOU SANTA? SANTA OR NICKY WILL DO. YES, OF COURSE, NICK FROM OLD ST NICK. THAT'S A NICE TOUCH. BUT TO ME YOU'RE GONNA BE SANTA. NOW, HURRY UP AND FOLLOW ME. WE HAVE WORK TO DO AND DREAMS TO MAKE COME TRUE. OOH. KIDS CHEER ALL TALK EXCITEDLY PEG HABISHAW ` NUMERO UNO SANTA'S HELPER. YOU MUST BE THE NEW SANTA. WHAT A RELIEF. THOUGHT THESE KIDS WERE GONNA RIOT. KIDS CONTINUE CHEERING AND, UH... OH, CHRISTMAS CONSULTANT. FROM CORPORATE, HUH? INDEED. WELL, THAT'S A NEW DEAL. VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR. PLEASURE. AND PEG HABISHAW, MEET YOUR NEW SANTA, SANTA NICK. DEEP VOICE: GREAT OUTFIT. VERY COLOURFUL. THANK YOU. I PRIDE MYSELF ON AUTHENTICITY. I DON'T LIKE TO BRAG, BUT, UH, I AM A FIRST-CLASS NUMBER ONE SANTA'S HELPER. AND I'VE BEEN PRAYING TO WORK WITH A SANTA WHO REALLY KNOWS HIS STUFF. NOT TO PUT ANY PRESSURE ON YOU, BUT, UH, YOUR JOB IS A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY. BUT I'LL SHOW YOU THE ROPES. WE'LL BE WORKING PRETTY CLOSELY TOGETHER. IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAMWORK, SIR. WOW, THERE SURE ARE A LOT OF CHILDREN WAITING. YOU CAN HANDLE IT. YOU'LL SEE, YOU'LL HAVE A LOT OF HELP. BY THE WAY, WAIT TILL WE GET CLOSER TO THE BIG DAY. THIS PLACE WILL BE A MADHOUSE. CHILD: LOOK, MOM, IT'S SANTA! HI, SANTA! HEY, SANTA. SOMEBODY'S CALLING YOU, SANTA. WONDROUS MUSIC YOU'RE SELLING TO THE PARENTS. SELL, SELL, SELL. IT'S ALL ABOUT DOLLARS. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? DIDN'T YOU GET THE MEMO? WHAT MEMO? WHO ARE YOU? I GUESS YOU'RE A LITTLE SLOW ON THE UPTAKE, FIONA. THIS IS HARRY OSBOURNE ` BIGWIG FROM CORPORATE. NEW DEAL. CHRISTMAS CONSULTANT. (CHUCKLES DERISIVELY) PEG, DEAR, DON'T YOU HAVE SOME CANDY CANES TO GIVE OUT OR SOMETHING? WELL, WHAT, UH, MS HABISHAW IS SAYING IS CORRECT. THIS IS THE NEW SANTA THAT WE'LL BE USING HERE AT CARTWRIGHT'S. NOT GONNA HAPPEN, (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY) BECAUSE THIS IS THE SANTA THAT MY OFFICE HIRED. WELL, THIS IS A NEW DAY, MISS ALDRICH. YOUR SANTA LOOKS LIKE A LINE-BACKER FOR THE BEARS. MY SANTA IS A NEW, MODERN, HEALTHY LOOKING SANTA ` A NICE ROLE MODEL FOR THE CHILDREN. NO OFFENCE. NONE TAKEN. I THINK YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR THE MESSAGE. (SCOFFS) WHAT MESSAGE? OH, LOOKIT, MISTER, I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO, BUT I CHECK MY EMAIL CONSTANTLY. I PRIDE MYSELF ON BEING ON TOP OF EVERYTHING. JUST YOU WAIT. (SCOFFS) EMAIL. WHISPERS: I LOVE THIS. I HAVEN'T SEEN FIONA LOSE IT LIKE THIS SINCE WE STARTED TOGETHER YEARS AGO AS HOLIDAY HELP. HA! I KNEW IT! NO CORPORATE MEMO. I THINK YOU MIGHT BE MISTAKEN. HEY`! WELL, PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU` (CHUCKLES) YOU'RE RECEIVING TOO MANY PERSONAL EMAILS. NOW, MISS ALDRICH, CONFIRMATION OF A MANI-PEDI APPOINTMENT. YOU JUST PUT THAT DOWN. OH, AND, UH, YOUR SHOES ARE GOING TO BE DELIVERED` ALL RIGHT. NOW, STOP IT. OH, HERE IT IS! THE CORPORATE EMAIL'S RIGHT HERE. GIVE ME THAT. LIGHT MUSIC WHEN DID YOU`? HOW DID THIS GET HERE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. MR CARTWRIGHT WAS JUST HERE THIS MORNING. HE WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS. DO I STAY OR DO I GO? OH, JUST GO. GO, GO, GO. I'LL FIND YOU SOMETHING IN... SHIPPING. ALL RIGHT. YOUR SANTA BETTER BE GOOD. OH, THIS SANTA WILL BE THE BEST SANTA WE'VE EVER HAD AT THIS STORE. WELL DONE, HARRY. KIDS CHEER JINGLY MUSIC HELLO THERE. NOW, TELL ME, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS? NOT ONLY DO I WANT A NEW SLED, BUT I WANT A PINK SNOW SUIT. MY GOODNESS. WELL, UM,... WHY, YOU DON'T WANT A SLED OR A NEW SNOW SUIT IN CALIFORNIA. YOU WANT A NEW BATHING SUIT AND BRAND NEW BEACH TOYS. HO! HO! HO! AM I GOING TO CALIFORNIA? WELL, WOULDN'T THAT BE FUN? YES. BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW I'M GOING? HOW DO I KNOW? IT'S SANTA MAGIC. DUH. OF COURSE. BECAUSE YOU'RE SANTA. THAT'S AN AMAZING SANTA. I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO CALIFORNIA UNTIL A MINUTE AGO. MY HUSBAND JUST TEXTED ME THIS MESSAGE. NOW, YOU HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. YOU TOO, SANTA. JINGLY CHRISTMASSY MUSIC TRAIN TOOTS THIS SPRING, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE SISTER. HO! HO! HO! HEY, YOUNG MAN. BIG FELLA. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE RIGHT OVER THERE. SNAP! WHOOO! AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS? CELL PHONE CHIMES NICKY: WELL, I THINK I CAN ARRANGE THAT. THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. ALL SYSTEMS GO. THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. TALK TO YOU SOON. HI. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I REALLY LIKED THE WAY YOU HANDLED FIONA. I'M NOT A BIG FIONA FAN. YOU DON'T SAY. BUT I, UH, I AM A FAN OF OUR NEW SANTA. HE'S VERY UNUSUAL. OH, OUR NEW SANTA REALLY IS UNUSUAL. THE WAY HE IS WITH KIDS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. HE REALLY GETS INTO THEIR LITTLE HEADS. IT'S LIKE HE'S READING THEIR MINDS. YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT SANTA. WELL, I'VE LEARNED, UH, FROM THE MASTER. 'ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH' INSTRUMENTAL OH, PRETTY LITTLE GIRL YOU ARE. SHARK. S-H-A-R-K. SHARK. VERY GOOD, SOPHIE. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANNA HAVE A GO? BECKY. READY TO TRY? OK. SPELL 'BLUE'. B-L-U. BLUE. (CHUCKLES) SO CLOSE. BUT THERE'S AN E AT THE END. B-L-U-E. THE 'E' IS SILENT. BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP TRYING. GOOD JOB. DUMMY. KIDS GIGGLE INSTRUMENTAL 'JOY TO THE WORLD' PLAYS BYE-BYE. MERRY CHRISTMAS. (CHUCKLES) MR OSBOURNE, YOUR SANTA JUST CONVINCED THAT LITTLE BOY TO GET A BALL AND A MITT RATHER THAN A GAME CONSOLE. WELL, MY SANTA IS SPREADING GOODWILL FOR THE STORE. THAT'S SOMETHING MONEY CAN'T BUY. AW, THAT'S VERY SWEET, AND THAT MAY BE TRUE, BUT THAT IS NOT HOW YOU GROW A BUSINESS. CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT PROFIT AND NUMBERS. I COULDN'T DISAGREE MORE. TALK SOME SENSE INTO YOUR SANTA. THERE YOU GO. OH, WHAT A PRETTY LITTLE GIRL. BOOK ME A MASSAGE, AND I NEED THE REVISED GUEST LIST BY THE END OF THE DAY. GOT IT. THERE'S BEEN GREAT FEEDBACK ON SANTA. REALLY? I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING OFF ABOUT THIS GUY. I WANT YOU TO GET ME A BACKGROUND CHECK ON HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OK. I'LL GET RIGHT ON IT. GO. GIRLS GIGGLE HEY, SLOW DOWN. NO MORE COOKIES. DINNER'S ALMOST READY. DOOR OPENS, CLOSES HELLOOO. HEY. YOU GOT A JOB! CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. YOU DON'T SEEM TOO HAPPY. OH, I'M HAPPY ALL RIGHT. IT IS AN AMAZING JOB. MAMA! YOU GOT A JOB! I TOLD YOU THE LUCKY POCKET ANGEL WOULD HELP. OH BOY, DID IT EVER HELP, BECAUSE, TRUST ME, IT IS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE THAT I GOT THIS PARTICULAR JOB. LIZ: SO? WHAT DO THEY HAVE YOU DOING AT CARTWRIGHT'S? THEY HAVE ME... DOING STUFF. LIKE, FOR THE HOLIDAYS. HOLIDAY STUFF. OK, YOU'RE IT! WHAT?! NO WAY! SO? WHAT DO THEY HAVE YOU DOING? WRAPPING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS OR SOMETHING? LIZ, I AM THE STORE SANTA. YOU'RE KIDDING. NO. YOU'RE SANTA? UH-HUH. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A FEMALE SANTA CLAUS IN ANY DEPARTMENT STORE THAT I KNOW OF, EVER. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT EVEN HAPPENED. IT WAS TOO CRAZY EVEN FOR ME TO EXPLAIN RIGHT NOW. OH, BUT THIS` THIS BOSS ` HIS NAME IS HARRY ` OH, HE'S SO SPECIAL. YOU KNOW, AND THE OTHER THING, LIZ, IS THAT I'M ACTUALLY A GOOD SANTA. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I'M GOOD AT IT. IT'S LIKE I` I KNOW THIS STUFF ABOUT THE KIDS BEFORE ANYONE HAS THE CHANCE TO EVEN TELL ME, LIKE I'M PSYCHIC OR SOMETHING. I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS. NO, NOT CRAZY. WOMEN'S INTUITION. THERE'S NO MYSTERY TO IT. WELL, I'M NOT SURE THAT'S ALL THAT'S GOING ON THERE. HARRY CALLS IT 'SANTA MAGIC'? WHOA, THIS MAN HARRY ` BOY, HE'S A REAL GODSEND. YOU DESERVE IT. YOU AND BECKY DESERVE A NICE CHRISTMAS, AND IT'S A COOL JOB, RIGHT? AND WHO WOULD MAKE A BETTER SANTA THAN A GREAT MOM? SO HAPPY FOR YOU. THANK YOU. MEDIUM SOY LATTE? IS THAT FOR NICKY? THANK YOU. HEY, YOU. MM. HOW ARE YA? HEY. I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. GOOD. JOIN ME, PLEASE, TAKE A SEAT. THAT'S OK. I` I DON'T WANNA BOTHER YOU. OH, COME ON, I INSIST. LOOK, YOU START WALKING AROUND AND TRYING TO EAT AND DRINK THAT COFFEE, I'M GONNA LAY ODDS YOU'RE GOING TO END UP, WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING, WITH INDIGESTION AND COFFEE SPILT ON SOMETHING. (LAUGHS) AND COFFEE IS A NOTORIOUSLY HARD STAIN TO GET OUT, UNLESS OF COURSE, YOU'RE WEARING STAIN-FREE FABRICS, WHICH WE SELL EXCLUSIVELY AT CARTWRIGHT'S, BY THE WAY. (LAUGHS) WOW. WELL, YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT, I GUESS. I CAN` I CAN SEE WHY YOU'RE HEAD OF SALES IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. YOU MUST BE VERY GOOD AT YOUR JOB. I'M VERY VERY GOOD. (LAUGHS) HEY, SPEAKING OF JOBS, WHAT HAPPENED AT THE STORE THE OTHER DAY? DID YOU GET THE JOB YOU WERE APPLYING FOR? I DID NOT GET THAT JOB, NO. UM, I GOT ANOTHER JOB, THOUGH. SO, YEAH. WELL, OK. WELL, THAT'S CLEARLY OUR LOSS, BUT GOOD FOR ME, COS I GOT TO SEE YOU AGAIN,... OH, THANKS. ...WHICH IS TREAT. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU TOO. WHAT A SURPRISE. DOOR JINGLES I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR. I FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN. YEAH. IT'S REALLY THE MOST MAGICAL TIME OF YEAR, ISN'T IT? ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I ALMOST RUINED IT ONCE. HOW'D YOU DO THAT? I TOLD MY DAD THAT I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN ANY OF IT; TOLD HIM THAT I THOUGHT THE PARENTS DID IT ALL. AND THAT YOUR DAD SAID SOMETHING LIKE, 'WHAT? YOU THINK I RIDE AROUND ON A SLED ALL AROUND THE WORLD 'AND I SOMEHOW WEDGE MYSELF DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH ARMFULS OF TOYS?' (LAUGHS) YES. 'HOW COULD I POSSIBLY DO THAT?' YES! AND THEN I SAID, 'YOU'RE RIGHT, DAD. HOW CAN PARENTS POSSIBLY DO THAT?' (LAUGHS) HOW DID YOU KNOW? IT WAS JUST A GUESS. THAT'S HOW MY LITTLE BROTHER GOT THREE MORE YEARS OF BELIEVING. MAGIC. YEP. BILL! QUIRKY MUSIC HI. I'M SO SORRY THAT I'M LATE. I GOT CAUGHT IN THAT AWFUL CONSTRUCTION. OK. WELL, HEY, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN. OH, YOU TOO. I` I WAS JUST LEAVING, SO... HOPEFULLY I SEE YOU AGAIN. YEAH. YEAH. BYE. SEE YA. WHY DIDN'T WE HIRE HER? SHE WASN'T QUALIFIED. WHY? SHE'S NICE. WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OF NICE PEOPLE AROUND, BILL. UM, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DISCUSS AGAIN? THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES TO YOUR DEPARTMENT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T WANNA WORRY ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW. I WANTED TO, UM, LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M FREE THIS WEEKEND, (CHUCKLES) AND I` I JUST THOUGHT I'D ASK YOU, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD ANY IDEAS OF ANYTHING FUN TO DO OR...? WHOA, WHOA. THERE'S GOING TO BE CHANGES TO MY DEPARTMENT? WOMAN: OK. TAKE CARE. PEOPLE CHATTER DING! SNEAKY MUSIC HEY, HOW'S IT GOING, SANTA? HEY. (CLEARS THROAT, DEEP VOICE) HAVEN'T HAD MY COFFEE YET. MORNING. NORMAL VOICE: IT'S SHOWTIME. DEEP VOICE: HO! HO! HO! THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE. THE KIDS HAVE BEEN MAKING SUCH A FUSS. HERE IT IS, GUYS! JUST LOOK AT THE CHILDREN! CHILDREN CHEER WOW. YOU'RE GOOD. MUST HAVE HAD A LOT OF PRACTICE. OH, LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE. (LAUGHS) HO! HO! HO! OK! WHY, HELLO THERE. HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW INCREDIBLE THE SANTA IS? MM-HM. I NOTICE HE LOOKED LIKE HE'D BEEN ON A DIET. HE COULD USE SOME LIFT IN HIS BOOTS, YOU KNOW. SHAME ON YOU. THIS IS MR CHRISTMAS, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE, IT MATTERS HOW HE DOES HIS JOB, AND THIS SANTA IS KILLING IT. YOU'RE TAKING THIS JUST A LITTLE TOO SERIOUSLY. OH, TOO SERIOUSLY? YEAH. REALLY? AFTER SANTA, ONE MONTH OF EVERY YEAR, I AM THE NUMBER TWO LIVING, BREATHING REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL THINGS NORTH POLE IN THIS STORE. AND FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, THEY STICK YOU ON THE FIFTH FLOOR IN GIFT-WRAP. YOU'RE LUCKY THEY DON'T PUT YOU IN A CLOSET. THAT IS ZEN PREP TIME FOR THE BIG SHOW. AND THIS, MY FRIEND, IS THE BIG SHOW. AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT. UH, YOU GON' PUT THAT BACK, RIGHT? YES. LIVELY JINGLY MUSIC THEY'RE ALL NAMED BILL. THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS BEN'S DAD, AND HE'S DIVORCED. THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS KATIE'S DAD ` HE'S A WIDOW. AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT ` HE'S THE JANITOR. HE'S A BACHELOR, BUT HE SAYS HE'S LOOKING. BILLS, THIS IS MY MOM. HI. UM, BECKY, COULD I SPEAK WITH YOU A MOMENT, PLEASE? SO, YOU HAVE A HARD TIME READING, BUT YOU CAN MAKE OUT THE NAME 'BILL' ON A NAME TAG? I'VE BEEN PRACTISING. MM-HM. BECKY, THIS HAS GOT TO STOP, OK? I WILL FIND MY OWN BILL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GO. QUIRKY MUSIC YEAH. (GRUNTS) PERFECT. NICE WORK. ALL RIGHT. LET'S PAY FOR THIS. WE'LL DECORATE IT... HEY! OH, HEY! HEY, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. OOPS. HEY, LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT. OH, THANK YOU. (GRUNTS) THIS WAY. OH, THAT'S MUCH BETTER. SO, DO YOU LIVE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD? YEAH. YEAH, NOT TOO FAR. I WAS JUST, UH, OUT FOR A RUN, AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D CHECK OUT THE TREES ON MY WAY HOME, AND I'M SO GLAD I DID, COS, UH... WELL, ME TOO. UM, WE HAVEN'T BEEN INTRODUCED, WHICH IS CRAZY. I'M BILL. HEAR THAT, MOM? HIS NAME IS BILL! RIGHT. UH, I'M NICKY, AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, BECKY. HEY, BECKY, HOW ARE YA? GOOD. NICE TREE YOU GOT THERE. EXCITED TO DECORATE WITH MOM AND DAD? JUST MOM. JUST MOM? OH, GOOD. GOOD. I MEAN, NOT` IT'S GOOD BECAUSE MOMS ARE THE BEST AT DECORATING TREES, OBVIOUSLY. YEP. SHE ALWAYS DID THE LIGHTS, AND THEN SHE AND I DID THE ORNAMENTS. BUT MY FAVOURITE PART IS STRINGING` OH, WAIT, LET ME GUESS. UM,... STRINGING UP THE POPCORN BUT EATING MOST OF IT BEFORE YOU'RE DONE. HEY! HOW'D YOU KNOW? SEE? EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT'S THE BEST, THAT'S WHY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS TREE UP THE FRONT. ALL RIGHT. (SIGHS) FEEL LIKE THIS ONE? YEP. YOU SURE? YEP. GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. YEAH ABSOLUTELY. IT WAS GREAT TO` GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN. YOU TOO. BECKY ` VERY NICE TO MEET YOU. UH, YOU HAVE A LOVELY TREE, AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE POPCORN, OK? THANK YOU. (CHUCKLES) AND YOU ` CAREFUL STRINGING UP THOSE LIGHTS. AND IF YOU EVER NEED ANY HELP WITH THE TREE OR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING AT ALL, JUST GIVE ME A CALL. OK. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. SEE YA. HE JUST ASKED YOU OUT, MOM. NO, HE DIDN'T. HE WAS JUST BEING NICE. HE'S A NICE PERSON. MOM! HE WAS NOT 'JUST BEING NICE'. AND HIS NAME IS BILL! YOU'RE GONNA CALL HIM. NO` WHAT?! I'M NOT GONNA CALL HIM, BECAUSE HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND. WHAT? HOW DO YOU KNOW? I JUST KNOW. LET'S GET THIS TREE HOME BEFORE IT'S NEXT CHRISTMAS. COME ON. HERE WE GO. TWINKLING MUSIC (LAUGHS) NICELY DONE. NEED HELP? THANK YOU. AH. THERE. WELL, SHOULD WE TRY OUT THE LIGHTS AND SEE IF THEY WORK? YEAH! OK. LET'S DO THIS. READY? ALL GASP ALL CHEER SINGSONGY: AMAZIN'. OH, THAT'S A WORK OF ART. SO, SHOULD I JUST LET GRACE SLEEP OVER OR HAUL HER HOME? OH, LET HER STAY. IT'LL BE FUN TO HAVE HER STAY OVER. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU GETTING THAT JOB SURE TURNED OUT GREAT. I KNOW! IT'S KINDA INCREDIBLE, RIGHT? CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT. (CHUCKLES) THERE IS ONE LITTLE THING, THOUGH... I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU ABOUT IT YET. THERE'S A GUY AT WORK... OH, HE'S SO CUTE. I THINK I'M REALLY ATTRACTED TO HIM. NICKY, THAT'S INCREDIBLE. I HAVEN'T HEARD YOU SAY YOU WERE REALLY ATTRACTED TO ANYONE FOR AGES. HE'S THE MANAGER OF THE MEN'S DEPARTMENT. (SIGHS) OH, HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND, THOUGH. HE'S DATING THE HEAD OF SPECIAL EVENTS. OH, THE ONE YOU CAN'T STAND. WELL, SHE CAN'T STAND ME. I'M NOT THAT CRAZY ABOUT HER, BUT ALSO, THE OTHER THING IS, HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M SANTA CLAUS. HE HASN'T FIGURED IT OUT? I-I MEAN, I CAN'T TELL HIM I'M SANTA, SO I GET ALL AWKWARD WHENEVER I'M AROUND HIM BECAUSE IF HE FINDS OUT, I'M GONNA LOSE MY JOB. WELL, SO YOU WAIT UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS TO TELL HIM. THAT WAY, IF THERE'S SOMETHING REAL BETWEEN YOU TWO, IT'LL KEEP UNTIL THEN. '12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS' OH, THAT'S MR CARTWRIGHT ` MR JACK CARTWRIGHT. HE'S THE OWNER OF THE STORE AND THE WHOLE CHAIN. OH. ...EXCITING NEW EDITIONS ` WE HAVE LIVING CANDY CANES AND, UM` HEY. HOW ARE YA? HOW'S YOUR MOM DOING? FREAKIN' IMPOSSIBLE. AH, SAY HELLO TO HER FOR ME, WILL YOU? I'LL TRY. (CHUCKLES) SANTA. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU DOING? HO! HO! HO! (CHUCKLES) OK, SANTA. YOU WORK ON THOSE HO! HO! HOS, HUH? HO! HO! HO! QUIRKY MUSIC I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT` HURRY UP, PLEASE? WE HAVE CHANGED... QUIRKY MUSIC HEY. THERE HE IS. HOW ARE YOU DOING, SANTA? GOOD. YOU? GOOD. GOOD. QUESTION FOR YA ` I'M AT THE TREE LOT BY MY HOUSE THE OTHER DAY, RIGHT,... OH? YEAH. AND I SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE ` THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR TREES AND EVERYTHING, AND I START THINKING, 'IT'S SUCH A HASSLE,' RIGHT, WITH ALL THE NEEDLES FALLING EVERYWHERE AND EVERYTHING. YES? SO, HERE'S MY QUESTION. FAKE TREES ` ARE THEY JUST COMPLETELY ANTI-CHRISTMAS OR WHAT? OH, (LAUGHS) 'COURSE NOT. IT'S THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT THAT COUNTS. THANK YOU. THAT'S A VERY SANTA-LIKE ANSWER, BY THE WAY. IT'S GREAT. I APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT. WELL, I AM SANTA, SO... YES, YOU ARE. INDEED. SO, IS THERE A MRS CLAUS IN THE PICTURE THERE, SANTA? OR JUST YOU? OH, SANTA ALWAYS HAS A MRS CLAUS. HO. HO. YOU? ME? NO. NO. SINGLE. STILL. GOOD-LOOKING FELLOW LIKE YOU? HO! HO! HO! (CHUCKLES) YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. I ACTUALLY DID JUST MEET SOMEONE, THOUGH. WELL, THAT'S ALWAYS FUN. YEAH. YEAH. SHE'S` SHE'S PRETTY GREAT. SHE'S A SINGLE MOM. SHE'S REAL PRETTY. GENTLE MUSIC I'M INTERESTED, YOU KNOW? (CHUCKLES) ARGH! BACK TO WORK. SEE YA. MRS ROSITANI. MM-HM? HERE IS THE RENT THAT I OWE YOU. OH. WHAT HAPPENED? SANTA COME EARLY THIS YEAR? YOU KNOW WHAT? TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER SPOKEN. OH. THANK YOU. MOM? YEAH? HOW DO YOU SPELL 'CAMPING'? C-A-M-P-I-N-G. HOW DID YOU SPELL IT? I GOT IT RIGHT. YOU DID? THANKS FOR GETTING ME THIS SPELLING GAME. OF COURSE. WE'RE GONNA WORK TOGETHER ON THIS, BECKY. YOUR TEACHER SAYS IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU A LITTLE WHILE TO CATCH UP, BUT AS LONG AS YOU WORK HARD AND YOU KNOW IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN` ...HAPPEN OVER N-I-H-G-T. SO CLOSE. N-I-G-H-T. OH YEAH. SEE WHAT I MEAN? IT WON'T HAPPEN QUICK. (LAUGHS) I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I SWEAR I GOT THAT BACKGROUND CHECK ON SANTA NICK AND PUT IT ON YOUR DESK LAST NIGHT. YES, SARAH, I SAW IT THERE, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO READ IT. PLEASE TELL ME YOU AT LEAST READ IT. WELL, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO. WE'VE BEEN SO SLAMMED AROUND HERE WITH ALL THE EXTRA HOLIDAY HELP. I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING. APPARENTLY YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING. HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST DISAPPEAR? I'LL SEE THAT YOU GET A NEW ONE AS SOON AS I CAN. SCHOOL BELL RINGS CHILDREN CHATTER MRS LAURENCE? I HAD SOMETHING I WANTED TO TELL YOU. WELL, THAT'S FUNNY, BECKY, BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING I WANNA TELL YOU TOO. BUT YOU GO FIRST. MY MOM GOT A JOB. THAT'S GREAT NEWS. YEAH. AND SHE BOUGHT ME A SPELLING AND READING GAME. I THINK IT'S HELPING. THAT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT YOU, AND IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AT LUNCH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU WITH SOME FREE TUTORING. KIND OF LIKE A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR A VERY DESERVING STUDENT. WOW, MRS LAURENCE, THANK YOU! THIS IS SO COOL! YOU'RE WELCOME. BUT... I DON'T WANNA TELL MY MOM. OK? OH? I WANNA GET BETTER AT READING, THEN SURPRISE HER. KIND OF LIKE A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR HER. FOR A VERY DESERVING MOM. DEAL. SNEAKY MUSIC HEY, NICK! IT'S PEG! WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME AND THE ELVES FOR DRINKS? HELLO? NICK? NICK? HEY, HAVE YOU SEEN THE SANTA GUY? (EXHALES) OK, THIS IS CRAZY. WE ARE RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER WAY TOO OFTEN. IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, I'D SAY THERE WAS MORE THAN JUST COINCIDENCE AT WORK HERE. YOU WOULD? YEAH. YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE CARTWRIGHT'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS HERE FOR THE 20% OFF SALE. (LAUGHS) WELL, YOU ALREADY KNOW ME WAY TOO WELL. (CHUCKLES) I TRY NEVER TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR ANYTHING. A BARGAIN-HUNTER, HUH? OH YES. WHISPERS: I LOVE THAT IN A WOMAN. OH YEAH? MM. WELL, I HESITATE TO MENTION IT, BUT, UM, I'M ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS WITH ALL THE EMPLOYEES AT THE 89C STORE. YOU`? (LAUGHS) WELL, THAT SEALS IT, THEN. YOU'RE DEFINITELY THE WOMAN OF MY DREAMS. (LAUGHS) LIFT DINGS YOU WANNA GO OUT WITH ME SOMETIME? YES. I... YES. SURE. GREAT. TOMORROW NIGHT, MAYBE? SURE. UM, THERE'S THIS PLACE, ANGELO'S, JUST AROUND THE CORNER. IT'S AMAZING. OH YEAH. I KNOW THAT PLACE. OK. (CHUCKLES) UM, I CAN PICK YOU UP, MAYBE` OH, I'LL MEET YOU THERE. THAT'S EASIER FOR ME. UH, HOW ABOUT 8 O'CLOCK? SURE. SOUNDS GOOD. YEAH? AWESOME. (CHUCKLES) OK. LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW NIGHT. ME TOO. WHIMSICAL MUSIC CHRISTMASSY MUSIC ALL RIGHT, SO THAT GUY ` YOU KNOW, THE ONE I MENTIONED THAT I REALLY LIKE? HE ASKED ME OUT. WAIT, HE ASKED YOU OUT... AS SANTA? NO! NO. HE` HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT I'M THE STORE SANTA. HE ASKED ME OUT AS ME. I RAN INTO HIM AGAIN AS ME, AND ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER, AND BEFORE I KNEW IT, I WAS SAYING YES TO GOING ON A DATE WITH HIM TOMORROW NIGHT. BUT DIDN'T YOU SAY HE HAD A GIRLFRIEND? I THOUGHT HE DID, BUT HE ACTUALLY DOESN'T. AND HE TOLD ME HE REALLY LIKES ME. HE SAID THAT TO YOU? WELL, TO ME AS SANTA. I'M REALLY CONFUSED. HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL? ANYWAY, I CAN'T GO OUT ON A DATE WITH HIM WITHOUT TELLING HIM THE TRUTH. I CAN'T. I JUST` THAT WOULDN'T FEEL RIGHT TO ME. (SIGHS) I DON'T KNOW, THOUGH. IT'S A REALLY BIG CHANCE TO TAKE. I'LL SAY. WHY DON'T I CALL YOU WHILE YOU'RE ON YOUR DATE WITH HIM, LIKE WE USED TO DO BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL? THAT WAY, IF YOU CHICKEN OUT, YOU CAN SAY IT'S AN EMERGENCY AND LEAVE. I` I'M A MATURE WOMAN. I'M NOT GONNA CHICKEN OUT. MM-HM. I THINK I'LL CALL YOU ANYWAY. GENTLE MUSIC UM, OK, SO I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN ADORABLE DAUGHTER, I KNOW YOU LIKE TO SHOP AT CARTWRIGHT'S, I KNOW YOU'RE A GREAT MOM. AND HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT? I JUST KNOW. I KNEW AS SOON AS I SAW YOU AND BECKY TOGETHER. WELL, THANK YOU. WE ARE A TEAM. (CHUCKLES) WELL, IT SHOWS. AND YOU CLEAN UP VERY VERY WELL, I MUST SAY. WHY, THANK YOU. (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES) UM, I WAS ACTUALLY RAISED BY A SINGLE MOM MYSELF, SO... SO I CAN APPRECIATE YOUR CHALLENGES. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH, I DON'T THINK EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT, NECESSARILY, BUT, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN JUST ME AND BECKY FOR SUCH A LONG TIME NOW, I DON'T REALLY GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT ANY MORE. BUT, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S DEFINITELY HAD SOME CHALLENGES INVOLVED. WELL, HERE'S TO NEW CHALLENGES. YES. SLANTE! FRENCH. YOU SPEAK FRENCH? THAT'S THE ONLY WORD OF FRENCH I KNOW. (LAUGHS) WELL, IT SOUNDED GREAT. THANK YOU. BOTH LAUGH UM... UH, SO, WHAT ABOUT WORK? YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHAT JOB YOU ENDED UP GETTING. OH, I GOT THIS, UM, THIS TEMPORARY HOLIDAY POSITION. IT'S NOT THAT INTERESTING. IT'LL BE GONE AS SOON AS CHRISTMAS IS OVER, SO... UM, ANYWAY... BUT, UM, WE WEREN'T DONE TALKING ABOUT YOU. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MARRIED? UH... UH, NO. NO, NEVER MARRIED. I WAS` I WAS ENGAGED ONCE. UM, THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT? NO. UM, LET'S JUST SAY THAT I TEND TO BELIEVE THAT ONCE YOU DECIDE TO MARRY SOMEONE, YOU SHOULD STOP DATING OTHER PEOPLE. (GASPS) YEAH. OH, THAT'S TERRIBLE. (LAUGHS) I AM SO SORRY. THAT'S OK. I` I... KINDA DODGED A BULLET. YEAH, I-I THINK YOU DID. YEAH. UM, HONESTY, YOU KNOW? VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, SO... MM. YEAH. YEAH. UM, BUT BACK TO YOU. YOUR TURN AGAIN. UM... OH... TELL ME EVERYTHING ` UH, WHAT'S IMPORTANT? CELL PHONE CHIMES UH, THAT` THAT'S MY PHONE. AND I JUST HAVE TO CHECK IT IN CASE IT'S THE BABYSITTER. GO AHEAD. OH, IT IS THE BABYSITTER. I'M SORRY. HELLO? YEAH, NO, THAT'S OK. OK. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. I'M ON MY WAY. EVERYTHING OK? BILL, I AM SO SORRY. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE. OH MY GOSH. SOMETHING'S COME UP. I` I HAVE TO GO. IS BECKY OK? IS EVERYTHING OK? CAN I GIVE YOU A RIDE? OH, NO, BECKY'S OK. IT'S A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. NO, I DON'T NEED A RIDE. I'LL JUST` I'LL BE OK. ARE YOU SURE? I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THIS. NO, I CAN GET A CAB. I'LL BE` ARE YOU SURE? IT'S NO TROUBLE. NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT. I` I'M SORRY. WELL, THAT WAS A DISASTER. RELAX. BECKY'S ASLEEP. YOU CALLED AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME. WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR? WELL, THE MOMENT THAT YOU CALLED, HE'D JUST ASKED ME ABOUT MY NEW JOB, AND` AND THEN RIGHT BEFORE THAT, HE'D BEEN TALKING ABOUT HONESTY AND HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO HIM AND THAT HIS EX-FIANCEE HAD TWO-TIMED` I BELIEVE THAT 'I'M A MATURE WOMAN AND I WON'T CHICKEN OUT' WERE THE LAST THINGS YOU SAID ON THE MATTER. YEAH, THEY WERE, BUT THEN I WAS SITTING THERE ACROSS FROM HIM, AND I` I JUST COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TO TELL HIM THAT I WAS SANTA NICK AND I'D BEEN DECEIVING HIM THIS WHOLE TIME. JUST DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THE IDEAL WAY TO BEGIN SOMETHING. SO I FREAKED OUT. I TOOK OFF. CHRISTMAS IS GOING TO BE OVER IN A WEEK, SO WHY DON'T YOU TRY AGAIN WITH HIM THEN AND YOU CAN JUST BE YOURSELF AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS SANTA NICK THING? JINGLY MUSIC PEOPLE CHATTER I DON'T WANT ANY STUPID TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS. I WANNA MOVE TO KANSAS. RIGHT NOW! I'M SORRY, HE'S UPSET. MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST LEAVE. PSST. PSST. MAGICAL TWINKLING NO, NO, YOU WAIT. IT'S OK. NOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE UPSET BECAUSE YOUR BEST FRIEND MOVED TO KANSAS, AND YOU MISS HIM SO MUCH, YOU CRIED YOURSELF TO SLEEP LAST NIGHT. I KNOW. IT'S SANTA MAGIC. WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY A VERY LONG TIME AGO, HO, HO, HO, MY BEST FRIEND MOVED AWAY TOO. I WAS SO SAD. BUT THEN THE KID WHO MOVED IN BECAME MY NEW BEST FRIEND. THAT SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU. SANTA KNOWS. THAT'S AMAZING. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. NO, MERRY CHRISTMAS. BECKY, HERE'S LAST WEEK'S SPELLING TEST. YOU DID A LOT BETTER. EXCELLENT. MRS LAURENCE, I BROUGHT THIS BOOK. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO READ IT TO MY MOM WITH NO MISTAKES. OH, 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS! THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITES. THIS IS THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT YOU WANNA GIVE HER? IT'S MY MOM'S AND MY FAVOURITE TOO. DO YOU THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO LEARN TO READ IT BY CHRISTMAS IF I WORK REALLY HARD? I THINK SO. BOTH CHUCKLE AND DO YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD ENOUGH PRESENT TO GIVE HER? BECKY, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PRESENT TO GIVE HER. IN FACT, I BET THERE'S NO BETTER PRESENT YOU COULD GIVE HER. (CHUCKLES) ALL CHUCKLE MY GOODNESS. SO, BILL HAD A DATE LAST NIGHT, AND SHE ENDED UP LEAVING IN THE MIDDLE OF DINNER. REALLY? YEAH, SHE SAID I WAS AN EMERGENCY. OH, COME ON. LET'S ASK SANTA. HE'S SUPPOSED TO KNOW STUFF. OH? PEG: WHAT STUFF? ALL KINDS OF STUFF. BILL, GO AHEAD. ASK SANTA. YEAH? (CHUCKLES) ALL RIGHT, SANTA, WHAT DO YOU THINK, HUH? SHOULD I WRITE HER OFF OR WHAT? WHAT DO YOU THINK? WELL, I THINK SHE LEFT BEFORE THE FIRST COURSE EVEN GOT THERE, SO I WOULDN'T CALL IT MUCH OF A FIRST DATE, I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH. WELL, DO YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN? YEAH, I DO. I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY, RIGHT? WELL, IF YOU WANNA TAKE IT FROM AN EXPERT, BILL, I THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER. I HAVE ZERO ` AND I MEAN ZERO ` TOLERANCE FOR BAD DATING BEHAVIOUR. NO OFFENCE, PEG, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DATE FIRST IN ORDER TO BE AN EXPERT. (IMITATES SHOOTING) POINT TAKEN, ELF. I DON'T THINK IT'S CRAZY. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT MRS CLAUS SINCE... LINCOLN WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. HO! HO! HO! THAT'S A LONG TIME! ALL LAUGH WOW. WELL, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, SANTA. WOMEN ARE COMPLICATED. YOU THINK? HO! HO! HO! HEY! SORRY. I'M GOING WITH SANTA ON THIS ONE, BOYS. I'M GIVING HER A SECOND CHANCE. THAT'S RIGHT. SANTA KNOWS. (CHUCKLES) YOU GONNA EAT THAT? NO. READS: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. BECKY, IS YOUR MOM COMING TO PICK YOU UP? NO, SHE'S WORKING. OUR NEIGHBOUR, LIZ, IS PICKING ME UP. BUT SHE WAS GOING TO BE A LITTLE LATE AND ASKED ME TO WAIT INSIDE BECAUSE IT'S WARMER. WELL, I'M GOING DOWNTOWN WITH MY FAMILY TO SEE THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE BY ANY MINUTE TO PICK ME UP. OH, THAT'LL BE FINE. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO WAIT IN THE OFFICE FOR MY RIDE. BECKY, IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOUR MOM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US? WE COULD TAKE YOU HOME RIGHT AFTER. YES! CHEERING IT'S PRETTY FULL. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS BEFORE. CAN I GO UP THERE? HELLO. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? SOPHIE. AND I WANT A ME DOLL FOR CHRISTMAS. BUT I KNOW I'LL NEVER GET ONE. WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT? BECAUSE I HAVE SIX BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND I ALWAYS GET HAND-ME-DOWNS. I NEVER GET ANY STUFF. HAVE YOU BEEN A GOOD GIRL THIS YEAR? YES. HAVE YOU REALLY? WELL, SOMETIMES I GET IN TROUBLE. WHY DO YOU GET IN TROUBLE? I GET MAD AT THE KIDS THE TEACHERS ARE NICER TO. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO MANY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T GET VERY MUCH ATTENTION AT HOME EITHER. HOW DID YOU KNOW? HO! HO! SANTA MAGIC. NOW, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THOSE KIDS DON'T WANT THE EXTRA ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S BECAUSE THEY AREN'T VERY GOOD AT SOMETHING. SO YOU SHOULD MAKE FRIENDS WITH KIDS LIKE THAT. YOU'RE A GREAT SANTA. WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND? OH, DEFINITELY. NOW, YOU HAVE A VERY VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, SOPHIE. BYE-BYE. GENTLE MUSIC ALARMING MUSIC HO! HO! HO! I CAN TELL THAT YOU'RE A VERY GOOD LITTLE GIRL AND YOU'LL HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. HO! HO! HO! BYE-BYE. MOM? MM. MOM? STAY HERE. BECKY? I'LL HANDLE THIS. YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR POST. SOME CHILDREN JUST GET RATTLED BY SANTA. TENSE MUSIC WHOA! YOU'RE THE ANGEL FROM THE COIN! AT YOUR SERVICE. HARRY OSBOURNE. NOW, I KNOW EVERYBODY CALLS YOU BECKY. THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA CALL YOU... REBECCA. IS THAT ALL RIGHT WITH YOU? YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T MAKE A 311-YEAR-OLD MAN RUN AFTER A YOUNG SPROUT LIKE YOU. THAT OLD? (CHUCKLES) I AM. BE 312 NEXT MONTH! BUT THANK YOU FOR THINKING I LOOK YOUNGER. I TRY TO EAT RIGHT AND EXERCISE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU YET. LIKE WHERE ARE YOUR WINGS? LET ME PUT THIS VERY SIMPLY. YOU SEE, REBECCA, MORE OR LESS AS IN THE CASE OF CARS, THEY'VE PUT A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN ANGELS OVER THE YEARS. THE NEWER MODELS, SUCH AS MYSELF, DON'T HAVE WINGS ANY MORE. THEY TENDED TO GET IN THE WAY, AND THE FEATHERS` ALLERGIES? EXACTLY! SMART GIRL. THANKS! SO THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE ANGEL BUSINESS, AND THE DOWNSIZING, OF COURSE, SO WE'RE ALWAYS SHORT-HANDED. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALWAYS ALL SO BUSY. BUT THAT SAID, I THINK YOU AND I SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE CHAT ABOUT YOUR MOM. YOU AGREE? SHE'S ABOUT THIS TALL, SHE'S WEARING A PURPLE JACKET, SHE HAS BANGS, SHE WAS SITTING ON SANTA'S LAP, AND THEN SHE RAN OFF AND` I BROUGHT YOU YOUR CHARGE. BECKY! (LAUGHS) THERE SHE IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BECKY, HONEY, I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU. ARE YOU OK? I'M FINE. CAN I JUST SAY BYE TO SANTA? OH, HONEY, YOU CAN'T` OH. OH, SWEETIE? YOU HAVE TO WAIT YOUR TURN. IT'S ALL RIGHT. TENDER MUSIC (CHUCKLES) WELL, THAT'S THE LAST ONE. HEY, YOU ARE SO GOOD WITH THOSE KIDS. I MEAN, YOUR SANTA IS REALLY REAL. MUST GO HOME! OH OK. TO THE NORTH POLE! HO! HO! HO! FLY SAFE. OK. GUESS I'LL BE HEADING HOME. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING BECKY. YEAH, NO WORRIES. WHISPERS: HEY, DID SHE TELL YOU THAT SHE SAW ME AT THE STORE? SHE DID. IT'S OK, NICKY. YOU HAVE QUITE A GIRL THERE. BYE. HEY. HEY. I'M SO SORRY YOU HAD TO SEE ME LIKE THAT. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME? WELL, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S KIND OF... HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT A LITTLE GIRL MIGHT THINK, SEEING HER MOTHER ALL DRESSED UP LIKE SANTA CLAUS. I MEAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE REAL SANTA ISN'T COMING TILL CHRISTMAS. MOM, I KNOW THAT SANTA CAN'T BE AT EVERY SHOPPING MALL IN EVERY TOWN AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME. HE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING! (CHUCKLES) ESPECIALLY WHEN HE HAS THE BIG DAY COMING UP. YOU KNOW HE HAS TO GO ROUND TO EVERY KID AROUND THE WORLD AND GIVE THEM THAT SPECIAL GIFT? (LAUGHS) THAT'S WHY PEOPLE GET HIRED TO DRESS UP AS SANTA, TO HELP OUT. YOU ARE SO RIGHT. (CHUCKLES) I FIGURED IT'S JUST THAT YOU AND I ARE BEST FRIENDS. AND I THOUGHT YOU TRUSTED ME AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING. I'M OLD NOW. IN JUST 13 YEARS, I'LL BE AN ADULT. HEY, I SAW THAT YOU GOT TO MEET HARRY, MY BOSS, TODAY. DOES HE KNOW THAT I'M YOUR MOM? NOPE. OK. COOL. I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU. WHAT'S THAT? ANGELS ARE REAL. THEY ARE? YOU MEAN LIKE THE ONE ON THIS COIN? YEP. JUST LIKE THAT. MOM, YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME THAT YOU BELIEVE. OK. I PROMISE. GENTLE MUSIC GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES HELLO? HEY, BILL, IT'S NICKY. HEY, NICKY, UH, WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT? IS EVERYTHING OK? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? OH, EVERYTHING IS FINE. MY BABYSITTER JUST... I... YOU KNOW, IT'S` (CHUCKLES) IT'S KINDA COMPLICATED. LET'S JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. COMPLICATED. RIGHT. YEAH. HEY, I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT RUNNING OFF LIKE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGISE TO YOU. THAT'S` SURE. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S GREAT. I WAS SO WORRIED IT WAS SOMETHING I SAID. OH, NO, NOT AT ALL. I` I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH YOU. GOOD. YEAH. HEY, ME TOO. CAN WE... TRY IT AGAIN? YES, ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD` I WOULD LOVE THAT. UM, UH, WHAT WORKS FOR YOU? WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE CRAZY RIGHT NOW WITH CHRISTMAS AND BECKY AND HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS AND ALL THAT, BUT HOW ABOUT RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS? LIKE THE 27TH? THAT'S A GREAT NUMBER ` 27TH. YEAH. IT'S ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVOURITES. I'M` I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. YES. YEAH, OK. 27TH. THE DAY AFTER THE 26TH. I'M GLAD YOU CLEARED THAT UP. THAT'S PERFECT. OK, I'M GONNA HANG UP NOW, I'M GONNA SEE YOU ON THE 27TH. OK. THANKS FOR CALLING. GOODNIGHT. GENTLE MUSIC MAN: FRESHLY ROASTED! COME ON! FRESHLY ROASTED! JINGLY CHRISTMASSY MUSIC PEOPLE CHATTER ANYTHING ELSE? CELL PHONE CHIMES YES, SIR? OH. WELL, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT, SIR. SO, UH, YOU FEEL IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR ME TO ATTEND? OH, WELL, THIS ASSIGNMENT IS GOING VERY WELL INDEED. A SHORT ABSENCE ON MY PART WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NO HARM, I'M SURE. YES, SIR. GOODBYE. NOW, YOU HAVE A VERY MESSY CHRISTMAS, ALL RIGHT? OK. BYE-BYE. HERE YOU GO. WOULD YOU LIKE ONE? NOW, SANTA, IT SEEM I'VE BEEN CALLED AWAY BRIEFLY ON ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT. OH. DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO? THAT FIONA ` SHE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE ME. OH, NONSENSE. WHAT CAN SHE DO? YOU'RE NOT UNDER HER JURISDICTION. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING ` FOR A CHRISTMAS CONSULTANT, THIS IS MY BUSIEST TIME. AND I'LL BE BACK BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. WELL, WHAT IF I NEED YOU? IF YOU REALLY REALLY NEED ME, I'LL KNOW ABOUT IT. YOU CAN COUNT ON ME. BUT, UH, I HAVE COMPLETE FAITH IN YOU. YOU CAN HANDLE THIS NOW. JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. YOU MEAN A LOT TO THESE LITTLE ONES AND THEIR PARENTS. ALL RIGHT. SO LONG. SORRY, TYLER. NOT QUITE RIGHT. WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO TRY? BECKY. GETTING. G-E-T-T-I-N-G. GETTING. CORRECT. YOU GOT IT RIGHT. THAT'LL DO, SOPHIE. I'D LIKE YOU TO SEE ME AFTER SCHOOL. I WAS JUST GONNA SAY 'GOOD JOB'. ALL RIGHT, CLASS, TIME TO GET READY FOR OUR ART PROJECTS. GET YOUR THINGS OUT AND GET READY TO SIT AT THE TABLES. MRS LAURENCE, MAY I TALK TO YOU? ABOUT SOPHIE. OF COURSE. BECKY, HAS SOPHIE BEEN GIVING YOU A HARD TIME? I HAD MY SUSPICIONS, BUT THEY WERE CONFIRMED TODAY. LOOK, I DON'T WANT YOU TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M GOING TO GIVE HER A SERIOUS TALKING TO. PLEASE DON'T, MRS LAURENCE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHY NOT? BECAUSE SOPHIE HAS BEEN KIND OF MEAN TO ME IN THE PAST, BUT TODAY SHE REALLY WASN'T TRYING TO BE. I THINK SHE WAS TRYING TO ACTUALLY BE NICE. NICE? ARE YOU SURE? THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID, AND I BELIEVE HER. MRS LAURENCE, DON'T YOU THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES, THEN THEY LEARN SOMETHING AND THEN THEY WANNA DO THE RIGHT THING? HAVEN'T YOU EVER DONE THAT? (CHUCKLES) SNEAKY MUSIC HEY. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING IN HERE? FIONA, I SWEAR TO YOU I PUT THAT BACKGROUND CHECK ON SANTA NICK TALBOT ON YOUR DESK NO LESS THAN FIVE TIMES. REALLY? BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU TELL ME IT'S HERE, IT NEVER IS. YOU KNOW, SARAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST CAN'T GET UP AND WALK OUT ON ITS OWN AGAIN AND AGAIN. I FEEL LIKE THE NEXT THING YOU'RE GOING TO BE TELLING ME IS THAT THIS IS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE AND THAT THAT SANTA GUY IS THE REAL DEAL. KNOCK ON DOOR WHO IS IT? CAUGHT THIS WOMAN SHOPLIFTING, MISS ALDRICH. PERP'S NAME'S NICKY TALBOT. NICKY TALBOT? NICKY TALBOT? KNOCK AT DOOR FIONA, I'VE GOT TWO GUYS DOWN WITH FLU, AND IT'S OUR BUSIEST TIME. CAN YOU GET ME A COUPLE OF PART-TIMERS TO FILL IN FOR A FEW DAYS? HI! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? I DIDN'T THINK I'D SEE YOU AGAIN UNTIL OUR NEXT DATE. YOU WENT ON A DATE WITH HER? ANYBODY SEEN SANTA NICK? YEAH. SHE'S RIGHT THERE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'SHE'S RIGHT THERE'? (SCOFFS) WHOA. WAIT. WAIT. YOU'RE SANTA NICK? (LAUGHS) THAT'S RIGHT, FOLKS. SHE IS SANTA NICK. YOU KNOW, I KNEW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING OFF ABOUT YOU FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME I LAID EYES ON YOU. YOU MADE FOOLS OF ALL OF US. THAT WAS THE LAST THING I EVER INTENDED. PLEASE, IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN... OH, (CHUCKLES) I THINK IT'S A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT. NO, WAIT A SECOND, FIONA. MAYBE WE SHOULD LET HER EXPLAIN. REALLY? BECAUSE UNLESS YOU KNEW THE TRUTH THE ENTIRE TIME, I THINK SHE'S MADE YOU THE BIGGEST FOOL OF THEM ALL. NO, HE DIDN'T. HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I SWEAR HE HAD NO IDEA. IS THAT TRUE? YEAH. YEAH. I DON'T THINK OUR STORE NEEDS THE BAD PUBLICITY. SO IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD JUST LEAVE RIGHT NOW BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND. GENTLE MUSIC TRAIN TOOTS WISTFUL MUSIC TRAIN TOOTS DRINK THIS TEA. IT'LL CALM YOU DOWN. YOU'VE BEEN PACING SO MUCH YOU'RE WEARING OUT A HOLE IN THE RUG. I KNOW YOU DIDN'T GET ANY SLEEP LAST NIGHT. OH, I'VE MADE A MESS OF EVERYTHING. NOTHING IS GONNA CALM ME DOWN. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN FIONA'S FACE. SHE WAS PRACTICALLY OVER THE MOON WITH GLEE THAT SHE GOT TO LEGALLY FIRE ME. WHAT WAS SHE GONNA DO? THROW YOU IN JAIL? HMM? AND WHERE IS YOUR BOSS? WHERE WAS HE WHEN YOU NEEDED HELP? OH, HARRY HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. HE WAS CALLED AWAY ON SOME OTHER CHRISTMAS BUSINESS. I FEEL TERRIBLE THAT I LIED TO HIM. HE WAS SO GOOD TO ME. MOM, I KNOW HARRY WILL UNDERSTAND. HOW WOULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW THAT, BECKY? I JUST KNOW. (SIGHS) OK. COME. SIT. PLEASE. YOU DIDN'T MAKE A MESS OF ANYTHING. THAT'S RIGHT. SO YOU'RE A WOMAN. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THEY'RE IDIOTS FOR FIRING YOU. I PRETENDED TO BE SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT. I TRICKED EVERYBODY. I LIED TO EVERYONE ` THE KIDS, THE PARENTS, PEG, ALL THOSE PEOPLE AT THE STORE. AND BILL. YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT THEM ALL DOWN THERE, DON'T YOU? ESPECIALLY BILL? SHE LIKES HIM. I MEAN, LIKES HIM LIKE HIM. KNOCK AT DOOR OH, DON'T GET IT. IT'S PROBABLY THE REAL SANTA WANTING TO SUE ME FOR IMPERSONATING HIM. MRS ROSI` OH! TURN ON YOUR TV, MS TALBOT. THERE'S A STORY ABOUT YOU ON THE EVENING NEWS. OH, PLEASE DON'T. I'M SURE IT'S AWFUL. IT'S NOT! OH! I NOW HAVE A CELEBRITY IN THE BUILDING. OH, I THINK MAYBE I CAN RAISE THE RENTS. (CHUCKLES) TV: JUST YESTERDAY, THERE WERE LINES AROUND THE BLOCK HERE OUTSIDE CARTWRIGHT'S DEPARTMENT STORE ` PARENTS AND CHILDREN WAITING TO SEE THE STORE'S GREAT NEW SANTA, BECAUSE THIS SANTA TOUCHED THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR LIVES. MANY WANTED TO THANK HIM, BUT THEY'RE ALL GONE NOW. SANTA HAS BEEN FIRED FOUR DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS BECAUSE 'HE' TURNS OUT TO BE A 'SHE'. OUR SANTA IS ONE NICKY TALBOT ` A SINGLE MOM DOWN ON HER LUCK, UNEMPLOYED AT CHRISTMASTIME WITH AN 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, NO MONEY TO PAY FOR RENT. SHE LOOKED FOR A JOB... CAN YOU TURN THAT DOWN, PLEASE? NO. TURNS OUT SHE'S ONE OF OUR REGULARS. WHO KNEW? ...BESIDE HERSELF WITH WORRY, NOT FOR HERSELF, BUT FOR HER DAUGHTER. SHE TOOK THE JOB AND PRETENDED TO BE A MAN, TERRIFIED OF EVER BEING FOUND OUT. HOW DO THEY KNOW ALL THIS STUFF? I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA. MAYBE LIZ CAN TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT IT. OK, FINE. SO I DID A LITTLE WORK AS AN ASSISTANT AT A PR FIRM BEFORE I WAS MARRIED. I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. I THINK I DID A GREAT JOB. I MEAN, MAYBE WHEN GRACE IS A LITTLE BIGGER, I'LL PUT THIS ON MY RESUME AND GO BACK TO WORK. (LAUGHS) SO SUE ME. I'M A GENIUS. BOTH LAUGH HI, SWEETIE. UM, IS YOUR MOM HOME? SHE'S IN THE KITCHEN. PEG? PEG. I, UH, BROUGHT PIZZA. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE. PEG, I AM SO SORRY. I REALLY AM. I` I` YOU ARE JUST A FANTASTIC PERSON AND THE VERY BEST SANTA'S HELPER NUMBER ONE THAT ANYONE COULD EVER ASK FOR. AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU SO MANY TIMES, I PROMISE I DID. BUT I` I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE MY JOB. WELL, I WAS A LITTLE MAD AT FIRST, BUT I GET IT. WE MADE A REALLY GOOD TEAM, AND WE'RE FRIENDS. AND THE TRUEST TEST OF FRIENDSHIP IS YOU'VE GOTTA BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER, EVEN WHEN THINGS GET A LITTLE WEIRD. AND I THINK THIS QUALIFIES. OH, THANK YOU! THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. OF COURSE IT DOES. OK, I THOUGHT MAYBE SOME PIZZA AND A LITTLE GIRL TALK. ALL OF US. I WOULD LOVE THAT. I'M SO GLAD TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO BE A GIRL AROUND YOU. ME TOO. OK! CARS HONK WOMAN ON PHONE: I UNDERSTAND. WELL, WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET THAT OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HEY, BILL. HEY. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW YOU MUST FEEL RIGHT NOW. REALLY? COS I GOTTA TELL YA ` I FEEL LIKE KIND OF AN IDIOT. I REALLY GENUINELY LIKED YOU. SO MUCH. I AM SO SORRY. I CAN'T APOLOGISE ENOUGH. I DIDN'T THINK THAT I COULD BE HONEST WITH YOU BECAUSE` YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGISE. I` I KNOW WHY YOU DID IT NOW, AND I GET IT. I` (SIGHS) WHAT I DON'T GET IT WHY YOU AGREED TO GO OUT WITH ME IN THE FIRST PLACE. EVERY TIME WE RAN INTO EACH OTHER, I LIKED YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT YOU WERE INVOLVED WITH FIONA, AND I FIGURED OUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE, AND` AND THEN WHEN IT SEEMED LIKE YOU WERE ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN ME TOO... I WAS INTERESTED IN YOU. I JUST` I SHOULD HAVE SAID NO WHEN YOU ASKED ME OUT ON THAT DATE. I DON'T MEAN 'NO', I MEAN, I SHOULD HAVE JUST WAITED UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS SO I COULD TELL YOU THE TRUTH. IT WAS STUPID AND SELFISH OF ME TO AGREE TO GO OUT WITH YOU ON THAT DATE. NICKY, I` (SIGHS) HONESTY IS IMPORTANT TO ME, BUT WHAT I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT ` MY EX ` THAT NIGHT WAS HONESTY IN RELATION TO SOMEONE WHO WAS TWO-TIMING ME, NOT (SIGHS) A MOTHER TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR HER CHILD. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, DON'T YOU THINK? I JUST WISH YOU HAD ENOUGH FAITH IN ME TO THINK I'D UNDERSTAND. I WISH YOU'D GIVEN ME A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU WHO I REALLY AM. I DON'T KNOW. PENSIVE MUSIC MAN: FIONA... FIONA: NO, NO, I HAVE MY LISTENING EARS ON. ...FIRST TIME YOU'VE MISREAD THE SITUATION. I` I UNDERSTAND. BUT I STILL` I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT ME TO DO DIFFERENTLY IN THIS SITUATION, MR CARTWRIGHT. WHO WOULD I FIRE, IF I WASN'T GOING TO FIRE THIS` THIS IMPOSTER OF A WOMAN, WHO IS PRETENDING TO BE SANTA CLAUS? WHO ELSE WAS I SUPPOSED TO FIRE? CONSIDERING THE SUCCESSFUL IMPACT THIS WOMAN WAS HAVING ON OUR CUSTOMERS, I SUGGEST YOU SHOULD FIRE YOURSELF. (CHUCKLES INCREDULOUSLY) WELL, THAT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. MR CARTWRIGHT, I CAN'T FIRE MYSELF. BUT I CAN. YOU'RE FIRED. NO. NO? OH! DOOR SLAMS I'LL HAVE SOMEONE COME GET THE REST OF MY THINGS. DON'T LET ANY OF THE NEANDERTHALS AROUND HERE TOUCH ANYTHING OF MINE. DIDN'T EVEN GET TO GIVE HER A GOING AWAY PARTY. SARAH, WOULD YOU COME IN HERE, PLEASE? PEG, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON? NOT A CLUE. LOOK, SARAH SAID MR CARTWRIGHT CALLED YOU IN TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FIRING. THAT'S ALL I KNOW. NOBODY KNEW HE WAS GOING TO AXE FIONA. NICKY, MR CARTWRIGHT WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU NOW. GO AHEAD IN. OK. HAVE A SEAT. WELL, MS TALBOT, I MAY BE FROM THE MIDWEST, MAYBE I'M JUST A FARM BOY AT HEART. AND I'VE HEARD ALL THE STORIES ABOUT YOU NEEDING THE JOB, AND I'M SYMPATHETIC TO ALL THAT. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING HERE. HOW EXACTLY DID YOU BYPASS FIONA TO GET INTO THE SANTA SUIT WITHOUT ANYONE BEING THE WISER? (CHUCKLES) WELL, HONESTLY, IT ALL HAPPENED BECAUSE OF MR OSBOURNE. IF I HADN'T GOTTEN LOST AFTER THE JOB INTERVIEW AND STUMBLED INTO SANTA'S DRESSING ROOM, THEN HARRY WOULDN'T HAVE ASSUMED I WAS HIRED TO PLAY SANTA AND NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. HARRY OSBOURNE? YOUR CHRISTMAS CONSULTANT. WE DON'T HAVE A CHRISTMAS CONSULTANT. WELL, SURE YOU DO. YEAH. HE'S ABOUT SO TALL, HE HAS BLUE EYES, HE'S BALD, HE WEARS THREE-PIECE SUITS... YOU KNOW, HARRY OSBOURNE, YOUR CHRISTMAS CONSULTANT. I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHO YOU MEAN. I DON'T KNOW, HE'S GOT A REALLY KIND FACE AND THIS AMAZING SMILE. NO. NO, NOT RINGING A BELL. HANG ON A SECOND. HE KIND OF LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE... MAGICAL MUSIC HE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS. I... I HAVE TO GO. BUT WAIT A MINUTE. THIS MEETING'S NOT OVER. I HAVE MORE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU. I'M SO SORRY. I NEED TO GO TALK TO MY DAUGHTER. I HAVE TO GO. I WILL GET BACK TO YOU, THOUGH, I PROMISE. SO HARRY IS REALLY AN ANGEL? YEP. ISN'T THAT GREAT? LIKE A REAL HONEST-TO-GOODNESS ANGEL? FROM` FROM UP THERE? AND` AND YOU KNEW ALL ALONG? I KNEW FOR SURE WHEN I MET HIM AT THE DEPARTMENT STORE. THAT'S WHY I TOLD YOU YOU HAD TO BELIEVE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS HERE TO HELP US. HE TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE WAS FINISHED HELPING US, THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO GO AWAY. BUT HE SAID THAT WE SHOULDN'T MISS HIM BECAUSE HE'LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR US IN OUR HEART. (SNIFFLES) SO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WAS ALL BECAUSE OF HARRY? WELL, HE WAS THE ONE WHO PUT YOU IN THE SUIT. YOU WERE THE ONE WHO MADE IT WORK. (LAUGHS) HO! HO! HO! TINA RICHARDS HERE IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO ON CHRISTMAS EVE TO TELL YOU THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY MERRY ONE FROM ONE PARTICULAR PERSON. NICKY TALBOT ` THE POPULAR SANTA WHO CAUSED SUCH CONTROVERSY THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON AT CARTWRIGHT'S IS BACK AND IN MORE DEMAND THAN EVER. CHILDREN CHATTER SHE'S REALLY SOMETHING, ISN'T SHE? YEAH, SHE SURE IS. DOES SANTA HAVE A THING FOR THE HEAD OF THE MEN'S DEPARTMENT? TAKE OVER FOR A FEW, WOULD YA? HI, BILL. CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND, PLEASE? IT'S ABOUT NICKY. (SIGHS) I KNOW, PEG. LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE HER FRIEND AND YOU'RE TRYING TO HELP HER OUT AND EVERYTHING, OK, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS NICKY. AT ALL. I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED ABOUT THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T REALISE SHE AND SANTA WERE THE SAME PERSON. I'M USUALLY A VERY GOOD JUDGE OF CHARACTER. OH, OF COURSE YOU ARE. LIKE THE TIME WHEN YOUR FIANCEE WAS CHEATING ON YOU. YOU JUDGED THAT REAL WELL. AND NO, NICKY DID NOT RAT ON YOU. ONE OF THE PRIMARY JOBS OF BEING SANTA'S HELPER NUMERO UNO IS I NEED TO KEEP MY EYES AND EARS OPEN. YOU HEAR THINGS IN THIS STORE, BELIEVE ME. SO WHY DON'T YOU AND I JUST HAVE A LITTLE POWWOW SO I CAN TELL YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT A REALLY GOOD PERSON? YOU'LL NEED SKATES IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO THE OLYMPICS. HEY, SARAH. HEY. LONG DAY, HUH? OH. LONG SEVERAL DAYS. BOY. WELL, YOU MADE IT THROUGH CARTWRIGHT'S BIGGEST CHRISTMAS EVE EVER, AND YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB. OH, THANKS. NOW I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME TO MY OWN LITTLE GIRL. WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY WHY I CAME UP TO FIND YOU. MR CARTWRIGHT WANTS TO SEE YOU. IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE. BECKY'S HOME WAITING FOR ME. SHE WON'T BE WAITING LONG. OK. MAGICAL TWINKLING WONDROUS MUSIC WHAT'S HAPPENING? THERE'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO SAY TO YOU THE OTHER DAY, BUT YOU LEFT BEFORE I COULD. THEN I DECIDED IT'D BE NICER IF YOUR COLLEAGUES COULD SHARE IT WITH YOU. GENTLE MUSIC MISS NICKY TALBOT, FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE DONE THIS SEASON FOR MY STORE AND EXCEPTIONAL QUALITIES THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU WON'T HAVE IN ANY EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, I'M OFFERING YOU THE JOB AS HEAD OF SPECIAL EVENTS HERE AT CARTWRIGHT'S. PERMANENTLY. YOU'LL HAVE YOUR OWN OFFICE, SECRETARY, BENEFITS. AND A SUBSTANTIAL HIKE IN PAY. AND IT'S FIONA'S OLD JOB. WHOO-HOO! ALL CHEER SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY. SO, YOU GONNA TAKE IT? TELL THE MAN. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? OF COURSE I'M GONNA TAKE IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR CARTWRIGHT! YOU'RE WELCOME. I` I'M GONNA BE THE VERY BEST HEAD OF SPECIAL EVENTS THIS STORE HAS EVER SEEN. I KNOW YOU WILL. CHRISTMAS NOG. (LAUGHS) EVERYONE, TO NICKY. ALL: TO NICKY. BILL: TO NICKY. OH! HEY. HELLO. SO, CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S` IT'S GREAT. LOOKS LIKE YOU FINALLY GOT A JOB EQUAL TO YOUR TALENTS. OH, WELL, (CHUCKLES) THANK YOU. I` I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT. YOU DESERVE IT. GOT EVERYTHING YOU WANTED. SO, FULL-TIME JOB, HUH? YEAH. 'YEAH'? YOU SHOULD BE JUMPING FOR JOY. IT WASN'T SO LONG AGO YOU COULDN'T PAY THE RENT. I KNOW. I AM SO HAPPY AND SO GRATEFUL. I JUST CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT BILL. I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING ANYWHERE. I KNOW, BUT HE WAS SO BUSINESS-LIKE WITH ME TODAY. YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HIM. WELL, YOU WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO CONNECT. YOU ARE WORKING IN THE SAME PLACE, RIGHT? HMM? YEAH. (CHUCKLES) MORE EGGNOG? IS THIS ONE FROM SANTA? I DON'T KNOW. OH... OH, I CAN'T WAIT TILL TOMORROW MORNING. DOORBELL RINGS IS THAT THE DOORBELL? I THINK SO. GENTLE MUSIC WHO COULD IT BE? HELLO? HI, BECKY. HELLO! IS YOUR MOM HERE? COME ON IN! DOOR CLOSES BILL! HI. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? UH, I JUST... I, UH, KEPT` CAN I STEAL YOUR MOM FOR` FOR JUST ONE SECOND? YES, PLEASE. GENTLE MUSIC UM,... I MISSED TALKING TO MY PAL. WHO? SANTA? (CHUCKLES) NO. I MEAN, WELL, YEAH, TALKING TO SANTA WAS` WAS FINE. BOTH CHUCKLE IT WAS. BUT I, UH, I REALLY LOVED TALKING TO YOU. DOES THAT MEAN YOU FORGIVE ME? I'M HERE, AREN'T I? MUSIC SWELLS FINALLY. (LAUGHS) I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU, MOM. WHAT? ANOTHER SURPRISE? IN HONOUR OF YOUR PROMOTION, I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU. (SIGHS) PICK A PAGE. WHAT? UM, COME AND SIT WITH US. SURE. UM, OK. LET'S SEE. HOW ABOUT THIS ONE? HIS EYES, HOW THEY TWINKLED; HIS DIMPLES, HOW MERRY. HIS CHEEKS WERE LIKE ROSES, HIS NOSE LIKE A CHEERY. HIS DROLL LITTLE MOUTH WAS DRAWN UP LIKE A BOW, AND THE BEARD OF HIS CHIN WAS AS WHITE AS A SNOW. I'LL READ YOU THE REST TOMORROW, MOM. YOU'RE CRYING TOO MUCH. I` BECKY, THIS IS AMAZING! HOW DID YOU DO THAT? MRS LAURENCE AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING DURING RECESS AND LUNCH. SHE'S BEEN HELPING ME. I'M` I'M... SO AMAZED. THAT'S INCREDIBLE, BECKY. I` I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT KID. AND YOU ARE AN AMAZING MOM. (LAUGHS) SHE'S A PRETTY GREAT SANTA TOO, I THINK. BECKY AND NICKY LAUGH YOU'D HAVE TO AGREE. (LAUGHS) THANK YOU. GENTLE MUSIC SIR? I'M HAPPY TO REPORT OUR WORK HERE IS DONE. THANK YOU, SIR. OH, SIR, UH, BY THE WAY, BEFORE I SIGN OFF, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO. JOLLY MUSIC MUSIC DROWNS OUT SPEECH CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016