A Christmas Crush (2019) - full transcript

♪ ♪

♪ Christmastime is coming soon ♪

♪ December 25th ♪

♪ What's the point of Christmastime? ♪

♪ Got no one to spend it with ♪

♪ Just make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Yes, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ And make it loud, wish it true ♪



♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Take a walk in Christmas air ♪

♪ Twinkle lights against the snow ♪

♪ Who will be waiting there for you ♪

♪ Beneath the mistletoe? ♪

♪ Just make a wish, just make a wish ♪

♪ Just make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Yeah, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud, wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪



♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Yeah, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas... ♪

- Ooh!
- Mrs. Motley!

Well, good morning, Addie, dear.
[chuckling]

I think this belongs to you.

Yes! Well, no, actually.
I... I bought it for you.

You said you didn't get a chance

to do any decorating this year,
so I thought...

You'd decorate me?

It was supposed to be the door.

Aww, that is so thoughtful.

And it's such
a beautiful wreath.

It's fresh balsam.

Yes, I noticed

when the needles
went up my nose.

Can I make it up to you with
a Very Berry Christmas muffin?

Hmm...

Fresh baked this morning.

What's the occasion?

Oh, well, you know, Christmas is

the busiest time of
year at my office,

so I thought I'd brighten
everyone's Monday.

It's hard to be grumpy

with a Merry Berry Muffin
in your mouth.

- Sorry!
- Oh, Addie!

I'm sorry,
I... I thought you saw me.

No, I'm sorry.
I should have seen you.

[sighing]

Well, hey, maybe you can
reassemble... Or maybe not.

Oh, shoot.

- I'm... such a klutz.
- Such a klutz.

[chuckling]

Can I buy you some more
or something?

No.

No, um, that's not necessary.
They're just... muffins.

Just muffins? I mean...

based on how good they smell,
that's like saying

the Mona Lisa is
"just" a painting.

These must be homemade, right?

Yeah, but...
you know, no big deal.

Oh.
There's a lone survivor.

For me?

- Yeah.
- No.

Please. I can't bring
one muffin to work.

It would be like Lord of the
Flieswith office supplies.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

- So, what are...
- So, how are you...

[both chuckling]

You should go.

You gotta get to work, right.

I didn't actually
mean you should go.

I don't know why that
just came out like that.

No, I have to get to work, too,
so we both have to get to work.

- Yeah, I guess.
- Yeah, absolutely. Ooh, sorry.

We do actually have to both go.

- Yeah, anyway, have a good day.
- You have a good day, too.

I'm really sorry about that.

No, I'm so sorry.
I shouldn't be here.

- Have a good day.
- You too. Uh, see ya.

- Around.
- Later. Okay.

- Okay, bye. See ya.
- Bye.

Let's get that
wreath on the door.

[Mrs. Motley]
Mmm...

Oh, we'll just try
the bow at the bottom, dear.

There we go.

Thank you, sweetie pie.
Ooh, it's so nice.

[Addie]
"You should go, Sam."
Who says that?

Morning, Addie.

- Oh, good morning, Drea.
- Everything okay?

- I ran into Sam this morning.
- Ooh, what happened?

I may have inadvertently
told him to go away.

What did he do?

He went away...
Yep, I know.

You work with the scariest
people in the world.

Social media influencers?

I was thinking more
like uptight brides

or sweet sixteen moms.

But you plan parties
for these people.

You deal with impossible venues,

difficult vendors,
catering crises, DJ disasters.

What is it about Sam
that makes you so nervous?

I don't know.

He's just so handsome,
and sweet, and funny, and...

And...?

And I just want him to like me
as much as I like him.

So, then ask him out.

- I can't do that.
- What?

No, look, it's easy.

"Sam, I can't help
but falling in love with you."

Uh... or "I'm all shook up

"and I'll have a blue
Christmas without you."

Been listening to a lot
of Elvis on the way in.

Yeah, apparently.

Look, it's not that easy,
Drea, okay?

What if I scare him off?
I can't risk it.

So what? You're just gonna keep
running into him in the hallway

for the rest of your life?

No, not the rest of my life.

Just... until
he meets someone else.

Good grief.

- [clearing throat]
- Mr. Doyle!

Addison, Andrea,

I just wanna see how
the Donner event is coming.

Good. We booked the venue and
the guest list is almost ready.

We're still working out
a possible theme

and charity partners,
but otherwise,

everything's right on schedule.

It's been a really
great experience.

Yeah, we were just talking about
how fun it's been

to plan a whole party
in one week,

especially 'cause
he ripped up the plans

he preapproved six months ago.

I know Donner's tough.

I worked on a winter gala
a few years ago

where we had to count the
strands of tinsel on the tree

to make sure they
were in even numbers.

[laughing]

Wait, seriously?

When I first started here,

Donner was the
life of the party,

but then he and his son had
a falling out a few years ago,

and since then, he...

Just make sure there's
no shenanigans.

Donner hates shenanigans.

I gotta say, I'm really
impressed with the work

you've done this
past year, ladies.

That giant swan at the
Teen America Princess Pageant

- was inspired.
- Thank you, sir.

And if the Donner
event goes well,

your names are
at the top of the list

for the Wagner/Robinson
wedding next Christmas.

In Rome?

Everyone in the company's
gunning for that event.

And now it's yours to lose.
Don't let me down.

We won't, Mr. Doyle.
Thank you so much!

- Okay.
- [squealing happily]

Leslie Wagner
and Terrance Robinson!

I read yesterday,
they're filming the sequel

to All I Want Is Everything,
Everything Is All I Want.

Half of Hollywood is
going to be at this wedding.

And the other half is gonna be
insanely jealous they're not.

We have to get this.

Well, then,
I guess we really, really,

really have to do well
for the Donner Party.

The Donner Legacy
Foundation Party.

The... The Donner Party's
something else entirely.

That makes sense. Then we really
wouldn't get the wedding.

Yeah.

[squealing happily, laughing]

♪ ♪

Hey, Addie.

♪ ♪

I'm so sorry!
I pressed the...

...button.

[sighing]

Oh. Oh, Sam!
I pressed the button!

The door open button,
I pressed it.

- It's okay, Addie.
- No, really, I swear, I did.

- Have a good night.
- Good night!

♪ ♪

[sighing]

[knocking]

I saw you coming in.

You looked like you could
use some cheering up.

Will you be spending
Christmas here in the city?

Yes. My parents are out of
the country for the holidays.

So, we'll get together
at New Year's.

I think Sam will be staying
around for Christmas as well.

Oh, really?
[chuckling nervously]

Did he mention if he had
any plans while he was here?

Uh-uh.

He's such a nice young man.

He is.

Handsome, too.

Is he?
I never noticed.

I hadn't noticed
you hadn't noticed.

[both chuckling]

Oh, you can't go through life

afraid to tell people
how you feel, Addie.

Why, if I had done that,
I never would have met Gerald.

Was Gerald your husband?

My podiatrist.

[chuckling]

My point is that if you're not
honest about how you feel,

you don't know what
you might be missing.

You sound like Drea.

I knew I liked that girl.

And I know I like Sam,
but I can't just... tell him.

[Christmas music
playing on speaker]

Oh! Turn it up.

[Addie]
I love this song.

I've been listening to it
all day on my phone!

This is my holiday jam!

Not to be confused
with my other holiday jam,

which is made
with boysenberries.

Ho-ho-ho-ho!

♪ Make a wish
this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud
and wish it true ♪

♪ Make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love
will come to you ♪

Whoo!

[both laughing]

Oh, I wish it were that simple.

What's that, dear?

Making a wish
and seeing it come true.

Well, wishes come true
all the time,

especially at Christmastime.

Really?

In that case, I will
make a wish this Christmas.

I wish that
my next-door neighbour

would fall in love with me.
[gasping]

Did you see that?

[Mrs. Motley]
A falling star!

That's what happens when you
make a wish from the heart.

It's a sure sign
your wish will come true.

Well, in that case,
I wish for one more muffin

for breakfast tomorrow.

[chuckling]
Speaking of tomorrow,

I'd better let you
get some sleep.

[Addie] Thanks for coming over,
Mrs. Motley.

Oh, goodnight, Addie.

[alarm beeping]

♪ ♪

Hey, Sam.

Addie?

Pete Larson?

Oh, my gosh.
What are you doing here?

I just moved in.

You're my new
next-door neighbour?

You live here?

Can't you tell?

You always did go big
for Christmas.

Everyone at work jokes that
I should get a Christmas tree

for my office and I'm
actually considering it.

[chuckling]

I can't believe this
How long's it been?

- Let's see. High school was...
- Ah, ah, ah.

Don't answer that.
Um, that'll just depress me.

We should catch up.

We should?

I mean, yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, we should.

Uh, I'm... I'm just on
my way to work.

Of course.
[chuckling]

- Tonight.
- Tonight?

Um... Sure. Yeah.

Uh, you're on.
[chuckling]

Pete Larson...

Addie Anderson...

♪ Deck the halls
with boughs of holly ♪

♪ Fa la la la la,
la la la la ♪

♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly
fa la la la... ♪

What about "I'll Be Home
For Christmas"?

Too folksy.
"Blue Christmas"?

Ehh. Too depressing.

Uh, "I Saw Three Ships
Come Sailing In"?

Too nautical.

Well, I'm all out of
Christmas songs.

The theme really needs to
capture the spirit of the party.

That's it!
"The spirit of the party!"

No. Wait, no.
That's nothing.

It has to be something
Christmas-y,

something fun, something like...

♪ Christmastime is coming soon ♪

[both gasping]
"A Wish For Christmas!"

We can have a Christmas
wishing fountain.

And a Christmas wish fairy.

And a Christmas genie.

No. Scratch that.

Um, we can partner
with a charity

and make wishes
come true for Christmas.

Brought to you by
the Donner Legacy Foundation.

Photographers will be
present, of course.

Of course.

This is going to be amazing.

Speaking of amazing,
I forgot to tell you.

Guess who I ran into
this morning.

Someone from way, way back.
Someone...

Someone you will never guess
in a million years.

Pete Larson?

What?
How did you know that?

Pete, what are you doing here?
Is everything okay?

I'm here to take you to dinner.

But how did you know
where I work?

The internet told me.

Drea Andrews?!
Get over here!

- Pete Larson...
- [laughing]

Should've known you two were
still peas in a pod.

Well, you know...
So, how'd you guys reconnect?

Pete moved in next door.

- [Drea] That's crazy.
- [Addie] Right?

We're gonna go grab some dinner.
You wanna come with?

Not me, no.

I have a conference call for
a dog's 14th birthday tonight.

And before you ask
if I'm kidding, no, I'm not.

There's a great little diner
right around the corner.

Actually, I passed a place,
Radicchio's, on the way here.

Radicchio's?
That place is fancy.

Well, it looked
"radicch-ulously" good.

[all laughing]

I will go anywhere
for a good bad pun.

Let's do it.

Bye. Have fun.

[phone ringing]

[clearing throat]

Woof, woof. Talk to me.

Yep. Yep. Where are we
on the dog whistles?

Great. Absolutely.
Will Rex be in attendance?

Well, we can't sit him next to
Muffy, they just broke up.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

No, no, no.
Chocolate is poisonous to dogs.

Yeah, we can do, like,
pâté or something.

Mm, he'll be so happy.

Yeah, he'll be like
a dog with a bone.

Oh, he's gonna love that.
[chuckling]

[Addie] I've always wanted
to try this place.

I heard the veal's great.

[jazz Christmas music playing]

Hope I'm dressed appropriately.

You look perfect.

Oh.

- Please, allow me.
- Oh. Thank you.

Could I have an
iced tea, please?

And a cabernet
with two glasses, please.

Really?
What's the occasion?

Do we need one?

[chuckling]

I was just so excited
to see you this morning.

It's like... what's the word?
It's like it's fate!

Fate?

[sighing]

We'll need more time.

[chuckling nervously]

You want some help deciding?

Oh no.
I'm getting the veal.

I just wanna hear about
everything you've been up to.

Oh.

Do you want to share
a bowl of soup?

[laughing]

[sighing]

And then, I grew out
my bangs... again.

And, well, that's pretty
much everything I've done

in the past 13 years.

Wow. That is, uh...
that is amazing.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Addie, why did we
ever fall out of touch?

Uh... well, we were
never that close, Pete.

You were one of the cool kids
and Drea and I were...

You were the cool kids,

with your multi-coloured
hair and everything.

Oh, we don't need
to talk about that.

It was like Seattle grunge
look ten years after...

No need to revisit the past.

- After you.
- Thank you.

And I remember the tattoo you
tried to give yourself one year?

Yep! I remember.
Uh, you know, Pete,

we just ran
in different circles,

and then you moved away
senior year.

Yeah, biggest mistake
of my life.

[Addie]
Biggest mistake of your life was
moving to a different city

with your parents 13 years ago?

It took me away from you,
and I've missed you.

Pete,
what are you talking about?

I never should have
left you, Addie.

And seeing you today,
it brought it all back.

There's nothing to
bring back though. We aren't...

we didn't... we never even dated.

Addie, I don't want to relive
the mistakes of our past.

I just want you to know,
right here tonight,

that I... I love...

Sorry, I just... Excuse me.
[clearing throat]

- [Pete] Addie...
- [Addie] Yeah.

- I love...
- Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, Pete.

Um, listen,
it was so great to see you.

Thanks so much for dinner
and, uh, I'll see you around.

But I made you dessert.

[Pete, muffled behind door]
I have eggnog!

Your profile said
you liked eggnog!

[sighing]

♪ Just make a wish
this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make
a wish this Christmas... ♪

[sighing]

♪ Yes, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

[Addie humming along]

♪ 'Cause if you make
a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

[gasping]
The spell hit Pete!

[screaming]

- [yelping]
- Good morning.

I thought I'd walk you to work
because we didn't get a chance

to finish our conversation
last night.

That is so sweet,
but Mrs. Motley

- is actually waiting for me.
- I am?

[Addie]
She needs my help.

- You do?
- So, we'll just be in here.

- I'll just wait right here.
- Don't do that.

This could take a really,
really long time. Bye!

Ow.

[Mrs. Motley]
Is everything all right, dear?

[Addie] No. Yes?
I don't know.

Do you remember the wish
I made last night?

About the muffin.

No. Well, yes.
That and about...

Oh, yes, your next-door
neighbour.

It came true.

Of course it did.
You saw a falling star.

But I didn't... I don't... What?

I told you last night, remember?

Yeah, but you didn't... you
weren't... you were serious?

I would never joke
about wishing, dear,

not at Christmastime.

But it didn't work right.

- What do you mean?
- Well, I wanted Sam

to fall in love with me,
but he didn't. Pete did.

- Who's Pete?
- My new next-door neighbour.

That man across the hall?

- The man across the hall!
- Oh...

Oh.

You really need to be more
specific with your wishing.

I didn't know that
Pete was living next-door.

Can't we just...
can't we just redirect it

to the other side of the hall?

I'm afraid not.
It's a Christmas wish,

it's the strongest
kind there is.

[sighing] How do you even know
so much about this?

Well, you're not the only
person to have ever made

a Christmas wish, you know.

I was 30 once.

And then, again, when I was 43.

Oh, and then at 52...

And 63.

[sighing]
Then there was the astronaut.

- Mrs. Motley...
- But after him,

there was this really, really
weird man.

Mrs. Motley...

- I could not possibly...
- Mrs. Motley!

- What do I do?
- Well...

The thing about a Christmas wish

is that it's not final
until Christmas.

So, you're saying...

So, you have around a week

to figure out how to unwish it.

Okay. How hard can that be?

[knocking]

You're about to find out.

♪ ♪

He said what?

Okay, let me get this straight.

Pete Larson - football captain -

is in love with Addie Anderson -
glee club treasurer?

Can you keep your voice down?

Why? No one here knows Pete.

Yeah, and no one here knows
that I was in glee club.

So, what did you do?

I shoved him into his apartment
and closed the door

before he could
say anything else.

Um, why?

'Cause I panicked.
Sam was there.

- Sam heard it?
- He heard enough.

So, are you sure it just wasn't
some sort of misunderstanding?

Drea, he was waiting
for me this morning.

I had to sneak out
of Mrs. Motley's

fire escape to get to work.

And this all happened
because...?

Because I made a wish
for Christmas.

Yes, I realize how that sounds,
but I swear it's true.

Just... See?

Well, this proves everything.

Look, I don't
understand it either,

but last night,
I made two wishes -

one, that my next-door neighbour
would fall in love with me.

Hoping it would be Sam,
not Pete.

Two - that I still had a muffin.
And look!

Muffin!

Why am I not surprised that you
wasted a once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity on a baked good?

[sighing]
I didn't know.

So, assuming this is true,
what are you gonna do about it?

Apparently, I have a week
to undo the wish.

All while planning the most
important event of your career.

Speaking of which,
where are we on hors d'oeuvres?

Oh, I know. How about
half-eaten mini muffins?

[mock laughing]

♪ ♪

- Hey.
- [gasping]

- Oh, Sam, it's just you.
- Yep, that's right, just me.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't me...
would you like to come in?

Well, actually, no.

- Great.
- I was just about to...

Hey, look how great
your Christmas tree is.

Oh, shh, shh, shh. Shh, quiet.

[whispering]
Why are we whispering?

Because Mrs. Motley
goes to bed early.

She does? I see her coming
home late all the time.

She's got more of an active
social life than I do.

[laughing]

Let's go in the kitchen.

Okay.

Wow, you even decorate
your kitchen.

Yeah. I'm kind of
a Christmas fanatic.

It's my favourite time of year.

Oh.

So, what brings you by?

Uh, you did, actually

'cause I was just saying hi
in the hallway

and you kind of dragged me in.

I forgot. I'm sorry.
If you need to go, then you can.

No, no, no, no.
It's okay.

No. Hey, it's nice to, uh,

you know, be around this
much Christmas spirit.

My mom always goes all out,

but this year,
I only have a couple days off,

so I'm stuck in the city.

Oh, really?
That's... that's too bad.

Do you have any plans
while you're here?

Not yet.

Can I get you something?

A coffee? Tea?
Christmas cookies?

Coffee and Christmas cookies,
how could I say no?

Great.
[chuckling]

Oh dear. Um, I, uh... I don't
actually have any cookies.

I can come back if you're busy.

No. No. What I mean is...

uh, the only thing better
than a Christmas cookie

is a fresh baked
Christmas cookie.

Grab the flour and the sugar.

Okay...

I know from looking at this,

it does not
look like I can, but...

You can't. You can't.

I-I guarantee you I can.

Okay, why don't we make
a little bet?

You're on,
and if you can't do it,

then I want you to draw sweaters
on all of the gingerbread men.

Okay, but even though
everyone knows

that gingerbread men are naked
except for the buttons.

Now, if I win this little bet...

I am not sending my gingerbread
men out of the house

without sweaters on.
That is indecent.

...you go out with me
this weekend.

What?

The truth is that I've been
wanting to ask you out

for a long time.

I just was... I don't know...
shy or something.

What?

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I shoulda done this
a long time ago,

but... I don't know... I didn't.

Then, I saw you
with that... that new guy

and I just thought my
window was closing, so...

I'm sorry. What?

I'm asking you out.

Really?

If... big if...
I can turn this gingerbread man

into a gingerbread reindeer.

- Oh, so we're not going out.
- I am asking you out.

- Okay. I don't know.
- Absolutely gonna happen, okay?

Now, watch and learn, all right?
First thing we do, right...

it's just all in steps,
all in steps. All in steps.

- We do one little antler.
- Okay, I mean,

I don't know who would really

refer to that blob as an antler.

Would you like to...
Why don't you do this one?

- No, no. It's fine.
- I can teach you.

- It's good.
- Are you sure?

Just watching a master at work.

I'm a whiz
with a piping bag, okay?

And then,
we do another little antler.

Okay. You see it
coming together now.

- Do you see it coming together?
- No, no, not at all.

It's a work in progress.

It's a work in progress.
Don't worry.

Do two little eyes.

Now, what colour would you like
reindeer's eyes to be?

Any colour you like.

Blue.

Blue it is.

A blue-eyed reindeer, okay.

So, these go right here
and right here.

Ooh, one of his eyes
is a little cracked,

but that's okay.
That's all right. That's fine.

- I may have bit it.
- No, no, it's fine.

Another little blobby
thing for his nose.

And what colour nose
does he have?

- Brown. Definitely brown.
- Brown nose, huh?

What do you mean brown nose?
Why are you questioning that?

He's a brown-noser,
that's fine. Okay.

And then, we do this. Okay?
Now it's coming together.

We're gonna give him
a little smirk here.

♪ Bom-bom ♪

And up like that
'cause he's very happy.

Give him a couple ears here.
How about that?

- No way.
- Look at that, huh?

I see it.

Does that not look like...?

[Addie]
Donner!

- A what?
- Donner the reindeer.

This is perfect.

I'm planning a party for
the Donner Legacy Foundation.

On Christmas Eve?

Yeah. How did you know that?

I'm gonna be there.

We do all their
fundraising for them.

I mean, it's kind of mandatory.

What? You work with Donner?

They're our biggest client.
We work with their foundation,

and they do some good work.
Though, I'm more passionate

about the foster care
stuff we do.

What? I volunteer
for Foster Core.

- No, you don't.
- Yes, I do! I swear!

How did I not know that?

Huh.

Wait a second.
Wait a second.

You're planning Donner's
Christmas party?

'Cause I hear he's... tough.

Yeah, he's difficult,
but you know,

not everyone can be as adorable
as that little guy.

What? So, you like him?

Good. Yeah, I like him.
I mean...

I might even more than like him.

I might...
I might love him.

- Sam, I...
- [knocking]

...will be right back.

Yeah, sure.

[door opening]

- [Pete] There you are.
- [Addie] Pete.

I was watching
Mrs. Motley's door all day.

Where'd you go?

Hi. I don't think
we officially met.

I'm Sam.
I live across the hall.

Is he bothering you?

What?

Am I bothering?

No. I invited him over.

Why?

You know, I-I should get going.

Good idea.

I have an early morning,

and, uh, you know, if I eat any
more of these gingerbread men,

I'm gonna start
to look like one.

Hah! Too late.

Pete.

Anyway, Addie, um, I'll see you
around the building.

Okay.

Oh, hey, uh, about
our little wager,

maybe tomorrow night?

It was nice... not meeting you.

[door opening and closing]

A bet. What's happening
tomorrow night?

Pete, what are you doing?

What?

You just told a man you just met

that he looked like
a gingerbread man.

He does.

Didn't you see his creepy
gingerbread man smile?

You're right.

I don't... I don't
know what happened.

I haven't been feeling like
myself these last couple days.

I'm sorry.

No, don't be sorry.
I'm sorry.

Look, this is all my fault.

- How do you figure?
- Just trust me.

Always. Let me make it up
to you with dinner on Friday.

I'm going out with Sam.

The gingerbread man?

How 'bout lunch on Saturday?

And just lunch.
We can catch up some more.

Okay. Sure.

Perfect. It's a date.

No, it's more of a hangout.

Ehh. Potato, potat-o.

It's definitely a potat-o.

Yeah, but nobody says "potat-o",
so it's potato.

Okay, Pete.

I will see you Saturday.

[door closing]

♪ ♪

[Drea] You really think
the binoculars are gonna help?

Instead of watching me,
why don't you watch the sky?

[Drea] You know, I would, but
I actually left my binoculars

on our eighth grade
field trip to D.C.

It's useless.
It's too late for the Geminids

and the Quadrantids won't be in
full force until January.

You know, for a total nerd,

you sure have a lot
of dates this weekend.

No. No.
No, I only have one date, okay?

The date with Pete is a potat-o.

- What?
- I don't know.

I don't know what I'm saying.

I don't even know the last time
I had one guy interested in me.

July last year -
goatee, comb-over.

Now, I have two -

Sam, who... gets better
every time I talk to him...

Did I tell you about
the foster care thing?

You did, but not for
a sixth time yet.

Then, there's Pete, who's just
under the influence of some

Christmas wish magic, and I have
no idea what to do about it.

Have you tried unwishing?

Yes, I tried unwishing.
I tried dewishing.

I tried rewishing.
Nothing works.

Well, we'll keep trying.

- [knocking]
- [gasps]

But in the meantime,

you have to tell me
everything about tonight.

[sighing]
How do I look?

You look gorgeous.
I hate you. Go get him.

That's my girl.

Wow. You look...

Lovely.

Both of you!

Do you need help,
Mrs. Motley?

- [Mrs. Motley] Oh, thanks.
- Let me take this for you.

[Mrs. Motley]
So, what's the occasion?

It's a date.

A date?

With everything else
you've got going on?

My little project's
just on hold right now and...

I see.

Yes, I'm going to get
right back to it tomorrow.

Well, you have a lovely evening.

- Thank you.
- Thank you, Mrs. Motley.

Anyway, good night.
Good night.

[chattering]

My precious...

What is happening to me?

[chuckling]
You're not serious.

I'm totally serious.

I actually begged to be
St. Joseph in the pageant,

because the year before, I was
cast as a sheep with no lines.

Ooh, one of those
nonverbal sheep.

Yes. You've clearly
heard of them.

So, I get up onstage,

- I go completely blank.
- No.

I mean, the teacher had to feed
me the lines from the wings.

Every line?

Yes. Some of them twice.

- Oh, my gosh!
- I know.

Okay. You know what?

I think we can just
call you the winner

in the category of cringiest
Christmas memory.

No, no, no, no, no.
I told you mine,

you tell me yours.
Let's go. Come on.

Fine. Okay.
Okay, okay, okay.

Um, so, when I was
eight years old,

I really, really wanted this
Princess Fairy Twinkle doll.

I'm sorry, "Fairy Twinkle"?

Oh, it was just this cartoon.

- It's... what's it called?
- It's so not important.

I need a visual.

Wow.
[laughing]

That... that is... that's pink.

Yeah, I know. I know.

- Anyway...
- Okay.

- Thank you. Anyway...
- Okay.

So, I find a stack
of Christmas presents

in my parents' closet.

What were you doing in
your parents' closet?

Looking for a stack
of Christmas presents.

Of course.

And I know one of them
has to be a Fairy Twinkle,

so I just unwrap all of them
until I find her.

And now, I have this stack
of unwrapped gifts.

[laughing]
Oh, no.

You know what?
You don't need to hear this.

Yes, I do.
Come on, I want to hear it.

[sighing]

I tried to rewrap them
with the same paper.

Yep, I used two rolls of tape
and I sort of convinced myself

I'm gonna get away with it.

Well, of course. I mean,
you're covering your tracks.

- What could go wrong?
- Right? Exactly. Okay.

And then, Christmas morning
rolls around,

I head downstairs, and all the
presents had been rewrapped.

They know,

and I know they know,
and they know I know they know.

And, of course, the very
first present I unwrap

is Princess
Fairy Twinkle herself.

Fairy Twinkle.

The toy I've been begging for
for months and months.

And I immediately
burst into tears.

[laughing]

Yep. My mom said
that I was sobbing so hard,

she thought
I was gonna pass out.

And that is how I ruined
Christmas morning

when I was eight.

Wow. That... that's humiliating.

What? No. Yours happened in
front of a whole auditorium.

I know, but, like, you know,
the getting caught,

the rewrapping, the tears -

I mean, that's not a Christmas
story, that's a Christmas epic.

[chuckling]

It's good to
talk to you like this,

instead of just passing
in the hallway.

It's good to find someone
that you can bond with,

somebody you can trust.

I've been looking for that
for a long time.

I think I've finally found it.

Sam, I'm... I wanted to
tell you something.

- It's about...
- Pete?

What? No. No, it's not
about Pete. It's about...

No, no. Addie... Pete.

What are you doing here?

We're supposed to
have lunch tomorrow.

I just couldn't wait to see you.

For you...

because you make me
feel lighter than air.

Wha...?
What's going on here?

What's going on is your time's
up and our date is starting.

It's not a date, okay?
I'm sorry, Sam.

This... This was not part of
the plan at all.

That's right.
Women like surprises.

- You should look it up.
- Pete.

Should I go?

- Yes.
- No!

Just stay where you are and...

Pete, we can't stand here
because you're in the way.

I get it.
You want me to sit down.

Oh no, that's not
what I meant. I...

No.

Can I get the veal again?

You look beautiful.

How was your date with,
uh... your neighbour?

I have a name. Uh...

And our date was going well

until it just got
really weird just right now.

I noticed he didn't
bring you any balloons.

Probably because
he doesn't remember

that you and Drea used

to give people balloons
on their birthdays.

I totally forgot about that.

There was this old helium
tank in the basement,

left over from a PTA carnival.
My friend Drea and I...

Stole the key from Mr. Mitchell.

Yeah. We got the birthday list
from Mrs. Waldren

and we gave out
balloons at lunch.

And no one questioned where
you got the balloons from?

Nobody questions balloons.

People love balloons.

I hadn't thought about
that in years.

[Pete] I just thought
you should be reminded.

[Addie]
Thanks, Pete.

It's really sweet of
you to remember.

You're hard to forget.

Excuse me.

Uh, yeah, over here. Yeah.

Um, you know,
actually, I'll, uh...

I'll take all of them.

Yep, just give me all of them.

Thank you very much.
Yeah, there you go. Yeah.

- And there you go.
- Oh!

Wow!

Because you should
have something

that's as beautiful as you are.

[laughing]
Thanks.

They are beautiful...

if you like things
that wither and die.

As opposed to things
that fly away

and fall into the ocean,
where turtles can choke on them?

[Pete] I guess I'd be worried
about that if I thought

there was any chance
that my Addie would let go of

my beautiful balloons to grab
some clichéd flowers.

[Pete laughing]

Tell him, Addie.

What are we talking about?

Your neighbour,

tell him that what we have will
never be eaten by sea turtles.

Cheque please.

♪ ♪

[sighing]

♪ eurt ti shiw dna
doul ti ekam ♪

♪ eurt ti shiw
dna doul ti ekam ♪

Why are you singing
a Middle English

love ballad to a muffin?

It's not Middle English.
It's backwards.

- Backwards?
- Yeah.

Remember how I said

"Make a Wish For Christmas" was
playing when I made my wish?

Well, now I'm trying to
reverse it by making...

this muffin disappear.

You know, singing backwards,
dancing backwards.

- Dancing backwards?
- Yeah, like, uh...

♪ Samtsirhc rof shiw a ekam... ♪

Stop. That is horrifying.

Why are you doing the Macarena?

It's the only dance I know.

That is also horrifying.

Yeah, well, what am I
supposed to do, Drea?

Okay?
Christmas is in a few days

and I've tried everything
I can think of.

I've tried wishbones, 11:11,
I've tried eyelashes,

I've tried paying some kid $20
to buy her birthday wish.

I even threw a $10 roll
of quarters

into the fountain at the mall,
only to have some other kid

fish them out and use them
to buy a pretzel dog.

Hmm. Enterprising youth.

[sighing]
For now, at least,

I talked to Pete and he promised
not to do anything else crazy.

[woman]
Addie, your meeting is here.

Donner? He's a little early.

No, not Mr. Donner.
There's a guy here to see you.

He brought a tree.

Describe "anything else crazy."

Pete, what is this?

I missed you.

Okay, but what is this?

Oh. This is a Christmas tree.

You said you wanted
a tree for your office, so,

I cut one down this morning.

- Cut one down from where?
- There's a park near here.

Forget it.

[both gasping]
Shenanigans!

Okay, you need to take care
of this whole situation

- before Mr. Donner gets here.
- Let's go.

Okay, off we go.
Out we go.

[yelping]

- Hurry up.
- But we're losing the angel.

You can't have a Christmas tree
without an angel.

Some people think you can have a
star, but you can't have a star.

[Drea] Mr. Donner,
I'm so delighted to see you.

Do you like the tree?

You met our receptionist.
She's from North Dakota.

That's a place.

Let's move.

[Drea] All right, now,
you just follow me.

This is the reception area.

This is where we "recept."

Oh! But you wanna
look at the screen

because that is what
will tell you what we do,

which, in case you were
wondering, is event planning.

That's why you came to us.

And, um, it's big and bright,
so that's fun.

Oh, hey. How are ya?
How's the Bird event coming?

Good? Great. Yeah.

- Is everything okay?
- No.

No, Pete, everything
is not okay. Okay?

Because I have a very important
client outside this door,

a client that is
not the sort of person

that likes shenanigans,
so you need to go.

[exhaling deeply]

I'm sorry.

- [Drea] And, um, it's big...
- No!

Pete, no!

[Drea]
And there's a lot of colours...

Oh! Um, look, uh, just this way.

Count the wreaths. I think that
you will really like doing that.

Uh, you don't mind
company, do you?

I'll be right back.

[Drea] And it's three wreaths.
Oh, thank God. There you are.

Oh! Mr. Donner,
so nice to see you.

Do you mind if I give
this some water?

We'll just get you
situated in my office.

Nice tie.

These fresh-cut trees,

if you don't water them
immediately, they'll dry out.

[Addie] Here's the way.

Take a seat. All right.

And we are
just going to show you

what we have been working on.

Where did she go? Um...

Okay, uh, yeah.

I'm gonna do a presentation
for you that I am absolutely,

100% prepared for.

It's a good tree, right?

Way better than
some stupid flowers.

She likes it.

Pete, what are you doing?

Just trying to keep
the tree fresh.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Let's go.

Thank you for the water.

The tree thanks you, too.

Okay, look...

Can't not have a beautiful tree.

Okay, I need to get in there,

so I need you to quietly
get this tree out of here.

- But I...
- I know you decorated it for me

and I love it, I really love it,

but I want to love it somewhere
far away from here. Please.

Your wish is my command.

[sighing]
Unfortunately.

This could be you!

And, uh... and a beautiful lady.

Um, she's there too.
And, um...

And then, of course, maybe a
waiter or something over here.

Um, he's just passing out
food and drinks,

and, you know,
adding to merry-making.

- Hi!
- Hi! Hi, Mr. Donner.

I see that Drea has filled you
in on some of our...

uh, our thoughts.

Um, wow.

Um, in terms of entertainment,

we've been working on some...
a few possibilities.

And that is the first act.

He will open with,
uh, something.

And so, this is...
[speaking indistinctly]

Ho ho ho!
[bleating]

[Drea]
We're trying something new here.
You know, something...

Yes, yes. It's, uh...
this is the first act.

It's not just some
weird, random man

with a Christmas tree
in the window...

[chuckling]

...juggling... lemons.

Um, this is actually...

A Christmas comedian!

- A Christmas comedian!
- A Christmas comedian!

[both laughing]

[Pete humming]

[sighing]

Oh gosh...

Should I put it in the corner?

Pete, can you just
give us a minute?

So, not in the corner?

I'm gonna get it
some more water.

This officially
became a problem.

No, this has been a problem.

This is officially a disaster.

Where are you going?

Well, now that Mr. Donner
thinks there's such a thing

as a "Christmas comedian,"

I need to go book one who,
in his words,

isn't just going to
"make people sad."

[sighing]

♪ ♪

Was it me or did he
really like the juggling?

I think he wasn't sure at first,

but then,
when I added the song...

Oh, yeah. The song
was the turning point.

The fun part -
I've never tap-danced before.

It was like something
came over me.

Did you feel that in there?

The panic or the nausea?

Addie, there's something
I wanna ask you.

Can't it wait till
we get upstairs? Please?

- I just want to go up...
- [clearing throat]

Oh gosh.

What's going on?

Uh, Christmas comedy?

It'll just take a second.

Is there gonna be an
encore performance?

- Under no circumstances.
- Just a quick question.

Guess I'll just have to use
my imagination then.

You won't even come close.

- Addie!
- What, Pete? What is it?!

- Oh, wow.
- What is happening?

Addison A... I have a speech.

No, actually, you don't.
And... Oh my gosh.

How did you pay for this?

Some credit cards,
some loans, my 401k.

My fiancée was angry, but...

Your fiancée?

I'm sorry... I'm sorry.

You have a fiancée?

I had a fiancée,
but I broke it off today.

You broke up with your fiancée?

- Wow.
- [Pete] My last one, not you.

Sam, I swear, this is not
what it looks like at all.

Really?
Because what it looks like

is that you've been dating
a guy with a fiancée,

who appears to have broken
up with her for you.

Yeah,
it's pretty much like that.

It's actually nothing...
nothing like that.

Man, I have not found
what I'm looking for.

Oh, Sam, please,
just let me ex...

No, Addie.

Good night.

[sighing]

Pete! Listen to me.
This... this is insane.

Right? I mean, I've been trying
to talk myself out of it.

I-I love Gina and our
wedding's in two weeks.

Two weeks?

I know we won't
get the deposits back.

Wait, you never even
mentioned her.

I never meant for
any of this to happen.

No matter what I told myself,

I couldn't get my mind off
of the girl next-door.

It was like I was...

Under a spell.
[sighing]

Okay. Pete, I need you
to do me a favour.

I need you to find out the
return policy on this ring.

You prefer the princess cut?

Then you need to
call your fiancée.

Wait. You or the last one?

Because I don't think she wants
to hear any more about us.

I mean...

You know what?
Uh, don't call anyone.

Just... just wait for me
in your room.

- I'll practice my speech.
- Perfect!

It's really good.
I used a thesaurus.

- I'll miss you.
- Yeah. Bye.

[knocking]

Addie!
Are you okay?

My little project just
became a huge problem.

Come in, dear.

[Addie]
Thank you, Mrs. Motley.

There's no problem so big

that a pot of camomile can't
make it a little smaller.

I think it's gonna
take more than camomile

to make this problem go away.

All I wanted was one Christmas
with someone special.

Instead, Sam hates me,

I've completely
ruined Pete's life.

I tried to unwish it, but...

No falling star?

It's not enough to just
say the words, dear.

A true wish has to
come from the heart.

It is.

I want things to go back to
normal with all my heart.

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

You can't force
a wish from the heart.

It has to come from inside.

Christmas is
just around the corner.

Well, since you can't wish
your way out of this,

you really have only one option.

You need to make Pete
fall out of love.

But I did.
He dumped his fiancée.

Oh.
You didn't mean with her.

Wait.
Wait, you're saying

I just need to make Pete
fall out of love with me?

That's it?

It's easier said than done.

You're dealing with
a powerful enchantment.

Mrs. Motley, my whole life,

I've been making guys
fall out of love with me

without even trying.

This is going to be
a piece of cake.

[laughing]

♪ Hey, everybody, gather round ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ We're all going to sit
by the Christmas tree ♪

♪ And tomorrow's
Christmas Day ♪

♪ Mom's on the left ♪

♪ And Dad's on the right ♪

♪ And the kids
won't leave us alone ♪

♪ Let's move on under
that mistletoe ♪

Oh.

♪ It's great time to be home ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

♪ Just sit right down
underneath the tree ♪

♪ And we'll wait
for Santa's sleigh ♪

♪ It's quite all right
if it takes all night ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

- Mmm.
- ♪ Hey, everybody

♪ Gather round ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ We're all going to sit
by the Christmas tree ♪

♪ And tomorrow's
Christmas Day ♪

♪ Mom's on the left ♪

♪ And Dad's on the right ♪

♪ And the kids
won't leave us alone ♪

♪ Let's move on under
that mistletoe ♪

♪ It's a great time
to be home ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

♪ Just sit right down
underneath the tree ♪

♪ And we'll wait
for Santa's sleigh ♪

♪ It's quite all right
if it takes all night ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

[crying]

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

♪ Let's make another snowman ♪

♪ We'll use a carrot
for his nose ♪

♪ Old Kris Kringle's
on his way ♪

♪ And his elves
are covered with snow ♪

- [bagpipes skirling]
- ♪ It's a rockin' holiday

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

♪ Oh, a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ Yeah, a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ Oh, it's a rockin' holiday ♪

♪ A rockin' holiday ♪

♪ It's a rockin' holiday ♪

Hold it. Woo-hoo.

Oh, thanks, Sam.

No problem.

Did you hear that racket
last night?

What was that?

I believe that was music.

Not that it's any of
my business, dear,

but I notice you've been
avoiding Addie.

She misses you.

The first time I saw Addie,
I'd just moved in,

and she asked me what my
favourite kind of cookie was.

And then she shows up
with this tray

of fresh-baked
double chocolate chippers.

And I thought, "Wow.

What an amazing
new neighbour I have."

- She's very thoughtful.
- That's what I thought.

But now,
I don't know what to think.

Give her a chance to explain.

I don't know what she could say.

That's true...
you don't.

He harmonized to your bagpipes?

He got so into it
he started beatboxing.

To "Blue Christmas"?

Drea, this is a disaster.

I mean, I've tried everything.

I borrowed Sondra's dog.
I let it bark all day.

And he showed up
the next morning

with a sweater
he knitted for it.

He can knit?

It fit perfectly.

I mean, I've never had
this problem before.

How do you get the
sweetest guy in the world

to dislike you?

Christmas is in three days.

The Donner party is in two.

Donner event.

Point is, time is limited.

You know what you need? You need
someone who really knows Pete.

Someone who can talk some
sense into him, you know?

Tell him you're not
his dream girl.

Just his unimpressive
next-door neighbour.

Thanks.

Here for you.

All right.
Let's think about this.

Who did he hang out with
in high school?

- [gasps] Rod Charles?
- He's in jail.

Oh. Um, how about...

[gasps] Michael James?

- He moved to Germany.
- Okay.

Um, let's see. Hmm.
Greg Lawrence?

- He's in jail in Germany.
- Wow.

- Kind of ran with a rough crowd.
- I'd say.

So, we don't know
any of his friends.

His family is back in Portland.

And he doesn't know anyone here.

[sighing]

Yes, he does.

Okay.
What if the trick

to making Pete
fall out of love with me

is to make him fall in love
with somebody else?

And if she still loves Pete

and this fruitcake comes in

throwing him back to her,

it's a win-win, don't you think?

"Fruitcake"?
Thanks, Drea.

Always.

So, you sure she works here?

That's what it says
on her Facebook profile.

You friended her?

From a fake account.
It's fine.

So, uh, who we looking for?

You sure it's her?

She looks so different.

I know.
She looks so... sad.

[sighing]

Hi. Excuse me.

Welcome to Santa's
Ho-Ho-Holiday Emporium,

the happiest place
south of the North Pole.

Sorry.

It's been a week.

What can I wrap for you?

Oh, we don't need
anything wrapped.

Oh. Do you need
to check out?

No. Nothing to check out,
either.

I wanted to talk to you
about Pete Larson.

I never want to hear that name
ever again.

I'm Addie Anderson.

You're Addie?

Oh, listen, Gina.
I'm so sorry.

Sorry?
Oh. You mean for, uh,

stealing my fiancé,
ruining my wedding

and destroying my life?
Don't worry about it.

I'm doing great.

Yeah.
We can see that.

You know the wedding
was supposed to be in two weeks?

We'll never get
our deposits back.

So, I'm spending my holiday

doing seasonal temp jobs

to pay for a wedding
I'll never have.

I'm so sorry about that.

But you know,
it's not his fault.

Weird.

I thought he was the one
who called and dumped me.

Wait. Yeah. He was.

Okay. But he's not
really thinking clearly,

and also, I didn't mean for
any of this to happen.

Yeah. Addie doesn't even
like him that much.

And you took him anyway.

Okay.
You may not be helping.

Um, listen.
You have got to believe me.

If you'd just let me
explain, I could...

- Addie?
- Yes?

Do you have something
you need wrapped?

- What?
- I'm gift-wrapping.

Do you need to check out?

No, but...

Either merchandise
or other women's fiancés.

- No?
- No, but...

Thanks for shopping at
Santa's Ho-Ho-Holiday Emporium.

Next?

Well, that was a bust.
I guess we better get going.

Nope.

I can play her game.

Thank you for shopping at
Santa's Ho-Ho-Holiday Emporium.

I'm buying this.
And one gift wrap, please.

Listen, Gina. There's been
a misunderstanding, okay?

This whole Pete thing is...

I told you I don't want
to hear his name.

It's not what you think,
all right?

He moved in next door,
and I didn't even know...

That'll be $6.09, please.

How did you...

Would you like to add
a bow for 99 cents?

That was fast.

Yeah. Apparently,
we're dealing with

the Usain Bolt of gift-wrapping.

Well, we tried.
I guess we better get...

Try again.

Not exactly where
I was going with that.

What?

[sighing]

Thank you for shopping at
Santa's Ho-Ho-Holiday Emporium.

Hi. Good afternoon.
How are you?

Thank you for shopping at
Santa's Ho-Ho-Holiday Emporium.

Hi. Merry Christmas.
How are you this evening?

Thank you for shopping at
Santa's Ho-Ho-Holiday Emporium.

Wrap 'em.

That's going to be $182.00.

I'll take the pretty red
Christmas tree paper.

You'd better talk fast.

I need your help.
See, Pete...

Your fiancé is confused.

He seemed pretty clear to me.

"Addie is so sweet
and beautiful."

Then again,
maybe he is confused.

I'm going to let that slide
'cause you're a little upset.

Good, 'cause
I'm just getting started.

- Oh, for Pete's sake...
- Stop saying his name!

Gina, I don't want your fiancé.

I want to help you get him back.

What do you mean?

Pete is a great guy, okay?

But I don't love him
the way you do.

He was never supposed to
fall in love with me at all.

That's obvious.

[sighing]
Listen.

I have a plan
to get you two back together,

but I need your help.

What if I don't want him back?

Oh, come on, Gina.
You know you want him back,

because he's the sweetest,
nicest guy in this entire city.

You love him.

And I know that
he loves you, too, okay?

He's just a little confused,
and I'm going to...

I'm going to make him
un-confused.

Will you help me?

That's going to be
$212.40.

But you said that...

I'm going to add bows
to all of them.

Hmm?

Okay.

If I were going to help you,

what would I have to do?

♪ ♪

[paper crinkling]

You know, I think
you may have wasted

quite a bit of money
on this wrapping.

It's worth it if it works.

- Do you think it will?
- It has to.

[knocking on door]

This is it?

This is the one.

Drea? You will be
on hair and makeup duty.

And what will you be doing
tomorrow?

I need to go to
the park and set up.

You're gonna need
quite a bit of help

if you want to get
this done in time.

I called everyone. They're
either out of town or busy.

Well, not everyone.

[sighing]

[knocking on door]

Hi, Addie.

Hi, Sam.

What can I do for you?

I need a favour.

Why don't you ask your fiancé?

Oh.
[chuckling]

I know it looks bad, Sam.

What, that you were going
on dates with me

while getting engaged to
a guy who was already engaged?

I mean, how could that look bad?

It's not what you think.
And, yeah, I know, I know.

That's the biggest cliché.

You think it's exactly what
you think, but I think that

- if you think about it, you'd...
- Addie...

Sorry.

Listen. I know you might not
want to do this for me.

But what if I said
it wasn't for me?

What if I said
it was for true love?

So, you're saying that you
and Pete were never dating?

Strictly friends.

But he fell in love with you
and moved next door.

[sneezing]

Sorry.
Um, not in that order.

He only moved in
a little while ago.

He's... under a lot of stress.

[laughing]
Stress?

When I get stressed,
I order a pizza.

I don't go shopping for
engagement rings.

[chuckling]
Okay.

The point is,
Pete is just my friend.

He's not my boyfriend and
he's definitely not my fiancé.

So, as a... [sneezing]

As a friend,

I'm helping him
get his life back.

Are you okay? Are you coming
down with a cold or something?

I think it's this scarf,
actually.

Well, let's get it off you.

Yeah.

So, you really think
you can fix this?

If this doesn't work,
I don't know what will.

Okay, this is it. Zero hour.
Everyone knows their roles?

- When I give the signal...
- Yeah. We know.

We've already been through this,
like, four times.

Just making sure.

Operation Romantic
Holiday Thunder is a go.

After tonight, Gina and Pete...

- We call ourselves Gite.
- Ooh. No.

Gina and Pete
will be back together,

and everything
will be back to normal.

Let's hope this works.

No. No hoping. Wish.

[Drea whispering]
There's Addie. Get ready.

Addie?

Thank you for coming.

I was just so happy you called.

I haven't heard from you
in forever.

I saw you yesterday.

Yeah. Where have you been?

Okay. Listen, Pete.

I need you to do
something for me.

I would do anything for you.

I know. Um, wait here.

I'll wait forever for you.

Mm-hmm.

[chuckling, humming]

Okay. There she is. Gina.

[Pete] Of course.
I saved this dance for you.

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

[clearing throat]

And lights.

Gina?

Petey.

What are you doing here?

I'm here to see you.

And music.

[flamenco guitar playing]

Is this our song?

I missed you, Petey.

Have you missed me?

Your dress.

From the night we got engaged.
Yes, it is.

And wish.

[Sam]
Come on. Come on.

[Addie]
It looks like it's working.

- [Sam] Yep.
- Oh, it's definitely working.

- Aw.
- Yes.

[stifling sneeze]

- Oh, no.
- Shh. Shh.

What have I...

Gina.

[sneezing]

♪ Just make a wish this Christmas ♪

- Oh, no, no, no.
- ♪ Make it loud... ♪

Addie?
There you are.

No, no. I can't...

Hey! Gina is here.
My ex-fiancée.

Do you want to meet her?

Look. It's Addie.

It won't... I couldn't...

♪ Yeah, make a wish this Christmas ♪

I'm on my way, Addie.

[Gina]
Pete, come back!

♪ True love will come to you ♪

Great.

Great.

I'm really sorry.

I've never heard Gina
talk like that before.

I've never heard
anyone talk like that before.

Yeah.

Maybe when she's had
some time to cool off

we can invite her over.

Pete, what in Gina's
10-minute tirade

makes you think she wants to see

either one of us ever again?

She's actually really great. I
think you two would hit it off.

Oh, Pete.
If Gina is so wonderful,

don't you think that
maybe you made a mistake

breaking up with her?

No.

[sighing]

Okay, then.
I'll see you tomorrow.

Good night, Pete.

Addie?

I heard you talking.

Are you all right?

Oh, dear. Come inside.

And then she said
I ruined her life,

and some other things
that were as inventive

as they were unrepeatable,
and then she left.

That sounds just awful.

The worst part is, she's right.
I have ruined everything.

And I don't know how to fix it.

Have you told him how you feel?

[scoffs] Pete is oblivious.

It's like talking to
a brick wall.

I wasn't talking about Pete.

I could barely talk to Sam
before all of this.

After everything
that's happened,

I can't tell him the truth.

He'll know it was all my fault.

It's hopeless.

Oh, Addie.

I know everything
seems hopeless.

But it's Christmastime.

It's a season of miracles.

You can't give up yet.

I can't see
how this can get any better.

But that's what
a miracle is, dear:

the promise of hope
in a hopeless situation.

You just give it
until Christmastime.

You'll see.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve.
That is not a lot of time.

Sometimes miracles
don't need a lot of time.

They just need you
to believe in them.

Thank you, Mrs. Motley.

Oh, good night, dear.

You hang in there,
and remember what I said.

Things will come around right.

I don't see how.

Oh, have a little faith.

Christmastime might still have

a couple of surprises
for you yet.

Oh, I think I see one now.

- Good night, Sam.
- Good night, Mrs. Motley.

Hey.

Hey.

I was wondering where you were.

Oh, just trying to find some
hope in a hopeless situation.

You okay?

No.

Listen. I know things
have been rocky,

but I wanted to tell you

that I really respect
what you tried to do tonight.

It takes guts to fix a mistake.

I admire you for trying.

Thanks, Sam.

Speaking of mistakes,
you know this whole Pete thing,

it started...

Uh, it's starting to get old.

But thanks for your help.

Hey. Anything
for true love, right?

So, I guess I'll see you
tomorrow, huh?

Tomorrow?

Yeah. The Donner Legacy
Foundation party.

[Addie] Oh, of course.
You're still going?

[Sam]
I wouldn't miss it.

Mostly because I'd probably
be fired if I did.

Hmm?

[Sam] Anyway, good night, Addie.

[Addie]
Good night, Sam.

Uh-huh.

DJ?

Sound check
is in a couple hours.

Catering?

I just spoke with them. They
had a minor scheduling issue,

but they brought in temps.
It's going to be great.

So, we might actually
pull this off?

Of course we will.
We always do.

We didn't last night.

Well, last night wasn't a party.

- Last night was...
- ...a disaster.

A giant disaster.

Speaking of which,

it's Christmas Eve.
What about Pete?

Well, I'm trying to remember

what Mrs. Motley said
about faith and hope.

Good for you.

Yeah. Inside, I'm just having
a full-on panic attack.

How are things looking
for tonight?

We just went through the
final checklist, Mr. Doyle.

We're all set.

Good. Mr. Donner
will be here real soon.

Everything is under control,
sir.

Okay.

That's true, right?

Yes, Addie.

Maybe in our normal lives
outside of work we're a mess.

But right here
in this room tonight,

we've got this.

[chuckling]

Gina?

Addie?

[both]
What are you doing here?

[both]
I'm working.

This is my party.
I planned it.

Well, I picked up a shift

to pay for the eight dozen
white gardenias

I won't have at my wedding.

Oh, no.

[caller ID]
Addie Anderson.

Hi, Addie. How's it going?

Hi, Mrs. Motley.

Addie?

Take a deep breath.

[sniffling]

Now, tell me
what's on your mind.

Um, well,
you know what they say.

Be careful what you wish for.

Oh, Addie.

All this about wishes
and miracles,

they're all tied into joy

and hope...

...and the best things
in life.

Then why haven't I
figured this out yet?

No matter what I do,
Pete hasn't changed at all.

Everything that's happened
to you

has happened for a reason.

You're right.

Maybe it's not Pete
that needs to change at all.

Oh, Addie.

You've got this.

Thanks, Mrs. Motley.

Good night, sweetheart.

Hey, Addie.

Sam.

Uh, this is an amazing room.

Yeah. I think Drea and I

might have actually
pulled it off.

- I think you did.
- [laughing]

- I wanted to talk to you.
- Oh.

I see my boss.
I'd better go show my face.

- I'll come find you.
- Sure.

You look beautiful, by the way.

[chuckling]

Addie.

Great party, ladies.

Even Mr. Donner
is enjoying himself.

Seriously. I've never seen
the man that happy.

I think you two should
start making plans

to travel abroad next Christmas.

Thank you, Mr. Doyle.

That could not have gone better.

The only thing
standing between us

and the Wagner-Robinson
wedding in Rome

is 60 uneventful minutes.

What could go wrong?

Excuse me.

Sad Christmas store girl?

[Addie]
Gina, please.

This is a very important
event for us.

Can we just be civil
for the next 60 minutes?

Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't realize.

I wouldn't want
to do anything to...

[in raised voice] ruin your life
the way you ruined mine.

Maybe that wasn't
the best approach, Addie.

Noted. I'll buy
your gardenias.

Roses.

You said gardenias earlier.

Changed my mind.
I want roses.

That's gonna cost twice as much

and you're not even
gonna use them.

Right. I wouldn't want to do
anything to

inconvenience you!

Okay, fine. I'll buy roses.
Fine.

Long-stemmed. Crystal vases.

Come on.

Long-stemmed. Crystal vases.
Get out of here.

Crisis averted.
[chuckling]

58 more minutes.

Addie?
Oh, hey, Sam.

- Hi.
- [both] Hi.

You invited Pete?

- [both laughing]
- No.

What are you talking about?
Pete's not here.

Are you sure? Because...

[sighing]

You know, maybe you should quit
saying the thing

about counting down the minutes.

I swear
I didn't invite him, Sam.

I thought you said
you weren't together.

We're not together.
You have to...

Addie,

I'm sorry, but...
I can't do this.

Sam!

[mic feeding back]
Hello, everyone,

and welcome to this lovely event
my Addie has planned.

I am here as your ho-ho-ho host,
your holly-jolly host.

The rebel without a Claus. Ha!

Ba-dum-boomp.
[snapping fingers]

[crowd groaning, chattering]

I do believe that tonight is
a Claus for celebration.

Ha-ha! Ha.

I thought we decided not to
go with the sad comedian.

- Shenanigans.
- The wedding.

[both]
Rome!

Well, tonight, I'd like to
celebrate my Addie,

by singing a Christmas song.

That is not necessary at all.

Just a short Christmas song.

[singing out of tune with music]
♪ Christmastime is coming soon ♪

♪ December 25th ♪

♪ What's the point
of Christmastime ♪

♪ Got no one to spend it with ♪

♪ Just make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud, wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Yeah, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud, wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Take a walk in Christmas air ♪

♪ Twinkle lights against the snow ♪

♪ Who will be waiting there for you ♪

♪ Beneath the mistletoe ♪

♪ Just make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud, wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Yeah, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud, wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Yeah, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud, wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

[only Addie applauding]

Longest Christmas song ever.
[chuckling]

I'll just take that microphone
back now, thanks.

Oh. Just one little
last surprise.

Oh, we don't need
any more surprises.

I know I sure don't.

The last time we tried this,

we got interrupted.

These last two weeks,
you've shown me

what true love really is.

And I want to spend
the rest of my life with you.

[attendees murmuring]

[Pete] Now, I went and took back
that ring that you hated

and got one
that I think you'll like.

I never said that. That's not
actually what happened at all.

[sighing]
Oh, dear.

Addie, will you marry me?

No.

You know,
the theme of tonight's party

is "make a wish for Christmas,"

and that's actually been
the theme of my life

for the last few days.

So, tonight, Pete,
I actually have a wish for you.

I wish you could see
how much Gina loves you.

How perfect you are together.

The way her eyes sparkle
when she sees you.

And the way you smile
when you talk about her.

The way she's put her whole life

into planning your wedding
and future.

And how broken her heart
has been these past few days.

And to everyone in this room,

I wish you all the courage

to tell the people close to you
how you really feel about them.

Whether it's your best friend...

your fiancé...

...or even
your next-door neighbour.

Even if you're scared.

Even if you're not sure
if they feel the same.

Because making a wish, even
making a wish for Christmas,

it's not enough.

You have to tell them,

because you don't know what you
might be losing if you don't.

Now, I can't live this past week
over again.

But I hope that next time...

No. No, I have faith...

...that I won't make
the same mistake again.

And I wish the same
for all of you.

Thank you so much
for coming tonight.

Uh, the gift bags
are at the door.

[sighing]

[crowd chuckling]

[attendees murmuring]

That was a beautiful speech.

What are you doing?

Cancelling all our
reservations for Rome.

Drea, I'm so sorry that
everything worked out like this.

Addie, Drea...

Mr. Doyle, um, about tonight,
Drea had nothing to do with it.

It was all me.

Addie, I'm surprised.
It's not like you

- to take full credit.
- Credit?

Mr. Donner loved
your little speech.

He called his son and he invited
him home for Christmas.

They're on the phone right now.

Well done, ladies.
It's the best Donner party ever.

[chuckling]
Well, that's not saying much.

What are you doing now?

Rebooking.

[laughing]

Mrs. Motley was right.

It's a Christmas miracle.

[Pete]
Addie?

Gina and I have decided to
go ahead with the wedding.

I know this is painful.

Let's not say any more.

I'd invite you, but...

I told him not to.

I understand.

I hope we can stay friends.

Okay.
That's long enough.

[clearing throat]

I'm sorry to break your
heart during Christmas.

I promise in time,
you'll get over it.

I promise.

I'm actually happy for them.

Yeah. Now she doesn't
have to work at

that weird Christmas store.

[giggling]

Well, that was
the greatest party.

It was.

I guess we'll talk
after Christmas.

To plan Rome.

[both squealing]

Merry Christmas, Addie.

Merry Christmas, Drea.

- Sam?
- Hi.

You're still here.

Yeah. There was a long line
at the coat check. So...

So, you...

I heard everything.

Did you really mean that?

About your next-door neighbour?

Yeah, I did.

I wish I'd told him
how much I like him.

That I think he's kind...

...and handsome.

And makes
a mean reindeer cookie.

And I love the way
that he thinks of others,

in everything he does
and... the way he is.

And I love the way
that every day,

he makes me want to be
a better version of myself.

I really wish
I'd had the courage

to tell him that.

Well, I have it
on good authority

that he made
some similar wishes about you.

Did he?

- Yeah.
- Hmm.

He wishes he told you
how beautiful you are,

and how kind.

And how he loves that
you love the holidays,

and how you're always
doing things for people.

Baking muffins...

...and volunteering.

And he loves how he feels
when he's around you.

It's like Christmas.

And there's something that...

he wishes he did
a long time ago.

What's that?

♪ ♪

I guess it's true.

What is?

When you make a wish
at Christmas...

...true love
will come to you.

[chuckling]

Yeah. Come on.

♪ ♪

♪ Christmastime is coming soon ♪

♪ December 25th ♪

♪ What's the point of Christmastime ♪

♪ Got no one to spend it with ♪

♪ Just make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Yes, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Take a walk in Christmas air ♪

♪ Twinkle lights against the snow ♪

♪ Who will be waiting there for you ♪

♪ Beneath the mistletoe ♪

♪ Just make a wish just make a wish ♪

♪ Just make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ Yeah, make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ Make it loud and wish it true ♪

♪ 'Cause if you make a wish this Christmas ♪

♪ True love will come to you ♪

♪ ♪