Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009) - full transcript
When Santa goes missing, his daughter, Mary must save Christmas!
♪ On the corner
carolers are singin' ♪
♪ There's a touch
of magic in the air ♪
♪ From grown-up to minor
no one could be finer ♪
♪ Times are hard
but no one seems to care ♪
♪ Christmas Eve and all
the world is watching ♪
Hut! Forward, hut!
Forward, left! Hut!
[bugling charge]
♪ From rooftop to chimney ♪
♪ From Harlem to Bimini ♪
♪ They will find a way
into your heart ♪
♪ Christmas is the time
to say "I love you" ♪
♪ Share the joys of
laughter and good cheer ♪
♪ Christmas is the time
to say "I love you" ♪
♪ And a feeling that will
last all through the year ♪
♪ So when spirits
grow lighter ♪
♪ And hearts are
shining brighter ♪
♪ Then you know that
Christmas time is here ♪
♪ It's Christmas time
This is the time ♪
♪ It's Christmas time ♪
♪ It's Christmas time
This is the time ♪
♪ It's Christmas time... ♪
[horn honks in distance]
- OK, what's next?
- These are for Webber Group.
- All right. This one.
- OK.
- Oh! I got it.
- Thank you.
- Now, Gadgetech.
- This one,
but in Helvetica.
- Mm-hmm. Oh, I got it.
- Thank you.
OK.
- Here's your bagel.
- Mmm.
OK, now,
Clarkford and Klein.
- They're exactly the same.
- I know you love
having choices.
- [chuckles]
- Oh, and the bartender
called.
Would you prefer
flaming rum punch
or egg nog martinis?
- Both.
It's a holiday party.
- What holiday party?
- Morning.
- Tonight, the merger party.
For my clients
and the London guys.
Colin Nottingham and his group.
You have to be there.
Oh, I'd love to, babe,
but my tux
is at the dry cleaners.
You don't need a tux.
You just need to bring
that handsome mug of yours
- so I can show you off.
It'll be fun, I promise.
- [chuckles] I'll be there.
- I got it.
- Oh. Thank you.
We have about 15 pages
from Legal for you to sign.
[woman] OK, we'll
do it in the car.
- Oh...
- I got it.
- I owe you one.
- [grunts]
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- I love you. See you later.
- I love you, too. Bye.
- Have fun at work!
- Don't I always?
[rock music playing]
Merry Christmas.
♪ Wake up, make-up,
greet the brand-new day ♪
- Hey. Oh! Sorry.
- That's all right.
Sorry, my bad.
♪ And share the good
that comes your way ♪
Hey. It looks like somebody
got some Christmas cards.
Great!
Nope.
Nada. Bupkis.
There we go.
♪ There's a time for joy
and a time for love ♪
♪ And a time
to believe in ♪
Oh! Hey, ma'am.
I have a package for you.
That's what
my doorman's for.
- [tires screech]
- [horn blares]
- Hey! Watch where
you're going, buddy!
- Yeah, you, too, pal.
Yeah.
Merry Christmas.
♪ 'Cause it's all up to you
Starting today ♪
- [man] Thank you.
- Where's Luke?
Don't know. Late.
Colin and the guys
just showed up.
All right.
It is showtime.
[clears throat]
Hello, everyone.
It's great to see
all of you here.
You know, if you'd
asked me five years ago
to make a list
of all the clients
I wanted to get,
- well, you'd all be
on that list.
- [crowd] Aww.
So I guess I don't really
need to ask Santa for
anything this Christmas.
Except that we have
another record-breaking
year like we just did,
and maybe a few surprises
waiting for you.
So, here's to all of you.
And Happy Holidays.
[cheers and applause]
Colin!
- [smacks]
- So great to see you.
- Ms. Class.
- Mary.
- I told you 20 times
call me Mary.
- Very well. Mary.
It is a pleasure to finally
meet you in person.
After how many
hundreds of e-mails
and phone calls?
Mmm, yes. I do hope
you'll find time
to visit us in London.
[sighs] London.
Beautiful city.
Nice, wide chimneys.
[stammers] Chimneys?
Yes, I suppose so.
It's quite an impressive
collection of clients you've
assembled for yourself, Mary.
For ourselves, Colin,
unless you and the board
are getting cold feet
about the merger
all of a sudden.
Not at all.
We couldn't be more excited
by the prospect.
- Hmm.
- Come on.
I'll introduce you
to the rest of the team.
[Deck the Halls plays]
[indistinct chattering]
- Oh. Thank you.
- You're welcome.
[laughing]
So you're ready
to go worldwide?
I think so.
- Are we enjoying ourselves?
- Hey, Sandman.
It is a party, you know.
Feel free to mingle.
I'm OK, thanks.
Does Mary even know
you're here?
She's busy. I don't
want to bother her...
Aren't you adorable?
Come on!
Well, no one can
have it both ways.
The future of
any company is defined
by those crossroads,
moments where someone
needs to make a choice.
It's not always easy
picking the right path,
but that's where
I come in.
Well, I think that
we've made an excellent
choice ourselves.
- Thank you.
- Look who I found!
Luke! Hi, honey.
Everyone,
this is Luke Jessup,
my boyfriend.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
A pleasure.
- Hi.
- This is Colin Nottingham
from the Whitmore
Corporation.
It is very nice
to meet you, Colin.
Pleasure's mine.
So, how long have you
been in marketing?
Oh. [chuckles]
Luke doesn't work
with me.
Oh, really? Let me guess.
Product integration.
- No.
- New business
development, then.
No. More like,
uh... distribution.
I'm a mailman.
Oh, I'm also a small
business owner as well.
Really? What kind
of business
would that be?
Dogsledding.
Dogsledding, how charming.
Is there much call
for that sort of thing
around here?
Well, with the right
marketing campaign,
who knows, right?
Right, right. Marketing.
Yes. [chuckles]
Ahem. I'm gonna get
another drink, babe.
- OK.
- Nice to meet you all.
- Our pleasure.
- As well.
So, where were we?
All right, hepcats,
we got a real special
treat for you tonight.
Playing their very first gig
here in the big city,
give a hot, hot welcome
for Cold Vision.
- [man] Here we go, guys.
- [applause]
♪ Dashing
through the snow ♪
- Oh, my God!
- ♪ In a one-horse
open sleigh ♪
♪ O'er the fields
we go ♪
♪ Laughing all the way ♪
♪ Bells on bob tails ring ♪
- ♪ Making spirits light ♪
- Excuse me.
♪ Oh, what fun it is to write
a sleighing song tonight ♪
♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪
- Dad!
- Mary.
It's ten days
till Christmas.
- What are you doing here?
- What am I doing here?
What are you doing here?
- Why aren't you
at the North Pole?
- Mary.
Hold on a moment.
Are you telling me
that your father is...
- ...a jazz musician?
- Yeah, baby.
A-one, a-two,
a-one, two, three, four...
- Can you excuse us
for a moment?
- Certainly.
I need to talk to you now.
- Have you lost your mind?!
- Of course not.
- [Luke] Mr. C!
- Hey, Luke! What up?
"What up?"
What are you doing here?
- I'm jammin' with my band.
- Nice.
- Since when do you have a band?
- Going on three weeks.
This is our first big gig
in the lower 48.
Nick! You're being
paid to play.
- Skip?
- Skipper.
Hey!
- Did you just call him Nick?
- Yeah.
We're on a first name
basis, aren't we?
Uh, Mr. Nick? Mr. Santa.
Santa? Sir? Boss?
Did you bring
all the elves with you?
No, it's just me.
I manage the band.
- No, you don't. No.
- I book the gigs.
- I...
- Drive the bus.
[chuckles]
To the gigs.
Uh, I hate to interrupt here
but you do realize
it's December, right?
- Don't you have a job to do?
- Not me, you.
You are supposed to be up
at the North Pole right now
running Christmas.
[sighs] Well,
you think you might have
shared that with me
any time in the past,
oh, 11 months!
- Didn't you get my letter?
- No. What are you
talking about?
- An actual letter?
- Yeah.
Dad, no one
writes letters anymore.
- I get letters all the time.
- That's because you're...
- Shh, shh.
- ...you.
Dad, please, just go.
For me?
- All right.
- [groans] Luke,
will you please take them
back to the apartment?
Really?
And miss the rest
of this great party?
Yeah, I know you'll be
crying your eyes out. Thanks.
I'm sorry. It's gonna be
a late night tonight.
- Pizza?
- Now? Right on.
- Call me.
- Oh, my God.
[snoring]
[door unlocking]
[sighs]
[exhales]
- [laughter]
- [boy] Direct hit!
[boy 2] There you go.
You just go away, Luke!
You're gross!
You're never gonna
wait for me, Mary.
Hot cocoa for everyone!
- [chuckles]
- Whoa, whoa! Shh!
Guys, guys, guys, keep it down.
Mary's still asleep.
- Boys stink!
- [Santa chuckles]
- [laughter]
- [Luke] This is great.
I haven't seen this
in years.
That's not very funny,
guys. That really hurt.
- Morning, boys.
- Hey, babe.
What time did you
get in last night?
- Very, very late.
- Why didn't you
wake us up?
Well, y'all looked
so cozy and passed out.
All right, party's over.
Dad, when are you
gonna get back to work?
Uh, actually, Mary,
I'm not.
I'm gonna take a little
time for myself.
Really? Well, you have time off.
January through November.
Ho, ho.
Maybe in the 1500s.
But nowadays
I'm lucky if I get
one day in leap year,
so Santa's gonna make
a few changes.
Aren't you a little old
to be going through
a midlife crisis?
It's not a midlife crisis.
I'm just trying
to recapture my youth.
Right. [chuckles]
I'm gonna call Mom.
You'll get
no help there.
Oh, you're in big trouble.
[ringing]
Good morning,
Claus residence.
Uh... hi.
- Who's this?
- Why, this is Teri.
Merry Christmas.
- And who might you be?
- This is Mary.
I'm looking for my mom.
I'm afraid she stepped away
for a moment.
- May I take a message?
- Yeah. Can you tell her
that I called
- and that I have Dad.
- Mm-hmm.
Thanks so much.
Mmm.
[sighs] All right. Listen.
I have so much to do today,
tons of meetings,
so I don't really
have time for this.
[stammers]
Listen, babe, go to work
- and I'll baby-sit
for the day.
- Are you sure?
Are you kidding me?
It'll be just like
old times.
Thank you.
All right, have fun.
[guffawing]
[groans]
[laughter continues]
[We Wish You A Merry Christmas
plays over P.A.]
And this is the mall.
Huh.
So this is
what Christmas is
to all of you
city slickers, huh?
Hey, don't look at me.
I'm a Polaris boy at heart.
How are my dogs doing?
Do you ever get a chance
to see them?
"A little bit of Christmas
in every bite."
Did we authorize this?
[Skip] Uh, I don't know.
Remind me to call my lawyer.
I am your lawyer.
- Remind me to get
a new lawyer.
- Ah!
Hey, look!
How'd they know
we were coming?
[girl]
Whoa, he's here.
- Hello.
- [boy] Hi, Santa.
Santa.
Huh?
[chuckles]
OK, big smile.
Hey, mac, what gives?
I got an exclusive contract
on this place all of December.
The whole month?
Wow. Good for you.
Um, well,
good luck with that.
Why don't we just
get out of here,
guys, huh?
It seems a little steep
to me.
Twenty-five bucks
for a snap
of a sloppy wannabe.
Listen, buddy, if you know
what's good for you, beat it!
Well, if it's all about
the children, all right.
Merry Christmas.
- [girl whispering] Santa.
- [children murmuring]
Hey!
Hey! What do you think
you're doing, huh?
What do you think you're doing?
- Naughty.
- Naughty?
- I'll show you naughty.
- [gasping]
- [groans]
- [police sirens in distance]
[man] Hold still.
Almost finished.
- [giggling]
- Don't move.
All right, I'm gonna
give you guys one more
chance, you got it?
♪ God rest
ye merry gentlemen ♪
♪ Let nothing you dismay ♪
♪ Remember Christ our Savior
was born on Christmas Day ♪
♪ To save us all
from Satan's power ♪
♪ When we were gone astray ♪
♪ O tidings
of comfort and joy ♪
♪ Comfort and joy ♪
♪ O tidings of
comfort and joy ♪
[clears throat]
[stammers] Take five, gang.
- Thank goodness.
- Jail, Dad? Jail?
- Well, you see...
- [groans]
- What happened?
- He started it, babe.
- Huh?
- Huh. Looks good.
Way to set an example.
You've gotta get me
out of here. The band
is leaving for Chicago.
Left, Dad! Tour's over,
especially for you.
Snowballs!
We were supposed to
open for Huey Lewis.
I don't want to hear it.
It's bad enough
you're ignoring Christmas
but now you're
messing up my life.
That's it. We're going
back to the North Pole.
Yeah, it's about time.
You and Luke should've
left weeks ago.
Not me and Luke.
All of us.
- All of us are going back.
- Yeah!
- Not you guys.
- Ohh, man!
[sighs]
[chuckling]
[Skip] He hit that trail
in one shot.
- [laughing]
- [Mary] Come on, Flash.
OK, fellas,
we'll see you later.
[Luke] It's OK, sir.
I'll get the luggage.
Remember, Dad,
straight home, no detours.
- Bye!
- Bye!
- Bye, Mary!
- Hey, fellas!
Hey! Look at you!
Hi, puppies!
I haven't seen you...
Oh, yeah.
- Hi.
- [car engine revs]
OK, guys,
I'll be back to take you
for a run later.
Oh!
Thank God you still have
your place.
I can't imagine
staying with my parents.
Oh, come on.
The workshop is fun.
Fun? Yes.
Private? No.
[Luke chuckles]
At last, home sweet home.
Come on, Flash.
Wow, this place
hasn't changed a bit
since we were kids.
Why mess
with perfection, babe.
I mean, think about it:
me, you, bearskin rug.
- Hot cocoa.
- [Mary] Mmm.
Roaring fire.
[sighs] Then...
that could work.
- Mm-hmm.
- Mmm.
Just don't get too comfortable.
We're not gonna
be here that long.
- We're not?
- Nope. All right.
Phase one: get Dad up here.
Phase two: get him
focused on Christmas.
Phase three: avert
the elven apocalypse.
- Phase four: Business class
back to New York.
- "Elven apocalypse"?
The elves have been
unsupervised
for three weeks.
I'm surprised
we can't see
the smoke from here.
Hey, come here.
It sounds like this is
gonna take a while
- to get back on track.
- Mmm.
Then again, the elves
have been making toys
for hundreds of years,
- what's ten more minutes?
- Exactly.
- Maybe even 20.
- [chuckles]
[train whistle toots]
[Mary] Mom, I'm...
Ho, what happened here?
Oh, Mary!
Thank goodness
you're home.
Oh, I'm so happy
to see you too.
So what's with
all the cookies?
I'm just trying
to keep busy.
Baking calms the nerves.
Mom, if baking
calmed your nerves
you'd be catatonic.
Well, it's been
a rough couple of weeks
around here,
what with
your father gone
and you being so late!
I'm not late!
I only found out Dad
was gone two days ago.
What, you didn't get
the letter?
Again with the letter.
I have a home phone,
office phone, cell phone,
fax, e-mail... I'm not
that hard to get a hold of.
Well, he's old-fashioned.
I found him jamming with
a jazz quartet in SoHo.
He's not old-fashioned.
What's wrong with him?
Oh, nothing! Nothing at all.
Everything is perfectly normal.
He's just going through
some changes.
He's had the same haircut
for 600 years.
- He doesn't change.
- [sighs]
That's what I thought,
but ever since
your improvements
around here, well,
he's had some free time
on his hands
and... that's when
the hobbies started.
It's nice to see him
having so much fun,
but I just wonder when things
will start to get back
to normal around here.
Now. Things are gonna
get back to normal now.
[overlapping chatter]
[bell rings in distance]
I want the ducks in a row.
Excellent. A couple more.
[gasps]
Oh! Mary, you're here!
- You're here!
- All right, all right.
Lay it on me.
Critical stuff first.
What's wrong this time?
Uh, nothing.
Santa's been away
for a month
and you're telling me
there's no fractures,
- felonies or fatalities?
- Uh, no, no, and... no.
Huh! Impressive.
I guess I really
whipped things into
shape around here.
Hmm.
Well...
[woman humming We Wish You
A Merry Christmas]
Um... hi.
My stars, if it isn't
Mary Class.
What a thrill!
- Really?
- Why, of course!
The daughter
that saved Christmas.
You're a regular legend
around here.
Oh.
Gary, honey,
would you mind running
and grabbing me some of
that delightful egg nog?
- OK.
- That's the spirit,
Gary. Go team!
So, who are you anyway?
[shudders] Look at me.
There I go again,
running off at the mouth.
Teri McMillan,
Polaris Postal Service.
Oh! You took over
for Luke.
I was in the Congo
delivering malaria vaccines
to a school for blind orphans.
But then I heard
about the opening here,
and when an opportunity
like that comes along,
you've gotta take it.
After all, this is where
the magic happens.
Well, shouldn't you be
making that magic happen
over at the post office?
Well, of course.
But with Santa being gone,
someone had to step in and...
You know
how those elves are.
I had to keep an eye
on things. [laughs]
Well, thank you. Great.
Santa's back, and
I can take it from here.
I'm just gonna go call
a staff meeting
and I'm sure you know
how to get back
to the post office.
All right, everyone!
Gather 'round.
[whistle blows]
- [murmuring]
- Quick staff meeting.
Gary... is that egg nog?
- Easy. No. Down, boy.
- But I...
I am back. I'm gonna be
running things again
until we get Santa
back at work.
So, everyone, just keep
doing what you're doing.
All right, everyone,
let's give a big hand
for Mary Class.
Come on, guys, you can
do better than that.
This is Mary!
Let's show her some of
that Christmas spirit.
[loud cheering]
Much better!
All right, everyone, now,
let's go...
make... some...
- [all] Toys!
- That's what
I'm talking about!
Oh!
[Gary] See you later, Teri.
Whatever.
[train whistle toots]
- Whoo-hoo!
- Whoo!
Hi, there!
[engine revving]
Hey there, sweet cheeks.
Nicholas, where did you get
that ridiculous thing?
I figured it's time
for a new ride.
What do you think?
Makes me look younger, right?
Sure! You don't look
a day over 800.
Ho, ho, ho.
Look out!
Whoa!
[grunts]
Be good.
- Whoa! Hey!
- Well, hello there.
Oh! You're the new gal.
Teri, right?
Luke Jessup?
I can't believe
it's really you.
OK. [chuckles]
You're a regular
legend around here.
It's... It's
an honor to follow
in your footsteps.
Really? I was...
I was just a mailman.
Oh! [shudders]
Just a mailman, he says.
You were the mailman,
the Christmas mailman.
Getting to deliver
to the Big S is...
[grunts] ...is every
mail carrier's dream job.
Well, it had its moments,
I have to admit.
Hey, let me
help you with that.
Look at you, the old pro.
- I'm not imposing
on you, am I?
- Oh, not at all.
It'll be like old times.
- Beg your pardon?
- [man] Hey, Luke,
good to see you!
Being back
on my old mail route,
seeing my friends.
It's nothing like
delivering in the city.
No appreciation
whatsoever.
Hmm. Well, I know
I'd appreciate it
if you let me pick
your brain sometime.
I just have so many questions.
Sure. Anytime.
You know, it's really
nice to find someone
who shares the same...
Passion.
I was gonna say interest,
but, um, passion works.
- OK. Ahem...
- Yes.
[grunts]
Off we go.
[overlapping clamor]
Sandy, you have to set up
some video conferences.
This merger is absolutely
vital to our bottom line.
And we have to make sure
all the clients
are onboard. Uh-huh.
Yeah, I know.
Well, I'm gonna be
up here for a while.
All right.
I'll talk to you later.
Hey, honey. Keeping busy?
- Are you responsible
for this?
- What?
The cockamamie
wrapping schedule.
- Doesn't make any sense.
- Hey, Nick.
Hitting the links again?
"Nick"?
I shaved two points
off my handicap already.
I knew you'd like it.
Just think of 'em
as 18 little chimneys.
- [Teri chuckles]
- All right,
see you both later.
Dad. Wrapping schedule?
Would you explain
your new system to Mary?
- Your system?
- It's really
quite simple.
No, it's not.
We tried something
like that last year.
It didn't work then
and it won't work now.
Um, well, last year
you just switched
the shifts.
This is new.
Each elf is assigned
a specific size and shape.
That way everyone
has the right size paper
every time.
No special measuring,
no delays.
See?
Oh.
You just have to be
a little more flexible.
I knew that Teri
would make the perfect
assistant for you.
- [both] Assistant?
- Yeah.
She's a people person.
The elves love her.
- Oh, well...
- [Mary] Dad!
I have an assistant.
He's in New York, where my job
is, where my life is.
This is your job
and your life.
When are you gonna
quit goofing off
and get back to work?
Well... never.
[huffs]
What do you mean
you want to retire?
[sighs] Mary, I have been
doing this for so long
I can't remember the time
your mother and I had a chance
to go out for dinner,
- let alone take a vacation.
- You're Santa!
What do you expect?
Christmas is really important.
People have to believe
in the spirit of giving.
And for a long time I believed
that I was the only one
who could provide that.
- You are.
- I'm not.
And last year
you proved that.
Everybody mistakes me
for the holiday.
They think I'm Christmas,
but I'm not.
I only work here.
Or I did.
You know... [sighs]
...it's really hard
for a father
to realize
that his little girl
is all grown up.
There was a time
when I was younger
when I couldn't imagine
giving this job
to anybody else.
Now I can't imagine
giving it to anybody else
but you.
[gasps]
I'd be so proud.
What do you say?
Hey, Nick,
um, about the whole
assistant thing...
Oh, right.
Don't worry about that.
It's only temporary.
Oh, whew!
What a relief.
- I was afraid...
- No, see, Mary's gonna be
up to speed in no time.
Then you can get back
to your old life.
I'm sure you have
better things to do
than hang around
a boring old workshop.
But I love it here!
And you said yourself
we make a great team.
- I did?
- Yes!
Remember when
I was helping you
make a list
of everything
you missed out on
in life?
Yeah, well, Mary's here now
and Christmas is
what she does best.
But I thought she had
a whole other job,
a life back in the city?
It's in her blood.
It's what she was born
to do.
As long as Mary's happy here
then she'll stay.
Teri, keep it running smoothly.
Oh, I'll make sure
it runs smoothly, all right.
- Smooth as a...
- Marble?
[gasps] Oh!
What are we doing?
We're naming things
that are smooth.
- Icicles?
- Uh, bowling balls?
- Smoothies.
- Ooh, good one.
I'm leaving.
Porcupines...
that are bald.
[gasps] Or sandpaper
that's been worn.
- Oh, glass.
- That's eroded.
- Nails.
- That are filed.
- Hah! Gravel...
- [gasps]
[both]
Covered in marzipan!
All right, we don't have
a lot of time,
so how are your
departments doing?
Letters is super fun.
There's a new
candy cane stamp,
- and if you lick everything
you eat the rest of the day...
- On schedule or behind?
- We're almost done.
- Terrific.
Gary, the toys.
How are the teddy bears
coming along?
Oh, we're trying
to increase cuddliness
by ten percent.
Right now we're at
about, mmm, eight.
Fine. Skip, wrapping?
- Oh, I like wrapping.
- Who wants cookies?
[clamoring]
Uh, we're having
a meeting right here.
Double butter for Dave,
cinnamon hearts for Lucy
and peppermint swirl
for Skip.
Oh! Thanks, Teri.
You're the best. Aww.
Anything for you, Skip.
So, what's your meeting
all about?
Well, it's for
department heads only.
And since you're not
a department head...
Oh, maybe Teri could be
head of the cookie-making
department.
- Yeah!
- [all gasp and murmur]
My mom is the head of the
cookie-making department.
She's been doing it
for hundreds of years.
Well, what about
a cookie delivery
department?
Or a special cookie
delivery department?
I'd vote for that.
There's no voting!
There's no special
cookie delivery department.
What about
a special department
for the special delivery
of special cookies?
[overlapping chatter]
All right, Teri, go,
and take these with you.
Thanks.
[sighs] Skip, report.
Skip. Skip?
Skip! Skip.
- [taps table]
- [huffs]
Brother!
She's a keeper.
Our new global partnership
will allow you to expand
your markets internationally.
You'll still get my personal
attention, of course.
I'll just have more resources
to bring your way.
- So what do you say?
- That sounds great.
You can count us in.
Terrific. I'll have Sandy
send you the paperwork.
And we will
talk to you soon.
Steady, steady...
Yeah, no more
video conferencing.
[sighs]
Hmm...
Hmm.
- [sighs]
- Um...
[Skip] Uh, hmm...
Hmm. Uh...
Um...
No.
- Come on, Skip!
- Um, uh... Do you have
any fives?
- Oh! I have one.
- Oh, yeah.
No. No, no, Skip.
It's poker, remember?
- Betting?
- All right.
I bet you don't have
any 10s because I have
four of them!
- Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
- [all groan]
♪ Skip-ip, diddly-ip ♪
All right, all right,
everybody, give me your cards.
Five card stud,
deuces wild.
Bring it on.
Double the ante.
Ho, ho, ho! Here we go!
Hey, Mr. C,
what's going down?
My rosy red cheeks
in my rosy red chair.
- Dealer's choice, dear.
- Beautiful.
- Hi, everybody.
- Hi, Teri.
- Hope I'm not
interrupting anything.
- [Luke] No, not at all.
- Just a friendly game here.
- Oh, you're playing cards.
- It looks like fun.
- Yeah, you should play.
There's an empty seat
right here...
[voice cracks] next to me.
[Teri] Really?
You don't mind?
Well, uh, we were
waiting for Mary.
I just spoke with Mary.
I don't think she's
gonna be able to make it.
She is working so hard,
bless her heart.
Oh, it is such a busy time.
It's hard to have
fun and games when
Christmas is at stake.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yes.
Yeah, in her real life,
um, whatever that is,
something is going on
with someone named Colin...
...I think.
Oh! [clears throat]
OK. The game is
Anchorage Anaconda.
Suicide kings are wild,
blood queen is dead.
Top the pot buys
an extra card and first one
out refills the chip bowl.
- Who's ready?
- [chuckling]
Hey-yo, hey-yo!
Who's ready? Come to mama,
come to mama!
[humming]
Boy, that was fun, huh?
Hey, Teri.
Yeah, it sure was.
Sorry to put a stop
to your winning streak.
- Beginner's luck, I guess.
- Yeah.
Here, have
a peanut butter cookie.
They are my favorite.
- Oh, my. Mmm!
- [chuckles]
So how are things
at the workshop?
- I mean, December
sure is a busy month.
- Oh, sure is.
You know, that's
when Christmas is.
Tell me, Skip...
...are you happy?
- Oh, yeah.
- Really?
Yep.
I mean, are you really,
really happy?
Yeah. Not only
really, really happy,
I'm really happy
a lot. Yeah.
Yeah, I'm sensing
some hesitation
in your voice.
Maybe we should have
a little chat...
...get to the source
of your problems.
[Skip] Oh, OK.
So, Skip, do the elves
get overtime?
Oh. Mary!
- Morning, Gary.
- Good morning.
There's something...
kind of a big problem.
Well, whatever it is,
I'm sure we can handle it.
- What's this?
- It's our contract.
Contract?
What contract?
Contract, see?
Gary, what is he
talking about?
Oh, it's the deal
we signed with Santa
when we first got started.
[Mary] What does that
have to do with me?
Take it up with Santa.
And since he's quitting,
we get to regurgitate.
- Uh, renegotiate.
- Oh! Renegotiate.
And we've got to change
some things in the contract.
- That's what renegotiate
means, Skip.
- OK!
Then, just that.
Wait.
You... You had me.
[all guffawing]
That was very funny.
All right, I'm gonna
get back to work.
OK... Oh!
Oh, yeah, right.
You need to take us seriously.
No contract, no toys.
[huffs]
[overlapping chatter]
- Dad, are you in here?
- Yeah, but I'm a little
busy right now.
- Have you seen this?
- Yeah. Scrolls.
We've had them around
for many years.
- It's the elves' contract.
- Oh, that old thing?
Good for them.
They still have it.
Good for them? Bad for us.
[sander whirring]
Dad, have you even read it?
- Read it? I wrote it.
- It's a complete mess!
Half of it
doesn't even make sense
and the other half
is in Old English.
At the time we just
called it English.
Well, I can't use this.
I have to start
from scratch.
Honey, they're elves.
All you have to do
is give them
a couple of cookies,
point them towards
something shiny,
and they'll forget
all about it.
- You have to learn
how to negotiate.
- I know how to negotiate.
- I have an MBA from Wharton.
- Then it shouldn't be
a problem.
It isn't my problem,
it's your problem.
They're your elves,
you should be the one
handling this.
- Not anymore, I'm retired.
- [sighs]
Honey, if this is getting
to be too much to handle,
- why don't you ask
Teri to help you?
- [scoffs]
[clanks]
- Ouch!
- [hubcap rattles]
- Hi!
- Hi, Gary.
- Hello, Mary.
- All right, let's
get down to business.
You have your
list of demands?
Number one: we want
a 20 percent raise
across the board.
- Oh! Oh, yeah!
- You don't get paid.
Twenty percent of nothing
is still nothing.
Uh, number two:
we want to get paid.
[murmuring]
What do you need
money for anyway?
Number three:
we want our own store
- where we can
spend our money.
- [murmuring]
OK, can we just get past
the money part and hear
the rest of your demands?
- Um, OK.
Uh, a credit union.
- What?
Monopoly, Monopoly money.
- Ah! Cookies.
- [elves gasp and murmur]
You get cookies,
all the cookies you want.
[chuckles] Yeah,
but we want cookies
with sprinkles.
- Yeah! Absolutely!
- Good point.
The cookies have sprinkles.
- On top and bottom?
- Ooh, that sounds good!
Oh, and we want those hats
with the cups, for cocoa.
Trampolines
at the work station,
and jet packs,
and everybody gets
their own chipmunk.
Hey, little guy.
[kissing sounds]
Enough!
No. Nope.
- Never gonna happen.
- [elves gasping]
[laughs]
Not a chance in hell.
Nada. Never.
[chuckles] Huh.
One break every six hours.
Take it or leave it.
That went well.
- Gary.
- Huh?
- We're storming out.
- Me too?
- Yeah.
- OK.
- Bye!
- [all] Bye, Gary!
[sighs]
[cell phone rings]
What?
Mary? I'm sorry.
- Did I catch you
at a bad time?
- Colin!
No, no, no, of course not.
I'm so glad to hear from you.
I just wanted to check in and
see how your client-retention
efforts are coming.
Well, I'm... They are
coming along fine.
I just have
a few hands to hold
through the merger.
Good. It's vital
you're able to meet
the numbers we discussed
if I'm going to be able
to convince the board
to vote for the merger.
Well, I will not
let you down.
- [whispers] Go away!
- Oh, why didn't you say so?
[Colin] Mary, this thing
could still fall apart.
I'm afraid nothing's
guaranteed at this point.
We are all relying on you.
- How is she doing?
- I think she's in
trouble with her boss.
Oh? Kind of like
how you're in trouble
with the elves?
- What?!
- You know,
how they all hate you
because you're siding
with Mary instead
of your friends.
- Hate me?
- Oh, don't worry
about it.
Three hundred years
from now,
who's gonna remember
who betrayed who, right?
[stammers]
You mean, all of them?
Well, I haven't heard back
from Hillard Corp.,
- but I know they love me.
- The board is looking
for signatures, not love.
Got it? Can you give me
a time estimate
on any of this?
Hello? Mary?
Hello?
Are you there?
- Hey, Luke!
- [train whistle toots]
Hey! There you are.
- I've been
looking for you.
- Hey, baby.
- I've been crazed.
- Everything all right?
Yeah, of course,
everything's fine.
What's with
the, uh, mail bag?
You moonlighting now?
[chuckles] No.
Teri's letting me
help out a bit.
Teri, huh?
Uh... yeah.
You know, I'd be careful
around her if I were you.
What's that
supposed to mean?
I don't know. She just
seems naughty to me.
Oh, come on!
Teri's great.
Well, I... You know me.
I just like
being a little part
of Christmas, is all.
That makes one of us.
I just can't wait
to go back home.
- Right?
- Yeah, right.
- It's just...
- Luke, we can't
stay here.
My life, my business,
everything is in the city.
Yeah, I know.
This isn't a good time.
You have a lot of work
to do, and...
...we can talk
about this later.
[groans]
What else can go wrong?
- [Skip] What do we want?
- [elves] Cookies!
- When do we want 'em?
- Now!
[chanting]
Hey, hey, hey! Ho, ho, ho!
Mary Class has got to go!
Hey, hey, hey! Ho, ho, ho!
Mary Class has got to go!
- What do we want?
- Cookies!
- When do we want 'em?
- Now!
- What do we want?
- What?
- And what do we want?
- Cookies!
- When do we want 'em?
- Now!
You have cookies!
They're inside.
What the hell
is going on here?
It's a picket line.
It's sort of like
Follow the Leader.
Yeah, I know what it is.
Are you serious?
You're going on strike
at Christmas?
You didn't really
give us much choice.
"Us?" Gary, we're supposed
to be on the same team.
I can't just abandon
my fellow elves.
They look up to me.
It's true.
He's the tallest.
OK? Right there.
[groans] This is ridiculous!
All right, listen.
Everyone, put down
your signs
- and go back to work.
- [elves groaning]
[sighs]
Uh-uh, uh-uh!
We didn't say "Gary says."
[cheering]
[chanting] Hey, hey, hey!
Ho, ho, ho!
They can't go back to work
until we talk about
the list of demands.
- No.
- Yes.
No! I can't deal with this.
You guys are on strike,
my dad's on vacation.
I'm just gonna have to do
everything myself!
Ooh!
No "ifs," no "buts"!
We want candy,
we want nuts!
No "ifs," no "buts"!
We want candy,
we want nuts!
All right,
how hard can this be?
[engine powering up]
[alarm blaring]
Oh!
- [bell rings]
- [electricity sizzles]
[groans]
- Howdy, Luke.
- Oh, hey, Teri.
What you looking for?
[sighs] Mary's been going
through some stuff,
and I figured
I'd make her some coffee.
I can't find the cookies,
though.
Well, you know how hungry
those elves are.
- I know.
- Maybe we could whip up
a batch ourselves.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
I'm not very good
in the kitchen.
Come on, Luke,
let's dive in.
Um...
♪ I'm so happy
hanging around you ♪
♪ I'm so happy
now that I found you ♪
♪ Bring me home
some mistletoe ♪
♪ Some cheer and snow ♪
♪ And let's make
a Merry Christmas ♪
♪ Let's make
a Merry Christmas ♪
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
Ho, ho, ho!
There we go.
[cell phone ringing]
- Mary Class.
- Mary,
where have you been?
Sorry, I haven't been
in touch. I've been
in crisis mode up here.
If it is crisis mode up here,
it's Armageddon down here.
We've lost Gadgetech and
Patterson Pharmaceuticals.
Lost them? I thought
my meeting with them
wasn't until next week.
This is next week.
It's hard to convince
a company
you're gonna give them
hands-on attention
when you reschedule
a conference call
for the third time.
Where does that
leave us now?
At this point, you, me,
and about seven clients.
Not exactly merger bait.
I'm almost at the office.
If you've got any tricks up
your sleeve, now's the time.
[sighs] All right,
I'm on it.
[humming conga line rhythm]
[horn honks]
- See you next time.
- Later, Nick.
[man] Later, brother.
- Everybody having fun?
- Yeah, you bet!
Dad! Where have you been?
The elves have gone nuts!
I was with my drum circle,
- getting in touch with
the sacred masculine.
- The sacred what?
All right, I have been
more than patient,
but enough is enough!
My life is falling apart
because you bailed
on Christmas.
You've had plenty of time
to explore this
other side of you.
- What other side?
This is all me.
- No, it's not you!
The last month has been
crazy time in Santa Town.
I need you to just stop it
and just fix Christmas.
[laughing] Wait, wait...
[mimics explosion]
- What's going on?
- What have you two
been up to?
[laughing] Teri and I,
we were in the kitchen...
- [both laugh]
- [Luke clears throat]
I made you some cookies.
Mary, I know this is
difficult to understand,
but when I started out
I had no one to help me.
You're going to have
to learn how to walk
on your own two feet
if you're going
to replace me.
You're not listening.
I don't want to replace you.
- I don't want
to be Santa Claus!
- [elves gasping]
- So you're really going?
- If I don't leave
right away,
my business and everything
I've worked my whole life
for will be gone.
And Christmas?
[sighs] Leaving
is the only thing
that's going to snap
my father back to reality.
[sighs]
Where's your luggage?
Look, Mary...
...up here I have a life.
- [sighs]
- It's not much in the
grand scheme of things
but it's my life.
I have my friends
and my dogsledding business
and my house.
- Back in New York
all I have is...
- Me?
Mary, I love you,
and I want to be with you.
Here.
I can't give up
what I love,
what I love to do.
I know.
So, no matter where we are,
someone's gonna be unhappy.
We can work this out,
right?
I don't know.
I don't know, Luke.
I know you always say
that things work out
at Christmas.
But that's just one day
out of the year.
I'll see you later.
Honey, I'm home.
Such as it is.
[sighs]
[Flash whimpers]
I know, buddy.
I miss her, too.
[barking]
Whoa!
♪ We hang the stockings,
trim the tree ♪
♪ And stoke the fire's coal ♪
♪ As it begins to snow ♪
♪ Come December,
family members ♪
♪ Start to wander home ♪
♪ To the places
where they're from ♪
♪ There's peace in hearts
at Christmastime ♪
♪ When all year long
it's so hard to find ♪
♪ Where there's peace in
hearts at Christmastime ♪
♪ When all year long
it's so hard to find ♪
♪ Though it's never
far behind ♪
♪ When it's Christmastime ♪
Am I interrupting?
Teri. What are you
doing here?
Well, I... I couldn't
find you anywhere
and... these brownies
just came out of the oven.
I, uh... I just needed
to get some air.
Well, I hope you have
room for a brownie.
- No, I'm not really hungry.
- Oh, go on, Luke.
You look like
you could use it.
[sighs] All right.
Wow!
- Wow!
- You see, Luke?
There is
no problem in life
that can't be solved with
a plate full of brownies.
- Mmm. That'd be nice.
- [chuckles]
It is lovely here,
isn't it?
Like nowhere else
in the world.
What's it like in that
big city of yours?
Crowded. Noisy.
And the traffic
is terrible.
Must be nice for you
to get away from it all.
It's not all that bad.
You know, Luke...
...maybe you shouldn't try
forcing things with Mary.
She... She has her life,
and you can have yours too.
Maybe everything
you need is...
is already here.
Right in front of you.
Really?
You need someone
who appreciates you
for you, Luke.
Someone who shares
your interests...
...who will always
be there for you.
You're so right, Teri.
Mary's gone.
She went back to the city.
- Mary's gone?
- Uh-huh.
- [chuckling]
- Teri?
Whoo-hoo!
[yelling]
Whoo-hoo!
Mary, I don't want
to step on your toes,
but I have an idea...
Mary?
Uh, where's Mary?
I can't believe
she let me down
like this.
Let you down? Nicholas,
did you ever stop to consider
that Mary might be right?
While you've been
wasting time,
she's been here
sacrificing, doing your job
to keep Christmas going.
- But I've been going
through some things.
- [laughs]
How many times
have I heard that?
I remember when
you just had to have
that Viking longboat.
[laughing]
It came
with its own Vikings.
Yeah! And it took me
a decade to get the stains
out of the carpet.
[both laughing]
Oh, Nicholas,
I just wish you'd
stop this foolishness
and get back to work
before the children
pay the price.
[sighs]
[chanting] Half the work
and twice the pay.
We want cocoa every day!
Half the work
and twice the pay...
Good news, elves.
It's all over!
Time to go back to work!
- What about the strike?
- The strike is over, Skip.
- Congratulations!
You won.
- [chuckles]
But what did Mary say?
Good question, Gary.
Anyone else have
any other questions?
No? OK. Back to work.
But... But what about Mary?
All right.
Who wants to sit around
asking questions?
[elves] Not me! No.
Not here. Nah-uh.
And who wants to make
some... toys!
- [cheering]
- Yeah! Oh, yeah!
[Teri] That's what
I'm talking about.
Now let's get cracking
because we have a lot
of catching up to do.
But first...
...give yourselves
a hand.
- [cheering]
- Teri, can I talk to Mary?
[sighs] I'm afraid
Mary has left
to pursue
other interests.
[muttering, indistinct]
Oh!
♪ Santa baby, slip a sable
under the tree ♪
♪ For me ♪
♪ Been an awful good girl ♪
♪ Santa baby, so hurry down
the chimney tonight ♪
[sighs]
- [doorbell rings]
- ♪ Santa baby ♪
♪ A '54 convertible, too ♪
Coming.
Colin, what are you
doing here? Come on in.
- Thank you.
- I thought we were
meeting tomorrow.
We are, but I've been
chatting up the board
members informally.
They're all terribly
impressed with how you've
turned this thing around.
So the meeting tomorrow
will just be
a formality, really.
Congratulations.
Colin, that's fantastic!
I hope I'm not imposing,
but I couldn't wait
to tell you.
Where's that charming
boyfriend of yours?
What was it, Bo?
- Luke.
- Luke, right. Sorry.
Yeah, he's not
in the, uh, picture,
I think.
Oh? I'm sorry
to hear that.
Well, perhaps these
will cheer you up.
- What's all this?
- The merger papers.
- But...
- I had them
ready weeks ago.
I knew you could do it.
[chuckles]
♪ Santa, honey ♪
Now all that's needed
is your Jane Hancock,
shall we say.
♪ To a platinum mine ♪
♪ Santa, honey, so hurry down
the chimney tonight ♪
Problem?
No, no, I just...
I worked towards this moment
my whole career.
So, now that
it's finally here,
it just...
Well, it seems, um...
Wonderful?
Something like that.
♪ And hurry down
the chimney tonight ♪
- [sighs]
- And with a stroke
of the quill,
Whitmore-Class is born.
Will you join me
in a toast?
Uh, sure!
- ♪ With some decorations
bought at Tiffany's ♪
- Ta-da!
- [Mary] Thank you.
- [Colin] My pleasure.
To Mary Class.
May all of her Christmas
wishes come true.
Thank you.
Now, I hope I'm not
being presumptuous,
but I've made reservations
tonight at Gianelli's...
- ...if you're available.
- With the whole team?
No. I thought it might
just be the two of us.
That would be nice.
Lovely.
- [dings]
- [yelps]
Dave, faster, faster.
[bell rings rapidly]
Uh... too squeaky.
- Lucy...
- Mm-hmm?
- What color is this?
- Pink.
- Oh. And this one?
- Blue.
Right. And you don't see
a problem here? [chuckles]
- Nope.
- [squeaks]
See, the ribbons
in the hair must match,
please. Fix them, OK?
Fix them all.
[sighs] Skip. Skip!
- Skip!
- Yeah, boss?
Don't sneak up on me.
- I'm back!
- Santa!
[cheering]
Nick!
[female elf]
Santa, I missed you!
Hey, Nick! Nice to see you!
- Hi.
- Are you just stopping by
for a visit?
No, not a visit. Mary's
gone back to New York.
Yeah, so I have heard,
which is why
I have taken control.
No need for you to worry.
I think I hear the golf course
calling your name.
Well, I appreciate the help
but I've got it from here.
The big man is back.
Gary? Where's my Gary?
There you are.
Gary, situation report.
Uh, we are right at the end.
It's Christmas Eve tomorrow.
We're almost done.
I'm just putting on
the finishing touches.
All right, that means
the toys are done,
but that's only half.
The rest is the deliveries,
and that's the magic.
That's what makes
Christmas happen.
But you weren't even here
when we made the toys.
Does that mean
I'm not allowed
to deliver them?
No, but... [chuckles]
- But I was going to do that.
- Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho!
[chuckles]
But you let Mary deliver
the toys last year.
Teri, you've been
a good assistant and
I appreciate the help,
but I am Santa Claus.
And Mary is my daughter.
That's who we are.
Just as you are the mail
carrier, and that's what
you should be doing.
You do it so well.
Santa Claus, pardon me,
but may I borrow you
for just a moment?
In the other room, alone?
All right.
I'll be right back.
♪ We wish you
a Teri Christmas ♪
♪ We wish you
a Teri Christmas ♪
♪ We wish you
a Teri Christmas
and a Happy New Year ♪
[Mary laughs]
Oh, thanks
for a great night.
I had a lovely time.
I'm just glad we can put it
on your expense account.
Well, with the merger,
my expense account is
your expense account.
Crap! I hadn't
thought about that.
- Is it too late
to get out of it?
- I'm afraid so.
Well, I'm gonna call
my lawyer in the morning.
Is something wrong?
Sharing letterhead
is gonna be a big enough
adjustment already.
I just... can't handle
anything else right now.
I understand.
Thank you.
- See you Monday?
- Absolutely.
Oh, and have
a merry Christmas.
That's what they all say.
- I beg your pardon?
- Never mind. Good night.
Good night.
[sighs]
This is a big one.
Look! [laughs]
[boy] Wow!
[girl] Higher, higher!
Teri!
Teri, can I have a cookie?
Oh, I'm sorry. Um,
Santa said I should be
the only one eating cookies.
- But usually...
- You question
the will of Santa?
- No!
- Back to work.
Oh! Looks like
somebody's getting
an extra chunk of potato.
I hope you don't mind.
Now, I don't want
any complaints, OK?
I put in basil because
I happen to like basil,
and I don't see you
doing any of the cooking
around here.
Dig in.
You know, it's really nice
having someone to eat with.
Mary!
Wow! You're back.
OK, we'll have plenty
of time for that later.
Listen, we need to get
to the workshop. I think
my dad's in trouble.
- I'll explain later.
- All right, let's go.
All right, you can have mine.
See ya!
OK, everyone. Tonight
is the big night.
Let's get these last
few toys on the sleigh
and get ready
to make Santa proud!
[nervous chuckle]
Skip? Ahem. Skip!
Skip... Where were you?
- Did you finish
hanging my portrait?
- I was just...
[groans] It doesn't matter.
Look, I really need you
to get on this thing...
All right, jig's up.
Mary, you're back.
- Oh, joy.
- Yeah, I'm back.
- Phoebe!
- [all gasp]
She's an elf!
You're an elf.
You figured it out.
Good for you.
[chuckles]
Well, guess I don't need
these anymore.
Or these.
- And what about the outfit?
- My uniform?
Oh, no, no.
I think I'll keep it.
After all, Santa
did put me in charge.
Right, everyone?
- He did no such thing.
- Um... Skip?
Oh, yeah. Santa went away.
He said that Teri's
in charge.
He said that Teri
is the new Santa.
He gave Teri the suit
and the sleigh
and the workshop.
- Went away where?
- I don't know.
Oh, who knows?
Probably in one of his
crazy flights of fancy.
- Yeah.
- That kind of thing
runs in the family.
[scoffs]
Gary, can you tell me
what really happened?
Santa went away,
he said Teri's in charge.
He said Teri's the new Santa,
he gave Teri the suit,
sleigh and the workshop.
Santa told you
Teri is in charge?
- Well, no.
- Wait a second.
Did anyone actually
hear Santa say
Teri was in charge?
- [murmuring]
- No.
- So who told you?
- Teri.
- [sighs]
- And it didn't
occur to anyone
that maybe she was lying?
But if Teri's lying,
why would Santa put her
in charge? [chuckles]
[scoffs]
She said her name was Teri,
but it's really Phoebe.
She said she was a mailman,
but she's really an elf.
- You're a liar!
- [all gasping]
I bet Santa never even said
you could have all the cookies!
I bet Santa didn't
put you in charge at all!
Well, well, well.
Looks like we got ourselves
a little rebellion.
- You know what I have
to say to that?
- What?
- Free cookies!
- [elves clamoring]
- What is this doing here?
- Well, it's a present.
We do deliver them,
you know.
It's a little big,
don't you think?
"Do not open until
after Christmas."
- Huh?
- [pounding]
[muffled groan]
Mom! Dad!
[Luke] Mr. and Mrs. C,
are you all right?
[gasping]
Oh, thank goodness!
- Teri is naughty.
- Yeah, we got that.
And her name isn't Teri,
it's Phoebe.
And I bet you 50 bucks
that's why I didn't get
your letter.
Of course. How could I
have missed that?
- It was the hair.
- And the glasses.
No, it was me.
I was so much
into my own nonsense,
- now look what happened.
- There, there, dear.
I know what you're
gonna say: "Nicholas,
don't blame yourself."
No, I wasn't
gonna say that.
- You weren't?
- Mmm-mm.
- Uh, guys, the sleigh's gone.
- [gasps]
- Oh, no!
- All right,
we gotta go after her.
- Luke, we'll need
the dogsled.
- I'm on it, babe.
- I'll drive. Come on, Dad!
- You're the boss.
No, you get the sled,
I'll catch up.
- I have something to do.
Come on, Gary, I have an idea.
- [stammering]
Christmas is mine!
All mine!
[barking]
What?
Whoa! Whoa!
They won't fly for you!
You don't have
the Christmas spirit.
- There's no escape.
- [gasps] Oh!
Nice try, old man,
but you can't cut me off!
- [rockets flaring]
- Whoa!
No!
[Teri cackling]
Whoa!
[grunts] Dad!
- Are you OK?
- What the heck
was that?
Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
I made a few special
modifications
to the sleigh.
- [groans]
- [Teri] Yeah!
- [dogs barking]
- Whoa!
Whoa!
- Toys are gone.
- What did you expect?
Oh, no.
Teri lives here?
Dad, wasn't this
your fishing shack?
- Can somebody say "creepy"?
- [scoffs] Ya think?
I am really gonna have
to call my lawyer.
- That's far enough.
- Phoebe!
What are you doing?
- Oh, no!
- I'll do it, I swear.
- What has gotten into you?
- Me?
What about you?
Christmas is the most
important job in the world,
and I am the only one
that wants to do it.
You two couldn't wait
to call it quits.
But somehow that
makes me the bad guy.
So you decided
to steal Christmas?
I'm not stealing it,
I'm saving it...
...from you two.
I deserve this, Mary.
After all those years
of loyal service,
Christmas is mine!
Phoebe, you're
one of the best elves
I ever had.
Elves? Who wants
to be an elf?
No one out there
even knows who we are,
but everyone
can name the reindeer
and all they do
is pull the sleigh!
[scoffs] Yeah,
through the sky.
- Not helping.
- Sorry.
Well, this is one elf
no one's gonna forget.
If I can't run Christmas...
...no one will.
- No!
- Go ahead!
- What?!
- What did you say?
Doesn't matter.
You can steal Christmas,
you can destroy it,
you can even save it.
We all have dreams, Phoebe.
But what good
is getting everything
you always wanted
unless you have someone
to share it with?
Come on.
I know you can do it.
So this is it?
All I have to do is...
...is hand this over and...
...everything goes back
to the way it was?
Of course.
Phoebe, it's
the right thing to do.
- No!
- No!
[gasps] Oh!
- Oh, my God!
- What have I done?
You destroyed Christmas!
So what are we gonna do now?
[gasping and panting]
- [gasps] Wait!
- Skip?
[panting]
I... [grunts]
- The toys...
- It's too late.
- She dropped
the whole bag in the ocean.
- What bag?
The bag of toys
from the sleigh, Skip.
- The peanut butter
cookie bag?
- [both] What?!
The peanut butter cookies!
I put a big bag of 'em
in the sleigh for Teri!
- Or...
- [laughter]
Or... Phoebe.
You said they were
your favorite.
And, you know,
since the kids don't usually
put out peanut butter cookies,
I figured it would be
a nice treat.
You...
You did that for me?
Well...
It is Christmas.
Skip! So the elves
saved Christmas!
Looks like it.
Well, I better look
at their contract again.
It seems I've been a bit hard
on the little buggers.
Wait a second, Mr. C.
How are you gonna pull this
off if you're so far behind?
There's no way only
one Santa can deliver all
those presents in time.
But two can.
Two can!
[chuckles] Two can!
Yeah, yeah. Two can.
- Help me unhitch
the reindeer, OK?
- I'm on it!
Yes, yes! [chuckles]
Phoebe...
...we can use a hand.
Very clever, Mary.
I guess I owe you one.
Oh, come on, Dad.
It's two you owe me.
I have to say this.
I'm sorry.
You have your own life.
I shouldn't have forced you
to lead mine.
Don't worry about it, Dad.
It's a mistake
we all make sometimes.
You don't have to follow
in my footsteps
for me to be proud
of you.
You're the best
Christmas present a father
ever could ask for.
Wow.
Thanks, Dad.
Are you guys sure
this is gonna work?
It's Christmas.
It always does.
Right.
Are you ready?
Whenever you need me, Dad.
On, Dasher!
On, Cupid!
Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Bye, Luke!
Oh, hey,
you guys want a lift?
- I think we'll walk.
- All right.
Merry Christmas.
[Luke] Hike-hike!
Hyah! Hike!
Hike-hike!
Come on, hike!
And you have four
new client meetings
scheduled for next week,
plus new Webber Group
proposals to finish up.
Busy, busy.
Wouldn't have it
any other way.
Good evening, Whitmore-Class.
Sandy speaking.
Um, I'm afraid
she's gone for the weekend.
Can I have her return?
OK, thank you.
Oh, and you have
a conference call
with Colin Monday morning.
You know, maybe I'll just
swing by their offices.
- In London?
- Sandy!
Haven't you ever
been to London?
Nice, wide chimneys.
See you Monday.
On, Dasher!
- [car alarm blaring]
- Whoops!
- ♪ I'm going home ♪
- Bye.
♪ For the holidays ♪
♪ Home for the holidays ♪
- ♪ It's so long... ♪
- [laughs] Hi, babe!
Hi!
I hope you don't mind,
but I invited a few people
for dinner.
At last!
I'm starving to death.
- Nicholas,
it's been 15 minutes.
- A hungry 15 minutes.
Do you realize that
you're more beautiful
than you were 800 years ago?
Ooh, Nicky.
[giggling]
- What took you so long?
- [sighs] Traffic
was a nightmare.
♪ Since I've been away ♪
♪ Going home
for the holidays ♪
♪ Going home ♪
♪ For the holidays ♪