Angels Sing Page #4

Jingle bells, jingle bells,

jingle all the way

Oh what fun it is to ride in

a one horse open sleigh, hey

- (LAURA LAUGHS)

- GRIFFIN:
Welcome to the neighborhood!

We're the Oswalts from

right across the street.

I'm Laura and this is Griffin.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Wow, I'm, uh, I'm Michael.

Susan. David. Hi.

Well, here you go!

This'll get you started!

- Oh! Thank you!

- Get us started?

Nothing fancy. Just

a dozen or so strings.

Crackle.

Clear finish.

Christmas lights.

My dad loves Christmas lights.

Don't you, Dad?

Yeah? Didn't Nick tell you about

the neighborhood tradition?

No, no-no-no. What's the

neighborhood tradition?

- Oh!

- Every year all the neighbors come caroling

and bringing over their

Christmas decorations for Nick.

For you now!

GRIFFIN:

This is Live Oak Lane.

The Live Oak Lane.

During the holidays, we're the

most famous street in Austin.

The Live Oak Lane

Trail of Lights.

This is that Live Oak Lane?

Yeah! Pretty cool, huh, Dad?

GRIFFIN:

Everybody decorates.

Every year we all go all out.

People from all over the world

come here just to see our street.

Oh! GRIFFIN:
Nick's

house, your house,

is always the crown jewel.

That's why we bring over

so many lights every year,

so that your house will be even

more spectacular than the last.

Thank you.

Oh, yeah!

And I'll be happy to

give you a hand.

Putting so many lights on a

house this size is a big job.

(CHUCKLES) Wouldn't

wanna be a bother.

No trouble at all, I can

come over this evening.

We are so busy, uh,

unpacking, with the move,

and there's just...

Stuff. We'll definitely

try to get around to it.

(CHUCKLING) They'll try

to get around to it!

(BOTH LAUGHING)

All right.

Thanks a lot.

Great to meet y'all,

thank you so much.

Nice to meet y'all.

Nice to meet you!

- Bye.

- Bye-bye!

- (DOOR SLAMS SHUT)

- Well, they seem nice, don't they?

(EXHALES)

The Live Oak Lane

Trail of Lights.

Michael Walker moves into the

Live Oak Lane Trail of Lights.

- That's funny.

- It's not funny.

It's pretty funny!

And I think if our neighbors

are gonna be so generous

as to give us all these

beautiful lights,

the least we could do

is put them up.

Yeah, come on, Dad, it's

the neighborhood tradition.

Don't you want

our neighbors to like us?

No, I wanna understand why

people spend days and days

putting up thousands and

thousands of Christmas lights

so that people can

walk past their house

and ooh and aah.

How about hours

and hours putting up

hundreds and

hundreds of lights?

Or minutes and minutes putting

up dozens and dozens?

How about no time

putting up no lights?

I think our neighbors

will understand that.

And leave us alone, you know?

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(SINGING IN SPANISH)

Vamos a celebrar

Amor en la navidad

Christmas is

a time for love

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(O CHRISTMAS TREE PLAYING)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

His name is Jesus

Christmas love

He came from above

Christmas love

I'm talkin' about Jesus

(VOCALIZING)

He came to save the world

(DOORBELL RINGING)

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOORBELL RINGING)

Deck the halls

Deck the halls

with boughs of holly

Fa-la-la-la

Don we now our gay apparel

Fa-la-la

Fa-la-la

Is everyone in this

neighborhood a musician?

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

Yep! Yeah.

Welcome to Austin.

Moses

Moses

Don't let King Pharaoh

overtake you

- Whoo!

- In some lonesome graveyard

Yay!

Michael, this house is amazing.

I know, man,

I'm pretty blown away.

(CHUCKLING) Yeah!

And this, this is

Live Oak Lane.

Yeah, it sure is.

It's the Live Oak Lane.

Trail of Lights.

Yep. (EXHALES)

Like, Trail of Lights

Live Oak Lane

as seen on Oprah Winfrey

Christmas Special Live Oak Lane.

Yes, it is. It's...

Yes, it is.

Wow. Live Oak Lane.

Okay, I got a question.

For the kids. (KIDS LAUGH)

Me and Uncle Jeff.

Fist fight.

Who wins?

(LAUGHS)

BOTH:
Uncle Jeff.

What do yo mean, Uncle Jeff?

- It's the reach.

- Daddy!

But I got street skills.

I have street skills.

- (DOORBELL RINGS)

- Ooh! Honey!

We'll talk about this

in a minute.

- There's the door, I think that's for you.

- Yeah, whatever.

- This is (STAMMERING) 20 times.

- What?

This is incredible. (DOOR OPENS)

- (SINGING AT THE DOOR)

- I know.

This is gonna drive him...

It's driving him crazy.

- DAVID:
Mom, listen.

- Crazy.

I love this one.

I know, it's...

They're wonderful,

but of course...

Who was it, honey?

Who was it? Was it

door-to-door salesmen?

- Oh. What'd ya get?

- Oh!

Was it the Christmas girls?

(ALL LAUGH)

- Whoa, whoa.

- Wait, little man.

Whoa, whoa, no,

come here, come here.

DAVID:
Bye, Mom.

Bye, honey.

What am I gonna do without you?

I don't know.

Dad.

I don't know, you're

leaving me alone with him?

I know what I'm gonna do. I'm

gonna get some sleep finally.

- Yeah.

- Hey, do me a favor.

I need you to take care

of Grandpa for me.

- Okay.

- You promise?

Promise. All right,

man, give me a hug.

- I love you.

- Love you too, Dad.

Be safe, now. I will.

- All right.

- Okay. I love you, Mom.

- Call us.

- Okay.

Have a fun time, most of all.

Yep, okay, I'll... See

you whenever I get back.

(ENGINE WHIRRING)

(ENGINE STOPS)

Ho.

Ho.

Ho.

You think you might think about

putting up some lights this year?

Just because of the new house

and it'd be so fun for David.

Maybe?

(DOORBELL RINGS)

- I'll get it.

- It's for you.

Howdy, Michael.

What is that, Griffin?

It's a ladder.

You know, I got to thinking I bet I know

why Michael hadn't put his lights up yet.

He needs a ladder.

I don't.

So, you have one already?

No.

Michael, Christmas here on Live Oak

Lane is really something special.

Everybody's included.

We got a Jewish family, a Muslim

family, there's a family from India.

Heck, they got a Santa Clause

with four arms and three eyes.

It'll blow your mind.

That's great.

Look, Michael.

These lights and these

decorations mean a whole lot

to a whole lot of people.

Last year, a family flew here all the

way from Japan, just to see 'em.

That's wonderful.

I don't mean to poke my nose

into your business...

- But...

- Then don't.

Boy, you don't think we have

enough lights up there, already?

No way.

Let's put them all up.

You know, I haven't used these

lights for a long time.

(SIGHS)

Maybe we better test 'em.

They still work.

(EXHALES)

I'll bet these lights

haven't been used since...

Since your father,

your uncle and I used them.

My dad used to help you

put Christmas lights up?

He sure did.

I remember one Christmas,

when the three of us put up so

many lights, the roof sagged!

No, it didn't.

It did.

And then, your father said, we have

to remember Burp, Snort, and Poot.

COLONEL:
So, up they went

on the roof

and the roof sagged even more.

Till everyone had to crawl

around on their hands and knees.

(CHUCKLES)

(CHRISTMAS CAROL PLAYING)

(CHRISTMAS CAROL PLAYING)

(CHRISTMAS SONG PLAYING)

(CHRISTMAS CAROL PLAYING)

(GROWLING)

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