Christmas Town Page #4

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This is ours.

Ours?

Yeah.

I found them in the basement

back at the house when I moved.

That that's mom's.

Yeah.

I'd almost forgotten how much

your mother loved the holidays.

Now, every year, I used

to put my foot down,

say not one more Christmas

ornament, I'd say.

And she'd come through that

door with another something

or other she couldn't

live without.

I thought you threw

all of this out.

Well, I I always planned to,

but well, I just couldn't.

So I just hid them

away and pretended

they didn't exist, which was

a pretty stupid thing to do,

as it turns out it.

Wasn't good for me, and it

certainly wasn't good for you.

You were only seven years

old when your mother died.

I thought that the only

way that we could survive

was by being strong and

moving on, not looking back.

Elizabeth, I can't tell

you how wrong I was.

How could we ever forget?

Can I put on the ornaments?

Sure, sure.

Come on.

Mom, aren't you going to help?

No.

You know what?

I think I have a

bit of a headache.

I'm just going to lie down.

I'm sure you and grandpa

will do a great job.

Oh, come on, tiger,

let's get to it.

The tree is not going

to decorate itself,

and we're going to make

this the best one ever.

All right?

Here we go.

Just grab and end.

I've got this end.

Take it all the way around.

Can we hit the lights, too?

As many lights as you want.

I just hate that

you're having to handle

everything on your own.

Are you sure you don't

need me to come back?

Because I can if you need me to.

Really, Liz, there's

nothing going on.

Everybody's closed.

So we never got conformation

on the O'Connor loan?

Just relax and

enjoy your Christmas.

Really.

Everything's under control here.

All right.

How are things

going with your dad?

Good.

He and Mason seem to

be getting along well.

That's great.

That's what Christmas

is all about.

And you?

Are you having fun?

You should see this place.

It's like the cult of Christmas.

It's kind of creepy.

Well,

I, for one, love Christmas.

You sound awfully chipper.

Let's

just say holiday speed dating

was a huge success this year.

But no more bah humbug.

Have fun and quit worrying.

Bye.

No, Allison.

Allison.

I'd say good morning,

but it doesn't

look like that's the case.

I'm not a Scrooge.

Well, that's good to know.

I just I look at the

world realistically.

Well, they they say you

find what you're looking for.

Well, it's better

than being naive.

Is it?

Because children are

naive, and they're

a lot happier than most adults.

Ergo, being naive

wins out over cynical.

Ergo?

Philosophy major.

A lot of good it did me.

And I'm not cynical, either.

You sure do fake it pretty well.

I'm going to get you

some more coffee.

Happy holidays,

and welcome to the Hollyville

top of the morning report.

Please be on the lookout

for a runaway snowman

described by authorities

as having a button nose

and two eyes made out of coal.

Yeah.

Will you just take

a quick look for me?

No.

The papers are on the desk.

No, under those.

No, under those papers.

Mom, did you see that?

Just a sec.

Yeah, on the top right

of those documents.

It's that number there.

- Hey, mom.

- What?

Look.

OK.

Mason, I can't do

this right now.

I finally tracked down

my escrow officer.

Yeah, that's the number.

That's it.

Is there a fax?

OK, just give me that.

Tell him I Mason!

I'll call you back.

Mason!

I'm not telling you again.

What are you doing?

Did you see him?

He went in the building.

Who?

The Santa guy.

I think he works here.

Tiger, come on.

Enough with the games.

But I saw him.

And there's all these packages.

And the guy who looks like

an elf, and the sleigh I

even heard them say it can fly.

Mason, please.

I'm telling you, I saw it all.

I'll prove it to you.

Come on.

You don't need

to prove anything.

Well, you're acting like

I'm crazy or something.

Look, I believe that

maybe you saw a sleigh.

It's probably a

prop or something.

Then why was that

mechanic fixing it?

I don't know.

We can ask her when

we pick up the car.

And what about the elf

guy and all those gifts?

Everyone knows elves

have pointy ears, right?

He just dresses funny,

like everyone in this town.

Tiger, I love that you

have an active imagination.

But you're not suggesting

that that man was Santa Claus,

are you?

I don't know.

Maybe.

Well, he's not.

OK?

How do you know?

It's possible.

Mason.

I'm just saying it's possible.

Why do you always

have to be like this?

Tiger.

Hey.

No loitering.

I'm not.

Never mind.

Are those presents?

You'll have to

move along, ma'am.

Just move along.

You guys really go for the

details here, don't you?

That is not a very cheery face.

Can I ask you something?

Yeah.

Fire away.

I thought no.

It's stupid.

There's no stupid

questions, Mason.

I thought maybe

I saw Santa Claus.

But mom, she didn't believe me.

She didn't believe

it was possible.

Believing is not

always easy for adults.

Now, Hollyville Hollyville

is a town of believers.

But most of us didn't start

out that way at least

not when we first got here.

Look, believing is something

that comes naturally

to you when you're young.

Don't ever lose that, Mason.

Because when you get older,

it takes a lot more work.

So do you believe or not?

I do.

I'm a definite believer.

So I might have really seen him?

Anything and

everything is possible.

Yeah.

That's what I think, too.

There you are.

Is everything OK?

Yeah.

We were just having

a conversation.

Turns out we have

a lot in common.

Isn't that right?

Definitely.

So please tell me you're

coming to the festival tonight.

It's the beginning

of Christmas Eve.

It's just a couple hours away.

Well, you've got the day wrong.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve.

No, no, not here

in New Zealand.

New Zealand is a complete

24 hours ahead of us.

That's where

Christmas Eve starts.

Of course.

Wouldn't want to miss that.

No, you shouldn't.

Well, we better go

check on the car.

He's amazing.

He knows so much

about Christmas.

Does he?

You should talk to him.

He could teach you.

Well, I'll have to do that.

I'm really sorry.

This is taking a lot

longer than I figured.

Uh-huh.

That special project

you were working

on for North Pole Enterprises.

It's a doozy, let me tell you.

Those reindeer aren't easy

on a sophisticated machine

like that.

Reindeer?

Uh-huh.

Are you working on a sleigh?

Not a sleigh, the sleigh.

And I've only got a

couple hours to finish

up, so if you'll excuse me

But

He's still working

on the sleigh?

Apparently.

All the lights are off.

I thought Grandpa came home.

Well, that's what

they said at the cafe.

It doesn't look like he's here.

Maybe he went for

a walk or something.

I can't see a thing out here.

Dad?

All right.

Just stay still until

I find the light.

Mom, there's somebody in here.

Surprise!

I finished.

Merry Christmas.

It's too much, isn't it?

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