Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You

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MARIAH:
I'm gonna tell you

the story of my first love.

It was cuddly with fuzzy ears and

a little wet nose, and, well,

more about that later.

It happened at Christmas time.

Hey, come on now.

I said, "It happened

at Christmas time."

MAN:
Happy holidays!

MARIAH:
That's more like if.

GIRL:
What are you

getting from Santa?

MAN:
Great to see you!

(BELL TOLLING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

MARIAH:
Every Christmas,

I asked for a puppy to love,

and this Christmas,

I especially wanted one.

Hi, Mariah!

I like your dog.

Oh... Thank you.

Have you heard of the Community Charity

League fashion show we're putting on?

Mmm-hmm. I signed up

to do refreshments.

MARIAH:
Of course

I had heard of it.

It was only the biggest

talk of the town.

Such a cool idea to raise

money for the pet shelter.

Fashion and friends.

Matching outfits

for you and your pet.

We're talking about

being in the show.

Really?

Oh, my gosh!

I would love to be in it!

Thank you so much!

Great. We're short

one girl with a dog.

Oh...

I don't have a dog.

Mmm, sorry.

We thought...

Wait!

I'm gonna have one soon.

I'm gonna ask for one

for Christmas.

Supercool!

Perfect!

Come meet us at school today

at 4:
00 for rehearsal.

We are so excited for you

to be in the show with us.

Be on time!

Be on time!

MARIAH:
Vicky and Grace were only the

coolest girls in my whole school.

I mean, these two

had it going on.

They were going places.

BRETT:
(SCOFFS)

Good luck with that.

Mariah, why did

you tell them that?

Mom and Dad won't

let you have a dog.

MARIAH:
My little brother

and sister, Brett and Beth.

So supportive.

(BRETT AND BETH LAUGHING)

They loved teasing me about

how much I wanted a dog

and how many times I had asked.

But they were right.

Who was I kidding?

I'd been asking for a puppy every

Christmas, every birthday, every...

You get the idea.

But my mom and dad

always said no.

To be fair,

my dad was allergic to dogs.

(HUMMING)

(DOG BARKING)

(SHRIEKS)

(SNEEZES)

MARIAH:
I'm talking

really crazy allergic.

(LOUD SNEEZE)

(DOORBELL RINGS)

MARIAH:

And Mom was very, well...

She liked to keep

the house just so.

(VACUUM CLEANER WHIRRING)

(HUMMING)

Oh, honey, we're doing

all red and white this year.

MARIAH:
Since Mom and Dad wouldn't

budge on letting me have a dog,

I went over their heads,

straight to the big guy.

We're talkin' Santa Claus.

Every year,

I put "puppy" on my list.

I was sure Santa really

wanted me to have a puppy,

but, for whatever reason, he

couldn't seem to get it together.

I mean, I didn't know how they ran

things up there in the North Pole.

(HUMMING)

(WIND BLOWING)

Dagnabit!

But it seemed to me like maybe

Santa was in over his head.

(HUMMING)

Um, boss?

Excuse us, sir.

You forgot a couple...

(DOG WHIMPERS)

(SANTA LAUGHS)

MARIAH:
Hmm...

I'm not sure about that.

Maybe Mom and Dad

had something to do

with Santa not

getting me a puppy.

(SANTA HUMMING)

Sorry.

I'm running late again.

Butterscotch.

My favorite!

You can have the cookies as

long as you don't leave a dog.

MARIAH:
Nah.

Mom and Dad would never have

done anything like that to me.

Anyway, this Christmas,

I was determined

my present would be a puppy.

(BARKING) Gorilla!

Come back, Meatball!

Whoa! Gorilla!

Down, Meatball!

Mariah!

What's up? (GIGGLES)

Hi, Holly.

Hi, Ernesto.

Let's do a whipsnake!

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Uh, I gotta go.

We just got here.

I have fashion show rehearsal

with Vicky and Grace.

Vicky and Grace?

Ooh! Popular.

I thought you and me were

doing refreshments together.

Uh, well, loan

still do 'em both.

I'll see ya.

We can skate tomorrow.

(BARKS)

What's wrong?

I'm on time.

"On time" is almost late.

Let's get going.

Our motto is, "You

snooze, you lose."

(BOTH LAUGHING)

MR. TYABJI:

Remember, students,

you'll be making your final

outfit choices today,

and you must bring them home

so they can be laundered and

pressed for the dress rehearsal.

Aw! How cute!

Don't forget to come Thursday

dressed in your outfits.

MARIAH:
I had gotten

myself into a fix.

I wanted a puppy,

but now I really needed one.

I had pretty much given up on

Mom and Dad, and Santa, too,

but when everyone

else lets you down,

there's always Grandma, right?

Honey, my hands are cold.

Let's step in here.

But it's almost 6:00.

I think she'll stay open for us.

(DOOR BELL TINKLES)

Merry Christmas, Emiko.

Mariah! So nice to see you.

Hello, Lucy.

So sorry, Mrs. Inadomi,

I know you're closing, but...

Oh...

Isn't he darling?

Sure, but you know

what Mom and Dad say.

"Dogs are trouble!"

But ever so worth it

and ever so snuggly.

Grandma!

Is that even sanitary?

MARIAH:
Did you see that? Remember

what I said about grandmas?

They have a sneaky way of figuring

out how to make everyone happy.

Mariah, I hear you're working

on the pet fashion show.

Thanks to you kids, we'll be

able to have our adoption fair.

She's a little older, and those

puppies were climbing all over her,

so I moved her to her

own special apartment.

She's a quiet little girl,

never hear a peep out of her.

MARIAH:
And that's how it

happened, love at first sight.

Oh...

She's so sweet!

So well-behaved,

and doesn't shed.

She's hypoallergenic.

Did someone maybe tell you

my dad's allergic to dogs?

Huh?

I was just pointing out

one of her many attributes.

She's such a little

princess in every way.

Oh, that's such a perfect name.

Princess!

MARIAH:
That was it.

I was hooked.

I didn't want

just any dog anymore.

I had to have Princess.

Christmas time

Is in the air again

Christmas chimes reminding me

Of when we

Fell like the snow

So deep in love

High above us, the evergreens

Sparkle with lights

and feel the breeze

As we made future

Christmas memories

(ALL CHEERING)

For a honey to

hold Christmas Day

And to feel love

like ours always

And the dream is to share

this Christmas cheer

With you all throughout the year

And not wait till the morning

When Christmas time

Is in the air

Christmas time is everywhere

Christmas time

Is in the air again

Again

And again

Naughty!

(LIGHTS FLICKERING)

(POWERING DOWN)

MARIAH:
Oh, Grandpa Bill.

Not again.

(LAUGHING) Grandpa Bill!

Not again!

(GASPS)

You've just got to stop this!

I am sick of these blinkin' lights

keeping me awake all hours.

MARIAH:
Mmm-hmm. Funny, seeing as Grandpa's

room was at the back of the house.

What was really goin' on was

he had Christmas display envy.

Mom liked things tasteful,

you know, understated.

So, Grandpa took

out his frustrations

on poor Mr. Ingersoll's

blinking lights.

You're gonna get in trouble!

Plug those back in!

Can't remember

which one goes in which.

Come here, show me.

Nuh-uh, I'm not trespassing.

(POWERING UP)

Come away from there!

(MARIAH GASPS)

Where are you going?

Cut it out!

Come on!

(LOW SHRIEK)

(GASPS)

Quick!

They're gonna catch you!

Catch us, my partner in crime.

(GIGGLES)

I'm not your partner in crime.

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