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uh, you know, this place

is into Christmas.

I mean, hey, look!

Look at that inflatable

reindeer right there, right?

He's giving 20% off

for the holidays, huh?

- Nice try.

- Honey, I'm sorry we

couldn't

find the box of decorations,

but we'll keep

looking tomorrow, OK?

- It's OK.

Good night, Mom!

- Good night, honey.

Sleep tight!

- Now, that was Christmas!

- Clementine!

There you are!

I've been looking

all over for you!

- I'm really worried, Mom.

Things are way worse

than people realize.

Just look at the ornaments!

There's one for every kid

in the world, right?

So we should easily be able

to read by their glow!

But they're totally dim!

- I have to admit,

I've never seen it so dark.

- So someone has

to do something now,

before it's too late!

- I hope by "someone,"

you don't mean you!

- If not me, then who?

- Clementine,

that's what you said

before the glacier fiasco

and the snowplow incident.

- Hey! I'm a problem solver,

and

those roads were very

slushy.

- Everyone appreciates

your contentions,

but you have to admit

you do have a tendency

to leap before you look.

Hey, focus on your studies.

When you grow up, you can

join the rest of the family

in the Guild of Brain Stretch.

- But, Mom, it's just

I feel like I'm meant for

something else, you know?

Something...

something bigger!

Wait... wait a minute!

What's that?

Now, this kid really

gets what it takes

to make Christmas dazzy!

Kevin Hastings.

Why isn't Christmas

like it used to be?

- That's exactly what

I've been wondering!

- Honey, he can't hear you.

(Sighing)

- Doesn't matter.

I heard him.

SNO-M-G!

I've got a great idea!

(Doorbell ringing)

- Mom!

Mom!

(Doorbell ringing)

Whoa! Cool!

(Beeping)

Flight 7-Niner-Niner!

You're clear to land

on runway Alpha-Charlie.

Make sure your flaps

and landing gear are down.

(Cartoon characters

talking, indistinct)

- Whatever you say, Tower,

although, I don't use a

runway.

- Uh, who is this?

- If you don't know

who you're talking to,

then why are you giving

flight instructions?

(Beeping)

- I was just fooling around.

- I know! I'm just

messing with you.

So, you like the present?

- Yeah, it's awesome.

It totally turned around

my otherwise crummy month.

- If it makes you

feel any better,

you're not the

only one with problems.

Do you wanna talk about it?

- Yeah, except my mom will freak

if she catches me talking

to a stranger on the radio.

- Well, technically,

it's not a radio.

It's a Northpole communicator.

- North Pole?

- Yeah! It's where I live

with my 9 brothers and

sisters.

- You live at the North Pole?

- Oh, not the North Pole.

I actually live in

a city called Northpole.

Name's Clementine.

See? Now we're not

strangers anymore.

Right, Kevin?

- How could you...

- Now, you tell me about

your lousy month,

and I'll tell you about mine.

- No one around here gets me.

(Kevin talking, indistinct)

- We are two of a kind, Kevin.

I mean, where is it written

a small elf can't make

a big difference?

(Electricity crackling)

- Excuse me? Elf?

Wait a minute.

(Static, beeping)

Hello? Clementine!

Hello!

- Kevin!

Hey! Who are

you talking to?

- Would you believe an elf?

- An elf?

OK, Mister, time for bed.

(Chuckling)

An elf!

(Woman coughing)

- Who needs a gym when

the library's open?

(Chuckling)

- Yeah! Uh, Ryan, right?

- Yeah.

- Shouldn't you be in school?

- The kids have music

class on Tuesday mornings.

It gives me a chance

to do my own homework.

- I see. New tie?

- Oh yeah!

- Yes!

- I buy them in bulk

on the Internet.

What brings you down here?

- Just doing a little

background

work on Greenwood Park

for an article I'm writing.

Of course, the research is

up there, and I'm down here.

- You wanna see some

world-class mountaineering?

- Think you should

be doing that?

- Don't worry!

I spent a summer as

a ranger in Yosemite.

- (Whispering):
Yeah!

- Well, maybe not a ranger,

but I did manage

a concession stand.

- Ah! Thank you.

- A parenting book, huh?

Everything OK with Kevin?

- Oh! Yeah, um...

(Chuckling)

Well, to tell you the truth,

Kevin hasn't made

any friends here,

and he's been inventing

a lot of stories,

and last night,

he was talking to an elf.

(Chuckling)

- Well, the imagination can

be a great coping mechanism.

- Or a way to avoid

facing reality.

- Well, look,

I'm sure he will be fine,

but I'm happy to keep

an eye on him at school.

- Thanks!

Happy reading!

- Hmm!

(Wind blowing)

(Electricity crackling)

(Reindeer snorting)

- Hey, Randy!

We've got a big problem

that needs solving.

How about a trip down south?

Wow! Look at you all

ribboned

and bowed and ready to fly!

All right!

It's time to get

into the snow zone.

- Hey!

- Hey!

- Well, we might

as well get started.

At least we have 2 people

on the Christmas committee!

- Christmas committee?

I thought this was

the gamers group.

(Sighing)

- Nice Christmas committee!

(Both laughing)

- Hey, honey.

Don't stay up too late, OK?

- I won't!

- And listen,

I'm sorry your committee

didn't take off,

but I promise we'll have

our own terrific Christmas.

- All right.

Good night, Mom!

- Good night.

(Static)

- (On radio):

Hey! Kevin!

(Beeping)

- Clementine?

- Sorry I lost

contact last night.

The Northern Lights

are freaking.

We've gotta talk right away.

- I don't think

I'm supposed to talk to you.

My mom says you're the

product

of an overactive

imagination.

- Your imagination's fine.

It's your mom's

and a lot of other people's

underactive imaginations

that are the problem.

I mean, where's the joy?

Where's the happiness?

- Good question.

- Glad you think so,

'cause I need you

to find an answer to it

before Northpole's a goner!

- Goner? What are

you talking about?

- Best way to explain

is to show you.

Put down the communicator,

and look out your window.

- No way!

This is so sick!

- Yeah, well, I wanted

the one with racing stripes,

but beggars can't be choosers.

Now jump in and buckle up,

'cause we gotta fly!

- Uh, fly?

- Oh, do you know

a faster way to Northpole?

- If my mom finds

out about this,

I'll be in my room until

I'm old enough to vote.

(Giggling)

- Go like snow, Randy!

- OK, I've had

some weird dreams,

but this is the weirdest!

- It's not a dream!

This is what I'm

trying to prove to you!

Northpole is for real!

OK, look down there!

Those are some of the

guilds where toys are made.

That's the Guild of Yummy!

And that's the Guild

of Spin and Fly.

(Kevin chuckling)

Oh, and my favourite,

Reindeer Games Stadium!

- This is so cool!

- And over there, that's the

Guild of Bounce and Spring.

There's Snow Row.

That's where I live.

And those are Northpole canals.

- It's totally awesome!

- Yeah, well, we say "dazzy,"

but "awesome" works too.

Oh! You're gonna

have to put these on.

You're not allowed up here,

and I'm in enough

trouble already.

- Candy-cane tights?

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