Santa Baby Page #5

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WAS THIS QUICK FLASH

OF WHITE FUR!

[LAUGHTER]

SO, ANYWAY,

HE GOES BARRELING

OVER THE MOUNTAIN,

SCREAMING,

"POLAR BEAR,

POLAR BEAR!"

AND RIGHT BEHIND HIM

IS THIS HORRIBLY

MENACING RABBIT,

HOPPING FORWARD:

AND FORWARD.

[LAUGHTER]

IT WAS HIS FACE!

YEAH, WHATEVER.

HA HA HA HA!

IT'S TRUE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS. HEH!

GRANT!

COME IN!

HI.

[QUIET TALKING

AND LAUGHTER]

Grant:
WOW,

WHAT A JOURNEY.

QUITE THE SLOG:

TO GET HERE.

[LAUGHS WEAKLY]

HELLO!

GRANT?

WHO'S GRANT?

MOM, THIS IS--

GRANT FOLEY,

AND MAY I SAY,

IT'S A PLEASURE

TO MEET YOU.

I CAN SEE WHERE MARY

GETS HER GOOD LOOKS.

WELL, AREN'T YOU THE

SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL?

Mary:
GRANT,

WHAT ARE YOU:

DOING HERE?

WELL, I'M HERE TO HELP.

YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY

OVERWORKED, SO I

THOUGHT I'D LEND A HAND.

HEY.

UKE, THIS IS GRANT.

HE IS--

THE BOYFRIEND.

BOYFRIEND?

GRANT,

THIS IS LUKE.

HE'S MY--

HE'S, WELL--

HE'S--HE'S

THE MAILMAN.

OH! HEH! NICE TO

MEET YOU, BUDDY.

YEAH. YOU, TOO.

AND THIS IS BOB.

HEY. I.T.

WHAT'S UP?

HELLO.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[CLEARS THROAT]

UH, I, UH...

I SHOULD GET GOING.

YEAH. LUKE, I, UH...

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

WITH EVERYTHING.

SURE.

SO, COZY LITTLE PLACE

YOU'VE GOT HERE.

IT'S QUITE

THE HOLIDAY HIDEAWAY.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

NOW THAT I'M HERE,

YOU'LL HAVE TO

SHOW ME AROUND.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE

WHERE YOU GREW UP.

GRANT, THERE'S

SOMETHING THA I NEED TO TELL YOU

ABOUT MY FAMILY.

WELL, MY FAMILY'S

BUSINESS.

I GET IT.

CHRISTMAS TCHOTCHKES

FROM WAY UP NORTH.

THAT'S YOUR HOOK,

RIGHT?

CUTE IDEA.

WELL, ACTUALLY,

WE'RE TOYMAKERS.

REALLY? FANTASTIC.

WHAT KIND?

WELL, ALL KINDS.

HMM.

MAYBE I SHOULD:

SHOW YOU AROUND.

YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO

SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT.

OK.

YEAH.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

HEH!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Mary:
SO,

HERE'S THE WORKSHOP.

THIS IS WHERE:

THE MAGIC HAPPENS.

Grant:
INCREDIBLE.

REALLY INCREDIBLE.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK

YOU KNOW A GIRL.

GRANT, I'M SORRY

I NEVER TOLD YOU

ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

I USUALLY LIKE TO KEEP

THIS PART OF MY LIFE--

A SECRET?

SEPARATE.

WELL, THIS PLACE

IS UNBELIEVABLE.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S A LO MORE COMPLICATED HERE

THAN YOU THINK.

IT'S NOT ALL SUNSHINE

AND SUGAR PLUMS.

MY DAD--

HEY, WHEN DO I

GET TO MEET HIM?

LOOK, I AM SO HAPPY

YOU'RE HERE,

BUT IT IS NO A GOOD TIME FOR ME.

I'M KIND OF BURIED,

TRYING TO GET THIS

WORKSHOP AUTOMATED.

HEY, OK.

WHY DON'T I JUS GET OUT OF YOUR HAIR?

I'LL WORK ON

THE SPOTLIGHT STUFF

IN MY ROOM.

YOU'D DO THAT?

OF COURSE I WOULD,

FOR YOU.

[JINGLE BELL ROCK

INTRO PLAYING]

JINGLE BELL, JINGLE BELL,

JINGLE BELL ROCK

JINGLE BELL SWING

AND JINGLE BELLS RING

SNOWIN' AND BLOWIN' UP

BUSHELS OF FUN:

NOW THE JINGLE HOP

HAS BEGUN:

JINGLE BELL,

JINGLE BELL...

Santa:
A MACHINE

FOR TOYMAKING?

MARY, THIS IS MADNESS!

GO TO BED!

GO! GO!

DANCIN' AND PRANCIN'

IN JINGLE BELL SQUARE

IN THE FROSTY AIR

WHAT A BRIGHT TIME

IT'S THE RIGHT TIME

TO ROCK THE NIGHT AWAY

JINGLE BELL TIME

IS A SWELL TIME:

TO GO RIDIN' IN

A ONE-HORSE SLEIGH

GIDDY-UP, JINGLE HORSE,

PICK UP YOUR FEET

JINGLE:

AROUND THE CLOCK

MIX AND MINGLE:

IN A JINGLIN' BEAT

THAT'S THE

JINGLE BELL ROCK...

WHERE ARE THEY:

ALL GOING?

NO, I'M TAKING OVER

THE WORK SHIFT.

THESE PRESENTS AREN' GONNA WRAP THEMSELVES.

NO! THIS IS THE WAY

IT'S GOTTA BE!

...JINGLE BELL ROCK

DANCIN' AND PRANCIN'

IN JINGLE BELL SQUARE

IN THE FROSTY AIR

WHAT A BRIGHT TIME

IT'S THE RIGHT TIME

TO ROCK THE NIGHT AWAY

JINGLE BELL TIME

IS A SWELL TIME:

TO GO GLIDIN' IN

A ONE-HORSE SLEIGH

GIDDY-UP, JINGLE HORSE,

PICK UP YOUR FEET

JINGLE:

AROUND THE CLOCK

MIX AND MINGLE:

IN A JINGLIN' BEAT

THAT'S THE JINGLE BELL

THAT'S THE

JINGLE BELL:

THAT'S THE

JINGLE BELL ROCK

[BELL DINGS]

COOKIE BREAK!

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

GET 'EM WHILE

THEY'RE HOT, FOLKS!

WAIT, WAIT,

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

COOKIE BREAK.

COOKIE BREAK?

YOU JUST HAD:

A CANDY CANE BREAK

17 MINUTES AGO.

YEAH. SO?

SO, BREAKS GO IN

BETWEEN WORK, NO THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

OH, COME ON.

WE'RE ALREADY

WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE.

HOW MANY MORE:

COOKIE BREAKS:

DO WE HAVE TODAY?

OH, NONE.

GOOD. HEH! OK, GOOD.

JUST, WHEN YOU'RE DONE,

GO BACK TO WORK.

OH, BUT WE HAVE

A GINGERBREAD MAN BREAK

IN 45 MINUTES.

THAT'S IT!

NO MORE BREAKS!

NO MORE COOKIES,

CANDY CANES,

GINGERBREAD,

OR HOT COCOA! NO!

ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY

GOT A COOKIE?

YEAH!

YEAH!

LAST ONE TO EA THEIR COOKIE IS

A ROTTEN EGGNOG! GO!

[EXCITED CHATTER]

HOW'S IT GOING

WITH I.T. BOB?

YOU GUYS WORKING

WELL TOGETHER?

OH, YEAH.

EVERYTHING'S GREAT.

I MEAN, SURE.

I SUPPOSE.

MM-HMM.

SO, WHAT ABOU YOU AND LUKE?

HE'S CUTE.

YEAH, IF YOU LIKE

THAT SORT OF THING.

THAT RUGGED:

YET SENSITIVE,

CHARMING AND FUNNY

MOUNTAIN MAN:

KIND OF THING?

DONNA, SHUT UP

GRANT'S HERE.

SO, DID YOU

AND LUKE EVER...

OH, LET'S CHANGE

THE SUBJECT, SHALL WE?

OK. WHAT HAPPENS

IN THE NORTH POLE

STAYS IN:

THE NORTH POLE.

OH!

DAD!

SANTA?

WHAT ARE YOU:

DOING HERE?

UH, JUST...

LOOKING FOR THIS.

REALLY? A LOT OF

STAPLING TO DO, HUH?

TONS. YOU BETCHA.

DAD, IS LYING

NAUGHTY OR NICE?

COME ON, MARY.

YOU CAN'T JUS EXPECT ME

TO SIT AROUND:

AND WATCH YOU--

WATCH ME WHAT?

SCREW EVERYTHING UP?

CHANGE EVERYTHING.

[DOOR OPENS]

MARY, I JUST WANTED TO

GIVE YOU A HEADS UP.

WE'RE CAUGHT UP

ON ALL THE LETTERS,

AND WE'RE GONNA STAR MATCHING IT TO THE LIST.

EXCELLENT, BOB.

THANK YOU. I'LL BE

RIGHT THERE.

AHEM!

WHEN'S THE LAS TIME YOU FINISHED

THE LETTERS THIS EARLY?

DAD, THIS PLACE

NEEDED CHANGE.

WE CHANGE. ASK SKIP.

WE'RE USING

THAT NEWFANGLED:

INVISIBLE TAPE NOW.

DAD.

JUST BECAUSE:

IT'S NEW DOESN' MAKE IT BETTER, MARY.

CHRISTMAS IS ABOU TRADITION.

OH, YOU WANT TRADITION.

YEAH.

OK. WELL, HOW'S THIS

FOR TRADITION?

WOODEN TRAINS.

WHAT?

YOU USED TO LOVE

TO MAKE WOODEN TRAINS.

BY YOURSELF,

WITH YOUR HANDS.

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME

YOU DID THAT?

WHO HAS TIME ANYMORE?

HA! EXACTLY!

THE WORLD IS CHANGING.

WHETHER YOU LIKE I OR NOT,

THERE'S A LOT MORE

KIDS TODAY,

AND YOU:

JUST CAN'T KEEP UP.

YEAH,

I'M STILL SANTA,

AND SO I STILL:

KNOW WHAT'S BES FOR CHRISTMAS.

OH, FORGET IT!

YOU'RE GOING.

COME ON.

THERE ARE ONLY:

2 WORDS IN BED REST,

AND YOU'RE DOING

NEITHER OF THEM.

OH, I'LL WALK HIM BACK.

THANKS, DONNA.

SUCH A DEAR GIRL.

DONNA LOUISE CAMPBELL,

312 OAK DRIVE. I'VE BEEN

MEANING TO ASK YOU,

HOW DID THAT DREAM HOUSE

WORK OUT FOR YOU?

DAD, QUIT SHOWING OFF.

WHAT DO YOU WAN FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR?

WELL, I ACTUALLY NEED

SOME NEW SOCKS.

SURE.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

IT'S WHAT YOU WANTED,

BUT IT'S NOT REALLY

A CANE.

NO. IT'S EVEN BETTER,

AND LOOK.

YOU CAN HANG IT ON A TREE

FROM EITHER END.

YEAH, BU IT'S NOT A CANE.

GARY, DON'T ARGUE.

JUST MAKE A MILLION

OF THEM.

GRANT!

HELLO, BEAUTIFUL.

I CAME TO SEE YOU

LAST NIGHT,

AND I COULDN'T FIND YOU.

I WAS INSPIRED.

VOILA!

I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU WERE AN ARTIST.

HOW'D YOU DO IT?

THE ELVES. THEY'RE

TALENTED LITTLE BUGGERS

IF YOU CAN:

KEEP THEM ON-TASK

AND OFF THE COCOA.

[LAUGHS] CUTE.

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