Wishin' and Hopin' Page #8

o'er the plains

Monsieur Dondi,

Remove your chemise

and pantalon.

You are now our baby Jesus.

I can't.

I'm too big.

But the show must go on

maintenant.

Fine,

I'll take off my chemise,

But there's no way I'm taking

off my pantalon.

Fine, but hurry.

In the crib, monsieur.

Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh

There it was,

lily of the valley.

Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh

deo

Felix is baby Jesus.

He's got tiny doll feet.

Silent night

holy night

all is calm

all is bright

round yon virgin

mother and child

holy infant

so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

silent night

holy night

shepherds quake

at the sight

glories stream

from heaven above

heavenly hosts

sing hallelujah

Christ the savior is born

Christ the savior

is born

The pageant

was a complete disaster,

But it didn't matter.

We may not have been good at

embodying the Christmas story,

But we made up for it in spirit.

Merci, monsieur Dondi.

- Madame.

- Zhenya.

Me papa.

I am so proud of you.

That was so, so good.

Yeah, we actually gave you

a standing ovation.

Yeah, I guess taste truly

is subjective.

I'm just kidding.

- Good job, Felix.

- Good job.

Thanks.

But where's pop?

He had to work.

You know that.

But I thought I saw him

in the audience.

Are you sure?

I'm sure I'm sure.

I'll be right back.

Okay.

Oh, look,

that's the Twerski girl.

Rosalie.

What do you want?

I just wanted to say

I really liked your play.

No, you didn't.

You said the ending

was dumb.

Yeah, well, I changed my mind.

I think it makes sense now.

Thanks.

You were a pretty good Jesus

too,

Better than that doll

would have been.

Thanks.

Merry Christmas, Rosalie.

Wait.

Merry Christmas, Felix.

Pop!

Hey.

There's my star.

I knew I saw you.

I got chino to come in

so I wouldn't miss it.

What's that?

This...

Just an early Christmas present.

Felix, Simone...

- Is that Annette?

- Yeah.

So that lady standing

in the back with you...

That was her.

Sure was.

Yeah, she's doing a publicity

tour for her latest film

And was able to stop by

on her way to Boston.

Wait, wait...

She was actually here?

Oh, dear god, hold me.

That was the year I learned

That what really mattered

during Christmas

Was the friends and family

you spent it with

And the surprises

that came along

When you least expected them.

Felix,

You were the most adorable

baby Jesus I have ever seen.

Oh.

How about we all head

back to the house

For an early Christmas dinner,

huh?

Oh, my god, yes.

Yes.

What do you say?

Christmas gift

won't you hand it here?

Christmas gift

hand it here

I said it first,

so now hand it here

Sing it for your gift.

Christmas gift

hand it here

Christmas gift

won't you hand it here?

Christmas gift

hand it here

Smile!

Look out there now.

Coming in here.

Santa Claus,

won't you listen here?

After that year,

Madame Frechette returned

to Quebec,

Where she sells perfume

and directs community theater.

The nativite tableau vivant

Has become an annual tradition

at St. Aloysius.

When ma and pop retired

to Florida in 1985,

Chino purchased the diner

And promptly went bankrupt.

Frances owns and operates

happy mouth dentistry

Where Simone is employed as

a hygienist and office manager.

She also teaches zumba

at the YMCA.

Zhenya's parents were not spies,

But her father was an engineer

who had defected to the U.S.

Close enough.

Zhenya now hosts

a popular jewelry show

For the QVC shopping channel.

Thrice married and divorced,

Lonny is a blackjack dealer

At Connecticut's

Quinnipiac moon casino.

He recently discovered

social media

And has reconnected

with his former flame,

Zhenya.

Rosalie Twerski toured for two

seasons with up with people.

Today her face can be seen

across the state on billboards,

Where she declares,

"If I can't sell your house

in 60 days,

I'll buy it myself."

As for me,

I finally grew five inches

as a freshman in high school,

Making me taller than at least

most of the girls.

Today I'm a professor

of film studies

At Wesleyan university

And an author.

In 2009, I wrote a nostalgia

Christmas memoir.

The book sold modestly

Until a famous TV talk show host

recommended it,

Turning it into an overnight

best seller

And eventually,

a film.

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