Arthur

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( piano playing tranquil, enchanting line )

( Pachelbel Canon playing; main line repeating )

: WHOA!

Arthur: AH! CHRISTMAS.

ONLY THREE MORE DAYS UNTIL THE BIG DAY

AND THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE THE BEST ONE EVER.

( song changes; upbeat, lyrical melody plays )

: HERE'S A SAYING WORTH OBEYING

PLEASE TAKE OUT A PAD AND PENCIL

NOTHING IS MORE OF AN EYESORE

THAN THE EXCESSIVE USE OF TINSEL.

WHAT? NO TINSEL?

NOT IN THIS DREAM.

BUT I WANT TINSEL!

YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE TINSEL YOU LIKE...

HMM, ARTHUR!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHY ARE YOU SO CALM?

DON'T YOU KNOW

THERE ARE ONLY THREE DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS?

SO?

SO, THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.

YOU HAVE TO HELP ME WRITE MY WISH LIST TO SANTA.

MY DEAREST SANTA...

NO, NO, NO. THAT'S TOO GUSHY.

WHAT ABOUT "HI-YA, SANTA!"?

THAT'S WAY TOO FRIENDLY.

COME ON, ARTHUR, I NEED IDEAS.

I'VE ONLY HAD FOUR CHRISTMASES IN MY WHOLE LIFE!

WHAT SHOULD I WRITE?

WELL, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALMOST PERFECT.

D.W., COME ON.

WE'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

YOU WROTE "SANTA CLAUS," RIGHT?

NOT "SANTA CRUZ"?

I DON'T WANT IT TO GO TO THE WRONG PLACE.

YES, D.W.

MOM, COULD YOU TURN ON THE RADIO?

I WANT TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO SNOW.

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT TOUCHING THAT DIAL!

MOM, CHANGE THE STATION, PLEASE!

IT'S GIVING ME A HEADACHE.

( saxophone playing snappy jazz tune )

MOM, THAT'S THE TOY I REALLY WANT--

THE ONE I JUST WROTE SANTA ABOUT.

YOU PUT THAT AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, RIGHT?

YES, D.W.

MOM, SANTA WILL GET IT FOR ME, WON'T HE?

Mom: I DON'T KNOW, HONEY.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

FRANCINE!

HI, FRANCINE.

ONLY ONE MORE DAY UNTIL MY BIG PARTY.

AREN'T YOU EXCITED?

MUFFY, I ALREADY TOLD YOU, I CAN'T...

OH, THERE'S GEORGE.

I FORGOT TO INVITE HIM.

HEY, FRANCINE, WHAT'S WRONG?

MUFFY-- THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG.

Francine: SHE THINKS I'M COMING TO HER PARTY

EVEN THOUGH I TOLD HER I CAN'T.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE MY FAMILY'S HAVING A HANUKKAH PARTY TOMORROW.

IT'S WHEN WE LIGHT THE LAST CANDLE ON THE MENORAH.

MAYBE YOU NEED TO TELL HER AGAIN.

I'VE ALREADY TOLD HER LIKE A MILLION TIMES.

IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD.

WATCH.

OKAY, SEE YOU THERE, GEORGE.

MUFFY, I'M NOT COMING TO YOUR PARTY TOMORROW.

OH, GUESS WHAT.

I GOT THE SQUABS-- YOU KNOW, THE ROCK BAND.

IT'S GOING TO BE SO COOL.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

IT'S LIKE TALKING TO A WALL.

ARTHUR?

AND IN SWEDEN

THEY HAVE A PARADE EARLY IN THE MORNING ON DECEMBER 13

WHERE PEOPLE FOLLOW THE QUEEN OF LIGHT

WHO WEARS A CROWN OF CANDLES.

( choir singing "Santa Lucia" in Swedish )

MY GRANDPARENTS SENT ME SOME LUTEFISK--

FISH THAT'S BEEN DRIED AND BOILED.

PASS IT AROUND.

Boy: AH, GROSS.

MMM! NOT BAD.

EVERY CHRISTMAS

MY PARENTS AND I WORK AT A SOUP KITCHEN

AND HELP FEED HOMELESS PEOPLE.

THIS YEAR I GET TO MAKE DESSERT.

PRESENTING THE BINKY BARNES PECAN PIE.

ANY VOLUNTEERS?

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO SHELL THE PECANS, BINKY.

OH!

I LIKE IT.

Ratburn: OKAY, CLASS

BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR VACATION

THERE'S STILL THE MATTER OF HOMEWORK.

I'VE DECIDED NOT TO ASSIGN YOU ANY READING.

INSTEAD, YOU CAN WRITE A FIVE-PAGE ESSAY

DESCRIBING WHAT YOU DID OVER THE HOLIDAYS.

CLASS DISMISSED.

I KNEW IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

I HAVE TO SHOP.

YOU WANT TO COME?

NAH, I'M GOING RIGHT TO BED.

MY MOTHER WOKE ME UP 00 THIS MORNING.

SHE THOUGHT IT WAS CHRISTMAS.

SHE DID?

YEAH, IT'S HAPPENED EVERY YEAR

SINCE MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED.

Buster: ON THE DAYS RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

MY MOM STARTS GETTING UP REALLY EARLY.

: IT'S CHRISTMAS!

SHE COOKS PANCAKES AND PUTS OUT ALL THE PRESENTS.

THEN I TELL HER IT'S ONLY DECEMBER 23

AND SHE GOES BACK TO BED.

WEIRD.

I THINK SHE JUST GETS NERVOUS

THAT I WON'T HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS

BECAUSE MY DAD'S NOT WITH US.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

YEAH, SOMETIMES I WISH CHRISTMAS WASN'T SUCH A BIG DEAL.

I, MUFFY, THE PRINCESS OF CHRISTMAS, INVITE ONE AND ALL

TO MY HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA!

HER WHAT?

MY PARTY!

00 TOMORROW.

PRESENTS FOR EVERYONE.

OH, FRANCINE, WHY DON'T YOU COME EARLY SO YOU CAN HELP ME SET UP?

BUT, MUFFY, I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T COME.

WHY WON'T SHE LISTEN?

LUTEFISK?

( people chatter, baby cries )

WOW!

Mom: WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE LINE FOR THE BATHROOMS.

OKAY, LET'S SYNCHRONIZE OUR WATCHES.

3:15?

CHECK.

MEET YOU BACK AT THE CANDY CANE

IN EXACTLY ONE HOUR.

EXCUSE ME.

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