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COME ON, DANNY!

DON'T WASTE TIME. THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.

ON, DONNER! ON, BLITZEN!

- HE'S DOING "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS"

TO THE HORSES AGAIN.

HE'S READY FOR CHELSEA.

DASH AWAY ALL!

HO!

- TONIGHT'S THE FIRST CHRISTMAS MOVIE--

"A SEASON FOR MIRACLES."

THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

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IF YOUR HOMEWORK'S DONE.

IT WILL BE.

TOMORROW IS A BIG WORKDAY.

- REMEMBER, DAD, I'VE GOT MY SHOOT

FOR THE YEARBOOK IN THE MORNING.

THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

- FOR SCHOOL. I'M DOING THE CLASS PHOTOS TOMORROW.

NOT TOMORROW.

- YES, TOMORROW. I TOLD YOU A LONG TIME AGO.

- DANNY, YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF, THE SNOW IS GONNA ADD HOURS

TO PICKING UP AND BALING THE TREES.

- BUT THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU NOW.

- WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CALL YOUR TEACHER AND POSTPONE IT.

GONNA NEED YOU ALL DAY.

LOOK, THIS IS IMPORTANT.

SO IS THIS.

YOU GONNA PAY THE BILLS?

HEY!

COME BACK HERE!

HE CAN SEE FOR HIMSELF.

NOT NOW.

IT'S BRIDGET.

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO MAD.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE.

I'VE SEEN IT.

- HE JUST WANTS TO GET READY FOR NEW YORK.

HE'S GETTING WORSE EVERY YEAR.

HE MISSES MOM.

IT'S JUST ONE DAY.

- IT'S NOT JUST ONE DAY, ALL RIGHT?

IT'S THE YEARBOOK. THERE'S A DEADLINE.

- I'M GONNA MISS OUR TALENT RECITAL DURING THIRD PERIOD.

IT'S NOT THE SAME, BRIDGET.

A YEARBOOK IS THE KIND OF THING

THAT LOOKS GOOD ON A COLLEGE RESUME.

- WELL, MAYBE THEY'LL LET YOU DO IT ANYWAY, ANOTHER DAY.

- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WAY THINGS WORK.

WHEN'S THE PICKUP?

- TRUCKS WILL BE HERE IN A FEW HOURS.

THEY'RE ALWAYS LATE.

- NOW, THE TREES HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY LOADED, READY TO GO,

BY 9 A.M. TOMORROW, SO LET'S SHAKE A LEG.

DAD...

DANNY, DINNER'S READY.

OH, LOOKS GOOD.

DANNY, COME ON!

HURRY UP BEFORE YOUR SISTER'S FOOD GETS COLD!

THANKS, HON.

COME ON, DANNY.

OW. AHEM.

SO...YOU JUST GONNA SIT HERE IN SILENCE?

- WELL, GEE, DAD. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

HMM?

HOW HAPPY I AM THAT I LET DOWN MY FRIENDS ON THE YEARBOOK STAFF?

THIS IS A WORKING FARM.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU'RE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF HOW IT WORKS.

THE WAY YOU AND BRIDGET HAVE PITCHED IN THIS YEAR HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

- AND WHAT ABOUT NEXT YEAR? WHEN DO I GET TO DECIDE WHAT I WANT TO DO?

- WHEN YOU GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT.

THIS WILL ALL BE YOURS ONE DAY. DON'T YOU GET THAT?

- MOM WOULD NEVER LET YOU DO THIS.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

- GUESS WHO WON THE TALENT RECITAL AT SCHOOL.

LUANNE GRETZKY.

ARE WE READY TO ROLL?

- ALL SET. COME ON, DANNY.

HERE WE GO.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

HAVE YOU PICKED OUT A BROADWAY SHOW YET?

I'LL SEE ANYTHING WITH MUSIC.

- BET YOU'RE READY FOR MRS. QUINN'S COOKING.

I CAN'T WAIT.

YAY, A REAL COOK.

HEY. WITHOUT ME, YOU'D STARVE.

HA HA HA!

- WELL, YOU KNOW IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR

WHEN THE BYRNE FAMILY HITS TOWN.

HELLO, MRS. QUINN.

OH. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

- WELL, ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER CROP HARVESTED.

- AND THIS ONE-- SO TALL, I'M GETTING DIZZY JUST LOOKING AT YOU.

HI.

- YOU'RE NOT TOO GROWN UP FOR MY COOKIES, I HOPE.

NO.

OH, SOON YOU'LL BE TELLING YOUR FATHER

HOW TO RUN THE FARM.

HE ALREADY IS.

AND WHO ARE YOU?

OH, I BET YOU'RE EXCITED TO HAVE ANOTHER MONTH OFF FROM SCHOOL.

OF COURSE!

- WE'RE GONNA HAVE LOADS OF FUN THIS YEAR.

COME ON IN AND EAT.

OH, YOU'RE TOO BEAUTIFUL!

- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS TRUCK UNLOADED.

AW, THEY'RE SMALL. HERE YOU GO, BRIDGET...

RIGHT NEXT TO THE OTHER ONES.

SET IT UP BY THE, UH, THAT BOX THERE.

BRIDGET, COME ON OVER HERE.

HOW'S IT LOOK?

YEAH, IT'S PERFECT.

LEVEL?

BRING IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

THAT'S GREAT, DADDY.

HEY.

- HERE COMES THE MUSEUM LADY.

HO HO HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS.

- SO, YOU START OFF WITH A CHALLENGE.

FIX YOUR SIGHTS ON HER.

YEAH, SHE WON'T WANT ONE.

- OF COURSE SHE WON'T. SHE HASN'T WANTED ONE FOR YEARS.

BUT WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THAT.

LIKE I SAID-- A LITTLE...LITTLE CHALLENGE.

I HAVE GOT A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE

FOR YOU THIS YEAR.

HI, HI. WELCOME BACK.

STARS IN THE BRANCHES, RIGHT?

- NO, NOT STARS--STARDUST. - OH, RIGHT.

- I'VE GOT A WHITE FIR RIGHT HERE, JUST LIKE THE ONES YOU USED TO BUY--

SORRY.

- THIS IS THE YEAR I SELL YOU A TREE.

NO! IT REALLY ISN'T.

TOLD YOU.

DAD...

THERE'S A MAN THAT JUST BOUGHT SOME ROASTED CHESTNUTS.

PROMISING.

- WELL, THE DAY WE CAN'T SELL A CHRISTMAS TREE

TO A GUY BUYING CHESTNUTS

IS THE DAY WE'RE OUT OF BUSINESS.

HERE YOU ARE.

I JUST CAME UP HERE.

YOU DID SOME GOOD WORK TODAY.

YEAH. YEAH.

I THINK I'M GONNA HANG UP HERE FOR A BIT...

TRY SOME TIME EXPOSURES.

OH. OK.

ALL RIGHT.

SO...

I MIGHT BE A WHILE.

- WELL, MAKE SURE YOU GET SOME REST.

- OK, DAD. - SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

ALL RIGHT.

- MORNING. - GOOD MORNING, SON.

- SIT DOWN, DANNY. HOW ABOUT SOME EGGS?

- OOH, UH, THANKS. BUT I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A WALK AROUND.

NOW?

YEAH, JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT.

SIT DOWN AND EAT.

WE'VE GOT SETUP TO DO.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT TIME OFF LATER.

WELL, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

THANK YOU.

HERE YOU GO.

WHERE'S DANNY?

WELL, HE SAID HE'D BE BACK.

- BACK FROM WHERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

- I DON'T KNOW. HE WENT OFF THAT WAY.

HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?

YOU WERE BUSY.

MORNING.

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- I MEAN, IS IT NEW YORK, OR IS IT DISNEYLAND?

- HA HA HA! FIRST TIME HERE?

- IT'S SOMETHING I DIDN'T EXPECT, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, SHE'S PRETTY SPECIAL.

STICK AROUND. GOT SOME NICE VIEWS FROM UP IN THE TOWER.

OK.

I'M DANNY.

BILL.

NICE TO MEET YOU, BILL.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

- MAYBE YOU COULD SHOW ME AROUND OR SOMETHING?

I'D BE HAPPY TO.

JUST GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES TO FINISH UP HERE.

5 MINUTES UNTIL CLOSING.

OH, HELLO.

HOW IS THE CHRISTMAS TREE BUSINESS GOING?

AH...

THAT WAS REALLY TAKEN IN 1868?

YES.

I LOVE THESE OLD SHOTS.

- THEY'RE MADE FROM GLASS PLATES.

THEY'RE...AMAZING.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

- I THINK IT'D BE SO COOL TO WORK HERE.

TO, UM...