A Bluegrass Christmas

Sweetie, just space it out, okay.

And if you can you pick up those lights over there

- a little bit higher... - Honey,

I'm just trying not to fall.

Katie will catch you.

I will not catch you, Dad.

Well, what good are you down there then?

I'm here for support.

Both moral and physical.

Dad, are you sure you don't want me to help you?

It's my fatherly duty every year

and you're not taking it from me.

But you can hold the ladder real tight.

If you don't mind.

Told you we'd get her up there.

It's beautiful.

I can't believe this angel is still alive and kicking.

Why? You taught me to be a pro craftsman.

You were in the fifth grade.

Just because I was 11 doesn't mean I wasn't a pro, Dad.

She's looking good.

Hi, Mr. Breckenridge.

Chocolate's a he actually.

Of course, he is.

Well, we're getting there.

He's got the pins, screws, plate, but

moving much better than I thought he would.

Well, that's good because my son Grant

is coming to pick him up tomorrow.

Oh, yeah, Chocolate's not ready to leave,

sir. In fact, he has a long way to go, in my opinion.

Yeah, right. Well,

my group has a race coming up in February

and I'm gonna need Chocolate to run.

Yeah, he's not ready. That's a no-go.

I wasn't asking your opinion, Katie.

I'm telling you, he's going to run.

And I'm telling you that if you run him,

he'll break that leg again.

You know, I donate a lot of money

to keep this sanctuary running.

I even bring my own horses here to get rehab.

- And we appreciate that. - So, when I say

I want my dadgum horse back that means

I'm going to get my dadgum horse back, Katie.

- What's the problem here? - The problem here

is your daughter doesn't seem to realize

who pays whose salary around here.

Don't act like this isn't anything other than

a tax write off for you, Mr. Breckenridge!

You hear that, Don?

Now, she's questioning my integrity.

- Katie... - No,

we put the health of our horses ahead of anything here.

If Chocolate's not ready to race, he's staying here, 100%.

I don't care what you think, Mr. Breckenridge.

My son gets in from Georgia tomorrow.

He will be here with my trailer to pick up my horse.

Legally, you will release my horse

and that is the end of this conversation.

Or you can spend your precious money on attorney fees.

You know what?

I don't think I'll be placing any more of my tax write off

with this sanctuary.

And you can forget about my year end gift too.

Merry Christmas.

We're done.

Breckenridge is not only our largest donor,

he makes up over half our annual budget, Katie.

Just call him, Don.

I'm sure he'll reconsider now that's he's calmed down.

I did.

He's not budging.

And we have to figure out a way how to raise a substantial

amount of money by January to make next year's budget or

we shut the doors.

Don't forget Granddaddy's bell pepper.

Oh yeah. Thanks.

And, don't worry.

I won't forget to set up the tree for you.

Thanks, Dad.

So, Claire Crosby, twelve number one hits.

Back when this all started did you think you'd be here?

I mean, I definitely didn't think that

all this was possible but

I dreamt about it. Pretty much every day.

And I saw great country artists putting out inspiring music and

I just hoped that one day, if I worked hard enough,

that might be me too.

And when you're not on tour, you're in the studio,

you're making new music.

I love what I do.

If it weren't for the likes of,

I don't know, Loretta Lynn,

Hank Williams Jr., Charlie Pride,

Big Hickory Ben Pendleton and the Blue Mountain Revival

I definitely would not be where I am today.

They taught me so much in my early days.

They had a big influence on your sound, too?

Oh, absolutely. I mean,

Ben taught me how to be myself on stage.

Not to be someone else

or get caught up in image, you know.

A lot of people forget about heart.

Ben gave me my first professional gig, too.

I was there that night. You lit up the stage.

Oh, thank you. That was my first tour.

And still the best tour of my life.

Ben really took my under his wing,

and treated me like family.

I owe him a lot for that.

Hey, Granddaddy!

Oh... Chili!

Close the door behind ya, Katie Bear.

Okay.

Good to see you too, Granddaddy.

You doing okay?

I haven't seen you in the stables in a bit.

Oh yeah. Not bad, anyway.

Oh, I just wake up and I

have my morning coffee, and read the paper and...

Nobody's telling me what to do or when to do it.

Wait, you still get a physical paper, Granddaddy?

Katie, I'm a traditionalist.

Plus, I can't figure out that darn tablet.

I can help you with that.

You don't have to do that.

Technology never done nuthin' good for nobody.

Hey, you want to come by and see Bill Monroe tomorrow morning?

Yeah.

Yeah. It's been a minute since I've seen ole Billy.

Don't give me attitude, Bill.

I got to get you looking sharp for Granddaddy.

Your horse is named Bill?

Oh, yeah.

His name's Bill, but he's not mine.

He's my Granddaddy's.

Cute.

Does Bill have a last name?

Monroe.

Of course it is.

Well, I'm into Bill Monroe, the guy's a legend.

Your Grandfather must love Bluegrass.

He did, yeah.

Ever hear of Ben Pendleton?

Big Hickory Ben Pendleton and The Blue Mountain Revival?

That's my Granddaddy.

Wow!

He was one of the best. What happened to him?

There he is!

Good morning, Katie Bear.

I'll let those two have a moment.

I'm just here to pick up Chocolate.

You're Breckenridge's son?

Yeah...

He said you might be a little disagreeable.

- Oh, I'm a lot disagreeable. - Okay.

Maybe you two should take your lover's spat somewhere else.

Oh, ah, this isn't a spat. And we just met.

Kind of...

I'm Grant.

- Katie. - Look, Katie,

I know my Dad can be unreasonable at times,

and I apologize for that, but I got to get going.

My Dad has a trainer at the house

and they're waiting on the horse, so...

Maybe we can grab a coffee or something

and you can tell me exactly what's going on.

So what type of law do you practice?

Oh, the boring kind, corporate.

I'm one of those guys who sits in an office

and reads papers all day.

I pictured you much more Atticus Finch.

Hmm. So did I.

When I graduated law school,

I thought I'd be making a big difference in the world.

Sounds soul-crushing.

Well, we can't all be selfless equine doctors.

But maybe I can help.

What's my Dad done now?

He's pulling our funding.

And without his annual donation,

our barn doors will be closing permanently.

We won't have the funding to keep it going.

My Dad...

I'm sorry to hear that.

Do you think you could talk to him?

Have you tried talking to that man?

Once he's set on something, there's no changing his mind.

Maybe you can have a fundraiser?

Like what?

Like a concert.

Your grandfather's Bluegrass royalty.

Just ask him to headline.

No. He doesn't play anymore, Grant.

Yeah, I know he's retired, but I'm sure he would.

No, like he hasn't picked up an instrument

since my Grandma died.

Gotcha.

Sorry, I didn't know.