Christmas in Angel Falls

- Merry Christmas! Ho ho ho ho ho!

Ho ho ho! - Hi there. Merry Christmas!

Have a great trip. Merry Christmas!

Ho ho ho!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas.

Candy cane?

Ho ho ho ho!

Hey!

Everything will be all right.

Don't give up hope.

Thank you.

Tom?

Tom?

- I couldn't find my plane ticket.

Then I realized... I don't want to leave.

I love you, Stacey. - I love you too.

- Gabby! - Michael!

What a nice surprise! I didn't expect to see you here.

- Well, you know how much I enjoy the holidays:

the music and the lights, everyone's so excited. And you!

Look at you, so full of Christmas spirit!

You're practically bubbling over.

- Well, it is my favourite time of year.

- Oh, don't I know it! We talked about that, didn't we?

- But Michael, you heard him! He didn't actually

need his ticket because he didn't want to leave.

Gabby, stop!

You know as well as I do

we're here strictly to offer guidance.

We're not supposed to get involved.

- But technically I did guide them, right?

Just back to each other.

- Gabby, you took his plane ticket!

- What was I supposed to do? If he got on that plane,

they may never see each other again.

- That's how it works. We let them make their own choices,

whether we agree or not. - But they're in love!

- All the more reason to let them decide.

Everyone needs love,

but sometimes love

has a way of complicating things.

- You say that every time and it doesn't make sense.

What is so complicated? They meet. They fall in love.

They live happily ever after. - No. It's never been

that simple. It never will be, and you shouldn't get involved

with something you don't understand.

- Well, how am I supposed to understand if you don't let me

get involved? - Gabby...

seriously...

this has to be the last time.

But it was so nice, wasn't it?

The way they looked at each other with the Christmas lights

and the music. It was like they

were the only two people in the whole world.

- They look very happy. - Every time

I see that look, I wonder what that feels like,

to fall in love; to find someone

who means that much to you,

who cares about you. It must be wonderful.

- But rules are rules, and the one rule you never mess with...

is free will.

Now, if we start interfering

in things like that, well...

anything could happen.

What do you mean,

"anything"? - Come on.

- They're still gonna be OK though, right?

Well, of course they are.

They have a guardian angel for a matchmaker.

I don't have a lot of time, Gabby.

- Where to? - On to our next assignment.

Welcome to Angel Falls.

- Ooh, catchy name! - Thought you'd like it.

Three weeks until Christmas

and the town of Angel Falls

already has a good start on the holidays.

It seems a little quiet.

- That's one way to put it. - Merry Christmas!

- Do I know you? - I'm sure they're

just in a hurry. - Yeah. Uh-huh.

- So when do I meet my new assignment?

- You're looking at it. - What do you mean?

- Angel Falls needs your help, Gabby.

- Wait, the whole town!? - I know it all looks warm

and festive, but the truth is this is all

just window dressing... no pun intended.

You feel it, don't you?

Under the lights and decorations,

the town of Angel Falls

has lost its Christmas spirit

and they don't know how to get it back.

- But Michael, I'm really more of a one-on-one kind of angel.

- Which is exactly how you keep getting yourself in hot water.

You get too involved, start bending the rules.

This way, that won't be a problem.

But where do I even start?

Right here.

Volunteer coordinator?

- Don't worry, I'll give you a great reference. Oh, and...

...you're gonna need these.

There's a suitcase in the trunk. I packed a few things

for you. And the job comes with an apartment.

- You always think of everything.

I know it won't be easy,

but this is a very special assignment.

You'll need to find a way to bring the joy of Christmas

back to Angel Falls. - I can do that.

- And no going overboard this time. Follow the rules.

Remember? - Free will. I got it.

Outstanding!

- But why is this assignment so special?

What makes it different

from all the other ones?

That's a little rude, you know.

I was still talking to you.

(woman): Hey!

- (man): Coming through here. Watch yourself.

- (man): Step back a little please.

Guys, give me a hand...

- You sure you're OK, Ellen? - I'm fine.

Oh, I'm so sorry, Jack.

I didn't mean to cause all this bother.

- Oh, don't be sorry. It's a good thing that you called. That is what we're here for.

- Oh, you always were a sweet boy.

- OK. You stay safe. - Say hello to your folks

for me. - Will do.

Can we get a blanket for her, please?

- Oh. Thank you. - OK, everyone.

Everything's under control. Merry Christmas.

Hi.

Merry Christmas.

So was that a false alarm?

- Yeah. Just a bowl of soup that boiled over.

A lot of smoke, though. It really spooked Ellen.

And you're all volunteers?

- That's right. - So if something happens,

you just drop everything and you come running?

It's a...

small town. We don't get a lot of calls.

I should probably go. - OK.

- Cool. You take care. - Well, if I don't,

I know who to call.

Oh... that was lame.

That was pretty lame.

Merry Christmas! - Yeah.

Do you know her?

Oh, wow...

(Gabby humming "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing")

Can I help you?

- Oh! Hi! Um, yes! I'm Gabby Messenger.

I'm here about the volunteer coordinator job.

- Oh. Gloria Chambers. I'm the deacon

here at St. Andrew's. - Lovely to meet you.

And... and your church is beautiful.

It must be stunning with all the Christmas decorations up.

- It is. "Messenger"? I don't remember seeing you here before.

- I'm new in town. Uh, is the job still open?

Well, our last coordinator

just quit, so... we have a lot to do before Christmas

if you're sure you're interested?

- Absolutely! - All right. I will

introduce you to Pastor Howard. Follow me.

This reference is glowing!

This Michael DiAngelo, he... he thinks highly of you.

Oh, well, we...

have worked together for a...

very long time.

I don't know what brought you

to our doorstep in time for this Christmas, but I

couldn't be happier.

Welcome to St. Andrew's. - Thank you!

- I hope you're ready to hit the ground running.

- I always do. - That's really great.

I'd like to bring up

the Christmas decorations and put them around the church.

I... I know it's a lot to ask-- - No! Not if we get people

to pitch in. Does Gloria keep a list of volunteers?

Um... well, I...

I should've talked to you about that earlier.

- About what? - Well...

people just aren't volunteering anymore.

- But it's Christmas. - Unfortunately...

Christmas isn't what it was here anymore.

- What do you mean? - Well, it all started

a few years ago when the paper mill closed down.

That mill was a big part of this town.

And all of a sudden, people were looking for jobs elsewhere.

Where did they all go?

- Well, a lot of them pulled up stakes

and moved on. - Oh.

So what about the people who still live here?

- Well, most of them found jobs in other towns.

But that means a longer commute,

which means less time with friends and neighbours.

And less time for tradition

and community. - Mm-hmm.

You feel it more

when Christmas comes around.

We've changed.