CBeebies: The Nutcracker

# Christmas Eve by the glow of stars reflecting in the snow

# The carols in the moonlight

# Tonight

# Christmas Eve is the day Santa hurries on his sleigh

# Delivering a toy to every girl and boy

# Tonight

# At this special time of year everybody gathered here

# Celebrating together as one

# The presents and the tree All your friends and your family

# Together can be twice as fun. #

Hey! Hey! Good to see you, everyone. Wow!

Hello, everyone! Whoa! Hiya, Kerry.

Come on, everyone. Sing along with us.

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Yes, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Together, for Christmas time

And again!

# Christmas, Christmas Christmas time

# Yes, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

One more time!

# Christmas, Christmas, Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time

Hello, everyone!

Hello!

Oh, Justin, look.

Everyone's brought their special toys with them.

So they have.

Oh! Hey, everyone,

can you hold up your special toy and wave it in the air?

Now, talking of favourite toys, I'd like to introduce you to Bertie.

Say hello to Bertie, everyone.

-Hello, Bertie!

-Oh, yes.

-Do you know, Justin...

-Yes.

-Your favourite toy can be anything,

if you love it enough.

I mean, I've got a box.

Wow! A box!

But it's a box with a surprise.

Boys and girls, do you think that Bertie

could help to wind this handle?

ALL: Yes!

-Oh, yes!

-Let's give it a go!

OK, come on then, Bertie. Here we go.

-I'll give some help.

-Keep winding...

Don't know what's going to happen...

Oh!

It's a jack-in-the-box!

Oh, it's all right, Bertie. He's very friendly.

Yes, give him a little Christmas hug.

There you go. Who would have thought they'd get along so well together?

Just like words and music.

They go together.

Yes! And talking of music, Kerry,

I'd like you to give our storytelling band a huge cheer.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hey, guys. Would you help us tell our Christmas story?

Yes!

Kerry, there's only one thing for it.

Let's get this Christmas story started.

-Yes!

-Come on, everyone.

Join in!

# Christmas, Christmas, Christmas time

# Yes, it's Christmas, Christmas, Christmas time

# Christmas, Christmas, Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time

# So, let's meet the brother and sister

# Clara and Fred are their names

-One playing here.

-The other playing near.

# But separate toys and separate games. #

Clara, Fred, come and help us get the Christmas party ready.

Yeah.

-In a minute.

-Crackers to pull.

Sugar plums.

Oh, we'd have so much more fun if we get ready for the party together.

We can have fun together.

THEY HUM AND PRETEND TO SING

Happy Christmas Eve!

Ta-da!

You're so silly.

You do that every year.

Oh, but I do love our Christmas traditions.

Oh, especially our Christmas Eve party.

Oh, the neighbours will be here soon.

Is Uncle Drosselmeyer coming?

Of course. He comes every year.

Oh, he's one of our favourite Christmas traditions.

He always brings the best toys, doesn't he?

Fred. That's MY jack-in-the-box.

Huh? What jack-in-the-box?

Uncle Drosselmeyer gave him to me last Christmas.

He's my toy and you can't play with him.

I wasn't playing with him.

You stick to playing with your silly little mice.

They're not silly.

-I love them.

-Oh, come on, you two.

Play nicely.

You'd have so much more fun if you played together.

Oh!

Shh!

Shh!

LAUGHTER

Sugar plum?

Mm!

Oh, my goodness me.

We seem to have lost some of our sugar plums.

Oh, yes. I wonder where they've got to.

Clara, have you seen any of our missing sugar plums?

And Fred, I don't suppose you've seen any of them, have you?

Well, if it wasn't Clara and it wasn't Fred,

maybe one of the toys came to life and ate them up.

Or it could be the Sugar Plum Fairy.

The Sugar Plum who?

She's the ruler of the Land of Sweets.

There's no such thing.

If you say so. DOORBELL RINGS

Oh, the party guests.

Action stations.

Is it you, Uncle D?

BEHIND DOOR: No, it's your neighbours from Number Two.

ALL: Merry Christmas!

You made it!

Yes, we travelled across the wild seas.

Oh, silly.

You live next door.

I know.

Our Uncle Drosselmeyer lives across all the seas.

He always brings us very special gifts.

Wow, he sounds magical.

Yes, I think he is.

-Sugar plum?

-Oh, thank you.

Sugar plum. Don't take them all.

Right. Let's play a game.

-A game of...

-DOORBELL RINGS

Oh, oh, oh.

Is that you, Uncle D?

No, it's your neighbour from Number Three!

ALL: Merry Christmas!

-Sugar plum?

-Oh, so pleased you could make it.

Good to see you. Right, let's play a game.

A game of...

I want to dance!

Well, you're in luck. Let's play a game. A game of...

Musical statues!

-That's just what I was going to say.

-Come on, in your places, everyone.

Come on, everyone. Let's see you do the twist and dance with us.

# Do the twist, it's so much fun to really shake like this

# It's how the dance goes

# Wiggle it, jiggle it, shake it

# When you hear the music stop

# Strike a pose. #

You're so out, Dad.

You're all red in the face.

I used to be a twisting champion, I'll have you know.

-Oh, go and have a sugar plum.

-I'll put the kettle on.

-Yes.

# Do the twist, it's so much fun to really shake like this

# It's how the dance goes

# Wiggle it, jiggle it, shake it

# When you hear the music stop

# Strike a pose. #

-You're out!

-No, you are.

I think you're both out.

-That's not fair. He moved first.

-I did not.

I saw your hair move.

My hair? Well, I can't help it if my hair moves.

-Anyway, you wiggled your nose.

-It's a game.

I'm so sorry about this.

It's supposed to be fun.

If you two can't play together,

then you have to go to bed before your uncle arrives.

-Not fair!

-I want to wait up until he gets here.

DOORBELL RINGS

Is that you Uncle Drosselmeyer?

It is you, Uncle Drosselmeyer!

-Merry Christmas!

-Good to see you!

Oh, it's good to be here. In a real home.

Have you been off exploring and adventuring?

-Where have you been this year? Tell us!

-Hang on!

-ALL:

-Tell us!

Hang on!

# I went to a land all covered in cloud

# I went to a land where you must be loud

# I stood on a rock and yelled it about

# And what did I shout?

# I hear you enquire

# I'm funky Uncle Drosselmeyer

# I went to a land all covered in trees

# I went to a land that was made of cheese

# I went to a land where people have wings

# And everyone sings

# They sing in a choir

# I'm funky Uncle Drosselmeyer

# I wish I could travel everywhere you've been

# Yes, I'd love to experience the things you've seen

# I wish I could join in everything you do

# And every adventure I tell you is totally true

# Every single word of it

# I went to a land where berries abound

# I went to a land that was upside down

# You made it all up

# I haven't at all

# The giants were small

# The children were higher

# I'm funky Uncle Drosselmeyer

# In every land, in every town

# I looked for a mouse with a golden crown

# He's ever so rare

# As you can admire

# Thank you, Uncle Drosselmeyer

# For you, there's a gift,

# As fine as can be

# A novelty nutcracker made by me

# A colourful toy in soldier attire

# Thank you, Uncle Drosselmeyer

# Funky Uncle Drosselmeyer

# Funky Uncle Drosselmeyer. #

Oh, oh.

Uncle Drosselmeyer, that was fantastic.

Do you know what? It is getting late.

I think it's time to go.

Thank you so much for the party and the wonderful food.

-Our pleasure.

-It's one of our favourite Christmas traditions.

-Happy Christmas!

-Happy Christmas!

# Funky Uncle Drosselmeyer

# Funky Uncle Drosselmeyer... #

Queen Mouse.

Where did you find a queen mouse? Where? Where?

Well, the Queen Mouse lives in a land of cheese, of course.

She's amazing.

And she completes my collection.

Oh, thank you so much, Uncle D.

This is such a beautiful toy, Uncle D.

I think it's my best and favourite present ever. Thank you!

Wow! His eyes move as well.

-What?

-I just saw his eyes move.

It's good to see you're still using your imagination, Clara.

He can't move his eyes. He's just a wooden toy.

Aren't you?

No, I just saw his eyes move.

He looked over there. At Queen Mouse.

-Fred, did you see?

-No.

Mum, did you?

No, Clara. You must be tired after all that's dancing.

No, no. I saw him move his eyes.

He's a magic nutcracker.

But if you want to keep it a secret, Uncle D, I'll play along.

Well, of course, all of my toys are magic in one way or another.

Well, I think my mouse queen is much better then your nutcracker.

-Fred!

-My nutcracker beats your silly mouse queen

and all the rest of your toy mice collection.

Who wants to collect toy mice, anyway?

Well, who wants a silly nutcracker? You... You don't even like nuts.

Uh-uh-uh-uh!

I want you to say sorry.

Both of you.

-Fine.

-Sorry.

-Really sorry.

-Really, really sorry.

Well done.

Now, children, to bed.

-It's late.

-Say goodnight.

-Goodnight.

-Goodnight.

Goodnight.

ALL: Merry Christmas!

Sweet dreams.

I love going dancing on Christmas Eve.

I had so much fun.

I didn't want to leave.

Outside in the dark, the snow was falling deep.

Fred and Clara didn't think they could sleep.

They were both so excited about their new toys.

I'm not speaking to you.

No? Well, me neither.

Night-night.

Night-night.

But soon, they started yawning.

Then made no more noise.

Midnight.

When Christmas Eve becomes Christmas Day,

magical toys come out to play.

MUSIC: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky

When everyone else was asleep in their beds,

their best-loved toys started moving their heads.

They opened their eyes and stared all around.

Then started to lift right up from the ground.

Fred and Clara kept sleeping right on,

never sensing that anything could be wrong.

Their home lit up bright like a Christmas tree.

Their favourite toys were now breaking free.

Clara's treasured nutcracker and Fred's prized queen mouse

vanished incredibly...

..out of the house.

Then just as quick, all was quiet once more.

You could even hear their dad's gentle snore.

SNORING

Fred!

Fred! Stop pretending to sleep.

What?

Did you take my nutcracker?

No.

No.

Mouse Queen's gone.

Clara, have you taken her?

TINKLING

I've got goose bumps.

I feel all electric.

SWOOSHING AND TINKLING

Uncle D?

Is that you?

Keep on practising, you'll be fine.

You're awake.

That is... You're not asleep.

-What are you two doing up?

-Are you doing actual magic, Uncle D?

Maybe.

Have you seen my nutcracker?

I placed him at the end of my bed carefully before I went to sleep.

And now he's gone. I'm really worried about him.

And my mouse queen, she's gone, too. I want to find her.

They've both gone to the Land of Sweets.

-Really?

-That doesn't sound like a real place.

Oh, it is, Clara. It's very real.

Full of toys and presents and...

And what?

Well, I'm not really supposed to tell you.

BOTH: What?

I can say, Clara, that your nutcracker

and your queen mouse, Fred,

are very important in this extraordinary land

and they have a great challenge ahead of them.

Well, we need to go and find them, then.

You're not scared to visit another world?

Not to find our special toys.

By all that is adventurous,

I think you two are exactly what the Land of Sweets needs right now.

# Fairytale hour before Christmas Day

# Magical wonders occur they say

# With a wave of my hand

# I'll take you to a mystical land... #

My mice!

But they've all come to life.

And all my toys, too. Hello!

-Hello.

-Wow.

How did you do that?

# I'm Uncle Drosselmeyer. #

To the Land of Sweets!

ALL: Wow!

The Land of Sweets.

It's an amazing place.

Straight away, it puts a smile on your face.

It's covered in drifts of sugary snow

where chocolate trees and jelly flowers grow.

The children were stunned and full of such joy

they almost forgot to look for their toys.

They had no idea what lay ahead

but they were ever so brave, our Clara and Fred.

Wow! I've never seen so much...

Snow!

Is it snow?

It tastes like sugar.

Sugar snow!

-But there's no such thing.

-We're in the Land of Sweets now, Fred.

The Sugar Plum Fairy makes sure that everything tastes amazing.

Bsst ba-boom bsst ba-boom!

Bong-a-bong bong!

Jack in the box!

-Monkey! Hello!

-Hiya.

BEATBOXING

Wow!

You're so much bigger than at home.

-Sorry, can't talk.

-We've nearly got this.

And a five, six, seven, nine.

THEY BEATBOX

CYMBAL CRASHES

Monkey!

What have I told you about crashing those cymbals?

Er, crash the cymbals really loudly?

No! Don't crash the cymbals.

Oh. Right, sorry.

-Right, come on, let's do the next bit.

-OK.

-Here we go.

-What are you doing?

-We're practising.

Today's the day of the Great Sweetie Dance-off.

And what's that?

-Well, every Christmas, we...

-The toys.

..the toys have a big dance competition against them.

-The mice.

-The mice.

And the Sugar Plum Fairy...

I love her!

Yeah.

He really does.

..decides who's the winner.

This year, we are so going to win.

-Monkey!

-Oh, right, no cymbals.

-Got you.

-We are going to lift that beautiful,

sparkling Sugar Plum Trophy high above our heads.

Yeah, we are.

Especially after Jack in the box here lifts me high above his head.

Yeah. What?

Let's do a lift.

-Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

-Come on.

-I do not think that's a good idea.

-How difficult can it be?

-Seriously, you look quite heavy.

I'm lighter than I look. Come on. Everyone wants it.

-Let's do a lift. Come on.

-No, no, no, no.

-Don't encourage him.

-I'm coming for you.

-You're not go to wind me up.

-Here I come.

-No, no, no.

-Here I...

Yeah, that was never going to work.

Well, do you often win?

Not exactly, no.

We win as often as the mice do.

-Yeah, which is never.

-Never.

-So nobody ever wins?

Not the toys or the mice?

-No.

-No.

How can that be?

Well, it always does go truly wrong.

Yeah, oh, every year it's a right muddle.

Yeah, yeah. So this year,

the Sugar Plum Fairy says if we can't make it work,

she's going to cancel it!

No more Great Sweetie Dance-off!

We could lose our most favourite Christmas tradition

-for ever.

-Ever!

-Ever!

-Ever!

-Ever!

E-ver!

-Which is why we're practising.

-Extra hard.

Oh, here she is, our ruler! The president of the Land of the Sweets.

The Sugar Plum Fairy!

And her husband, the first gentleman, Christmas Cracker.

Oh, my dearest Sugar Plum.

Hello.

MUSIC STOPS

-LAUGHTER

-Right, that's awkward.

-A little help?

-Oh, my, is that you, Drosselmeyer?

Oh, welcome back, old friend.

It's been far too long.

And welcome, young strangers, to my delicious domain.

Ma'am, may I present to you my nephew, Fred, and my niece, Clara.

Now, tell me, what dance do you do?

I'm sorry, Your Highness?

Sorry? Why?

What have you done? We don't want any more trouble or muddle.

Not on the day of the Great Sweetie Dance-off.

I'm going, I'm going, I'm going... I've gone. Oh.

Right, cracker down, we have a cracker down.

Would someone...? Thank you.

We don't want to make any muddle or trouble, sir.

We just want to find our special and best loved toy - my nutcracker.

Oh, a fantastic dancer.

-Really?

-Oh, yes, the nutcracker is very impressive.

He's the leader.

Yeah, of us toys.

And what about my queen mouse?

Well, she is the leader of the mice, of course.

She's an awesome dancer, too.

Yeah, seriously, she is really good.

Now, as you all know,

after the total and utter shambles that was last year...

Shambles.

..I passed a law in the House of Sweets which states...

HE SPEAKS NONSENSE

LAUGHTER

"If the dancers cannot finish their dances without everyone falling over

"and hurting themselves, then the Sugar Plum Fairy...

"..will be forced to cancel the Great Sweetie Dance-off for ever."

I'm going, I'm going, I'm going, I'm going...

-I'm all right, I'm all right.

-Your Great and Royal Highnesses,

I have brought Clara and Fred here because I believe they can help.

-Really?

-Us?

-What can we do?

-Uncle D, we don't know anything about dancing.

Oh, it is time for the Great Sweetie Dance-off to begin.

Right, let's see what you children can do.

Oh!

Shambles.

Clara and Fred were both so excited,

so soon with their toys to be reunited.

But they can't imagine what they can do.

How can they help?

They don't have a clue.

Look, Fred, there's my nutcracker.

Wow, doesn't he look amazing?

-Woo!

-Yeah!

-Woo!

Your nutcracker says he's dancing for you, Clara.

Oh! Good luck, Nutcracker.

Clara, Queen Mouse.

And Queen Mouse is dancing for you, Fred.

Welcome, my sweet and yummy subjects

to our annual Great Sweetie Dance-off.

ALL CHEER

-The Christmas cracker...

-Yes.

..and I are hoping against hope that it won't be the last time

we hold this tradition. We wish you all grace and luck.

And please do take care.

Right, are the first-aiders standing by?

The mice won't need any first aid, don't you worry.

That's right. We've been practising all night, every night,

while the children sleep.

We will float like butterflies and sting your pride like bees.

And noble Nutcracker, are you ready, too?

Yeah. We've got the sickest moves.

Yeah!

And the phattest beats.

Yeah, and we've been practising every time the children

-leave their bedrooms.

-Yeah?

Well, we've been practising every time the children blink their eyes.

-Oh, yeah?

-Yes.

Enough.

Very good. I think we're ready, then.

The Sugar Plum Trophy will finally be ours.

-BOTH:

-In your dreams.

By the powers of all that is sugar and plum, I say...

Ready, steady...

Dance.

MUSIC PLAYS

Bravo! Bravo! The best one yet, I think.

DRUMS AND CLAPPING

Whoo!

Magnificent, it might just be OK this year.

Yes. Oh, no, I think I feel a shambles coming on.

MUSIC PLAYS

DRUMS

MUSIC PLAYS

DRUMS

MUSIC PLAYS

DRUMS

MUSIC PLAYS

DRUMS

MUSIC AND DRUMS MIX TOGETHER

Oh! Stop the music!

You're going to fall over again!

-We've got an idea.

-To help stop the muddle.

Ten out of ten for effort, everyone.

Madam President, I think, yes, Clara and Fred have an idea.

Nutcracker, your dancing is amazing so Fred, my brother, and I,

were thinking, since it's Christmas...

Perhaps you might like to dance together.

Oh, I don't know about that.

No.

Mouse Queen, I love your dancing.

Maybe if you danced together...

Then you'd be even more awesome.

Mouse Queen, I love the move you do with your arms. Can you show me?

Oh, it's so beautiful.

Can you all do the move with your arms?

-Amazing.

-Yeah, and, Nutcracker,

it's really cool when you dance and you do, erm...

You know, the same...

Yeah, the thing!

And can all you toys, can you do the thing?

Yeah, mate.

Smashed it.

So cool. So if you were to do all of this together...

Try it, try it.

Give it a go.

MUSIC PLAYS

DRUMS DROWN OUT THE MUSIC

-Didn't work.

-No, no, don't give up.

It was almost there.

It was so good.

Clara, let's show them how it's done.

BOTH: Uncle D!

Ready, steady, dance.

-I'll get the mice.

-I'll get the toys.

Mice, come here, do the mice dance and they'll do the toy dance.

We can do this.

-It's never been done before.

-Here we go!

# We're beginning the winning

# We're dancing and singing together as one

# There's nothing beside it cos if we can find it

# We're all going to find it double the fun

# Forever

# Forever going to play together

# You give me elation, a fine celebration

# The love of the nation Whoever you meet

# Now that we've started we'll never be parted

# You are the harmony, we are the beat

# Forever

# Forever going to play together

-# Going to play together

-With you

-# I'm going to play together

-With you

-# Going to play together

-With you...

-And you!

-And you!

-And you!

-And you.

-And you.

And you too!

Whoo!

Mouse Queen! What do you think?

Come on, Nutcracker, give it a go.

MUSIC AND DRUMMING TOGETHER

# You give me elation, a fine celebration

# The love of the nation whoever you meet

# Now that we've started we'll never be parted

# You are the harmony, we are the beat

# Forever

# Forever going to play together

# Forever

# Forever going to play together. #

That was so beautiful!

Well done, well done!

But, sweetie, I mean Madam President,

you need to decide who has won.

The toys or the mice?

But they were both so good I can't choose a winner.

Fred and Clara, who do you think were the best?

Well, I can't tell but the toys were much better dancing with the mice

than they were by themselves.

The mice were better with the toys. You can't divide them for a prize.

In that case I decree from now on and henceforth from this special day

the toys and mice shall share dance moves.

It will no longer be the Great Sweetie Dance-off,

but instead the Great Sweetie Dance Together.

Hurray!

BELL RINGS

The currant bun sun is rising, my friends.

It's Christmas morning.

Oh, no, if you don't get home soon, you could be stuck here forever.

Well, I like it here.

Perhaps we can come back next Christmas?

You are all very welcome every year.

Your visits can become our new Christmas tradition.

Oh, thank you, ma'am, and thank you everyone, and Merry Christmas.

ALL: Merry Christmas!

Oh, bye, Nutcracker.

Bye.

Clara, come on, we must get home.

The children ran back through the Christmas tree door and found

their special toys back on the floor.

Nutcracker and Queen Mouse were standing together

as if they had been happily dancing for ever.

Christmas morning and not a single peep.

Were Fred and Clara still sound asleep?

Clara!

Fred! It's Christmas morning.

Oh, Fred, I think we slept in.

You've normally got up and opened your presents by now.

We went to the Land Of Sweets with Uncle Drosselmeyer last night.

My nutcracker.

Oh, yes, and we saw an amazing dance competition between Queen Mouse

-and the Nutcracker.

-Did you?

Are you sure it wasn't a dream?

Well, they can't have had the same dream.

Oh, it looks like Fred and Clara are playing together.

Is this true?

Did you take my children to the Land of Sweets last night?

Oh, well, I thought since it was Christmas Eve,

an extra bit of magic wouldn't hurt.

I thought I'd introduce them to the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Well, I suppose as long as you were there

to look after my little darlings.

And that is the end of our Christmas show.

But one more thing to say before we go.

Clara and Fred now love to play together.

They're going to have fun for ever and ever!

Come on, everyone, sing along.

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Yes, it's Christmas, Christmas, It's Christmas time

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Yes, it's Christmas, Christmas It's Christmas time

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time. #

Merry Christmas from all of us here at CBeebies!

CHEERING

Come on, everyone, sing along one more time.

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Yes, it's Christmas, Christmas It's Christmas time

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Yes, it's Christmas, Christmas It's Christmas time

# Christmas, it's Christmas It's Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time

# Together for Christmas time. #