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0:01:02 > 0:01:05Ah, Christmas!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Only three days until the big day.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12This is going to be the best ever.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15BAND STRIKES UP
0:01:15 > 0:01:17# Christmas will be magical
0:01:17 > 0:01:20# Just like in a fairy tale
0:01:20 > 0:01:24# I want so much snow that I'll use my toes
0:01:24 > 0:01:26# To pick up the morning mail
0:01:26 > 0:01:29# Dinner will be delicious
0:01:29 > 0:01:32# Turkey and candied yams
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- # Stuffing a mile high - 17 types of pie
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- # Do you want some more? - Yes, ma'am!
0:01:38 > 0:01:41# Our tree will shine so brightly
0:01:41 > 0:01:44# Our tree will be eight feet tall
0:01:44 > 0:01:46# Popcorn strung diagonally
0:01:46 > 0:01:49# Candy canes and silver balls... #
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Here's a saying worth obeying
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Please take out a pad and pencil
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Nothing is more of an eyesore
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Than the excessive use of tinsel
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- What, no tinsel?!- Not in this dream
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- I want tinsel!- You can have tinsel.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09# When you are as old as me
0:02:09 > 0:02:11# Is that a guarantee?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18# Christmas will be special
0:02:18 > 0:02:21# It'll be magnificent
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- # Everyone's going to state - ALL: I really think you're great!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27# When they open up my presents
0:02:27 > 0:02:30# Yes, this Christmas, I suspect
0:02:30 > 0:02:33# Will be perfect in all respects
0:02:33 > 0:02:35# This Christmas will be
0:02:35 > 0:02:38# The best...
0:02:38 > 0:02:41# Christmas yet. #
0:02:43 > 0:02:48- Hmm!- Arthur! What are you doing?! Why are you so calm?!
0:02:48 > 0:02:52It's three days till Christmas!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- So?- So?! There's work to be done!
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Help me write my wish list to Santa.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06"My dearest Santa..." No, no, no. That's too gushy.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09What about, "Hiya, Santa..."?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Aw! That's way too friendly!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Come on, Arthur! I need ideas!
0:03:16 > 0:03:21I've only had four Christmases! What should I write?!
0:03:21 > 0:03:26Ohh! Well, everything will be ALMOST perfect.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37DW, come on! We're going to be late for school!
0:03:41 > 0:03:46You wrote "Santa Claus", right? Not "Santa Cruz"?
0:03:46 > 0:03:53Yes, DW! Mom, can you turn on the radio to see if it's going to snow?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57'# ..Always at your feet And it's really, really sweet
0:03:57 > 0:04:01'# It's Tina the talking tabby... #'
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Don't even think about touching that dial!
0:04:05 > 0:04:09'# Just scratch behind her ears And this is what you hear
0:04:09 > 0:04:12'# I'm Tina the talking tabby
0:04:12 > 0:04:16'# Oh, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina Tina, Tina, tiny Tina
0:04:16 > 0:04:19'# Tina, the talking tabby
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- '# Oh, Tina, Tina... #' - Mom, change the station!
0:04:23 > 0:04:26I'm getting a headache!
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS - Mom, that's the toy I really want!
0:04:30 > 0:04:33The one I wrote Santa about.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- You put it at the top of the list. Right, Arthur?- Yes, DW!
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Santa will get it for me, won't he?
0:04:41 > 0:04:46I don't know, honey. We'll have to wait and see.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Francine!
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Hi, Francine! One more day until my big party!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Muffy, I told you, I can't...
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Oh! I forgot to invite George!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Hmm!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Hey, Francine, what's wrong?- Muffy!
0:05:19 > 0:05:24She thinks I'm coming to her party, even though I told her I can't.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27My family's having a Chanukah party.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33- We light the last candle on the menorah.- So tell her again.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38I've already told her a million times. Watch.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41See you there, George!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Muffy, I'm not coming to your party.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Guess what! I got the Swabs! You know - the rock band.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51It's going to be so cool.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It's like talking to a wall!
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Arthur?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02SCHOOL BELL RINGS Hmm!
0:06:02 > 0:06:08In Sweden, they have a parade early in the morning on December 13th.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13People follow the Queen of Light who wears a crown of candles.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16THEY SING IN SWEDISH
0:06:38 > 0:06:43My grandfather sent me some fish that's been dried and boiled.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Pass it around.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55THEY ALL GROAN
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Mmm! Not bad!
0:07:03 > 0:07:08At Christmas, my parents and I work at a soup kitchen for the homeless.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11This year, I made dessert.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Presenting the Binky Barnes pecan pie!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Any volunteers? ALL: Yeah!
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- I believe you have to shell the pecans.- Oh!
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I like it!
0:07:32 > 0:07:38OK, class, before you leave for vacation there's still homework.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40THEY ALL GROAN
0:07:40 > 0:07:45I've decided not to assign you any reading.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Instead, write a five-page essay describing your holidays.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- Class dismissed! - THEY ALL GROAN
0:07:54 > 0:07:58I knew it was too good to be true!
0:07:58 > 0:08:03- I have to go shopping. Want to come?- No, I'm going to bed.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07My mother woke me up at six this morning.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10She thought it was Christmas.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15It's happened every year since my parents got divorced.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20On the days before Christmas, my mom gets up really early.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Oh! It's Christmas!
0:08:23 > 0:08:27'She cooks pancakes and puts out all the presents.'
0:08:27 > 0:08:33- I tell her it's only December 23rd and she goes back to bed.- Weird!
0:08:33 > 0:08:38She worries I won't enjoy Christmas because my dad's not with us.
0:08:38 > 0:08:44- That's too bad!- Sometimes I wish Christmas wasn't such a big deal.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47FANFARE PLAYS
0:08:49 > 0:08:55I, Muffy, the princess of Christmas,
0:08:55 > 0:09:00invite one and all to my holiday extravaganza!
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- Her what?!- My party! It's at five o'clock tomorrow.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Presents for everyone!
0:09:10 > 0:09:16Oh, Francine! Why don't you come early and help me set up?
0:09:16 > 0:09:20But Muffy, I told you, I can't come!
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Grr! Why won't she listen?!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Lutefisk?
0:09:39 > 0:09:44- Wow!- Wait till you see the line for the bathrooms.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Let's synchronise our watches. 3.15?
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- Check.- Meet you at the candy cane in exactly one hour.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Excuse me!
0:10:02 > 0:10:07'It peels, it cores, it shreds, it mashes, it juliennes!
0:10:07 > 0:10:11'It's an entire kitchen in itself.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15'It's now on sale for only 5.99!'
0:10:15 > 0:10:17That's perfect for Dad!
0:10:17 > 0:10:19'Scuse me, sir.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Sorry, we're sold out.- Aw!
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Allow me to show you something else.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Yes, sir! Selling like hot cakes.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Uncle Niko's olive depitter.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40You just stick an olive in... and out pops the pit!
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Um...I don't know.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I'll throw in the olives.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57Only one present to go. Hmm, what to get Mom?
0:11:00 > 0:11:05Hey! It's that little glass bird I broke last summer.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08HE BARKS LIKE A DOG
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Help! Help!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Arthur, leave me alone!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Arthur did it!
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Mom loved that bird. This'll really surprise her.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29HE GASPS
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Oh, brother!
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Excuse me, young man, may I help you?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Huh? Oh, yeah.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57The little glass bird in the window, please.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I assume that will be cash.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Yes, ma'am!
0:12:03 > 0:12:0625, 35, 45...
0:12:06 > 0:12:1156, 57, 58...59.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16There! Nine dollars and 59 cents.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Huh? Oh, yeah, here you go.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Thanks. Happy holidays.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Oh, no, it's 4.13!
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Excuse me, sir, how do I get to the giant candy cane?
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Which giant candy cane, son?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40There's the giant green one
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and there's the giant pink one.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45The giant red one?
0:12:45 > 0:12:50That's Santa's workshop. Go through Toy Town.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58'# Oh, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina Tina, Tina, tiny
0:12:58 > 0:13:02'# Tina, Tina the talking tabby
0:13:02 > 0:13:05'# Oh, Tina, Tina, tiny, Tina, Tina, Tina, tiny... #'
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Grrr! That song!
0:13:08 > 0:13:12'# Oh, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina, Tina, tiny
0:13:12 > 0:13:15'# Tina, Tina, the talking tabby. #
0:13:15 > 0:13:18SONG CONTINUES
0:13:38 > 0:13:41'# Tina, Tina the talking Tabby. #'
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Did you get everything you needed?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Yep. How about you?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Almost everything.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02There was just one thing that was sold out.
0:14:02 > 0:14:09DW, you know that Santa can't always get exactly the thing you want.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15- Why?! Because I've been bad?! - No, DW, you haven't been bad!
0:14:15 > 0:14:20It's just that a lot of children are wishing for the same thing.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Arthur wrote my letter all wrong!
0:14:24 > 0:14:27I knew I should have done it myself.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I've got a big surprise!
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Uncle Fred's video Christmas card.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Is this thing on? Oh! It is!
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Hi, Sis! Hi, David, Arthur, DW, and of course, little Kate!
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- It's your Uncle Fred! - DOG BARKS
0:14:47 > 0:14:52And Rory! We can't be with you this Christmas cos we're going to...
0:14:52 > 0:14:56BOTH: Hawaii?!
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Florida!
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Hey! Who turned out the lights?
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Rory, no! That's not a dog treat!
0:15:02 > 0:15:05THEY LAUGH
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- Oh, that Fred!- He's so funny!
0:15:11 > 0:15:16Last Christmas he stepped on that tea set Dad got for Mom!
0:15:16 > 0:15:21That wasn't so funny. Dinner! It's your favourite, Arthur.
0:15:21 > 0:15:27Won't Christmas dinner be boring if we have the same thing tonight?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Dad wants to do something different.
0:15:30 > 0:15:38Yes - a dinner they might have eaten in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- Did they have pumpkin pie?- No. The pumpkin is a New World vegetable.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49But with my History Of Cooking book I can put together a delicious meal.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54Roast lamb with turmeric, unleavened bread and pulse -
0:15:54 > 0:16:00an ancient Roman dish made from mashed chickpeas and wheat. Mmm!
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Daddy! There's sand in my hummus!
0:16:07 > 0:16:10And my pulse is cold.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Hey, Arthur, want my camel?- Ugh!
0:16:13 > 0:16:16No, thanks!
0:16:17 > 0:16:20And chocolate-covered dates.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Sorry, no chocolate - that's Aztec.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- It'll be fun! Arthur? - I guess...
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- HE SNORES - Rise and shine, sleepy head!
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Christmas is here!
0:16:36 > 0:16:40# Christmas, Christmas, Christmas! #
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Pancakes are on the table and I see lots of presents!
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Ohh!
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- I'm sorry, Buster!- It's OK, Mom.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I get pancakes every morning.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06I just can't wait for the holidays to be over.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Look, Timmy, DW's mailing a letter to Santa!
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- What a baby! - Are you asking for a new rattle?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20This is not a letter to Santa.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25It's to, erm... the President of the United States.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Oh! So he's the one who gets us all the presents.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36Don't let me down, Santa. I'm counting on you.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50# May your holiday be merry and bright
0:17:50 > 0:17:53# May the season be jolly and out of sight
0:17:53 > 0:17:57# Have a boogie-woogie Christmas And a rockin' and a reelin' New Year
0:17:57 > 0:18:02# Have you heard the news? Santa Claus is coming to town
0:18:02 > 0:18:07# Yeah! Have you heard the news? Santa Claus is coming to town
0:18:08 > 0:18:11# Hang the stockings by the chimney with care
0:18:11 > 0:18:14# Turn the stereo up and if you dare
0:18:14 > 0:18:19# Have a boogie-woogie Christmas and a rockin' and a reelin' New Year. #
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Christmas is tomorrow and there's still no snow!
0:18:24 > 0:18:29No-one actually knows what day Jesus was born on.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34It's in December probably because that was the Romans' winter solstice.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Most likely, they adopted it from the Babylonians.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I don't care! I still want snow!
0:18:41 > 0:18:43FANFARE PLAYS
0:18:43 > 0:18:49Gather round, subjects. I'm Muffy, the Princess of Christmas.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52We'll now give out your presents.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58The first one is for... Francine Frensky.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I said, Francine Frensky.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Will Miss Frensky come to the stage?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11I won again! Yes!
0:19:11 > 0:19:15PHONE RINGS Francine, it's for you!
0:19:17 > 0:19:23- Hello.- 'Where are you? We're waiting for you to accept your present!'
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Muffy, I told you exactly...
0:19:27 > 0:19:305, 10, 15, 20, 25...
0:19:30 > 0:19:3728 times that I couldn't come to your party, but you didn't listen.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40You see your family every day.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44And Chanukah's not as important as Christmas.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48SHE GASPS Well, it is to me!
0:19:48 > 0:19:50How rude!
0:19:50 > 0:19:54OK, who wants Francine's present?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00HE SNORES
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- Buster, wake up! - Is it Christmas again?
0:20:06 > 0:20:11- No, and you have cake on your face. - Ah! That's nice!
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Maybe you and your mom shouldn't have Christmas.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18What else can we do?
0:20:18 > 0:20:24- Create your own holiday. - You can't just invent a holiday.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Sure you can. My family celebrates Kwanzaa.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32It was invented for African-Americans in 1966.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38- See, Buster, you could celebrate... Baxter Day!- Mmm! Baxter Day!
0:20:38 > 0:20:41I wonder what that would be like.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48# Up in the morning Breakfast in bed
0:20:48 > 0:20:52# Hot fudge sundaes on toast
0:20:52 > 0:20:55# Birdies are singing and I'm singing too...
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Cos today's the day I love the most!
0:20:58 > 0:21:02# And after breakfast I'll have a snack
0:21:02 > 0:21:05# Two cheese burgers and pie
0:21:06 > 0:21:09# My friends are coming to watch us go... #
0:21:09 > 0:21:13On a rocket ship. Let's wave goodbye!
0:21:13 > 0:21:16# Cos it's Baxter Day
0:21:16 > 0:21:20# Oh, yes, it's Baxter Day!
0:21:20 > 0:21:25# Stop whatever you're doing Let me hear you say
0:21:25 > 0:21:28# Today is Baxter Day
0:21:30 > 0:21:34# I could tell jokes to an alien crowd
0:21:34 > 0:21:36# Somewhere in outer space... #
0:21:37 > 0:21:41What has two heads and giggles a lot?
0:21:41 > 0:21:45I don't know, but it's crawling on your face!
0:21:45 > 0:21:48# Stop by the Moon just to make sure
0:21:48 > 0:21:51# It's really made of cheese
0:21:51 > 0:21:55# The thing I love best about this kind of day
0:21:55 > 0:21:59# Is that we can do whatever we please
0:22:00 > 0:22:02# Cos it's Baxter Day
0:22:02 > 0:22:06# Yes, it's Baxter Day!
0:22:06 > 0:22:11# Stop whatever you're doing Let me hear you say
0:22:11 > 0:22:14# Today is Baxter Day
0:22:16 > 0:22:19# No need for presents There's nothing I need
0:22:19 > 0:22:22# You won't find it at a store in the mall
0:22:23 > 0:22:26# We're together and that's my gift... #
0:22:26 > 0:22:30It's the very best present of all.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35# We could just sleep late
0:22:35 > 0:22:38# If that's what we wanted to do
0:22:39 > 0:22:42# We could even stay in pyjamas all day
0:22:42 > 0:22:46# And maybe eat a snack or...five
0:22:47 > 0:22:49# We could just read books
0:22:49 > 0:22:52# Stories that would make us laugh
0:22:54 > 0:22:56# And if we got dirty
0:22:56 > 0:22:59# We wouldn't even have to take a bath... # You know why?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02# Cos it's Baxter Day
0:23:02 > 0:23:06# Oh, yeah! It's Baxter Day!
0:23:06 > 0:23:10# Stop whatever you're doing Let me hear you say
0:23:10 > 0:23:14# Today is Baxter Day
0:23:14 > 0:23:17# It's just a relaxer day
0:23:17 > 0:23:21# Yes, today is Baxter Day. #
0:23:21 > 0:23:24All day, that is!
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Yeah, it is a good idea! But my mom would never go for it.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- You don't know for sure unless you ask her.- Hmm!
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Ugh! Did you put sugar in these brownies, Binky?
0:23:43 > 0:23:48Sugar! So that's what makes them sweet!
0:23:50 > 0:23:52HE WHISTLES
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- What's that?!- It's our tree, silly!
0:24:03 > 0:24:10- But... But it's all fluffy!- So? - It's not like a Christmas tree.
0:24:10 > 0:24:17- What do you mean?- Gold and silver balls and popcorn, not unicorns.
0:24:17 > 0:24:24- Make the rest of the tree how you want it.- I'll help!- No, you won't!
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Huh!
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Hmm. There!
0:24:33 > 0:24:37I guess, if you cover the bottom part...
0:24:37 > 0:24:40It still looks weird.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Come on, Arthur, we don't want to be late for church.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48'# Tina, Tina, tiny Tina Tina, Tina, tiny Tina
0:24:48 > 0:24:51'# Tina the talking tabby... #'
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Dad, can we please put something else on?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58'# Crazy bus, crazy bus
0:24:58 > 0:25:00'# Riding on a crazy bus... #
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Ohhh!
0:25:05 > 0:25:08CHURCH BELLS RING
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- Arthur, I got you a present.- Really?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16The first slice of my banana bread.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21- Uh, thanks. - Aren't you going to try it?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Ugh! Did you peel the bananas?
0:25:28 > 0:25:31"Peel bananas."
0:25:31 > 0:25:36"To Mom, love Arthur."
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Mom is going to be so surprised.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43I can't wait till she opens it.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48It's not so bad looking, really. See you bright and early, tree.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Is there a fire in the fireplace?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54No. Why?
0:25:54 > 0:25:57So Santa doesn't get burnt, silly!
0:25:57 > 0:26:02Am I the only one thinking of Santa's best interests?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Here's a snack for him.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09It's a long way from the North Pole.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Stop! Those are Santa's cookies.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Kids like you get lumps of coal.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Follow me. There's one more thing we have to do.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28- What's that for? - The reindeer. They get thirsty too.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Look! A snowflake!
0:26:31 > 0:26:33It's going to...!
0:26:35 > 0:26:37..rain.
0:26:41 > 0:26:47Even if it doesn't snow tomorrow, it's still Christmas.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52Mom is going to love that bird. At least that will be perfect.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Good night, boy.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- CRASH - What was that?
0:26:57 > 0:27:02I was coming to drop off presents when the truck started smoking!
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Arthur, look who's here.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Uncle Fred! - Hey, Arthur, how the heck are you?
0:27:10 > 0:27:16Sorry about the fence. I had trouble parking. Clumsy me!
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- HE LAUGHS - Cut it out, Rory!
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Rory just loves Pal!
0:27:41 > 0:27:44PAL GROWLS
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Arthur, back to bed. You'll see Uncle Fred tomorrow.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59That's great! Good night, Uncle Fred. Come on, Pal.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Pal? Oh, no!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05DOGS GROWL
0:28:07 > 0:28:09HE GASPS
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Aaagh!
0:28:11 > 0:28:15No! Rory, Pal!
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Stop it!
0:28:23 > 0:28:28Give that back! It's Mom's present!
0:28:33 > 0:28:36High-ya! Whoa! Whoa!
0:28:36 > 0:28:42The truck broke down outside your house. What a coincidence!
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- Fred, your tea.- Whoops! Clumsy me!
0:28:46 > 0:28:51I'll get some paper towels. We've got napkins.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- I'll get it.- BOTH: Ow!
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Whoa! Rory, stop, you'll break it!
0:28:57 > 0:29:01It's not a doggy toy! Oh, no!
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Get out of the way, Pal!
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Phew!
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Arthur, back to bed now!- But...
0:29:23 > 0:29:27No buts. You and Pal can play with Rory tomorrow.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38It'll be safe in here.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57It's...Christmas!
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Wake up, everyone! It's Christmas!
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Arthur, wake up! It's Christmas! - Huh?
0:30:04 > 0:30:08Mommy, Daddy, Christmas is here! Wake up!
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Time to open presents! Time to...!
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Ohh...!
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Ho, ho! Well, hello there!
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Ow!
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Merry Christmas, Uncle Fred.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Merry Christmas, sport!
0:30:38 > 0:30:43Santa's in our bathroom! He has a big white beard and a red suit.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46It was really, really him!
0:30:46 > 0:30:49All right. All right.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Santa! Are you through in there?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I want you to meet my dad!
0:31:12 > 0:31:16I think Santa's hard of hearing.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Aaagh!
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Can't a kid get any privacy?!
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Oops! Sorry!
0:31:29 > 0:31:32SHE GIGGLES NERVOUSLY
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Hey, Mom, wake up! It's Christmas!
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Really?! Are you sure?
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Yep - see.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48OK! Let's get this show on the road.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Cool! It's Cybercod!
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I'm sorry, Buster. We can return it.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- Huh? Why? - Because you already have that one.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05- I found it in your room after I bought that one.- That's Technotrout.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10He has a speckled belly and he doesn't have Cybercod's kung fu fin.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Oh, thank goodness!
0:32:13 > 0:32:18Oh, no! The pancakes are burning! The pancakes are burning!
0:32:18 > 0:32:22SMOKE ALARM BEEPS I like them brown.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Or black.- Ohh!
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Got it!
0:32:34 > 0:32:38- SHE GASPS - A Cindy Crawfish mini make-up kit!
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Thank you, Mom and Dad!
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Let's see. That makes...
0:32:45 > 0:32:5037 presents, including the calculator. The best Christmas ever.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I can't wait to try this out!
0:32:59 > 0:33:04I don't need make-up. I'm already beautiful.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09Francine doesn't have any and she sure could use some!
0:33:11 > 0:33:16Oh, wait. I can't call her. We're not friends any more.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21Who am I going to tell about all my cool presents?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26# I got a clubhouse
0:33:26 > 0:33:30# I think it's the biggest in the world
0:33:30 > 0:33:32# I'd be the princess
0:33:32 > 0:33:36# And Francine our serving girl
0:33:36 > 0:33:39# It'd be so neat
0:33:39 > 0:33:42# And if she was sweet
0:33:42 > 0:33:46# I might even let her
0:33:46 > 0:33:48# Be queen
0:33:48 > 0:33:51# But not this year
0:33:51 > 0:33:57# Cos I can't call Francine
0:34:00 > 0:34:03# Check out this toy train
0:34:03 > 0:34:06# Something Francine would love to use
0:34:06 > 0:34:08# Maybe she'd drive it
0:34:08 > 0:34:12# While I ate cake in the caboose
0:34:12 > 0:34:15# I'd be warm in my stole
0:34:15 > 0:34:18# While she shovelled coal
0:34:18 > 0:34:24# Till there was nothing we hadn't seen
0:34:26 > 0:34:28# But not this year
0:34:28 > 0:34:33# Cos I can't call Francine
0:34:37 > 0:34:40# These video games are just so lame
0:34:40 > 0:34:44# When you only play the computer
0:34:44 > 0:34:47# And who will I take to see Swan Lake?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50# I guess I will bring my tutor... #
0:34:50 > 0:34:53That'll be a lot of fun(!)
0:34:58 > 0:35:01# Here is a puzzle
0:35:02 > 0:35:05# It's in 20,000 pieces
0:35:05 > 0:35:07# Maybe I'll finish it
0:35:07 > 0:35:11# By the time I have grandnieces
0:35:11 > 0:35:14# Oh, I got pretty dolls
0:35:15 > 0:35:17# Stuffed animals
0:35:18 > 0:35:23# A miniature submarine
0:35:24 > 0:35:27# But what good are presents?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30# I find them so unpleasant
0:35:30 > 0:35:33# Who wants presents
0:35:33 > 0:35:36# If I can't share them with...
0:35:37 > 0:35:40# Francine
0:35:41 > 0:35:43# Francine
0:35:43 > 0:35:46# Francine. #
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Ohh!
0:35:49 > 0:35:51SHE SOBS
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Sweetums, let's take the Rolls out for a spin.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03Maybe it'll take your mind off things.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15- Great coffee, David. - It's not coffee, it's ground bark.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19They didn't have coffee in ancient Jerusalem.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22What does your brother Fred do?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25He works in a china shop.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30You like the little rattle, don't you? Oops!
0:36:35 > 0:36:38It WAS Santa in the bathroom!
0:36:38 > 0:36:42It was probably just Uncle Fred.
0:36:42 > 0:36:49- Since when does Uncle Fred have a white beard?- Santa works at night.
0:36:49 > 0:36:55He was late - probably because you wrote my wish list wrong!
0:36:57 > 0:37:02Attention, everyone! It's time we got started on those presents!
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Finally!
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Wait! Don't start without me.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17This is going to be so good! I can't wait to see Mom's expression.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22SHE GASPS This is beautiful!
0:37:22 > 0:37:28It's the best present ever! Arthur, you're perfect!
0:37:28 > 0:37:32She's right, Arthur, you ARE perfect.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35You're a grade A grandson!
0:37:35 > 0:37:39Here, dear. It's the Little Angel award.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43A special prize only given to perfect children.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48What about me, Grandma? Aren't I perfect too?
0:37:48 > 0:37:52You're almost perfect, honey.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Come on! It's time for the parade.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59CHEERING
0:37:59 > 0:38:04'What a turn-out for this Heroes Of The 20th Century parade!
0:38:04 > 0:38:10'There's Albert Einstein, moving much slower than the speed of light.
0:38:10 > 0:38:17'And Mahatma Gandhi, showing no resistance to this adoring crowd.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22'And is that...? Yes, it is! It's the Arthur Read balloon!
0:38:23 > 0:38:28'The crowd is going wild - and with good reason!
0:38:28 > 0:38:31'Arthur is the perfect 8-year-old.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34CROWD CHANT: Arthur! Arthur! Arthur!
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Oop!
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Oh, please don't be...!
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Oh, no!
0:39:20 > 0:39:26For Monsieur, fromage americain in a blanket of hen eggs.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Huh? I ordered a cheese omelette.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Huh! It IS a cheese omelette.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37This is the smallest piece of broccoli I've ever seen.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40It's parsley. It's just a garnish.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Mmm! Delicious! Could I have a side order of that?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47HE SIGHS
0:39:47 > 0:39:52- Are you having a good Christmas, sweetie?- Oh, yeah, great.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- It's just...- What? It's the restaurant, isn't it?
0:39:57 > 0:40:02We don't have to stay if you don't like it.
0:40:02 > 0:40:08'You've got tell her Christmas doesn't have to be such a big deal.'
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Mom...
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Everything's just great.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Ohh!
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Monsieur, herring puree with melted Gruyere...
0:40:21 > 0:40:25on your clean white shirt.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- < Sorry! - Huh!
0:40:30 > 0:40:34This is torture! Can't wait...
0:40:34 > 0:40:37much longer!
0:40:37 > 0:40:42- Where's Arthur?!- He said he'd be down in just a minute.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45I'll go see what's taking him.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Hey, little buddy...!
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Everybody's waiting. What's wrong?
0:40:55 > 0:40:59This is what's wrong.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02It's my present for Mom. I broke it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:08- We could glue it back together. - No! It would look terrible!
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- Everything's ruined!- That's a shame.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15But Christmas isn't just about presents.
0:41:15 > 0:41:22That's what grown-ups always say, but she was really going to like it.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27It's not over yet. There's still the whole day ahead.
0:41:27 > 0:41:33- Let's go back down.- With my luck, I'll probably knock over the tree.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Hey! That's my job!
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Ta-da! One Kwanzaa cream special.
0:41:54 > 0:42:01It symbolises freedom, unity and the African struggle for freedom.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06Thanks, but I'm not hungry. Why aren't you at home?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- Today's a holiday.- Not for me.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Kwanzaa doesn't start until tomorrow.- Oh.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17Next year can I have a Kwanzaa party?
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Sure, pookie. Why?
0:42:19 > 0:42:25Cos maybe Francine will be able to come.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Another Vegenator! Now I'll have a back-up if these two break.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59I know what this must be.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05It's...!
0:43:05 > 0:43:08a duck!
0:43:08 > 0:43:11It's not just any duck, honey.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15It can say 5,000 different things.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Can it say miaow?
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Um, probably...not.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- Are you upset?- No.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31I wanted Tina the talking tabby!
0:43:31 > 0:43:35I wanted Tina the talking tabby!
0:43:35 > 0:43:39I wanted Tina...!
0:43:39 > 0:43:42SHE WAILS
0:43:42 > 0:43:48Santa, how could you? This is the worst Christmas ever!
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Hello! I'm Quackers!
0:43:52 > 0:43:56I love you. Do you love me?
0:43:56 > 0:44:02You're kind of cute for someone who's not a kitty.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05Quack-a-doodle-doo!
0:44:05 > 0:44:07SHE GIGGLES
0:44:12 > 0:44:15Ooh, Dad, this is lovely!
0:44:15 > 0:44:19Nothing's too good for my little girl.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Ohh!
0:44:21 > 0:44:26'Mom probably thinks I forgot to get her a present.'
0:44:26 > 0:44:30THEY ALL LAUGH AND CHATTER
0:44:33 > 0:44:39Twice?! I can understand breaking my bird once, but twice?!
0:44:39 > 0:44:43Dear, he's inherited the clumsy gene.
0:44:43 > 0:44:47- He's even worse than me! - THEY ALL GASP
0:44:47 > 0:44:50Dufus! Dufus! HE CHUCKLES
0:44:50 > 0:44:55Binky, you're not supposed to be in this fantasy.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59Oh. Sorry. Try my peach cobbler?
0:44:59 > 0:45:01Get out!
0:45:01 > 0:45:08'I'd rather Mom thinks I'm a dufus than that I didn't get her anything.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11'This isn't going to be easy.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15Mom, I've got something to tell you.
0:45:15 > 0:45:20Wait a minute. There's still one more present.
0:45:20 > 0:45:24It's for you, Jane, from Arthur.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27It is?!
0:45:31 > 0:45:35Arthur, this is beautiful!
0:45:35 > 0:45:38It's the tea set that Fred broke.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41Better keep it away from me!
0:45:41 > 0:45:45Thank you, Arthur. I'm really touched.
0:45:45 > 0:45:50- But I...! - There's a tow truck outside.
0:45:50 > 0:45:56It's the mechanic! I didn't think anybody would fix my truck today.
0:45:56 > 0:45:59But I guess miracles DO happen.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06- More, Frankie? - I'm stuffed!
0:46:06 > 0:46:10DOORBELL Who could that be?
0:46:11 > 0:46:16- Muffy?!- Hi, Francine. We were just in the neighbourhood
0:46:16 > 0:46:19and decided to drop by.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26OK. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you.
0:46:26 > 0:46:30You're my best friend and that party was important to me.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33I want to show you something.
0:46:33 > 0:46:39Our menorah. My great-grandmother brought it from Poland.
0:46:39 > 0:46:45On the last night of Chanukah, all my relatives come to our house.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50'Everyone brings a dish of food.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54'And we have a pot luck dinner.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57You're going to love my cooking!
0:47:02 > 0:47:05THEY SING IN HEBREW
0:47:21 > 0:47:28'After we say the prayer, we put the menorah in the window.
0:47:28 > 0:47:33'It's a beautiful moment. I feel I'm part of something special.'
0:47:38 > 0:47:44- Do you understand why that's really important to me?- Yeah, I do.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47I'm sorry. I should have listened.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50We have another special tradition,
0:47:50 > 0:47:55something we do every year at Christmas.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57What's that?
0:47:57 > 0:47:59BOTH: Go to the movies!
0:47:59 > 0:48:02Come on, get your coat.
0:48:03 > 0:48:08This profiterole keeps rolling away. I should've had the ice cream.
0:48:08 > 0:48:14- We've got tickets for the Penguins On Ice Christmas Special.- Mom!
0:48:14 > 0:48:20- Then we'll watch It's A Wonderful Life for the fifth time...- MOM!
0:48:20 > 0:48:25- Yes, dear?- This has been a great Christmas so far.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29It has?! Oh, I'm so relieved!
0:48:29 > 0:48:33But maybe it doesn't have to be so great.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37Maybe it could be a day where we just...relax.
0:48:37 > 0:48:40Relax?! On Christmas?!
0:48:40 > 0:48:42- You could sleep late.- Hmm!
0:48:42 > 0:48:47We don't have to call it Christmas. It could be our own holiday.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50Baxter Day.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52Check, please!
0:48:55 > 0:48:58- Ohhh!- Sorry!
0:49:06 > 0:49:11David, you really outdid yourself this time.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14I'm going to have to get a new belt!
0:49:14 > 0:49:19This halva is delicious! I want to eat like this every Christmas.
0:49:19 > 0:49:24- Pass the dates, Mom. - I love this olive depitter.
0:49:29 > 0:49:34Good news! The mechanic was able to fix the truck!
0:49:34 > 0:49:38Looks like we're going to Florida after all!
0:49:43 > 0:49:48- That was your present, wasn't it? - But it was nicer coming from you.
0:49:48 > 0:49:54Thanks, Uncle Fred. You were right - it was a good Christmas after all.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57You don't always get what you want.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00Sometimes you get something better.
0:50:00 > 0:50:04All right! Let's get you two down to the garage.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10ALL: Goodbye! Safe trip!
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Bye-bye, Uncle Fred!
0:50:13 > 0:50:15I love you!
0:50:15 > 0:50:18So long, everyone!
0:50:21 > 0:50:23Sorry!
0:50:27 > 0:50:30Ohh! Like father like son!
0:50:37 > 0:50:39It's snowing!
0:50:39 > 0:50:41It's snowing!!
0:50:41 > 0:50:45This HAS been a perfect Christmas!
0:50:47 > 0:50:52# Snowflakes falling real slowly
0:50:52 > 0:50:56# Everything looks so pretty
0:50:56 > 0:50:58# The day's almost done
0:50:58 > 0:51:01# I wonder what everyone's
0:51:01 > 0:51:05# Doing in Elwood City. #
0:51:06 > 0:51:09THEY SING IN SWEDISH
0:51:22 > 0:51:24Excellent!
0:51:29 > 0:51:35- Mmm! These are terrific, son! - Thanks!
0:51:35 > 0:51:38HE CHUCKLES
0:51:38 > 0:51:42We'll have a math test on January 15th,
0:51:42 > 0:51:45and a history test on January 20th,
0:51:45 > 0:51:48a geography quiz on February 1st!
0:51:48 > 0:51:51It's going to be a great year!
0:52:04 > 0:52:07How about that? Is that a UFO?
0:52:07 > 0:52:11Mmm, no, that's just a satellite.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14Happy Baxter Day, Mom!
0:52:17 > 0:52:22# Sometimes the thing you hope for
0:52:22 > 0:52:26# Isn't the thing you get
0:52:26 > 0:52:30# But after today I just have to say
0:52:30 > 0:52:38# This was the best Christmas yet. #
0:52:39 > 0:52:44Arthur, come inside before you catch pew-monia!
0:52:44 > 0:52:50- Do you still like Santa even though you didn't get what you wanted?- Yes!
0:52:50 > 0:52:55He knew that I would like Quackers better than Tina.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Look! I can even make him sing.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01# Quick, quack, quatty-quack
0:53:01 > 0:53:04# Squeeze my belly Squeeze my back... #
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Oh, no!
0:53:07 > 0:53:11# Quicky, quacky, doodly-doo... #
0:53:14 > 0:53:17# Happy holidays, everyone!
0:53:17 > 0:53:19# Quick, quack, quatty-quack... #
0:53:19 > 0:53:22DW, turn that thing off!
0:53:22 > 0:53:26# Have a boogie-woogie Christmas And a rockin' and a reelin' New Year
0:53:28 > 0:53:32# Have a boogie-woogie Christmas And a rockin' and a reelin' New Year
0:53:33 > 0:53:36# It's one for the money Two feet of snow
0:53:36 > 0:53:38# Three, you're not ready It's 40 below
0:53:38 > 0:53:42# Have a boogie-woogie Christmas and a rockin' and a reelin' New Year! #