Christmas Special: Hoe! Hoe! Hoe! Mr Bloom's Nursery

This is so exciting!

Oh, I love Christmas!

COLIN LAUGHS

Christmas holiday bean, ha-ha!

# Jingle bean, jingle bean # Jingle all the bean! #

Ha-ha! We're here!

Phewy! Ha-ha! We made it.

Ooh, ho-ho, ho! Is it going to snow now, Mr Bloom?

If you ask me that again, I'm going to go butter-nutty!

Look, it's not snowing, not right now, but we are here!

-Yay!

-Oh, hooray!

There we go, Margaret, and there we go, Margaret's dolly.

Thank you.

Ho-ho! Well, would you look at this?

Our very own log cabin in the forest.

You know what, veggies?

I think this little break of ours is going to be brilliant!

It's not like the nursery.

Ah, she is right!

It is not very nursery-y.

Well, no, but that's because we're not in the nursery.

I'm not sure I've got everything I'm going to need, Mr Bloom.

It's very cold.

Course it is! You know, it's Decembrrrrr!

You know, Decembrrrrr! Ooh, it's cold.

Ooh, I don't get it.

All right, I know you haven't been away from home before,

but it'll be fine. I've brought everything we need.

It's just that...

Well, there are no decorations.

It doesn't feel Christmassy like the nursery did.

Yeah, that's it! It doesn't feel Christmassy.

Yes, that's right.

Erm, has anyone seen Colin?

TO TUNE OF DECK THE HALLS:

# Bean, bean, bean, bean, bean!

# Bean, bean, bean, bean, bean! #

Tickly bean! Christmas bean!

Ha-ha! Look, everyone - Colin's bought the decorations!

Well done, Colin!

EVERYBODY CHEERS

Hey! And, Colin, did you bring your mini Christmas tree?

Erm, no.

Oh. Well, have you got any more of that tinsel?

Ooh!

No.

Erm, any Santa hats?

Aha!

-No.

-Ohhh!

Right. You're just wearing all this as a costume, aren't you?

Yeah! Christmas bean!

Well, that's no use. We can't make a whole log cabin look Christmassy

with just a Christmas Bean!

No, Joan, you're right,

-but I could nip out and get some, couldn't I?

-Yeah!

All right, what would you like?

Er, tinsel bean!

Tinsel, right you are.

Snow! Christmas isn't perfect without snow!

I like those snowflake patterns you make out of white paper.

Yeah, they look lovely, don't they?

And a tree! Oh, we've got to have a tree!

Ooh, a big one with baubles and sweeties...

Oh, and a star on top!

Ah, that's right, Raymond!

But you'll need some help, Mr Bloom. A tree is very heavy.

And anyway, how are you going to find a Christmas tree out here?

Ah, well, don't you worry, my little gem,

because I have got my Compo car route finder!

-Ooh!

-Ha-ha!

So all I need to do is type in "Christmas trees"

and "tiddlers to help"

and there we go!

Hey presto! Ha-ha!

It's marvellous, this.

So, whilst I'm gone, why don't you veggies unpack everything?

-Oh, yes!

-All right. Well, see you later, veggies!

Bye, Mr Bloom!

Ooh, let's go bounce on the beds!

Oh, yes! Bouncy, bouncy!

Oh, yeah! Bouncy bean!

Ooh, there's no sign of snow.

It's not the perfect Christmas if there's no snow.

Ooh! Hey, but the route finder says

that the tiddlers and the Christmas trees are close by,

so we have to go...over here.

Oh! There you are, tiddlers! Ha-ha!

It's Rosie, Kian and Grace. How are you, today?

Good, thanks.

Well, the route finder was spot-on,

cos there are loads of Christmas trees round here!

In fact, I think there might be hundreds!

Now, do you tiddlers like Christmas?

-ALL: Yeah!

-Yeah? Oh, well, that's good because I've got to find a tree

and some Christmas decorations the veggies are going to really like!

-Can you help me?

-ALL: Yeah.

Oh, well, that's good! Come on, then, let's get going!

Right, tiddlers, remember we've got to find a tree

that the veggies are going to really like.

What do you think of this one, tiddlers?

It's a bit small!

It is a bit small, isn't it?

Hang about - are you taller than this tree?

-Yeah!

-You are, aren't you?

And here's a guess for you - how old do you think this tree is?

-Two.

-Do you think it might be two?

Well, I'll have you know that this tree is five years old.

It's the same age as you, Grace,

so it's still got a lot of growing to do.

-Do you think we can find a bigger one?

-Yeah!

Well, come on, let's see what we've got down here.

Right, tiddlers, what do you think of these trees here, eh?

-Bigger than me!

-Bigger than you!

-Hey, do you think they're bigger than me?

-Yeah!

And how old do you think these trees are?

-Ten.

-Ten?

These trees are twice as old as you, Grace,

cos these trees are about ten years old.

They're a bit too big for us, though.

Don't think I'll get these in the Compo car - they're too big.

So I think we need to find a tree that's somewhere in-between.

-So can we do it?

-Yes, we can, Mr Bloom!

All right! Well, come on. Let's go this way.

I think, down here, I saw one which was just perfect.

Boo!

It's just the right one!

And so is this one!

Ooh, I'm not sure what the veggies would think about this one.

Mr Bloom, come and look at this tree! It's amazing!

-What, this tree here?

-Yeah!

-Ooh. What do you like about it?

-It's nice and round.

It's a lovely shape, isn't it,

and it's not too big, and it's certainly not too small.

This is Richard here. Well, say hello!

Hello, Richard, have you had a nice day?

Ha-ha! Richard looks after all these Christmas trees here.

Every time we chop a tree down, he plants a new one.

So, Richard, what do we need to do to chop this tree down?

Take the saw and cut as low to the ground as possible.

Right, OK. Look at this saw, tiddlers.

It's a very dangerous saw - this is a job for a grown-up,

so you step back, keep back there,

and there is an important job for you, cos when the tree falls down,

-what do you need to shout?

-Timber!

That's right. OK, so I'm going to start sawing.

-Watch your fingers, Mr Bloom.

-Oh, I will, tiddlers.

# This is the way we cut the tree Cut the tree, cut the tree

# This is the way we cut the tree... #

Oh, it's going!

Timber!

Ha-ha! Well, that's a job done!

So what we need to do now, tiddlers, is get this wrapped up,

put it in the Compo Car, and take it to the veggies.

Mind yourselves!

Beep-beep! Christmas tree coming through!

Hey, look - our Christmas tree! Thanks, Richard. There we go.

Now it's all bagged up, it means that when we put it in the car,

none of the branches will get broken.

COMPO WHISTLES

Oh, Compo thinks you've picked a lovely tree!

There's something else - I've got to get some lovely decorations made,

-so do you think you could help me make 'em?

-Yeah!

Let's put this in the car.

On my way back to see the veggies, I've come to Grace's nanna's house.

-Would you like some Rosemary?

-Yes, please.

-There you go.

'Here we're getting stuck in

'and making some cracking Christmas decorations.'

I want us to have a good smell of this.

Mine smells like rose.

Mine smells like lavender.

That's right, cos it's got loads of lovely lavender in it!

'These herbs and flowers smell lovely

'and we're going to wrap them up into little pouches.

'Hey, this gold fabric will look really Christmassy!

'We can make the decorations even prettier with ribbons and bows.'

-Can I have some?

-Course you can!

'This dried fruit comes in useful as well.

'These'll look brilliant on the veggies' Christmas tree!'

Oh, well done, tiddlers! These look great and they...

Oh, they smell fantastic, too!

You know what? I think the veggies are going to love these decorations.

You must come round to the log cabin and see us some time, all right?

-Yeah.

-OK.

So, I'm going to take these decorations here

cos I've got to go and collect some more on my way home.

Thanks for helping me out and I'll see you later!

Bye!

I'm back! Ho-ho-ho!

Hey, I've got a tree, and I've got all these decorations!

Heh-heh!

Margaret? Raymond?

Hey, where are they, Sebastian?

Ah, they are in ze, er...

RADISHES CHATTER

..bedroom.

Oh. Hey, they're probably unpacking.

-Woo-hoo!

-Ha-ha! Heh-heh!

THEY LAUGH AND SQUEAL

Oh, this is great fun! Such snuggly, feathery pillows!

Bouncing bean!

RAYMOND LAUGHS

Oh, here, Colin - catch!

Ha-ha! Missed bean!

Oh, I'll try again!

I've got all the Christmas decorations!

Veggies, what have you done?!

Er, we were playing. Well, bouncing really, on the bed, and, er...

And the pillows are a bit, er, oooh...

Atchoo!

..feathery.

Look at the place - it's a mess.

You can't treat this like the nursery, OK

because it belongs to someone else.

What a mess!

HE SOBS

-BOTH:

-Oh, sorry, Mr Bloom.

Sorry bean.

HE SOBS

Raymond sad bean.

Oh, yes, he is, isn't he, Colin?

Hey! Look, it's all right, Raymond. Let's have a cuddle.

But we've been naughty veggies and Father Christmas won't come

and visit us if we've been naughty veggies

and we won't get any presents.

HE SOBS

Don't worry, Raymond. You said sorry and you know not to do it again.

-Yeah.

-Yeah. So how about we tidy up

and then we'll put up some lovely Christmas decorations?

-What do you say?

-All right, Mr Bloom.

-Do you want me to blow your nose?

-Yes, please.

That's it.

Oh, that was a cracker!

Ha-ha! Well done, Raymond.

So how about we turn this log cabin

into the most Christmassy cabin ever?

-Yay!

-Oh, hooray!

First of all, we're going to have to tidy up, but don't you worry,

cos I've got just the thing.

Here we go, let's suck those feathers up!

# It's cold outside Snow is on the way!

# The countdown to a very special day

# And there's a job we love to do

# To get us in the Christmas mood... #

Come on, veggies!

# Let's make things all Christmassy

# With decorations and a Christmas tree

# Tinsel

# Baubles

# Mistletoe

# You'll get a kiss under that, you know!

# Let's make things all Christmassy

# With decorations and a Christmas tree

# Stockings hanging in a row

# Looking lovely with a bright red bow!

# This is our favourite time of year

# Ooh, is that sleigh bells that I can hear? #

You know what? I think it might be!

# Let's make things all Christmassy

# With decorations and a Christmas tree

# Sparkly, shiny, glistening light

# Such a lovely festive sight!

# Let's make things all Christmassy

# With decorations and a Christmas tree

# Good job, veggies I think we're done

# Feels like Christmas has begun! #

THEY LAUGH AND GIGGLE

We're finished!

Not quite.

Ooh, careful Colin!

Star bean!

-Yay!

-Hooray!

Ah, well done, veggies.

And look - our cabin looks like a Christmas grotto now.

Yeah!

And look - there's loads of tinsel for you, Colin.

Yeah! Tinselly-winselly!

And look - the tiddlers did a grand job

-helping me with the tree, didn't they?

-Yeah!

Mr Bloom, why do we put a star on top of the Christmas tree?

Yeah, why don't we put something on like a wheelbarrow?

JOAN LAUGHS

I think a wheelbarrow's a bit heavy for that, Raymond!

-Oh, yeah!

-I'll tell you why - it's because

there's a very important star in the Christmas story.

Do you remember?

Oh, yeah!

Yeah. Well, I'll tell you what, veggies -

why don't we act out the Christmas story, yeah?

Yeah!

I can be the narrator and you can be all the characters.

I'll be Mary and my dolly can be baby Jesus!

Yeah, yeah! Colin - Captain Asparagus!

-Er, Captain Asparagus isn't in the Christmas story, Colin.

-Oh.

Ooh, I'd like to be an angel, Mr Bloom.

Good idea, Joan.

But we haven't got any costumes.

Mr Bloom, I can't be an angel without a proper costume.

No. Good point, Joan. Hey, but don't you worry. Hold on one minute.

Now, Compo, we need some cute Christmassy costumes.

Do you think you could help us out?

COMPO WHISTLES

OK!

Ha-ha!

COMPO WHISTLES

Right.

Hey, Compo, you are the best!

COMPO WHISTLES

Look at this!

Right.

Do you like my angel wings, Raymond?

Er, halo!

Hello, Raymond. I said, "Do you like my angel wings?"

Halo.

Yes, hello, Raymond. I said...

No, no, no. Halo. I like your HALO best.

Oh, you meant my halo!

Right. Everyone ready? Ha-ha!

Then let's tell the story of Christmas.

A long, long time ago in a little town called Bethlehem,

an innkeeper was trying to get to sleep in his bed,

but he was very tired and it had been a long day...

Bean, bean, bean, bean.

(Colin! Colin, you're the innkeeper. Pretend to be tired.)

Oh. Oh, yeah. Oh. Oh, I am sleepy!

HE YAWNS

..when suddenly there was a knock at the door.

COLIN SNORES

So the innkeeper got out of his bed

and went downstairs to see who it was.

And at the door were Mary and Joseph.

They'd come on a long journey - they needed somewhere to stay.

Mary was expecting a baby so she needed somewhere to rest.

I'm going to have a baby.

Hello there, innkeeper, could we come and stay in your inn, please?

But there wasn't any room in the inn.

You have to go into stable bean.

Ohhh!

So the innkeeper went back to bed.

Oh, back to bed bean!

And, that night, Mary had her baby outside in the stable.

She called him Jesus.

She wrapped him up nice and warm and then laid him down in a manger.

What's a manger, Mr Bloom?

It's a trough for animals to eat out of,

but Mary and Joseph didn't have a cot for baby Jesus, did they?

No.

Out on the hills that night were some shepherds with their sheep.

Here, sheepy, sheepy.

No, not that way!

No, no, come here! No, no! No, no. Come here. Come back here.

Steady!

And...sit!

Oh, well, I never!

When, suddenly, from out of nowhere,

an angel appeared with a very important message.

Hear ye, you shepherd and your little...radish-y sheep.

Lo, I bring you good news of great joy.

A very special baby has been born in a stable.

Was that all right, Mr Bloom?

Yeah, very good, Joan.

So the shepherds hurried down the hill to Bethlehem

to go and see the baby Jesus.

Come on.

Oh, wow, he's amazing!

But the shepherds weren't the only ones to visit baby Jesus.

Three kings who had been travelling from the east,

had been following a star all the way to the stable.

They knew that this baby was special,

that this baby was going to be a king.

Erm, Mr Bloom? We haven't got anyone left to play the parts of the kings.

I mean, I'm the angel, Colin's the innkeeper,

Margaret, Sebastian and Raymond have all got their parts, too.

Oh, I see what you mean.

Well, we could... Er, I wonder what we can do.

TIDDLERS KNOCK ON DOOR JOAN GASPS

Hey, it's the tiddlers! Come in, tiddlers

Oh, it's great to see you!

Their timing's fantastic!

Now, veggies, I would like you to meet Grace, Kian and Rosie.

Hi, tiddlers!

Hello, veggies!

Ha-ha! Now, tiddlers, can you work out what we're doing here?

-BOTH:

-Nativity play.

Yeah, that's right, we're acting out the nativity and you know what?

We were just saying we need three people to play the three kings!

-I can!

-You can do that, can you?

-Yeah!

-All right. Well, you come with me and let's get you set.

So, the three kings travelled from the East,

following a star, and that took them all the way to Bethlehem.

The star had stopped over a stable so the three wise men went inside

and there they found baby Jesus lying in a manger.

Aw!

And then the three kings gave baby Jesus their presents.

Go on, give him your gifts.

Did you not bring any presents?

Well, don't worry, it's OK. We'll just, erm...

All right. What did the three kings bring baby Jesus? Can you remember?

Oh, um, myrrh!

-Myrrh, that's right!

-Gold?

-And gold, Kian.

And frankincense.

Yeah, that's right, Rosie.

What were frankincense and myrrh, Mr Bloom?

They were sort of like precious perfumes that smelled really nice.

Erm, so...

I've got it! All right, tiddlers, this is what we could use.

We could use these things we made earlier on

because look - these are gold and also...

HE SNIFFS

Oh, yeah, they smell really nice!

Yeah? So here you go.

There you are, Grace. There we go.

-Can you pass one of those over to Kian?

-Oh, thank you.

So the kings came into the stable, they saw baby Jesus

and they gave him their gifts. They gave him...

-Gold.

-Frankincense.

-And myrrh.

And there everybody looked at Mary and Joseph

and the special baby Jesus who'd been born in a stable.

VEGGIES CHEER

Hey, that was fab, everybody! Well done. Ho-ho!

Oh, look at you! I tell you what - you stay exactly where you are

cos I'm going to get my camera and take a photo of this.

Right, it's down here. Is it underneath the vacuum?

No, careful of the vacuum cleaner, Mr Bloom,

it's got all the feathers in it...

THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER

-No, no, no!

-Oh, no, Mr Bloom!

LAUGHTER

Would you look at that? I've made it snow!

It's getting up my nose!

There you go, Margaret.

It's turned out it is a perfect Christmas, after all!

Thank you, Mr Bloom.

It's beautiful!

Would now be the perfect time to sing and dance, Mr Bloom?

I think that's a perfect idea, Sebastian!

# We have had fun today Getting all Christmassy

# Decorations and a tree

# We even did a nativity!

# The snow is falling now

# Our Christmas has begun

# So I think we all deserve to sing and dance and have some fun!

# La la-la la-la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la-la

# La la-la la-la-la. #

Have you had a nice day, veggies?

-Yeah!

-Oh! Hey, Joan, I thought you were very good in the nativity.

I loved being an angel!

Ho-ho!

Hey, and are you excited about Christmas?

Oh, I can't wait! Christmas!

You know what?

I think we're going to have a lovely Christmas here in our cabin.

-Yeah!

-Yeah.

-Merry Christmas, veggies!

-Merry Christmas, Mr Bloom!

And merry Christmas, everyone!

COLIN CHUCKLES

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