[wind blowing]
♪♪
[mooing]
Good morning, Gracie.
You're not gonna give me any trouble today, are you?
Good girl.
[mooing]
What are you still doing here?
Didn't you have the 3 a.m. feeding?
It's a farm, Em. It's not a 9 to 5 operation.
I don't know what we'd do without you.
Well, you might find out sooner than later.
I haven't been paid for the last two weeks.
I know.
I'm working on it. I'm sorry.
We haven't gotten the fourth quarter subsidy yet.
I understand, Em.
I hate to even bother you because I know you always come through,
but... it's Christmas.
Gary and I wanted to surprise the kids with a trip to Florida.
But if you can't, then we'll wait.
Gloria, one way or another, I promise you,
you will be spending spring break
on a beach in Clearwater.
Well, that's a bummer because
we were planning on going to Orlando.
Even better.
I promise I'll get you there.
Thanks, Em.
Things will get better.
They always do.
I hope you're right.
[sighs]
♪♪
[door opens, closes]
EMILY: Hey, Mom.
[inhales]
What smells so good?
Chicken soup. It's on the stove.
Don't eat too much.
I want to give some to the neighbors.
Ah, well, we could always give 'em ice cream.
You want to help me with the Santas?
Uh... I wish I could.
Gotta go decorate the barn for the barn party.
Everything okay?
Not feeling very Christmas-y.
We're late paying Gloria, I hate doing that to her.
Sweetheart, she understands.
The end of the year is always difficult.
I'm sick of things being difficult.
How did Dad do it?
He was an eternal optimist.
That's why I loved him so much.
He believe that with hard work and perseverance,
that everything would work out.
Yeah.
I just want to go back to celebrating Christmas
like we used to.
We'll have a lovely Christmas, sweetheart.
Look, I have almost half the Santas out.
-This is half the Santas? -[chuckles] Yeah.
Oh, Mom, I love you.
There's nothing that warms my heart more than
a house full of Santas.
[chuckles] Well, your father was the one
to add to the collection every year.
I used to think we were getting too many.
[inhales, exhales]
But now--
now I just wish he was still here
to give me one more.
♪♪
I could use some of Dad's Christmas spirit
right about now.
Me, too.
[sighs]
[wind blowing]
[sighs]
Hey, Dad.
I could really use a Christmas miracle right now.
I don't know how much longer I can keep this going,
and...
if I can't pay Gloria, I'm afraid she's gonna leave us,
and...
I know for certain that we can't do this without her.
If you're out there, will you please give me a sign?
Something?
Anything to let me know that this will all be okay?
♪♪
Oh, are you kiddin' me, Dad?
I didn't think you'd actually give me one.
[sniffling]
[exhales]
Okay.
I guess I'll just trust you.
And I--
We'll hang in there.
We'll wait for our Christmas miracle.
[sighs]
♪♪
[indistinct chatter]
Emily. So good to see you.
-Hey, Trey. -Come on in.
How are things on the farm?
Well, that's what I wanted to talk to you about.
I need to extend our line of credit,
just until the fourth quarter subsidy comes in.
Emily, I hate to be a Scrooge here,
but extending your credit line any further,
it's not really a wise thing to do.
I just need to make it to the end of the year.
Let's have a seat.
Maybe you should think about selling the farm.
A lot of real estate developers would drool over that property.
Trey.
You knew my dad.
That's the last thing he'd want me to do.
Wow. You sure have inherited
your father's positive outlook on things.
But it's not always the most practical way of approaching business
and that's what this is.
Just business.
Not to me and my family.
He entrusted that farm to me.
Emily, he may have left you an impossible task.
But he gave me a sign.
He what?
Nothing.
Just extend our equity line for one month,
and get me to the end of the year.
[sighs]
Come on, it's Christmas!
Let me get the paperwork.
Thank you.
Oh, hey. How's your sister doing?
-Dorothy? -Yeah.
She's, uh-- I don't know.
I haven't talked to her in a while.
-Why do you ask? -Uh, no reason, I--
I just thought it might be nice to catch up with her,
you know, over the holidays.
She's pretty settled in New York.
I don't think she's gonna come home for Christmas,
but I'll tell her that you said hi
next time I talk to her.
Oh, yeah, sure. I mean, if--
if you think she'd appreciate that,
that would be so nice.
I'll be right back.
♪♪
♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells ♪
♪ I got bills to pay
Oh, Gracie.
EMILY: How are you so smart
that you always get out of your pen?
Come here.
I told you that we've got the barn dance coming up
and I'm trying to clean things up.
I cannot have you going around making messes.
-Okay? -Excuse me. I'm sorry.
-[Gracie mooing] -Hi. Oh...
I didn't know anyone else was here.
I didn't mean to interrupt.
You were in the middle of a conversation.
Oh, uh...
it's just Gracie knows how to undo the latch,
and so she's been wandering around, and--
You know what? Never mind.
No, please, please, go on.
It's just that my dad used to talk to the cows,
and he used to say--
"A happy cow is a productive cow."
-Dorothy. -Hey, Sis.
What are you doing here?
I've come to save Christmas.
What?
I see you've already met Charlie.
He's working with me on a project.
So this is your sister.
Uh, Dorothy's told me a lot about you.
Oh, has she?
Yes, of course I have, Em.
You're my sister.
And I'm here to help.
Good. The cow stalls need mucking out.
Eww. No.
Can we go inside and talk?
Sure.
Let me put Gracie away.
What is she doing here?
You ignore her. All right?
EMILY: It's too bad Mom's not here.
I know she would have loved to see you.
Well, I've been asking her to come visit me in the city for years.
Well, you know Mom,
she's a country girl through and through.
Just like her favorite daughter.
Dorothy.
She'll be home in a few hours.
Can you stay for dinner?
I was planning on it.
That's great.
Thank you.
So how are things going here on the farm?
Fine.
Really?
Then perhaps you can explain... this.
Maybe you've forgotten, Em,
but Dad left the farm to both of us.
Why didn't you tell me we were so far behind?
I should have.
I didn't want to admit it to myself,
let alone anyone else.
Does Mom know?
No. You know how much she worries.
She should be worried, Emily, this is serious.
It's fine, I went to go see Trey at the bank today.
Oh. How is Trey?
-He's good. -CHARLIE: Who's Trey?
No one. Don't worry about it.
Dorothy's high school crush.
Anyway, Trey has agreed to extend our line of credit.
Which only means you're delaying the inevitable
if you can't turn this around.
But like I said,
I'm here to save Christmas.
What does that mean?
I have an offer to buy the farm.
-What? -Just hear me out.
No. Absolutely not. Dad wouldn't--
Dad wouldn't want us to lose the farm to bankruptcy,
which is where we're heading.
Charlie here represents an investment group
that's interested in buying the property.
Out of the question.
And he's going to tell you about the offer.
No, that's completely unacceptable.
And then we'll discuss--
Not even a possibility, Dorothy.
-Our options. -No!
[scoffs] Go ahead, Charlie.
Well, like your sister said, I represent an investment group
that's interested in the property.
One of our clients is a dairy conglomerate.
Dairy World, and they're willing to pay a fair price.
Well, more than fair, really.
And they want to keep it operating as a dairy farm,
which means at least the property will remain farmland.
It'll get us caught up,
and it'll give us all-- you, me and Mom--
a little nest egg.
I don't care about a nest egg,
I want to keep the farm.
Look, Emily, I don't like this any more than you do.
I don't know about that. You seem pretty proud of yourself.
The reality is the farm's losing money.
We're falling further behind.
So, unless you have some kind of
Christmas miracle up your sleeve...
-Yes. -What?
A Christmas miracle.
What is your share of the farm worth?
$400,000?
That's the buy-out price we agreed to when Dad passed.
Fine. Then I'll buy you out.
Excuse me?
You heard me. I will buy you out,
and don't you dare say a word about this to Mom.
You let me tell her.
Emily, you can't even afford to pay your bills.
How are you gonna buy me out?
I'll figure it out.
It'll take a miracle, but I will figure it out.
This has been amazing.
It's so rare that I get a home cooked meal these days.
Be careful what you say around my mother.
You might go home with three weeks worth of leftovers.
Oh, hush, Emily. [chuckles]
But you should definitely take some leftovers home.
[sighs] Dorothy, it's so good to see you.
You need to come home more often.
Well, you can always come visit me in the city, Mom.
Oh, I don't know, Dot.
It's so far away.
So, what brings you to town?
[sighs] Just... business.
My two daughters, successful businesswomen.
[chuckles]
Uh, I love your Santas.
Can you tell me a little more about them?
They were my husband's mother's.
She collected them from all over the world.
CHARLIE: They're wonderful.
You never told me about the Santas.
I said they were creepy.
They gave me nightmares as a kid.
Oh, hey, nobody wants coal in their stocking.
[laughs]
What are your plans for Christmas? Can you stay?
Oh, no, I've gotta be heading back to the city,
and Charlie is--
Yeah, I'm gonna stick around for the sale of the farm.
[utensils clatter]
Excuse me?
-Mom-- -Wait, wait.
What do you mean the sale of the farm?
It's nothing, Mom, don't worry about it.
Well, it's not nothing.
What, uh--
We're having a little cash flow issue.
A little?
We're gonna take care of it.
-Emily. -Wait a minute.
Will someone please tell me what's going on here?
Mom, the farm is going under,
and we need to sell.
So good to see you, Dorothy.
It was really nice to meet you, Charlie. I'm--
Don't forget the leftovers.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I didn't-- It just--
Why would you upset her like that?
Why would you lie to her?
You think she won't notice when they foreclose
and the auctioneer shows up
to sell the house out from under her and all her Santas?
Don't bring the Santas into this, don't you dare.
It's not about the Santas.
I'm trying to save the farm.
And I'm trying to save our future.
Hey, maybe I'll just head back to the hotel.
The deadline is December 31st to commit to the sale.
But everything pretty much closes down
between Christmas and New Year,
so we have until Christmas Eve.
After that, the sale is going forward.
Look, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry.
We're-- We're just trying to help.
Really.
[inhales, exhales]
[wind blowing]
[sighs]
I should have told you.
How did it get so bad, Em?
It's not like I did it on purpose.
I worked as hard as I possibly could.
And... month after month,
we just got a little further and further behind.
But I asked you.
You said you had it all under control.
There might have been a tiny bit of pride involved.
I'm so sorry, Mom, I--
I'm so embarrassed.
[sighs]
Okay, then.
We're done.
With what?
[sniffles]
Sulking and feeling sorry for ourselves.
Time to move on and...
solve the problem.
Just like that?
Yes, just like that.
It's not a problem. It's a challenge.
Now you sound like your father.
He gave me a sign, you know.
He gives them to me all the time.
Okay, let's list our assets and liabilities.
Liabilities first, that's easy.
Money. We need lots of money.
Time. We have less than three weeks
until Christmas Eve.
Hmm. What about the season?
It's winter. The ice cream shop's closed.
-Yep. -What about overhead?
Overhead's a big one.
Feed, payroll, maintenance, electricity.
I'd call Dorothy a liability.
She's the one that got us into this mess.
No, Dorothy just sped up the inevitable.
She's the one making us face the problem.
Challenge.
-What about Charlie? -EMILY: Unknown.
He is trying to sell the farm--
But... he is very charming.
He has kind eyes.
And he did compliment my Santas.
Okay, we're getting completely off track here.
We know what our liabilities are.
What are our assets other than Dorothy?
She's not an asset.
Whatever. You know what I mean.
You know what we have?
We have the best tasting ice cream in the entire world.
That's what we have.
Yeah. And you know what else we have?
-We have us. -Yes.
Three of the smartest, hardest working,
most capable women I know.
That's right.
So which one of these liabilities
can we actually do something about?
Overhead's pretty fixed.
We're already operating pretty lean.
And we can't move Christmas.
Why can't we do something about this one?
Uh, well, 'cause we can't change the position
of the rotational axis of the Earth relative to the Sun.
Just sayin'.
All right, well, it's cold outside right now,
and we're all sitting here eating ice cream.
New Englanders do eat more ice cream per capita
than anywhere else in the country.
And we eat it year 'round,
so why is the ice cream shop closed?
That's what we've always done.
But that's silly. People still want ice cream.
So that's it.
We open the shop.
Ice cream for Christmas.
♪♪
[sighs]
[vehicle approaching]
[car door closes]
Welcome to White's Ice Cream--
[bell jingles]
It's you.
I guess I deserve that.
No, uh... stray cows in here today.
Well, I wouldn't say that,
it looks like one just walked in.
Look, I come in peace.
You're actually who I needed to speak to.
If you're here to talk me into selling again--
No, no, you made yourself clear yesterday.
I just have to take a look around.
I have to show the buyers the facilities tomorrow.
Thought I should see them first.
Well, don't let me hold you up.
I'm pretty busy.
I can see that.
Something else?
Yeah, well, while I'm here, what's good?
Everything.
Okay.
Okay what?
Give me a scoop of your six best.
With sprinkles. Hm?
We call them Jimmies.
[laughs] What?
You do?
Okay, then with Jimmies.
Seriously?
Okay. One gigantic Sunday coming right up.
♪♪
Wow.
Can't say I didn't warn you.
You need anything else?
No, um... thank you.
Actually, maybe one thing.
Second spoon?
That's a lot of ice cream for one person.
That is unless you're really busy with other customers.
And what about this one?
Buttermilk Chip. It's one of our best sellers.
Mm... Mm.
This one?
Mocha Pecan. That one's Dorothy's favorite.
Oh, wow. You're right.
It's good. Everything is really good.
Happy cows.
That has a ring to it.
Dorothy said that the shop was closed during the winter.
Well, we open this Christmas.
I figured we could use the extra revenue.
It's an interesting plan.
You're just missing one thing.
-Don't say customers. -I didn't have to, you did.
Have you thought about advertising?
I don't know if you've heard, but we're struggling.
I don't have the budget for billboards or radio ads.
That's not your only problem.
You need to come up with $400,000 before Christmas Eve.
That means you have to sell, what,
200,000 cones in the next two weeks.
What you need is a way to generate buzz
without spending money.
You need to get people talking about you.
You need to give them something
that gets them excited and brings you revenue.
You need something like a...
Like a contest.
Boom.
There it is.
We could have our customers
come up with their favorite Christmas flavors.
Winner gets a lifetime supply of free ice cream.
Mm-mm, you're trying to save money.
Winner gets a year's supply of free ice cream.
We'll engage our loyal customers.
Um, if we can sell them on
the fun of ice cream at Christmas time,
they'll be our advocates, our investors,
they'll-- they'll be our partners.
Mm-hm. You could set up a crowd funding campaign.
Let them contribute.
And that will bring in extra customers.
Charlie, if this works,
this could completely change things around for us.
If we can get customers to buy ice cream year 'round,
we could be profitable.
Wait, why are you helping me?
You're supposed to be selling the farm.
I might feel a little bit guilty
about what happened at dinner.
Oh.
You mean when you said exactly the thing
that I asked you not to say?
Yes. That.
But I, um...
also don't mind a fair fight.
Good.
You're about to get one.
[electronic bleep]
EMILY: Hi, I'm Emily White,
and this is our family dairy farm.
We've been in operation for over 50 years
since my father took over the business
from my grandfather.
But the reality of operating a dairy farm
-in today's day and age-- -Uh, okay, cut. Um...
that's kind of depressing.
Uh, nobody wants to donate to a sinking ship.
It's like throwing a bucket of water on the Titanic.
We gotta spin it.
Make it fun.
-Okay. -Okay?
Uh, let's-- let's try it again.
-Okay... -[mooing]
action.
I'm Emily White and this is our family dairy farm.
We've been operating for over 50 years
as a family business.
Nobody wants to see us get bought out by
a big corporation.
We refuse to go the way of so many family farms
-across America-- -Okay, cut.
That's not really fun. Um--
Okay, we need to appeal to their hearts.
Not just their hearts. Their taste buds, too.
Will you go grab me a cup of ice cream?
[cow mooing]
That is the most amazing ice cream.
And I'm the luckiest girl
because I've grown up eating it my entire life.
Hi. My name's Emily White,
and this is our family dairy farm.
Those are our cows, Henrietta, Eleanor, and...
Gracie's somewhere in the back.
Here at White's Farm,
we have the happiest cows on earth,
and there is something about their milk
that makes the richest, creamiest,
most delicious ice cream.
As part of our crowd funding appeal,
we're having a Christmas flavor competition.
The winner gets a year's supply of free ice cream.
So come down to White's Ice Cream stand
every day this month to try a new flavor,
and vote for which one's your favorite.
Then, we'll have a special release
of the winning Christmas flavor.
Thanks for watching.
Oh, honey, you look adorable.
[sighs]
It's good, Em. It's really good.
You think so?
No, I know so.
This is really gonna work.
I'll get the rest of the info on the site,
and we'll go live tomorrow.
And then we pull out all the stops,
and forward the link to absolutely everyone we know.
I'll-- I'll call Mary down at the newspaper.
Maybe she'll do a story.
Bob down at the radio station.
He'll probably put you on the air, too.
-We're goin' viral, baby. -[laughing]
Everybody ready?
This is gonna save the farm.
-Yeah. -For Dad.
For Dad.
For your dad.
♪♪
-[bell jingles] -Welcome to White's Ice Cream--
It's you.
[chuckles]
You might want to work on your customer service training.
I'd probably need some customers for that, huh?
Is Christmas Kiss what I think it is?
Whole Hershey kisses in a vanilla base.
I unwrap the kisses myself.
Wow, pretty high food cost.
Um, these look nice.
What? Wait, what are you doing?
I have a farm to run, Charlie.
I cannot stand around all day
waiting for customers to show up.
Hey, be patient. Listen, these things take time.
I don't have time.
This was a really great idea. Thank you.
But I'm gonna have to find my miracle somewhere else.
[bell jingles]
Hi.
Welcome to White's Ice Cream.
You were saying?
[indistinct chatter]
Today's special is, uh, uh, Christmas Kiss.
How many can I get for everyone?
♪♪
[indistinct chatter]
GLORIA: Can you believe this?
The website is blowing up.
We have had suggestions from all around the country,
even one from North Dakota.
EMILY: What was the suggestion?
Uh, Buffalo Berry.
-Ugh! -It was interesting.
Hello, Mrs. Carlson.
What a wonderful idea, Emily.
I'm so glad you think so.
I forwarded your crowd funding site
to all my friends online.
-Great. Thank you. -Too bad for them, though.
I just submitted the winning flavor.
What is it?
Candy Cane Swirl.
Candy canes crunched up
and swirled into strawberry ice cream.
That does sound good.
We'll make that the flavor of the day tomorrow.
Well, then, I shall be here tomorrow.
Good.
Two scoops.
[indistinct chatter]
Excuse me.
Hi. May I help you?
Yeah, I'm looking for Emily White.
Oh, um, who may I say is asking?
Edgar Samuels.
I... have a proposition for her.
Okay. Um...
just a minute.
Em, there's this guy at the counter
who wants to talk to you about a business deal or something.
Okay.
-Hi. -Hi.
[sighs]
I saw your crowd funding site.
Do you have a flavor idea?
The suggestion box is on the counter.
No, no, I don't want to submit a flavor.
I want to submit an offer.
Sorry, what?
I want to buy your farm.
The farm's not for sale.
Uh, everything's for sale, Miss White.
Not this farm.
Listen.
I appreciate the effort with the crowd funding appeal--
I do, I really do--
but I know when a farm is on the verge of bankruptcy,
and making one last desperation play.
I'm not sure what you're talking about.
I think you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Look, your land...
is worth ten times what you'd get by selling to Dairy World.
Thank you for stopping by, Mr. Samuels.
But I'm not interested in selling to Dairy World
or to anyone else.
Perhaps you'll try our Christmas Kiss flavor,
that way, your trip won't have been a complete waste of time.
[sighs]
Miss White. You have my card.
Let me know if you change your mind.
Have a good day.
Those are the farmers from Dairy World Consolidated.
How long have they been here?
Couple hours.
How you feelin' about all this?
Are you kidding?
I feel terrible. My stomach's in knots.
Are we gonna pull this off?
We got a long way to go.
That's what I was afraid of.
I gotta get back to work.
Good luck with old kind eyes.
-Hey. -Hi.
Well, that went well.
They were very impressed with the operation.
That's very encouraging.
Look, I know you're not excited by the whole idea,
but if push comes to shove,
it'll be nice to know that the farm is in good hands.
Right. Right.
[engine starts]
♪♪
Can I give you a hand?
Nope, I got it.
Listen, about earlier.
You don't need to explain. You have a job to do.
Look, for what it's worth,
I'm rooting for you.
Thanks. Me, too.
Seriously, is there anything at all around here
that I could help you with?
I'm getting a little cooped up at my hotel.
How are you with a bow saw?
So, you cut down a tree every year?
One of the perks of living on a farm.
I told Mom I'd cut a tree down for her.
What do you mean for her? Isn't it for the both of you?
Yeah. [chuckles]
I guess. I don't know.
I'm having trouble getting in the Christmas spirit this year.
Could have fooled me.
I saw you this morning at the counter,
you seemed like you had plenty of Christmas cheer
for all your customers.
It seems like you really care about them.
Well, they're not just customers.
I've known most of them my entire life.
My dad believed in giving back to the community,
which is why I can't just get rid of this farm.
Yeah, it's tough without him, huh?
I miss him a lot.
He seemed like he got into the Christmas spirit.
How many Santas did he have?
[laughs]
Over a hundred.
He loved the way Christmas brought
the whole family together.
Everybody except for Dorothy.
Things were different when we were kids.
So you don't see much of her these days,
even at Christmas time?
[sighs] We grew apart.
It killed my dad when she moved to the city.
My mom, too.
It's a shame.
And now she's back.
Just in time to sell the farm.
Thanks again for helping me.
You're welcome.
EMILY: I just can't believe how busy the creamery has been.
It's exciting.
I think I scooped more ice cream today
than I have in the entire year.
Your idea's really working.
It's not just my idea, it's Charlie's, too.
It was so nice of him to help with the tree.
You two seem to be getting along well.
He's trying to sell the farm from under us.
I love this one.
I think I made this in like the third grade.
Yeah, you did.
That was your father's favorite.
But this one--
This one is my favorite.
Your father gave this to me on our 25th wedding anniversary.
Mmm...
-[chuckles] -[knocking]
[gasps]
Hey.
I just wanted to say thank you for a great day,
and I'm headed back to the hotel.
What are you doing for dinner?
Mom.
Honestly, I don't know, um...
but I should get going so--
Oh, come on. Please stay.
Emily has had far too much of my company for one day.
MOTHER: Well, I haven't.
It's not very often I meet a gentleman
who enjoys my Santas as much as I do.
I insist.
Uh, don't look at me.
Once she starts insisting, the only option is surrender.
[chuckles] Okay.
I'm in. I'm in.
As long as you let me make dessert.
♪♪
You're gonna love this.
It's a special family recipe.
To heck with that buttoned up business persona.
I think you've found your true calling.
Uh-oh. You caught me.
[chuckles]
Yeah, actually, this is great.
I, uh-- I don't get to cook much at home.
Why not?
I'm busy. I work a lot.
Too busy selling other people's farms?
Emily.
You know, mostly I do commercial real estate.
Not a lot of family farms in the city.
[chuckles]
What are you making, anyway?
You will see.
-Wow. -That is beautiful.
CHARLIE: Grandma's mile high apple pie.
MOTHER: Absolutely beautiful.
We can't have apple pie
without the world's greatest vanilla ice cream.
Apple pie a la mode.
Not bad.
♪♪
CHARLIE: That brings me back.
The smell of the pie
combined with the wood fire and the freshly cut tree.
That's-- That's Christmas.
Just like my grandma used to do.
With a hundred Santas watching.
[laughing]
This pie...
is absolutely delicious.
Thank you.
It is really good.
What's your secret?
Nope. I'm not gonna tell.
Kudos to the chef.
Oh. May I say for the record.
My pie and your ice cream
are a match made in heaven.
You might be onto something.
-What? -Apple pie ice cream.
Like apple pie in the ice cream.
Yes. Exactly. Come on.
That was so delicious. Thank you.
You're more than welcome.
You don't want to put the added ingredients in too soon
or they get all minced up.
If you want to keep it chunky,
add the last bit
when there's just a couple of minutes left
in the freezing process.
So what happens next?
We wait.
Okay.
I really think this could be a winner.
That'd be ironic, huh?
Your flavor is the one that saves the farm
from my sister's plan.
What's been the best so far?
It's hard to say, there's been a lot of really creative entries.
Here, come here.
Oh, wow.
Look at all these incredible flavors.
Yeah. People have been pretty enthusiastic.
And interesting. Fruitcake ice cream?
I don't think that one's gonna sell.
[chuckles]
You know, she's not a bad person.
Who?
Dorothy.
I know. I know.
I think she just doesn't quite get
what the farm life means to me and Mom.
Even when we were kids, she couldn't wait to move to the city.
She graduated and left right away.
I could never imagine living somewhere else.
You know, I grew up in a family business as well.
My dad used to always say business is business,
but family is family.
Take care of the ones you love.
[gasps] It's ready.
♪♪
All right, here's hoping yours is the winning flavor.
Oh!
Oh, wow!
-Wow, that-- that-- -Oh. [laughs]
That is like a Christmas flavor explosion.
-Oh. -Mm.
Quit hogging it. Hey!
Excuse me.
You are gonna have to wait in line
with all the other customers.
That's my pie. I have dibs.
Okay, fair.
Oh...
you can taste the flaky pie crust,
brown sugar, cinnamon, apples, but there's--
there's something else in there. What is that?
No.
Nutmeg. It's nutmeg, isn't it?
No, I told you I'm not gonna tell.
[chuckles]
Oh, what do we call this, Apple Pie?
No, it's too simple. It's gotta be about the feeling.
Grandma's Apple Pie.
Mm, yeah.
I mean, but it's gotta be about the combination,
like Grandma's Apple Pie a la Mode.
That's too long and it has to be about Christmas.
BOTH: Christmas a la Mode.
-That's great. -That's--
Wow.
Mm.
Thank you, Charlie.
You're welcome.
I think I'm gonna need you to make a bunch more pies.
I feel like this is gonna be a big seller.
Yeah. I, um--
I actually have to head back to the city in the morning, so...
Oh.
But I guess I could be a little bit late.
If I get up first thing in the morning,
I can go shopping.
You know, for a guy who's trying to sell our farm,
you're not half bad.
You're not half bad yourself.
♪ I decorated the tree tonight ♪
♪ Won't stop until we're side by side ♪
♪ Fire's glowing warm and bright ♪
♪ I'm waiting for you, baby ♪
♪ The clock chimes, you're not home ♪
♪ Every minute I'm more alone ♪
♪ The radio is playing our song ♪
♪ And they're singing, baby, baby, oh ♪
♪ It's Christmas time
♪ Christmas
♪ Merry Christmas, baby
♪ Christmas
♪ And I'm alone, baby
♪ Christmas isn't Christmas ♪
♪ Without you
Christmas...
a la Mode.
I can't thank you enough for all your help.
You're welcome.
Let me know how it goes.
I will.
Get back safe.
-Bye. -Bye.
♪ Then I hear your car beep, beep, beeping ♪
♪ Your arms are full of gifts for me ♪
♪ And you say I missed you, baby ♪
♪ Now at last, it's Christmas day ♪
It's 100 FM, The Pike,
Chuck Parks here with Emily White.
from, uh, White's Ice Cream,
and the Christmas Flavor Ice Cream contest.
Christmas is in the air, Emily.
Yeah, thank you so much for having me on.
We've had a lot of really great submissions so far.
Ebenezer's Curmudgeon Crunch,
Reindeer Run, Hot Toddy, Fruitcake,
which sounds terrible but I promise it's really good.
-Mom. Mom, Mom, Mom. -What?
Mom, look at this. Look at this.
MOTHER: What?
Oh, my goodness. So cute.
We're trying to raise money to save our dairy farm.
and we thought that it would be fun
to encourage our customers to submit
different ice cream flavor ideas
that reminded them of the holiday season.
♪ Without you
Here you go. Merry Christmas.
How are we doing on the swirl?
-We're low. -Oh, no.
That's it for the Christmas a la Mode.
Where's the rest of Charlie's pies?
We went through all ten of them already.
Seriously? We need more pies.
Well, make them.
I don't have Charlie's recipe.
Just use a regular recipe.
No, no, the customers will be able to tell the difference.
Can't fake that one.
Okay. Uh, call Charlie.
-I don't have his number. -What?
I guess I could call Dorothy, but that's awkward.
-Call her. -Oh, man.
I'm so sorry, everybody,
but we are out of the Christmas a la Mode.
[all exclaiming]
But we have lots of other delicious flavors.
EMILY: Hey, Dorothy, it's me, Emily.
Oh, hello, sister. You ready to sell?
Charlie tells me negotiations with Dairy World
are going well.
No, and that's not why I'm calling.
Is Charlie available?
Why?
Uh, he left something up here--
rather, he took something back down there with him,
and I just want to talk to him about it.
Which is it?
It doesn't matter.
I just need to ask him about it,
and maybe have him send it up to me.
Well, tell me what it is and I'll ask him.
No, I'd rather not.
Can you just give me his number?
I'm not sure I want to do that.
Please, Dorothy, it's important.
It must be if you're calling me.
Look, if you won't give me his number,
will you just please have him call me?
Please, out of the goodness of your heart?
Who says there is any goodness in my heart?
I'm just the evil sister who wants to sell the farm.
-Remember? -Dorothy--
Thanks for calling, Em.
Make sure you call again next time you need something.
Dorothy, what is the deal with this new offer?
-Are you-- -That was weird.
-What? -Emily.
She just called, wanted to talk to you.
Really? Why?
She wouldn't say except that you
brought something back here to New York or something like that.
It really wasn't clear.
What happened up there after I left?
I showed the buyers around.
And had dinner with Emily and my mother.
Yeah, well, that was nothing.
Evidently, not nothing.
Yeah, but that's not important.
What is the deal with this new offer?
Why are you talking to real estate developers?
I didn't go looking for another offer,
they approached me.
And if we have to sell anyway,
it turns out the farm is worth ten times more as housing lots.
Why would we turn that down?
I thought the whole point was
to leave the farm operating as a farm.
What's the difference? Farm, houses?
We don't own it anymore.
I think your sister would have something to say about that.
[cell phone buzzing]
-Hello. -Emily, it's Charlie.
Charlie, thank goodness. We are desperate here.
Did Dorothy tell you I called?
Uh, yeah, she did. What's up?
-I need more pies. -What?
I-- I made ten of them.
I know. Christmas a la Mode's very popular.
I can't keep it in stock.
Really, well, that's-- that's great.
Yeah, so I need your recipe.
Oh, uh, shoot, Emily, I'm sorry,
-I can't give that to you. -Why not?
Like I told you, it's a family recipe.
So what?
Well, it's kind of patented.
What? Seriously?
Look, you may want to Google search me and my family.
I don't really care who your family is, Charlie,
I have a ton of ice cream to make,
and I need your recipe.
Okay, look, I'll tell you what,
I'll come up on Saturday,
and, um, make some more.
Really? You're not too busy courting buyers?
Nope. Wide open.
Wow. Um-- Okay, that's great.
Thank you.
I'll see you Saturday.
Great, I'll see you then.
Well...
Gretchen, hey. Uh, yeah, it's Charlie.
I, um, need you to clear my Saturday.
Actually, why don't you clear the whole weekend.
I know, I know, it's--
it's just this is really important.
EMILY: Blanchard Pies.
They're in every grocery store across America.
I believe they're in Canada as well.
What the heck is he doing working with my sister?
What the heck is he doing working at all?
That's a good point.
So we could just buy the pies at the store?
Yeah, but he's coming up this weekend.
Oh, he is?
Yeah.
Huh.
Hi.
Hey.
I did some research on you.
So you see my dilemma.
Yes, and I have a lot of questions.
We'll have plenty of time for that.
We got a lot of baking to do.
That's a lot of stuff.
A lot of pies.
You can't tell anybody about these pies
and where they came from.
EMILY: Right.
It's a recipe you found on the internet.
Maybe you got the recipe from your great grandma,
she brought it across from the old country--
Charlie. I get it.
Okay.
Hey, you need to cut those a little thinner, please.
Hey, slow down a minute.
Your family owns the largest independent pie company
in North America?
Yeah, owned.
Sold it about five years ago.
But your dad still runs it?
Yeah.
And why in the whole wide world
are you working with my sister?
You know, I was never really that enamored
by the food business, I--
I love real estate, I--
There's something intoxicating about,
you know, bringing people together
in a-- in a win-win and closing a deal.
A win-win like us and Dairy World?
You know, they're not all...
win-wins.
Do you even still need to work?
[chuckles] Yeah, of course I do.
I mean, sure, I'm a beneficiary
of the-- the family business,
but I don't see a penny of that now.
That's my dad and my brother's thing.
Okay, next question.
Shoot.
Why'd you come up?
Here?
To help you make pies and put it in your ice cream.
Exactly.
You know, uh, you needed my help.
And it was the generous thing to do
in the spirit of Christmas.
Isn't you helping me a conflict of interest?
I-- I guess so.
Um, but like I said,
I like things to be win-wins,
and I'm rooting for you.
You know, you have a little--
What?
You get it?
Yeah.
It was nice of Charlie to do all that baking for us.
No, it wasn't Charlie, it was my great grandmother from the old country,
-remember? -Oh, right.
Well, is great grandma coming to the barn dance?
How are we doing with the crowd funding?
Well, it depends on your perspective.
Compared to other campaigns our size?
We're doing great.
Compared to our goal?
We've got some work to do.
We've raised $90,000.
Plus, with our increased revenue recently,
we're doing really well.
It's just that we're running out of time.
Exactly.
♪♪
[indistinct chatter]
Merry Christmas, everybody.
We are so excited to be here with you folks tonight.
♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪
♪ Fa, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la ♪
♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly ♪
♪ Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪
♪ Don we now our gay apparel ♪
-Hi! -This is amazing.
-I know. -Look at the turn out.
-Gosh. -Yeah.
-Everybody came. -Mm-hm.
Oh, the kiddos.
Uh, my kids can't wait to show you
the dance they made up to "Jingle Bells."
I wouldn't miss it for the world.
♪♪
Emily. Congratulations.
What a lovely party.
I'm so glad you think so. Thanks for being here.
I'm glad I could be.
Especially because I have something to tell you.
Yes?
Forget Candy Cane Swirl.
I'm gonna vote for Christmas a la Mode
in the flavor contest. [chuckles]
Whoever came up with that?
Uh, well, he's actually supposed to be here tonight.
I will make sure to introduce you.
Mm. [chuckles] Oh!
Trey!
Can I continue to have this dance?
Of course.
♪♪
I'm hearing all sorts of good things
about your ice cream contest.
We've been very busy.
That's great because, not to be a Scrooge,
but the payments are due on your extension soon.
I know, Ebenezer. Thank you.
[chuckles] Okay, okay,
so enough business.
I love the video on your crowd funding site.
Oh! Thank you.
I made a donation,
and I thought of a fun flavor.
Crème Brûlée Mocha.
Ooh, that sounds delicious.
A candied, crunchy top, and a soft, creamy filling.
Yes, in a coffee base.
Could be a winner.
♪♪
Charlie.
Hi.
-How are you? -Good.
Everything okay?
Yeah. Yeah, everything looks amazing.
Who's Emily dancing with?
Oh. Trey?
He's been around forever.
He was Dorothy's old boyfriend.
They broke up after high school.
EMILY: Uh, what are you doing here, Trey?
You never make it to the barn dance.
Um, no reason,
I just thought I'd get out for the evening.
So, is your sister coming?
Dorothy doesn't like to milk cows in a barn,
let alone dance in one.
Well, I thought I heard she was in town.
She had to go back to the city.
-Oh. -But I can give her your phone number.
Oh, no, no, that's okay.
I just thought it'd be nice to see her.
I think she'd like to see you, too.
Charlie, thank you...
for giving her hope this Christmas.
She needed that.
She deserves it.
♪♪ [vocalizing]
[applause]
You made it.
Hey.
-Do you want to dance? -I would love to.
♪♪ [slow jazz]
[indistinct chatter]
♪ It came upon
♪ A midnight clear
♪ That glorious...
This is the most Christmas spirit
I've felt in a long time.
Well, the barn looks beautiful.
So do you.
Maybe my luck's starting to turn around.
I feel like you've got plenty of luck.
I'm barely holding onto the dream that my father left me.
It's not your dream?
No, it--
Of course it is, I just--
I really want to save the farm.
It'll make my father proud.
He sounds like an amazing guy.
I wish I'd had the chance to meet him.
He really was.
♪♪
CHARLIE: You want to know why I really came back?
It wasn't to help me bake a bunch of pies?
No, no, no, that was-- that was it, but...
I was really excited that I got to see you again.
-Really? -Yeah.
You, the farm... your ice cream,
the passion you have for running this place.
I couldn't stop thinking about you.
I'm really glad you came.
Me, too.
So, what do we do about it?
Listen, I, uh--
I should tell you something.
What?
It's about the farm and your sister. Uh--
-♪♪ [intro to "Jingle Bells"] -[cheering, applause]
This song.
I promised Gloria that I would watch her kids
-do a dance. -Yeah, yeah, go, go.
I gotta get back to the city. It's a four hour drive.
I gotta work in the morning, so...
-Back to reality. -Yeah.
When do I see you again?
Well, um... one way or the other,
I have to be back up here on Christmas Eve.
I know. I know.
Remember, business is business,
family is family.
Right.
And don't give up on your dad's dream.
It's too important.
Bye, Charlie.
♪♪
EMILY: How did I let myself fall for him?
You're only human.
And he's a charming man.
What did I think, though, he's some...
knight in shining armor
who's gonna come in and save the day?
He's here to sell the farm.
It's simple as that.
But I think he has real feelings for you.
He's just concerned about closing the deal.
He wants a win-win.
Well, think about this for a minute.
What is this win-win scenario?
From our perspective,
Dorothy gets her money and we get to keep the farm,
but I don't think they care about us keeping the farm.
I think there's a third win here.
I think Dorothy gets her money,
we get the farm,
and you two get each other.
If he's working to make that deal,
what's his next play?
He's not.
He's made that clear.
I wouldn't be so sure about that.
[bell jingles]
I'm sorry, we're closed.
Miss White, Edgar Samuels.
We, uh-- we talked a week or so ago.
You have a minute?
Yeah. Sure.
Just so you know, I haven't changed my mind.
Really?
You haven't changed your mind about selling the farm?
No.
Well, I saw you dancing cheek-to-cheek
with Mr. Blanchard last night.
I, uh-- I just assumed that you're in on the deal.
What deal?
The deal with my competitor, Richardson Development.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Your sister's company is about ready to close a deal
with Richardson.
I wanted to see if you might entertain a counter offer.
They're not planning on selling to Dairy World?
Who?
The Consolidated Dairy Farmers?
Oh, yeah, I--
I think the number they're discussing with Richardson
is gonna be quite a bit higher than
what they're gonna get from a group of dairy farmers.
What is Richardson planning on building?
A housing development.
They're talking about 50 lots.
-Are you kidding me? -No.
This could be a very merry Christmas
for you and your family, Miss White.
Thank you.
This has been a very enlightening conversation.
I'll let you know if anything changes.
Please do.
-[door opens] -[bell jingles]
-[inhales] -[door closes]
♪♪
What am I gonna do?
We're not even close.
♪♪
[sighs]
Hi. I'm Emily White.
A few weeks ago, I told you about
our crowd funding campaign to raise money
so that we could expand
and bring our delicious ice cream
to a larger audience all across New England.
And, yes...
I would love to expand.
But... first, I need to save our family farm.
I was told...
that we were going to sell to a dairy consortium
so that our land would at least still operate as a farm.
That was a lie.
We're gonna lose our farm to a real estate developer
that wants to turn our land into 50 house lots
if I can't come up with the rest of our goal
by the end of day Christmas Eve.
That's 36 hours from now, less if your watching tomorrow.
My father graced us with this land,
and trusted us to farm it
the way that it was meant to be farmed.
This document...
says that I have the right to buy out my sister
for her half of the assessed value of this land.
We can do this,
but we need your help.
Please...
please help me save our family farm.
Did you tell her?
No. But I should have.
I have no idea how she found out about the deal with Richardson.
I gotta tell you, I'm feeling really guilty
about leaving her out of the loop right now.
I don't like seeing her get hurt like this.
What happened to family is family,
but business is business?
It's the other way around, Dorothy.
It doesn't matter.
There's no way she'll raise the money in one day.
Nothing we did or didn't say to her
can change that.
EMILY: We can do this.
But we need your help.
Please...
please help me save our family farm.
I couldn't watch.
What do you think?
I think whatever happens,
your father would be so proud of you.
GLORIA: You've done everything you possibly could.
And now you've put your heart out on your sleeve
for the whole world to see.
Yeah.
[clink]
-Look. -[clinking continues]
It's working.
[chuckling]
♪♪
[mooing]
WOMAN: I'm her today at White's Farm
where Emily White is about to announce the winner
of their Christmas ice cream flavor contest.
So, Emily, who's the big winner?
Well, there were a lot of really wonderful flavors,
but the overwhelming winner was Christmas a la Mode,
submitted by Charlie Blanchard of New York, New York.
Congratulations, Charlie Blanchard.
That must have been a big surprise.
Not really.
That flavor was incredibly popular,
so much so, it was hard to keep up with the demand.
Emily has gotten a lot of attention recently
with her crowd funding site,
and needs to raise $226,000
by close of business tomorrow,
or this pastoral farm
will become a housing development.
If they make their goal,
that would be one heck of a Christmas present.
Yeah, it would.
Please...
please help us save our family farm.
For Charter TV 3 News,
I'm Crystal Brown.
-MAN: We're clear. -Thanks.
Can I get a gallon of Christmas a la Mode to go?
-Sure. -Thanks.
[indistinct chatter]
Thank you so much.
Hi. What can I get for you?
Uh, I'd love to try some of that Christmas a la Mode.
I hear wonderful things.
It's pretty special.
Uh, just a kiddie size cone, please.
Sure thing.
Saw the story on the news.
Gotta say, I admire what you're doing.
I owned a small family business once myself,
so... I know how hard it can be.
Thank you so much. That means a lot.
Well, good luck to you.
And Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you.
Mm. Nice.
-My mom will ring you up. -Okay.
Hi.
-Hey, Emily. -What do you want?
Could we talk, please?
No, the time for talking is over.
I'm busy. I have customers to serve.
Look, it's not as it appears.
-Okay? -Really?
Because it appears as if you lied to me.
It appears as if you and my sister
never had any intention of saving this farmland,
-and it appears-- -Listen, I know.
I know, okay? Just let me explain.
Fine.
♪♪
All right. Explain.
Although I don't know how you possibly can.
There may not be an explanation
that satisfies you.
And I feel terrible about that.
I didn't know about the offer from the housing developers
until a couple of days ago.
I tried to tell you.
I should have told you.
But I need you to know that being here...
on the farm has changed me.
I see the simple beauty
of a life outside the rat race of the city.
I see the elegance of making a good product
that customers enjoy.
And I see you--
a woman who works harder than anyone I've ever met--
who believes in a cause and a purpose and a legacy.
Emily, I--
I've fallen for you.
And if my company's actions are unforgivable,
then I will have to live with that
for the rest of my life.
Is that it?
Yeah.
It's all I got.
Okay.
Charlie.
This farm means everything to me.
I'm sorry that it took you so long to see why.
Merry Christmas.
How's old kind eyes?
Don't ask.
Who's next?
♪♪
[knocking]
-Hello. -Hey, Gloria!
Merry Christmas. Come in for a sec.
Oh, I-- I can't stay.
I gotta get back to the kids.
They're all wired about Santa coming tomorrow night.
[chuckles] All right. Well, come say hi.
EMILY: Mom, look who's here.
-Oh, Merry Christmas, Gloria. -Merry Christmas, Susan.
Thank you for stopping by.
Oh, can you-- can you just sit for a minute?
Would you like a glass of wine?
Oh, no, thank you. No wine for me.
I left the kids with my husband,
and they're bouncing off the walls.
[chuckles] Oh, wonderful.
Nothing brings out the joy of Christmas like children.
She brought us a little something.
Go ahead. Open it.
Ooh. [chuckles]
[laughing]
EMILY: Awe, cute. Thank you.
Oh, I figured you could never have enough Santas.
MOTHER: You are so right. Thank you.
This is for you.
What? You shouldn't have.
You've given me so much.
[laughs]
Super Scooper. [laughs]
How fun.
Thank you.
There's a card, too.
No. Emily. Susan.
I promised you'd get to Orlando.
This is way too generous.
With the deadline approaching,
you need every penny.
I can't accept it.
You can. And you will.
The deadline is what the deadline is,
but a promise is a promise.
Besides, we couldn't have done any of this without you.
I love you guys.
Thank you.
Right back at ya.
-Thank you. -Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
♪♪
Hey, Dad.
Merry Christmas.
Tomorrow is a big day,
and I just want you to know that...
no matter what happens,
I tried as hard as I could.
We're still a ways away from that Christmas miracle.
And it might just...
be too far for us to reach.
But...
it's not too late, right?
I'm not crazy for still holding out hope, am I?
[chuckles]
Oh, Dad.
Oh, I love you so much.
[chuckles]
Thank you for your faith in me.
I will make you proud, I promise.
I still don't know how, but...
I'm gonna save this farm.
GLORIA: Oh! We just got another hundred.
That brings us to $312,450.
[sighs] Who are we kidding?
We have 25 minutes to raise $90,000.
There's no way.
We're done.
Whoops! There's another thousand.
Gloria.
You shouldn't have done that. That's for your kids.
Gary and I talked to the kids last night,
and we all agreed we would much rather have the farm
than a week in Orlando.
I consider it the best investment I've ever made.
[bell jingles]
Oh, look.
It's the Grim Reaper and her henchmen.
Thanks for coming, Trey.
My pleasure.
-Where's Charlie? -Who knows. Who cares.
You do, sweetheart.
No, Mom, I really don't.
Not right now.
Hello, Emily. Mom.
And you must be Gloria.
I've heard so much about you.
This is Mr. Collins, my lawyer,
and I've asked Trey to be here
as a representative of the bank.
Emily, Susan, I'm so sorry about all this.
It's just the bank--
It's fine, Trey, it's not your fault.
Where's Charlie?
I thought he'd be here with you.
I hear he's been spending quite a lot of time here on the farm.
You can sign... right here.
[clink]
-[gasps] -What?
What?
We just got a 100,000 dollar donation?
What? Let me see.
Look. $100,000.
-That's impossible. -It's not impossible.
It's a miracle.
Gloria, who's it from?
It-- It-- It's anonymous.
That puts us over our goal.
-What? -You can buy her out.
-What? -[chuckling]
Oh, my gosh. [laughing]
[bell jingles]
I have a delivery of 500 Mile High apple pies
for a Miss Emily White.
I'm Emily White.
I know.
Sign there, please.
The rest are out in the truck.
Mr. Blanchard?
-[door opens] -[bell jingles]
I don't know what to say.
I see you got the donation.
Yes.
And it was the Christmas miracle we were hoping for.
And you met my dad.
Yes, it's nice to officially meet you in person.
Oh, the pleasure is all mine.
Like I said, I once had
a small family business myself.
Not so small anymore.
[chuckles] No.
Let me put these in the back.
My dad and I thought that Blanchard Pies and White Farm
could make a great partnership.
Full win-win...
if you'll have us.
If you'll have me.
Oh, we'll have you.
Won't we, Mom?
[chuckles]
Dorothy.
I'm sorry that you never appreciated the beauty in this farm.
It was Dad's dream and his legacy,
and I promised to take care of it
so we could pass it on to the next generation.
And now we can do that.
I'll have a cashier's check for you the day after Christmas.
Would that be okay, Trey?
We'll be open.
That's fine.
I didn't think my farm girl sis
could pull it off.
I never wanted to sell the farm, Em.
I just-- I didn't want us to lose it.
You found a way to save it, and, uh--
I'm proud of you.
Really. I am.
But the house lots, you could have made millions.
Business is business, but...
family is family.
Charlie taught me that.
Can you stay for Christmas?
I should really be getting back to the city.
How about you, Trey?
Will you join us for Christmas dinner?
I'd be delighted.
Well, maybe I could hang around for a couple days.
MOTHER: Wonderful.
It'd be nice to have you home.
♪♪
EMILY: I've never held a check this large before.
Think of it as a gift to your father.
That's exactly what it is.
It's not a bad Christmas gift to me, either.
[chuckling]
What are you gonna spend it on?
I've had my eye on a little vacation home on the Cape.
I love the Cape.
Well, you'll have to come visit.
You all will.
I, uh-- I got you a... gift.
Oh, "Happy Cows Ice Cream."
It has a nice ring to it.
Yeah, it does.
Do you like it?
I mean, I had my designer do it up.
If you don't like it, then we can just change it.
It's fine.
It's perfect.
Merry Christmas.
[chuckling]
[laughing]
♪ It's Christmas morning
♪ And faces young and bright ♪
♪ Are full of wonder
♪ 'Cause Santa came last night ♪
♪ You feel the magic
♪ And laughter fills the air ♪
♪ And best of all
♪ Love is everywhere
♪ But why does Christmas mean ♪
♪ So much more than make believe ♪
♪ Christmas time means sleigh bells ♪
♪ And reindeer and toys
♪ A story of a king and a star ♪
♪ The truth of Christmas that makes us rejoice ♪
♪ Is love
♪ A gift from the heart
♪ Fa, la, la
♪ Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪
♪ Fa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪
♪ Fa, la, la, la, la, la ♪
♪ La, la, la, la
♪ Fa, la, la, la
♪ Christmas time means sleigh bells ♪
♪ And reindeer and toys
♪ A story of a king and a star ♪
♪ But the truth of Christmas that makes us rejoice ♪
♪ Is love
♪ A gift from the heart
♪ A gift from the heart ♪