<♪♪> [REBECCA] CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS, WHAT IS CHRISTMAS? OKAY - THERE ARE CHRISTMAS TREES, SNOWMEN, CAROLING, UHM... SNOW! CHRISTMAS IS SNOWY DAYS, KEEPING FAMILIES WARM AND TOGETHER INSIDE. I LOVE SNOW, YOU CAN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SNOW. NOT BAD FOR A JEWISH GIRL. <PHONE RINGS> [REBECCA] HELLO? [SUZIE] OH HI HONEY, IT'S ME. [REBECCA] I CAN'T TALK, MOM, I'M WORKING AND I NEED TO FINISH. [SUZIE] OH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? [REBECCA] IT'S HENRY'S AND MY SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY, I NEED TO GET HOME AND GET READY. [SUZIE] YOU CAN GIVE YOUR MOTHER ONE MINUTE. I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE COMING TO ASPEN FOR HANUKKAH [REBECCA] I STILL DON'T KNOW ABOUT ASPEN. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT HENRY WANTS TO DO FOR THE HOLIDAYS. HE USUALLY GOES HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. [SUZIE] SO LET HIM GO HOME FOR HIS HOLIDAY AND YOU COME TO ASPEN FOR YOURS. WE MISS YOU HONEY AND HANUKKAH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS CHRISTMAS. [REBECCA] YES, MOM, I MISS YOU AND DADDY TOO AND HANUKKAH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS CHRISTMAS. [HENRY] <OUT OF BREATH> PLEASE, I JUST NEED FIVE MINUTES. [KAY] WE OPEN TOMORROW MORNING AT NINE A.M. [HENRY] <IN ONE BREATH> PLEASE, I NEED TO GET SOMETHING TODAY BECAUSE IT'S OUR SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY AND IT HAS TO BE FROM HERE BECAUSE THIS IS REBECCA'S AND MY FAVORITE JEWELRY STORE. [KAY] <SKEPTICAL> HER FAVORITE JEWELRY STORE? [HENRY] YEAH PLEASE. PLEASE. [KAY] OKAY, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING SPECIFIC IN MIND? [HENRY] SOMETHING THAT SAYS I LOVE YOU AND YOU MATTER TO ME. [KAY] EARRINGS? [HENRY] SHE LOVES EARRINGS. I THINK. <HENRY'S PHONE RINGS> [KAY] GO AHEAD, ANSWER. [HENRY] SORRY. HI MOM. [MARILYN] <RELIEVED> HENRY, GOOD I CAUGHT YOU. I WAS SO WORRIED WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU. I ASSUMED YOU WERE DEAD. [HENRY] NO I'M NOT DEAD. IF I WERE DEAD MOM I COULDN'T ANSWER. I'M AT A JEWELRY STORE BUYING REBECCA A SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY GIFT. [MARILYN] I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D MADE YOU PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS. [HENRY] NO, I'M NOT SURE YET. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT REBECCA WANTS TO DO FOR THE HOLIDAYS. [MARILYN] I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HER. [HENRY] SHE WANTS TO MEET YOU TOO, MOM. I HAVE TO GO. [MARILYN] SHE SOUNDS LIKE A GIRL THAT WOULD ENJOY CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRINGLES! <HENRY HANGS UP.> [HENRY] I'M SORRY. [KAY] MAYBE IF YOU TOLD ME HOW YOU MET - IT WOULD HELP US PICK THE PERFECT GIFT FOR HER? [HENRY] WE BOTH SHOWED UP AT THE SAME TIME TO MRS. WOO'S APARTMENT IN CHINATOWN AFTER SHE DIED. [KAY] <SYMPATHETIC> A FRIEND? [HENRY] AN OBITUARY. [KAY] AN OBITUARY? [REBECCA AND HENRY] I'LL TAKE IT. [REBECCA] WHAT? [HENRY] WHAT? I'M TAKING IT. [REBECCA] I'M TAKING IT. I GOT HERE FIRST! [HENRY] WELL, TECHNICALLY I LET YOU COME UP THE STAIRS FIRST BECAUSE I'M A GENTLEMAN. [REBECCA] THANK YOU. SO WE AGREE THAT I GOT HERE FIRST. [HENRY] BUT I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING TO THE APARTMENT. IF I KNEW... [REBECCA] YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SUCH A GENTLEMAN? [REBECCA] OKAY, WELL TECHNICALITY ASIDE. I'M SURE THAT I SAW THE AD FIRST. [HENRY] IT WASN'T EXACTLY AND AD AND HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU SAW IT FIRST? [REBECCA] DO YOU REALLY NEED A RENT CONTROL PLACE THIS BIG THAT BAD? [HENRY] IT IS A BIG PLACE. [REBECCA] OKAY, LOOK, WE BOTH NEED A PLACE, LET'S FLIP FOR IT. [HENRY] LET'S SHARE IT. [HENRY] SO THAT WAS IT. WE MOVED IN AS ROOMMATES AND THEN FELL IN LOVE. [KAY] THAT STORY IS SO BEAUTIFUL, SO NEW YORK. [HENRY] WHEN I'M WITH HER EVERYTHING FEELS RIGHT. IF THERE IS ONE PERSON MEANT FOR YOU, IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A SOUL MATE, SHE'S MINE. WHY AM I THINKING ABOUT EAR RINGS WHEN MY FUTURE IS SO CLEAR? [HENRY] THANK YOU MRS. WOO. <♪♪> [REBECCA] HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL. [HENRY] THIS IS AMAZING. COME HERE. [REBECCA] I GOT TAKE-OUT. I THOUGHT WE'D EAT IN, EXCEPT OUT. I OPENED MY FORTUNE COOKIE. IT SAYS, "YOU WILL FIND TRUE LOVE." SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO OPEN A FEW FORTUNES TO FIND THE MESSAGE THAT'S MEANT FOR YOU. [HENRY] <VERY SERIOUS> I LOVE YOU. [REBECCA] I LOVE YOU, TOO. [HENRY] I KNOW WE'VE ONLY KNOWN EACH OTHER SIX MONTHS BUT WHEN YOU FIND THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE TIME DOESN'T MATTER. YOU ARE THE REASON I WAKE UP AND THE REASON I GO TO SLEEP. YOU ARE THE SUN AND THE MOON AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. I PROMISE THAT I WILL I LOVE YOU FOREVER. REBECCA FINE, WILL YOU MARRY ME? [REBECCA] YES. [HENRY] YES? [REBECCA] YES, HENRY KRINGLE. <♪♪> <THEIR CELL PHONES RING.> [HENRY] YES MOM, I GOT HOME SAFELY AND I'M ALIVE. MOM! I JUST ASKED REBECCA TO MARRY ME. [REBECCA] NO MOM, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ASPEN YET. MOM! HENRY JUST ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM. [HENRY AND REBECCA] YES! WE'RE GETTING MARRIED! <♪♪> [SUZIE] IT'S RIDICULOUS. SHE'S TOO YOUNG TO GET MARRIED. [MARVIN] SHE'S THE SAME AGE YOU WERE WHEN YOU HAD HER. [SUZIE] I WAS MUCH MORE MATURE AT 24. I HAD A CHILD AFTER ALL. HOW CAN SHE MARRY SOMEONE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW? I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW THIS BOY. YOU KNOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED TO SCHLEP TO THE MIDDLE OF WHO KNOWS WHICH RED STATE? [MARVIN] BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE HIS FAMILY LIVES AND ANYWAY, IT'S ON OUR WAY TO ASPEN. [SUZIE] ON WHAT MAP IS DUSTPAN, WISCONSIN ON THE WAY TO ASPEN? [MARVIN] ON THE MAP THAT SAYS OUR DAUGHTER WANTS US TO MEET THE BOY SHE WANTS TO MARRY AND IT'S NOT DUSTPAN, IT'S DUNSTON. [SUZIE] OH GOD, DO YOU THINK SHE'S PREGNANT? [MARVIN] SHE WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU. [SUZIE] SHE ASKED ME TO SEND HER SOME OF HER OLD BABY CLOTHES. [MARVIN] REALLY? [SUZIE] SHE SAID IT WAS FOR A "PROJECT". [MARVIN] WE'LL GO, WE'LL BE NICE, MEET HENRY AND HIS FAMILY AND SUPPORT REBECCA. SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S IN LOVE. [SUZIE] PLEASE. SHE'S KNOWN HIM FOR SIX MONTHS. SHE DOESN'T LOVE HIM, SHE LOVES THE IDEA OF LOVING HIM. AND HE BETTER NOT ASK HER TO CONVERT, JEWS DON'T CONVERT. WE'RE THE CHOSEN PEOPLE AFTER ALL. [MARVIN] WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO TEMPLE IN THREE YEARS EXCEPT FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS. [SUZIE] THAT DOESN'T MAKE US ANY LESS CHOSEN. [HANK] ARE YOU SURE THAT'S HOW YOU SPELL HANUKKAH. [MARILYN] I GOOGLED IT. I WANT THE FINES TO FEEL COMFORTABLE. [HANK] THEY'RE FROM L.A. I'M SURE THEY'VE HEARD OF CHRISTMAS. [MARILYN] I KNOW BUT JEWISH PEOPLE ARE VERY SENSITIVE AND HIGH STRUNG, REMEMBER MRS. KELLOWITZ AND THE CAR SITUATION. [HANK] YOU BACKED UP INTO HER NEW PRIUS THEN BLAMED HER FOR HAVING A WHITE CAR. [MARILYN] WHO BUYS SUCH A QUIET CAR THAT BLENDS WITH SNOW? WE SHOULD GO SOON. THE KIDS LAND IN AN HOUR AND FOUR MINUTES AND THE FINES LAND RIGHT AFTER THEM. I HOPE THEY AREN'T DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. [HANK] WEATHER? WHAT WEATHER? IT HASN'T EVEN SNOWED ONCE YET! [MARILYN] OH, I HOPE IT SNOWS. IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SNOW. [HANK] I CALLED THE AIRPORT, THEY'RE BOTH ON TIME. [MARILYN] THAT CAN CHANGE ANY TIME. WE BETTER GET GOING. IF THEY GET THERE BEFORE US THEY'LL THINK WE'RE SO RUDE. AND WE HAVE TO GET TO THE INN FOR CHECK-IN BEFORE DINNER OR THE WHOLE SCHEDULE IS SHOT. [HANK] <TO HIMSELF> THE JEWS ARE HIGH STRUNG. [MARILYN] WHAT? [HANK] I SAID, ISN'T CHRISTMAS FUN? [MARILYN] YEAH. HENRY NEEDS TO REALIZE IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO COME HOME, WHERE HE IS SAFE AND LOVED AND CARED FOR. [HANK] HE'S GETTING MARRIED. YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT THEY MAY WANT TO STAY IN NEW YORK. [MARILYN] NONSENSE. I DON'T WANT MY GRANDCHILDREN RAISED IN A CITY WHERE THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN CONSTANT FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES. [HANK] HENRY AND REBECCA WILL DECIDE... [MARILYN] REBECCA HAS KNOWN MY SON FOR SIX MONTHS. I HAVE KNOWN HIM HIS WHOLE LIFE. I THINK I KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR HIM AND HIS CHILDREN. [HANK] A LITTLE TIGHT, JUST A LITTLE TIGHT. [REBECCA] <PANIC> I CHANGED MY MIND, THIS WAS A BAD IDEA. LET'S ELOPE! [HENRY] <SMILING> IT WILL BE FINE. THEY'RE OUR PARENTS, THEY WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR US. [REBECCA] WHAT IF YOUR PARENTS DON'T LIKE ME? WHAT IF... [HENRY] THEY WILL LOVE YOU AS MUCH AS I DO. EVERYTHING WILL BE PERFECT. [SUZIE] <SCREAMS> REBECCA! REBECCA! [REBECCA] MOM! [SUZIE] OH MY BABY. WELL LET ME SEE. IT'S LOVELY, OH HONEY. [REBECCA] MOM, I'M NOT PREGNANT. [SUZIE] <UNDER HER BREATH> THANK GOD. [MARVIN] HONEY! [REBECCA] DAD! [MARVIN] LOOK AT YOU! LOOK AT THAT... [REBECCA] <PROUD> MOM, DADDY, THIS IS HENRY KRINGLE, MY FIANCE. [HENRY] IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU BOTH. I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU. [MARVIN] WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. [MARVIN] OH! THERE'S OUR BAG. [SUZIE] HE'S VERY HANDSOME. [REBECCA] AND HE'S SO SMART. HE'S A GREAT LAWYER. [SUZIE] HENRY, TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY. [MARVIN] SHE WANT'S TO KNOW IF SHE'S DRESSED RIGHT. [HENRY] YOU LOOK WONDERFUL. MY PARENTS ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU. [REBECCA] MOM, HOW MUCH LUGGAGE DID YOU BRING? [SUZIE] ENOUGH. SO, WITH A NAME LIKE KRINGLE, CHRISTMAS MUST BE A BIG DEAL FOR YOUR FAMILY. [HENRY] OH YEAH. WE TAKE IT PRETTY SERIOUSLY. <CHRISTMAS CAROL CAR HORN> [MARVIN] JUST SMILE AND BE NICE. [HENRY] MOM, DAD, THIS IS REBECCA. AND HER PARENTS MR. AND MRS FINE. [SUZIE] UH DOCTOR. [MARVIN] OH PLEASE HONEY, MARVIN AND SUZIE. [REBECCA] HENRY'S TOLD ME SO MUCH ABOUT YOU. [HENRY] YOU TWO HAVE A LOT IN COMMON, MOM. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE INCREDIBLE CHRISTMAS DISPLAY REBECCA DID FOR THE MACY'S WINDOW. [MARILYN] YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, A MAN MARRIES A WOMAN WHO REMINDS HIM OF HIS MOTHER. IT'S LIKE LOOKING IN A MIRROR. [HENRY] I'M JUST GOING TO PUT YOUR STUFF IN THE CAR. [SUZIE] I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU. [REBECCA] OH YEAH! [MARILYN] YOU MUST BE SO PROUD OF HER! SHE CLEARLY HAS GREAT TASTE, SHE CHOSE HENRY. [SUZIE] OH YOU KNOW I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD OF HER. A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK. [MARILYN] YES! WELL PLEASE, WELCOME TO THE CHRISTMAS MOBILE. [SUZIE] WOW, THAT'S VERY SPECIAL. [MARILYN] HERE YOU GO. [SUZIE] INTERESTING CARPET. [HANK] ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? [MARVIN] NO I'M GOOD. [HANK] YOU OKAY WITH THAT? BECAUSE HENRY'S HERE. AND WHO'S READY FOR A KRINGLE CHRISTMAS? [MARILYN] ME! ME! ME! ME! [GROUP] OHHHHHH! <SINGING> KRINGLE BELLS, KRINGLE BELLS, KRINGLE ALL THE WAY. OH WHAT FUN-- <♪♪> [SUZIE] HANK, THAT'S SHORT FOR HENRY, ISN'T IT. SO ARE YOU HENRY JUNIOR? [HENRY] ACTUALLY MY DAD'S HENRY JUNIOR. [HANK] ACTUALLY MY DAD IS HENRY JUNIOR. [HENRY] YOU SEE T'S A KRINGLE FAMILY TRADITION TO NAME THE FIRST BORN SON, HENRY. [SUZIE] JEWISH PEOPLE DON'T NAME THEIR CHILDREN AFTER LIVING RELATIVES. [MARILYN] REALLY? WHY? [REBECCA] THEY'RE AFRAID WHEN THE ANGEL OF DEATH COMES TO TAKE THE OLD SAM THEY MIGHT TAKE THE YOUNG SAM BY MISTAKE. IT'S JUST AN OLD SUPERSTITION. [SUZIE] SHE'S RIGHT, IT'S OLD. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD. [MARILYN] WE'RE SO GRATEFUL YOU DECIDED TO COME HERE TO MEET US. [SUZIE] WE ALWAYS LEAVE LOS ANGELES OVER THE HOLIDAYS. THE OVERBLOWN COMMERCIALIZATION AND BLATANT PANDERING TO HOLIDAY EMOTION IS... ...LOVELY. [MARILYN] SO, THIS IS OUR LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD. [SUZIE] I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY LIGHTS! [MARILYN] THIS IS NOTHING. THE TOWN REALLY CUT BACK AFTER LAST YEAR'S BLACK OUT. I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW YOU AROUND. BOTH OUR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR GENERATIONS, AND WE RAISED OUR TWO BOYS HERE. [SUZIE] OH, HOW NICE, YOU HAVE ANOTHER SON? [HENRY] YES, MY YOUNGER BROTHER CHARLIE. HE LIVES OUT BY YOU IN SAN FRANCISCO. [MARILYN] HE OWNS AN ANTIQUE STORE SO IT'S HARD FOR HIM TO GET AWAY AT CHRISTMAS TIME. CHARLIE WAS NAMED AFTER MY GRANDFATHER... A DEAD RELATIVE. [REBECCA] IT'S A CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND, I LOVE IT. [SUZIE] YOU DO? [MARILYN] I JUST KNEW YOU WOULD FEEL AT HOME HERE. LIKE HENRY DOES. [REBECCA] IT LOOKS LIKE THE TOWN WHERE CHRISTMAS LIVES. [SUZIE] IT LOOKS LIKE THE TOWN CHRISTMAS THREW UP ON. <MARVIN COUGHS> [SUZIE] LOOKS LIKE THE PLACE IS BOOKED. [HENRY] YOU WERE LUCKY TO GET A ROOM. IT'S THE ONLY INN IN TOWN AND PEOPLE FLOCK TO DUNSTON FOR THE HOLIDAYS. WE DO A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION HERE IN TOWN. [MARILYN] DUNSTON CHRISTMAS EVE REALLY IS SOMETHING MAGICAL. THE WHOLE TOWN GATHERS AT CHURCH, SINGS CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND REENACTS THE NATIVITY BEFORE THE MIDNIGHT SERVICE. [SUZIE] I'M SICK THAT WE'RE GOING TO MISS IT. [MARVIN] WE'RE ALL CHECKED IN, THEY'RE TAKING OUR BAGS UP. [HANK] WONDERFUL! WE'LL GO BACK TO THE HOUSE AND BRING YOU BACK AFTER DINNER. [MARILYN] I DON'T SEE WHY YOU DON'T JUST STAY AT OUR HOUSE WITH ALL OF US. WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM FOR YOU IN THE BOSOM OF OUR FAMILY. [SUZIE] THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL, BUT WE WOULD NEVER IMPOSE ON YOUR BOSOM. [HENRY] OKAAAAAY. LET'S GO. [MARILYN] BY THE WAY, HENRY, I WAS SPEAKING TO REVEREND BOB AND HE'S SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HOME. HE WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU'LL PLAY JOSEPH THIS YEAR. GUESS WHO'S PLAYING MARY? [HENRY] KRISTY EASTERBROOK? [REBECCA] WHO'S KRISTY EASTERBROOK? [MARILYN] HENRY'S FIRST WIFE. [REBECCA] WHAT? [HENRY] WE WERE SIX! WE WERE MARRIED IN KINDERGARTEN DURING RECESS. MOM, WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING LIKE THAT? [MARILYN] IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE SWEET MEMORIES AS A MOTHER YOU HOLD ON TO. [REBECCA] I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HER AND FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF HUSBAND YOU WERE. <♪♪> [SUZIE] YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. [MARVIN] OH HONEY. [SUZIE] WOW. THAT'S A LOT OF...LIGHTS. THIS PUTS BEVERLY HILLS TO SHAME. [HANK] THANK YOU. DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING NEW THIS YEAR? [HANK] NEXT TO SANTA AND HIS REINDEER...? [SUZIE] HOLY... [HANK] SANTA'S HELPER. [SUZIE] WOW. A FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. [HANK] YES IT IS! YES IT IS! [MARVIN] HOW ABOUT THAT. [REBECCA] IT'S VERY ... I MEAN IT'S WOW! THAT'S CREATIVE, RIGHT MOM? DAD? VERY CREATIVE. [SUZIE] YES, YES ... IT'S DEFINITELY UNIQUE. [MARVIN] I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT... EVER. [HANK] WE WANTED TO INCLUDE SOMETHING JEWISH FOR HANUKKAH IN THE DISPLAY. [MARVIN] WELL, NOTHING SAYS HANUKKAH LIKE THE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. [HANK] YOU WERE RIGHT! YOU WERE RIGHT. VICTORY IS MINE THIS YEAR. I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES. [HENRY] ALL THE NEIGHBORS HAVE THIS RIVALRY AT CHRISTMAS TIME TO SEE WHO HAS THE BEST CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. THE NEIGHBORS GET TOGETHER AND VOTE. THERE IS A TROPHY INVOLVED. [MARILYN] IT'S JUST A FRIENDLY COMPETITION. [HANK] THIS YEAR THE TROPHY COMES HOME TO THE KRINGLES. [TOM] HI HANK! MERRY CHRISTMAS! [HANK] SAME TO YOU, TOM! [TOM] CHECK IT OUT! <♪♪> [HANK] NOT BAD. [TOM] CAN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS WITH NO SNOW, HUH? THIS STUFF IS AMAZING! AND IT'S BIODEGRADABLE! [HANK] GREAT! THAT BASTARD. I KNEW HE'D DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AS SOON AS HE SAW MY SANTA AND THE FIDDLER. [HENRY] TOM SCHULTZ IS DAD'S NEMESIS. HE'S WON THE LAST TWO YEARS AND DAD'S DETERMINED TO BEAT HIM. [HANK] HE'S GOT ALL THE FAKE SNOW IN THE COUNTY IN HIS GARAGE SO NO ONE ELSE CAN USE IT. AND HE THINKS I DON'T KNOW. [MARILYN] I THINK WE'RE ALL GOING TO HEAD INSIDE NOW. [HANK] MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS. [MARILYN] MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING TO ALL THIS GLOBAL WARMING TALK. WHERE IS ALL THE SNOW? [SUZIE] IN ASPEN WHERE WE SHOULD BE. WHAT DOES FIDDLER ON THE ROOF HAVE TO DO WITH HANUKKAH... [REBECCA] PLEASE, MOM, I THINK THEY MEAN WELL. I LOVE HENRY AND HE MAKES ME HAPPY. [SUZIE] HAPPY ISN'T EVERYTHING. YOU NEED TO HAVE THE SAME VALUES, WANT THE SAME THINGS OUT OF LIFE. [REBECCA] WE DO. [SUZIE] OH REALLY? YOU EXPECT A DEVOUT JEW TO HELP SANTA FLY AROUND THE WORLD GIVING OUT TOYS? [REBECCA] WHY NOT? HE'S ALREADY UP ON THE ROOF. [MARILYN] WELCOME, WELCOME TO OUR LITTLE CORNER OF CHRISTMAS. [SUZIE] MARILYN, WHAT A LOVELY HOME. [MARILYN] HANK GETS TO DO THE OUTSIDE AND I GET THE INSIDE. I GET STARTED AND I JUST GET CARRIED AWAY. OH YEAH! ONE SIDE IS A CHRISTMAS TREE, AND THE OTHER SIDE IS A HANUKKAH BUSH. I REALLY WANTED THE HOLIDAYS TO BE INCLUSIVE. [REBECCA] I'M SO IMPRESSED. MARILYN, IT'S AMAZING. IT'S REALLY CHRISMAKKUH. [SUZIE] OH! OH NO THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH. [MARVIN] IN A WONDERFUL WAY. [REBECCA] IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S SO THOUGHTFUL OF YOU TO INCLUDE EVERYONE. [MARILYN] I JUST ASKED MYSELF "WHAT WOULD MARTHA DO"? [HANK] THAT'S ELFIE. HE'S SANTA'S EYES AND EARS. HE MOVES AROUND THE HOUSE WATCHING THE KIDS TO SEE IF THEY'RE BEING NAUGHTY OR NICE. [HENRY] HE KEPT US ON OUR TOES WHEN WE WERE KIDS. [MARILYN] HANK'S MOTHER GAVE HIM TO US ON OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS. HE'S THE FIRST THING TO COME OUT EVERY YEAR. [HANK] CAREFUL. THAT'S A FAMILY HEIRLOOM. [MARILYN] I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT HIM. [REBECCA] HE LOOKS JUST LIKE MY UNCLE MAURY AFTER THE STROKE. [SUZIE] OH MY GOD, YOU'RE RIGHT. [REBECCA] IS THIS CHARLIE? [MARILYN] YES! THAT'S OUR CHARLIE. THAT'S HIM IN THE GREEN WITH NEIL, HIS PARTNER. [SUZIE] VERY HANDSOME BOY. HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN TOGETHER? [MARILYN] WHAT DO YOU MEAN? [SUZIE] I THOUGHT YOU SAID THEY WERE PARTNERS. [MARILYN] THEY ARE PARTNERS. IN THEIR ANTIQUE BUSINESS. [HANK] CHARLIE GOT HIS LAW DEGREE BUT DECIDED NOT TO PRACTICE LAW... MY ONLY HOPE NOW IS THAT HENRY WILL COME HOME AND KEEP THE FIRM KRINGLE AND SON, LIKE MY FATHER AND GRANDFATHER. [HENRY] MAYBE SOME DAY, DAD. [MARILYN] YOU MUST BE SO HUNGRY. MAKE YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE. I HAVE HORD'ERVES AND THEN I THOUGHT WE'D LOOK AT FAMILY ALBUMS AND THEN STRING POPCORN BEFORE WE SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS. [HENRY] REBECCA AND I WILL GET OUR BAGS OUT OF THE CAR. [REBECCA] OUR MOTHER'S ARE SO DIFFERENT. WHAT IF THEY CAN'T GET ALONG? [HENRY] THEN THEY WON'T BE INVITED TO COME TO OUR HOUSE AND PLAY WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. [REBECCA] GRANDCHILDREN? WE HAVE CHILDREN? [HENRY] SOME DAY. YOU WANT CHILDREN DON'T YOU? [REBECCA] YES. I WANT A BOY AND A GIRL. [HENRY] GOOD, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL HAVE. TWINS. ONE BOY AND ONE GIRL. [REBECCA] I DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO US. [HENRY] OF COURSE IT'S UP TO US. POPEYE AND OLIVOIL ARE DEPENDING ON US TO BE THEIR PARENTS. [REBECCA] WE'RE NAMING OUR KIDS POPEYE AND OLIVOIL? [HENRY] WHY NOT? THEY'RE OUR KIDS, WE CAN NAME THEM WHATEVER WE WANT. <♪♪> [HENRY] WE BETTER GET BACK BEFORE THEY KILL EACH OTHER. [REBECCA] I THOUGHT YOU SAID THEY'D BE FINE? [HENRY] I LIED. [REBECCA] COME ON. [MARILYN] THERE YOU GO. [SUZIE] THANK YOU. SO WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? [MARILYN] OH NOTHING, I'M FINE. I NEED TO HIDE MONEY IN THE FRUITCAKE, BAKE COOKIES AND FINISH THE GINGER BREAD HOUSES. YOU KNOW, GET EVERYTHING READY FOR SANTA TO COME. [SUZIE] OKAY, WELL. I'M NOT MUCH OF A BAKER SO. I'LL JUST SIT HERE AND KEEP YOU COMPANY. SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE? [MARILYN] OH, I GREW UP IN DUNSTON. MY PARENTS WERE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS, LIKE ME AND HANK. AND MY GRANDPARENTS MET HERE TOO. [SUZIE] WOW. EVER THINK OF GETTING OUT? [MARILYN] WHAT DO YOU MEAN? [SUZIE] YOU KNOW...LEAVING DUNSTON - - STARTING FRESH, GOING SOMEWHERE NEW? [MARILYN] WHY WOULD I DO THAT? [SUZIE] GOOD POINT. [MARILYN] DO YOU HAVE A STOCKING WITH REBECCA'S NAME ON IT OR IS IT OKAY TO USE THE ONE I MADE? [TOY SANTA] HO! HO! HO! [SUZIE] REBECCA, DON'T YOU THINK YOU TWO ARE RUSHING INTO THIS? HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW HENRY? [REBECCA] MOM, WHAT ARE YOU SO UPSET ABOUT? I TOLD YOU HIS FAMILY WASN'T JEWISH. [SUZIE] I KNOW HONEY. I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE THEY WERE SO... UNJEWISH. [REBECCA] YOU NEVER CARED BEFORE IF I DATED SOMEONE WHO WASN'T JEWISH. [SUZIE] THAT'S BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T PLANNING TO MARRY THEM. [REBECCA] WELL, I LOVE HIM AND WE ARE GETTING MARRIED. [SUZIE] DON'T LISTEN TO ME, SWEETHEART. AS GRANDMA SARAH USED TO SAY, KAN A HORA. [REBECCA] WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? [SUZIE] I HAVE NO IDEA BUT EVERY TIME SHE SAID IT SHE'D SPIT THREE TIMES, BREAK A DISH. OH THIS IS FROM MARILYN. [REBECCA] THANK YOU. [SUZIE] YOU DRINK IT AT YOUR OWN RISK, TRUST ME. <♪♪> [HENRY] YOU KNOW MY MOTHER MADE THAT FROM ALL THE TEAMS THAT I'VE PLAYED ON GROWING UP. [REBECCA] IT'S GORGEOUS. SO, THIS IS THE ROOM WHERE HENRY KRINGLE, MY FUTURE HUSBAND GREW UP AND PLANNED HIS LIFE. [HENRY] WELL, THERE WASN'T MUCH PLANNING TO DO, I MEAN, MY DAD IS A LAWYER SO HE KIND OF SET ME ON THAT PATH EARLY ON. [REBECCA] I THOUGHT YOU CHOSE CORPORATE LAW? [HENRY] I GOT TO CHOSE WHAT KIND OF LAW I GOT TO PRACTICE. [REBECCA] YOUR DAD DOESN'T REALLY THINK YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK HERE, DOES HE? [HENRY] WELL THAT WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN. [REBECCA] BUT WE LIVE IN NEW YORK. [HENRY] I KNOW. BUT DON'T WORRY OKAY? WE ARE A TEAM NOW AND WE MAKE ALL OUR DECISIONS TOGETHER. [SUZIE] ALRIGHT, SO , WHAT ARE WE MAKING? [MARILYN] AMBROSHA SALAD. IT'S A KRINGLE FAMILY TRADITION. AND IT'S EASY TO MAKE. YOU JUST TAKE MARSHMALLOWS, THROW THEM IN A BOWL, SOME PINEAPPLE PIECES, ADD SOME CREAM, GELYTON, GRATE SOME CARROTS, ADD SOME RAISONS. WE HAVE AMBROSHA SALADE FOR EVERY SPECIAL OCCASION. DID YOUR MAMA, OR ANY OF YOUR BOOBIES MAKE IT FOR YOU? [SUZIE] MY WHAT? [MARILYN] ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU CALLED YOUR GRANDMOTHERS, YOUR "BOOBIES" [SUZIE] OH! "BUBBIE". AND NO, NO, BUBBIE NEVER REALLY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MARSHMALLOWS. [REBECCA] OH, YOUR FIRST WIFE. [HENRY] I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT PICTURE GOT HERE. [REBECCA] SO WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH YOU AND MISS EASTERBROOK? DID IT END AFTER KINDERGARTEN OR DID YOUR TORRID AFFAIR CONTINUE AFTER THAT? [HENRY] JEALOUS? I LIKE THIS SIDE OF YOU. [REBECCA] NOT AT ALL. JUST CURIOUS. [HENRY] WE DATED OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. THE END OF MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. [REBECCA] I JUST HOPE YOU TWO NEVER DID THE DEED HERE IN YOUR BED. [HENRY] NEVER. [REBECCA] YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE YOU WERE TOGETHER FIVE YEARS AND NEVER ... [HENRY] WE KISSED AND STUFF BUT WE NEVER WENT ALL THE WAY. SHE WASN'T THAT KIND OF GIRL. [REBECCA] WHAT DOES THAT MAKE ME? [HENRY] MY GORGEOUS SOON TO BE WIFE WHO IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ANY OTHER WOMAN ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET. [REBECCA] MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN KRISTY EASTERBROOK? [HENRY] SHE'S NOT EVEN IN YOUR LEAGUE. [HENRY] I'M SURE THERE'S A BOYFRIEND IN YOUR PAST. [REBECCA] ONE OR TWO OR TEN. [HENRY] REALLY? [REBECCA] IS THAT A REAL GUN? YOU KEEP A GUN IN YOUR BEDROOM? [HENRY] DON'T WORRY. IT'S NOT LOADED. I JUST TAKE IT DOWN DURING HUNTING SEASON. [REBECCA] YOU HUNT? [HENRY] ONLY DUCKS. [REBECCA] SERIOUSLY? YOU HUNT AND KILL DEFENSELESS BIRDS? [HENRY] YOUR DAD NEVER WENT HUNTING? [REBECCA] JEWS DON'T HUNT. [HENRY] IS THERE SOME KIND OF LAW AGAINST IT? [REBECCA] IT'S MORE OF A GOOD SENSE GUIDE LINE WE FOLLOW. I THOUGHT WE KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT EACH OTHER. [HENRY] WE KNOW THE IMPORTANT STUFF, RIGHT? [REBECCA] DO YOU THINK WE HAVE TIME FOR A LITTLE... [HENRY] NOT HERE. WE'RE AT MY PARENTS HOUSE. [REBECCA] YOU'RE RIGHT. I CAN WAIT TILL TONIGHT. [HENRY] WE'RE NOT SHARING A ROOM, YOU KNOW. [REBECCA] YOU'RE KIDDING! [HENRY] MY PARENTS ARE OLD-FASHIONED THAT WAY. I'M IN THE GUEST ROOM. SORRY, I ASSUMED YOU WOULD KNOW THAT. [REBECCA] THEY KNOW WE LIVE TOGETHER. THEY KNOW WE'VE BEEN SLEEPING TOGETHER FOR MONTHS. [HENRY] THEY KNOW BUT THEY CHOOSE NOT TO KNOW. I'M GOING TO GO FINISH UNPACKING. [MARILYN] MAYBE WE SHOULD WAIT FOR REBECCA SO SHE CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE THIS. IT'S HENRY'S FAVORITE. IT'S THE MARSHMALLOWS THAT MAKE THE SALAD. AT EASTER I LIKE TO USE THE MINIATURE MULTI-COLORED ONES. [SUZIE] NO DIABETES IN THE FAMILY? [MARILYN] NO, THANK THE LORD. AND AS FAR AS TRADITIONAL FOODS GO I DIDN'T FORGET YOUR FAMILY. MATZOH! [SUZIE] WOW! [MARILYN] YEAH! I HAD TO GO TO SEVEN STORES TO FIND IT BUT IT WAS WORTH IT! [SUZIE] HOW THOUGHTFUL. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE. [MARILYN] IT WAS MY PLEASURE. [SUZIE] SWEETHEART! YOU'RE JUST IN TIME TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE HENRY'S FAVORITE MARSHMALLOW SALAD AND MARILYN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO FIND CHRISTMAS MATZOH. [HENRY] I THOUGHT MATZOH WAS FOR PASSOVER. [SUZIE] WE LIKE IT FOR ALL THE BIG HOLIDAYS. BUT HANUKKAH DOESN'T START TILL TOMORROW NIGHT AND WE'LL BE LONG GONE SO WE'LL HAVE TO SAVE IT FOR OUR EASTER MATZOH. <DING!> [MARILYN] THE DUCK'S READY! [SUZIE] DUCK? [MARILYN] WELL, IT'S A SPECIAL OCCASION! HANK CAUGHT THIS BABY LAST YEAR. WE'VE BEEN SAVING IT FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL. [HENRY] MOM, REBECCA'S A VEGETARIAN. I TOLD YOU. [MARILYN] I KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING DUCK. DUCK ISN'T MEAT. [HENRY] SHE DOESN'T EAT ANY ANIMALS. [REBECCA] I DON'T EAT ANYTHING THAT CAN SMILE. BUT YOU GUYS CAN. I'M FINE WITH SALAD AND VEGETABLES. [MARILYN] I'M SO SORRY. WHAT WAS I THINKING? [REBECCA] IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. [MARILYN] OF COURSE IT'S A BIG DEAL. I MADE GREEN BEANS AND I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SOME CARROTS AND PEAS IN THE FREEZER. I CAN JUST DEFROST THEM IN THE MICROWAVE AND... QUICHE! I HAVE EGGS AND CHEESE AND BUTTER AND... [REBECCA] PLEASE DON'T GO TO ANY TROUBLE. I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU. [MARILYN] I WANTED EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT. SEE. I GOT YOUR ORGANIC SOY MILK AND MULTI GRAIN BREAD AND PLAIN, SUGAR FREE YOGURT. I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE THIS IS YOUR HOME. [REBECCA] THANK YOU SO MUCH. [MARILYN] QUICHE TAKES AN HOUR TOPS. I HAVE A RECIPE FROM THE INTERNET. [HENRY] MOM, REBECCA DOESN'T EAT CHEESE EITHER. [MARILYN] CHEESE CAN SMILE? <♪♪> [HENRY] I REALLY LOVE HER MOM. I JUST HOPE YOU AND DAD WILL FEEL THE SAME ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW HER BETTER. [MARILYN] OH HONEY, I THINK SHE'S LOVELY. HER MOTHER SEEMS A LITTLE, I DON'T KNOW, HIGH STRUNG. [HENRY] I'M SURE SHE'S JUST FEELING A LITTLE OUT OF PLACE HERE, THAT'S ALL. [MARILYN] WELL JUST HAVING YOU HOME, ALL OF US UNDER THE SAME ROOF, IT'S SO NICE. IT MAKES ME FEEL WHOLE. I WISH YOUR BROTHER COULD HAVE MADE IT HOME. [HENRY] I LOVE BEING HOME MOM. [MARILYN] YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER ALWAYS HOPED YOU'D COME HOME AGAIN ONCE YOU HAD A FAMILY. KRINGLE AND SONS! SUCH A NICE RING TO IT. [HENRY] WE HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT TOO MUCH ON WHERE WE'RE GOING TO LIVE YET, MOM. [MARILYN] YOU KNOW HONEY, THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAMILY. HAVING PEOPLE AROUND THAT SUPPORT AND LOVE YOU, YOU LEARN THAT LESSON MORE AND MORE AS YOU GET OLDER. [HENRY] I KNOW MOM, BUT-- [MARILYN] WHAT ABOUT YOUR KIDS? DO YOU WANT THEM GOING TO SCHOOL WITH A METAL DETECTOR? [HENRY] I'M SURE THE SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK ARE PERFECTLY SAFE, MOM. [MARILYN] WELL NOT AS SAFE AS THE SCHOOL YOU WENT TO. [HENRY] I'M JUST NOT SURE REBECCA WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE SENDING OUR KIDS TO, "OUR HOLY TRINITY OF JESUS, MARTYRS AND SAINTS", MOM. [MARILYN] WELL MICHAEL'S HOUSE, UP THE STREET IS FOR SALE. YOU'VE ALWAYS LOVED THAT HOUSE. [HENRY] MOM-- [MARILYN] EVEN CARL ROGERS IS MOVING BACK HOME, AND HE MARRIED AN ESKIMO. [HENRY] HE DID? <♪♪> [HENRY] MOM, THIS IS SO GOOD. [MARVIN] I'VE NEVER TASTED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. [REBECCA] THESE DISHES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. [MARILYN] THANK YOU, BECKY. PRETTY SOON YOU'LL BE PICKING OUT A CHINA PATTERN OF YOUR OWN. [SUZIE] UH, IT'S REBECCA NOT BECKY. SHE PREFERS REBECCA. [REBECCA] BECKY'S FINE, REALLY. [SUZIE] ANYWAY, THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME FOR CHINA. SOOO MUCH TIME. [MARILYN] SO, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? [REBECCA] WE WERE THINKING IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET MARRIED IN JUNE. [SUZIE] WONDERFUL, WHICH JUNE? [REBECCA] THIS ONE? [SUZIE] IMPOSSIBLE! I COULD NEVER PLAN A WEDDING IN SIX MONTHS. THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL IS BOOKED THREE YEARS IN ADVANCE. [MARILYN] YOU'RE NOT GETTING MARRIED HERE? [REBECCA] HENRY AND I JUST WANT A SMALL WEDDING WITH FAMILY AND A FEW FRIENDS. [MARILYN] I ALWAYS HOPED HENRY AND CHARLIE WOULD GET MARRIED IN THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WHERE THEY WERE BAPTIZED. ALL THE KRINGLES HAVE BEEN MARRIED THERE. [REBECCA] IN A CHURCH? [HENRY] MOM, WE WANT THE SERVICE TO BE SECULAR. A SERVICE THAT INCLUDES BOTH FAMILIES. MAYBE OUTSIDE SOMEWHERE. [HANK] MAYBE CHARLIE WILL GET MARRIED IN THE CHURCH? [SUZIE] THE LAW WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. [MARILYN] I UNDERSTAND IT MIGHT NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO USE THE CHURCH BUT REVEREND BILL MIGHT BE WILLING TO DO THE SERVICE IN THE COURTYARD. [SUZIE] THE COURTYARD OF THE CHURCH WITH THE REVEREND BILL? HOW NICE... REBECCA? [REBECCA] WE WERE THINKING SOMETHING BY A LAKE OR A PARK SOMETHING VERY SECULAR. [HENRY] WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT. SOMETHING INFORMAL, EASY. [SUZIE] WONDERFUL, MY ONLY DAUGHTER GETS MARRIED AND IT SHOULD BE OUTSIDE ON THE GROUND ON PAPER PLATES. [MARILYN] I'M NOT SURE REVEREND BILL WILL BE COMFORTABLE DOING THE CEREMONY IN THE...DIRT. [MARVIN] OUR FAMILY RABBI DOES A VERY INCLUSIVE CEREMONY THAT INVOLVES ALL RELIGIONS AND ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE. [MARILYN] A RABBI? I DON'T THINK THAT WILL WORK. HENRY ISN'T CIRCUMCISED. [HENRY] MOM! [MARILYN] I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW ALL THIS WILL WORK. NO CHURCH? NO REVEREND BILL? EVERYONE WILL BE SO DISAPPOINTED. HANK?! [HANK] DESERT AND COFFEE IN THE LIVING ROOM? <STUFFED ANIMAL PLAYING MUSIC> [MARVIN] WHAT'S THE HURRY ABOUT A WEDDING? WHY NOT ENJOY BEING ENGAGED. [HANK] MARVIN'S RIGHT. ONCE THE CHILDREN COME ALONG YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO JUST BE ALONE TOGETHER. [MARILYN] RAISING CHILDREN TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY. IT'S A FULL TIME JOB. NO TIME FOR A CAREER. [SUZIE] THAT'S A LITTLE OLD FASHIONED DON'T YOU THINK? I WORKED AND CARED FOR MY CHILD. IT'S ALL ABOUT BALANCE. [MARILYN] I GUESS THAT'S WHERE GRANDMOTHER'S FIT IN. NO NEED FOR BABY SITTERS. [REBECCA] ONCE THE KIDS ARE BORN I'LL STAY HOME AND RAISE THEM. I CAN GO BACK TO WORK WHEN THEY GET A LITTLE OLDER. [HENRY] I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WANTED TO GIVE UP WORKING WHEN WE HAD CHILDREN. [REBECCA] I JUST FEEL LIKE I WANT TO BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY'RE LITTLE. [HENRY] IT'S FINE WITH ME AS LONG AS YOU REALIZE WE COULD NEVER AFFORD TO LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY ON ONE INCOME. [REBECCA] I'M GOING TO GET MORE COFFEE, DO YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME? [HENRY] YEAH SURE. HERE I'LL GET THAT FOR YOU. [REBECCA] MAYBE WE COULD MOVE TO L.A? [HENRY] L.A? NO WAY. L.A IS AWFUL. THE SMOG, THE CELEBRITIES, THE TRAFFIC... [REBECCA] I WAS RAISED THERE. IT'S NOT SO BAD. [HENRY] THEN WHY DID YOU MOVE TO NEW YORK? BESIDES, THERE IS NO WAY I AM COMMUTING TO WORK. [REBECCA] YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU WANTED TO BUY A CAR... [HENRY] YEAH. FOR WEEKENDS. NOT TO COMMUTE. [REBECCA] OKAY, WE CAN LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY AND YOU CAN TAKE THE TRAIN. [HENRY] WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? THE WHOLE REASON TO STAY IN NEW YORK IS TO LIVE IN THE CITY, RIGHT? IF YOU'LL MOVE OUTSIDE THE CITY WE MIGHT AS WELL LIVE HERE. [REBECCA] HERE? YOU NEVER TALKED ABOUT MOVING BACK HOME. [HENRY] YOU NEVER TALKED ABOUT MOVING TO L.A. [HENRY] LET'S NOT ARGUE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL THIS LATER, I PROMISE. OKAY? [REBECCA] OKAY. [MARILYN] WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELVES TALKING ABOUT A WEDDING. HENRY, YOU JUST PROPOSED. GIVE YOURSELVES A CHANCE TO ENJOY THE MOMENT. [HANK] I REMEMBER WHEN I ASKED YOUR MOTHER TO MARRY ME. I WAS A WRECK. I CARRIED THAT RING AROUND IN MY POCKET FOR A MONTH BEFORE I GOT UP THE COURAGE TO ASK HER TO BE MY WIFE. [MARILYN] AGAINST HIS MOTHER'S WISHES. [REBECCA] THAT'S SO SWEET. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ASK ME? [HENRY] A HALF HOUR. [REBECCA] WHAT? [HENRY] I WENT TO OUR FAVORITE JEWELRY STORE AT SIX JUST AS THEY WERE CLOSING AND I WAS HOME BY SIX THIRTY. [REBECCA] YOU BOUGHT MY RING IN FIFTEEN MINUTES? [HENRY] I DIDN'T GO IN TO BUY A RING. I LOOKED AT EARRINGS AND THEN I TOLD THE SALESWOMAN ABOUT MEETING YOU AND HOW RIGHT EVERYTHING WAS AND I REALIZED I WANTED TO BUY YOU A RING AND MAKE YOU, REBECCA KRINGLE. [REBECCA] WE NEVER DISCUSSED ME CHANGING MY NAME. [HANK] HERE WE GO AGAIN. JUST LIKE LAST YEAR. [MARILYN] I TOLD YOU THEY PUT UP TOO MANY LIGHTS AGAIN. [REBECCA] IF THERE'S A BLACK OUT HOW DO YOU HAVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUTSIDE? [MARILYN] IT'S CALLED BEING PREPARED. NOW WHO'S SILLY FOR BUYING A GENERATOR? I HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL. THE GENERATOR COVERS THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND THE REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER. [HANK] LAST YEAR WE HAD TO DRINK A QUART OF EGG NOG A GALLON OF MILK AND THREE PINTS OF ICE CREAM IN ONE NIGHT. [SUZIE] YOU CHOSE THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS OVER THE INSIDE LIGHTS? [MARILYN] NO SENSE CHRISTMAS BEING RUINED. [SUZIE] WELL, THIS WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING, A DELICIOUS DINNER AND I LOVE THAT WE GOT TO GET TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THESE TWO WONDERFUL KIDS. [MARVIN] IT IS GETTING LATE AND WE DO HAVE TO CATCH AN EARLY FLIGHT IN THE MORNING. [HENRY] I GUESS WE SHOULD GET YOU BACK TO THE HOTEL. [SUZIE] LET'S PLAN TO SEE EACH OTHER SOON. [HENRY] THE WHOLE BLOCK IS OUT! [HANK] NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. NO ONE IS GOING ANYWHERE TONIGHT. [SUZIE] WE HAVE THESE WONDERFUL CANDLES AND FLASH LIGHTS. WE COULD WALK BACK TO THE HOTEL AND-- [MARILYN] NONSENSE! YOU'LL STAY HERE AND WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE AIRPORT IN THE MORNING. [SUZIE] I NEED MY THINGS. [MARILYN] THERE IS NOTHING YOU NEED THAT I DON'T HAVE RIGHT HERE. [MARVIN] WELL, I GUESS WE'RE HERE FOR THE NIGHT. [SUZIE] LOVELY. [MARILYN] WELL GOOD. WE HAVE PILES OF FAMILY ALBUMS TO GO THROUGH. [SUZIE] <YAWNING> I'M TIRED. WE'RE STILL ON LOS ANGELES TIME SO IT'S TWO HOURS LATER FOR US. [MARILYN] ACTUALLY IT'S TWO HOURS EARLIER IN LOS ANGELES. [SUZIE] WELL, THEN THERE'S NO EXCUSE! [MARILYN] GREAT. I'LL GET THE ALBUMS. [HANK] SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT! [REBECCA] I JUST THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS A FEW THINGS BEFORE WE MAKE ANY BIG DECISIONS. [HENRY] WELL IF YOU WANT A BIG FAMILY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A FEW CONCESSIONS. [REBECCA] TWO IS NOT A BIG FAMILY. YOU SAID YOU WANTED KIDS. [HENRY] WELL I DO. BUT SOMEONE HAS TO SUPPORT THEM. LIKE IN NEW YORK I'D HAVE TO WORK TEN YEARS BEFORE I MAKE PARDON OR ANY KIND OF REAL MONEY. BUT IF WE MOVE BACK HERE, I'D AUTOMATICALLY BECOME PART OF MY DAD'S FIRM. [REBECCA] YOU WANT TO RAISE OUR KIDS HERE? [HENRY] WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? I WAS RAISED HERE. [REBECCA] I KNOW, BUT YOU HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO LEAVE. MY KIDS AREN'T GOING TO BE RAISED IN AN ENVIRONEMT THAT ALLOWS LITTLE CHILDREN TO HAVE GUNS IN THEIR BEDROOM. [HENRY] IT'S ON THE WALL. IT WASN'T EVEN PUT THERE UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL. [REBECCA] MY SON WILL NEVER HAVE A GUN. OKAY? AND HE WILL CERTAINLY NOT KILL AND HUNT DEFENSELESS ANIMALS. [HENRY] SO YOU EXPECT MY SON TO EAT "TOFURKY" FOR CHRISTMAS? [REBECCA] NO, JUST BE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS. [HENRY] I THOUGHT YOU'D LOVE CHRISTMAS? [REBECCA] I DO LOVE CHRISTMAS, BUT I JUST ASSUMED WE'D BE CELEBRATING HANUKKAH TOO. [HENRY] LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS TONIGHT. OKAY? I'M JUST GOING TO GO DOWN TO THE COUCH AND GET SOME SLEEP. I THINK WE'RE JUST REALLY TIRED AND IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, SO-- [REBECCA] YOU CAN'T EVEN SLEEP IN THE SAME ROOM AS ME BECAUSE YOUR PARENTS CAN'T 'KNOW' WHAT THEY KNOW. [HENRY] IT'S THEY'RE HOUSE. [REBECCA] YOU'RE AN ADULT NOW. YOU GET TO MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS. [HENRY] RIGHT, AND I CHOOSE TO SLEEP ON THE COUCH. GOODNIGHT. [MARVIN] IT'S ONE NIGHT. WE'LL BE SKIING BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. [SUZIE] WE NEVER INSISTED SHE DATE JEWISH BOYS. IT WAS BEVERY HILLS, ALL THE BOYS WERE JEWISH. I GUESS I JUST ASSUMED... [MARVIN] I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO CARED. [SUZIE] WE AREN'T! YOU KNOW HENRY EXPECTED REBECCA TO CHANGE HER LAST NAME TO KRINGLE? [MARVIN] YOU CHANGED YOUR LAST NAME TO FINE. [SUZIE] THAT WAS DIFFERENT. [MARVIN] WHY? [SUZIE] BECAUSE MY LAST NAME WAS SHITLITZ. [MARVIN] WELL, THERE'S THAT. [SUZIE] IT'S JUST THAT IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK WHEN YOU COME FROM THE SAME KIND OF BACKGROUND. YOU ADD IN ALL THE DIFFERENCES YOU JUST MAKE TROUBLE. [MARVIN] OUR FAMILIES WERE DIFFERENT. [SUZIE] NEW YORK JEWS AND CALIFORNIA JEWS ARE NOT THAT DIFFERENT. WE HAD THE SAME BASIC VIEWS. THESE PEOPLE ARE FROM ANOTHER WORLD. A WORLD WHERE MARSHMALLOWS HAVE THEIR OWN FOOD GROUP. [MARVIN] THAT'S BETTER. [SUZIE] ALRIGHT. NOW LET'S HURRY UP AND GO TO SLEEP SO WE CAN WAKE UP AND GET OUT OF HERE. [MARVIN] OKAY. [SUZEI] SLEEP TIGHT. [MARVIN] MMMHMMM. [MARVIN] TAPE MY EYES SHUT AND SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD. [SUZIE] I WOULD BUT YOU'RE NOT A DUCK. [MARVIN] THIS IS NUTS. [MARILYN] CAN YOU SEE A WEDDING WITHOUT REVEREND BILL? [HANK] THE GIRL IS JEWISH, YOU SHOULD HAVE REALIZED HER FAMILY WOULDN'T WANT REVEREND BILL. [MARILYN] SO NO CHURCH WEDDING EVER. [HANK] MAYBE CHARLIE WILL GET MARRIED THERE SOME DAY. [MARILYN] SHUT UP, HANK. <♪♪> [REBECCA] WHAT? NOT STAYING FOR COFFEE? [SUZIE] WE FIGURED WE'D GET SOME AT THE AIRPORT. MAYBE A BAGEL. [REBECCA] DID YOU SLEEP? [SUZIE] EVERY TIME YOUR FATHER AND I WERE ABOUT TO DRIFT OFF, IT'S BLINK-BLINK, BLINK-BLINK WITH THOSE INSANE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. [REBECCA] DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO THE KRINGLES. JUST BE NICE AND SAY GOOD BYE, I'LL HAVE HENRY TAKE YOU TO GET YOUR BAGS AT THE HOTEL AND DROP YOU AT THE AIRPORT. [SUZIE] DONE. HOW ARE YOU TWO DOING? [REBECCA] FINE. [MARILYN] WELL, GOOD MORNING! I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS AND I'VE GOT BAD NEWS AND MORE GOOD NEWS. [MARVIN] REALLY? [MARILYN] THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE BLACK OUT IS OVER AND HANK ALREADY WENT TO THE HOTEL AND GOT YOUR BAGS. [SUZIE] THAT'S WONDERFUL! [MARILYN] THE BAD NEWS IS THAT ALL FLIGHTS ARE CANCELED OR DELAYED DUE TO A BLIZZARD IN THE NORTH EAST AND THE HOTEL IS BOOKED. [SUZIE] YOU MENTIONED MORE GOOD NEWS? [MARILYN] THE OTHER GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE WILL ALL GET TO SPEND CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH TOGETHER AS A FAMILY. [REBECCA] WHERE IS HENRY? [MARILYN] HE AND HIS DAD DROVE OVER TO HENDERSON TO BUY MORE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. [MARVIN] MORE LIGHTS? JUST WHAT WE NEED. [MARILYN] AND SNOW. HANK WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SNOW FOR SALE. IT JUST FEELS SO STRANGE TO HAVE NO SNOW! [REBECCA] ANY IDEA WHEN THEY'LL BE BACK? [MARILYN] OH I'M SURE THEY'LL BE HOME SOON. BUT I'VE GOT OUR OWN SPECIAL OUTING PLANNED. I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU AND REBECCA DOWN TOWN. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE HAM LIKE WE DO EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE BUT WE'LL FIND SOMETHING NEW TO EAT TONIGHT. SOMETIMES IS GOOD TO BREAK WITH TIME HONORED TRADITIONS. [SUZIE] HAM IS FINE. WE EAT HAM, WE EAT BACON. WE DON'T KEEP KOSHER. [MARILYN] OH. WELL WE NEED LOTS OF THINGS, MORE VEGETABLES AND I FOUND A RECIPE FOR TOFU QUICHE! HAVE SOME FRUITCAKE. IT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS. [SUZIE] WHY DO I GET THE FEELING SHE'S GOING TO POISON US. [REBECCA] YOU'RE OVER REACTING. [REBECCA] OW! THERE IS A QUARTER IN MY PIECE OF CAKE! [MARILYN] YOU FOUND THE QUARTER! THAT MEANS YOU'LL HAVE GOOD LUCK FOR THE REST OF THE CENTURY! [SUZIE] LUCKY SHE DIDN'T CHOKE TO DEATH. JUST TO BE SAFE, DON'T EAT ANYTHING FILLED WITH MARSHMALLOWS. <♪♪> [MARILYN] I CAN'T BELIEVE THE STORE IS OUT OF TURKEYS. THEY HAVE FISH BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE IT'S JEWISH FISH. [SUZIE] I DON'T THINK FISH CARE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I TOLD YOU WE'RE HAPPY TO EAT HAM. [MARILYN] WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT YOU GOING TO HELL ON MY ACCOUNT. [SUZIE] JEWS DON'T BELIEVE IN HELL. [MARILYN] WELL, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO TO WHATEVER THE JEWISH VERSION OF HELL IS. [MARILYN] KRISTY! [SUZIE] THIS IS THE JEWISH VERSION OF HELL. [REBECCA] THAT'S KRISTY EASTERBROOK? [MARILYN] KRISTY, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU. THIS IS REBECCA AND HER MOTHER, SUSIE FINE. REBECCA IS ENGAGED TO HENRY. [KRISTY] PLEASED TO MEET YOU. I DIDN'T REALIZE HENRY WAS IN A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP. HE NEVER SAID ANYTHING IN HIS E MAILS. I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU. YOU'VE GOT A GREAT GUY THERE BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT. [REBECCA] YES, I KNOW. HE'S A WONDERFUL GUY. [MARILYN] OH! THERE'S MY FRIEND JOY. I HAVE TO INTRODUCE YOU. EXCUSE ME GIRLS, COME ON. [REBECCA] SO... YOU LIVE HERE IN DUNSTON WITH YOUR HUSBAND? [KRISTY] WELL, I DO LIVE HERE. MOST PEOPLE WHO GREW UP HERE END UP GROWING OLD HERE. NO LUCK IN THE HUSBAND DEPARTMENT UNFORTUNATELY. I WORK TOO MANY HOURS TO MEET MEN. [REBECCA] REALLY? WHAT DO YOU DO? [KRISTY] I'M A VETERINARIAN. DOGS AND CATS HERE IN THE CITY BUT I WORK WITH HORSES AND LIVESTOCK OUT ON THE FARMS. YOU'LL NEVER CATCH HENRY OUT THERE, RIGHT? [REBECCA] WHY IS THAT? [KRISTY] HE'S ALLERGIC TO HORSES. HIS FACE BLOWS UP LIKE A WATERMELON. I'M SURE YOU KNEW THAT. [REBECCA] WHO DOESN'T. [KRISTY] AND DURING THE HOLIDAYS I'M IN CHARGE OF SANTA'S REINDEER. WE KEEP THEM HERE SO THAT THE KIDS CAN HANG OUT WITH THEM AND FEED THEM. WE CHARGE FOR RIDES AND ALL THE MONEY GOES TO THE LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTER. IT'S A LOT OF FUN. [REBECCA] I'D LIKE TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. [KRISTY] WOW, A HUNDRED DOLLARS. THAT'S GREAT, THANKS. YOU'VE EARNED THE GRAND TOUR. [REBECCA] THAT'S OKAY. WE WERE JUST... [KRISTY] NONSENSE, IT'S JUST RIGHT OVER HERE [KRISTY] OVER HERE IS RUDOLPH. HE'S MY FAVORITE. HE'S BEEN AROUND SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. I THINK HE'S ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO BE A VET. [KRISTY] AND OVER THERE IS... PRANCER AND VIXEN AND... THOSE GUYS ARE COMET AND CUPID. [REBECCA] THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE. [KRISTY] NOT TO SANTA. EACH ONE IS SPECIAL TO HIM. [KRISTY] I GUESS I SHOULD THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE HENRY FOR ONE MORE NIGHT. [REBECCA] EXCUSE ME? [KRISTY] HE CALLED REVEREND BILL AND TOLD HIM HE'D PLAY JOSEPH TONIGHT. HE DIDN'T TELL YOU? [REBECCA] HE MAY HAVE. HE'S TOLD ME SO MANY THINGS LATELY, IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER THEM ALL. [KRISTIY] RIGHT... [MARILYN] IS THAT IT? WHAT A GREAT LITTLE TOUR! YAY! [KRISTY] OKAY, SEE YOU LATER...MOM. WELL THANKS FOR COMING. [REBECCA] OKAY THANK YOU. SHE CALLS YOU, MOM? [MARILYN] IT'S JUST A JOKE THAT GOT STARTED AFTER HENRY MARRIED HER IN KINDERGARTEN AND IT JUST STUCK. [KRISTY] MOM? [MARILYN] I'LL BE BACK IN A SECOND. [SUZIE] DID HENRY TELL YOU HE STILL COMMUNICATES WITH THE MOOSE WHISPERER. [REBECCA] NO. HE DIDN'T MENTION IT BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T MATTER TO HIM. [SUZIE] THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK. HEY! HEY! WHAT THE?! HEY! MY SCARF! IT'S RUINED!! IF I GET MY HANDS ON THAT MANGY BEAST, I'LL KILL HIM! THAT SCARF WAS MY ANNIVERSAY PRESENT. IS ANYONE IN CHARGE OF THIS THING JUST-- [KRISTY] LEAVE IT, IT WON'T HARM HIM! [REBECCA] IT'S ABSURD FOR ANYONE TO THINK YOU WERE SERIOUS ABOUT UTTERING DEATH THREATS. [MARILYN] ABSOLUTELY. I'M SURE THREATENING YOU WITH A RESTRAINING ORDER WAS REALLY JUST FOR THE KIDS' BENEFIT. [SUZIE] OF COURSE I WOULDN'T KILL RUDOLPH. EVEN IF HE DID ASK FOR IT... [MARILYN] I'M GOING TO STAY HERE AND DO A LITTLE MORE SHOPPING. YOU TWO TAKE THE CAR AND GO ON HOME. KRISTY WILL GIVE ME A RIDE HOME LATER. [SUZIE] OKAY, GOOD IDEA. [REBECCA] I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE OF THE NORTH POLE. COULD ANYTHING ELSE GO WRONG? [SUZIE] COME ON, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. <♪♪> [REBECCA] HENRY AND I WERE FINE TOGETHER IN NEW YORK. WE NEVER FOUGHT ABOUT ANYTHING. WE ALWAYS GOT ALONG. BEING HERE WITH HIS FAMILY IS BRINGING UP SO MANY THINGS. [SUZIE] THAT'S WHY YOU NEED MORE TIME TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER. [REBECCA] CAN WE JUST GO ALREADY? [SUZIE] IT'S BETTER TO KNOW THIS STUFF NOW, THAN LATER-- [REBECCA] MOM!!! WATCH OUT!!! <SMASH!!!!> [SUZIE] WHAT WAS THAT? [REPORTER] ... AS YOU CAN SEE, TRAFFIC IS ONLY JUST STARTING TO MOVE IN THIS PART OF THE CITY AFTER THE TRAGIC LOSS OF ONE OUR CITIES FAVORITE CITIZENS. RUDOLPH THE REINDEER IS GONE AND ONE WONDERS IF CHRISTMAS WILL EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. [SUZIE] IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! HE RAN RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VAN. IT'S NOT LIKE I KILLED THE REAL RUDOLPH. [REPORTER] ONE THING IS CERTAIN. OUR BELOVED RUDOLPH WON'T BE LEADING SANTA'S REINDEER THIS CHRISTMAS. THIS IS CAROLYN WALSH REPORTING LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DUNSTON FOR EYE WITNESS NEWS. [MARVIN] YOUR MECHANIC HAS OUR INSURANCE INFORMATION. DON'T WORRY, WE'LL PAY ALL THE DAMAGES... AND BURIAL FEES. [HANK] IT'S JUST THE FRONT END. NOTHING THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. THE MAIN THING IS NO ONE GOT HURT. [MARILYN] EXCEPT POOR RUDOLPH. [SUZIE] I FEEL HORRIBLE. I'M SICK ABOUT IT. I'VE NEVER KILLED ANYTHING IN MY LIFE. I MAKE MARVIN TAKE SPIDERS BACK OUTSIDE. [REBECCA] HE JUMPED IN FRONT OF US FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! THERE WAS NO WAY TO AVOID IT. [HENRY] I'M SURE IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT. I'M SURPRISED HE CAN EVEN WALK. ISN'T HE ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS OLD? [MARILYN] IT'S JUST A CASE OF WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME. I TALKED TO SOMEONE FROM THE CHURCH AND THEY WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PAGEANT DESPITE THE INCIDENT. [REBECCA] IT REALLY WAS AN ACCIDENT. [MARILYN] WELL, I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO DO BEFORE TONIGHT'S CELEBRATION. IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL EVENING. [SUZIE] I'M NOT SURE WE'LL BE WELCOME THERE. [MARILYN] OH, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S CHRISTMAS AND WE ARE REMINDED THAT OUR SINS WILL BE FORGIVEN. I'M SURE OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ARE IN A FORGIVING MOOD. [SUZIE] I'M SO SORRY I MESSED UP YOUR DAY. I KNOW YOU HAD THINGS PLANNED. [MARILYN] JUST MAKING GINGER BREAD HOUSES AND DELIVERING THEM TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND INTRODUCING REBECCA TO MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, BUT WE CAN DO ALL THAT NEXT YEAR. YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, LIFE IS ABOUT HOW YOU HANDLE PLAN B. [HANK] JOIN ME FOR A LITTLE PLAN B OUTSIDE. [MARVIN] I WOULD. [SUZIE] IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP? [MARILYN] NO, I THINK YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH. [SUZIE] HE GOT AWAY FROM THE TRAINER, IT WASN'T MY FAULT. [MARILYN] WELL, YOU DID STILL HIT HIM. [SUZIE] THAT ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF MY CAR WITH HIS EYES WIDE OPEN. HE WAS REALLY OLD, MAYBE HE WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT. [MARILYN] ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT RUDOLPH, A BELOVED FRIEND OF THIS TOWN, WHO PERFORMS MIRACLES, WAS COMMITTING SUICIDE WHEN YOU THOUGHTLESSLY RAN HIM DOWN? [SUZIE] WELL CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHER REASON HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD? [MARILYN] A SUICIDAL REINDEER? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY? IS THAT YOUR POINT?! COULD YOU BE THAT COMPLETELY INSANE??!! [SUZIE] I'M INSANE? I'M INSANE???? YOU AREN'T MOURNING THE LOSS OF A POOR GERIATRIC ANIMAL. THE TRUTH IS, YOU ARE ACTUALLY UPSET BECAUSE THE ANIMAL WON'T BE AVAILABLE TO... FLY AROUND THE ENTIRE WORLD IN ONE NIGHT AND DELIVER TOYS!!! IN THE TOWN OF CRAZY, YOU ARE THE MAYOR. [MARILYN] I'M THE MAYOR?! I'M THE MAYOR?! HOW CAN I BE THE MAYOR OF CRAZY TOWN WHEN YOU ARE CLEARLY SO MUCH MORE QUALIFIED? IF I'M THE MAYOR THEN YOU ARE THE GOVERNOR AND THE PRESIDENT!!! [SUZIE] I'M THE PRESIDENT? [MARILYN] YES, YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT!!!!! [TOM] YOU TELL HER MARILYN. [SUZIE] EXCUSE ME? DO I KNOW YOU?! [MARILYN] BUTT OUT, SANTA MAN! [TOM] FINE, BUT FRIENDS DON'T FIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE. [SUZIE] WE'RE NOT FRIENDS, WE'RE FAMILY! [MARILYN] WE ARE FAMILY, AREN'T WE? [SUZIE] YES, SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH US? [MARILYN] OUR BABIES ARE GETTING MARRIED AND WE'RE NOT READY FOR IT. [SUZIE] I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. WE BETTER GET READY. [MARILYN] THEY'RE GOING TO NEED US. [SUZIE] THEY ARE. [SUZIE] SANTA MAN? [MARILYN] MAYOR OF CRAZY TOWN? [SUZIE] OH MARILYN... YOU'RE, YOU'RE JUST-- YOU'D BE A FABULOUS MAYOR. [MARILYN] REALLY? [SUZIE] JUST THINK ABOUT IT. I MEAN I WOULD VOT FOR YOU. I WOULD COME BACK AND CAMPAIGN FOR YOU. [MARILYN] THAT'S SUCH A NICE THING TO SAY. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO REPRESENT SOMETHING. [SUZIE] WITH YOUR PERKINESS... [REBECCA] YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU AND KRISTY KEPT IN TOUCH. [HENRY] WE DON'T, UNLESS YOU COUNT THE E MAILS SHE SENDS ABOUT ANIMAL RIGHTS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL NEWS LETTER SHE FORWARDS TO ME. [REBECCA] BUT YOU NEVER THOUGHT TO MENTION ME TO HER. [HENRY] I TOLD YOU I DON'T TALK TO HER. I DON'T SHARE MY PRIVATE LIFE WITH PEOPLE I DON'T TALK TO. [REBECCA] YOU CALLED TO TELL HER YOU'D BE JOSEPH IN THE NATIVITY TONIGHT. [HENRY] NO, MY MOTHER CALLED AND VOLUNTEERED ME TO BE JOSEPH IN THE NATIVITY TONIGHT. [REBECCA] WELL, I'M SURE YOUR MOM WILL BE GLAD TO GET YOU AND KRISTY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. THAT'S THE GIRL SHE WANTS YOU TO MARRY. [HENRY] THAT'S CRAZY. [REBECCA] SHE CALLS YOUR MOTHER, MOM. [HENRY] IT'S A JOKE. [REBECCA] WHAT KIND OF JOKE IS THAT? [HENRY] LOOK, WE JUST NEED TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ONCE WE GET HOME WE CAN TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING. [REBECCA] WHAT IF WE START TALKING AND REALIZE WE HAVE VERY DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT OUR FUTURES. [HENRY] WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE COME TO IT. [REBECCA] WHERE IS MARILYN? [SUZIE] SHE'S WRAPPING PRESENTS FROM SANTA. [REBECCA] I'M SORRY I DRAGGED YOU HERE. I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD BE SO HORRIBLE AND YOU'D MISS GOING TO ASPEN. [SUZIE] TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH MY DAUGHTER ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH. [REBECCA] WHAT ARE YOU DOING? [SUZIE] IT'S NOT JUST CHRISTMAS EVE. IT'S THE FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH. I'M MAKING A CHALLAH. I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO SAY HOW SORRY I AM. [REBECCA] THAT'S NICE. [SUZIE] THERE ARE POTATOES IN THE REFRIGERATOR, I MIGHT JUST MAKE LATKIS TOO. [REBECCA] JUST LIKE HOME. [SUZIE] THE KRINGLES AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WITH HOLIDAY TRADITIONS. THE FINES HAVE A FEW TRADITIONS OF OUR OWN. [REBECCA] THAT'S THE MENORAH I MADE IN HEBREW SCHOOL WHEN I WAS FIVE. [SUZIE] WE'VE USED IT EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN. [REBECCA] I REMEMBER EVERY NIGHT OF HANUKKAH WE'D MAKE LATKAS AND WAIT TILL DADDY GOT HOME TO LIGHT THE CANDLES. [SUZIE] YOU KNOW HOW I KNEW YOU WOULD GROW UP TO BE AN ARTIST? [REBECCA] HOW? [SUZIE] YOU WERE SEVEN AND DADDY AND I WERE GIVING A DINNER PARTY. I GOT UPSET BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIND MY GOOD TABLE CLOTH. [SUZIE] I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE EVEN PAYING ATTENTION. I GO INTO THE DINING ROOM AND ON THE TABLE IS A BEAUTIFUL PATCHWORK TABLE CLOTH MADE OUT OF ALL THE PILLOW CASES IN THE HOUSE STITCHED TOGETHER. IT WAS THE MOST CREATIVE, BEAUTIFUL THING I'D EVER SEEN. [REBECCA] WHATEVER HAPPEND TO THAT TABLE CLOTH? [SUZIE] I AM SAVING IT FOR MY GRAND DAUGHTER, NO PRESSURE. [SUZIE] I JUST WANT SO MUCH FOR YOU. GETTING MARRIED AND HAVING A FAMILY IS SO SPECIAL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU LIVE A FULL LIFE ON YOUR OWN BEFORE YOU SETTLE DOWN. YOU'RE SO YOUNG. YOU HAVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF YOU. [REBECCA] I KNOW, MOM. [SUZIE] I JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH. [REBECCA] I LOVE YOU TOO. [SUZIE] I LOVE YOU MORE. [REBECCA] OKAY. [HANK] WELL, THAT'S THE LAST SET OF LIGHTS. [MARVIN] WHY DON'T WE PLUG THEM IN, SEE HOW IT LOOKS? [HANK] LET'S JUST WAIT UNTIL IT'S DARK AND THE STORES ARE CLOSED... I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOM A LEG UP. [MARVIN] IT'S QUITE THE LIGHT SHOW... I GOTTA SAY, I'M IMPRESSED. I COUNTED EIGHT HUNDRED LIGHTS ON YOUR ROOF LAST NIGHT. [HANK] EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY. TO BE EXACT. [HENRY] YOU'VE GOT THE WIN LOCKED UP, DAD. [HANK] I HOPE SO. [HENRY] I SHOULD GO BACK IN AND TALK TO REBECCA. [HANK] MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL GO BACK INSIDE. [MARVIN] WHAT'S THE HURRY? [HANK] NONE AT ALL. [HENRY] MORE SCOTCH? [HANK] ABSOLUTELY. [MARVIN] YOU SEE, THE THING IS, YOU'RE IN A NO WIN SITUATION RIGHT NOW. [HANK] YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT SHE NEEDS YOU TO DO AND SAY WHAT SHE NEEDS YOU TO SAY, BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS RIGHT NOW SO... [MARVIN] SO YOU WAIT FOR HER TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR. [HENRY] BUT I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG. <HANK & MARVIN LAUGH> [MARVIN] YOU WANT TO KNOW THE KEY TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE? [HENRY] YES. [HANK] YOU'VE GOT TO DECIDE EARLY ON IF YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT OR YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY. YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH. [HENRY] WHICH DO I WANT? [HANK] YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY. [MARVIN] HAPPY IS THE WAY TO GO. [HENRY] SO YOU'RE SAYING THE WOMAN IS ALWAYS RIGHT? THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. [MARVIN] IT WILL. GIVE IT TWENTY YEARS OR SO. [MARVIN] WOW, THAT LOOKS GREAT! [SUZIE] NOT BAD, HUH? [MARVIN] I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU MADE IT. [SUZIE] YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GETTING BETTER AT THIS. [HANK] EVERYONE READY TO GO? [MARVIN] ALMOST. [MARILYN] WHAT BEAUTIFUL BREAD. [SUZIE] IT'S CALLED CHALLAH. THE FIRST BRAID IS REMEMBER THE SABATH, AND THE SECOND BRAID IS TO KEEP IT. YOUR BUBBIE USED TO MAKE A FRESH CHALLAH FOR EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT... [MARILYN] OH THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL TRADITION. [SUZIE] I CAN GIVE YOU THE RECIPE IF YOU'D LIKE. [MARILYN] I WOULD LOVE THAT. [SUZIE] AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LOVE YOUR AMBROSIA SALAD RECIPE. THE WOMEN I PLAY TENNIS WITH WOULD LOVE IT. [MARILYN] MY PLEASURE. [REBECCA] SO WE WOULD LIKE MENORAH TO REPRESENT HANUKKAH. [MARVIN] AND THIS MENORAH IS FOR YOU AND HENRY. AND THE MAKING OF YOUR NEW FAMILY TOGETHER. [REBECCA] DAD, THANK YOU. [MARVIN] <IN HEBREW> BARUCH ATA ADONAI, ELOHEINU MELECH HA-OLAM, ASHER KID-SHANU BAE MITZVOTAV, VE-TSIVANU LE-HADLIK NAIR SHEL HANUKKAH. [SUZIE] AMEN. [MARILYN] THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [MARVIN] WE SAY THIS BLESSING AND LIGHT THIS CANDLE ON THE MENORAH TO THANK GOD, ADONAI, WHO PERFORMED MIRACLES FOR OUR ANCESTORS IN ANCIENT TIMES. [REBECCA] AND WE ARE REMINDED NOT TO SURRENDER OUR RIGHTS AND TRADITIONS AND IDENTITIES. [SUZIE] SPEAKING OF TRADITIONS. IN OUR FAMILY, EVERYONE GETS ONE GIFT EVERY NIGHT FOR EIGHT DAYS. MARILYN, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. IT'S JUST OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH WONDERFUL HOSTS. THEY'RE LIMOGE CRYSTAL, MADE OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. I FOUND THEM IN AN ANTIQUE STORE. [MARILYN] THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. [SUZIE] I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THEM. [MARILYN] I WAS GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU BEFORE YOU LEFT BUT WHEN I REALIZED YOU'D BE HERE FOR CHRISTMAS I STUCK IT UNDER THE TREE. [REBECCA] THAT'S WHY YOU ASKED FOR MY BABY CLOTHES. [MARILYN] I MADE ONE FOR YOU, ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR YOUR MOM. [SUZIE] YOU MADE THIS? IT MUST HAVE TAKEN FOREVER. [MARILYN] NOT REALLY. I LOVED SEWING OUR TWO FAMILIES TOGETHER. [SUZIE] YOU'RE AN ARTIST. I WILL TREASURE IT ALWAYS. WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [SUZIE] WELL I'M GLAD THE AIRPORT WAS CLOSED. IT GAVE US A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW THE KRINGLES. [MARVIN] EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON, RIGHT? [SUZIE] I GOT US A FLIGHT AT NINE A.M. TOMORROW MORNING SO WE'LL STILL GET TO HAVE DINNER IN ASPEN TOMORROW NIGHT. [MARVIN] THERE'S NO WAY I'LL MAKE IT THROUGH ONE MORE NIGHT WITH THOSE FAKAKTA LIGHTS. ALL THAT BLINKING AND HAND WAVING. [SUZIE] WHAT ARE YOU DOING? [MARVIN] I'M GOING TO STOP THAT INFERNAL HAND FROM WAVING. [SUZIE] DON'T GO OUT THERE! [MARVIN] OH COME ON, I'LL BE FINE. [SUZIE] MARVIN WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! [MARVIN] OH DON'T WORRY. [SUZIE] MARVIN YOU ARE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS, JUST GET BACK-- JUST GET BACK HERE! MARVIN FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET BACK IN THIS ROOM! [MARVIN] THAT'S NOT GOOD. AHHHH!!! WHOOOOO!! [SUZIE] HONEY? YOU OKAY? [MARVIN] OH SHITLITZ! [SUZIE] MARVIN!!! MARVIN!!!! [MARVIN] AH! OH BOY. [SUZIE] MARVIN. [MARVIN] OH, NO IM FINE. I THINK I SPRAINED MY ANKLE. [SUZIE] IT'S A WONDER YOU DIDN'T BREAK YOUR NECK! [REBECCA] OH MY GOD, DAD, CAN YOU WALK? MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL. [MARVIN] I'M OKAY, I JUST LOST MY FOOTING. I'M SO SORRY HANK, I HAD TO STOP SANTA'S HAND FROM WAVING. IT WAS LIKE A VEGAS SHOW OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW. I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANOTHER NIGHT. [HANK] AS LONG AS YOU'RE OKAY. [TOM] YOU ALL OKAY OVER THERE? [HANK] WE'RE FINE. JUST A LITTLE ACCIDENT. [TOM] TOO BAD. I FEEL FOR YOU. [HANK] YEAH.. [TOM] YEAH, SOMETIMES THOSE THINGS ARE HARD TO SECURE. [HANK] AREN'T THEY NOW? [TOM] I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT BETTER NEXT TIME. [HANK] I'M GOOD. [TOM] YOU SURE? [HANK] YUP. [GIANT SANTA] HO! HO! HO! MERRY CHRISTMAS! [HENRY] DAD, WE CAN FIX IT IN THE MORNING. [HANK] I DON'T THINK SO. WE'LL GET HIM NEXT YEAR. [HENRY] I'LL DRAG ALL THIS STUFF INTO THE GARAGE BEFORE WE WALK DOWNTOWN. [REBECCA] IT'S NOT THAT BAD. I COULD TRY TO... [HANK] DON'T BOTHER, IT'S OVER. <♪♪> <CHURCH CHOIR SINGING> [MARILYN] IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. THAT IS THE END OF IT AND IF ANYONE HAS ANYTHING MORE TO SAY, THEY CAN COME SAY IT TO ME. I SUGGEST WE ALL GET BACK INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AND MOVE ON! <CHURCH CHOIR SINGING> [REVEREND BILL] AND IT WAS SAID THAT THERE WAS A CHILD THAT WOULD BE BORN ON THIS NIGHT. AND THIS CHILD WOULD BRING PEACE AND JOY. [REVEREND BILL] THE WISE MEN WALKED ALL NIGHT. THEY WERE TOLD TO FOLLOW THE STAR AS THEIR GUIDE. THE STAR THAT WOULD LEAD THEM TO THE BABY JESUS. [REVEREND BILL] AND THE STAR LEAD THE WISE MEN TO A MANGER WHERE THE BABY JESUS WAS BORN. THEY ALL BROUGHT GIFTS IN CELEBRATION OF THIS BABY BORN OF MARY AND JOSEPH. A CHILD WHO WOULD BE A GIFT TO THE WORLD. <CHURCH CHOIR SINGING> [REBECCA] MOM. HOW DID YOU KNOW DADDY WAS THE PERFECT MAN FOR YOU? [SUZIE] HERE'S THE THING SWEETHEART. NO MAN IS EVER GOING TO BE PERFECT. YOU FIND A MAN WHO HAS MOST OF WHAT YOU NEED AND NONE OF THE STUFF THAT RUINS LIVES. YOU MAKE A DECISION TOGETHER TO BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER, TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD. [REBECCA] WHAT ABOUT OUR FAMILIES? DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO GET ALONG FOR A MARRIAGE TO WORK? [SUZIE] NOT NECESSARILY. IT'S NICE WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT MOSTLY PEOPLE JUST NEED TO LEARN TO BE POLITE AND SUPPORT THEIR KIDS. IF I HAD TO GET ALONG WITH DADDY'S MOTHER IN ORDER FOR OUR MARRIAGE TO WORK? WE WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN MARRIED. [REBECCA] BUT YOU AND GRANDMA GOT ALONG SO WELL. [SUZIE] YEARS. IT TOOK YEARS. [REBECCA] REALLY? [MARVIN] YOU HAVE NO IDEA. [REBECCA] SO HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'VE FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON FOR YOU? [MARVIN] IT'S LIKE GETTING INTO A WARM BATH...IT JUST FEEL RIGHT. <CHURCH CHOIR SINGING> [SUZIE] JUST GO TALK TO HIM. YOU KNOW, ALL DRESSED UP, HE MAKES A GOOD LOOKING JEW. GO ON. [MARVIN] GO ON. [SUZIE] I'LL COVER FOR YOU. <CHURCH CHOIR SINGING> [HENRY] ARE YOU READY? [KRISTY] I THINK SO. [HENRY] GOOD THEN WE BETTER GET BACK UPSTAIRS FOR THE FINALE. [KRISTY] I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO MOVE BACK AND WORK WITH YOUR DAD AND SETTLE DOWN. [HENRY] NO, THE MORE TIME I SPEND HERE, THE MORE I REALIZE HOW MUCH I LIKE THE ENERGY OF THE CITY. REBECCA AND I HAVE REALLY MADE A LIFE FOR OURSELVES THERE. [KRISTY] ARE YOU SURE? DOESN'T SOME PART OF YOU WANT TO MOVE BACK HOME AND BE AROUND PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWN YOU AND LOVED YOU YOUR WHOLE LIFE? [HENRY] HOME IS A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT BUT I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER LIVE HERE AGAIN. [KRISTY] HENRY... [HENRY] BECKS, IT'S JUST A SILLY TRADITION [REBECCA] I'VE HEARD OF MISTLETOE, HENRY. I KNOW IT'S JUST A TRADITION. [KRISTY] I GUESS I BETTER GET GOING. [REBECCA] MAYBE COMING HOME WASN'T A GREAT IDEA. [HENRY] I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. [REBECCA] I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT EACH OTHER AND OUR FAMILIES. [HENRY] WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN? [REBECCA] OUR FAMILIES ARE JUST DIFFERENT THAT'S ALL. [HENRY] MY PARENTS ARE OLD FASHIONED. MAYBE YOUR PARENTS DON'T CARE HOW OFTEN YOU HAD SEX IN YOUR ROOM WHEN YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT MINE DID. [REBECCA] WHAT? [HENRY] I JUST THINK OUR FAMILIES HAVE DIFFERENT VALUES. [REBECCA] THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM - THIS IS ABOUT US. HOW CAN WE BRING OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER WHEN WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE WANT? [HENRY] WHAT DO YOU WANT? [REBECCA] THIS IS YOUR WORLD AND I DON'T FIT IN HERE. IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING HERE THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, AND THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ME. YOU CAN'T MAKE EVERYONE ELSE HAPPY AND THEN JUST SQUEEZE ME IN. SO TELL ME HENRY. WHAT DO YOU WANT? [HENRY] I DON'T KNOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK? [REBECCA] I DON'T KNOW. [HENRY] WELL, IT'S HARD TO BUILD A LIFE ON THAT. [REBECCA] I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT. [HENRY] BECCA... [HENRY] I CAN'T THINK HERE, WITH ALL THE PRESSURES FROM OUR FAMILIES... WE NEED TO TALK. [REBECCA] SO LET'S TALK. [KRISTY] HENRY? UHM, OUR CHILD IS ABOUT TO BE BORN?! [HENRY] I CAN'T RIGHT NOW. EVERYONE'S WAITING FOR ME. THE BIRTH OF CHRIST IS NEXT AND IT WOULD LOOK WEIRD IF JOSEPH WAS ABSENT. [REBECCA] I UNDERSTAND. [HENRY] WE'LL TALK LATER. <♪♪> [REVEREND BILL] AND THE BABY JESUS WAS BORN AND GOD BLESSED THE WORLD WITH HIS ONLY SON. A SON WHO WOULD BRING THE MESSAGE OF PEACE AND LOVE AND MAKE HIS BIRTHDAY KNOWN TO ALL. <CHURCH CHOIR SINGING> [SUZIE] MARILYN, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT. [MARVIN] VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE. [MARILYN] IT ALWAYS MAKES ME REALIZE HOW LUCKY I AM TO LIVE HERE. [HENRY] WHERE IS REBECCA? [SUZIE] I THOUGHT SHE WAS WITH YOU? [HENRY] NO. I THOUGHT SHE WAS WITH YOU. [HANK] OKAY WE'LL CHECK THE VAN. [MARVIN] I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND. [MARILYN] WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HER? [HENRY] IN THE BASEMENT. [MARILYN] THAT WAS MORE THAN TWO HOURS AGO. [HENRY] WE HAD A FIGHT. SHE SAW ME KISSING KRISTY AND... [MARILYN] YOU DID WHAT? [HENRY] IT WASN'T A REAL KISS. IT WAS A MISTLETOE KISS AND IT WASN'T MY IDEA. SHE GOT THE WRONG IMPRESSION. [MARILYN] WHAT GIRL WOULDN'T! YOU DON'T KISS ANOTHER GIRL. [HENRY] WHAT ARE YOU SO UPSET ABOUT? ALL OF YOU THINK WE'RE MOVING TOO FAST ANYWAY. [SUZIE] MARRIAGE IS A BIG COMMITMENT. YOU'VE ONLY KNOWN EACH OTHER SUCH A SHORT TIME AND YOU'RE BOTH SO YOUNG. WE JUST WANT YOU TO HAVE TIME TO BE SURE. [HENRY] REBECCA THINKS YOU WANT ME TO COME HOME AND MARRY KRISTY. [MARILYN] MARRY KRISTY? THE GIRL IS VERY BRIGHT BUT NOT RIGHT FOR YOU. SHE'S TOO HIGH MAINTENANCE AND SHE ALWAYS SMELLS LIKE A WET ANIMAL. I WANT YOU TO MOVE HOME BUT WITH REBECCA. [HENRY] I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE HOME, MOM. [MARILYN] I KNOW. I JUST FEEL LIKE SUCH A FAILURE THAT YOU AND YOUR BROTHER DON'T WANT TO LIVE HERE WITH US. I FEEL LIKE I MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG. [SUZIE] NO, YOU DID SOMETHING RIGHT. YOU GAVE YOUR SONS INDEPENDENCE, STRENGTH AND CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES SO THEY COULD MOVE OUT INTO THE WORLD AND BUILD LIVES. [HENRY] SHE'S RIGHT MOM. I COME HOME BECAUSE I MISS YOU AND DAD NOT BECAUSE I CAN'T MAKE IT ON MY OWN. I HAVE TO FIND REBECCA. [SUZIE] DO YOU THINK SHE WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE? [MARVIN] SHE'S NOT ANSWERING HER CELL. <♪♪> [HENRY] MAYBE I SHOULD RETRACE HER STEPS IN CASE SHE DECIDED TO WALK HOME. [MARVIN] SHE WOULDN'T WALK, IT'S FREEZING OUT. [HENRY] THIS IS ALL MY FAULT. I HOPE SHE'S OKAY. [MARILYN] OF COURSE SHE'LL BE FINE. YOU'LL APOLOGIZE AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. RIGHT SUZIE? [SUZIE] RIGHT. [MARVIN] WOW! YOUR HOUSE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL! [HANK] MARILYN?! [SUZIE] OH MY... [MARILYN] IS THIS OUR HOUSE? IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE. [HANK] OH MY.... BUT... HOW? [HENRY] REBECCA... [MARILYN] IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL. [HANK] WHERE DID SHE GET THE SNOW? [MRS. SCHULTZ] SHE ASKED FOR IT, SILLY! [TOM] YOU CAN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT SNOW KRINGLE. [MRS. SCHULTZ] SHE WAS GOING ON ABOUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD MEAN TO MARILYN... WE JUST COULDN'T SAY NO. COULD WE TOM? [TOM] I COULD. [TOM] BUT I DIDN'T. [MARILYN] SHE GAVE US CHRISTMAS. FOR CHRISTMAS. [SUZIE] NOT BAD, FOR A JEWISH GIRL. [MARVIN] JUST LIKE HER MOM. [SUZIE] AWWWW. [MRS. SCHULTZ] CONGRATULATIONS HANK. YOU WIN. [HANK] I WIN? [MRS. SCHULTZ] IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, HANK. [TOM] NEXT YEAR, I'M GETTING AN ICE RINK FOR THE FRONT YARD, SO ENJOY THAT TROPHY WHILE YOU CAN. IT'S COMING BACK HOME TO PAPA. [MARILYN] HENRY? [HENRY] SHE LEFT ME THE RING. [MARILYN] OH HONEY. [SUZIE] SHE'S GONE? [MARVIN] DOESN'T SOUND LIKE HER. [HANK] THIS IS FOR YOU. [HENRY] <READING THE NOTE> FOR HENRY WHO TOSSED A COIN AND CHANGED MY LIFE. [HENRY] I'VE BEEN SUCH AN IDIOT. [MARILYN] I DON'T GET IT. WHAT IS IT? [HENRY] IT'S THE FIRST PIECE OF HOLIDAY TRADITION REBECCA AND I ARE MAKING FOR OUR OWN FAMILY. [HANK] NO, NO. YOU TWO ARE GOING TO BE FINE. YOU USE THE TRADITIONS YOU LEARN AS CHILDREN AND THEN YOU ADD YOUR OWN. [MARILYN] SO THEY WILL REJECT THE TRADITIONS THAT DON'T FIT IN THEIR LIVES? [HANK] ABSOLUTELY. [MARILYN] AND YOU THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA? [HANK] YES, YES I DO. [MARILYN] GOOD. [HANK] <SIGH> EEEEE..... [HENRY]I HAVE TO GET TO THE AIRPORT. I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER. I'M NOT GOING TO LET HER GET AWAY. [SUZIE] YOU RAISED A VERY SMART BOY. [MARVIN] I LIKE HIM. [SUZIE] WE'RE COMING WITH YOU. [HANK] WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO BRAKE... <♪♪> [MARILYN] I'VE ALWAYS HATED THAT CREEPY ELF. I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THAT FOR YEARS! YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME THAT ELF WAS HER EYES AND EARS ALWAYS WATCHING TO MAKE SURE I TOOK CARE OF YOU. [SUZIE] WHAT IS IT WITH MOTHER'S OF SON'S? MARVIN'S MOTHER WAS THE SAME WAY. SHE TREATED HIM LIKE A PRINCE AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF. [MARILYN] HOW OBNOXIOUS. [SUZIE] I KNOW! [MARVIN] I'M IN THE ROOM. [SUZIE] OH, WELL SORRY. [MARILYN] I'M A MOTHER OF A SON, AREN'T I. [SUZIE] YES, BUT IN A GOOD WAY. LET'S GET TO THE AIRPORT. [MARILYN] TAKE THE FREEWAY. [HANK] THE SIDE STREETS ARE FASTER. [HENRY] MAKE UP YOUR MIND! [MARVIN] IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE, FOLLOW THE STAR! [MARILYN] HE'S RIGHT, FOLLOW THE STAR! [HENRY] IS THAT A STAR? [HANK] IT MIGHT AS WELL BE, IT'S THE AIRPORT TOWER LIGHT. [MARILYN] WE SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN. [SUZIE] EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. [MARVIN] YOU COULD COME TO ASPEN WITH US. [HANK] MAYBE L.A. I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS POOL SIDE. <♪♪> [HENRY] REBECCA! REBECCA! <♪♪> [REBECCA] WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? [HENRY] I LET THE BEST THING HAPPEN TO ME WALK AWAY. [REBECCA] HENRY, IT'S OKAY. YOU WERE RIGHT. WE'RE TOO DIFFERENT. [HENRY] DIFFERENT IS GOOD. DIFFERENT IS GREAT. THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE'RE TOGETHER. AND TOGETHER WE'LL MAKE OUR OWN TRADITIONS. WE'LL HAVE VEGAN CHRISTMAS DINNER AND WE'LL CELEBRATE HANNUKAH IN LOS ANGELES, AND NO ONE WILL EVER HUNT AGAIN...EVER. REBECCA FINE, I PROMISE YOU WE WILL WORK OUT ALL OUR DIFFERENCES TOGETHER AND I PROMISE TO COMPROMISE WHEN WE CAN'T AGREE. I PROMISE TO MAKE YOU MY FAMILY AND TO ALWAYS RESPECT AND CHERISH YOU TILL THE END OF OUR DAYS IN THIS WORLD. [REBECCA] SO YOU'LL EAT TOFURKEY FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER? [HENRY] I WILL EAT TOFURKEY WHENEVER YOU WANT ME TO. I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART, WILL YOU MARRY ME? [REBECCA] YES. WHO AM I TO DENY POPEYE AND OLIVEOIL THEIR DREAM OF BEING RAISED BY PARENTS WHO LOVE EACH OTHER. [SUZIE] THEY WANT TO NAME OUR GRAND CHILDREN POPEYE AND OLIVOIL? [MARILYN] DO YOU HAVE LIVING RELATIVES WITH THOSE NAMES? [SUZIE] NO. [MARILYN] OY VEY! [SUZIE] YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN! <♪♪> [MARVIN] WOW! [MARILYN] FINALLY! [REBECCA] MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. KRINGLE. [HENRY] HAPPY HANUKKAH MS. FINE. <♪♪>
