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[Music] Hey, I'm just in the limo on the way to the airport. Don't you think this is a little much, Ethan? Oh, come on, you're worth it. I showed the partners your proposal, and they love your design. They want you back permanently. Are you serious? They want you back at the Manhattan office right after the New Year. Wow, that's so soon. Well, they're eager for you to get started, so why don't you take a couple of days and then you can figure out what you need to do to get back here a bit quicker? Then we can make some plans. That sound good? That's great. That is totally great. I knew you'd be excited. This is such an excellent opportunity for us. I am so proud of you, sweetheart. Thank you. And with the pay raise, we can afford that place on the Upper West Side that you've been loving so much. Honey, I know we've only been official for three months, but if this isn't the universe telling us we're on the right track, I don't know what is. Uh, Ethan, I'm just, I'm not sure that I could. Okay, I got to, I got to run. You have a safe flight. I'll talk to you soon. Okay, it's [Music]. Christmas. Hello? Hello? Hello? Cy, you look great, sweetheart. Oh, it's so good to see you. I missed you, kiddo. I missed you too. Last few weeks, all I could think about is coming home. Well, has work been that hard? No, no, it's a great job. It's just, um, say, you remember that old Avery place? It's for sale now. You know that one that you had your eyes on all the time? Now that you're back, it's perfect timing. Speaking of perfect timing, how are the plans for the winter festival coming? Um, uh, Cassie, we're not doing the winter festival, Dad. I'm sorry. I just didn't have the heart to call you, but it's [Music] tradition. [Music] [Music] Your hardest loss, Ral, is that you making all that racket? Yes, I did. This hour, really? Ral is unorthodox. This is a place for decorum, not disruption. Yes, you don't understand the prince. He probably is sleeping and does not appreciate you going about shouting all through the halls. That may be correct if you were here. Pardon? That's what I've been trying to tell you. The prince is missing. Missing? You can't be missing. What about the coronation? The coronation is not our only problem. What do you mean? Someone's going to have to tell her. Yeah, why don't you put the taller one in the back? Yeah, there we go. Perfect. And then put the smaller one up here. Mhm. Nice. And then this one you could put on the other side behind the glass ball. I think that would really balance it out. Nice. Perfect. Yeah. Mhm. It's great. So good to have you home. Thank you. It's, uh, good to be home. It does look pretty nice. Yeah, I only wish your mom could see it. Me too. Your displays always draw the biggest crowds, and it's not bad for business either. She's right, you know. Hey, how are you, Madison? Dav? Good to see you. Thank you. Is this, oh my goodness, look at you. I cannot believe how big she is. I know. I can't believe where the time's gone. Do you remember me? How could she forget her favorite aunt from New York? Mama? Yes, that is your mama. You are correct. Unfortunately, we can't stay. We've got to go, but you got to come over real soon. Yeah, tell us all about New York. That would be great. Bye, Ladybug. Good to see you. Bye. Bye. My gosh, you're so cute. I know. Adorable. Now, you help yourself to anything you want on the house. So, Dad, what'll it be? You're going to have to explain the holiday drinks again. Definitely. So, the holiday latte comes in a medium and the small, and then there's a Christmas latte, which only comes in the large. What is the difference? Um, nutmeg, maybe? Yeah, you know, I'm just going to let you [Music] inside. Who's Ethan on your phone just now? A gentleman caller, maybe? Dad, please, no. Someone from work. Oh, well, I thought you were done with New York. You know what? Enough about me. What are these errands you're supposed to be doing? I'm getting my morning mocha, which is the most important meal of the day. Oh boy. And then I'm going to go and meet Melinda at the library. You're volunteering again? I do it for the free books. You do know that they're all free, of course. I know. It's a library. That's how this works. This is your most important meal of the day. Was good, thank you very much. Of course. A surprise. Thank you, Dad. I want to talk to you about the winter festival. Oh, Cassie, no, no. I know, but it's almost Christmas, and it just doesn't feel right without it. I know, honey, but it was a lot of work even before your mother passed. Times have changed. Things are different. Sometimes it's best to move on. I know, but it wasn't just a festival. It was Christmas. I mean, seeing the whole town get together, knowing that Mom was a huge part of it, just those are some of my best memories. Well, mine too, honey, but it just got harder and harder to pull together. It took everything your mom had just to give us that one last Christmas, and without her on the festival committee, I really don't. Dad, we can do it. We need to do it because if we don't, this will be the first year that it hasn't happened. How does that feel? Well, things don't always work out, kid. You know, life's not a fairy tale. What if it was? What if it [Music] was? [Music] I will not accept that this is how it has always been and how it will always be. I just thought you said if you could postpone the Royal Christmas ball until after the prince returns to the castle. We, we can't postpone the Royal Christmas ball, Reginald. It must be on Christmas. State's tradition. The Verian royal family has observed this practice for centuries, and what's more, it is Nas's 35th year, and you know the significance that has on the proceedings. Yes, ma'am. Of course. And you, I don't understand. How could he just go missing? You're his attendant. How can you attend him when you don't even know where he is? We've been trying, Your Highness. It appears his telephone has been switched off, and a search of his quarters gives no indication exactly of where he may be. Try harder. Yes, it is absolutely crucial to crown in country that Nichas is here for the coronation on Christmas Day. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Don't disappoint. [Music] Me? Hey, oh, Cassie, it's so good to see you. I miss you, and I miss this place. Well, have a look around. You must be so glad to have her back home. Oh, you bet. It's very nice. You know, uh, you can do that with computers these days. Melinda, Dad, I prefer to do it the old-fashioned way. Oh, what? Going around today? Don't even, never mind. I ran the mailman on the way in here. You go. Oh, it's here. Yeah, can I talk to you for a minute? You bet. Cassie, do you mind if Melinda and I have just a minute? Uh, sure. Yeah. Uh, is there anything I could maybe help you with in the meantime? Actually, do you mind? Nope. Right, I got it. Okay. Encyclopedia of aquatic animals. Is that reference or is that wild? Oh my gosh, my book. Book. I think he should be apologizing, like, hey, I'm sorry. You're not hurt, are you? You're clearly not hurt. Well, you don't know that. You're complaining about formalities rather than pain. You're not hurt. Okay, excuse me, but at least you could apologize for all of this. You should have watched where you were going. You bumped into me. Certainly not. It's you who bumped into me. No, you couldn't even see that I had a stack of books because you were reading and not paying attention, and, well, don't you work here? It's your job to pay attention. I'm the patron, and the patron's always right. Okay, I'm sorry. First of all, who says please? T that thank you? What? You know what? Let this be a lesson in committing to a task and the importance of taking responsibility for one's work. Good day and good luck. Any luck? No. I've tried everything. Calling, emailing, texting. Make no mistake, the prince's absence also reflects poorly on you. Even if the prince returns in time, the job that may still be in jeopardy is yours. But, but, but wait, wait, wait, wait. My family has served the Aent for generations. It's my duty to one day be the right hand of the king. Correction, at the right hand of the Woodby king, who's currently missing. Missing on your watch. It's not negotiable. Both your future and the crown's depend on it. Merry Christmas. Thank you. Oh, trouble reshelving? No. Um, wh

want you back permanently are you serious they want you back at the Manhattan office right after the New Year wow that's so soon well they're eager for you to get started so why don't you take a couple of days and then

you can figure out what you need to do to get back here a bit quicker then we can make some plans that sound good that's great that is totally great I knew you'd be excited this is such an

excellent opportunity for us I am so proud of you sweetheart thank you and with the pay raise we can afford that place on the upper west side that you've been loving so much honey I know we've only been official

for 3 months but if this isn't The Universe telling us we're on the right track I don't know what is uh Ethan I'm just I'm not sure that I could okay I got to I got to run you have a safe

light I'll talk to you soon okay it's [Music] Christmas hello hello hello Cy you look great sweetheart oh it's so good to see you I missed you kiddo I missed you too last few weeks is all I could think about is

coming home well has work been that hard no no it's a great job it's just um say you remember that old abery place it's for sale now you know that one that you had your eyes on all the time now

that you're back it's it's perfect timing speaking of perfect timing how are the plans for the winter festival coming um uh Cassie we're not doing the winter festival Dad I'm sorry I just didn't have the heart to call you but it's

[Music] tradition [Music] [Music] your hardest lost Ral is that you making all that record yes I did this hour really are is unorthodox this is a place for decorum not disruption yes you don't understand the prince he probably sleeping and does

not appreciate you ging about shouting all through the Halls that may be correct if you were here pardon that's what I've been trying to tell you the prince is missing missing you can't be missing what about the coronation the

coronation is not our only problem what do you mean someone's going to have to tell her yeah why don't you put the taller one in the back yeah there we go perfect and then put the smaller one up here mhm

nice and then this one you could put on the other side behind the glass ball I think that would really balance it out nice perfect yeah mhm it's great so good to have you home thank you it's uh good to be home

it does look pretty nice yeah I only wish your mom could see it me too your displays always draw the biggest crowns and it's not bad for business either she's right you know hey how are you Madison DAV good to see you thank you is

this oh my goodness look at you I cannot believe how big she is I know I can't believe where the time's gone do you remember me how could she forget her favorite ant from New York Mama yes that

is your mama you are correct unfortunately we can't stay we've got to go but you got to come over real soon yeah tell us all about New York that would be great bye ladybug good to see you by

by my gosh you're so cute I know adorable now you help yourself to anything you want on the house so Dad what'll it be you're going to have to explain the holiday drinks again definitely so the holiday latte comes in a medium in the

small and then there's a Christmas latte which only comes in the large what is the difference um nutmeg maybe yeah you know I'm just going to let you [Music] inside who's Ethan on your phone just now a gentleman

caller maybe Dad please no someone from work oh well I thought you were done with New York you know what enough about me what are these errands you're supposed to be do doing I'm getting my morning mocha which is the most

important meal of the day oh boy and then I'm going to go and meet Melinda at the library you're volunteering again I do it for the free books you do know that they're all free of course I know

it's a library that's how this work this is your most important meal of the day was good thank you very much of course a surprise thank you Dad I want to talk to you about the winter festival oh Cassie no no I know

but it's almost Christmas and it just doesn't feel right without it I know honey but it was a lot of work even before your mother passed times have changed things are different sometimes it's best to move on I know but it

wasn't just a festival it was Christmas I me seen the whole town get together knowing that Mom was a huge part of it just those are some of my best memories well mine too honey but it just got

harder and harder to pull together it took everything your mom had just to give us that one last Christmas and without her on the festival committee I really don't Dad we can do it we need to do it because if we don't it this will

be the first year that it hasn't happened how does that feel well things don't always work out kid you know life's not a fairy tale what if it was what if it [Music] was [Music] I will not accept that this is how it

has always been and how it will always be I just thought you H said if you could postpone the Royal Christmas bow until after the prince return to the castle we we can't postpone the Royal Christmas bow Reginald it must be on

Christmas State's tradition the verian royal family has observed this practice for centuries and what's more it is Nas's 35th year and you know the significance that has on the proceedings yes ma'am of course and you I don't understand how could he just go missing

you're his attendant how can you attend him when you don't even know where he is we've been trying your highness it appears his telephone has been switched off and a search of his quarters gives no indication exactly of where he may be

try harder yes it is absolutely crucial to Crown in country that nichas is here for the coronation on Christmas day yes ma'am yes ma'am don't disappoint [Music] me hey oh Jassie it's so good to see you I miss you and I miss this place

well have a look around you must be so glad to have her back home oh you bet it's very nice you know uh you can do that with computers these days Melinda dad I prefer to do it the oldfashioned way

oh what that going around today don't even never mind I ran the mailman on the way in here you go oh it's here yeah can I talk to you for a minute you bet Cassie do you mind if Melinda and I

have just a minute uh sure yeah uh is there anything I could maybe help you with in the meantime actually do you mind nope right I got it okay Encyclopedia of aquatic animal is that reference or is that

wild oh my gosh my book book I think he should be apologizing like hey I'm sorry you're not hurt are you you're clearly not hurt well you don't know that you're complaining about formalities rather than pain you're not hurt okay excuse me

but at least you could apologize for all of this you should have watched where you were going you bumped into me certainly not it's you who bumped into me no you couldn't even see that I had a a stack of books because you were

reading and not paying attention and well don't you work here it's your job to pay attention I'm the patron and the Patron's always right okay I'm sorry first of all who says please T that thank you what you know what let this be

a lesson in committing to a task in the importance of taking responsibility for one's work good day and good luck any luck no I've tried everything calling emailing texting make no mistake the prince's absence also reflects poorly on

you even if the prince returns in time the job that may still be in Jeopardy is yours but but but wait wait wait wait my family has served the aent for Generations it's my duty to one day be

the right hand of the king correction at the right hand of the Woodby King who's currently missing missing on your watch it's not negotiable both your future and the crowns depend on it Merry Christmas thank you oh trouble reshelving no um who is

the guy that you were just helping I don't know a tourist a tourist in Winterville for what why you interested hardly why is everybody so interested in my love life it is honestly the last thing on my mind I just wanted to know

if you knew what he wanted well he took out a book on Town history didn't have the proper ID so I had to write down his room and phone number at the BNB so he could bring the book back not that it

matters you sure you're not in yeah I'm positive we just had a run in the stacks it was less than Pleasant I was just curious if maybe you knew what he wanted wait what do you mean not that it

matters I think we should tell her Melinda tell me what the letter we received earlier the allotment of funding for the library has been cut in half what does that mean well it means that if the library doesn't find an alternate form of

funding they're going to have to close what are you going to do there's nothing we can do the town's resources are pushed to the Limit and any grants we could apply for wouldn't arrive until well after we need them

okay you can't just close a library well we don't have a choice unless you're in the business of Miracles this Christmas is probably going to be our last [Music] one hello you answered of course I answered why wouldn't I where are you

everyone in the palace is worried and your mother is insistent to return at once and where I am is of no concern I'm an adult I'm allowed to go out on my own and she'll also a prince which comes

with certain expectation and protocol you could at least tell someone where you're going now you must return to the Palace at once the Royal Christmas bow is is just another ceremony in a long line of many there will be more

occasions to show off the palace that's I had to do this for me as a reminder of what Christmas is actually about Prince Nicholas the ball can wait goodbye Arthur well I'm not saying we should panic [Music] but we should

[Music] panic [Music] [Music] hi Sarah the usual no just walking by with some news uh the library is in nature of closing and they're trying to call tell me they're trying to save it closing this close to Christmas I know

that's terrible if they need anything just let me know try to come if you can they'll probably need some coffee all right everyone take your seats please thank you so much for coming and supporting the library hi folks I I just really don't

know what we're going to do the town's resources are finite maybe an outside benefactor this close to Christmas I think even the most charitable folks are pretty tapped out by now well maybe we can make an appeal to the government

well I think like the first option the holidays are going to complicate that as everyone is probably already on break what if the holidays are the answer what what do you mean dear well you said earlier today that U you needed

a Christmas miracle and the holidays keep coming up so what if the miracle is actually Christmas itself I'm not following this could be a great time to bring back the winter festival Cassie no no hear me out dad I mean everybody hear

me out Cassie by the way um the winter festival always brought the entire Community together games Wares treats everybody put forth their best to make it more loving more fun and and the economy definitely did not suffer I mean

the idea of of togetherness it it really reminded us of what the holidays are all about oh yes love times what does that have to do with the library well think of this what if the winter festival became the winter

fundraiser oh yeah go on okay great we could take the money from the different activities and put it right back into the library and when you think about it it makes sense because we're using our own Traditions to preserve our Town's

history that's not a bad idea but it took your mom months of planning it's I mean we're a week some change out from Christmas it's going to be an uphill battle Cassie Dad I know I know I know

time is not on our side but I mean come on dad it's Christmas it's Christmas that's what this entire holiday is about it's taking what's impossible and making it possible this is exactly the right answer I can feel

it I hate to say but this close to the holidays I can't take time away from my store of course I've spread the word all over town thank you I can contribute a little just the timeline I could set up

a donation box but I can't take on a project of this size your mom worked months to pull this off we're leaving in the morning we'll do what we can when we get back but anyone come on there got to be someone

it was a lovely idea Cassie I'll do it excuse me uh I volunteer for the uh the winter festival uh who are you I'm Nicholas I'm visiting oh hey no no this is a meeting for residents of the Town

only I'd love to get involved what does that even mean you can't do this yourself and uh you know based on the organizational skills I saw earlier today you're going to need all the help you can get right are you being serious right now

more than you'll ever know okay my mother built this from the ground up this Festival is about kindness and community and I would rather do it on my own than work with you you don't even know me I'm pretty

sure you've made yourself known I don't need your help okay suit yourself great Cassie what was that about well it's nothing it's a long story well so much for that idea what are we going to do m uh I am going to make this happen I'm

going to make it for you for the library and for my mom you want a Christmas miracle I will figure this out well I think this is the last of them good do not think my back could handle another trip to that attic your

back M well she sure kept meticulous records mhm you know the Winter Fest that was her baby the present company excluded of course but this is something she just loved to do well the winter festival was special to you too I mean

you could have kept it going I would have just missed her too much why didn't you say that before um I I don't know um I guess because parents don't always have it all figured out despite what their kids

might think okay I actually figured that out the first time that you made a gingerbread house with me and you couldn't get the smoke alarm to go off for the first hour I still maintain that that was because of a faulty battery I'm sorry I

resisted you on this I avoided the winter festival because I missed your mom but I know that that's why you were drawn to it for the same reason I miss her too I mean she always had a plan and

right now I don't have anything figured out well your mom didn't always have a plan but she could make things work she did a lot of traveling as a student actually it was when she was abroad that's where she first came up with the

winter festival idea really oh yeah she used to see all these different people that would adhere to these Traditions but they somehow just didn't seem to have the enthusiasm about it that she thought they should and so and so she

wanted to create something that people would just want to do and get involved with year after year I know I did me too uh your mom would be honored to know that you're doing this thank you but hold that Fan Fair because I don't even

know if I can pull this off we'll figure it out together cheers the prince has been contacted my lady but he won't be returning immediately you talked to him yes but he's not coming home yes well did you tell him that I want

him home that was communicated to the prince my lady I see does he remember that I am the queen I'm certain he's aware but with due respect M lady he's also a prince and it is the tendency of

the crown to do as it pleases true true perhaps I've raised him just a little bit too well be that as it may you talk to him which means you can find him and you can bring him home might you have any specific

suggestions on how we do that yes you do it quickly thank you you know what you have to do must I hey yeah I need 15 full-size Christmas trees and is there any chance that you'd be willing to

donate hi yeah I was wondering how much fruit cake exactly is in a fruit cake unit oh oh wow that is um that's a lot of fruit cake people actually buy that no the mistletoe is not for eating

hello come on oh hey I'm so sorry I I think we got cut off but yeah bows of holly will be no problem whatsoever if you don't have mistletoe and a pinch what are you talking about Ethan what's with all the

Christmas talk bows of holly are you serious oh I yeah I'm just um getting in the Christmas spirit why we don't even like Christmas you don't like Christmas I love everything about it oh my God you are so cute Hey listen they want to move

the presentation up to the 24th but that's um that's Christmas Eve I know but we are one step closer to that big promotion and even better we get to spend New Year's together yeah you know what yes um I got to get going

though I I just got a lot to to do yeah right okay I'll call you later okay [Music] great hi I was just wondering how much for 12 dozen no 12 yeah I know what a dozen is but I

need 12 of those uh yeah I just was um uh if I could just get 12 dozen and could you uh drop those off this week problem oh she laughed and hung up oh you I don't think I asked you to sit down no

you didn't did you do you just kind of do whatever you want I have been accused of that a time or two yeah you want to talk about it talk about what whatever that was that was a um Boutique bakery

that normally does large pastry orders for the festival but because they normally get months in advance and I asked them too close to Christmas they laughed in your face thank you for reminding me about what just happened so

uh what are we going to do I don't know the clock is running out and the closer it gets to Christmas the harder it's going to get and I just think that maybe dad and Melinda were right okay so the

cookies can't be bought in time but what if they could be made are you crazy I cannot possibly make extra cookies and and do everything I need to do maybe you can't put we can absolutely not I told you last night what is your

issue with me helping you because you're rude and you're arrogant to start with and I'm the only chance that you've got you can't do this alone I have my dad I've got my dad okay you said it yourself you're up against the clock

right and if you want to make this Festival happen you need all the help you can get we can do this together can I can I just ask you why why what why do you even care you're not

from here what is the winter festival to you okay I come from a place where tradition is strictly observed but often simply because that's the way it's always been this this feels like it his purpose I like that that was a very insightful

answer Nicholas Nicholas yeah I guess we haven't been formally introduced not in the traditional sense no but you have made quite the impression uh Cassandra Cassie people call me Cassie yeah Cassie what do you say I would say let's get to

work great so what made you change your mind I don't know still not convinced it wasn't a total lapse of judgment on my part well I for one think it's nice that he's helping out dad you're supposed to

be on my side I am on your side but I I think it's great that he's volunteering to help you that's what makes me like him yeah but don't get too attached what is happening the stencil is not

working what do you mean it's not working well I showed up early to help M to decorate and she put me in charge of this tree I uh yeah I see and what's the problem well I'm trying to get it on here but it won't

seem to stay properly it's like it's got a mind of its own have you never decorated a tree before or used tinsel no I've I've used tinsil thank you I've seen it done okay you know what why don't you

just um step aside and let me fix it you don't need I can it's only one tree so it'll be minimal damage what happened to this tree oh is there a problem I only gave you one job and you have hot chocolate in the

library it clearly states on the sign uh Nicholas why don't you just over here with me okay Break It To Me Gently it wasn't that bad was it well so Melinda tells me that you uh checked out a book here on winter veil's

history W no secrets around here huh no no it's a small town yeah yeah I did well of all the books here how come that one I mean not that I'm not flattered on behalf of the town honestly I was just looking for more

information on the festival oh yeah it's kind of the reason I came here you traveled here for the winter festival I I didn't know that anybody knew about it outside the area oh yeah no don't be so modest I mean it got a

nice bit of attention I think there was even a a magazine article that called it one of the Eastern seaboard's finest Christmas celebrations or that's right I recall yeah but but that was years ago you must have just been a child and I

don't know of any children that read travel periodicals no I guess not I mean I guess I was just captivated with the story of this place I mean it's so different than where I grew up and kind of wanted to see it just once huh

so you came all that way for this my family's in business and so much of our lives are centered around the uh details and the protocol that comes along with that moments that were purely sentimental were few and far between I mean based on

the Articles the importance of sentiment and and taking those moments seemed to be what the festival was all about and so yeah I guess I came here to find that and just see a real Christmas where did you say you were

from again oh there's a little patch of land nestled between the Swiss elves of the north seek hi yeah yes it's me again I was just wondering if you have any Christmas trees that no you're still sold out okay

yes okay how come we have a winter festival without Christmas trees is there anything I can do to help unless you can grow trees in the next 12 days I don't think we're going to have any Christmas trees for the winter festival

this is a disaster we can't even find Christmas trees at Christmas and the one tree that we do have we can barely decorate well frankly I'm just glad I'm not the only one having tree related problems whoa whoa whoa the reason that that tree

fell over is because you went and clumped tinsel into these branches and frankly I don't even know how that happened it seemed like a practical approach well I'm s okay whoo Christmas is not about practicality it's about feeling it's not not practicality rules

in structure are the Hallmarks of success and how did that go for you with a treat sometimes there's trial and error but I don't think charging ahead without a plan is necessarily a recipe for Success either I I know neither of you

want any advice for me but how come it has to be one way or another what are you saying good planning is always a mixture of practicality and feeling of course we've been going about this all wrong rather

than charging ahead and tackling everything at once we should be dividing and conquering using our strengths like like Nicholas has already proven that he overthinks most tasks and Cassie's good leading with her heart not her mind and normally I would be offended by that I

think but you're right which means our differences are what's actually going to make this happen how so I am formulating a plan just need to think and maybe take the tinsel out of my hair why don't we meet at Dad's later on

today and I will stay and talk to Melinda to make sure that she is over that tree incident and I will duck out for that exact same reason thank you I will apologize for you thanks yeah okay that's good sweetie it is it's great

it's great I'm going to grab this I'm going to grab this I think you're on the right path thank you thank you oh jeez I'm so sorry Arthur your highness I found you what are you doing here well I thought it

would be obvious your H I'm here to bring you home how what why yes which of those questions would you like me to answer first okay first things first how did you find me do you remember when we

spoke on the telephone yes yes well since you answered we use the GPS on your phone to find you your insisted to she what she can't do that with all due respect she's the queen which means she very much can

do that I can't believe my own mother Hoodwinked me and then sent someone to collect me like parcel post yes now Prince Nicholas don't call me that I don't understand it's protocol to refer to you by your title do they not know that you're the

Royal prin This is highly unorthodox you me to tell me the people of this town of this Hamlet have been interacting with you as if you're a common citizen would you keep it down Arthur it's a little more

nuanced than that nuanced I don't see how you come from a prestigious lineage back from the pages of History your family name has import so you're not proud Cassie hey hey hi great to see you again I good to see

you too is everything okay no yeah yeah yeah just peachy I was just uh just catching up with my cousin Arthur cousin you have family in town yeah yeah I know he he just decided to meet me here for

the holidays right it's good to be with family for Christmas yes I love a Christmas reunion that's right it's very nice to meet you yes hello uh okay well I I will expect you later at the meeting are you going to be joining I sh we

leave oh he'll be there okay great well it's nice to me you what's this meeting why are you speaking that way my mother sent you here on a mission to bring me back right yes well in order to complete that mission you

must do one for me first no don't tell me now let go hey Cassie the exec are sted get really antsy about getting you here on time yeah I know I'm just um I'm dealing with some family stuff if they could

just give me a couple more days look I get it it's the holidays we all have family stuff to deal with I mean I could put them off a little bit longer but we're going to really need to figure

things out Ponto they won't wait forever yeah I know I know how are those new designs coming uh they're perfect you're the best I can't wait to see them what is is this so if you can give me an

approximate idea of when I'm going to see them I mean yeah I'm going to have to call you back Elanor dear Eleanor it's marvelous to see you took your dream and made it reality your winter festival looks to be

everything you had hoped and more knowing you I'm sure the photos don't do it justice perhaps one day I'll get to see for myself I hope your husband and your daughter are well and that you all know how truly lucky you are my regards

at Christmas and always M wow M got fan mail for the winter festival I knew it was a big deal who is M hey Mom I remember that photo I was right in the middle of planning the second winter

festival oh he could not have been busier he came downstairs and said we are going to stay in and have hot cocoa and finally decorate our own tree even though dad said we did not have time but you were not having

it you just said that if we can't celebrate Christmas at home how can we help everyone else celebrate after all Christmas Christmas starts with us hey I really just want to get this right I want to make her proud oh honey

it doesn't matter what happens she already is thank you you know what I remember that day yeah she could not be more I rate my mother is always upset about something no no not like this she wants no needs

you home for the Royal Christmas bow and I told you I'm not going until I help these people have the Festival how are you listening to yourself I don't think you understand the urgency here urgency is a matter perspective author we

thought you respect your highness but I believe it is you who is lacking perspective some small town gathering pales in comparison to the Royal Christmas Paul I disagree how could you possibly how could you possibly disagree because it's significant to me yes right

well yes I did not want to have to do this but there's something you need to know and what's that on the Christmas of the 35th year of the a parent which for you is this year the Royal Christmas bow

becomes a lawful right of passage in the form of a Christmas coronation a legal event and official act which secures your place in the throne now if you're not present on Christmas day to participate in the ceremony then ancient

Lord dictates that you abdicate the throne and the Royal Line will end dissolving the to keep forever I know right which is why it's precite wait what what what do you mean what do you mean you know I mean I know Arthur I'm

the Crown Prince of the entire country what makes you think I wouldn't know that it's literally been part of my family's history for centuries what on the telephone you said it was it was another celebration for sure isn't it

this is not a game Nicholas I know it's my life so due respect your highness what is really going on here is this about that woman that you mentioned the one you're working with what no because if it is

your mother has already selected several candidates from the Royal lines of neighboring Nations that would make a most amable match for a king to be you don't want to date just anyone your highness yes yes I do Arthur I mean no I

I don't what I'm trying to say is that that is not what this is about and yet it is exactly what this is about I'm afraid I'm not following sir everything in my life is decided for me to the

extent that you're standing here telling me that my mother is thinking about who I should marry without even Consulting me my world is dictated by centuries old rules and traditions every decision every step has been part of some grand plan decided by someone

ages ago I live in a me Centric world that I actually have no say in sir just let me finish Arthur when I first heard about this place and their small town Gathering as you called it I saw a group of people

coming together to do something good and I wanted to know if only once what it was like to be part of something like that rather than have everything just be about me well it's a beautiful sentiment sir the fact remains that time is of the

essence ah now that's true and not just for me but for these people too when I got here and discovered that the festival was no longer I was crushed until I found this one woman this one insufferable woman who

was trying to bring it back for an even more normal cause than before so I agreed to help her and the clock is sticking for her too your highness now I'll make you a deal Arthur if and only if you help me help these

people get their Festival into a workable place before Christmas then and only then I will will return with you for the coronation your highness I it's not for you that's all right I understand you'll just have to go home and explain to my mother why it

is you passed up a chance to save the crown do tell me how this winter festival works [Music] good okay uh attention if I could just get everybody's attention than you as you know I have gathered you all here

today to talk about the Revival of the winter festival which we will then use the proceeds to help keep the library from closing now in past years it has taken months to plan this Festival dealing with food vendors and and other

booth vendors and and and more from all over the state but as we've discovered it's just not possible this time of year this close to Christmas I knew it no but Nicholas came up with the idea that maybe we could tackle some of these

tasks ourselves it's true I did but then we were defeated by a tree you did that as well but then I realized something I have been so worried about what this Festival used to be I am completely missing what it could be what do you

mean think about it Dad the festival is not about fancy booths or five star vendors it's about Community which is kind of cool because that means everything and everyone that we could possibly need to put this on is

right here because ultimately Christmas starts with us yes great I like the sounds of that but what does it mean well it's like what you told me at the coffee shop we all bring different things to the table and if we work

really hard we can do this together this seems like a ter idea you need no go stop dad think about it how many times have you done this festival and Melinda you work at the library you have access to pretty much everybody in

the town and Nicholas is great at planning and structure and I am really good at creating and Arthur I don't have a clue cuz we just met but I really could use an extra set of hands on this

yes peachy oh fantastic so in order to do all of this I need all of you and I cannot guarantee that it's going to be easy nor is it going to be successful but what do you say well you know Arthur

and I are already on board for the library of course for you absolutely what he said okay okay well where do we start uh we probably get to work because we've only got 12 days until [Music] Christmas [Music]

it's Christmas oh it's Christmas miracles happen at Christmas oh you'll be mine oh oh oh it's Christmas oh it's Christmas miracles happen at Christmas you be M [Music] [Music] oh o [Music] o Chistmas it's Christmas miracles happen at Christmas

T oh my God oh my gosh Nicholas you just saved Christmas yeah anything is possible the Christmas or when you go three Towns over I'll get the rest there's others oh there's others here buddy thank you it's Christmas it's Christmas

it's Christmas JIS the Flor was willing to donate two dozen point cers to Santa's Booth okay which means I just need a firm commitment from the mayor who I swear has been dodging my calls I also got a verbal contract from Mrs MCN for a

dozen of those Ginger stamps which really are worth their weight in gold I told you wow Ginger Snap if I didn't know any better I'd almost think you were enjoying this certainly not I'm merely doing my due diligence in service

to to to my favorite cousin a mhm aren't you going to get that I Shan it's Dr humph returning my call about Candy Cane Park well that sounds pressing no it's not it can wait it can't wait Dr humph hello uh in

that case will you help me take a look at these Booth layouts I'm thinking it might be a bit of a mistake to put a mistletoe display well no answer your majesty that will not do Reginal that will not do at all

Christmas is less than 5 days away your majesty what do you suggest I don't know you figure it out [Music] soon I just think if we put the the candy canes next to the snow cones and that kind of gives us a chance to have

like a treats no it's no talked about this maybe you're right you look exhausted I think I need a break no no no no we just finished the the decoration layout then we have to do the scheduling for the you need a little

fresh air and I know the perfect spot okay what about that guy nah let him sleep he uh he tuckered himself out and I think he definitely needs it grab the coats okay I will add to the pile a winter

Veil uh what is this you know how I told you that I had heard about the festival and that's what brought me here yeah this is how I uh I found these letters in one of my mother's old books at our house and

they had these press clippings and these photos and I just I fell in love with the idea I had to see it for myself these are in your house yeah yeah long forgotten relics of my mother's school days it's unusual I know but not not

unlikely things get lost in old books at our house all the time no this is very unlikely how so well this writing it's my mother's handwriting I it's crazy yeah I know but are you sure that's your mother's

handwriting it's my mother I grew up with her handwriting I would know it anywhere the question is how did those letters get in your house they're addressed my mother but she's not exactly the cupid touch type oh so

making friends runs in your family wow no honestly she could have just put that in some old book years ago and forgotten about it she reads A Lot does your mom want to buy a library unfortunately she already has

one I just I think it's amazing to see what she wrote about my dad and I in those letters I mean and what are the chances that she could write something that would actually bring somebody here let alone somebody who's helping with

the festival maybe it was meant to be maybe my mom did pull off on Final Christmas miracle oh my God K thank you winter Bale should we let's [Applause] Okay this used to be my mom's favorite Christmas place she was a beautiful

skater you know I really wish I could have met her she sounds like a wonderful woman she was you used to skate here for hours until you pretty much couldn't feel your toes anymore and then we would just go to the library to warm up and

have some of her special hot chocolate hot chocolate in the library I know don't tell me Linda her Nostalgia only goes so far from without breaking the rules my mom and I used to just read for hours and and and I'm pretty sure we

looked at every book on every shelf man I miss her I just I miss was having someone who cares about all the stuff that I do you know yeah I know what you mean back home Christmas just seems like this big

formality of it was never what I dreamt it could be until I read your mom's letters until I came here tell him that's you uh Nicholas when I went to New York it was supposed to be temporary and you know as

much to follow a dream but also just kind of a chance to get away but they offered me a full-time phys you're going back yeah on uh Christmas Eve but you're going to miss the festival I know I I I want to stay here

just just wondering if this is once in a lifetime yeah let me ask you something okay is New York what you want yeah I maybe it's it's what I thought I wanted but then now I'm just keep thinking what if there's something

something more yeah [Music] okay so we just got to do the booth layout then the decoration layout then schedule of performers [Music] [Music] Cassie there's something I must tell you you see the thing is that I am Cassi you know how when we first

met you thought I was a royal pain in the Cassie I must confess to you that I have been withholding confidential information I Nicholas am the Regent and Crown Prince of veroia well yes we all talk to ourselves

in veroia thank you for noticing you don't get that kind of community support in NYC hey no certainly don't oh I love creating this winter festival with you just like your mother used to with me did you know we wanted to build

it up to help out our community oh goodness the dreams we had I don't really know that I'm that person necessarily what do you mean can I confess something to you I love New York and I've been dating

somebody and now he wants me to move in with them and it just is it's all happening so fast and I just kind of think that the world that I'm living in out there is his dream world but not what you imagined exactly

I know all of a sudden there's Nicholas who I barely even know but there is definitely Le a spark or fireworks or something good things can take time or feel like fireworks I remember what my husband used to say to me you can't rush

something unless it feels right he is a smart man thank you [Music] Melinda H how's it looking I honestly don't even know I've reached out to everyone on the library donor list many people have offered to make something or help out

but is it enough no we'll just have to hope that it is you're right you're right okay but the blankets do the blankets need to be in that but what I'm saying about the blankets is if we give

them a blanket at the snow cone station then they can warm up and enjoy hot cider before they move on to the rest of the booths that is a wonderful suggestion oh see you're right now we keep them warm

we keep them longer did you just say I was right you're right oh that is the most busy thing I have heard you say yet well I'm slowly learning good I'm learning slowly but surely it's so nice isn't it what do you

mean those two don't know how good they are for each other sometimes Christmas changes people you would know I don't know if the Snow Cones were such a great idea like The Cider makes sense but know they're delicious

what you okay you're not even listening there's something I uh want to talk to you about okay what H well you see the thing is that oh my God hold on sorry it's work I got to take it give me

a second okay yeah um hey Cassie the executives need an answer well I guess I do too Ethan I don't know how to say this to you it's not working it hasn't been for a long time and I think we both know it

I don't think New York is a place that I want to call home well what about everything we've been working on what about our dream well I kind of think that it's your dream Ethan and I don't want to hold you

back anymore you are a great guy and you deserve to be happy what about you are you happy I am here well I'd be lying if I said I didn't see this coming I know I'm so sorry but I will send you the

sketches and the notes and you'll do fantastic thank you Cassie and Merry Christmas Merry Christmas wal I've got it split up like this to recognize any of these name have either of you heard from the Florest it's as if she doesn't understand that

an event needs Botanicals I can't say that we have maybe that's Doris now please tell me you have my florals please tell me you have my son your majesty well well who else would be calling you Arthur I was beginning to

think you had forgotten about me Your Majesty you're using the telephone yourself yes and it's a fact I'm not very happy about however desperate times call for desperate measures of course your majesty where is my son it's complicated your majesty Prince Nicholas

committed himself to a winter festival here what winter festival yes yes and I've been aiding him in an effort to bring him home to you expeditiously Arthur I sent you there to bring back my son it was a request that was meant to

be fulfilled quickly and with urgency what I did not do was send you halfway across the world to be taking part in some small town Festival I can explain I've heard enough I want Nicholas home within the next 24

hours or his will not be the only job on the line [Music] hey oh hey Nicholas can I talk to you for a second yeah I got to talk to you too no I I really I've been meaning to

tell you and now I hello may I talk to youe can we just have one just one second no please please yeah um just give us a minute yeah he so sorry hey hey so you two set aside your differences a

dad don't be foolish he is still stubborn and completely frustrating but uh he's charming and a little handsome well I'm just glad to see you smiling again you know I found out something incredible yesterday and I cannot believe I haven't told you yet oh yeah

we were working at Nicholas's bed and breakfast and he's got these letters letters well I told you this would happen you need to calm down I just need a few more days yes but we don't have a few more

days my job is on the line my family's honor is on the line we've served the crown of arovia for centuries I cannot have it end because of because of someone who doesn't even care about the throne I care about the throne Throne it

is my family's Throne you're letting my mother get to you yes yes of course of course I'm letting her get to me she could literally send an army to retrieve us an army is that worth it to you for a

Christmas party an International militaristic Event I will not be bullied by you nor my mother you don't give your mother the credit she deserves Nicholas from what I understand she's not one to cross uh oh I know who you

are your highness what how I had my suspicions from the first time you arrived here when Cassie told me about the letters that confirmed it you know about the letters of course I know about the letters my wife sent them to her friend

from school your mother elanar spent a lot of her student days abroad why have I never heard about this they were quite close for a wow but your mother's commitment to State and Country soon became all encompassing eventually the Letter's

home stopped I'm sorry I just mentioned to Cassie the other day that life has a way of marching forward why didn't you tell us who you were everything in my life is dictated by the title in front of my

name I wanted to do something once that was not about me not Nicholas Crown Prince and Royal Regent of veroia but that's who you are Nicholas hey where is everyone oh that just went outside oh when Mary disappeared from Eleanor's

life she was hurt the bond I see building between you and Cassie is more than friendship and I don't want you to hurt her when you eventually do the things that you have to do do you think me that shallow not

at all but I also know that there's things put upon you by other people that are Beyond yourself yes there are and perhaps it is the demands of those people that should be taken into consideration it sounds like my mother

sacrificed the Solace of perhaps the only real friendship that she ever had so that she could ensure the Solace of many now I am sorry that Cassie's mother was hurt but the responsibilities of the crown are more than mere feelings the

details of my life and my position are very complicated I'm sorry that I wasn't forthcoming with you or your daughter but everything I do must be given careful consideration I am a prince you hid this from us I didn't know how to tell you who I

really was so you lied Cassie you knew what the winter festival meant to me you you knew what the letters meant to me you knew about my job in New York you just watched me Struggle No you used me

you used all of us for what some weird experiment on what what it's like to be some kind of commoner you not the person I thought you were see wait Cassie wait Cassie Cassie wait Cassie wait okay look your highness I am

not one of your subjects that you can just boss around tradition has always been so important to me look at you you've got a family where tradition is something that most people could only dream of you're just throwing it

way that's not fair all I've been trying to do is preserve the history of my family and of this entire town both of which you are no longer a part of that's how you really feel you here should

go [Music] [Music] Cassie dear we have so much left to do and I don't even know if we're going to get it all done why didn't you tell me about that job in New York it's something you should celebrate not keep secret it

doesn't matter dad cuz I'm not going back why not I don't know I just thought that if I did then that means that that entire chapter of my life and Mom is gone you know how sometimes you just

need to leave to realize that everything you could have possibly wanted right there in front of you just because something ends it doesn't mean it has to leave your heart in fact what you've done here what you and Nicholas did you've proved that you

can take a memory and turn it into something new and beautiful yeah right have you tried talking to him he didn't do it for the right reasons dad maybe Nicholas wasn't forthcoming but think of all the reasons why he was here he he spent time here he

was excited to help you get all this going when no one else would step up that was real yeah W come now [Music] honey your majesty presenting his Royal Highness Prince Nicholas you're finally [Music] home good morning hey I just talked to

Melinda and the last of the booths are getting set up in the library area would you like some coffee yes thank you I'm so tired well I bet you are honey you've been up for 2 days straight but look what you have done oh

B shed to F every new tradition starts with a good breakfast pretty sure you just made that up I did okay you grab a seat I'm going to Dish you up some of wall special here yes famous scrambled eggs

okay nichas I picked a couple of options for the ceremony tomorrow I just I can't decide because they're so different now whatever you think is best mother that'll be your Richard tell me are you still thinking about that town and those

people how could I not I know you think I don't understand why you went on your Escapade but I do maybe even too well sit you see when I was young my friends would come back from Christmas break and they

would tell me all these marvelous stories of family and food fun and don't get me wrong it's not that your grandfather didn't provide all those things but it was understood as with everything we did that ceremony came first family trait I see there was a

part of me that wanted to have one of those Christmases where I got to wear cozy pajamas and eat too much not have to worry about Gallas and presentation I think that's why Elanor sent me all those letters it's like she

knew deep down that I needed those stories so why didn't you make that happen for yourself Traditions are very hard to break Nicholas and they also make us who we are but you ever regret not keeping in touch with Cassie's mother oh of course

I do she was a very good friend outside of your father she was the only one who saw me for me instead of a princess or a queen very dear friend indeed but that was a very long time ago we came from

different worlds and I understood and and respected what Elanor did for her family and her friends in her town and she understood what I needed to do for mine but it's sad though don't you think letting protocol and rules dictate how

things have to be no no darling you mustn't think of it that way we still have our celebrations I mean this is a very joyous this time it's just that they have their Christmas and we have ours well that's where you're wrong

mother how so because if I've learned anything from that town and those people it's that Christmas starts with us and I think it's time we both put that into effect [Music] [Music] hey hey please dad they're busy I know this looks

amazing thank you you guys did a great job no we all did a great job everybody I'll get him out of here for you mer Christmas you guys mer Christmas oh those lanterns look fantastic I know they're great no folks

are really knocked themselves up oh popcorn I'll save you your favorite thank you very much sweetie Merry Christmas you guys Merry Christmas I cannot believe that this is happening well it's happening because of you oh no it's happening because of

everyone I mean I had the initial idea but it's because everybody's chipping in right can I ask you a question shoot what do you think Mom would have thought of all this oh sweetie mom would have been proud you bet she'd have been

proud oh I know look at this place I know isn't it great it sure is so happy that they did it hi Melinda oh hi wal Cassie holiday latte it's been our best seller oh M oh it's Christmas let's live a little

I think it's far enough away from the books sure how's it going oh too soon to tell but even if it's not enough to save the library it is worth it it has to you tried and did this for us that in

itself is a Christmas miracle and the whole town will never forget it thank you thank you hey okay sweet Melinda we'll talk to you later okay okay [Music] [Music] byebye I hate to interrupt but I do believe that letter belongs to

me who are you this is Queen Mary Sovereign ruler and Royal Regent of veroia my mother I'm sorry all right um do I curtsy I why don't I remember Queen before [Music] okay are one of you going to tell me

what is going on walk with me uh get you all that yes thank you thank [Music] you the way we left things I simply couldn't bear it if that's how things ended between us no Nicholas the way I spoke to you was

completely out of line and I was out of line for not being completely honest with you well no you were a stranger and you worked d and night to give us a truly magical Christmas once I met you I realized what was truly important

that's what Christmas is it's not about doing what's always been done it's about people coming together yes yes and being here with you with all of you I've seen the Christmas I've always dreamed of thank you for coming back I had

to I had to be here with you for Christmas Even if it was just this once before I became king and before you go back to your life in New York I'm not going back to New York you're not no I'm going to stay here and

I'm going to build my mom's Legacy and I'm going to work on traditions in the community that I love and no it's great because think about it the festival is not going to run itself what about your coronation and

your crown that's where I come you see upon his return to veroia my son reminded me that some sometimes we get so set in our ways that we forget what is truly important and then it made me think of a very dear friend of mine who

once told me that Christmas wasn't so much about a place but a feeling and those you share that feeling with so as ruler of Rovia I am exercising my powers and I'm going to have the coronation right here in this town with all of you

you can do that yes I can now Prince Nicholas Kneel Before Me Wait mother um I came here find a special Christmas but what I found was a special place and a special woman I grew up with a

kingdom but it took coming here to know what it was like to build one this town this woman they have my heart I know I have much to do at home but I have so much to do here as well

Nicholas what are you saying I would like I would like to stay if you love me of course yeah as your mother I understand I really do but as your queen I must remind you of your duties and commitment not just to

the crown but to your people how can I fulfill a commitment to an entire nation if I can't even fulfill a commitment to myself I [Music] see the Royal law dictates that a coronation must take place in order to

maintain the monarchy but there is nothing that says You must begin your Reign immediately I don't understand plenty of monarchs have left Their Kingdoms in the capable hands of others while tending to matters abroad I believe the perfect candidate

is standing right before you sir mother you would do that for me oh my son kneel before [Music] me on this day when celebration rings out across all the lands and the end of the year makes way for the dawn of

another I declare by the powers invested in me by Crown and state that you rise into a new era king of veroia and my first order of business reinstating you to the throne in my stad already making such wise decisions

King nlas oh but you are going to need a head of Affairs here to advise and keep you a breast of all important matters so I if I may my head of Affairs must be someone who has given the very heart to veroia

and its Crown someone who traveled across the world in order to save it someone who has done his due diligence for her majesty someone who has become a great friend Arthur me a Bard a noble choice what' you say

Arthur stay abroad with me plan another festival or two I I can't believe it I I can't believe it oh I simply can't believe it oh your majesty Melinda there are so many people here they're coming in droves now we have to finish the final

tally but if the sails keep going the way they are we should have more than enough to save the library well that's absolutely wonderful happy for all of you truly thank you wo I don't even know what is happening

you know I would love to tell you all about your mother when she and I were young and oh full of Adventure just like you I would love that I just wish she was here to see it Cassie dear you bring

out the best in everybody and everything just like your mother well you must be wal Elsie told me so much about you yet always felt like a fairy tale well clearly she found her own fairy T here with you and this

charming town let me show you some of Ellie that you don't know about some of her life that she created here and and the world that we built if you would do me the honor yes I will do you like popcorn I've not tried

it oh well you're in for a treat I can't believe that you're here well it just it feels like a fairy tale that I used to read about in my books and I just never thought that it would come

true just he can't stay away from barovia Forever well we can stay away as long as we like you heard my mother she's had some practices this fovio is in very good hands besides you and I have future festivals to

plan really for someone who overthinks things that's a lot of planning well I will need someone who leads with their heart and not their mind to be my future queen queen [Music] oh [Music] O It's Christmas oh it's Christmas and miracles

happen at Christmas oh you be mine oh oh oh it's Christmas oh it's Christmas miracles happen at Christmas you bre [Music] m [Music] it's Christmas oh it's Christmas miracles happen at Christmas won you be mine oh oh it's Christmas it's

Christmas it's Christmas it's Christmas Christmas it's [Music] Christmas it's Christmas it's Christmas it's Christmas it's Christmas it's Christmas [Music] oh