WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:01.871 --> 00:00:06.876 [film clicking] [light music] 2 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:07.000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:13.000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:10.923 --> 00:00:13.274 [tense music] 5 00:00:14.710 --> 00:00:17.017 [boinging] 6 00:00:20.237 --> 00:00:21.325 ♪ Sweet World 7 00:00:21.369 --> 00:00:23.153 - [Kid] Sweet world films. 8 00:00:23.197 --> 00:00:25.982 [kid laughing] 9 00:00:26.026 --> 00:00:28.811 [whimsical music] 10 00:00:33.642 --> 00:00:34.947 - Santa Claus, 11 00:00:34.991 --> 00:00:36.036 - Is, 12 00:00:36.079 --> 00:00:38.429 - The person who gives us presents. 13 00:00:38.473 --> 00:00:39.822 - He gives presents. 14 00:00:39.865 --> 00:00:41.737 - He delivers presents 15 00:00:41.780 --> 00:00:42.868 - At night, 16 00:00:42.912 --> 00:00:44.174 - On Christmas. 17 00:00:44.218 --> 00:00:47.090 - He gives toys to children all around the world. 18 00:00:47.134 --> 00:00:51.964 - Santa Claus gives gifts to the good kids. 19 00:00:52.008 --> 00:00:54.706 - The bad people don't get much presents. 20 00:00:54.750 --> 00:00:58.101 - And the bad kids get coal. 21 00:00:58.145 --> 00:01:01.974 - He lives in the North Pole which is a snowy place. 22 00:01:02.018 --> 00:01:04.325 - He wears lots of fuzzy things so he doesn't freeze. 23 00:01:04.368 --> 00:01:06.588 - He makes presents at the North Pole. 24 00:01:06.631 --> 00:01:08.111 There's a toy factory. 25 00:01:08.155 --> 00:01:10.200 - He has reindeer. 26 00:01:10.244 --> 00:01:13.073 - I think he has eight or nine reindeer. 27 00:01:13.116 --> 00:01:14.770 - That carries him in a sleigh. 28 00:01:14.813 --> 00:01:15.684 - Flying. 29 00:01:15.727 --> 00:01:17.251 - The reindeers pull the sled 30 00:01:17.294 --> 00:01:19.253 and they fly across the air. 31 00:01:19.296 --> 00:01:20.080 - He says 32 00:01:20.123 --> 00:01:21.168 - [Kids] Ho ho ho! 33 00:01:21.211 --> 00:01:22.212 - Ho, ho, ho. 34 00:01:22.256 --> 00:01:23.561 - He flies around house to house. 35 00:01:23.605 --> 00:01:25.085 - They land right on top of the roof. 36 00:01:25.128 --> 00:01:27.348 - And he comes down the chimney. 37 00:01:27.391 --> 00:01:29.959 - He goes down the chimney pretty quietly 38 00:01:30.002 --> 00:01:32.222 so he doesn't wake the family up. 39 00:01:32.266 --> 00:01:35.269 - And he puts the presents under the tree. 40 00:01:35.312 --> 00:01:39.664 - And he eat cookie and he drink milk, that's it. 41 00:01:39.708 --> 00:01:41.753 - He's gonna know what I want 42 00:01:41.797 --> 00:01:44.669 because I'm writing a letter to say 43 00:01:44.713 --> 00:01:46.845 what I want for Christmas. 44 00:01:46.889 --> 00:01:47.672 - [Kid] Dear Santa. 45 00:01:47.716 --> 00:01:48.673 - [Kid] Dear Santa. 46 00:01:48.717 --> 00:01:49.631 - [Kids] Dear Santa. 47 00:01:49.674 --> 00:01:51.807 - I want a Nintendo Switch. 48 00:01:51.850 --> 00:01:52.764 - A doll. 49 00:01:52.808 --> 00:01:53.374 - I would like a barbie doll. 50 00:01:53.417 --> 00:01:54.331 - Pokemon toys. 51 00:01:54.375 --> 00:01:55.593 - A skateboard and a teddy bear. 52 00:01:55.637 --> 00:01:57.421 - Unicorn stocking, unicorn socks. 53 00:01:57.465 --> 00:01:58.205 - A Nerf gun. 54 00:01:58.248 --> 00:01:59.249 - A unicorn snow globe. 55 00:01:59.293 --> 00:02:00.294 - iPad. 56 00:02:00.337 --> 00:02:01.077 - Unicorn shoes. 57 00:02:01.121 --> 00:02:01.773 - I want a GoPro. 58 00:02:01.817 --> 00:02:02.861 - A puppy. 59 00:02:02.905 --> 00:02:03.645 - A black cat. 60 00:02:03.688 --> 00:02:04.602 - A super cool 61 00:02:04.646 --> 00:02:05.212 race car. - Race car. 62 00:02:05.255 --> 00:02:06.126 - A really cool 63 00:02:06.169 --> 00:02:07.388 Hotwheels set. - Legos. 64 00:02:07.431 --> 00:02:09.433 - A Lego spaceship. - A Lego train. 65 00:02:09.477 --> 00:02:12.523 - Kids write letters and then they put them in the mail. 66 00:02:12.567 --> 00:02:15.135 - [Kid] You mail it to Santa. 67 00:02:15.178 --> 00:02:18.877 - [Kid] And the post office, they deliver it to Santa 68 00:02:18.921 --> 00:02:22.403 so Santa knows what we want for Christmas. 69 00:02:22.446 --> 00:02:24.318 [festive holiday music] 70 00:02:24.361 --> 00:02:27.538 ♪ Haul out the holly 71 00:02:27.582 --> 00:02:31.977 ♪ Put up the tree before my spirit falls again ♪ 72 00:02:32.021 --> 00:02:35.067 ♪ Fill up the stocking 73 00:02:35.111 --> 00:02:37.940 ♪ I may be rushing things but 74 00:02:37.983 --> 00:02:42.336 ♪ Deck the halls again now 75 00:02:42.379 --> 00:02:45.077 ♪ For we need a little Christmas ♪ 76 00:02:45.121 --> 00:02:46.862 ♪ Right this very minute 77 00:02:46.905 --> 00:02:48.820 ♪ Candles in the window 78 00:02:48.864 --> 00:02:50.257 ♪ Carols at the spinet 79 00:02:50.300 --> 00:02:51.562 ♪ Yes we need 80 00:02:51.606 --> 00:02:52.563 ♪ a little Christmas [train hooting] 81 00:02:52.607 --> 00:02:57.264 ♪ Right this very minute 82 00:03:00.354 --> 00:03:05.315 ♪ Need a little Christmas 83 00:03:05.968 --> 00:03:07.404 ♪ Now 84 00:03:13.976 --> 00:03:16.674 [bells jingling] 85 00:03:18.415 --> 00:03:21.201 [chimes tinkling] 86 00:03:23.725 --> 00:03:27.468 - Today, you guys are gonna get to write a letter to Santa. 87 00:03:27.511 --> 00:03:30.601 Remember if you can think it, you can say it, 88 00:03:30.645 --> 00:03:32.255 you can write it. 89 00:03:32.299 --> 00:03:34.257 And make sure you put your last name. 90 00:03:34.301 --> 00:03:36.955 'Cause there's probably a lot of Brinleys 91 00:03:36.999 --> 00:03:39.306 and there's probably a lot of Elijahs out there 92 00:03:39.349 --> 00:03:40.655 and Vedas, and Damiens. 93 00:03:42.309 --> 00:03:44.746 [kid laughing] 94 00:03:44.789 --> 00:03:46.269 I'll be right with you. 95 00:03:46.313 --> 00:03:47.575 - [Kid] Lawanda Adams. 96 00:03:47.618 --> 00:03:49.577 - [Teacher] No you need to put your name on it. 97 00:03:49.620 --> 00:03:52.623 - Dear Santa ,i would like my family to have 98 00:03:52.667 --> 00:03:55.060 a good Christmas, can you give them that? 99 00:03:55.104 --> 00:03:57.280 - I would like my parents to have Christmas socks 100 00:03:57.324 --> 00:03:58.847 and I would like a Barbie doll. 101 00:03:58.890 --> 00:04:03.765 - And then she put, do your reindeer like carrots? 102 00:04:04.592 --> 00:04:06.246 I wonder what he's gonna say? 103 00:04:06.289 --> 00:04:07.508 - [Kid] He'll say yes. 104 00:04:07.551 --> 00:04:09.379 - Do you guys think that reindeer like carrots? 105 00:04:09.423 --> 00:04:11.555 Give me a thumbs up if you think they do. 106 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:13.165 I think they do. 107 00:04:13.209 --> 00:04:16.299 So we may not get to read all of them in class. 108 00:04:16.343 --> 00:04:18.867 But Santa will be able to, okay? 109 00:04:18.910 --> 00:04:21.696 We are going to mail them off to Santa. 110 00:04:23.785 --> 00:04:25.308 - [Man] Little postman, how are ya? 111 00:04:25.352 --> 00:04:26.091 - [Postman] Hi, how you doing? 112 00:04:26.135 --> 00:04:26.962 How you doing, Kyle? 113 00:04:27.005 --> 00:04:28.268 - Good, good. 114 00:04:28.311 --> 00:04:29.356 Some of our students wrote some letters and 115 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:30.270 I was gonna get 'em to you so you can 116 00:04:30.313 --> 00:04:31.706 make sure Santa gets them. 117 00:04:31.749 --> 00:04:33.055 Can you do that for me? - Well we'll do. 118 00:04:33.098 --> 00:04:35.187 We will send those to the North Pole today. 119 00:04:38.669 --> 00:04:40.802 I'm gonna take those letters back 120 00:04:40.845 --> 00:04:44.066 to the office, get them in the mail today 121 00:04:44.109 --> 00:04:45.720 and get them up to the North Pole. 122 00:04:47.025 --> 00:04:49.811 [whimsical music] 123 00:05:06.523 --> 00:05:08.264 Santa gets quite a few letters 124 00:05:08.308 --> 00:05:09.744 and so we need to get them up there 125 00:05:09.787 --> 00:05:13.095 as quick as possible so he has time to answer 'em. 126 00:05:15.315 --> 00:05:17.882 - Okay, this is how Santa get the letters. 127 00:05:17.926 --> 00:05:20.407 - The mailman drives in his truck. 128 00:05:21.799 --> 00:05:24.324 - The mailman drives all the way, all the way 129 00:05:24.367 --> 00:05:26.500 up to where Santa Claus is. 130 00:05:26.543 --> 00:05:28.937 - Only the post office knows where Santa lives. 131 00:05:28.980 --> 00:05:31.243 - I think the mailman takes the airplane. 132 00:05:31.287 --> 00:05:33.028 - [Boy With Glasses] They put the letters 133 00:05:33.071 --> 00:05:34.812 carefully in the plane. 134 00:05:34.856 --> 00:05:38.033 - They ride the plane all the way to Santa. 135 00:05:40.078 --> 00:05:43.386 [wind lightly blowing] 136 00:05:44.518 --> 00:05:47.172 [light music] 137 00:05:49.479 --> 00:05:50.306 - Elves! 138 00:05:51.481 --> 00:05:53.353 - I'm an elf working at the North Pole. 139 00:05:53.396 --> 00:05:57.052 I'm processing letters that kids write in to Santa. 140 00:05:57.095 --> 00:05:59.010 If you'll have the address at the top right. 141 00:05:59.054 --> 00:06:00.360 That makes my job easier. 142 00:06:00.403 --> 00:06:01.273 - [Woman] If there is an address. 143 00:06:01.317 --> 00:06:02.013 - If there is an address, yeah. 144 00:06:02.057 --> 00:06:04.102 - Santa has 20 elves. 145 00:06:04.146 --> 00:06:07.584 - Santa probably has more than a hundred elves, I think. 146 00:06:07.628 --> 00:06:08.803 - He has one thousand. 147 00:06:08.846 --> 00:06:09.804 - One thousand. 148 00:06:09.847 --> 00:06:10.718 - A million. 149 00:06:10.761 --> 00:06:11.458 - Santa's the boss of the elves. 150 00:06:11.501 --> 00:06:13.373 - He's a nice boss. 151 00:06:13.416 --> 00:06:17.681 And he makes sure that everything's done perfect and right. 152 00:06:17.725 --> 00:06:19.553 And that we'd make sure all the children 153 00:06:19.596 --> 00:06:20.728 are taken care of. 154 00:06:20.771 --> 00:06:22.425 So we open letters, and that's what we do. 155 00:06:22.469 --> 00:06:24.558 We try and get them all answered by Christmas. 156 00:06:24.601 --> 00:06:26.473 - And then Santa does nothing. 157 00:06:26.516 --> 00:06:28.431 He just leaves, and when someone calls him 158 00:06:28.475 --> 00:06:30.390 then he picks up the phone. 159 00:06:30.433 --> 00:06:31.956 That's all he ever does. 160 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:33.828 - [Greg] It's interesting that kids from different states 161 00:06:33.871 --> 00:06:35.482 like different kinds of toys. 162 00:06:35.525 --> 00:06:37.962 For instance, in New York, much more into electronics 163 00:06:38.006 --> 00:06:39.486 than a lot of the country. 164 00:06:39.529 --> 00:06:41.313 And you go to California, and you guessed it, 165 00:06:41.357 --> 00:06:43.054 a lot more surfboards are being asked for. 166 00:06:43.098 --> 00:06:44.752 Down in the south and in the north, 167 00:06:44.795 --> 00:06:46.406 everywhere is a little bit different. 168 00:06:46.449 --> 00:06:49.365 And most of the kids are just very, very polite 169 00:06:49.409 --> 00:06:51.019 in the way they ask Santa for their gifts. 170 00:06:51.062 --> 00:06:52.412 - [Kids] Please, please, please. 171 00:06:52.455 --> 00:06:53.543 Thank you, thank you! 172 00:06:53.587 --> 00:06:54.631 - [Greg] It does get very busy. 173 00:06:54.675 --> 00:06:55.676 Then the closer we get to Christmas, 174 00:06:55.719 --> 00:06:56.590 - Thank you. 175 00:06:56.633 --> 00:06:58.287 - [Greg] The busier it gets. 176 00:06:58.330 --> 00:06:59.549 The more letters there are, the more children there are, 177 00:06:59.593 --> 00:07:01.638 the harder it was to answer all the letters. 178 00:07:01.682 --> 00:07:04.902 So a few years ago, they decided to start digitizing. 179 00:07:04.946 --> 00:07:07.209 We put them all in the computer 180 00:07:07.252 --> 00:07:09.341 where we can bring up every single child's letter, 181 00:07:09.385 --> 00:07:11.474 and we go through it and we categorize it. 182 00:07:11.518 --> 00:07:12.736 What kind of gift does this child want, 183 00:07:12.780 --> 00:07:14.999 do they want a bike, do they want a puppy? 184 00:07:15.043 --> 00:07:16.566 What are they asking for? 185 00:07:16.610 --> 00:07:19.526 We make sure every child's name is put into the computer 186 00:07:19.569 --> 00:07:21.658 and then we make sure it gets taken care of. 187 00:07:21.702 --> 00:07:23.094 - Santa loves it. 188 00:07:23.138 --> 00:07:24.879 It makes his job easier. 189 00:07:24.922 --> 00:07:27.490 - Sometimes he used to stay up really late at night. 190 00:07:27.534 --> 00:07:29.274 And it's getting smoother so he can get 191 00:07:29.318 --> 00:07:30.624 a little bit of a rest before he takes off 192 00:07:30.667 --> 00:07:31.929 for Christmas night. 193 00:07:31.973 --> 00:07:33.583 We're working hard, Santa. 194 00:07:33.627 --> 00:07:34.671 We're gonna do everything possible 195 00:07:34.715 --> 00:07:36.499 and we're keeping up with you. 196 00:07:36.543 --> 00:07:38.458 It's hard, you're the hardest worker, Santa, 197 00:07:38.501 --> 00:07:39.937 but we're keeping up with you. 198 00:07:39.981 --> 00:07:42.897 [machine whizzing] 199 00:07:46.553 --> 00:07:49.251 ♪ There's a silent night 200 00:07:49.294 --> 00:07:51.775 ♪ A holy night 201 00:07:51.819 --> 00:07:53.473 ♪ Oh 202 00:07:56.301 --> 00:07:59.217 [crowd applauding] 203 00:08:00.828 --> 00:08:02.394 - Thank you guys very much. 204 00:08:02.438 --> 00:08:04.005 Thank you all for being here. 205 00:08:04.048 --> 00:08:06.529 We have elves over there, where the letters are. 206 00:08:07.704 --> 00:08:10.707 [light jazzy music] 207 00:08:22.545 --> 00:08:26.941 This year, the Operation Santa program is online. 208 00:08:26.984 --> 00:08:29.552 But you can still adopt them in person. 209 00:08:29.596 --> 00:08:32.207 Just Chicago and New York are the only two places 210 00:08:32.250 --> 00:08:35.645 that you can still adopt hardcopy letters as well. 211 00:08:35.689 --> 00:08:38.648 - I invite you to come out at any time 212 00:08:38.692 --> 00:08:41.564 and read the letters and see what touches your heart. 213 00:08:41.608 --> 00:08:42.565 Okay, thank you. - Merry Christmas. 214 00:08:42.609 --> 00:08:43.827 - Merry Christmas to you as well. 215 00:08:43.871 --> 00:08:45.133 Thank you so much. - Good job. 216 00:08:45.176 --> 00:08:48.266 - Girl, you doing a good job. - Thank you. 217 00:08:52.619 --> 00:08:54.142 I was so happy. 218 00:08:54.185 --> 00:08:56.579 You thought I had won a million dollars. 219 00:08:56.623 --> 00:08:57.711 I was like, well what do I do 220 00:08:57.754 --> 00:08:59.495 and when do I start? 221 00:08:59.539 --> 00:09:01.410 So he explained the program to me 222 00:09:01.453 --> 00:09:03.586 and told me what I needed to do. 223 00:09:03.630 --> 00:09:05.588 And he sort of left it to me 224 00:09:05.632 --> 00:09:08.243 to do the flare of whatever I wanted to do. 225 00:09:08.286 --> 00:09:11.072 And I just decided to bring it to life. 226 00:09:11.115 --> 00:09:12.943 - [Man] When will you start dressing for the holidays? 227 00:09:12.987 --> 00:09:16.033 [Janice laughing] 228 00:09:16.077 --> 00:09:18.775 - [Janice] About the 23rd. 229 00:09:18.819 --> 00:09:20.081 - I'll take some of these. 230 00:09:20.124 --> 00:09:22.170 I'll keep them separate from the two children. 231 00:09:22.213 --> 00:09:24.825 - I think I got my three families this year. 232 00:09:27.088 --> 00:09:29.612 - Is he asking for a kitten? 233 00:09:29.656 --> 00:09:31.658 I'll get you a kitten. 234 00:09:33.660 --> 00:09:37.533 - Once people start reading, they can't hardly stop. 235 00:09:37.577 --> 00:09:39.622 And we actually put tissue on the table 236 00:09:39.666 --> 00:09:41.668 because they sit there and they cry. 237 00:09:47.021 --> 00:09:49.371 - This is a little girl, five years old. 238 00:09:49.414 --> 00:09:53.680 My name is Kelly, I have been on my best behavior all year. 239 00:09:53.723 --> 00:09:56.596 I will try to keep my wishlist short. 240 00:09:56.639 --> 00:09:59.642 Winter leggings, so she wants tights. 241 00:10:01.165 --> 00:10:04.255 - We're from Lilydale Missionary Baptist Church. 242 00:10:04.299 --> 00:10:07.911 And we're here today to adopt a family. 243 00:10:07.955 --> 00:10:11.132 These letters are, oh my god, 244 00:10:11.175 --> 00:10:12.437 I wanna pick 'em all. 245 00:10:12.481 --> 00:10:14.526 - I say the same thing every year. 246 00:10:14.570 --> 00:10:15.789 I wish I could take 'em all. 247 00:10:17.791 --> 00:10:21.621 We've been doing this now about 16 years. 248 00:10:21.664 --> 00:10:23.448 We don't have a lot of money 249 00:10:23.492 --> 00:10:26.930 but what we do have, we want it to go to someone 250 00:10:26.974 --> 00:10:28.497 who really needs it. 251 00:10:29.716 --> 00:10:31.761 - One little boy asked for a bible 252 00:10:31.805 --> 00:10:33.763 so that's right up our alley. 253 00:10:33.807 --> 00:10:37.506 So of course we wanna buy some bibles and pass them out. 254 00:10:37.549 --> 00:10:40.204 - Yay, we got three! 255 00:10:40.248 --> 00:10:43.207 - [Attendant] You got three letters. 256 00:10:44.861 --> 00:10:46.428 - I work at a real estate company. 257 00:10:46.471 --> 00:10:48.212 This is our eighth year doing it. 258 00:10:48.256 --> 00:10:50.171 The first year, I sent out an email company wide 259 00:10:50.214 --> 00:10:52.826 and I said hey, the post office runs this program. 260 00:10:52.869 --> 00:10:54.262 I'm gonna go down there and pick up 261 00:10:54.305 --> 00:10:55.742 a couple letters for myself. 262 00:10:55.785 --> 00:10:57.178 Would anybody like to participate? 263 00:10:57.221 --> 00:10:59.223 So we had about 20 people get involved that year. 264 00:10:59.267 --> 00:11:01.356 We got gifts for 35 kids. 265 00:11:01.399 --> 00:11:05.708 - Every year they would get larger and larger and larger. 266 00:11:05.752 --> 00:11:08.755 And I said we're gonna let our boss know about you. 267 00:11:08.798 --> 00:11:10.713 And so he sent them a thank you letter. 268 00:11:10.757 --> 00:11:12.759 - This year I've got the master list here. 269 00:11:12.802 --> 00:11:15.239 You know, we're up to 64 people at my company now 270 00:11:15.283 --> 00:11:18.460 and 114 kids are going to get their hopes, 271 00:11:18.503 --> 00:11:19.766 dreams and wishes fulfilled 272 00:11:19.809 --> 00:11:22.594 so they can celebrate the magic of a holidays. 273 00:11:22.638 --> 00:11:24.335 [light music] 274 00:11:24.379 --> 00:11:26.729 - It's a family of eight 275 00:11:26.773 --> 00:11:29.776 and there's five kids. 276 00:11:29.819 --> 00:11:33.257 Her, her grandma and five children. 277 00:11:33.301 --> 00:11:34.432 - Does it give ages in there? 278 00:11:34.476 --> 00:11:35.259 - No. 279 00:11:36.391 --> 00:11:37.784 Wait! - Hey look, there's Janice! 280 00:11:38.741 --> 00:11:39.742 - How are you? 281 00:11:39.786 --> 00:11:41.788 - How are you? - Good. 282 00:11:41.831 --> 00:11:43.746 - I thought you were retiring this year. 283 00:11:43.790 --> 00:11:44.791 I said to Matt, - No. 284 00:11:44.834 --> 00:11:46.009 Really? - and he's like 285 00:11:46.053 --> 00:11:46.749 I'm reaching out to Janice now and I'm like, 286 00:11:46.793 --> 00:11:48.272 are you sure? - No, 287 00:11:48.316 --> 00:11:49.709 I'll let you know - I think she's retiring. 288 00:11:49.752 --> 00:11:52.189 - when this elf goes to the North Pole for permanent. 289 00:11:52.233 --> 00:11:53.713 - Well here's another one and this has, 290 00:11:53.756 --> 00:11:54.670 - Throw it at me. 291 00:11:54.714 --> 00:11:55.889 - [Matt] Five kids. 292 00:11:55.932 --> 00:11:57.368 - They are a special group. 293 00:11:57.412 --> 00:12:00.154 We have families sometimes, six, seven, eight, 294 00:12:00.197 --> 00:12:01.416 up to 10. 295 00:12:01.459 --> 00:12:04.071 And a lot of times they get left. 296 00:12:04.114 --> 00:12:07.857 They will choose those letters and help those families. 297 00:12:07.901 --> 00:12:10.947 We spend hours just letting them do their thing. 298 00:12:10.991 --> 00:12:13.776 - They write a 37 year old mother of six. 299 00:12:23.655 --> 00:12:26.397 - [Matt] Let's take this two from Janice. 300 00:12:26.441 --> 00:12:27.790 - [Ashley] Yeah I think that's what we take. 301 00:12:27.834 --> 00:12:28.704 - [Jen] Yes. 302 00:12:28.748 --> 00:12:29.400 Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. 303 00:12:31.881 --> 00:12:33.143 - The first year that we did it 304 00:12:33.187 --> 00:12:34.449 was the first year that I met you. 305 00:12:34.492 --> 00:12:35.363 And you introduced me to this program. 306 00:12:35.406 --> 00:12:36.843 I didn't even know it existed. 307 00:12:36.886 --> 00:12:38.801 And we did a family and I can remember vividly 308 00:12:38.845 --> 00:12:41.499 it was a letter written by an 11 year old kid 309 00:12:41.543 --> 00:12:43.153 who asked for nothing for himself 310 00:12:43.197 --> 00:12:46.287 which is, I've had 11 year olds, like, 311 00:12:46.330 --> 00:12:47.941 they're known to be selfish. 312 00:12:47.984 --> 00:12:49.769 Asked for nothing for himself, 313 00:12:49.812 --> 00:12:51.292 talked about how loving and awesome 314 00:12:51.335 --> 00:12:53.598 his single mother was, and she did the best that she could 315 00:12:53.642 --> 00:12:54.643 and we're like all right, great. 316 00:12:54.686 --> 00:12:56.906 And fast forward to today, we do, 317 00:12:56.950 --> 00:12:59.866 we probably have 150 to 200 different donors every year. 318 00:12:59.909 --> 00:13:01.737 We're just sort of like the vessel 319 00:13:01.781 --> 00:13:02.651 that holds it all together. 320 00:13:02.694 --> 00:13:03.695 We're Santa's helpers. 321 00:13:03.739 --> 00:13:05.567 - We're Santa's elves, we help. 322 00:13:05.610 --> 00:13:07.961 [light music] 323 00:13:18.972 --> 00:13:20.887 - I'm a ornamental iron worker. 324 00:13:20.930 --> 00:13:23.846 I work for a window installation company. 325 00:13:23.890 --> 00:13:27.023 [welder zapping] 326 00:13:27.067 --> 00:13:29.939 I went through the free apprenticeship program, 327 00:13:29.983 --> 00:13:31.071 it's only for women, 328 00:13:31.114 --> 00:13:33.987 and they help women get into the trades. 329 00:13:34.030 --> 00:13:37.033 I waited to get a phone call from local 580, 330 00:13:37.077 --> 00:13:38.818 had an interview, took a test, 331 00:13:38.861 --> 00:13:40.820 and I've been doing this for five years. 332 00:13:50.177 --> 00:13:50.917 Sure. 333 00:13:50.960 --> 00:13:51.961 - Okay. - Okay. 334 00:13:52.005 --> 00:13:52.832 Sounds good, thank you. 335 00:13:59.490 --> 00:14:01.710 One of our senior instructors, Gene Matthews, 336 00:14:01.753 --> 00:14:05.235 he started up with Operation Santa 11 years ago. 337 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:06.149 - I kind of like this one 338 00:14:06.193 --> 00:14:07.803 'cause at least she's honest 339 00:14:07.847 --> 00:14:09.936 about she's not doing well in school but she's trying. 340 00:14:09.979 --> 00:14:12.982 - So this is yes, [speaks in foreign language] Maria, Maria. 341 00:14:14.201 --> 00:14:15.332 - We started doing it on a job, 342 00:14:15.376 --> 00:14:16.681 15, 20 guys on a job. 343 00:14:16.725 --> 00:14:18.466 We've been dying to get a few letters. 344 00:14:18.509 --> 00:14:20.076 Had some big tough guy ironworkers crying 345 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:21.686 when they were reading the letters. 346 00:14:21.730 --> 00:14:23.558 And it just started to snowball. 347 00:14:23.601 --> 00:14:25.690 - I joined him five years ago and 348 00:14:25.734 --> 00:14:27.867 I wait for it all year, it's like my baby. 349 00:14:30.043 --> 00:14:31.131 - [Gene] And I defy anybody to read them letters 350 00:14:31.174 --> 00:14:32.959 and not want to adopt them. 351 00:14:33.002 --> 00:14:34.438 - So just, you could just go through them, 352 00:14:34.482 --> 00:14:36.310 see if there's any of these that you want. 353 00:14:36.353 --> 00:14:39.791 - [Gissel] Santa sends a special elf called Gail. 354 00:14:39.835 --> 00:14:40.880 - Lamborghini. [laughing] 355 00:14:40.923 --> 00:14:43.012 - A mansion. 356 00:14:43.056 --> 00:14:44.231 - And a mansion. 357 00:14:44.274 --> 00:14:44.971 - I'll take the first one if you want. 358 00:14:45.014 --> 00:14:45.928 - I'll take the socks. 359 00:14:45.972 --> 00:14:46.798 - Oh, my. 360 00:14:47.887 --> 00:14:49.018 - My name is Gail Branham, 361 00:14:49.062 --> 00:14:51.934 and I am the Chief Elf for Operation Santa 362 00:14:51.978 --> 00:14:52.935 here in New York. 363 00:14:52.979 --> 00:14:54.154 Mhmm. 364 00:14:54.197 --> 00:14:55.938 - [Gissel] Gail reaches out to all of us. 365 00:14:55.982 --> 00:14:58.680 Any New Yorker or anyone just to help out. 366 00:15:01.030 --> 00:15:03.946 - We're in close communication with Santa. 367 00:15:03.990 --> 00:15:06.688 We're not, we don't really divulge too much information 368 00:15:06.731 --> 00:15:08.995 as to, you know, our conversations with him 369 00:15:09.038 --> 00:15:10.779 but he knows that we're out here 370 00:15:10.822 --> 00:15:12.259 and we're doing his work. 371 00:15:12.302 --> 00:15:14.304 And we're making things easier for him. 372 00:15:14.348 --> 00:15:15.436 And tilt that right. 373 00:15:15.479 --> 00:15:16.524 - There you go. 374 00:15:16.567 --> 00:15:17.612 - We good, we good? 375 00:15:17.655 --> 00:15:19.092 - [Gail] I think it's okay! 376 00:15:19.135 --> 00:15:21.964 - You get to read the letters, they're so heartfelt. 377 00:15:22.008 --> 00:15:24.967 Some children are unfortunate. 378 00:15:25.011 --> 00:15:26.882 And then you got some children that are fortunate 379 00:15:26.926 --> 00:15:29.841 but they still wanna get gifts too, 380 00:15:29.885 --> 00:15:30.973 which is okay. 381 00:15:31.017 --> 00:15:31.974 We all love gifts. 382 00:15:33.193 --> 00:15:36.979 One kid asks for just food for Christmas. 383 00:15:37.023 --> 00:15:39.721 Another kid asks for a bed. 384 00:15:39.764 --> 00:15:41.418 But I've seen bikes come through here, 385 00:15:41.462 --> 00:15:43.116 I've seen a bed come here. 386 00:15:43.159 --> 00:15:45.945 I've seen refrigerators, I've seen it all. 387 00:15:45.988 --> 00:15:48.686 Just tons and tons and it makes the kids happy. 388 00:15:48.730 --> 00:15:50.950 They just smile and smile and smile. 389 00:15:50.993 --> 00:15:53.691 - We got 53 letters in total here. 390 00:15:58.740 --> 00:16:00.046 - How's it coming on over here? 391 00:16:00.089 --> 00:16:01.090 Good? 392 00:16:02.048 --> 00:16:05.007 [kids chattering] 393 00:16:05.051 --> 00:16:06.182 I'll take that, thank you. 394 00:16:07.053 --> 00:16:07.967 Okay, perfect. 395 00:16:08.010 --> 00:16:10.012 Today, we're in a East Harlem 396 00:16:10.056 --> 00:16:11.666 low income housing project. 397 00:16:11.709 --> 00:16:13.624 This is our fourth year of doing this. 398 00:16:13.668 --> 00:16:17.628 And every child is able to write letters to Santa 399 00:16:17.672 --> 00:16:20.457 and we make sure that they're fulfilled. 400 00:16:20.501 --> 00:16:22.068 Wow, that's coming together pretty well. 401 00:16:22.111 --> 00:16:22.938 I like it. 402 00:16:29.727 --> 00:16:31.033 Sometimes it can be a little tougher 403 00:16:31.077 --> 00:16:33.035 for Santa to get to certain locations 404 00:16:33.079 --> 00:16:34.950 or make sure that they get their presents. 405 00:16:34.994 --> 00:16:36.734 And so we do work hand in hand. 406 00:16:36.778 --> 00:16:38.867 I think of it as Santa's special forces, 407 00:16:38.910 --> 00:16:40.695 that we make sure that these kids 408 00:16:40.738 --> 00:16:43.045 are gonna get their Christmas presents. 409 00:16:43.089 --> 00:16:45.308 Santa does know that, 410 00:16:45.352 --> 00:16:47.919 I'm quite familiar with the things that he does. 411 00:16:47.963 --> 00:16:50.574 [light music] 412 00:16:50.618 --> 00:16:53.360 When I was 10 or 11 years old, 413 00:16:53.403 --> 00:16:55.492 I wrote a Dear Santa letter. 414 00:16:55.536 --> 00:16:58.191 I was a bit disillusioned child at the time. 415 00:16:58.234 --> 00:17:00.889 We were going through some pretty rough times. 416 00:17:00.932 --> 00:17:03.761 My mom who was a newly single mom 417 00:17:03.805 --> 00:17:06.808 admirably was trying her best to make a life for us. 418 00:17:06.851 --> 00:17:09.941 We were struggling to just keep afloat 419 00:17:09.985 --> 00:17:11.160 and have food in the house, 420 00:17:11.204 --> 00:17:13.119 and we didn't have anything. 421 00:17:13.162 --> 00:17:15.773 Just a mattress on the floor, had no TV. 422 00:17:15.817 --> 00:17:19.212 I wrote, I would like either a radio, 423 00:17:19.255 --> 00:17:21.344 because we had nothing that made any sound 424 00:17:21.388 --> 00:17:23.042 so it'd be nice to have some sort of sound 425 00:17:23.085 --> 00:17:24.130 from the outside world, 426 00:17:24.173 --> 00:17:26.523 or an alarm clock so that my mom 427 00:17:26.567 --> 00:17:27.872 wouldn't have to wake me up. 428 00:17:27.916 --> 00:17:29.396 In the morning, I can go to school, 429 00:17:29.439 --> 00:17:31.398 and do it on my own and not have to burden her with that. 430 00:17:31.441 --> 00:17:33.226 The time came where I opened up the present 431 00:17:33.269 --> 00:17:35.315 and it was an alarm clock radio. 432 00:17:35.358 --> 00:17:37.926 It's an alarm clock but it's also a radio. 433 00:17:37.969 --> 00:17:40.711 It was everything that I didn't even know 434 00:17:40.755 --> 00:17:43.062 I wanted and needed and there it was. 435 00:17:45.847 --> 00:17:48.197 [light music] 436 00:17:53.246 --> 00:17:55.552 People don't necessarily remember what you say to them. 437 00:17:55.596 --> 00:17:57.554 They'll remember how you made them feel. 438 00:17:57.598 --> 00:17:59.556 And now we make sure there'll be all types 439 00:17:59.600 --> 00:18:00.818 of Christmas cheer 440 00:18:00.862 --> 00:18:03.256 and we're gonna help facilitate that. 441 00:18:03.299 --> 00:18:04.083 - Mmm! 442 00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:08.261 [bright music] 443 00:18:14.049 --> 00:18:18.271 ♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪ 444 00:18:18.314 --> 00:18:22.623 ♪ Only a hippopotamus will do 445 00:18:22.666 --> 00:18:24.712 ♪ Don't want a doll 446 00:18:24.755 --> 00:18:26.975 ♪ No dinky Tinkertoy 447 00:18:27.018 --> 00:18:31.066 ♪ I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy ♪ 448 00:18:31.110 --> 00:18:35.201 ♪ I want a hippopotamus for Christmas ♪ 449 00:18:35.244 --> 00:18:39.596 ♪ I don't think Santa Claus will mind, do you ♪ 450 00:18:39.640 --> 00:18:43.426 ♪ No crocodiles or rhinoceroseses ♪ 451 00:18:43.470 --> 00:18:48.127 ♪ I only like hippopotamuseses 452 00:18:48.170 --> 00:18:52.218 ♪ And hippopotamuses like me too ♪ 453 00:18:55.003 --> 00:18:57.179 [light music] 454 00:18:57.223 --> 00:18:58.441 - [Woman] Hold on, let's see what's in here 455 00:18:58.485 --> 00:19:00.226 so everybody can get their special ornament. 456 00:19:00.269 --> 00:19:02.271 - [Young Woman] Make sure you don't clump them together. 457 00:19:02.315 --> 00:19:06.275 [chattering over each other] 458 00:19:06.319 --> 00:19:07.842 - Dear Santa, hello. 459 00:19:07.885 --> 00:19:09.800 I'm writing you to tell you thank you. 460 00:19:09.844 --> 00:19:11.585 Thank you for everything you have given me 461 00:19:11.628 --> 00:19:13.239 for the past 12 years. 462 00:19:13.282 --> 00:19:16.155 - [Woman] There you go, perfect, you're welcome. 463 00:19:16.198 --> 00:19:18.331 - Have you read my sister Maya's letter? 464 00:19:18.374 --> 00:19:20.159 She just loves animals so much. 465 00:19:20.202 --> 00:19:21.943 I was wondering if me and her 466 00:19:21.986 --> 00:19:23.945 could get a puppy for Christmas. 467 00:19:23.988 --> 00:19:25.642 You don't have to get me anything else 468 00:19:25.686 --> 00:19:28.384 and I don't care what kind of dog, any works. 469 00:19:28.428 --> 00:19:30.386 I promise I will take great care of it 470 00:19:30.430 --> 00:19:32.083 and give it so much love. 471 00:19:32.127 --> 00:19:33.172 That's all I want. 472 00:19:33.215 --> 00:19:35.391 You could even leave my stocking empty. 473 00:19:35.435 --> 00:19:36.653 I don't care. 474 00:19:36.697 --> 00:19:38.307 Well thanks so much for reading this letter. 475 00:19:38.351 --> 00:19:42.006 You're an awesome person/spirit/fairy/cow. 476 00:19:42.050 --> 00:19:42.833 Natalie. 477 00:19:42.877 --> 00:19:45.793 [boy screaming] 478 00:19:45.836 --> 00:19:47.795 The thing I love most about Christmas 479 00:19:47.838 --> 00:19:50.624 is like being able to see my siblings 480 00:19:50.667 --> 00:19:51.842 opening up their gifts 481 00:19:51.886 --> 00:19:54.932 and just seeing their surprised faces. 482 00:19:54.976 --> 00:19:57.196 I just love seeing them happy. 483 00:20:00.329 --> 00:20:03.419 [bells jingling] 484 00:20:03.463 --> 00:20:06.944 - Dear Santa, this is what I want for Christmas. 485 00:20:06.988 --> 00:20:09.991 10 Dutch bunnies, five boys, five girls. 486 00:20:11.340 --> 00:20:13.777 Enough money to take care of Dutch Bunnies. 487 00:20:13.821 --> 00:20:17.694 A useful taking care of Dutch Bunnies guide. 488 00:20:18.956 --> 00:20:22.264 Food for Dutch Bunnies and happiness for all. 489 00:20:22.308 --> 00:20:23.352 From Christopher. 490 00:20:23.396 --> 00:20:26.225 P.S. I will send you gifts. 491 00:20:26.268 --> 00:20:27.530 You deserve them. 492 00:20:29.271 --> 00:20:33.623 I wrote about Dutch Bunnies 'cause I love rabbits a lot. 493 00:20:33.667 --> 00:20:36.887 They just fill my heart up with joy. 494 00:20:36.931 --> 00:20:39.238 [light music] 495 00:20:41.065 --> 00:20:44.504 One time I went to Pratt's Pets to look at them. 496 00:20:44.547 --> 00:20:47.289 And I found this really cute white one. 497 00:20:47.333 --> 00:20:50.379 I picked it up and it didn't want me to put it down. 498 00:20:50.423 --> 00:20:53.252 It would fight whenever I tried to put it down. 499 00:20:53.295 --> 00:20:55.558 I felt sad for the guy. 500 00:20:57.473 --> 00:20:59.432 I felt really bad. 501 00:20:59.475 --> 00:21:01.085 - I'm not buying any more property. 502 00:21:03.349 --> 00:21:04.393 I'm a borrow. 503 00:21:06.090 --> 00:21:08.092 - He's always loved animals 504 00:21:08.136 --> 00:21:12.009 and he just wants to be a vet when he gets older. 505 00:21:12.053 --> 00:21:13.663 He just loves them. 506 00:21:13.707 --> 00:21:17.754 Specially like, the rabbits. 507 00:21:17.798 --> 00:21:18.755 - Is it good? 508 00:21:20.104 --> 00:21:21.280 - Yes, it's good. 509 00:21:21.323 --> 00:21:23.107 - Okay, let me read it then. 510 00:21:24.283 --> 00:21:27.024 - But I think Santa wants people to be good. 511 00:21:27.068 --> 00:21:28.591 He loves kids. 512 00:21:30.506 --> 00:21:32.508 I was thinking about writing other stuff 513 00:21:32.552 --> 00:21:37.165 but I just decided just to write about the rabbits. 514 00:21:41.430 --> 00:21:43.389 [light piano music] 515 00:21:43.432 --> 00:21:46.130 [bells jingling] 516 00:21:51.527 --> 00:21:54.051 - Dear Santa, my name is Bryan and I am 12 years old. 517 00:21:55.575 --> 00:21:57.272 This Christmas I would really like a limo 518 00:21:57.316 --> 00:22:00.057 to give me and my family a ride around the city. 519 00:22:00.101 --> 00:22:01.450 I've also never been in one. 520 00:22:03.583 --> 00:22:05.976 My mother would pay for it but she doesn't have the money 521 00:22:06.020 --> 00:22:07.978 and my dad isn't around, so I'm asking your for it 522 00:22:08.022 --> 00:22:10.241 and I will really appreciate it. 523 00:22:10.285 --> 00:22:13.897 [tires screeching] 524 00:22:13.941 --> 00:22:16.422 I've seen a lot of like movies and shows 525 00:22:16.465 --> 00:22:17.727 about like people riding limousines 526 00:22:17.771 --> 00:22:19.642 and so I want to see how it felt. 527 00:22:20.861 --> 00:22:23.080 It's like kind of private 528 00:22:23.124 --> 00:22:25.344 and it's like nobody experiences that every day. 529 00:22:29.565 --> 00:22:31.654 - That's a dream that he had 530 00:22:31.698 --> 00:22:33.395 because he told me "Mommy, sometimes I see 531 00:22:33.439 --> 00:22:37.007 "in movies and everything and I see 532 00:22:37.051 --> 00:22:38.879 "so many kids in limousines 533 00:22:38.922 --> 00:22:42.491 "and I want to be in a limousine with you and the family." 534 00:22:42.535 --> 00:22:44.406 I said, "Oh Bryan, that's very expensive. 535 00:22:44.450 --> 00:22:45.799 "I don't have money for that." 536 00:22:47.366 --> 00:22:49.193 He said "Well, I'm going to write a letter to Santa." 537 00:22:49.237 --> 00:22:52.153 And I said, "Okay, do it, but I don't know." 538 00:22:52.196 --> 00:22:54.895 - I know a lot of kids write letters to Santa 539 00:22:54.938 --> 00:22:56.418 about what they want this year. 540 00:22:56.462 --> 00:22:59.900 So I wrote several to see if he like notices. 541 00:22:59.943 --> 00:23:01.510 'Cause I know there's a lot of kids 542 00:23:01.554 --> 00:23:03.599 and he has to like take his time for them too, so 543 00:23:03.643 --> 00:23:06.297 if he couldn't do that, I wouldn't have been mad 544 00:23:06.341 --> 00:23:08.387 but I would really appreciate it if he could. 545 00:23:09.910 --> 00:23:12.434 I follow my directions and stuff, like listen to my mom. 546 00:23:12.478 --> 00:23:13.870 I respect everybody. 547 00:23:13.914 --> 00:23:15.524 I think I've been on the nice list. 548 00:23:15.568 --> 00:23:18.701 - Bryan is very good in school. 549 00:23:18.745 --> 00:23:23.750 I say to my son "Always have your face up, don't go down. 550 00:23:24.446 --> 00:23:27.014 "Try to be your best." 551 00:23:27.057 --> 00:23:29.799 Will Santa get that for Bryan? 552 00:23:29.843 --> 00:23:31.453 Well I don't know. 553 00:23:31.497 --> 00:23:32.933 But I continue believe. 554 00:23:35.326 --> 00:23:37.981 [bells jingling] 555 00:23:39.940 --> 00:23:42.943 - Dear Santa, this is Victoria. 556 00:23:42.986 --> 00:23:44.814 I told mommy to help me write to you 557 00:23:44.858 --> 00:23:47.513 because I am still learning to write. 558 00:23:47.556 --> 00:23:49.471 We had to move to Chico now 559 00:23:49.515 --> 00:23:51.386 because the fire burned our house. 560 00:23:52.822 --> 00:23:54.128 [birds chirping] 561 00:23:54.171 --> 00:23:57.610 - Dear Santa, we moved again. 562 00:23:57.653 --> 00:24:01.918 My biggest Christmas wish is to live back in paradise. 563 00:24:01.962 --> 00:24:03.616 [somber music] 564 00:24:03.659 --> 00:24:05.095 [siren blaring] 565 00:24:05.139 --> 00:24:06.880 - [Dispatcher] All units, be advised. 566 00:24:06.923 --> 00:24:10.623 The town of Paradise is under mandatory evacuation. 567 00:24:10.666 --> 00:24:13.626 The town of Paradise is under mandatory evacuation. 568 00:24:13.669 --> 00:24:16.629 [fire crackling] 569 00:24:47.747 --> 00:24:48.791 [light piano music] 570 00:24:48.835 --> 00:24:50.097 - [Mom] There's white in here. 571 00:24:50.140 --> 00:24:51.490 Does anybody want white for their cookies? 572 00:24:51.533 --> 00:24:52.403 - Yes. 573 00:24:52.447 --> 00:24:53.622 Can you tell me when we're done? 574 00:24:53.666 --> 00:24:54.405 - You guys can just put them on here 575 00:24:54.449 --> 00:24:55.929 when you guys are done. 576 00:24:59.498 --> 00:25:04.111 We knew that our home was gone 577 00:25:05.591 --> 00:25:09.551 right away, and most of our friends lost their homes. 578 00:25:13.686 --> 00:25:16.253 - I'm very grateful for my kids to have a home 579 00:25:16.297 --> 00:25:19.430 and a place to stay, and for our lives. 580 00:25:20.606 --> 00:25:21.607 It could have been to where we didn't have 581 00:25:21.650 --> 00:25:23.391 any more Christmases, you know? 582 00:25:28.265 --> 00:25:30.746 I am being nice and good for you, Santa 583 00:25:30.790 --> 00:25:31.921 because I love you. 584 00:25:33.619 --> 00:25:37.666 - I would like a hoverboard or a skateboard. 585 00:25:37.710 --> 00:25:40.103 Could you please bring gifts for my brothers 586 00:25:40.147 --> 00:25:41.627 and sisters too? 587 00:25:42.584 --> 00:25:44.020 - I miss home. 588 00:25:44.064 --> 00:25:47.502 I want my bed and books to read with my mommy. 589 00:25:47.546 --> 00:25:49.112 I will make cookies and milk. 590 00:25:49.156 --> 00:25:51.158 They are just like the ones at Paradise. 591 00:25:51.201 --> 00:25:53.421 Thank you for my presents. 592 00:25:53.464 --> 00:25:54.770 Love, Victoria. 593 00:25:56.598 --> 00:25:59.732 - I'm sure we will love anything you bring us. 594 00:25:59.775 --> 00:26:00.907 Love, Lorelai. 595 00:26:07.478 --> 00:26:10.656 [funky holiday music] 596 00:26:49.564 --> 00:26:50.696 - [Crowd] Whoah! 597 00:27:03.709 --> 00:27:07.060 - You want some new socks, or, yeah? 598 00:27:07.103 --> 00:27:08.104 Okay. 599 00:27:08.148 --> 00:27:09.671 - What's up there? 600 00:27:09.715 --> 00:27:11.020 Oh what is it? 601 00:27:11.064 --> 00:27:12.021 You can't get that. 602 00:27:12.065 --> 00:27:12.805 [baby shouting] 603 00:27:12.848 --> 00:27:15.068 You can't get that. 604 00:27:15.111 --> 00:27:16.678 Decided to write a letter to Santa, 605 00:27:16.722 --> 00:27:19.463 just to do something with my kids before I went home. 606 00:27:20.726 --> 00:27:24.773 I asked for just household stuff and like clothes. 607 00:27:24.817 --> 00:27:27.167 My couch is a little messed up but 608 00:27:27.210 --> 00:27:28.690 I'm living so I can't complain. 609 00:27:28.734 --> 00:27:30.866 I still have a roof over my head. 610 00:27:32.476 --> 00:27:35.392 [crowd chattering] 611 00:27:37.743 --> 00:27:40.746 - The Christmas season honestly is a little rough. 612 00:27:40.789 --> 00:27:43.574 I'm kind of struggling, trying to make a way, 613 00:27:43.618 --> 00:27:45.011 doing the best I can. 614 00:27:45.054 --> 00:27:46.752 - Where's your pencil? 615 00:27:46.795 --> 00:27:48.318 You gotta pull the chair up. 616 00:27:49.189 --> 00:27:50.059 Did he get one? 617 00:27:53.367 --> 00:27:54.890 - I'm seven months pregnant. 618 00:27:54.934 --> 00:27:56.196 He's been my little blessing 619 00:27:56.239 --> 00:27:57.850 but he's definitely a surprise, like, 620 00:27:57.893 --> 00:28:02.245 we have to get cribs and car seats and clothes for him so 621 00:28:02.289 --> 00:28:04.291 it's rough 'cause I had to stop working. 622 00:28:06.685 --> 00:28:08.730 - [Taylor] I'm just looking for like some household things 623 00:28:08.774 --> 00:28:12.429 like I need help with like mattress for my kids. 624 00:28:12.473 --> 00:28:14.736 - [Woman] Now put it in your envelope. 625 00:28:14.780 --> 00:28:16.782 - [Taylor] It would mean so much for me 626 00:28:16.825 --> 00:28:20.481 for my kids to wake up and have a wonderful Christmas. 627 00:28:20.524 --> 00:28:22.918 - And then you pulled it over and it'll get stuck. 628 00:28:22.962 --> 00:28:24.050 You wanna lick it? 629 00:28:26.443 --> 00:28:28.184 - You did a great job. 630 00:28:28.228 --> 00:28:30.143 - I'm getting ready to cry now just thinking about it, 631 00:28:30.186 --> 00:28:32.014 like it will be a blessing, 632 00:28:32.058 --> 00:28:33.842 it will be a really big blessing. 633 00:28:35.801 --> 00:28:36.889 A really big blessing. 634 00:28:38.064 --> 00:28:39.718 - Yeah lick it till it sticks. 635 00:28:40.762 --> 00:28:41.720 There you go. 636 00:28:41.763 --> 00:28:42.808 Push it down. 637 00:28:44.070 --> 00:28:47.203 Yeah, high five! - Thank you, Merry Christmas. 638 00:28:47.247 --> 00:28:49.771 ♪ Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus ♪ 639 00:28:49.815 --> 00:28:51.425 ♪ right down Santa Claus Lane 640 00:28:51.468 --> 00:28:54.341 - I met Santa Claus once. 641 00:28:54.384 --> 00:28:56.038 - I met Santa in the mall. 642 00:28:56.082 --> 00:28:57.823 - I saw Santa at CVS. 643 00:28:57.866 --> 00:29:00.826 We were just in this aisle, just looking for hair stuff. 644 00:29:00.869 --> 00:29:03.654 And he just like walked towards us and I'm like. 645 00:29:03.698 --> 00:29:05.091 - I was like shaking. 646 00:29:05.134 --> 00:29:06.570 - [Mom] Can you smile for Mom so I can take a picture 647 00:29:06.614 --> 00:29:07.789 of you with Santa? 648 00:29:07.833 --> 00:29:09.486 - Some Santas aren't the real Santa 649 00:29:09.530 --> 00:29:11.227 when people take pictures of them. 650 00:29:11.271 --> 00:29:12.533 They're not the real Santa, 651 00:29:12.576 --> 00:29:13.839 just someone dressed up. 652 00:29:13.882 --> 00:29:15.144 - [Mom] Tell Santa what you want for Christmas. 653 00:29:15.188 --> 00:29:18.495 - The Santas that we see at the mall are helpers 654 00:29:18.539 --> 00:29:21.324 because there's only one real Santa. 655 00:29:21.368 --> 00:29:24.545 - The other ones might be volunteering for him 656 00:29:24.588 --> 00:29:26.068 while he's really busy. 657 00:29:26.112 --> 00:29:30.769 - Kids can tell the fake Santa what they want for Christmas 658 00:29:30.812 --> 00:29:33.902 and then he'll report it to the real Santa. 659 00:29:33.946 --> 00:29:37.166 - But the little kids don't know that it's not actual Santa. 660 00:29:37.210 --> 00:29:38.820 - Babies don't know. 661 00:29:38.864 --> 00:29:41.562 - There's some Santas that we see that are white 662 00:29:42.868 --> 00:29:45.827 and this one time I was in first grade, 663 00:29:45.871 --> 00:29:47.829 that Santa, he was black. 664 00:29:47.873 --> 00:29:48.961 - Merry Christmas! 665 00:29:49.918 --> 00:29:51.398 - [Kid] It's really good too, 666 00:29:51.441 --> 00:29:54.444 because it can be different colors of Santa. 667 00:29:54.488 --> 00:29:56.403 - I don't know if he's real or fake. 668 00:29:56.446 --> 00:29:58.840 - And they can tell which one's fake 669 00:29:58.884 --> 00:29:59.798 because of their shoes. 670 00:30:01.103 --> 00:30:02.975 The fake ones look like regular shoes. 671 00:30:03.018 --> 00:30:06.935 - My cousin Morgan, she's seen Santa before 672 00:30:06.979 --> 00:30:11.505 in real life because he showed her his ID. 673 00:30:12.898 --> 00:30:14.943 I'm just hoping I could see that one too. 674 00:30:16.031 --> 00:30:19.034 [giggling] 675 00:30:19.078 --> 00:30:21.384 [bells jingling] 676 00:30:21.428 --> 00:30:24.039 [light music] 677 00:30:32.961 --> 00:30:34.267 - [Instructor] Okay, boys and girls. 678 00:30:34.310 --> 00:30:36.269 Good afternoon, how's everybody today? 679 00:30:36.312 --> 00:30:37.923 - [Kids] Good. 680 00:30:37.966 --> 00:30:40.534 - We are about to take a look at our candidates this year 681 00:30:40.577 --> 00:30:43.972 for letter selection for Operation Pay It Forward. 682 00:30:44.016 --> 00:30:45.539 So we're gonna look over a few letters 683 00:30:45.582 --> 00:30:48.977 and we're going to decide which ones will be appropriate 684 00:30:49.021 --> 00:30:50.457 for us to adopt. 685 00:30:50.500 --> 00:30:54.287 At PS253, one of the clubs is a Student Government Club. 686 00:30:54.330 --> 00:30:56.593 And one of our most successful programs 687 00:30:56.637 --> 00:31:00.075 is a Pay It Forward program that we do at Christmas time. 688 00:31:00.119 --> 00:31:01.555 - Dear Santa, hi. 689 00:31:01.598 --> 00:31:04.906 My name is Semaj and I am 11 years old. 690 00:31:04.950 --> 00:31:05.994 - [Ms. Gellman] You know, it's very busy 691 00:31:06.038 --> 00:31:07.517 up in the North Pole this time of year. 692 00:31:07.561 --> 00:31:10.433 So our school community is very happy 693 00:31:10.477 --> 00:31:12.871 to act as elves for Santa. 694 00:31:14.002 --> 00:31:15.917 He has my cell phone number and he texted us 695 00:31:15.961 --> 00:31:17.440 and we got right to work. 696 00:31:18.615 --> 00:31:21.662 - Dear Santa, what I would like for Christmas 697 00:31:21.705 --> 00:31:25.361 is a red X-box, one controller please. 698 00:31:25.405 --> 00:31:26.928 - [Ms. Gellman] So this looks like somebody 699 00:31:26.972 --> 00:31:29.191 that really would like electronics. 700 00:31:29.235 --> 00:31:30.932 So what do you think about that? 701 00:31:32.194 --> 00:31:34.109 - I think no, because if we can't afford it, 702 00:31:34.153 --> 00:31:36.938 then we shouldn't buy it for them, 'cause, 703 00:31:36.982 --> 00:31:38.287 - It's too expensive. - Yeah. 704 00:31:38.331 --> 00:31:39.593 - It's too expensive. 705 00:31:39.636 --> 00:31:40.768 We have to look for more doable things 706 00:31:40.811 --> 00:31:42.248 because, like we say, 707 00:31:42.291 --> 00:31:45.207 it's not what we have that matters. 708 00:31:45.251 --> 00:31:47.731 It's what we do with what we have, right? 709 00:31:51.387 --> 00:31:54.042 Our school, we're very close to the beach. 710 00:31:54.086 --> 00:31:56.740 [waves crashing] 711 00:32:01.963 --> 00:32:05.358 A few years ago, when Hurricane Sandy hit, 712 00:32:05.401 --> 00:32:07.012 our community lost a lot. 713 00:32:10.972 --> 00:32:12.408 Many of the students, where they lived, 714 00:32:12.452 --> 00:32:14.323 so their apartments were flooded out. 715 00:32:15.150 --> 00:32:16.586 They all had a rough time. 716 00:32:18.893 --> 00:32:20.634 Many people brought many donations, 717 00:32:20.677 --> 00:32:22.941 clothes, mattresses, water. 718 00:32:22.984 --> 00:32:24.246 Anything you could imagine. 719 00:32:24.290 --> 00:32:26.988 So this is one way of kind of paying it forward. 720 00:32:27.032 --> 00:32:29.991 We were helped, and now we're helping other people. 721 00:32:30.035 --> 00:32:31.993 - Dear Santa, my name is Emma. 722 00:32:32.037 --> 00:32:35.910 I am six years old and I'm in first grade. 723 00:32:35.954 --> 00:32:37.607 I like to read and draw. 724 00:32:37.651 --> 00:32:38.782 - [Ms. Gellman] What can we do for her 725 00:32:38.826 --> 00:32:40.001 for reading and drawing? 726 00:32:40.045 --> 00:32:41.176 I mean, we're a school. 727 00:32:41.220 --> 00:32:43.135 - Colorful pencils and paper? 728 00:32:43.178 --> 00:32:44.005 - [Ms. Gellman] Excellent, so is everybody 729 00:32:44.049 --> 00:32:45.224 liking this letter so far? 730 00:32:45.267 --> 00:32:46.486 - [Kids] Yes. 731 00:32:46.529 --> 00:32:47.487 - Okay, let's continue from here, sweety. 732 00:32:47.530 --> 00:32:49.010 Where it says Santa. 733 00:32:49.054 --> 00:32:53.014 - Santa, I would like to send son present 734 00:32:53.058 --> 00:32:54.711 to my mom. 735 00:32:54.755 --> 00:32:59.368 She work really hard, and my brother, he is 14 years old, 736 00:33:01.066 --> 00:33:03.068 is very good boy. 737 00:33:03.111 --> 00:33:05.853 - Good, okay let's stop right there. 738 00:33:05.896 --> 00:33:06.941 What is she doing? 739 00:33:06.985 --> 00:33:09.030 Is she just asking for herself? 740 00:33:09.074 --> 00:33:09.988 - [Kids] No. 741 00:33:10.031 --> 00:33:11.032 - No, what is she doing, Amna? 742 00:33:11.076 --> 00:33:12.686 - [Amna] She's showing respect? 743 00:33:12.729 --> 00:33:13.992 - [Ms. Gellman] For who? 744 00:33:14.035 --> 00:33:16.168 - Her mom and brother? 745 00:33:16.211 --> 00:33:17.647 - Her family. - Yeah she's showing respect 746 00:33:17.691 --> 00:33:18.735 for her family. 747 00:33:18.779 --> 00:33:20.215 I think she really is somebody 748 00:33:20.259 --> 00:33:23.088 that we might wanna help, but it's student choice. 749 00:33:23.131 --> 00:33:24.959 You guys decide, what do you think? 750 00:33:25.003 --> 00:33:26.004 - [Kids] Yes! 751 00:33:26.047 --> 00:33:26.961 - [Ms. Gellman] Yes, she's a yes? 752 00:33:27.005 --> 00:33:28.006 - Yes. 753 00:33:28.049 --> 00:33:29.964 - I'm so excited. 754 00:33:30.008 --> 00:33:31.096 I'm confirming. 755 00:33:33.620 --> 00:33:35.143 And we're adopted. 756 00:33:35.187 --> 00:33:37.058 [chill music] 757 00:33:37.102 --> 00:33:39.756 [bells jingling] 758 00:33:52.117 --> 00:33:54.858 - My favorite time of the year is Christmas. 759 00:33:54.902 --> 00:33:58.384 I love the excitement of all the extra parcels 760 00:33:58.427 --> 00:33:59.994 and all the extra mail. 761 00:34:00.038 --> 00:34:01.169 And it drives everybody else crazy 762 00:34:01.213 --> 00:34:02.605 and they're like all stressed out 763 00:34:02.649 --> 00:34:04.085 and I love it. 764 00:34:13.138 --> 00:34:14.269 Oh my god, that one is funny. 765 00:34:14.313 --> 00:34:15.879 - Yay! 766 00:34:15.923 --> 00:34:16.793 - Look at this. 767 00:34:16.837 --> 00:34:17.794 - That's fantastic. 768 00:34:17.838 --> 00:34:19.100 - A dragon with 769 00:34:19.144 --> 00:34:19.883 a rainbow popsicle. - No, look at this. 770 00:34:19.927 --> 00:34:21.059 - This is fantastic. 771 00:34:21.102 --> 00:34:22.103 - Googly eyes. 772 00:34:24.236 --> 00:34:25.889 - I am the head elf in Chico. 773 00:34:25.933 --> 00:34:28.022 This is my ninth year doing it. 774 00:34:29.328 --> 00:34:32.287 Santa needs elves because this is a really big world 775 00:34:32.331 --> 00:34:34.550 and he can't possibly do it all by himself. 776 00:34:34.594 --> 00:34:35.899 We're there to help him and 777 00:34:35.943 --> 00:34:37.162 you know, do some of the legwork for him 778 00:34:37.205 --> 00:34:39.207 so that he doesn't have to work so hard. 779 00:34:39.251 --> 00:34:43.472 - Okay, she wants a rainbow light to hold in her hand, 780 00:34:43.516 --> 00:34:46.867 a king octopus, a dragon that talks, flies, 781 00:34:46.910 --> 00:34:50.914 is a girl warrior, and is rainbow 782 00:34:50.958 --> 00:34:52.525 and has Wonder Woman clothes. 783 00:34:52.568 --> 00:34:54.135 [everyone chuckling] 784 00:34:54.179 --> 00:34:56.224 - [Jamie] I love the idea of toys. 785 00:34:56.268 --> 00:34:59.184 Toys bring everybody such joy. 786 00:34:59.227 --> 00:35:00.837 You know, little kids love toys. 787 00:35:00.881 --> 00:35:03.405 Well, believe it or not, adults love toys too. 788 00:35:03.449 --> 00:35:06.191 I can be an adult all day long if I want to. 789 00:35:06.234 --> 00:35:07.583 But most of the time I don't want to. 790 00:35:07.627 --> 00:35:10.760 - Answer back what you want for Christmas, Brianna. 791 00:35:12.849 --> 00:35:14.199 [chuckling] I love kids. 792 00:35:15.200 --> 00:35:15.983 So good. 793 00:35:17.202 --> 00:35:19.247 - Dear Santa, you know Cooper really wants 794 00:35:19.291 --> 00:35:20.901 a Lego train, right? 795 00:35:20.944 --> 00:35:22.816 So I was thinking, 796 00:35:22.859 --> 00:35:25.210 - Santa sent me a big red mailbox years ago 797 00:35:25.253 --> 00:35:27.908 and we put all the letters into that mailbox 798 00:35:27.951 --> 00:35:29.779 so that we don't lose any. 799 00:35:29.823 --> 00:35:31.477 At that point, I get a hold of Santa, 800 00:35:31.520 --> 00:35:33.435 either by text or Facebook. 801 00:35:33.479 --> 00:35:35.002 We go over all the letters, 802 00:35:35.045 --> 00:35:37.178 we decide who's been naughty, who's been nice. 803 00:35:37.222 --> 00:35:38.658 And then there we decide what they're gonna get 804 00:35:38.701 --> 00:35:39.615 off their list, 805 00:35:39.659 --> 00:35:40.834 and we go from there. 806 00:35:43.010 --> 00:35:45.491 - All right, dear Santa, this is Victoria. 807 00:35:45.534 --> 00:35:47.275 I told mommy to help me write to you 808 00:35:47.319 --> 00:35:49.625 because I'm still learning to write. 809 00:35:49.669 --> 00:35:51.192 We had to move to Chico now 810 00:35:51.236 --> 00:35:52.715 because the fire burned our house. 811 00:35:52.759 --> 00:35:53.890 I missed home. 812 00:35:53.934 --> 00:35:55.022 We had to move a lot. 813 00:35:56.284 --> 00:35:59.331 I want my bed and books to read with my mommy. 814 00:36:00.332 --> 00:36:01.289 Take a breath. 815 00:36:02.203 --> 00:36:03.248 - You know. 816 00:36:03.291 --> 00:36:04.336 - [Woman] It's all right. 817 00:36:05.859 --> 00:36:08.514 - She's supporting the family right now making tamales. 818 00:36:10.559 --> 00:36:13.388 And I mean, she has five kids. 819 00:36:13.432 --> 00:36:15.173 And it's just, I mean, 820 00:36:16.130 --> 00:36:17.305 I don't know, it's just, 821 00:36:17.349 --> 00:36:19.960 it's just sad when it happens, but, 822 00:36:21.396 --> 00:36:23.268 everything makes me sad. [laughing] 823 00:36:23.311 --> 00:36:24.878 - [Woman] That's why we have Mookie. 824 00:36:24.921 --> 00:36:27.185 - That's why I have my support monkey. [laughing] 825 00:36:27.228 --> 00:36:28.273 - [Woman] How about a hug? 826 00:36:28.316 --> 00:36:29.099 Here you go. 827 00:36:31.580 --> 00:36:32.712 [somber piano music] 828 00:36:32.755 --> 00:36:33.974 - With the fire last year, 829 00:36:34.017 --> 00:36:36.933 we had about 40,000 people overnight 830 00:36:36.977 --> 00:36:38.500 that moved into Chico. 831 00:36:40.067 --> 00:36:42.156 We're still feeling the aftermath of it this year. 832 00:36:43.244 --> 00:36:46.813 I've always collected toys and I love toys. 833 00:36:50.599 --> 00:36:53.428 And because I didn't really think our house was gonna burn, 834 00:36:53.472 --> 00:36:55.343 I just thought we were leaving, 835 00:36:55.387 --> 00:36:57.171 I left all of my toys. 836 00:36:57.215 --> 00:37:00.261 And it just... [sobbing] 837 00:37:02.655 --> 00:37:04.744 I mean, I left my whole house. 838 00:37:10.663 --> 00:37:13.927 This is the first toy that I bought after the fire. 839 00:37:14.797 --> 00:37:16.408 It just means a lot to me now. 840 00:37:18.323 --> 00:37:21.369 [tractor beeping] 841 00:37:23.371 --> 00:37:25.025 The house was long ways. 842 00:37:26.461 --> 00:37:28.594 And then this was all, 843 00:37:28.637 --> 00:37:31.466 you can see it used to be a retaining wall. 844 00:37:33.686 --> 00:37:37.298 We plan to rebuild our house and start over. 845 00:37:39.866 --> 00:37:41.737 With the Santa Project this year, 846 00:37:41.781 --> 00:37:44.174 I just want to give a little extra attention 847 00:37:44.218 --> 00:37:47.090 to those that I know are from Paradise. 848 00:37:47.134 --> 00:37:49.963 I mean, I've been there, I know. 849 00:37:50.006 --> 00:37:51.356 I just feel like it's my duty. 850 00:37:57.927 --> 00:37:59.364 [jazzy music] 851 00:37:59.407 --> 00:38:02.367 [chimes tinkling] 852 00:38:05.370 --> 00:38:07.241 - It can get stressful. 853 00:38:09.591 --> 00:38:12.290 - It's a lot of moving parts. [laughing] 854 00:38:12.333 --> 00:38:13.900 You have a lot of people who are just 855 00:38:13.943 --> 00:38:15.423 hearing about the program, and they want to come in 856 00:38:15.467 --> 00:38:16.859 and get letters. 857 00:38:16.903 --> 00:38:18.383 And then we have a lot of people who are 858 00:38:18.426 --> 00:38:20.036 coming back with their packages. 859 00:38:20.080 --> 00:38:21.951 Lots and lots of packages. 860 00:38:23.388 --> 00:38:25.041 We feel the pressure. 861 00:38:25.085 --> 00:38:26.347 [elevator dinging] 862 00:38:26.391 --> 00:38:28.480 I love the stress. 863 00:38:28.523 --> 00:38:30.395 But yet, nobody better get in my way 864 00:38:30.438 --> 00:38:31.918 because it's gotta be done. 865 00:38:33.398 --> 00:38:34.137 [cars honking] 866 00:38:34.181 --> 00:38:37.315 [bells jingling] 867 00:38:37.358 --> 00:38:40.753 [lightly excited music] 868 00:38:52.852 --> 00:38:55.507 - Saturday morning is our Christmas event 869 00:38:55.550 --> 00:38:59.902 and I'm still 25 letters off minimally. 870 00:38:59.946 --> 00:39:02.340 So today I'm gonna be going store to store, 871 00:39:02.383 --> 00:39:04.646 trying to fill in the gap that we have 872 00:39:04.690 --> 00:39:06.126 for the amount of presents. 873 00:39:06.169 --> 00:39:07.780 And even wrapping paper, 874 00:39:07.823 --> 00:39:09.695 and any other kind of donations that we can get. 875 00:39:09.738 --> 00:39:12.088 Thanks, thanks you, appreciate it, thank you. 876 00:39:16.136 --> 00:39:17.877 All my cash is into this. 877 00:39:17.920 --> 00:39:19.400 I've got nothing left. 878 00:39:19.444 --> 00:39:22.142 All my networks are basically tapped at this point. 879 00:39:22.185 --> 00:39:24.536 I'm here to try to get actual stuff 880 00:39:24.579 --> 00:39:25.450 and fill this bag. 881 00:39:25.493 --> 00:39:26.712 I've got bags within this bag. 882 00:39:26.755 --> 00:39:28.496 So I can carry a bag, I got bags, so 883 00:39:28.540 --> 00:39:31.194 you know, we're planning for success. 884 00:39:31.238 --> 00:39:32.021 We gotta try. 885 00:39:56.655 --> 00:39:58.439 It's down to the wire. 886 00:39:58.483 --> 00:39:59.701 The pressure is, there's just these little 887 00:39:59.745 --> 00:40:01.573 puppy dog eyed kids just looking at us 888 00:40:01.616 --> 00:40:02.878 and being like, you know, 889 00:40:02.922 --> 00:40:04.402 you didn't get me a present? 890 00:40:19.591 --> 00:40:22.811 [bells jingling] 891 00:40:22.855 --> 00:40:25.074 - [Jen] And if you finish this little boy, 892 00:40:25.118 --> 00:40:26.511 then you come back to me, 893 00:40:26.554 --> 00:40:27.990 and then we'll do, 894 00:40:28.034 --> 00:40:29.296 we'll do another person, okay? 895 00:40:29.339 --> 00:40:30.036 - Okay. 896 00:40:30.079 --> 00:40:31.298 - All right, high five. 897 00:40:31.341 --> 00:40:32.604 Wait, wait, wait, no, let's do go team. 898 00:40:32.647 --> 00:40:34.432 Ready, one two three! 899 00:40:34.475 --> 00:40:35.476 Go team! 900 00:40:35.520 --> 00:40:38.697 [light excited music] 901 00:40:42.483 --> 00:40:43.528 - Hey, which way is toys? 902 00:40:43.571 --> 00:40:44.572 Oh, it's right there! 903 00:40:49.534 --> 00:40:51.449 Any baby toys or board books? 904 00:40:51.492 --> 00:40:52.537 - I love it. 905 00:40:52.580 --> 00:40:54.669 Let's do it, let's look at the prices. 906 00:40:56.845 --> 00:40:57.585 - Undies! 907 00:40:57.629 --> 00:40:59.239 I found undies, guys! 908 00:40:59.282 --> 00:41:01.023 - She really needs to be warm. 909 00:41:01.067 --> 00:41:01.807 - So we should get her a blanket. 910 00:41:01.850 --> 00:41:02.721 - Okay, blankie. 911 00:41:02.764 --> 00:41:04.113 - Small blankets, I saw them, 912 00:41:05.288 --> 00:41:06.420 over there. 913 00:41:07.421 --> 00:41:09.684 - After the families call us, 914 00:41:09.728 --> 00:41:12.644 I take notes, I write down their name, 915 00:41:12.687 --> 00:41:13.993 everything about them. 916 00:41:14.036 --> 00:41:16.517 I get a lot of information. 917 00:41:16.561 --> 00:41:20.129 And I like my donors to know the story. 918 00:41:22.697 --> 00:41:26.745 We have to do a separate transaction for each person. 919 00:41:26.788 --> 00:41:29.617 So this is Jeremiah, he has more stuff. 920 00:41:29.661 --> 00:41:31.793 So everything for Jeremiah will go in a bag 921 00:41:31.837 --> 00:41:33.752 or however many bags it takes. 922 00:41:33.795 --> 00:41:36.537 And then we don't open the bag. 923 00:41:37.799 --> 00:41:39.540 This is the system. 924 00:41:40.628 --> 00:41:43.892 Hup two three four, here we go, out the door. 925 00:41:52.335 --> 00:41:54.642 [light music] 926 00:41:59.734 --> 00:42:00.561 This is number three. 927 00:42:00.605 --> 00:42:04.043 So one, two, three. 928 00:42:04.086 --> 00:42:06.698 Number three, this is Autumn. 929 00:42:09.135 --> 00:42:10.092 Who is this? 930 00:42:10.136 --> 00:42:11.485 Autumn and Jeremiah's. 931 00:42:12.617 --> 00:42:15.010 [chill music] 932 00:42:20.450 --> 00:42:22.061 - [Ashley] Come right in, yeah. 933 00:42:22.104 --> 00:42:24.367 Just put it right here, right in front of you. 934 00:42:24.411 --> 00:42:28.676 Amazon just piles, and piles up. 935 00:42:28.720 --> 00:42:30.069 - Candy? 936 00:42:30.112 --> 00:42:31.505 - [Delivery Guy] Thank you very much. 937 00:42:31.549 --> 00:42:32.288 Thank you. 938 00:42:32.332 --> 00:42:33.072 - [Jen] Thank you. 939 00:42:33.115 --> 00:42:34.377 - [Matt] I'm Jewish. 940 00:42:34.421 --> 00:42:35.291 Like, I didn't have any of this as a kid. 941 00:42:35.335 --> 00:42:36.554 This is all brazen to me. 942 00:42:36.597 --> 00:42:39.339 - We have two adults coming at two o'clock. 943 00:42:39.382 --> 00:42:42.603 It looks like the bulk of people 944 00:42:42.647 --> 00:42:46.128 are coming at three or four. 945 00:42:46.999 --> 00:42:50.263 [people chattering] 946 00:42:50.306 --> 00:42:51.917 - [Matt] Donors come drop off and they'll stay for an hour 947 00:42:51.960 --> 00:42:54.441 and wrap some gifts to help us out. 948 00:42:54.484 --> 00:42:57.444 [guests chattering] 949 00:42:59.968 --> 00:43:02.580 We've talked for years, like let's go get a warehouse 950 00:43:02.623 --> 00:43:03.711 but we do this out of our house 951 00:43:03.755 --> 00:43:05.670 because we do it when my kids go to bed, 952 00:43:05.713 --> 00:43:07.715 we do it all day long. 953 00:43:07.759 --> 00:43:09.108 It can't be done except in our house 954 00:43:09.151 --> 00:43:11.110 'cause we can manage both lives at the same time. 955 00:43:15.288 --> 00:43:16.550 It's organized chaos, I think. 956 00:43:16.594 --> 00:43:18.639 - [Jen] It's organized chaos, it really is. 957 00:43:21.990 --> 00:43:24.123 - Everybody take a basket of supplies. 958 00:43:24.166 --> 00:43:25.428 You're gonna need scissors. 959 00:43:25.472 --> 00:43:26.429 Here, why don't you take that, honey? 960 00:43:26.473 --> 00:43:28.562 We have our little stickers. 961 00:43:28.606 --> 00:43:29.694 We have glue sticks. 962 00:43:29.737 --> 00:43:32.305 And over here you can cut these out 963 00:43:32.348 --> 00:43:33.611 and color them in and paste them 964 00:43:33.654 --> 00:43:35.134 on a construction paper. 965 00:43:35.177 --> 00:43:36.701 Let's go. 966 00:43:36.744 --> 00:43:37.571 Paper. 967 00:43:38.746 --> 00:43:39.878 Paper. 968 00:43:39.921 --> 00:43:42.707 Every class adopted a child from a letter 969 00:43:42.750 --> 00:43:44.665 that was sent to Santa. 970 00:43:44.709 --> 00:43:46.972 And they spent the last two weeks preparing 971 00:43:47.015 --> 00:43:50.497 to deliver presents to that child for Santa. 972 00:43:50.540 --> 00:43:51.716 - It doesn't matter how many things you wrap. 973 00:43:51.759 --> 00:43:52.891 We just have to get it done. 974 00:43:52.934 --> 00:43:53.892 - [Kids] Yeah, yeah yeah. 975 00:43:53.935 --> 00:43:54.675 - Get it done! 976 00:43:54.719 --> 00:43:56.372 - We nailed it, yeah! 977 00:43:56.416 --> 00:43:57.678 - Most children don't feel like they have the power 978 00:43:57.722 --> 00:43:59.332 to make somebody's dreams come true like that. 979 00:43:59.375 --> 00:44:01.639 So they get very excited, they bring in their presents. 980 00:44:01.682 --> 00:44:03.075 They bought them wrapping paper, 981 00:44:03.118 --> 00:44:05.207 you bring in whatever you can. 982 00:44:05.251 --> 00:44:07.862 I think our students really develop some empathy, 983 00:44:07.906 --> 00:44:10.517 civic pride, and just know a real good feeling 984 00:44:10.560 --> 00:44:12.867 to be Santa and make somebody's dreams come true. 985 00:44:15.740 --> 00:44:17.350 - In Miss Sevage's class, 986 00:44:17.393 --> 00:44:19.700 they are wrapping presents for Simone. 987 00:44:19.744 --> 00:44:21.702 She's a fifth grade girl, and 988 00:44:21.746 --> 00:44:25.053 they're wrapping presents such as clothes, 989 00:44:25.097 --> 00:44:28.404 sweaters, socks, and toys. 990 00:44:29.579 --> 00:44:31.712 It makes me feel really happy for this girl. 991 00:44:34.367 --> 00:44:37.936 - We chose this family because we really care for them 992 00:44:37.979 --> 00:44:42.157 and we felt sad that their mom passed away. 993 00:44:42.201 --> 00:44:43.071 - [Teacher] Right here is good. 994 00:44:43.115 --> 00:44:44.116 That's good, that's good. 995 00:44:44.159 --> 00:44:45.639 That's good. 996 00:44:45.683 --> 00:44:48.381 - We have so many gifts because they're giving presents 997 00:44:48.424 --> 00:44:51.776 for her aunt, for her brother and sister 998 00:44:51.819 --> 00:44:56.171 and the little 10 month old baby. 999 00:44:58.608 --> 00:45:00.132 - Even if you don't particularly celebrate 1000 00:45:00.175 --> 00:45:01.742 Christmas or Hannukkah 1001 00:45:01.786 --> 00:45:04.527 or Diwali or Kwanza, 1002 00:45:04.571 --> 00:45:06.791 we still would like to feel that Santa is in your heart 1003 00:45:06.834 --> 00:45:08.749 because that's truly what it is. 1004 00:45:08.793 --> 00:45:10.751 And the good feeling of giving 1005 00:45:10.795 --> 00:45:13.667 and being peaceful and happy with each other's 1006 00:45:13.711 --> 00:45:15.669 what we're trying to promote. 1007 00:45:15.713 --> 00:45:17.758 - I think they're really gonna love them. 1008 00:45:17.802 --> 00:45:18.716 - I'm so excited. 1009 00:45:23.329 --> 00:45:26.724 [calm and gentle music] 1010 00:45:49.007 --> 00:45:49.964 - All right, at this time, 1011 00:45:50.008 --> 00:45:52.401 we would like to introduce to you 1012 00:45:52.445 --> 00:45:55.404 Damion Digrazia, please give him a big round of applause. 1013 00:45:55.448 --> 00:45:58.756 [crowd applauding] 1014 00:45:58.799 --> 00:46:01.454 - Thank you so much everyone for coming out tonight. 1015 00:46:02.716 --> 00:46:04.892 You know, a Christmas gift can be impactful. 1016 00:46:04.936 --> 00:46:06.546 You know, like it has for me, once upon a time 1017 00:46:06.589 --> 00:46:08.896 I was an Operation Santa Claus kid myself, 1018 00:46:08.940 --> 00:46:11.203 came from an underprivileged background, 1019 00:46:11.246 --> 00:46:12.900 where I wrote out a little letter 1020 00:46:12.944 --> 00:46:14.815 to get a alarm clock or a radio. 1021 00:46:14.859 --> 00:46:16.686 And I got an alarm clock radio 1022 00:46:16.730 --> 00:46:18.297 and it was the best thing ever. 1023 00:46:18.340 --> 00:46:19.646 And it stuck with me. 1024 00:46:19.689 --> 00:46:22.475 Going forward, we're at least 25 letters off. 1025 00:46:22.518 --> 00:46:23.955 And we're trying to finish all those letters 1026 00:46:23.998 --> 00:46:26.392 because the kids are gonna come, try to get their gifts. 1027 00:46:26.435 --> 00:46:28.524 And either they're gonna get their gifts or they're not. 1028 00:46:28.568 --> 00:46:30.352 So you know, if anybody wants to donate later 1029 00:46:30.396 --> 00:46:31.876 and any way you guys wanna get involved, 1030 00:46:31.919 --> 00:46:33.181 I really appreciate everything 1031 00:46:33.225 --> 00:46:34.835 that you guys are doing, it's amazing. 1032 00:46:34.879 --> 00:46:36.837 The mission continues, thanks, everybody. 1033 00:46:36.881 --> 00:46:39.622 [crowd applauding] 1034 00:46:39.666 --> 00:46:42.103 [gentle music] 1035 00:46:45.759 --> 00:46:48.022 What we get here is just mission critical period. 1036 00:46:48.066 --> 00:46:49.197 You know, I don't know if we're gonna be able 1037 00:46:49.241 --> 00:46:50.720 to come up with enough. 1038 00:46:54.724 --> 00:46:56.814 - Reading all the letters around here, 1039 00:46:56.857 --> 00:46:59.294 it makes me just wanna go out and actually buy everything 1040 00:46:59.338 --> 00:47:00.600 that's on the list. 1041 00:47:00.643 --> 00:47:02.428 That's all this is about, is kids. 1042 00:47:04.909 --> 00:47:05.779 - [Damion] But we might be witness 1043 00:47:05.823 --> 00:47:07.520 to a Christmas miracle tonight 1044 00:47:07.563 --> 00:47:08.913 is what I've been feeling. 1045 00:47:15.267 --> 00:47:17.878 [chill music] 1046 00:47:26.234 --> 00:47:27.801 - It's the holidays. 1047 00:47:27.845 --> 00:47:31.065 It's Christmas, it's Hannukkah, it's whatever you celebrate. 1048 00:47:32.371 --> 00:47:33.894 Here in New York, if you're not like pushing tourists 1049 00:47:33.938 --> 00:47:36.027 out of the way, or getting angry 1050 00:47:36.070 --> 00:47:37.985 at traffic or whatnot, 1051 00:47:38.029 --> 00:47:40.292 everyone's in that same mindset of 1052 00:47:40.335 --> 00:47:42.468 we are here together, we are one. 1053 00:47:42.511 --> 00:47:46.776 Let's just have this moment of unity and giving. 1054 00:47:55.481 --> 00:47:59.877 I've been doing this for 15 to 18 years at least now. 1055 00:47:59.920 --> 00:48:01.095 [camera clicking] 1056 00:48:01.139 --> 00:48:05.578 This year, I wasn't actually going to do it. 1057 00:48:05.621 --> 00:48:08.059 I needed a break, to be honest. 1058 00:48:08.102 --> 00:48:10.583 And then this letter fell into my lap 1059 00:48:10.626 --> 00:48:14.282 and I said well, here we go again. 1060 00:48:15.457 --> 00:48:17.546 There's no not doing it this year 1061 00:48:17.590 --> 00:48:18.896 because of this letter. 1062 00:48:20.332 --> 00:48:21.855 [serene music] 1063 00:48:21.899 --> 00:48:24.075 It says "Dear Santa. 1064 00:48:24.118 --> 00:48:27.861 "Do you support the LGBTQ community? 1065 00:48:27.905 --> 00:48:32.431 "And if you can speak to God, can you tell him I love him? 1066 00:48:32.474 --> 00:48:34.824 "and if he loves me for being gay. 1067 00:48:34.868 --> 00:48:36.522 "Thank you." 1068 00:48:36.565 --> 00:48:38.785 That's all this letter says. 1069 00:48:40.004 --> 00:48:43.007 At its essence, the kid is only asking for love 1070 00:48:43.050 --> 00:48:46.662 for Christmas, from Santa and God. 1071 00:48:46.706 --> 00:48:49.796 So what's happening in the background for this kid? 1072 00:48:49.839 --> 00:48:53.234 That's like, wow. 1073 00:48:54.409 --> 00:48:56.107 How can you not grab this letter 1074 00:48:56.150 --> 00:48:58.370 and send him all the love? 1075 00:48:59.588 --> 00:49:02.852 So upon receiving this, I sent it 1076 00:49:02.896 --> 00:49:04.593 to my gay brothers and sisters. 1077 00:49:04.637 --> 00:49:06.508 I said hey, this is what I'm doing. 1078 00:49:06.552 --> 00:49:09.381 Read the letter, I think we need to mobilize. 1079 00:49:09.424 --> 00:49:12.427 And so immediately, everyone's like, yes, yes, yes, 1080 00:49:12.471 --> 00:49:13.951 yes, yes, yes. 1081 00:49:15.256 --> 00:49:18.346 We're gathering all these kids books on acceptance 1082 00:49:18.390 --> 00:49:21.045 and what it's like to be different, and, 1083 00:49:21.088 --> 00:49:22.437 I know there's a book coming my way 1084 00:49:22.481 --> 00:49:25.092 about LGBT history for kids. 1085 00:49:25.136 --> 00:49:28.095 And someone just sent me a rainbow Santa hat 1086 00:49:28.139 --> 00:49:29.662 just to be like, you know what, 1087 00:49:29.705 --> 00:49:32.621 even in the North Pole, everybody's different, right? 1088 00:49:32.665 --> 00:49:35.537 I mean Rudolph was different and ostracized 1089 00:49:35.581 --> 00:49:38.323 until he was the hero for being different. 1090 00:49:41.761 --> 00:49:44.416 [bells jingling] 1091 00:49:46.679 --> 00:49:50.465 [lightly tense holiday music] 1092 00:50:03.130 --> 00:50:05.002 - Try to see if you could fold it in a way 1093 00:50:05.045 --> 00:50:06.655 that it gives it like reinforcement 1094 00:50:06.699 --> 00:50:08.483 and then you're gonna wrap this whole thing in brown. 1095 00:50:08.527 --> 00:50:09.745 - To protect the branding. - Yes. 1096 00:50:09.789 --> 00:50:12.313 Did you get all the price tags off of this? 1097 00:50:12.357 --> 00:50:15.142 My dear nana, thank you for all the love and care 1098 00:50:15.186 --> 00:50:16.448 you give me and Dookie. 1099 00:50:16.491 --> 00:50:17.231 - Dookie! 1100 00:50:17.275 --> 00:50:18.058 - We love you so much. 1101 00:50:18.102 --> 00:50:19.842 - Yup, Dominic. 1102 00:50:19.886 --> 00:50:22.062 - [Man] That's 25P, right? 1103 00:50:23.759 --> 00:50:26.675 - Today we are wrapping up presents for 62 letters 1104 00:50:26.719 --> 00:50:29.939 and 171 people and one cat Dookie. 1105 00:50:34.161 --> 00:50:35.510 - Jonathan! - Yeah? 1106 00:50:35.554 --> 00:50:36.859 - [Gissel] That needs to go to- 1107 00:50:36.903 --> 00:50:38.122 - Yeah, I got it. 1108 00:50:38.165 --> 00:50:40.167 - Jonathan, that needs to be taped down. 1109 00:50:40.211 --> 00:50:42.735 Jonathan, can you run this? 1110 00:50:42.778 --> 00:50:43.692 Jonathan! 1111 00:50:43.736 --> 00:50:46.217 - Yeah? 1112 00:50:46.260 --> 00:50:49.220 [light jazzy music] 1113 00:51:04.191 --> 00:51:06.063 - You know, you lose everything sometimes in a divorce. 1114 00:51:06.106 --> 00:51:10.110 And when I joined 580 as an apprentice, 1115 00:51:10.154 --> 00:51:11.938 my daughter was living down south 1116 00:51:11.981 --> 00:51:16.986 and I was up here starting to get on my feet financially. 1117 00:51:18.118 --> 00:51:20.120 And you know, I wasn't able to provide 1118 00:51:21.339 --> 00:51:23.950 not even a home for her at that time, 1119 00:51:23.993 --> 00:51:25.821 let alone like buying gifts. 1120 00:51:28.128 --> 00:51:30.565 If I was able to receive like a box, 1121 00:51:30.609 --> 00:51:31.740 like boxes that we give out, 1122 00:51:31.784 --> 00:51:33.220 I would just cry. 1123 00:51:33.264 --> 00:51:36.049 I know I'll be just crying, crying, crying. 1124 00:51:36.093 --> 00:51:37.529 Being able to deliver these packages, 1125 00:51:37.572 --> 00:51:40.053 making sure that they're packaged correctly to be shipped 1126 00:51:40.097 --> 00:51:41.620 to make it to their destination 1127 00:51:41.663 --> 00:51:44.101 is something very important to me. 1128 00:51:44.144 --> 00:51:47.887 And I send them with love, lots of love. 1129 00:51:47.930 --> 00:51:52.196 Like a little piece of Gigi goes with you. [chuckling] 1130 00:51:53.719 --> 00:51:54.894 - [Woman] Santa rules! 1131 00:51:54.937 --> 00:51:57.592 [crowd cheering] 1132 00:52:13.260 --> 00:52:15.175 - Nina's gonna do the weighing, 1133 00:52:15.219 --> 00:52:17.090 and then you're gonna enter the postage 1134 00:52:17.134 --> 00:52:19.832 on the computer and then print out the postage sticker. 1135 00:52:23.966 --> 00:52:26.143 - Remember what Gail said, every third one free. 1136 00:52:28.362 --> 00:52:29.581 - [Gissel] Santa and all his little elves 1137 00:52:29.624 --> 00:52:31.191 are gonna be happy. 1138 00:52:31.235 --> 00:52:33.150 And then all our apprentices were happy 1139 00:52:33.193 --> 00:52:34.499 just to know like they did a good thing. 1140 00:52:34.542 --> 00:52:35.282 - [Gail] Thank you so much. 1141 00:52:35.326 --> 00:52:36.153 - No, thank you. 1142 00:52:36.196 --> 00:52:37.458 Thank you so much. 1143 00:52:37.502 --> 00:52:39.199 - Say Operation Santa! 1144 00:52:39.243 --> 00:52:41.810 - [Everyone] Operation Santa! 1145 00:52:42.942 --> 00:52:44.248 - Goodbye, Santa Claus. 1146 00:52:46.206 --> 00:52:47.207 - [Ms. Gellman] Okay you ready? 1147 00:52:47.251 --> 00:52:48.121 - [Kid] Yup. 1148 00:52:48.165 --> 00:52:49.601 - One at a time, let's go. 1149 00:52:49.644 --> 00:52:52.212 One step at a time, be very careful. 1150 00:52:53.474 --> 00:52:55.346 Here, start passing it down. 1151 00:52:56.695 --> 00:52:59.263 [kids chattering] 1152 00:52:59.306 --> 00:53:00.525 Come back, good job. 1153 00:53:00.568 --> 00:53:01.743 Pass it to me. 1154 00:53:04.137 --> 00:53:06.922 [kids chattering] 1155 00:53:18.760 --> 00:53:21.023 How's everybody doing, okay? 1156 00:53:21.067 --> 00:53:24.853 How you doing, Alshie, you all right? 1157 00:53:24.897 --> 00:53:27.682 [kids chattering] 1158 00:53:31.991 --> 00:53:34.123 Boys and girls, we are now in Manhattan 1159 00:53:34.167 --> 00:53:36.387 as you can see by all the tall buildings. 1160 00:53:36.430 --> 00:53:39.216 [kids chattering] 1161 00:53:39.259 --> 00:53:43.698 - [Kid] Look at that building right there! 1162 00:53:43.742 --> 00:53:46.048 [cars honking] 1163 00:53:46.092 --> 00:53:48.268 - Let's go, let's go, go that way. 1164 00:53:57.886 --> 00:53:59.061 All eyes on me. 1165 00:53:59.105 --> 00:54:01.455 Boys and girls, Miss Gail 1166 00:54:01.499 --> 00:54:04.153 would like to say something to you. 1167 00:54:04.197 --> 00:54:05.590 - Welcome. 1168 00:54:05.633 --> 00:54:08.070 I'm the Chief Elf here at Operation Santa in New York. 1169 00:54:08.114 --> 00:54:10.290 So I'm really pleased that you could be here. 1170 00:54:10.334 --> 00:54:13.293 We have been working for 107 years 1171 00:54:13.337 --> 00:54:16.296 to help bring Christmas to people. 1172 00:54:16.340 --> 00:54:18.385 And you have all been working for the past three years 1173 00:54:18.429 --> 00:54:21.214 on this program, this is amazing. 1174 00:54:21.258 --> 00:54:24.217 You're so generous, you're kind, 1175 00:54:24.261 --> 00:54:26.263 and you're looking for ways to make a difference 1176 00:54:26.306 --> 00:54:27.481 in people's lives. 1177 00:54:27.525 --> 00:54:28.743 Yes? 1178 00:54:28.787 --> 00:54:30.354 - How many elves are there in total? 1179 00:54:30.397 --> 00:54:32.660 Like that work in this post office? 1180 00:54:32.704 --> 00:54:37.230 - Right now we have about 15 elves working here. 1181 00:54:37.274 --> 00:54:40.668 But we have the whole Postal Service throughout the country 1182 00:54:40.712 --> 00:54:42.844 working on Operation Santa. 1183 00:54:42.888 --> 00:54:44.324 It's a big deal. 1184 00:54:44.368 --> 00:54:46.239 Thank you so much for participating in this program, 1185 00:54:46.283 --> 00:54:47.501 it's amazing, right? 1186 00:54:47.545 --> 00:54:49.068 - [Kids] Yes! 1187 00:54:49.111 --> 00:54:51.897 [kids applauding] 1188 00:54:54.378 --> 00:54:56.771 [light music] 1189 00:54:58.730 --> 00:55:00.297 - Samaji goes over there. 1190 00:55:00.340 --> 00:55:02.516 Nancy's son right here, yeah. 1191 00:55:02.560 --> 00:55:05.040 - I always wanted the experience of helping others 1192 00:55:05.084 --> 00:55:06.172 so I feel happy. 1193 00:55:08.130 --> 00:55:10.785 - It feels nice to like 1194 00:55:10.829 --> 00:55:13.919 get to know other people's culture and 1195 00:55:13.962 --> 00:55:15.268 like be a part of it. 1196 00:55:15.312 --> 00:55:18.358 - [Woman] One, two, three, smile! 1197 00:55:18.402 --> 00:55:21.318 - All this day long, I was excited and happy. 1198 00:55:23.320 --> 00:55:25.757 - One, two, three, smile! 1199 00:55:25.800 --> 00:55:27.498 Look how beautiful! 1200 00:55:30.414 --> 00:55:32.503 ♪ You better watch out, you better not cry ♪ 1201 00:55:32.546 --> 00:55:35.157 ♪ You better not pout I'm telling you why ♪ 1202 00:55:35.201 --> 00:55:38.509 ♪ Santa Claus is coming to town ♪ 1203 00:55:38.552 --> 00:55:41.947 - Santa only get the good people presents. 1204 00:55:41.990 --> 00:55:43.949 - He has elves to watch us 1205 00:55:43.992 --> 00:55:46.212 so he knows if we've been bad or not. 1206 00:55:46.255 --> 00:55:47.866 They go back to Santa and tell him. 1207 00:55:47.909 --> 00:55:49.520 And if he sees you again, 1208 00:55:49.563 --> 00:55:51.348 he's just gonna keep on telling. 1209 00:55:51.391 --> 00:55:52.871 - Some people trap Santa. 1210 00:55:52.914 --> 00:55:56.744 - And then they take his presents and be naughty. 1211 00:55:56.788 --> 00:55:58.398 - I'm taking his sled. 1212 00:55:58.442 --> 00:56:01.401 - [Kid] I've seen somebody do that in a commercial. 1213 00:56:01.445 --> 00:56:04.491 - [Kid] People be naughty, he give them coal. 1214 00:56:04.535 --> 00:56:05.579 - I've been good. 1215 00:56:05.623 --> 00:56:07.451 I think I'm gonna get presents. 1216 00:56:07.494 --> 00:56:11.498 ♪ Santa Claus is coming to town ♪ 1217 00:56:13.631 --> 00:56:16.285 [light music] 1218 00:56:18.679 --> 00:56:19.680 - Good girl. 1219 00:56:21.639 --> 00:56:22.944 This year, my wife and I said 1220 00:56:22.988 --> 00:56:25.164 we would each adopt one letter. 1221 00:56:26.513 --> 00:56:27.732 That didn't happen. 1222 00:56:27.775 --> 00:56:29.429 We adopted more than that. [laughing] 1223 00:56:29.473 --> 00:56:31.910 All in all, we adopted five letters. 1224 00:56:31.953 --> 00:56:33.259 Leave it. 1225 00:56:33.302 --> 00:56:34.086 Good girl. - Leave it. 1226 00:56:34.129 --> 00:56:35.435 Come on, come on. 1227 00:56:35.479 --> 00:56:36.393 - I was particularly drawn to one letter 1228 00:56:36.436 --> 00:56:38.482 because he wants 10 bunnies. 1229 00:56:38.525 --> 00:56:42.050 10 bunnies, and it was just so funny. 1230 00:56:42.094 --> 00:56:45.271 The other letter, this little girl, 1231 00:56:45.314 --> 00:56:47.534 all she had asked for was for her family 1232 00:56:47.578 --> 00:56:48.405 to get a puppy. 1233 00:56:50.450 --> 00:56:52.104 Santa reached out to us 1234 00:56:52.147 --> 00:56:54.106 because Santa knew that we were involved 1235 00:56:54.149 --> 00:56:57.718 in animal rescue community and are huge animal lovers. 1236 00:56:59.851 --> 00:57:01.461 The fact that we can get a rescue bunny 1237 00:57:01.505 --> 00:57:03.550 and a rescue puppy, 1238 00:57:03.594 --> 00:57:05.552 being able to tie it back to our own values 1239 00:57:05.596 --> 00:57:06.510 meant a lot to us. 1240 00:57:06.553 --> 00:57:08.120 Good girl. 1241 00:57:08.163 --> 00:57:10.557 We're so honored that Santa asked us 1242 00:57:10.601 --> 00:57:13.473 to help deliver both of these letters. 1243 00:57:13.517 --> 00:57:16.868 [bright music] 1244 00:57:16.911 --> 00:57:18.347 - Wait, where did I hit you? 1245 00:57:18.391 --> 00:57:21.481 - [Dad] Your last one was Foxtrot two. 1246 00:57:21.525 --> 00:57:23.440 - That too, it's a person. 1247 00:57:23.483 --> 00:57:26.443 - Oh, it's a person holding the egg. 1248 00:57:26.486 --> 00:57:28.140 [doorbell ringing] 1249 00:57:28.183 --> 00:57:28.923 - [Mom] What is that? 1250 00:57:28.967 --> 00:57:29.707 - [Natalie] The bell. 1251 00:57:29.750 --> 00:57:30.490 - Oh, the bell? 1252 00:57:30.534 --> 00:57:31.709 - Yeah. 1253 00:57:31.752 --> 00:57:32.666 - Hey guys, there's somebody here 1254 00:57:32.710 --> 00:57:34.712 that wanted to meet you. 1255 00:57:35.800 --> 00:57:37.236 [kids gasping] 1256 00:57:37.279 --> 00:57:38.759 - Oh, it's a puppy! 1257 00:57:43.285 --> 00:57:44.504 - Do you guys wanna hold her? 1258 00:57:44.548 --> 00:57:45.462 - [Kids] Yeah! 1259 00:57:45.505 --> 00:57:46.550 - Yeah? - Oh my god! 1260 00:57:46.593 --> 00:57:47.812 - Here you go. 1261 00:57:49.814 --> 00:57:51.076 - [Dad] Wanna put her on a blanket? 1262 00:57:51.119 --> 00:57:53.731 - [Natalie] Let's put her on the blanket! 1263 00:57:53.774 --> 00:57:54.558 Oh my god! 1264 00:57:55.559 --> 00:57:56.995 She's so cute! 1265 00:57:57.038 --> 00:57:58.431 I'll just pet her. - Hey guys. 1266 00:57:58.475 --> 00:58:00.215 Why is there a puppy here, you think? 1267 00:58:00.259 --> 00:58:03.088 - I don't know. - I don't know. 1268 00:58:03.131 --> 00:58:05.394 - Santa Claus sent him here 1269 00:58:05.438 --> 00:58:07.571 and that's our new puppy. 1270 00:58:07.614 --> 00:58:08.659 - [gasping] Really? 1271 00:58:09.616 --> 00:58:13.054 [gasping] Oh my god! 1272 00:58:13.098 --> 00:58:14.447 Wait, really? 1273 00:58:14.491 --> 00:58:15.535 - [Dad] Absolutely. 1274 00:58:15.579 --> 00:58:17.537 [kids giggling] 1275 00:58:17.581 --> 00:58:18.582 - Oh my god! 1276 00:58:19.800 --> 00:58:21.410 Really? 1277 00:58:21.454 --> 00:58:22.673 - [Dad] Whose letter was it that was wrote? 1278 00:58:22.716 --> 00:58:23.761 I forgot. 1279 00:58:23.804 --> 00:58:25.066 - Mine. 1280 00:58:25.110 --> 00:58:26.807 - Santa sent somebody who sent the puppy. 1281 00:58:26.851 --> 00:58:28.113 They're right here. 1282 00:58:28.156 --> 00:58:29.418 - [Kids] Thank you. 1283 00:58:29.462 --> 00:58:30.637 - You're welcome. 1284 00:58:30.681 --> 00:58:31.551 - You're welcome. - Oh my gosh, 1285 00:58:31.595 --> 00:58:32.726 I love her! 1286 00:58:33.727 --> 00:58:34.902 - [Maya] We always wanted a dog! 1287 00:58:34.946 --> 00:58:36.948 - You always wanted a dog? 1288 00:58:36.991 --> 00:58:38.819 - [Maya] But then our mom said no, so. 1289 00:58:38.863 --> 00:58:41.822 [everybody laughing] 1290 00:58:41.866 --> 00:58:42.867 She's so tiny! 1291 00:58:44.172 --> 00:58:46.087 She's just the cutest girl! 1292 00:58:46.131 --> 00:58:47.001 [everybody giggling] 1293 00:58:47.045 --> 00:58:48.699 - [Kid] Is it a girl or a boy? 1294 00:58:48.742 --> 00:58:49.526 - It's a girl. - It's a boy. 1295 00:58:49.569 --> 00:58:50.309 - It's a girl. 1296 00:58:50.352 --> 00:58:51.571 - No, it's a girl. 1297 00:58:51.615 --> 00:58:53.051 - It's a girl 'cause it has a cute collar. 1298 00:58:53.094 --> 00:58:54.531 - She is so cute. - She has a cute collar 1299 00:58:54.574 --> 00:58:55.880 so it's a girl. - Wait. 1300 00:58:57.403 --> 00:58:58.404 - [Kid] She's cute! 1301 00:58:59.579 --> 00:59:03.714 - I was not aware that Santa answered 1302 00:59:03.757 --> 00:59:05.803 puppy letters very often. [laughing] 1303 00:59:05.846 --> 00:59:07.979 So it was a very big surprise, yes. 1304 00:59:08.022 --> 00:59:10.547 - Shocked, I think is the best way to phrase. 1305 00:59:10.590 --> 00:59:13.593 It was amazing to have something I never thought 1306 00:59:13.637 --> 00:59:17.379 was even a possibility come to life for us. 1307 00:59:17.423 --> 00:59:19.599 And for our children to get to experience this, 1308 00:59:19.643 --> 00:59:21.427 it is tremendous. 1309 00:59:21.470 --> 00:59:22.210 - Natalie! 1310 00:59:22.254 --> 00:59:23.516 We got a puppy! 1311 00:59:25.300 --> 00:59:26.693 Yes we do! - Oh my god! 1312 00:59:26.737 --> 00:59:28.956 - [Kid] Yeah, too awesome! 1313 00:59:32.699 --> 00:59:35.006 [light blues music] 1314 00:59:35.049 --> 00:59:36.573 [phone ringing] 1315 00:59:36.616 --> 00:59:37.661 - [Man] Hello? 1316 00:59:37.704 --> 00:59:39.271 - Hi, is this Frank? 1317 00:59:39.314 --> 00:59:40.620 - [Frank] Yes, it is. 1318 00:59:40.664 --> 00:59:41.839 - This is Kelsey. 1319 00:59:41.882 --> 00:59:43.580 I was the one who adopted the bunny letter. 1320 00:59:43.623 --> 00:59:45.712 - [Frank] Oh, okay great. 1321 00:59:45.756 --> 00:59:46.931 You're from Michigan? 1322 00:59:46.974 --> 00:59:48.193 - I am. 1323 00:59:48.236 --> 00:59:49.629 - [Frank] Thank you for doing that. 1324 00:59:49.673 --> 00:59:50.543 I really appreciate that. - Absolutely. 1325 00:59:50.587 --> 00:59:51.588 Thank you for delivering. 1326 00:59:51.631 --> 00:59:52.763 - [Frank] Ha, no problem. 1327 00:59:52.806 --> 00:59:53.677 I'm on the way over there. 1328 00:59:53.720 --> 00:59:55.026 - How is the bunny? 1329 00:59:55.069 --> 00:59:56.767 - [Frank] Oh, he's great. 1330 00:59:57.637 --> 00:59:59.552 He's really good, beautiful. 1331 00:59:59.596 --> 01:00:02.294 [bells jingling] 1332 01:00:03.861 --> 01:00:04.818 - Nine. 1333 01:00:04.862 --> 01:00:07.516 One, two, three, four, five, six, 1334 01:00:07.560 --> 01:00:09.214 seven, eight, nine. 1335 01:00:09.257 --> 01:00:10.694 I want the officer job. 1336 01:00:11.825 --> 01:00:13.566 - We'll see about that. 1337 01:00:16.264 --> 01:00:19.137 [doorbell ringing] 1338 01:00:20.312 --> 01:00:22.836 [gentle music] 1339 01:00:22.880 --> 01:00:24.621 - [Kid] Choose your bit, 1340 01:00:24.664 --> 01:00:26.448 choose your husband or wife. 1341 01:00:27.798 --> 01:00:28.712 Backseat. 1342 01:00:29.800 --> 01:00:30.844 - Wait. 1343 01:00:33.325 --> 01:00:36.241 [gasping] 1344 01:00:36.284 --> 01:00:39.200 - It's a little present from Santa. 1345 01:00:42.421 --> 01:00:43.988 A little rabbit? 1346 01:00:44.031 --> 01:00:44.989 - Oh my god. 1347 01:00:48.383 --> 01:00:51.386 - Are you the one that's been wanting the rabbit? 1348 01:00:51.430 --> 01:00:53.345 This beauty's name is Kringle. 1349 01:00:53.388 --> 01:00:55.129 He's really really good. - That's amazing. 1350 01:00:55.173 --> 01:00:56.391 - It is amazing, yeah. 1351 01:00:56.435 --> 01:00:59.307 He called and said someone needed a rabbit. 1352 01:00:59.351 --> 01:01:00.482 - But you asked for, 1353 01:01:00.526 --> 01:01:01.701 - Did you ask 1354 01:01:01.745 --> 01:01:03.311 for a rabbit? - That's right. 1355 01:01:03.355 --> 01:01:05.662 - You want to sit and I'll put him on your lap? 1356 01:01:05.705 --> 01:01:06.488 How's that? 1357 01:01:07.751 --> 01:01:09.361 So let me put him on your lap, okay. 1358 01:01:09.404 --> 01:01:11.798 Just kind of hold him there real tight. 1359 01:01:11.842 --> 01:01:13.757 Like that and then rub his little head. 1360 01:01:17.325 --> 01:01:19.806 Well that's Kringle. 1361 01:01:19.850 --> 01:01:20.938 Say hi, and just start to 1362 01:01:20.981 --> 01:01:22.766 introduce him to everybody. 1363 01:01:24.724 --> 01:01:26.247 - [Jonah] I was not expecting that. 1364 01:01:26.291 --> 01:01:28.946 [Frank chuckling] 1365 01:01:28.989 --> 01:01:30.164 - [Frank] What do you think? 1366 01:01:30.208 --> 01:01:32.776 Should I tell Santa you like him? 1367 01:01:32.819 --> 01:01:33.733 - I love him. 1368 01:01:33.777 --> 01:01:35.909 [Frank chuckling] 1369 01:01:35.953 --> 01:01:37.302 I feel really happy. 1370 01:01:40.174 --> 01:01:43.482 - [Dad] This season has always for me been about 1371 01:01:43.525 --> 01:01:44.875 like the innocence. 1372 01:01:46.833 --> 01:01:48.748 And it's unbelievable 1373 01:01:48.792 --> 01:01:52.447 when you actually get to see it firsthand. 1374 01:02:12.729 --> 01:02:15.296 [cart clacking] 1375 01:02:27.526 --> 01:02:29.920 - We're gonna deliver five, or maybe six. 1376 01:02:33.924 --> 01:02:35.752 Santa still shows up, yup. 1377 01:02:42.671 --> 01:02:44.499 Let's see what we got here. 1378 01:02:49.069 --> 01:02:49.853 Here it is. 1379 01:02:53.160 --> 01:02:55.772 [dog barking] 1380 01:02:59.340 --> 01:03:01.560 [knocking] 1381 01:03:06.565 --> 01:03:08.132 Good morning, are you Adam? 1382 01:03:08.175 --> 01:03:09.176 Hi, how are you? 1383 01:03:09.220 --> 01:03:09.960 - Good. 1384 01:03:10.003 --> 01:03:11.570 - Hi, is Zoe here? 1385 01:03:11.613 --> 01:03:14.181 [paper ripping] 1386 01:03:15.879 --> 01:03:18.490 [kid gasping] 1387 01:03:21.885 --> 01:03:23.451 - I love it! 1388 01:03:23.495 --> 01:03:24.757 - Do you need help? 1389 01:03:24.801 --> 01:03:25.845 - No, I got it. 1390 01:03:27.804 --> 01:03:28.674 - Bubble wrap! 1391 01:03:28.717 --> 01:03:30.850 - [Mom] Bubble wrap, yeah! 1392 01:03:30.894 --> 01:03:32.547 - Yes! 1393 01:03:32.591 --> 01:03:33.853 I love 'em. 1394 01:03:33.897 --> 01:03:35.159 [popping] - Oh! 1395 01:03:35.202 --> 01:03:38.423 [bubble wrap popping] 1396 01:03:40.860 --> 01:03:43.558 - I'm so happy you wrote to me. 1397 01:03:43.602 --> 01:03:46.039 We love getting letters at the North Pole. 1398 01:03:46.083 --> 01:03:48.694 - Elves around the country were able to deliver cheer 1399 01:03:48.737 --> 01:03:50.261 by adopting these letters. 1400 01:03:50.304 --> 01:03:52.437 - Have a merry Christmas, love Santa. 1401 01:03:53.960 --> 01:03:55.396 - [Dad] That's what you asked for! 1402 01:03:55.440 --> 01:03:58.138 - That's what you were asking for! 1403 01:03:58.182 --> 01:04:01.315 Well you wrote to Santa and he wrote back. 1404 01:04:08.409 --> 01:04:11.848 - Okay, go play with your toy, baby. 1405 01:04:11.891 --> 01:04:13.371 - Bye bye, Merry Christmas! 1406 01:04:16.853 --> 01:04:19.290 [gentle music] 1407 01:04:30.910 --> 01:04:33.870 [light jazzy music] 1408 01:04:34.696 --> 01:04:37.917 [bells jingling] 1409 01:04:37.961 --> 01:04:40.964 [chimes tinkling] 1410 01:04:45.577 --> 01:04:46.317 - Seven. 1411 01:04:46.360 --> 01:04:47.144 Whee! 1412 01:04:52.192 --> 01:04:53.933 We're getting ready to hand out 1413 01:04:53.977 --> 01:04:55.848 all the presents to each route, 1414 01:04:55.892 --> 01:04:57.110 and that carrier will deliver 1415 01:04:57.154 --> 01:04:59.069 the parcels for Santa today. 1416 01:04:59.112 --> 01:05:01.071 I believe there's 137. 1417 01:05:01.114 --> 01:05:02.724 Are you okay with that? 1418 01:05:02.768 --> 01:05:04.944 Okay, I just need to make sure all the parcels are fine 1419 01:05:04.988 --> 01:05:06.076 before I leave. 1420 01:05:07.599 --> 01:05:09.035 35. 1421 01:05:09.079 --> 01:05:10.950 It's complete chaotic, 1422 01:05:10.994 --> 01:05:14.127 and it's like the worse it gets, the better it gets. 1423 01:05:15.650 --> 01:05:17.304 Okay, watch the wrapping paper. 1424 01:05:21.743 --> 01:05:23.789 Last night, I got a hold of Santa 1425 01:05:23.832 --> 01:05:25.660 and let him know about the last 17 letters 1426 01:05:25.704 --> 01:05:27.880 that had just come in. 1427 01:05:27.924 --> 01:05:30.013 So I had to ship them all off to him. 1428 01:05:30.056 --> 01:05:32.232 He had to look them over and check out the kids, 1429 01:05:32.276 --> 01:05:34.974 and make sure who was naughty and who was nice. 1430 01:05:35.018 --> 01:05:38.064 And luckily the 17 I got were on the nice list. 1431 01:05:39.892 --> 01:05:41.111 Mookie's like the little elf, 1432 01:05:41.154 --> 01:05:43.765 so Mookie's job is to look cute 1433 01:05:43.809 --> 01:05:48.814 and make little kids smile and adults smile too. [chuckling] 1434 01:05:53.906 --> 01:05:55.125 Open, open, open, open. 1435 01:05:56.343 --> 01:05:59.564 I have a lot of excited anxiety as I walk in. 1436 01:05:59.607 --> 01:06:01.609 Sometimes I think like I'm more excited than they are 1437 01:06:01.653 --> 01:06:02.915 'cause it's like oh! 1438 01:06:02.959 --> 01:06:05.309 Just, I love Christmas if you haven't been able 1439 01:06:05.352 --> 01:06:06.179 to tell yet. 1440 01:06:08.007 --> 01:06:08.877 I hope they're happy. 1441 01:06:08.921 --> 01:06:10.140 I hope this is what they wanted. 1442 01:06:10.183 --> 01:06:13.056 [doorbell ringing] 1443 01:06:13.099 --> 01:06:14.971 What is going on? 1444 01:06:17.321 --> 01:06:20.019 - [Mom] Merry Christmas, come in. 1445 01:06:22.021 --> 01:06:24.328 - So I'm an elf, my name is Jamie. 1446 01:06:24.371 --> 01:06:26.634 Santa has sent me down. 1447 01:06:26.678 --> 01:06:28.027 I have some presents for you, 1448 01:06:28.071 --> 01:06:30.508 and when we're done, I have more presents. 1449 01:06:30.551 --> 01:06:32.510 And when we're done, I have more presents. 1450 01:06:32.553 --> 01:06:34.077 You think you can handle that? 1451 01:06:34.120 --> 01:06:35.165 - [Kids] Yeah! 1452 01:06:35.208 --> 01:06:35.992 - Yeah? 1453 01:06:36.035 --> 01:06:36.905 Who is Victoria? 1454 01:06:36.949 --> 01:06:38.995 Okay, there's one for you, 1455 01:06:39.038 --> 01:06:40.300 you can take it over there. 1456 01:06:40.344 --> 01:06:41.823 Lorelai, is that how you say it? 1457 01:06:41.867 --> 01:06:43.129 All right, there you are. 1458 01:06:43.173 --> 01:06:46.176 Ooh, I think that's for you, don't I, huh? 1459 01:06:46.219 --> 01:06:48.352 Hmmm, okay. 1460 01:06:48.395 --> 01:06:50.397 See if Santa knew what you wanted. 1461 01:06:50.441 --> 01:06:51.703 - [Kid] He would know. 1462 01:06:58.188 --> 01:07:00.668 - Look at what I got! - Yeah! 1463 01:07:03.323 --> 01:07:05.064 - [Leticia] It's nice to feel remembered 1464 01:07:05.108 --> 01:07:07.197 and to know that people still care. 1465 01:07:08.720 --> 01:07:11.766 - [Jamie] Well, I hope you've enjoyed our visit. 1466 01:07:11.810 --> 01:07:13.072 Have a very Merry Christmas. 1467 01:07:13.116 --> 01:07:15.422 Remember, Santa's always watching. 1468 01:07:15.466 --> 01:07:17.685 Tomorrow starts the new year. 1469 01:07:17.729 --> 01:07:19.122 - [Kid] Tomorrow? 1470 01:07:19.165 --> 01:07:21.646 - [Jamie] So you gotta start being good all over again. 1471 01:07:21.689 --> 01:07:22.473 - Again! 1472 01:07:39.490 --> 01:07:42.101 [tense music] 1473 01:07:46.192 --> 01:07:48.934 - [Taylor] Dear Santa, my name is Taylor. 1474 01:07:48.977 --> 01:07:52.242 I would really appreciate clothes or household items, 1475 01:07:52.285 --> 01:07:53.504 things for my children. 1476 01:07:56.115 --> 01:07:58.552 - [Kendra] We just need everything for the baby. 1477 01:07:58.596 --> 01:08:01.077 Cribs and car seats and clothes. 1478 01:08:09.215 --> 01:08:11.261 - [Danielle] I need help with some household things 1479 01:08:11.304 --> 01:08:13.089 like the mattress for my kids. 1480 01:08:16.440 --> 01:08:17.832 - [Taylor] I really need a couch. 1481 01:08:17.876 --> 01:08:19.399 Love you Santa, thank you. 1482 01:08:19.443 --> 01:08:20.226 Love, Taylor. 1483 01:08:40.420 --> 01:08:43.162 - They might be upstairs. 1484 01:08:43.206 --> 01:08:44.250 [knocking] 1485 01:08:44.294 --> 01:08:45.686 Delivery from Santa. 1486 01:08:45.730 --> 01:08:48.211 [knocking] 1487 01:08:48.254 --> 01:08:49.255 - Hello. - Hi. 1488 01:08:49.299 --> 01:08:50.517 - [Woman] Ooh. 1489 01:08:51.518 --> 01:08:53.085 - That is you. 1490 01:08:53.129 --> 01:08:54.782 - Some more gifts from Santa. 1491 01:08:54.826 --> 01:08:55.827 - Oh my god! 1492 01:08:58.525 --> 01:09:00.048 - [Mailman] There you go, look. 1493 01:09:00.092 --> 01:09:00.962 - Ooh! 1494 01:09:01.006 --> 01:09:02.312 - It's a baby doll! 1495 01:09:02.355 --> 01:09:04.662 - OMG! - A baby doll? 1496 01:09:04.705 --> 01:09:06.359 - Oh, lots of dishes. 1497 01:09:11.234 --> 01:09:12.365 - The big one's mine. 1498 01:09:12.409 --> 01:09:14.889 - The big one is yours, it's heavy too. 1499 01:09:14.933 --> 01:09:16.195 - It's for the kitchen! 1500 01:09:16.239 --> 01:09:19.285 We have some plates and bowls! 1501 01:09:19.329 --> 01:09:21.679 - Hi, I'm helping Santa Claus out 1502 01:09:21.722 --> 01:09:24.943 and I have one more thing for you. 1503 01:09:24.986 --> 01:09:26.249 - [Mailman] One more gift. 1504 01:09:26.292 --> 01:09:27.293 - We got one more gift? - One more, 1505 01:09:27.337 --> 01:09:28.642 yep, one more. 1506 01:09:28.686 --> 01:09:30.209 - Santa said you needed a new couch? 1507 01:09:30.253 --> 01:09:33.169 - [screeching] I got a couch! 1508 01:09:34.344 --> 01:09:37.695 - [Kid] Couch, couch, yay, couch! 1509 01:09:37.738 --> 01:09:39.218 Couch, couch! 1510 01:09:39.262 --> 01:09:40.654 - Get up there. 1511 01:09:40.698 --> 01:09:42.178 Come here, Manny. 1512 01:09:42.221 --> 01:09:43.527 Let's test out the couch. 1513 01:09:43.570 --> 01:09:45.268 - Santa has more. 1514 01:09:45.311 --> 01:09:46.530 - Those are my beds? - Oh! 1515 01:09:46.573 --> 01:09:48.619 - Santa gifts, thank you! - Merry Christmas. 1516 01:09:48.662 --> 01:09:50.142 - [Kid] That's my bed? 1517 01:09:50.186 --> 01:09:52.275 - [Mail Woman] Who asked for this? 1518 01:09:52.318 --> 01:09:53.189 - The mattress. 1519 01:09:53.232 --> 01:09:54.886 We needed that. 1520 01:09:54.929 --> 01:09:56.279 Anything for that. 1521 01:10:03.982 --> 01:10:04.852 - [Mailman] For your brother. 1522 01:10:04.896 --> 01:10:06.332 - [Woman] For your baby, huh? 1523 01:10:07.942 --> 01:10:09.596 - [sobbing] This is a major blessing. 1524 01:10:11.468 --> 01:10:13.209 - Gonna be nice and comfy for you. 1525 01:10:13.252 --> 01:10:15.341 - I'm not getting in your bed no more. 1526 01:10:15.385 --> 01:10:17.822 - I bet you ain't. [laughing] 1527 01:10:17.865 --> 01:10:20.041 Got your own bed you can sleep in. 1528 01:10:21.217 --> 01:10:22.696 - Thank you Santa Claus! 1529 01:10:22.740 --> 01:10:25.569 [Taylor laughing] 1530 01:10:25.612 --> 01:10:27.179 - Thanks, Santa! 1531 01:10:30.443 --> 01:10:31.966 - Keep writing Santa, okay? 1532 01:10:35.318 --> 01:10:36.057 - Bless you. 1533 01:10:36.101 --> 01:10:37.276 - Bless you! 1534 01:10:37.320 --> 01:10:39.626 - Let's put the binkie in her mouth. 1535 01:10:39.670 --> 01:10:42.977 There we go. 1536 01:10:43.021 --> 01:10:45.676 [bells jingling] 1537 01:10:47.243 --> 01:10:50.246 [machinery whirring] 1538 01:11:01.082 --> 01:11:01.779 - For the logistics of all of this, 1539 01:11:01.822 --> 01:11:03.520 we have 31 families. 1540 01:11:04.347 --> 01:11:05.870 So we drop them onto a map 1541 01:11:05.913 --> 01:11:08.307 and literally, we just start circling neighborhoods 1542 01:11:08.351 --> 01:11:09.917 and times and we figure out 1543 01:11:09.961 --> 01:11:12.311 when we're gonna do deliveries in batches of, 1544 01:11:12.355 --> 01:11:15.096 we could probably knock out six to eight at a time. 1545 01:11:16.533 --> 01:11:19.492 And we rent a truck and we drive around the city 1546 01:11:19.536 --> 01:11:21.625 for a few days delivering the gifts 1547 01:11:21.668 --> 01:11:22.669 to all the families. 1548 01:11:27.500 --> 01:11:29.981 [bright music] 1549 01:11:42.733 --> 01:11:43.516 Ready? 1550 01:11:44.909 --> 01:11:47.346 - [Ashley] Thank you. 1551 01:11:47.390 --> 01:11:49.479 - When these people write these letters, 1552 01:11:49.522 --> 01:11:52.612 I feel like they're just releasing 1553 01:11:52.656 --> 01:11:53.570 just a little bit of the pain, 1554 01:11:53.613 --> 01:11:55.485 a little bit of the hurt. 1555 01:11:55.528 --> 01:11:56.834 Send it out into the world, 1556 01:11:56.877 --> 01:11:58.488 message in a bottle type deal. 1557 01:11:58.531 --> 01:11:59.489 - Hey! - Hey! 1558 01:12:00.490 --> 01:12:01.534 - [Jen] I see a tree! 1559 01:12:03.231 --> 01:12:05.364 I just know from how I felt as a kid, 1560 01:12:05.408 --> 01:12:09.281 just knowing that somebody else was thinking of you, 1561 01:12:09.325 --> 01:12:10.717 that you weren't forgotten, 1562 01:12:11.979 --> 01:12:15.331 that somebody perhaps understood your pain. 1563 01:12:15.374 --> 01:12:16.506 - [Matt] Just take it all out. 1564 01:12:16.549 --> 01:12:18.377 There's stuff for everybody. 1565 01:12:18.421 --> 01:12:20.510 - Usually I'm the one that's like what do you need? 1566 01:12:20.553 --> 01:12:22.729 And this year it's like, - It's our job. 1567 01:12:22.773 --> 01:12:23.948 - Now, yeah. 1568 01:12:23.991 --> 01:12:25.689 Now the tables are turned. 1569 01:12:25.732 --> 01:12:27.299 Can you get that? 1570 01:12:27.343 --> 01:12:28.169 - That's for mom. 1571 01:12:31.434 --> 01:12:32.565 - Thank you all so much. 1572 01:12:32.609 --> 01:12:34.132 - Thank you. - Thank you. 1573 01:12:34.175 --> 01:12:35.786 - Bye, have a Merry Christmas. - Bye, merry Christmas. 1574 01:12:35.829 --> 01:12:37.178 - [Girl] Merry Christmas. 1575 01:12:37.222 --> 01:12:38.092 - [Ashley] Bye, buddy. 1576 01:12:38.136 --> 01:12:39.659 - Bye bye, guys. - Bye guys. 1577 01:12:39.703 --> 01:12:41.531 - [Jen] You got presents to open. 1578 01:12:42.706 --> 01:12:45.448 - Oh my god! [laughing] 1579 01:12:46.623 --> 01:12:49.582 [bells jingling] 1580 01:12:55.196 --> 01:12:56.459 - Today's the big day. 1581 01:12:56.502 --> 01:12:57.851 We've been gearing up towards this 1582 01:12:57.895 --> 01:13:00.201 from the fundraiser to running around to the stores, 1583 01:13:00.245 --> 01:13:02.290 to everywhere, and the Christmas miracle 1584 01:13:02.334 --> 01:13:03.683 is coming to its finale. 1585 01:13:05.076 --> 01:13:07.426 This is the kid's names right, first name, last name. 1586 01:13:07.470 --> 01:13:09.123 This is kind of like probably what's in the gift right here. 1587 01:13:09.167 --> 01:13:10.037 - Okay. 1588 01:13:10.081 --> 01:13:11.387 - I was wrapping all night long. 1589 01:13:11.430 --> 01:13:12.953 I got about three, four hours sleep last night. 1590 01:13:12.997 --> 01:13:14.433 And my girlfriend Valentina, she was up. 1591 01:13:14.477 --> 01:13:16.348 Hasn't slept a wink yet. 1592 01:13:16.392 --> 01:13:17.828 Up all night cooking 400 cupcakes. 1593 01:13:17.871 --> 01:13:19.046 - We have vanilla. 1594 01:13:19.090 --> 01:13:20.308 I see, now you have the chocolate. 1595 01:13:20.352 --> 01:13:21.614 - Damion said that they were 25 totally shy 1596 01:13:21.658 --> 01:13:23.399 of meeting their goal. 1597 01:13:23.442 --> 01:13:25.270 So I told him that I'd love to help 1598 01:13:25.313 --> 01:13:28.229 and made some phone calls to people in my network. 1599 01:13:28.273 --> 01:13:30.144 I drove all through the night to get here 1600 01:13:30.188 --> 01:13:32.495 to try and get as many toys as we could here, 1601 01:13:32.538 --> 01:13:34.410 and we got them the toys that they needed. 1602 01:13:36.629 --> 01:13:38.326 - You good, come in this way. 1603 01:13:38.370 --> 01:13:39.110 Yup. 1604 01:13:39.153 --> 01:13:40.590 [bright music] 1605 01:13:40.633 --> 01:13:43.462 We have 160 letters or so that were written to us 1606 01:13:43.506 --> 01:13:45.029 but there's gonna be probably another 40, 50, 1607 01:13:45.072 --> 01:13:47.292 even more kids that'll just kinda trickle in 1608 01:13:47.335 --> 01:13:48.598 that haven't written letters. 1609 01:13:48.641 --> 01:13:51.427 So I think it's probably around 200 to 300 kids. 1610 01:13:51.470 --> 01:13:52.602 - [Man] Talk to them. 1611 01:13:52.645 --> 01:13:54.430 - Oh, there's still one here. 1612 01:13:54.473 --> 01:13:55.605 We give the three gifts. 1613 01:13:55.648 --> 01:13:57.476 - Well, 60s are over here. 1614 01:13:57.520 --> 01:13:58.608 - It's kinda like the list, you know, 1615 01:13:58.651 --> 01:13:59.957 checking it twice. 1616 01:14:00.000 --> 01:14:02.438 I've checked it a lot more than twice. 1617 01:14:02.481 --> 01:14:03.787 Many more times than twice. 1618 01:14:03.830 --> 01:14:05.441 - Have you been a good boy? 1619 01:14:05.484 --> 01:14:06.485 Yeah? 1620 01:14:06.529 --> 01:14:07.268 Would you tell me if you weren't? 1621 01:14:08.444 --> 01:14:10.533 Yeah, okay, Merry Christmas. 1622 01:14:12.012 --> 01:14:12.752 Merry Christmas. 1623 01:14:16.495 --> 01:14:17.583 Merry Christmas! 1624 01:14:18.541 --> 01:14:20.194 - Just like how it happened to me 1625 01:14:20.238 --> 01:14:21.761 when I did Operation Santa Claus and I got that gift 1626 01:14:21.805 --> 01:14:23.328 and it changed my life, 1627 01:14:23.371 --> 01:14:25.112 I'm sure there's gonna be some children here, 1628 01:14:25.156 --> 01:14:26.592 some maybe adults too, 1629 01:14:26.636 --> 01:14:28.594 but children are gonna get that gift, 1630 01:14:28.638 --> 01:14:30.553 they're gonna say, you know, I remember 1631 01:14:30.596 --> 01:14:32.032 that this happened. 1632 01:14:32.076 --> 01:14:34.600 This amazing thing where somebody had that thoughtfulness 1633 01:14:34.644 --> 01:14:36.602 and they're gonna pay it forward 1634 01:14:36.646 --> 01:14:37.951 and this just continues. 1635 01:14:39.562 --> 01:14:41.520 I mean for me, to see all the kids get their gifts, 1636 01:14:41.564 --> 01:14:42.739 it's that Christmas magic, 1637 01:14:42.782 --> 01:14:44.523 it's what gets me out of bed in the morning. 1638 01:14:44.567 --> 01:14:46.699 It's what makes me just continue my day to day. 1639 01:14:46.743 --> 01:14:48.962 This is what to me life is all about. 1640 01:14:49.006 --> 01:14:50.877 - [Man] Ooh wee, yeah! 1641 01:14:50.921 --> 01:14:52.488 - I love my present! 1642 01:14:54.881 --> 01:14:57.536 [gentle holiday piano music] 1643 01:14:57.580 --> 01:14:59.495 - I haven't seen Santa. 1644 01:14:59.538 --> 01:15:00.887 No, I haven't seen Santa Claus 1645 01:15:00.931 --> 01:15:04.500 but I plan to make sure I get to see him this year. 1646 01:15:04.543 --> 01:15:06.545 - He knows when people are sleeping. 1647 01:15:06.589 --> 01:15:08.242 - He know when I'm awake. 1648 01:15:08.286 --> 01:15:10.680 - Well I plan to wake up in the middle of the night 1649 01:15:10.723 --> 01:15:11.681 to see him. 1650 01:15:11.724 --> 01:15:12.986 - [Kid] We have to be careful. 1651 01:15:13.030 --> 01:15:15.772 - 'Cause we don't wanna get on the naughty list. 1652 01:15:15.815 --> 01:15:18.992 If he catches you, then you won't get no presents. 1653 01:15:19.036 --> 01:15:20.646 You cannot go down the stairs. 1654 01:15:20.690 --> 01:15:22.822 - I promise I'll tell you what he looks like 1655 01:15:22.866 --> 01:15:26.522 if I ever get the chance to see him. 1656 01:15:30.743 --> 01:15:33.703 [chimes ringing] 1657 01:15:36.619 --> 01:15:39.273 [buzzer ringing] 1658 01:15:48.631 --> 01:15:49.501 - Hi. 1659 01:15:49.545 --> 01:15:50.633 - Oh, hello. - Hi. 1660 01:15:50.676 --> 01:15:51.721 - [Man] How's it going? 1661 01:15:51.764 --> 01:15:52.809 - Good. - Are you Bryan? 1662 01:15:52.852 --> 01:15:54.114 - Yeah. 1663 01:15:54.158 --> 01:15:54.898 - [Man] Hey, how's it going, Bryan? 1664 01:15:54.941 --> 01:15:56.595 Merry Christmas. - Hi. 1665 01:15:56.639 --> 01:15:57.335 - I'm Santa's helper, man, you know what I'm saying? 1666 01:15:57.378 --> 01:15:58.249 He had to send me here. 1667 01:15:58.292 --> 01:15:59.598 Got a little treat for you. 1668 01:15:59.642 --> 01:16:02.253 Little hat, there you go. 1669 01:16:02.296 --> 01:16:03.297 - Thank you. 1670 01:16:10.609 --> 01:16:11.610 - Oh, no! 1671 01:16:12.611 --> 01:16:14.570 Oh, no! - Oh, shoot! 1672 01:16:14.613 --> 01:16:18.791 - Bryan's not ready for this one. [laughing] 1673 01:16:18.835 --> 01:16:21.359 Oh, look what we got you, Bryan. 1674 01:16:21.402 --> 01:16:23.970 We're going and taking a nice little tour today. 1675 01:16:24.014 --> 01:16:25.885 No more train today. 1676 01:16:25.929 --> 01:16:27.452 Merry Christmas, man. - Thank you. 1677 01:16:27.495 --> 01:16:28.584 - Try to make it red for you, man, 1678 01:16:28.627 --> 01:16:29.715 it didn't work out. 1679 01:16:29.759 --> 01:16:33.632 - Oh yeah, thank you. 1680 01:16:33.676 --> 01:16:34.502 Oh, shoot! 1681 01:16:36.069 --> 01:16:37.636 Look at the lights! 1682 01:16:37.680 --> 01:16:39.638 I feel like a king. - The limo has everything. 1683 01:16:39.682 --> 01:16:43.076 - That's my Christmas present, cool to go! 1684 01:16:43.120 --> 01:16:44.556 Finally my dream came true. 1685 01:16:45.992 --> 01:16:48.212 - [Mom] Go Santa, go Santa, go Santa. 1686 01:16:48.255 --> 01:16:51.824 - [Everybody] Go Santa, go Santa, go Santa. 1687 01:17:02.574 --> 01:17:04.315 - [Kid] You're famous. 1688 01:17:04.358 --> 01:17:06.447 ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells 1689 01:17:06.491 --> 01:17:08.145 ♪ Jingle all the way 1690 01:17:08.188 --> 01:17:12.671 [humming] Hey! 1691 01:17:12.715 --> 01:17:15.587 [kids laughing] 1692 01:17:16.719 --> 01:17:17.937 - Oh, we're in Rockefeller. 1693 01:17:19.504 --> 01:17:20.287 Look at that. 1694 01:17:21.245 --> 01:17:23.551 [kids gasping] - Oh my god! 1695 01:17:23.595 --> 01:17:24.944 - Ice skating! - It's even bigger 1696 01:17:24.988 --> 01:17:26.598 than last year. 1697 01:17:26.642 --> 01:17:28.382 - Wait, that's a ice skating rink? 1698 01:17:28.426 --> 01:17:33.431 - [Everyone] Yes! 1699 01:17:33.910 --> 01:17:36.303 [bright music] 1700 01:17:40.090 --> 01:17:41.918 Rockefeller Center, look, look, mood! 1701 01:17:43.136 --> 01:17:45.704 I didn't know the tree was so big. 1702 01:17:47.793 --> 01:17:48.620 Oh! 1703 01:17:49.926 --> 01:17:53.233 [bright holiday music] 1704 01:18:04.592 --> 01:18:05.768 - [Man] Times Square, guys. 1705 01:18:11.774 --> 01:18:13.645 - [Bryan] I like sharing it with my family because 1706 01:18:13.689 --> 01:18:14.820 they really deserve it. 1707 01:18:16.213 --> 01:18:19.738 - I think Santa is so good ,so wonderful, so amazing! 1708 01:18:19.782 --> 01:18:24.787 And all that they want, made their dream come true. 1709 01:18:25.788 --> 01:18:27.790 Santa Claus, love you! 1710 01:18:51.901 --> 01:18:53.206 - Santa Claus, 1711 01:18:53.250 --> 01:18:54.120 - Is, 1712 01:18:55.905 --> 01:18:58.864 - [Kid] The person who gives us presents. 1713 01:18:58.908 --> 01:19:00.213 - [Kid] He gives us presents. 1714 01:19:00.257 --> 01:19:01.867 - [Kid] He delivers presents 1715 01:19:01.911 --> 01:19:04.827 - [Kid] On Christmas, he gives toys to children 1716 01:19:04.870 --> 01:19:06.350 all around the world. 1717 01:19:06.393 --> 01:19:08.700 - [Kid] He got elf to help him. 1718 01:19:08.744 --> 01:19:10.136 - [Kid] They help get presents. 1719 01:19:10.180 --> 01:19:12.748 - [Kid] It can be different colors of Santa. 1720 01:19:12.791 --> 01:19:14.793 - [Michael] One thing that I've learned from this 1721 01:19:14.837 --> 01:19:16.839 is that one person can really make a difference. 1722 01:19:16.882 --> 01:19:18.841 - [Kid] You just give someone a present 1723 01:19:18.884 --> 01:19:21.626 even if you don't know them and that's your chance 1724 01:19:21.669 --> 01:19:23.584 to finally get to know that person. 1725 01:19:23.628 --> 01:19:25.108 - [Ms. Gellman] It's the foundation throughout your life 1726 01:19:25.151 --> 01:19:26.762 to remember how you helped somebody 1727 01:19:26.805 --> 01:19:28.372 and pay it forward. 1728 01:19:28.415 --> 01:19:30.591 - [Bill] It's just a good feeling that I've helped somebody, 1729 01:19:30.635 --> 01:19:31.810 that I put a smile on their face. 1730 01:19:31.854 --> 01:19:33.420 - [Jamie] The excitement in a child, 1731 01:19:33.464 --> 01:19:35.727 the memories you make with giving, with receiving, 1732 01:19:35.771 --> 01:19:37.250 I mean everything about it. 1733 01:19:37.294 --> 01:19:40.253 - [Jen] You'll never know how you benefited someone's life 1734 01:19:40.297 --> 01:19:41.951 and how you changed their life. 1735 01:19:45.998 --> 01:19:49.959 [gentle holiday piano music] 1736 01:20:15.593 --> 01:20:16.376 - [Woman] Thank you. 1737 01:20:16.420 --> 01:20:17.682 - [Woman] Thank you. 1738 01:20:17.725 --> 01:20:18.683 - [Woman] Just thank you so much. 1739 01:20:18.726 --> 01:20:19.858 - Thank you. - Thank you. 1740 01:20:19.902 --> 01:20:21.947 - Thank you. - Thank you all so much. 1741 01:20:21.991 --> 01:20:22.861 - [Kid] Thank you, Santa. 1742 01:20:22.905 --> 01:20:24.515 - [Kid] And Santa, I love you. 1743 01:20:24.558 --> 01:20:25.864 Merry Christmas. 1744 01:20:25.908 --> 01:20:27.997 - Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas! 1745 01:20:28.040 --> 01:20:30.129 - [Kid] Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 1746 01:20:34.873 --> 01:20:36.309 ♪ Oh Donner gonna rock 1747 01:20:36.353 --> 01:20:37.789 ♪ Blitzen gonna rock 1748 01:20:37.833 --> 01:20:40.531 ♪ Dancer, Prancer, Dasher gonna rock ♪ 1749 01:20:40.574 --> 01:20:43.186 ♪ See the reindeer rock 1750 01:20:43.229 --> 01:20:46.667 - [Woman] Imagine I was a martian 1751 01:20:46.711 --> 01:20:48.278 coming from another planet. 1752 01:20:48.321 --> 01:20:51.020 And I never ever heard of Santa Claus before. 1753 01:20:51.063 --> 01:20:52.848 Who is Santa Claus, what does he do? 1754 01:20:52.891 --> 01:20:54.066 I don't understand why everybody's 1755 01:20:54.110 --> 01:20:55.851 telling me about him. 1756 01:20:55.894 --> 01:20:58.549 ♪ When Santa cracks his whip you're really gonna flip ♪ 1757 01:20:58.592 --> 01:21:01.552 ♪ 'cause the reindeer learned to rock and roll ♪ 1758 01:21:01.595 --> 01:21:03.859 ♪ Santa clause changed it all because ♪ 1759 01:21:03.902 --> 01:21:06.644 ♪ He knows what the bop beat means now ♪ 1760 01:21:06.687 --> 01:21:09.038 ♪ I even heard from an arctic bird ♪ 1761 01:21:09.081 --> 01:21:11.779 ♪ That the old boy wears blue jeans now ♪ 1762 01:21:11.823 --> 01:21:13.216 ♪ So the reindeer rock 1763 01:21:13.259 --> 01:21:14.957 - [Woman] You want me to ask you a different question? 1764 01:21:15.000 --> 01:21:16.306 Where does Santa Claus live 1765 01:21:16.349 --> 01:21:18.395 and can you tell me what it looks like? 1766 01:21:18.438 --> 01:21:20.049 ♪ Across the milky way 1767 01:21:20.092 --> 01:21:22.921 ♪ And see the reindeer rock rock rock rock rock ♪ 1768 01:21:22.965 --> 01:21:24.923 ♪ Rock 1769 01:21:24.967 --> 01:21:27.795 ♪ Rock rock 1770 01:21:27.839 --> 01:21:30.189 ♪ Rock rock rock 1771 01:21:30.233 --> 01:21:32.757 ♪ Rock rock rock rock 1772 01:21:32.800 --> 01:21:36.282 - We also get, make snow angels, that's like, 1773 01:21:36.326 --> 01:21:39.285 let me lay on the floor and show you. 1774 01:21:39.329 --> 01:21:40.112 - [Woman] Okay. 1775 01:21:43.463 --> 01:21:44.247 - Whee! 1776 01:21:45.422 --> 01:21:47.859 Pretend I'm in snow, okay? 1777 01:21:47.903 --> 01:21:48.642 - [Woman] Okay. 1778 01:21:56.041 --> 01:21:58.957 - A snow angel takes a lot of work. 1779 01:21:59.001 --> 01:22:02.482 So we have to do this a couple of times. 1780 01:22:04.267 --> 01:22:06.965 ♪ See the reindeer rock 1781 01:22:07.009 --> 01:22:10.099 ♪ Once every twinkle toe down to the bow and so ♪ 1782 01:22:10.142 --> 01:22:12.710 - I really don't know how. 1783 01:22:12.753 --> 01:22:13.798 - Uh. 1784 01:22:13.841 --> 01:22:14.973 - I don't know. 1785 01:22:15.017 --> 01:22:16.018 - I don't know what it looks like. 1786 01:22:17.323 --> 01:22:18.890 - Whatever you call that. 1787 01:22:18.934 --> 01:22:19.847 - And uh... 1788 01:22:21.023 --> 01:22:22.111 - I don't know. 1789 01:22:22.154 --> 01:22:23.068 But I think like... 1790 01:22:24.940 --> 01:22:27.507 ♪ See the reindeer rock 1791 01:22:27.551 --> 01:22:29.031 - [Woman] Do you get toys from anybody else 1792 01:22:29.074 --> 01:22:30.293 other than Santa? 1793 01:22:30.336 --> 01:22:33.992 - I get some toys from my mom and my dad. 1794 01:22:34.036 --> 01:22:36.647 And my dad is really sweet. 1795 01:22:36.690 --> 01:22:40.738 'Cause he's very kind and he always takes us to the park. 1796 01:22:40.781 --> 01:22:43.959 And my mom, she's sweet too because 1797 01:22:44.002 --> 01:22:47.745 this one time we went out of town to get some donuts. 1798 01:22:47.788 --> 01:22:49.138 It's called Dunkin Donuts. 1799 01:22:50.226 --> 01:22:52.358 It was so delicious. 1800 01:22:52.402 --> 01:22:53.316 - [Man] You're really good at talking. 1801 01:22:53.359 --> 01:22:53.969 - [Woman] You really are. 1802 01:22:54.012 --> 01:22:55.666 - Yeah. 1803 01:22:55.709 --> 01:22:59.148 My brother say I'm just like a radio that won't shut up. 1804 01:22:59.191 --> 01:23:00.714 [laughing] 1805 01:23:00.758 --> 01:23:04.022 ♪ When he comes to fill your stocking ♪ 1806 01:23:04.066 --> 01:23:05.545 - [Woman] Want me to ask a different question? 1807 01:23:05.589 --> 01:23:06.459 Okay. 1808 01:23:06.503 --> 01:23:10.420 How does Santa get your letter 1809 01:23:10.463 --> 01:23:12.248 and then how does he get you the stuff? 1810 01:23:12.291 --> 01:23:13.684 Can you explain? 1811 01:23:13.727 --> 01:23:15.033 ♪ We're gonna cheer this bug 1812 01:23:15.077 --> 01:23:16.034 ♪ Across a moonlit rug 1813 01:23:16.078 --> 01:23:17.340 ♪ Right down to the clock 1814 01:23:17.383 --> 01:23:18.776 ♪ Santa fills your socks 1815 01:23:18.819 --> 01:23:20.778 ♪ You'll make a real fun block 1816 01:23:20.821 --> 01:23:21.909 - [Woman] No? 1817 01:23:21.953 --> 01:23:24.695 [women laughing] 1818 01:23:24.738 --> 01:23:26.653 ♪ Rock 1819 01:23:30.962 --> 01:23:33.878 [chimes tinkling]