1 00:00:31,890 --> 00:00:34,418 (uplifting music) 2 00:00:36,935 --> 00:00:41,935 Subtitles by explosiveskull 3 00:00:44,561 --> 00:00:46,288 [Santa Voiceover] Ho, ho, ho! 4 00:00:46,290 --> 00:00:49,200 It's that wonderful time of the year again. 5 00:00:49,202 --> 00:00:52,462 A time to get together with friends and family 6 00:00:52,464 --> 00:00:55,694 and tell each other Christmas stories. 7 00:00:55,696 --> 00:00:57,135 (enchanted whooshing) 8 00:00:57,137 --> 00:00:58,097 It's time... 9 00:00:59,825 --> 00:01:01,650 For A Frozen Christmas! 10 00:01:02,737 --> 00:01:05,072 Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! 11 00:01:05,074 --> 00:01:06,863 Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! 12 00:01:06,865 --> 00:01:09,970 (sleigh bells ringing) 13 00:01:13,585 --> 00:01:16,401 (gleeful cheering) 14 00:01:18,833 --> 00:01:19,823 [Penguins] What's up, Santa? 15 00:01:19,825 --> 00:01:21,422 Oh! 16 00:01:21,424 --> 00:01:22,225 You guys! 17 00:01:23,953 --> 00:01:25,744 (laughing) (cheering) 18 00:01:25,746 --> 00:01:27,951 As soon as I get this bag up this hill 19 00:01:27,953 --> 00:01:29,519 and into my sleigh. 20 00:01:29,521 --> 00:01:31,601 (panting) 21 00:01:33,009 --> 00:01:34,255 Come on, little helpers. 22 00:01:34,257 --> 00:01:35,440 Hurry up with those gifts. 23 00:01:35,442 --> 00:01:37,647 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 24 00:01:37,649 --> 00:01:39,730 (panting) 25 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:44,624 Almost there. 26 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,358 I'm off to deliver Christmas presents. 27 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:52,177 ("Deck the Halls") 28 00:01:55,697 --> 00:01:58,575 Meanwhile, you kids just gather around 29 00:01:58,577 --> 00:02:01,678 and listen to our first Christmas tale. 30 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,848 It's called Little Girl's Christmas. 31 00:02:04,850 --> 00:02:06,609 And it goes like this. 32 00:02:10,385 --> 00:02:11,790 [Narrator] It was Christmas Eve, 33 00:02:11,792 --> 00:02:14,159 and Little Girl had just hung up her stocking 34 00:02:14,161 --> 00:02:15,375 by the fireplace. 35 00:02:15,377 --> 00:02:17,998 Right where it would be, all ready for Santa 36 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,600 when he came down the chimney. 37 00:02:19,602 --> 00:02:21,007 She knew he was coming 38 00:02:21,009 --> 00:02:22,670 because it was Christmas Eve. 39 00:02:22,672 --> 00:02:24,526 And he always came to leave gifts for her 40 00:02:24,528 --> 00:02:26,511 on all the other Christmas Eves. 41 00:02:26,513 --> 00:02:29,646 Still, she wasn't quite satisfied. 42 00:02:29,648 --> 00:02:31,184 Way down in her heart, 43 00:02:31,186 --> 00:02:33,263 she was a little uncertain. 44 00:02:33,265 --> 00:02:36,302 She wasn't sure she really believed in Santa 45 00:02:36,304 --> 00:02:39,599 even though he had always left beautiful gifts for her 46 00:02:39,601 --> 00:02:41,487 every time he had come. 47 00:02:41,489 --> 00:02:44,143 "Oh, he'll come," said Little Girl. 48 00:02:44,145 --> 00:02:46,799 "I just know he will be here before morning. 49 00:02:46,801 --> 00:02:48,912 "But somehow I wish." 50 00:02:48,914 --> 00:02:53,326 "Well, what do you wish," said a tiny voice close by her. 51 00:02:53,328 --> 00:02:57,135 So close that Little Girl jumped when she heard it. 52 00:02:57,137 --> 00:03:00,177 "Why, I wish I could see Santa myself. 53 00:03:01,297 --> 00:03:03,375 "I'd just like to go and see his house 54 00:03:03,377 --> 00:03:05,871 "and his workshop and ride in his sleigh 55 00:03:05,873 --> 00:03:07,569 "and know Mrs. Santa. 56 00:03:08,528 --> 00:03:10,351 "It would be such fun. 57 00:03:10,353 --> 00:03:12,238 "And then I'd know for sure." 58 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,862 "Why don't you go then," said Tiny Voice. 59 00:03:14,864 --> 00:03:17,934 "It's easy enough, just try on these shoes 60 00:03:17,936 --> 00:03:19,790 "and take this light in your hand, 61 00:03:19,792 --> 00:03:22,222 "and you'll find your way alright." 62 00:03:22,224 --> 00:03:25,296 So Little Girl looked down on the hearth, 63 00:03:25,298 --> 00:03:27,823 and there were two cute little shoes. 64 00:03:27,825 --> 00:03:29,391 Side by side. 65 00:03:29,393 --> 00:03:32,046 And a little spark of light close to them, 66 00:03:32,048 --> 00:03:34,128 just as if they were all made out of 67 00:03:34,130 --> 00:03:37,135 one of the glowing coals of the fireplace. 68 00:03:37,137 --> 00:03:39,439 Such cute shoes as they were, 69 00:03:39,441 --> 00:03:42,064 Little Girl could hardly wait to pull off her slippers 70 00:03:42,066 --> 00:03:43,566 and try them on. 71 00:03:43,568 --> 00:03:45,422 They fit exactly right. 72 00:03:45,424 --> 00:03:48,239 And just as Little Girl had put them both on 73 00:03:48,241 --> 00:03:50,286 and had taken the light in her hand, 74 00:03:50,288 --> 00:03:52,624 along came a little breath of wind 75 00:03:52,626 --> 00:03:54,703 and away she went, up the chimney, 76 00:03:54,705 --> 00:03:57,871 along with ever so many other little sparks. 77 00:03:57,873 --> 00:03:59,374 Past the Soot Fairies 78 00:03:59,376 --> 00:04:01,359 and out into the open air, 79 00:04:01,361 --> 00:04:03,663 where Jack Frost and the Star Beams 80 00:04:03,665 --> 00:04:05,326 were all busy at work, 81 00:04:05,328 --> 00:04:08,207 making the world look pretty for Christmas. 82 00:04:08,209 --> 00:04:10,094 Away went Little Girl, 83 00:04:10,096 --> 00:04:12,622 Two Shoes, Bright Light and all. 84 00:04:12,624 --> 00:04:13,934 Higher and higher, 85 00:04:13,936 --> 00:04:16,815 until she looked like a tiny star herself. 86 00:04:16,817 --> 00:04:18,478 It was the funniest thing, 87 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,687 but she seemed to know the way perfectly 88 00:04:20,689 --> 00:04:24,175 and didn't have to stop to make inquiries anywhere. 89 00:04:24,177 --> 00:04:27,567 You see, it was a straight road all the way. 90 00:04:27,569 --> 00:04:29,360 And when one doesn't have to think 91 00:04:29,362 --> 00:04:31,951 about turning to the right or to the left, 92 00:04:31,953 --> 00:04:34,383 it makes things much easier. 93 00:04:34,385 --> 00:04:36,783 Pretty soon, Little Girl noticed 94 00:04:36,785 --> 00:04:39,086 that there was a bright light all around her. 95 00:04:39,088 --> 00:04:42,159 And right away, something down in her heart 96 00:04:42,161 --> 00:04:45,262 began to make her feel very happy indeed. 97 00:04:45,264 --> 00:04:47,791 She didn't know that the Christmas spirits 98 00:04:47,793 --> 00:04:51,150 and little Christmas fairies were all around her, 99 00:04:51,152 --> 00:04:53,135 and even right inside her, 100 00:04:53,137 --> 00:04:56,911 because she couldn't see a single one of them. 101 00:04:56,913 --> 00:04:58,543 But that was just it. 102 00:04:58,545 --> 00:04:59,983 And Little Girl felt 103 00:04:59,985 --> 00:05:03,182 as if she wanted to laugh and sing and be glad. 104 00:05:03,184 --> 00:05:06,096 By and by, when the bright light all around her 105 00:05:06,098 --> 00:05:07,855 had grown much brighter, 106 00:05:07,857 --> 00:05:10,670 Little Girl saw a path right in front of her 107 00:05:10,672 --> 00:05:12,239 all straight and trim, 108 00:05:12,241 --> 00:05:14,832 leading up a hill to a big, big house 109 00:05:14,834 --> 00:05:17,711 with ever and ever so many windows in it. 110 00:05:17,713 --> 00:05:19,919 When she had gone just a bit nearer, 111 00:05:19,921 --> 00:05:22,319 she saw candles in every window. 112 00:05:22,321 --> 00:05:24,590 Red and green and yellow ones. 113 00:05:24,592 --> 00:05:26,798 And every one burning brightly. 114 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,007 So Little Girl knew right away 115 00:05:29,009 --> 00:05:30,415 that these were Christmas candles 116 00:05:30,417 --> 00:05:31,503 to light her on her journey 117 00:05:31,505 --> 00:05:33,390 and make the way for her. 118 00:05:33,392 --> 00:05:36,622 And something told her that this was Santa's house. 119 00:05:36,624 --> 00:05:38,127 And that pretty soon, 120 00:05:38,129 --> 00:05:40,751 she would perhaps see Santa himself. 121 00:05:40,753 --> 00:05:42,703 Just as she neared the steps 122 00:05:42,705 --> 00:05:44,848 and before she could possibly have had time 123 00:05:44,850 --> 00:05:46,094 to ring the bell, 124 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:48,047 the door opened. 125 00:05:48,049 --> 00:05:51,150 And there stood, not Santa himself, 126 00:05:51,152 --> 00:05:54,287 but a funny little man with slender little legs 127 00:05:54,289 --> 00:05:56,302 and a roly-poly stomach, 128 00:05:56,304 --> 00:05:58,896 which shook every now and then when he laughed. 129 00:05:58,898 --> 00:06:00,687 You would've known right away, 130 00:06:00,689 --> 00:06:02,384 just as Little Girl knew, 131 00:06:02,386 --> 00:06:04,846 that he was a very happy little happy man. 132 00:06:04,848 --> 00:06:06,894 And you would've guessed right away, too, 133 00:06:06,896 --> 00:06:09,295 that the reason he was so roly-poly 134 00:06:09,297 --> 00:06:11,087 was because he laughed and chuckled 135 00:06:11,089 --> 00:06:13,040 and smiled all the time. 136 00:06:13,042 --> 00:06:14,190 Quick as a wink, 137 00:06:14,192 --> 00:06:16,366 he pulled off his little peaked red cap, 138 00:06:16,368 --> 00:06:19,151 smiled the brightest kind of smile and said, 139 00:06:19,153 --> 00:06:21,328 "Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! 140 00:06:21,330 --> 00:06:23,248 "Come in! Come in!" 141 00:06:23,250 --> 00:06:24,878 So in went Little Girl, 142 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,374 holding fast to Little Man's hand, 143 00:06:27,376 --> 00:06:28,910 and when she was inside, 144 00:06:28,912 --> 00:06:31,246 she saw the jolliest, reddest fire 145 00:06:31,248 --> 00:06:33,199 all glowing and snapping. 146 00:06:33,201 --> 00:06:36,751 And there were Little Man and all his brothers and sisters 147 00:06:36,753 --> 00:06:40,334 who said their names were Merry Christmas and Good Cheer 148 00:06:40,336 --> 00:06:43,855 and ever so many other jolly-sounding things. 149 00:06:43,857 --> 00:06:45,454 And there were such a lot of them 150 00:06:45,456 --> 00:06:46,959 that Little Girl just knew 151 00:06:46,961 --> 00:06:48,174 she never could count them 152 00:06:48,176 --> 00:06:50,223 no matter how long she tried. 153 00:06:50,225 --> 00:06:53,230 All around her were bundles and boxes 154 00:06:53,232 --> 00:06:55,470 and piles of toys and games. 155 00:06:55,472 --> 00:06:56,655 And Little Girl knew 156 00:06:56,657 --> 00:06:58,511 that these were all ready and waiting 157 00:06:58,513 --> 00:07:00,911 to be loaded into Santa's big sleigh, 158 00:07:00,913 --> 00:07:03,055 for his reindeer to whirl them away 159 00:07:03,057 --> 00:07:05,167 over cloud tops and snowdrifts. 160 00:07:05,169 --> 00:07:07,182 To the little people down below 161 00:07:07,184 --> 00:07:10,511 who have left their stockings all ready for him, 162 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:13,454 pretty soon, all the little Good Cheer Brothers 163 00:07:13,456 --> 00:07:14,927 began to hurry and bustle 164 00:07:14,929 --> 00:07:17,551 and carry out the bundles as fast as they could 165 00:07:17,553 --> 00:07:19,054 to the steps where Little Girl 166 00:07:19,056 --> 00:07:20,590 could hear the jingling bells 167 00:07:20,592 --> 00:07:22,383 and the stamping of hooves. 168 00:07:22,385 --> 00:07:24,336 So Little Girl picked up some bundles 169 00:07:24,338 --> 00:07:25,742 and skipped along, too. 170 00:07:25,744 --> 00:07:28,207 For she wanted to help a bit herself. 171 00:07:28,209 --> 00:07:30,415 And there in the yard stood the biggest sleigh 172 00:07:30,417 --> 00:07:32,590 that Little Girl had ever seen. 173 00:07:32,592 --> 00:07:35,247 And the reindeer were all stomping and prancing 174 00:07:35,249 --> 00:07:37,583 and jingling the bells on their harnesses 175 00:07:37,585 --> 00:07:38,959 because they were so eager 176 00:07:38,961 --> 00:07:41,839 to be on their way to the Earth once more. 177 00:07:41,841 --> 00:07:44,367 She could hardly wait for Santa to come. 178 00:07:44,369 --> 00:07:47,375 And just as she had begun to wonder where he was, 179 00:07:47,377 --> 00:07:48,750 the door opened again 180 00:07:48,752 --> 00:07:51,694 and out came a whole forest of Christmas trees. 181 00:07:51,696 --> 00:07:53,806 At least it looked just as if a whole forest 182 00:07:53,808 --> 00:07:55,567 had started out for a walk. 183 00:07:55,569 --> 00:07:57,614 But when Little Girl looked again, 184 00:07:57,616 --> 00:08:00,302 she saw thousands of Christmas spirits. 185 00:08:00,304 --> 00:08:02,063 And that each one carried a tree 186 00:08:02,065 --> 00:08:04,718 or a big Christmas wreath on his back. 187 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:05,838 Behind them all, 188 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,047 she could hear someone laughing loudly 189 00:08:08,049 --> 00:08:10,702 and talking in a big, jovial voice, 190 00:08:10,704 --> 00:08:12,622 that sounded as if he were good friends 191 00:08:12,624 --> 00:08:14,287 with the whole world. 192 00:08:14,289 --> 00:08:15,982 And right away she knew 193 00:08:15,984 --> 00:08:18,319 that Santa himself was coming. 194 00:08:18,321 --> 00:08:20,239 Little Girl's heart thumped aloud 195 00:08:20,241 --> 00:08:22,575 while she wondered if Santa would notice her. 196 00:08:22,577 --> 00:08:24,686 But she didn't have to wonder long, 197 00:08:24,688 --> 00:08:27,407 for he spotted her at once and said, 198 00:08:27,409 --> 00:08:29,998 "Bless my soul, who are you? 199 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,598 "And where did you come from?" 200 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:33,166 Little Girl thought perhaps 201 00:08:33,168 --> 00:08:35,342 she might be afraid to answer him. 202 00:08:35,344 --> 00:08:37,551 But she wasn't one bit afraid. 203 00:08:37,553 --> 00:08:40,398 He had such a kind little twinkle in his eye 204 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,535 that she felt happy right away as she replied, 205 00:08:43,537 --> 00:08:45,422 "Oh, I'm Little Girl, 206 00:08:45,424 --> 00:08:48,014 "and I wanted so much to see Santa 207 00:08:48,016 --> 00:08:51,151 "that I came to your house, and here I am." 208 00:08:51,153 --> 00:08:53,711 "Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho," laughed Santa. 209 00:08:53,713 --> 00:08:55,150 "And here you are. 210 00:08:55,152 --> 00:08:57,039 "Wanted to see Santa, did you? 211 00:08:57,041 --> 00:08:58,575 "And so you came. 212 00:08:58,577 --> 00:09:00,175 "Now that's very nice. 213 00:09:00,177 --> 00:09:02,702 "And it's too bad I'm in such a hurry. 214 00:09:02,704 --> 00:09:04,878 "For I would love to show you about. 215 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:05,967 "But you see, 216 00:09:05,969 --> 00:09:07,759 "it is quarter of 12 now, 217 00:09:07,761 --> 00:09:09,839 "and I must be on my way at once. 218 00:09:09,841 --> 00:09:13,294 "Else, I'll never reach that first chimney-top by midnight." 219 00:09:13,296 --> 00:09:16,494 And good old Santa put his big, warm hand 220 00:09:16,496 --> 00:09:18,415 on Little Girl's curls. 221 00:09:18,417 --> 00:09:21,647 And she felt his kindness down to her heart. 222 00:09:21,649 --> 00:09:23,342 She knew that even though Santa 223 00:09:23,344 --> 00:09:25,134 was in such a great hurry, 224 00:09:25,136 --> 00:09:27,023 he wasn't too busy to stop 225 00:09:27,025 --> 00:09:29,199 and make someone happy for a minute. 226 00:09:29,201 --> 00:09:32,783 Even if it was someone no bigger than herself. 227 00:09:32,785 --> 00:09:34,863 So she smiled back and said, 228 00:09:34,865 --> 00:09:36,366 "Oh, Santa. 229 00:09:36,368 --> 00:09:39,182 "If I could only ride down to Earth with you 230 00:09:39,184 --> 00:09:40,975 "behind those pretty reindeer. 231 00:09:40,977 --> 00:09:42,415 "I'd love to go. 232 00:09:42,417 --> 00:09:44,462 "Won't you please take me? 233 00:09:44,464 --> 00:09:45,934 "I'm so small 234 00:09:45,936 --> 00:09:48,367 "that I won't take up much room on the seat. 235 00:09:48,369 --> 00:09:51,406 "And I'll keep very still and not bother you." 236 00:09:51,408 --> 00:09:53,422 Santa laughed a big and loud 237 00:09:53,424 --> 00:09:56,463 and rollicking laughter, and he said, 238 00:09:56,465 --> 00:09:58,318 "Wants a ride, does she? 239 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,135 "Well, well, shall we take her, Little Elves? 240 00:10:01,137 --> 00:10:03,214 "Shall we take her, Little Fairies? 241 00:10:03,216 --> 00:10:05,551 "Shall we take her, Good Reindeer? 242 00:10:05,553 --> 00:10:07,886 And all the Little Elves hopped and skipped 243 00:10:07,888 --> 00:10:10,447 and brought Little Girl a sprig of holly. 244 00:10:10,449 --> 00:10:13,519 And all the Little Fairies bowed and smiled 245 00:10:13,521 --> 00:10:16,143 and brought her a bit of mistletoe. 246 00:10:16,145 --> 00:10:19,599 And all the Good Reindeer jingled their bells loudly, 247 00:10:19,601 --> 00:10:22,223 which meant, "Oh, yes, let's take her! 248 00:10:22,225 --> 00:10:23,534 "She's a good Little Girl. 249 00:10:23,536 --> 00:10:24,783 "Let her ride!" 250 00:10:24,785 --> 00:10:27,503 And before Little Girl could even think, 251 00:10:27,505 --> 00:10:29,647 she found herself all tucked up 252 00:10:29,649 --> 00:10:32,110 in the big fur robes beside Santa, 253 00:10:32,112 --> 00:10:35,150 and away they went, right out into the air, 254 00:10:35,152 --> 00:10:37,934 over the clouds, through the Milky Way, 255 00:10:37,936 --> 00:10:40,558 and right under the handle of the Big Dipper, 256 00:10:40,560 --> 00:10:42,958 on, on, toward the Earth, 257 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,934 whose lights Little Girl began to see 258 00:10:45,936 --> 00:10:48,750 twinkling away down below her. 259 00:10:48,752 --> 00:10:51,695 Now she felt the runners scrape upon something, 260 00:10:51,697 --> 00:10:54,158 and she knew they must be on someone's roof, 261 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:55,502 and that Santa would slip down 262 00:10:55,504 --> 00:10:57,902 someone's chimney in a minute. 263 00:10:57,904 --> 00:11:00,175 How she wanted to go, too. 264 00:11:00,177 --> 00:11:04,399 So, just as Little Girl was wishing as hard she could, 265 00:11:04,401 --> 00:11:06,894 she heard a tiny voice say, 266 00:11:06,896 --> 00:11:10,126 "Hold tight to his arm, hold tight to his arm!" 267 00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:13,742 So she held Santa's arm tight and close 268 00:11:13,744 --> 00:11:15,663 as he shouldered his pack, 269 00:11:15,665 --> 00:11:18,319 never thinking that it was heavier than usual, 270 00:11:18,321 --> 00:11:21,167 and with a bound and a slide, there they were, 271 00:11:21,169 --> 00:11:24,078 Santa, Little Girl, pack and all, 272 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,031 right in the middle of the room 273 00:11:26,033 --> 00:11:27,887 where there was a fireplace 274 00:11:27,889 --> 00:11:31,247 and stockings all hung up for Santa to fill. 275 00:11:31,249 --> 00:11:33,967 Just then Santa noticed Little Girl. 276 00:11:33,969 --> 00:11:36,175 He had forgotten all about her, 277 00:11:36,177 --> 00:11:37,775 and he was very much surprised 278 00:11:37,777 --> 00:11:39,630 to find that she had come, too. 279 00:11:39,632 --> 00:11:41,646 "Bless my soul!" he said. 280 00:11:41,648 --> 00:11:43,631 "Where did you come from, Little Girl? 281 00:11:43,633 --> 00:11:45,934 "And how in the world can we both get back up 282 00:11:45,936 --> 00:11:47,375 "that chimney again? 283 00:11:47,377 --> 00:11:49,614 "It's easy enough to slide down, 284 00:11:49,616 --> 00:11:52,526 "but it's quite another matter to climb up again!" 285 00:11:52,528 --> 00:11:54,638 And Santa looked really worried. 286 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,742 But Little Girl was beginning to feel very tired, 287 00:11:57,744 --> 00:12:00,558 for she had had a very exciting evening, 288 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:03,854 so she said, "Oh, never mind me, Santa. 289 00:12:03,856 --> 00:12:05,647 "I've had such a good time, 290 00:12:05,649 --> 00:12:07,437 "and I can stay here a while. 291 00:12:07,439 --> 00:12:10,190 "I believe I'll curl up on this rug a few minutes 292 00:12:10,192 --> 00:12:11,790 "and have a little nap, 293 00:12:11,792 --> 00:12:13,358 "for it looks as warm and cozy 294 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,022 "as our own rug at home, 295 00:12:15,024 --> 00:12:17,199 "and, wait a moment, 296 00:12:17,201 --> 00:12:20,814 "it is our own hearth and it's my own nursery, 297 00:12:20,816 --> 00:12:22,671 "for there is Teddy Bear in his chair 298 00:12:22,673 --> 00:12:24,335 "where I leave him every night, 299 00:12:24,337 --> 00:12:26,447 "and there's Kitty Cat curled up on his 300 00:12:26,449 --> 00:12:28,495 "cushion in the corner." 301 00:12:28,497 --> 00:12:30,829 And Little Girl turned to thank Santa 302 00:12:30,831 --> 00:12:32,271 and say goodbye to him, 303 00:12:32,273 --> 00:12:34,383 but either he had gone very quickly, 304 00:12:34,385 --> 00:12:37,486 or else she had fallen asleep very quickly, 305 00:12:37,488 --> 00:12:39,407 for the next thing she knew, 306 00:12:39,409 --> 00:12:42,894 Daddy was holding her in his arms and was saying, 307 00:12:42,896 --> 00:12:45,070 "What is my Little Girl doing here? 308 00:12:45,072 --> 00:12:47,951 "She must go to bed, for it's Christmas Eve, 309 00:12:47,953 --> 00:12:49,519 "and Santa won't come 310 00:12:49,521 --> 00:12:52,494 "if he thinks there are any little girls about." 311 00:12:52,496 --> 00:12:54,863 But Little Girl knew better than that, 312 00:12:54,865 --> 00:12:57,358 and when she began to tell him all about it, 313 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,982 and how the Christmas fairies had welcomed her, 314 00:12:59,984 --> 00:13:03,214 and how Santa had given her such a fine ride, 315 00:13:03,216 --> 00:13:07,023 Daddy laughed and said, "You've been dreaming, Little Girl, 316 00:13:07,025 --> 00:13:08,815 "you've been dreaming." 317 00:13:08,817 --> 00:13:11,406 But Little Girl knew better than that, too, 318 00:13:11,408 --> 00:13:13,519 for there by the fireplace 319 00:13:13,521 --> 00:13:15,566 was the little Black Coal, 320 00:13:15,568 --> 00:13:18,670 which had given her Two Shoes and Bright Light, 321 00:13:18,672 --> 00:13:21,647 and tight in her hand she held a holly berry, 322 00:13:21,649 --> 00:13:24,622 which one of the Christmas spirits had placed there. 323 00:13:24,624 --> 00:13:28,941 More than all that, there she was on the rug herself, 324 00:13:28,943 --> 00:13:31,054 just as Santa had left her, 325 00:13:31,056 --> 00:13:33,873 and that was the best proof of all. 326 00:13:40,401 --> 00:13:41,999 (grunting) 327 00:13:42,001 --> 00:13:43,982 I'm in a rush to get these presents 328 00:13:43,984 --> 00:13:46,382 into a chimney before midnight. 329 00:13:46,384 --> 00:13:48,528 Santa's work is never done. 330 00:13:49,328 --> 00:13:51,277 (grunting) 331 00:13:51,279 --> 00:13:52,686 Ooh. Ouch! 332 00:13:52,688 --> 00:13:54,670 Hey! You caught me! 333 00:13:54,672 --> 00:13:56,015 Well, hey there! 334 00:13:56,017 --> 00:13:58,577 Shh, don't wanna wake anybody up. 335 00:14:00,176 --> 00:14:00,975 Oh, oh. 336 00:14:02,031 --> 00:14:02,991 Ow, ow! Ooh! 337 00:14:04,111 --> 00:14:07,502 They make these things smaller every year. 338 00:14:07,504 --> 00:14:09,903 (grunting) 339 00:14:09,905 --> 00:14:10,801 Ho, ho, ho! 340 00:14:14,415 --> 00:14:16,240 Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! 341 00:14:17,361 --> 00:14:19,951 Are you ready for our next story? 342 00:14:19,953 --> 00:14:23,982 It's one of my favorite classic holiday tales. 343 00:14:23,984 --> 00:14:26,000 It's called the Fir Tree. 344 00:14:26,992 --> 00:14:28,911 And this is how it goes. 345 00:14:31,856 --> 00:14:33,935 [Narrator] Far away in the forest 346 00:14:33,937 --> 00:14:36,366 where the warm sun and the fresh air 347 00:14:36,368 --> 00:14:38,413 made a sweet resting-place, 348 00:14:38,415 --> 00:14:41,007 grew a pretty little fir tree. 349 00:14:41,009 --> 00:14:43,406 It was such a fine place to grow. 350 00:14:43,408 --> 00:14:46,510 And yet the little tree was not happy. 351 00:14:46,512 --> 00:14:49,870 It wished so much to be like its tall companions, 352 00:14:49,872 --> 00:14:53,390 the pines and the firs which grew around it. 353 00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:57,230 The sun shone, and the soft air fluttered its leaves, 354 00:14:57,232 --> 00:15:00,302 and the children passed by, running merrily, 355 00:15:00,304 --> 00:15:03,214 but the fir tree did not notice them. 356 00:15:03,216 --> 00:15:05,805 Sometimes the children would bring a large basket 357 00:15:05,807 --> 00:15:07,791 of raspberries or strawberries 358 00:15:07,793 --> 00:15:11,118 and seat themselves near the fir tree, and say, 359 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,103 "Is it not a pretty little tree?" 360 00:15:13,105 --> 00:15:16,366 Which made it feel even more unhappy than before. 361 00:15:16,368 --> 00:15:18,222 And yet all this while, 362 00:15:18,224 --> 00:15:20,270 the tree grew taller every year. 363 00:15:20,272 --> 00:15:23,598 Still, as it grew, it complained, 364 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,567 "Oh, how I wish I were as tall as the other trees, 365 00:15:27,569 --> 00:15:31,214 "then I would spread out my branches on every side, 366 00:15:31,216 --> 00:15:35,149 "and my crown would overlook the wide world around. 367 00:15:35,151 --> 00:15:37,998 "I should have the birds build nests on my branches, 368 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,823 "and when the wind blows, 369 00:15:39,825 --> 00:15:44,461 "I should bow with great dignity like my tall companions." 370 00:15:44,463 --> 00:15:47,214 So discontented was the tree 371 00:15:47,216 --> 00:15:50,317 that it took no pleasure in the warm sunshine, 372 00:15:50,319 --> 00:15:52,558 the birds, or the rosy clouds 373 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,310 that floated over it morning and evening. 374 00:15:55,312 --> 00:15:57,166 Sometimes, in the winter, 375 00:15:57,168 --> 00:16:00,270 when the snow lay white and glittering on the ground, 376 00:16:00,272 --> 00:16:03,471 there was a little hare that would come springing along, 377 00:16:03,473 --> 00:16:06,285 and jumped right over the little tree's head. 378 00:16:06,287 --> 00:16:08,974 That mortified the tree so much. 379 00:16:08,976 --> 00:16:11,310 "Oh, the shame!" it would say. 380 00:16:11,312 --> 00:16:12,529 "I'm so small!" 381 00:16:13,585 --> 00:16:15,502 But two winters passed, 382 00:16:15,504 --> 00:16:17,198 and when the third arrived, 383 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,246 the tree had grown so tall 384 00:16:19,248 --> 00:16:22,158 that the hare was forced to hop round it. 385 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:26,161 Yet the fir remained unsatisfied, and would exclaim, 386 00:16:27,151 --> 00:16:29,582 "Oh, to grow, to grow! 387 00:16:29,584 --> 00:16:32,590 "If I could but keep on growing tall and great, 388 00:16:32,592 --> 00:16:36,301 "there is nothing else worth caring for in the world!" 389 00:16:36,303 --> 00:16:39,502 In the autumn, the wood-cutters came as usual 390 00:16:39,504 --> 00:16:42,253 and cut down several of the tallest trees, 391 00:16:42,255 --> 00:16:43,854 and the young fir, 392 00:16:43,856 --> 00:16:46,094 which was now grown to its full height, 393 00:16:46,096 --> 00:16:50,511 shuddered as the noble trees fell to the earth with a crash. 394 00:16:50,513 --> 00:16:54,319 Then they were placed one upon another upon wagons 395 00:16:54,321 --> 00:16:57,582 and drawn by horses out of the forest. 396 00:16:57,584 --> 00:16:59,278 "Where could they be going? 397 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:00,846 "What would become of them?" 398 00:17:00,848 --> 00:17:02,959 The young fir tree wished to know. 399 00:17:02,961 --> 00:17:05,679 "Rejoice in your youth," said the sunbeam. 400 00:17:05,681 --> 00:17:07,503 "Rejoice in your fresh growth, 401 00:17:07,505 --> 00:17:09,870 "and in the young life that is in you." 402 00:17:09,872 --> 00:17:12,014 And the wind kissed the tree, 403 00:17:12,016 --> 00:17:14,606 and the dew watered it with tears, 404 00:17:14,608 --> 00:17:17,263 but the fir tree regarded them not. 405 00:17:17,265 --> 00:17:19,438 Christmas time drew near, 406 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:21,551 and many young trees were cut down, 407 00:17:21,553 --> 00:17:24,110 laid on wagons and drawn by horses 408 00:17:24,112 --> 00:17:26,061 far away out of the forest. 409 00:17:26,063 --> 00:17:28,686 "Where are they going?" asked the fir tree. 410 00:17:28,688 --> 00:17:30,670 "They are not taller than I am. 411 00:17:30,672 --> 00:17:33,358 "Indeed, one is not so tall, 412 00:17:33,360 --> 00:17:35,854 "and why do they keep all their branches?" 413 00:17:35,856 --> 00:17:38,350 "We know, we know," said the sparrows. 414 00:17:38,352 --> 00:17:41,773 "We have looked in at the windows of the houses in the town, 415 00:17:41,775 --> 00:17:44,079 "and we know what is done with them. 416 00:17:44,081 --> 00:17:48,079 "Oh, you cannot think what honor and glory they receive. 417 00:17:48,081 --> 00:17:51,022 "They are dressed up in the most splendid manner. 418 00:17:51,024 --> 00:17:54,350 "We have seen them standing in the middle of a warm room, 419 00:17:54,352 --> 00:17:57,518 "and adorned with all sorts of beautiful things, 420 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,910 "honey cakes, gilded apples, playthings, 421 00:18:00,912 --> 00:18:02,830 "and colorful baubles." 422 00:18:02,832 --> 00:18:04,910 "And then," asked the fir tree, 423 00:18:04,912 --> 00:18:09,039 trembling in all its branches, "and then what happens?" 424 00:18:09,041 --> 00:18:11,694 "We did not see any more," said the sparrows, 425 00:18:11,696 --> 00:18:13,838 "but this was enough for us." 426 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,718 "I wonder whether anything so brilliant 427 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,470 "will ever happen to me," thought the tree. 428 00:18:19,472 --> 00:18:21,998 "Oh, when will Christmas be here? 429 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,293 "I am now as tall and well grown as those 430 00:18:25,295 --> 00:18:27,726 "which were taken away last year. 431 00:18:27,728 --> 00:18:30,254 "Oh, will I be laid on the wagon, 432 00:18:30,256 --> 00:18:32,239 "and stood in the warm room, 433 00:18:32,241 --> 00:18:35,246 "with all that brightness and splendor around me? 434 00:18:35,248 --> 00:18:38,829 "Something better and more beautiful is to come after, 435 00:18:38,831 --> 00:18:41,357 "or the trees would not be so decked out. 436 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:45,519 "Yes, what follows will be grander and more splendid. 437 00:18:45,521 --> 00:18:46,895 "What can it be? 438 00:18:46,897 --> 00:18:49,742 "I am weary with longing to know." 439 00:18:49,744 --> 00:18:53,454 "Rejoice in our love," said the air and the sunlight. 440 00:18:53,456 --> 00:18:57,198 "Enjoy your own bright life in the fresh air." 441 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,374 But the tree would not rejoice, 442 00:18:59,376 --> 00:19:01,743 though it grew taller every day, 443 00:19:01,745 --> 00:19:05,135 its dark-green foliage might be seen in the forest, 444 00:19:05,137 --> 00:19:08,463 and passersby would say, "What a beautiful tree!" 445 00:19:08,465 --> 00:19:12,046 Finally, one year, a short time before Christmas, 446 00:19:12,048 --> 00:19:15,501 the discontented fir tree was the first to fall. 447 00:19:15,503 --> 00:19:18,381 As the axe cut sharply through the trunk, 448 00:19:18,383 --> 00:19:20,973 the tree fell with a groan to the earth, 449 00:19:20,975 --> 00:19:22,894 conscious of pain and faintness, 450 00:19:22,896 --> 00:19:25,582 and forgetting all its dreams of happiness, 451 00:19:25,584 --> 00:19:28,589 in sorrow at leaving its home in the forest. 452 00:19:28,591 --> 00:19:30,829 It knew that it should never again 453 00:19:30,831 --> 00:19:33,775 see its dear old companions, the trees, 454 00:19:33,777 --> 00:19:36,974 nor the little bushes and many-colored flowers 455 00:19:36,976 --> 00:19:39,087 that had grown by its side, 456 00:19:39,089 --> 00:19:41,581 perhaps not even the birds. 457 00:19:41,583 --> 00:19:44,750 Nor was the journey at all pleasant. 458 00:19:44,752 --> 00:19:46,638 The tree first recovered itself 459 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,069 while being unpacked in the courtyard of a house, 460 00:19:49,071 --> 00:19:50,893 with several other trees. 461 00:19:50,895 --> 00:19:53,422 It heard a man say, "We only want one, 462 00:19:53,424 --> 00:19:54,990 "and this is the prettiest. 463 00:19:54,992 --> 00:19:56,526 "This is beautiful!" 464 00:19:56,528 --> 00:19:59,374 Then came two servants in grand livery, 465 00:19:59,376 --> 00:20:01,230 and carried the fir tree into a large 466 00:20:01,232 --> 00:20:03,245 and beautiful apartment. 467 00:20:03,247 --> 00:20:05,389 Pictures hung on the walls, 468 00:20:05,391 --> 00:20:09,198 and near the great stove stood great china vases, 469 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,023 with lions on the lids. 470 00:20:11,025 --> 00:20:14,158 There were rocking chairs, silken sofas, 471 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:18,030 large tables, covered with pictures, books, and toys 472 00:20:18,032 --> 00:20:21,646 that had cost a hundred times a hundred dollars. 473 00:20:21,648 --> 00:20:23,758 At least, so said the children. 474 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:28,142 Then the fir tree was placed in a large tub full of sand, 475 00:20:28,144 --> 00:20:31,023 but green tinsel hung all around it, 476 00:20:31,025 --> 00:20:33,709 so that no one could know it was a tub, 477 00:20:33,711 --> 00:20:36,558 and it stood on a very handsome carpet. 478 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,245 Oh, how the fir tree trembled. 479 00:20:39,247 --> 00:20:41,518 What was going to happen to him now? 480 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,373 Some young ladies came in, 481 00:20:43,375 --> 00:20:46,253 and the servants helped them to adorn the tree. 482 00:20:46,255 --> 00:20:49,325 On one branch they hung strung, colored paper, 483 00:20:49,327 --> 00:20:51,278 and beautiful glass baubles. 484 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:55,054 From other branches hung gilded apples and walnuts, 485 00:20:55,056 --> 00:20:58,029 and all round, were hundreds of red, blue, 486 00:20:58,031 --> 00:21:01,613 and white candles, which were fastened upon the branches. 487 00:21:01,615 --> 00:21:04,878 And the tree had never seen such things before, 488 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,918 and at the top was fastened a glittery star, 489 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,838 made of gold tinsel. 490 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,237 Oh, it was very beautiful! 491 00:21:12,239 --> 00:21:14,157 "This evening," they all exclaimed, 492 00:21:14,159 --> 00:21:15,790 "how bright it will be!" 493 00:21:15,792 --> 00:21:18,509 "Oh, that the evening were come," thought the tree, 494 00:21:18,511 --> 00:21:20,302 "and the candles lit! 495 00:21:20,304 --> 00:21:23,375 "Then I should know what else is going to happen. 496 00:21:23,377 --> 00:21:26,222 "Will the trees of the forest come to see me? 497 00:21:26,224 --> 00:21:28,814 "Or the sparrows peep in at the windows, I wonder, 498 00:21:28,816 --> 00:21:30,030 "as they fly? 499 00:21:30,032 --> 00:21:31,759 "Shall I grow faster here, 500 00:21:31,761 --> 00:21:35,373 "and keep on all these ornaments during summer and winter?" 501 00:21:35,375 --> 00:21:38,062 But guessing was of very little use. 502 00:21:38,064 --> 00:21:40,077 His back ached for trying, 503 00:21:40,079 --> 00:21:43,341 and this pain is as bad for a slender fir tree, 504 00:21:43,343 --> 00:21:45,710 as a headache is for us. 505 00:21:45,712 --> 00:21:48,014 At last the candles were lit, 506 00:21:48,016 --> 00:21:50,542 and then what a glistening blaze of splendor 507 00:21:50,544 --> 00:21:52,110 the tree presented! 508 00:21:52,112 --> 00:21:54,989 It trembled so with joy in all its branches, 509 00:21:54,991 --> 00:21:57,517 that one of the candles fell among the green leaves 510 00:21:57,519 --> 00:21:59,438 and burnt some of the ornaments 511 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,805 and carefully-wrapped gifts below! 512 00:22:01,807 --> 00:22:04,910 After this, the tree tried not to tremble at all, 513 00:22:04,912 --> 00:22:07,022 though the fire frightened him. 514 00:22:07,024 --> 00:22:08,685 He was so anxious not to damage 515 00:22:08,687 --> 00:22:10,958 any of the beautiful ornaments, 516 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,870 even while their brilliancy dazzled him. 517 00:22:13,872 --> 00:22:16,974 And now the folding doors were thrown open, 518 00:22:16,976 --> 00:22:19,150 and a troop of children rushed in 519 00:22:19,152 --> 00:22:21,518 as if they intended to upset the tree 520 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:24,814 and were followed more slowly by their elders. 521 00:22:24,816 --> 00:22:28,590 For a moment the little ones stood silent with astonishment, 522 00:22:28,592 --> 00:22:31,693 and then they shouted for joy, till the room rang, 523 00:22:31,695 --> 00:22:34,286 and they danced merrily around the tree, 524 00:22:34,288 --> 00:22:37,582 while one present after another was taken from it. 525 00:22:37,584 --> 00:22:38,893 "What are they doing? 526 00:22:38,895 --> 00:22:41,518 "What will happen next?" thought the tree. 527 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,333 At last, the candles burnt down to the branches 528 00:22:44,335 --> 00:22:45,742 and were put out. 529 00:22:45,744 --> 00:22:49,037 Then, the children received permission to plunder the tree. 530 00:22:49,039 --> 00:22:51,310 Oh, how they rushed upon it. 531 00:22:51,312 --> 00:22:54,605 There was such a riot that the branches cracked, 532 00:22:54,607 --> 00:22:57,166 and had it not been fastened to the glistening star 533 00:22:57,168 --> 00:23:00,621 on the ceiling, it must have been thrown down. 534 00:23:00,623 --> 00:23:04,942 Then, the children danced about with their pretty toys, 535 00:23:04,944 --> 00:23:06,830 and no one noticed the tree, 536 00:23:06,832 --> 00:23:09,550 except the children's maid who came and peeped 537 00:23:09,552 --> 00:23:11,950 among the branches to see if an apple or a fig 538 00:23:11,952 --> 00:23:13,389 had been forgotten. 539 00:23:13,391 --> 00:23:15,630 "A story, a story," cried the children, 540 00:23:15,632 --> 00:23:18,126 pulling a little fat man toward the tree. 541 00:23:18,128 --> 00:23:21,102 "Now we shall be in green shade," said the man, 542 00:23:21,104 --> 00:23:23,885 as he seated himself under the tree, 543 00:23:23,887 --> 00:23:26,797 "and the tree will have the pleasure of hearing also, 544 00:23:26,799 --> 00:23:31,055 "but I shall only relate one story, what shall it be? 545 00:23:31,057 --> 00:23:35,022 "Humpty Dumpty, who fell down stairs, but soon got up again, 546 00:23:35,024 --> 00:23:37,390 "and at last married a princess?" 547 00:23:37,392 --> 00:23:39,277 "Yes!" cried the children. 548 00:23:39,279 --> 00:23:41,165 And there was a wild uproar. 549 00:23:41,167 --> 00:23:43,662 But the fir tree remained quite still, 550 00:23:43,664 --> 00:23:45,133 and thought to himself, 551 00:23:45,135 --> 00:23:48,045 "Shall I have anything to do with all this? 552 00:23:48,047 --> 00:23:50,606 "Ought I to make a noise, too?" 553 00:23:50,608 --> 00:23:54,062 But he had already amused them as much as they wished. 554 00:23:54,064 --> 00:23:58,030 Then the old man told them the story of Humpty Dumpty, 555 00:23:58,032 --> 00:24:01,101 how he fell down the stairs, and was raised up again, 556 00:24:01,103 --> 00:24:02,957 and married a princess. 557 00:24:02,959 --> 00:24:05,614 And the children clapped their hands and cried, 558 00:24:05,616 --> 00:24:07,501 "Tell another, tell another!" 559 00:24:07,503 --> 00:24:11,405 After this, the fir tree became quite silent and thoughtful. 560 00:24:11,407 --> 00:24:14,317 Never had the birds in the forest told such tales as 561 00:24:14,319 --> 00:24:16,717 Humpty Dumpty who fell down the stairs, 562 00:24:16,719 --> 00:24:18,766 and yet married a princess. 563 00:24:18,768 --> 00:24:22,670 "Ah, yes, so it happens in the world," thought the fir tree. 564 00:24:22,672 --> 00:24:24,078 He believed it all, 565 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,150 because it was related by such a pleasant man. 566 00:24:27,152 --> 00:24:29,550 "Ah, well," he thought, "who knows? 567 00:24:29,552 --> 00:24:32,781 "Perhaps I may fall down, too, and marry a princess." 568 00:24:32,783 --> 00:24:35,598 And he looked forward joyfully to the next evening, 569 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,966 expecting to be again decked out 570 00:24:37,968 --> 00:24:40,750 with lights and toys, gold and fruit. 571 00:24:40,752 --> 00:24:43,309 "Tomorrow I will not tremble," thought he. 572 00:24:43,311 --> 00:24:45,645 "I will enjoy all my splendor, 573 00:24:45,647 --> 00:24:48,621 "and I shall hear the story of Humpty Dumpty again." 574 00:24:48,623 --> 00:24:52,462 And the tree remained quiet and thoughtful all night. 575 00:24:52,464 --> 00:24:55,662 In the morning, the servants and the housemaid came in. 576 00:24:55,664 --> 00:24:57,454 "Now," thought the fir tree, 577 00:24:57,456 --> 00:25:00,141 "all my splendor is going to begin again." 578 00:25:00,143 --> 00:25:01,965 But they dragged him out of the room 579 00:25:01,967 --> 00:25:05,229 and upstairs to the attic, and threw him on the floor, 580 00:25:05,231 --> 00:25:08,046 in a dark corner, where no daylight shone, 581 00:25:08,048 --> 00:25:09,710 and there they left him. 582 00:25:09,712 --> 00:25:12,014 "What does this mean?" thought the tree, 583 00:25:12,016 --> 00:25:13,710 "what am I to do here? 584 00:25:13,712 --> 00:25:16,302 "I can hear nothing in a place like this," 585 00:25:16,304 --> 00:25:20,238 and he leaned against the wall and thought and thought. 586 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,222 And he had time enough to think, 587 00:25:22,224 --> 00:25:26,669 for days and nights passed and no one came near him, 588 00:25:26,671 --> 00:25:28,845 and when at last somebody did come, 589 00:25:28,847 --> 00:25:32,653 it was only to push away some large boxes in a corner. 590 00:25:32,655 --> 00:25:35,342 So the tree was completely hidden from sight 591 00:25:35,344 --> 00:25:37,806 as if it had never existed. 592 00:25:37,808 --> 00:25:39,821 "It is winter now," thought the tree, 593 00:25:39,823 --> 00:25:42,222 "the ground is hard and covered with snow, 594 00:25:42,224 --> 00:25:44,365 "so that people cannot plant me. 595 00:25:44,367 --> 00:25:46,574 "I shall be sheltered here, I dare say, 596 00:25:46,576 --> 00:25:48,206 "until spring comes. 597 00:25:48,208 --> 00:25:51,245 "How thoughtful and kind everybody is to me! 598 00:25:51,247 --> 00:25:53,709 "Still, I wish this place were not so dark 599 00:25:53,711 --> 00:25:55,821 "and so dreadfully lonely, 600 00:25:55,823 --> 00:25:58,605 "with not even a little hare to look at. 601 00:25:58,607 --> 00:26:01,006 "How pleasant it was out in the forest 602 00:26:01,008 --> 00:26:03,182 "while the snow lay on the ground, 603 00:26:03,184 --> 00:26:05,454 "when the hare would run by, yes, 604 00:26:05,456 --> 00:26:07,181 "and jump over me, too, 605 00:26:07,183 --> 00:26:09,613 "although I did not like it then. 606 00:26:09,615 --> 00:26:12,941 "Oh, it is terrible lonely in here." 607 00:26:12,943 --> 00:26:15,502 "Squeak, squeak," said a little mouse, 608 00:26:15,504 --> 00:26:17,902 creeping cautiously towards the tree, 609 00:26:17,904 --> 00:26:19,534 then came another. 610 00:26:19,536 --> 00:26:21,485 And they both sniffed at the fir tree 611 00:26:21,487 --> 00:26:24,333 and crept in and out between the branches. 612 00:26:24,335 --> 00:26:27,278 "Oh, it is very cold in here," said the little mouse. 613 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,094 "If it were not, we would be very comfortable here, 614 00:26:30,096 --> 00:26:31,757 "wouldn't we, old fir tree?" 615 00:26:31,759 --> 00:26:33,773 "I am not old," said the fir tree, 616 00:26:33,775 --> 00:26:36,206 "there are many who are older than I am." 617 00:26:36,208 --> 00:26:38,541 "Where do you come from?" asked the mice, 618 00:26:38,543 --> 00:26:40,397 who were full of curiosity. 619 00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:41,870 "And what do you know? 620 00:26:41,872 --> 00:26:44,590 "Have you seen the most beautiful places in the world, 621 00:26:44,592 --> 00:26:46,637 "and can you tell us all about them? 622 00:26:46,639 --> 00:26:48,749 "And have you been in the storeroom, 623 00:26:48,751 --> 00:26:50,510 "where cheeses lie on the shelf, 624 00:26:50,512 --> 00:26:52,526 "and hams hang from the ceiling? 625 00:26:52,528 --> 00:26:56,686 "One can go in thin and come out fat in a place like that." 626 00:26:56,688 --> 00:26:59,150 "I know nothing of that," said the fir tree, 627 00:26:59,152 --> 00:27:01,613 "but I know the wood where the sun shines 628 00:27:01,615 --> 00:27:03,086 "and the birds sing." 629 00:27:03,088 --> 00:27:06,830 And then the tree told the little mice all about its youth. 630 00:27:06,832 --> 00:27:10,030 They had never heard such an account in their lives, 631 00:27:10,032 --> 00:27:13,805 and after they had listened to it attentively, they said, 632 00:27:13,807 --> 00:27:16,142 "What a number of things you have seen! 633 00:27:16,144 --> 00:27:18,062 "You must have been very happy." 634 00:27:18,064 --> 00:27:20,557 "Happy," exclaimed the fir tree, 635 00:27:20,559 --> 00:27:23,821 and then as he reflected on what he had been telling them, 636 00:27:23,823 --> 00:27:28,109 he said, "Ah, yes, after all, those were happy days." 637 00:27:28,111 --> 00:27:31,598 But when he went on and related all about Christmas Eve, 638 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,414 and how he had been dressed up with cakes and candles, 639 00:27:34,416 --> 00:27:37,357 the mice said, "How happy you must have been, 640 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:38,830 "you old fir tree." 641 00:27:38,832 --> 00:27:41,806 "I am not old at all," replied the fir tree, 642 00:27:41,808 --> 00:27:44,526 "I only came from the forest this winter." 643 00:27:44,528 --> 00:27:48,142 "What splendid stories you can tell," said the little mice. 644 00:27:48,144 --> 00:27:51,086 And the next night four other mice came with them 645 00:27:51,088 --> 00:27:53,262 to hear what the tree had to tell. 646 00:27:53,264 --> 00:27:56,302 The more he talked, the more he remembered, 647 00:27:56,304 --> 00:27:58,061 and then he thought to himself, 648 00:27:58,063 --> 00:28:02,094 "Yes, those were happy days, but they may come again. 649 00:28:02,096 --> 00:28:04,366 "Humpty Dumpty fell down stairs, 650 00:28:04,368 --> 00:28:06,670 "and yet he married a princess, 651 00:28:06,672 --> 00:28:09,454 "perhaps I may marry a princess, too." 652 00:28:09,456 --> 00:28:11,918 And the fir tree thought of the pretty little birch tree 653 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:13,453 that grew in the forest, 654 00:28:13,455 --> 00:28:17,742 a real princess, a beautiful princess she was to him. 655 00:28:17,744 --> 00:28:20,269 "Who is Humpty Dumpty?" asked the little mice. 656 00:28:20,271 --> 00:28:23,309 And then the tree told the whole story. 657 00:28:23,311 --> 00:28:25,581 He could remember every single word. 658 00:28:25,583 --> 00:28:29,198 The next night a great many more mice made their appearance, 659 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,692 and on Sunday two rats came with them, 660 00:28:31,694 --> 00:28:34,573 but they said, it was not a pretty story at all, 661 00:28:34,575 --> 00:28:36,781 and the little mice were very sorry, 662 00:28:36,783 --> 00:28:39,309 for it made them also think less of it. 663 00:28:39,311 --> 00:28:42,765 "Do you know only that one story?" asked the rats. 664 00:28:42,767 --> 00:28:45,293 "Only that one," replied the fir tree. 665 00:28:45,295 --> 00:28:48,109 "I heard it on the happiest evening of my life, 666 00:28:48,111 --> 00:28:51,629 "but I did not know I was so happy at the time." 667 00:28:51,631 --> 00:28:55,149 "We think it is a very miserable story," said the rats. 668 00:28:55,151 --> 00:28:57,102 "Don't you know any story about bacon, 669 00:28:57,104 --> 00:28:58,957 "or cheese in the storeroom?" 670 00:28:58,959 --> 00:29:00,910 "No," replied the tree. 671 00:29:00,912 --> 00:29:03,150 "Many thanks to you then," replied the rats, 672 00:29:03,152 --> 00:29:04,718 and they went on their way. 673 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:07,277 The little mice also kept away after this, 674 00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:09,517 and the tree sighed, and said, 675 00:29:09,519 --> 00:29:10,669 "It was very pleasant 676 00:29:10,671 --> 00:29:12,716 "when the merry little mice sat round me 677 00:29:12,718 --> 00:29:14,701 "and listened while I talked. 678 00:29:14,703 --> 00:29:17,454 "Now that is all passed, too. 679 00:29:17,456 --> 00:29:20,301 "Oh, how I shall consider myself happy 680 00:29:20,303 --> 00:29:23,374 "when someone comes to take me out of this place." 681 00:29:23,376 --> 00:29:24,909 But would this ever happen? 682 00:29:24,911 --> 00:29:26,094 Yes. 683 00:29:26,096 --> 00:29:29,102 One morning, people came to clear up the attic, 684 00:29:29,104 --> 00:29:30,956 the boxes were packed away, 685 00:29:30,958 --> 00:29:33,132 and the tree was pulled out of the corner, 686 00:29:33,134 --> 00:29:35,214 and thrown roughly on the floor. 687 00:29:35,216 --> 00:29:37,614 Then it was carried downstairs 688 00:29:37,616 --> 00:29:40,270 and taken into the courtyard so quickly, 689 00:29:40,272 --> 00:29:42,094 that it forgot to think of itself, 690 00:29:42,096 --> 00:29:45,612 and could only look about, there was so much to be seen. 691 00:29:45,614 --> 00:29:47,662 The court was close to a garden, 692 00:29:47,664 --> 00:29:49,613 where everything looked blooming. 693 00:29:49,615 --> 00:29:53,326 Fresh and fragrant roses hung over the little palings. 694 00:29:53,328 --> 00:29:57,198 The linden trees were in blossom, and the birds sang. 695 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:00,557 "Now I shall live," cried the tree joyfully, 696 00:30:00,559 --> 00:30:03,277 spreading out its branches, but alas, 697 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:05,773 they were all withered and yellow, 698 00:30:05,775 --> 00:30:09,517 and it lay in the corner amongst weeds and nettles. 699 00:30:09,519 --> 00:30:13,326 The star of gold paper still stuck in the top of the tree 700 00:30:13,328 --> 00:30:15,373 glittered in the sunshine. 701 00:30:15,375 --> 00:30:18,061 In the same courtyard, two of the merry children 702 00:30:18,063 --> 00:30:20,524 who had danced around the tree at Christmas time, 703 00:30:20,526 --> 00:30:22,797 and had been so happy, were playing. 704 00:30:22,799 --> 00:30:25,357 The youngest saw the gilded star, 705 00:30:25,359 --> 00:30:27,661 and ran and pulled it off the tree. 706 00:30:27,663 --> 00:30:30,062 "Look what is sticking to the ugly old fir tree," 707 00:30:30,064 --> 00:30:32,590 said the child, treading on the branches 708 00:30:32,592 --> 00:30:35,084 till they crackled under his boots. 709 00:30:35,086 --> 00:30:39,085 And the tree saw all the fresh bright flowers in the garden, 710 00:30:39,087 --> 00:30:40,813 and then looked at itself, 711 00:30:40,815 --> 00:30:44,173 and wished it had remained in the dark corner of the attic. 712 00:30:44,175 --> 00:30:46,701 It thought of its fresh youth in the forest, 713 00:30:46,703 --> 00:30:48,877 of the merry Christmas evening, 714 00:30:48,879 --> 00:30:50,317 and of the little mice 715 00:30:50,319 --> 00:30:53,197 who had listened to the story of Humpty Dumpty. 716 00:30:53,199 --> 00:30:56,845 "The past, it's all in the past!" said the poor tree. 717 00:30:56,847 --> 00:31:00,525 "Oh, had I but enjoyed myself while I could have done so! 718 00:31:00,527 --> 00:31:02,316 "But now it is too late." 719 00:31:02,318 --> 00:31:05,805 Then, a boy came and chopped the tree into small pieces, 720 00:31:05,807 --> 00:31:09,197 till a large bundle lay in a heap on the ground. 721 00:31:09,199 --> 00:31:11,021 The pieces were placed in the fire, 722 00:31:11,023 --> 00:31:15,085 and they blazed up brightly while the tree sighed deeply. 723 00:31:15,087 --> 00:31:17,998 "Pop, pop," sighed his burning branches. 724 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,812 Then, the children, who were at play, 725 00:31:20,814 --> 00:31:23,469 came and seated themselves in front of the fire, 726 00:31:23,471 --> 00:31:25,196 and gazed at it. 727 00:31:25,198 --> 00:31:27,693 With each pop, which was a deep sigh, 728 00:31:27,695 --> 00:31:30,605 the tree was thinking of a summer day in the forest, 729 00:31:30,607 --> 00:31:32,429 or of some winter night there 730 00:31:32,431 --> 00:31:34,444 when the stars shone brightly, 731 00:31:34,446 --> 00:31:37,773 and of Christmas evening, and of Humpty Dumpty, 732 00:31:37,775 --> 00:31:41,358 the only story it had ever heard or knew how to tell, 733 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,142 till at last it was consumed. 734 00:31:44,144 --> 00:31:46,125 The boys still played in the garden, 735 00:31:46,127 --> 00:31:49,069 and the youngest wore the golden star on his breast, 736 00:31:49,071 --> 00:31:50,924 with which the tree had been adorned 737 00:31:50,926 --> 00:31:53,997 during the happiest evening of its existence. 738 00:31:53,999 --> 00:31:55,405 And the tree was gone. 739 00:31:55,407 --> 00:31:56,973 But its great spirit, 740 00:31:56,975 --> 00:31:59,598 with all the lessons it had learned in its life... 741 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,997 [Narrator] Was now shining brighter than ever. 742 00:32:01,999 --> 00:32:03,182 [Narrator] Was now shining 743 00:32:03,184 --> 00:32:05,676 brighter than ever, and it joined the clouds 744 00:32:05,678 --> 00:32:08,557 and the singing birds and the breeze 745 00:32:08,559 --> 00:32:10,125 and the shining sun. 746 00:32:10,127 --> 00:32:12,237 And so, from now on, 747 00:32:12,239 --> 00:32:14,958 the little fir tree, which was no longer little, 748 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,036 which was no longer even a tree, 749 00:32:17,038 --> 00:32:19,085 was now everything in everything. 750 00:32:19,087 --> 00:32:20,782 All at once, forever. 751 00:32:25,104 --> 00:32:26,765 Ho, ho, ho. 752 00:32:26,767 --> 00:32:30,732 Wasn't that a wonderful Christmas story? 753 00:32:30,734 --> 00:32:33,455 Now have I got a surprise for you. 754 00:32:34,831 --> 00:32:38,030 Here are two of my very good friends. 755 00:32:38,032 --> 00:32:40,366 Gingerbread Man and his buddy, 756 00:32:40,368 --> 00:32:41,647 Gingerbread Boy. 757 00:32:42,863 --> 00:32:45,678 They'll entertain you with a holiday dance 758 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,428 called the Dance of the Sugar Crumbs. 759 00:32:48,430 --> 00:32:52,013 That's right, this is how our dough rolls. 760 00:32:52,015 --> 00:32:54,765 (laughing) 761 00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:57,485 Take it from here, fellas! 762 00:32:57,487 --> 00:33:00,431 (upbeat dance music) 763 00:36:09,327 --> 00:36:13,164 And now the story of a brave little tin soldier 764 00:36:13,166 --> 00:36:16,463 who fell in love with a beautiful dancer. 765 00:36:17,647 --> 00:36:19,980 One of my favorites. 766 00:36:19,982 --> 00:36:22,157 (holiday piano music) 767 00:36:22,159 --> 00:36:25,264 (sleigh bells ringing) 768 00:36:33,711 --> 00:36:36,430 [Narrator] There were once five and 20 tin soldiers, 769 00:36:36,432 --> 00:36:37,902 who were all brothers, 770 00:36:37,904 --> 00:36:41,582 for they had been made out of the same old tin spoon. 771 00:36:41,584 --> 00:36:44,397 They shouldered arms and looked straight before them, 772 00:36:44,399 --> 00:36:47,533 and wore a splendid uniform, red and blue. 773 00:36:47,535 --> 00:36:50,925 The first thing in the world they ever heard were the words, 774 00:36:50,927 --> 00:36:53,837 "Tin soldiers!" shouted by a little boy, 775 00:36:53,839 --> 00:36:57,261 who clapped his hands with delight when the lid of the box, 776 00:36:57,263 --> 00:37:00,078 in which they lay, was taken off. 777 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,636 They were given him for a birthday present, 778 00:37:02,638 --> 00:37:05,164 and he stood at the table to set them up. 779 00:37:05,166 --> 00:37:08,622 The soldiers were all exactly alike, except one, 780 00:37:08,624 --> 00:37:10,573 who had only one leg. 781 00:37:10,575 --> 00:37:12,302 When it came to making him, 782 00:37:12,304 --> 00:37:15,405 there was not enough of the melted tin to finish him, 783 00:37:15,407 --> 00:37:18,348 so they made him to stand firmly on one leg, 784 00:37:18,350 --> 00:37:21,228 and this caused him to be very remarkable. 785 00:37:21,230 --> 00:37:23,726 The table on which the tin soldiers stood, 786 00:37:23,728 --> 00:37:25,709 was covered with other playthings, 787 00:37:25,711 --> 00:37:27,789 but the most attractive to the eye 788 00:37:27,791 --> 00:37:30,317 was a pretty little paper castle. 789 00:37:30,319 --> 00:37:33,389 Through the small windows the rooms could be seen. 790 00:37:33,391 --> 00:37:36,844 In front of the castle a number of little trees 791 00:37:36,846 --> 00:37:39,086 surrounded a piece of glass, 792 00:37:39,088 --> 00:37:41,997 which was represented a beautiful lake. 793 00:37:41,999 --> 00:37:45,517 Swans, made of wax, swam on the lake, 794 00:37:45,519 --> 00:37:47,308 and were reflected in it. 795 00:37:47,310 --> 00:37:49,228 All this was very pretty, 796 00:37:49,230 --> 00:37:52,908 but the prettiest of all was a tiny little lady, 797 00:37:52,910 --> 00:37:55,854 who stood at the open door of the castle. 798 00:37:55,856 --> 00:37:58,125 She, also, was made of paper, 799 00:37:58,127 --> 00:38:01,484 and she wore a dress of clear blue muslin. 800 00:38:01,486 --> 00:38:03,597 The little lady was a dancer, 801 00:38:03,599 --> 00:38:05,772 and she stretched out both her arms, 802 00:38:05,774 --> 00:38:08,364 and she raised one of her legs so high, 803 00:38:08,366 --> 00:38:11,276 that the tin soldier could not see it at all, 804 00:38:11,278 --> 00:38:15,756 and he thought that she, like himself, had only one leg. 805 00:38:15,758 --> 00:38:18,285 "That is the wife for me," he thought, 806 00:38:18,287 --> 00:38:21,581 "but she is too beautiful and lives in a castle, 807 00:38:21,583 --> 00:38:24,268 "while I have only a box to live in, 808 00:38:24,270 --> 00:38:28,301 "25 of us soldiers, that is no place for her. 809 00:38:28,303 --> 00:38:30,988 "Still I must try to meet her." 810 00:38:30,990 --> 00:38:34,158 Then he laid himself at full length on the table 811 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:36,748 behind a toy box that stood upon it, 812 00:38:36,750 --> 00:38:39,822 so that he could stare at the little delicate dancer, 813 00:38:39,824 --> 00:38:42,029 who continued to stand on one leg 814 00:38:42,031 --> 00:38:44,140 without losing her balance. 815 00:38:44,142 --> 00:38:45,836 When evening came, 816 00:38:45,838 --> 00:38:49,421 the other tin soldiers were all placed in the box, 817 00:38:49,423 --> 00:38:51,917 and the people of the house went to bed. 818 00:38:51,919 --> 00:38:55,182 Then the toys began to have their own games together, 819 00:38:55,184 --> 00:38:59,725 to pay visits, to have pillow fights, and to give parties. 820 00:38:59,727 --> 00:39:02,606 The tin soldiers rattled in their box. 821 00:39:02,608 --> 00:39:05,517 They wanted to get out and join the amusements, 822 00:39:05,519 --> 00:39:07,532 but they could not open the lid. 823 00:39:07,534 --> 00:39:09,934 The nutcrackers played at leap-frog, 824 00:39:09,936 --> 00:39:12,813 and the dolls danced on the table. 825 00:39:12,815 --> 00:39:15,469 There was such a noise that the canary woke up 826 00:39:15,471 --> 00:39:18,732 and began to talk, and in poetry, too. 827 00:39:18,734 --> 00:39:20,780 Only the tin soldier and the dancer 828 00:39:20,782 --> 00:39:22,797 remained in their places. 829 00:39:22,799 --> 00:39:26,124 She stood on tiptoe, with her legs stretched out, 830 00:39:26,126 --> 00:39:29,260 as firmly as he did on his one leg. 831 00:39:29,262 --> 00:39:32,974 He never took his eyes from her for even a moment. 832 00:39:32,976 --> 00:39:36,236 The clock struck 12, and, with a bounce, 833 00:39:36,238 --> 00:39:38,572 up sprang the lid of the toy box, 834 00:39:38,574 --> 00:39:40,302 but instead of toys, 835 00:39:40,304 --> 00:39:42,892 there jumped out a little black goblin. 836 00:39:42,894 --> 00:39:45,260 "Tin soldier," said the goblin, 837 00:39:45,262 --> 00:39:47,852 "don't wish for what does not belong to you." 838 00:39:47,854 --> 00:39:50,540 But the tin soldier pretended not to hear. 839 00:39:50,542 --> 00:39:54,381 "Very well, wait till tomorrow then," said the goblin. 840 00:39:54,383 --> 00:39:57,005 When the children came in the next morning, 841 00:39:57,007 --> 00:40:00,045 they placed the tin soldier in the window. 842 00:40:00,047 --> 00:40:02,796 Now, whether it was the goblin who did it, 843 00:40:02,798 --> 00:40:04,684 or the wind, is not known, 844 00:40:04,686 --> 00:40:08,653 but the window flew open, and out fell the tin soldier, 845 00:40:08,655 --> 00:40:11,374 heels over head, from the third story, 846 00:40:11,376 --> 00:40:13,164 into the street beneath. 847 00:40:13,166 --> 00:40:17,101 It was a terrible fall, for he came head downwards, 848 00:40:17,103 --> 00:40:21,549 his helmet and his bayonet stuck in between the flagstones, 849 00:40:21,551 --> 00:40:24,013 and his one leg up in the air. 850 00:40:24,015 --> 00:40:27,053 The maid and the little boy went downstairs directly 851 00:40:27,055 --> 00:40:30,317 to look for him, but he was nowhere to be seen, 852 00:40:30,319 --> 00:40:33,454 although once they nearly stepped on him. 853 00:40:33,456 --> 00:40:35,660 If he had called out, "Here I am," 854 00:40:35,662 --> 00:40:37,229 it would have been all right, 855 00:40:37,231 --> 00:40:39,565 but he was too proud to cry out for help 856 00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:41,389 while he wore a uniform. 857 00:40:41,391 --> 00:40:43,148 Soon it began to rain, 858 00:40:43,150 --> 00:40:45,356 and the drops fell faster and faster, 859 00:40:45,358 --> 00:40:47,372 till there was a heavy shower. 860 00:40:47,374 --> 00:40:50,444 When it was over, two boys happened to pass by, 861 00:40:50,446 --> 00:40:53,837 and one of them said, "Look, there is a tin soldier. 862 00:40:53,839 --> 00:40:56,173 "He ought to have a boat to sail in." 863 00:40:56,175 --> 00:40:58,924 So they made a boat out of newspaper, 864 00:40:58,926 --> 00:41:01,069 and placed the tin soldier in it, 865 00:41:01,071 --> 00:41:03,372 and sent him sailing down the gutter, 866 00:41:03,374 --> 00:41:05,677 while the two boys ran by the side of it, 867 00:41:05,679 --> 00:41:07,437 and clapped their hands. 868 00:41:07,439 --> 00:41:11,212 Large waves swept the tin soldier down the gutter, 869 00:41:11,214 --> 00:41:13,645 for the rain had been very heavy. 870 00:41:13,647 --> 00:41:16,141 The paper boat rocked up and down, 871 00:41:16,143 --> 00:41:19,213 and turned itself around sometimes so quickly 872 00:41:19,215 --> 00:41:22,316 that the tin soldier almost lost his footing, 873 00:41:22,318 --> 00:41:24,364 yet he remained firm. 874 00:41:24,366 --> 00:41:27,885 He looked straight before him and shouldered his musket. 875 00:41:27,887 --> 00:41:30,636 Suddenly, the boat shot under a bridge 876 00:41:30,638 --> 00:41:32,813 which formed a part of a drain, 877 00:41:32,815 --> 00:41:36,780 and then it was as dark as the tin soldier's box. 878 00:41:36,782 --> 00:41:39,436 "Where am I going now?" thought he. 879 00:41:39,438 --> 00:41:42,701 "This is the black goblin's fault, I am sure. 880 00:41:42,703 --> 00:41:44,461 "Ah, well, if the little lady 881 00:41:44,463 --> 00:41:46,572 "were only here with me in the boat, 882 00:41:46,574 --> 00:41:49,261 "I should not care for any darkness." 883 00:41:49,263 --> 00:41:52,941 Suddenly, there appeared a big rat who lived in the drain. 884 00:41:52,943 --> 00:41:55,308 "Do you have a drain pass?" asked the rat, 885 00:41:55,310 --> 00:41:56,877 "give it to me at once." 886 00:41:56,879 --> 00:41:59,116 But the tin soldier remained silent 887 00:41:59,118 --> 00:42:01,677 and held his musket tighter than ever. 888 00:42:01,679 --> 00:42:04,269 The boat sailed on and the rat followed it, 889 00:42:04,271 --> 00:42:07,949 yelling at nobody in particular, "Stop him, stop him! 890 00:42:07,951 --> 00:42:11,213 "He has not paid toll and has not shown his pass." 891 00:42:11,215 --> 00:42:13,996 But the stream rushed on even stronger. 892 00:42:13,998 --> 00:42:16,141 The tin soldier could already see daylight 893 00:42:16,143 --> 00:42:17,645 shining over yonder. 894 00:42:17,647 --> 00:42:19,820 Then, he heard a roaring sound 895 00:42:19,822 --> 00:42:22,604 terrible enough to frighten the bravest man. 896 00:42:22,606 --> 00:42:26,412 At the end of the tunnel the drain fell into a large canal 897 00:42:26,414 --> 00:42:29,964 as tall to him as a waterfall would be to us. 898 00:42:29,966 --> 00:42:32,077 He was too close to it to stop, 899 00:42:32,079 --> 00:42:35,309 so the boat rushed on, and the poor tin soldier 900 00:42:35,311 --> 00:42:38,157 could only hold himself as stiffly as possible, 901 00:42:38,159 --> 00:42:41,612 without moving an eyelid, to show that he was not afraid. 902 00:42:41,614 --> 00:42:44,300 The boat whirled around three or four times, 903 00:42:44,302 --> 00:42:47,180 and then filled with water to the very edge. 904 00:42:47,182 --> 00:42:49,389 Nothing could save it from sinking. 905 00:42:49,391 --> 00:42:52,716 The brave soldier now stood up to his neck in water, 906 00:42:52,718 --> 00:42:55,501 while deeper and deeper sank the boat, 907 00:42:55,503 --> 00:42:58,797 and the paper became soft and loose with the wet, 908 00:42:58,799 --> 00:43:02,508 till at last the water closed over the soldier's head. 909 00:43:02,510 --> 00:43:05,133 He thought of the elegant little dancer 910 00:43:05,135 --> 00:43:07,341 whom he should never see again, 911 00:43:07,343 --> 00:43:10,509 and the words of the song sounded in his ears, 912 00:43:10,511 --> 00:43:12,812 "Farewell, warrior, ever brave, 913 00:43:12,814 --> 00:43:15,052 "Drifting onward to thy grave." 914 00:43:15,054 --> 00:43:18,092 Then the paper boat fell to pieces, 915 00:43:18,094 --> 00:43:20,269 and the soldier sank into the water 916 00:43:20,271 --> 00:43:24,173 and immediately afterwards was swallowed up by a large fish. 917 00:43:24,175 --> 00:43:26,701 Oh, how dark it was inside the fish! 918 00:43:26,703 --> 00:43:30,765 A great deal darker than in the tunnel, and narrower, too, 919 00:43:30,767 --> 00:43:32,940 but the tin soldier continued firm, 920 00:43:32,942 --> 00:43:36,107 and lay at full length shouldering his musket. 921 00:43:36,109 --> 00:43:38,253 The fish swam to and fro, 922 00:43:38,255 --> 00:43:40,460 making the most wonderful movements, 923 00:43:40,462 --> 00:43:42,956 but at last he became quite still. 924 00:43:42,958 --> 00:43:44,301 After a while, 925 00:43:44,303 --> 00:43:46,667 a flash of lightning seemed to pass through him, 926 00:43:46,669 --> 00:43:49,932 and then the daylight approached, and a voice cried out, 927 00:43:49,934 --> 00:43:52,013 "I have found the tin soldier!" 928 00:43:52,015 --> 00:43:53,613 The fish had been caught, 929 00:43:53,615 --> 00:43:56,205 taken to the market and sold to the cook, 930 00:43:56,207 --> 00:43:57,708 who took him into the kitchen 931 00:43:57,710 --> 00:44:00,077 and cut him open with a large knife. 932 00:44:00,079 --> 00:44:03,085 She picked up the soldier and held him by the waist 933 00:44:03,087 --> 00:44:04,813 between her finger and thumb, 934 00:44:04,815 --> 00:44:06,892 and carried him into the room. 935 00:44:06,894 --> 00:44:09,837 They were all anxious to see this wonderful soldier 936 00:44:09,839 --> 00:44:12,333 who had traveled about inside a fish, 937 00:44:12,335 --> 00:44:14,253 but he was not at all proud. 938 00:44:14,255 --> 00:44:15,820 They placed him on the table, 939 00:44:15,822 --> 00:44:19,660 and how many curious things do happen in the world! 940 00:44:19,662 --> 00:44:22,412 There he was in the very same room 941 00:44:22,414 --> 00:44:24,653 from the window of which he had fallen, 942 00:44:24,655 --> 00:44:28,012 there were the same children, the same toys, 943 00:44:28,014 --> 00:44:30,508 and the pretty castle with the elegant little dancer 944 00:44:30,510 --> 00:44:34,061 at the door, still balancing herself on one leg. 945 00:44:34,063 --> 00:44:36,748 It touched the tin soldier so much to see her 946 00:44:36,750 --> 00:44:40,237 that he almost wept tin tears, but he held them back. 947 00:44:40,239 --> 00:44:43,148 He only looked at while they both remained silent. 948 00:44:43,150 --> 00:44:46,349 Then, one of the little boys picked up the tin soldier, 949 00:44:46,351 --> 00:44:48,301 and threw him into the stove. 950 00:44:48,303 --> 00:44:50,348 He had no reason for doing so, 951 00:44:50,350 --> 00:44:53,324 therefore it must have been the fault of the black goblin 952 00:44:53,326 --> 00:44:55,852 who lived in the toy box. 953 00:44:55,854 --> 00:44:58,284 The flames burned up the tin soldier, 954 00:44:58,286 --> 00:45:02,220 while he remained standing, the heat was very terrible, 955 00:45:02,222 --> 00:45:04,620 but whether it was caused by the real fire 956 00:45:04,622 --> 00:45:07,885 or from the fire of love, he could not tell. 957 00:45:07,887 --> 00:45:09,612 Then he noticed that the bright colors 958 00:45:09,614 --> 00:45:11,436 had faded from his uniform, 959 00:45:11,438 --> 00:45:14,348 but whether they had been washed off during his journey 960 00:45:14,350 --> 00:45:18,028 or from the effects of his sorrow, no one could say. 961 00:45:18,030 --> 00:45:21,069 He looked at the little lady, and she looked at him. 962 00:45:21,071 --> 00:45:23,244 He felt himself melting away, 963 00:45:23,246 --> 00:45:26,988 but he still remained firm with his gun on his shoulder. 964 00:45:26,990 --> 00:45:29,837 Suddenly, the door of the room flew open 965 00:45:29,839 --> 00:45:32,875 and the draft of air caught up the little dancer, 966 00:45:32,877 --> 00:45:34,956 she fluttered right into the stove 967 00:45:34,958 --> 00:45:36,684 by the side of the tin soldier, 968 00:45:36,686 --> 00:45:40,428 and was instantly in flames and was gone. 969 00:45:40,430 --> 00:45:42,956 The tin soldier melted down into a lump, 970 00:45:42,958 --> 00:45:44,268 and the next morning, 971 00:45:44,270 --> 00:45:46,667 when the maid took the ashes out of the stove, 972 00:45:46,669 --> 00:45:49,932 she found him in the shape of a little tin heart. 973 00:45:49,934 --> 00:45:53,676 And near that heart was the dancer's tinsel rose, 974 00:45:53,678 --> 00:45:56,108 now burnt black as a cinder. 975 00:45:56,110 --> 00:45:59,535 (lighthearted piano music) 976 00:46:11,630 --> 00:46:13,707 The tin soldier and the dancer 977 00:46:13,709 --> 00:46:16,331 were never separated again. 978 00:46:16,333 --> 00:46:18,030 I love happy endings. 979 00:46:20,142 --> 00:46:21,741 Ho, ho! What's this? 980 00:46:22,863 --> 00:46:26,764 Oh, little Kate has been good this year again. 981 00:46:26,766 --> 00:46:29,421 I better get her a present, stat! 982 00:46:31,214 --> 00:46:35,052 (sleigh bells ringing) 983 00:46:35,054 --> 00:46:37,774 (sleigh whirring) 984 00:46:47,214 --> 00:46:50,924 Oh boy, this is quite a view from up here. 985 00:46:50,926 --> 00:46:54,926 I'm just a romantic, especially during Christmas time. 986 00:46:56,271 --> 00:46:59,951 Our next tale is called The Elves and the Shoemaker. 987 00:47:00,942 --> 00:47:02,702 And it goes like this. 988 00:47:06,766 --> 00:47:10,091 (enchanted music) 989 00:47:10,093 --> 00:47:14,348 (lighthearted holiday music) 990 00:47:14,350 --> 00:47:17,455 (sleigh bells ringing) 991 00:47:25,005 --> 00:47:26,763 [Narrator] There once was a shoemaker, 992 00:47:26,765 --> 00:47:29,229 who worked very hard and was very honest, 993 00:47:29,231 --> 00:47:31,597 but could not earn enough to live upon. 994 00:47:31,599 --> 00:47:34,988 Finally, all he had in the world was gone, 995 00:47:34,990 --> 00:47:39,212 save for a little leather enough to make one pair of shoes. 996 00:47:39,214 --> 00:47:41,804 One night, he cut his leather out, 997 00:47:41,806 --> 00:47:44,108 meaning to rise early in the morning 998 00:47:44,110 --> 00:47:45,901 to make a pair of shoes. 999 00:47:45,903 --> 00:47:49,132 His conscience was clear and his heart light 1000 00:47:49,134 --> 00:47:50,956 amidst all his troubles, 1001 00:47:50,958 --> 00:47:52,972 so he went peacefully to bed, 1002 00:47:52,974 --> 00:47:54,925 left all his cares to Heaven, 1003 00:47:54,927 --> 00:47:56,780 and soon fell asleep. 1004 00:47:56,782 --> 00:47:59,628 In the morning, after he had said his prayers, 1005 00:47:59,630 --> 00:48:02,252 he sat himself down to his work, 1006 00:48:02,254 --> 00:48:04,268 when, to his great wonder, 1007 00:48:04,270 --> 00:48:07,565 there stood a pretty pair of shoes all ready made. 1008 00:48:07,567 --> 00:48:10,123 The good man did not know what to say or think 1009 00:48:10,125 --> 00:48:11,757 at such an odd sight. 1010 00:48:11,759 --> 00:48:13,612 He looked at the workmanship, 1011 00:48:13,614 --> 00:48:17,132 there was not one false stitch in the whole job. 1012 00:48:17,134 --> 00:48:21,388 All was so neat and true, that it was quite a masterpiece. 1013 00:48:21,390 --> 00:48:23,981 The same day, a customer came in, 1014 00:48:23,983 --> 00:48:26,125 and the shoes suited him so well 1015 00:48:26,127 --> 00:48:29,805 that he willingly paid a price higher than usual for them, 1016 00:48:29,807 --> 00:48:32,269 and the poor shoemaker, with the money, 1017 00:48:32,271 --> 00:48:35,564 bought leather enough to make two more pairs. 1018 00:48:35,566 --> 00:48:38,092 In the evening he cut the leather work, 1019 00:48:38,094 --> 00:48:39,565 and went to bed early, 1020 00:48:39,567 --> 00:48:43,371 that he might get up and begin work early the next day, 1021 00:48:43,373 --> 00:48:45,420 but he was saved all the trouble, 1022 00:48:45,422 --> 00:48:47,211 for when he got up in the morning, 1023 00:48:47,213 --> 00:48:49,357 the work was already done. 1024 00:48:49,359 --> 00:48:51,054 Soon, in came buyers, 1025 00:48:52,109 --> 00:48:54,475 who paid him handsomely for his shoes, 1026 00:48:54,477 --> 00:48:58,028 so that he bought leather enough for four more pairs. 1027 00:48:58,030 --> 00:49:01,548 He cut out the work again and left it overnight 1028 00:49:01,550 --> 00:49:03,757 and found it done in the morning, 1029 00:49:03,759 --> 00:49:06,285 and so it went on for some time, 1030 00:49:06,287 --> 00:49:08,844 so that the good man soon became thriving 1031 00:49:08,846 --> 00:49:10,444 and well off again. 1032 00:49:10,446 --> 00:49:12,684 One evening, about Christmas time, 1033 00:49:12,686 --> 00:49:14,124 as the shoemaker and his wife 1034 00:49:14,126 --> 00:49:16,653 were sitting over the fire chatting together, 1035 00:49:16,655 --> 00:49:20,493 he said to her, "I should like to sit up and watch tonight, 1036 00:49:20,495 --> 00:49:22,349 "that we may see who it is that comes 1037 00:49:22,351 --> 00:49:24,140 "and does my work for me." 1038 00:49:24,142 --> 00:49:25,836 The wife liked the thought, 1039 00:49:25,838 --> 00:49:27,660 so they left a light burning, 1040 00:49:27,662 --> 00:49:30,667 and hid themselves in a corner of the room, 1041 00:49:30,669 --> 00:49:33,965 behind a curtain and watched what happened. 1042 00:49:33,967 --> 00:49:35,596 As soon as it was midnight, 1043 00:49:35,598 --> 00:49:39,147 there came in two little elves wearing ragged old clothes 1044 00:49:39,149 --> 00:49:40,845 and worn out shoes. 1045 00:49:40,847 --> 00:49:43,788 And they sat themselves upon the shoemaker's bench, 1046 00:49:43,790 --> 00:49:46,252 took up all the work that was cut out, 1047 00:49:46,254 --> 00:49:48,973 and began to ply with their little fingers, 1048 00:49:48,975 --> 00:49:52,717 stitching and rapping and tapping away at such a rate, 1049 00:49:52,719 --> 00:49:55,053 that the shoemaker was all wonder, 1050 00:49:55,055 --> 00:49:57,292 and could not take his eyes off them. 1051 00:49:57,294 --> 00:49:59,981 And on they went, till the job was done, 1052 00:49:59,983 --> 00:50:03,596 and the shoes stood ready for use upon the table. 1053 00:50:03,598 --> 00:50:06,475 Then they bustled away just before daybreak. 1054 00:50:06,477 --> 00:50:09,164 The next day, the wife said to the shoemaker, 1055 00:50:09,166 --> 00:50:11,883 "These little elves have made us rich, 1056 00:50:11,885 --> 00:50:13,996 "and we ought to be thankful to them, 1057 00:50:13,998 --> 00:50:16,013 "and do something for them in return. 1058 00:50:16,015 --> 00:50:18,315 "I will make each of them a new shirt, 1059 00:50:18,317 --> 00:50:22,092 "and a coat and waistcoat and a pair of pants, 1060 00:50:22,094 --> 00:50:24,716 "and you make each of them a new pair of shoes, 1061 00:50:24,718 --> 00:50:26,316 "what do you say?" 1062 00:50:26,318 --> 00:50:29,197 The thought pleased the good shoemaker very much, 1063 00:50:29,199 --> 00:50:32,685 and one evening, when all the clothes and shoes were ready, 1064 00:50:32,687 --> 00:50:35,339 they laid them on the table and hid themselves 1065 00:50:35,341 --> 00:50:38,220 to watch what the little elves would do. 1066 00:50:38,222 --> 00:50:41,964 About midnight, in they came, dancing and skipping, 1067 00:50:41,966 --> 00:50:43,660 hopping around the room, 1068 00:50:43,662 --> 00:50:47,307 and then went to sit down to their work as usual, 1069 00:50:47,309 --> 00:50:50,380 but when they saw the clothes and shoes laid out for them, 1070 00:50:50,382 --> 00:50:53,805 they laughed and danced and seemed mightily delighted. 1071 00:50:53,807 --> 00:50:56,845 Then, they changed themselves into the new clothes 1072 00:50:56,847 --> 00:51:00,843 and danced and sprang about, as merry as could be, 1073 00:51:00,845 --> 00:51:03,179 till at last they danced out the door, 1074 00:51:03,181 --> 00:51:05,035 and away over the garden. 1075 00:51:05,037 --> 00:51:07,148 The good couple saw them no more, 1076 00:51:07,150 --> 00:51:10,859 but everything went well with them from that time forward, 1077 00:51:10,861 --> 00:51:12,621 as long as they lived. 1078 00:51:15,182 --> 00:51:16,780 Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! 1079 00:51:16,782 --> 00:51:19,821 What a wonderful story, wasn't it? 1080 00:51:19,823 --> 00:51:22,415 Are you ready for our next story? 1081 00:51:23,245 --> 00:51:25,164 Take it from here, Fred. 1082 00:51:25,166 --> 00:51:27,757 (lighthearted music) 1083 00:51:27,759 --> 00:51:30,603 (steps cluttering) 1084 00:51:30,605 --> 00:51:31,597 (grunts) 1085 00:51:31,599 --> 00:51:33,998 (lights buzz) 1086 00:51:44,334 --> 00:51:47,468 [Narrator] Our next story is about a little match girl. 1087 00:51:47,470 --> 00:51:51,309 On a cold winter night, on the last night of the year, 1088 00:51:51,311 --> 00:51:54,667 it snowed and was nearly quite dark in the evening. 1089 00:51:54,669 --> 00:51:56,461 In this cold and darkness, 1090 00:51:56,463 --> 00:51:59,276 a poor little girl with a threadbare dress 1091 00:51:59,278 --> 00:52:03,021 and with naked feet, trudged through the snow. 1092 00:52:03,023 --> 00:52:06,668 Her tiny naked feet were quite red and blue from cold. 1093 00:52:06,670 --> 00:52:10,316 She carried a quantity of matches in an old apron, 1094 00:52:10,318 --> 00:52:13,259 and she held a bundle of them in her hand. 1095 00:52:13,261 --> 00:52:16,717 Nobody had bought anything from her the whole day, 1096 00:52:16,719 --> 00:52:19,405 no one had given her a single penny. 1097 00:52:19,407 --> 00:52:22,732 She crept along trembling with cold and hunger, 1098 00:52:22,734 --> 00:52:26,251 a very picture of sorrow, the poor little thing. 1099 00:52:26,253 --> 00:52:29,740 The flakes of snow covered her long fair hair, 1100 00:52:29,742 --> 00:52:33,067 which fell in beautiful curls around her neck, 1101 00:52:33,069 --> 00:52:37,259 but of that, of course, she never once now thought. 1102 00:52:37,261 --> 00:52:40,684 From all the windows the candles were gleaming, 1103 00:52:40,686 --> 00:52:43,724 and it smelt so delicious of roast goose, 1104 00:52:43,726 --> 00:52:45,548 for it was New Year's Eve, 1105 00:52:45,550 --> 00:52:48,108 and the little girl was so hungry. 1106 00:52:48,110 --> 00:52:52,428 She finally seated herself down and cowered in a corner. 1107 00:52:52,430 --> 00:52:55,851 Her little feet she had drawn close up to her, 1108 00:52:55,853 --> 00:52:58,379 but she grew colder and colder, 1109 00:52:58,381 --> 00:53:00,588 and to go home she did not venture, 1110 00:53:00,590 --> 00:53:02,860 for she had not sold any matches 1111 00:53:02,862 --> 00:53:05,259 and could not bring a penny of money, 1112 00:53:05,261 --> 00:53:08,395 from her father she would certainly get blows, 1113 00:53:08,397 --> 00:53:10,603 and at home it was cold, too, 1114 00:53:10,605 --> 00:53:13,067 for above her she had only the roof, 1115 00:53:13,069 --> 00:53:15,211 through which the wind whistled, 1116 00:53:15,213 --> 00:53:18,187 even though the largest cracks were stopped up 1117 00:53:18,189 --> 00:53:20,333 with straws and rags. 1118 00:53:20,335 --> 00:53:23,627 Her little hands were almost numbed with cold. 1119 00:53:23,629 --> 00:53:27,309 Oh, a match might afford her a world of comfort, 1120 00:53:27,311 --> 00:53:31,179 if she only dared take a single one out of the bundle, 1121 00:53:31,181 --> 00:53:35,660 draw it against the wall, and warm her fingers by it. 1122 00:53:35,662 --> 00:53:38,220 She drew one out and lit it. 1123 00:53:38,222 --> 00:53:41,067 Oh, how it blazed, how it burnt! 1124 00:53:41,069 --> 00:53:44,107 It was a warm, bright flame, like a candle, 1125 00:53:44,109 --> 00:53:47,083 as she held her hands over it. 1126 00:53:47,085 --> 00:53:49,228 It was a wonderful light. 1127 00:53:49,230 --> 00:53:51,180 It seemed to the little girl 1128 00:53:51,182 --> 00:53:54,507 as though she were sitting before a large iron stove, 1129 00:53:54,509 --> 00:53:58,893 with burnished brass feet and a brass ornament at top. 1130 00:53:58,895 --> 00:54:01,965 The fire warmed her so delightfully. 1131 00:54:01,967 --> 00:54:04,523 The little girl had already stretched out her feet 1132 00:54:04,525 --> 00:54:05,931 to warm them, too, 1133 00:54:05,933 --> 00:54:10,412 but the small flame went out, the stove vanished. 1134 00:54:10,414 --> 00:54:14,411 She had only the remains of the burnt-out match in her hand. 1135 00:54:14,413 --> 00:54:16,812 She rubbed another against the wall. 1136 00:54:16,814 --> 00:54:18,508 It burned brightly, 1137 00:54:18,510 --> 00:54:20,651 and where the light fell on the wall, 1138 00:54:20,653 --> 00:54:23,787 there the wall became see-through like a veil, 1139 00:54:23,789 --> 00:54:26,924 so that she could see into the room. 1140 00:54:26,926 --> 00:54:30,892 On the table was spread a snow-white tablecloth. 1141 00:54:30,894 --> 00:54:34,443 Upon it was a splendid porcelain service, 1142 00:54:34,445 --> 00:54:36,908 and the roast goose was steaming with its stuffing 1143 00:54:36,910 --> 00:54:39,627 of apple and dried plums. 1144 00:54:39,629 --> 00:54:42,475 And what was still more things to behold, 1145 00:54:42,477 --> 00:54:44,940 delicious dishes of fruits and meat, 1146 00:54:44,942 --> 00:54:47,597 when the match went out and nothing but the thick, 1147 00:54:47,599 --> 00:54:50,443 cold, damp wall that was left behind. 1148 00:54:50,445 --> 00:54:52,396 She lighted another match. 1149 00:54:52,398 --> 00:54:54,924 Now, there she was sitting under the most 1150 00:54:54,926 --> 00:54:57,131 magnificent Christmas tree. 1151 00:54:57,133 --> 00:54:59,659 It was still larger, and more decorated 1152 00:54:59,661 --> 00:55:02,219 than the one which she had seen through the glass door 1153 00:55:02,221 --> 00:55:04,269 in the rich merchant's house. 1154 00:55:04,271 --> 00:55:07,596 Thousands of lights were burning on the green branches, 1155 00:55:07,598 --> 00:55:09,580 and beautifully-colored pictures, 1156 00:55:09,582 --> 00:55:12,204 such as she had seen in the shop windows, 1157 00:55:12,206 --> 00:55:14,188 looked down upon her. 1158 00:55:14,190 --> 00:55:17,132 The little girl stretched out her hands towards them 1159 00:55:17,134 --> 00:55:19,307 when the match went out. 1160 00:55:19,309 --> 00:55:22,987 The lights of the Christmas tree rose higher and higher, 1161 00:55:22,989 --> 00:55:25,997 she saw them now as stars in heaven, 1162 00:55:25,999 --> 00:55:29,772 one fell down and formed a long trail of fire. 1163 00:55:29,774 --> 00:55:32,844 "Someone is just dead!" murmured the little girl, 1164 00:55:32,846 --> 00:55:36,715 for her old grandmother, the only person who had loved her, 1165 00:55:36,717 --> 00:55:39,500 and who was now gone, had told her, 1166 00:55:39,502 --> 00:55:43,183 that when a star falls, a soul ascends to God. 1167 00:55:44,269 --> 00:55:46,509 She drew another match against the wall, 1168 00:55:46,511 --> 00:55:48,523 and again, it was light, 1169 00:55:48,525 --> 00:55:52,716 and in the brightness, there stood the old grandmother, 1170 00:55:52,718 --> 00:55:55,179 so glowing and radiant, 1171 00:55:55,181 --> 00:55:57,771 with such an expression of love. 1172 00:55:57,773 --> 00:55:59,916 "Grandmother!" cried the little one. 1173 00:55:59,918 --> 00:56:01,900 "Oh, take me with you! 1174 00:56:01,902 --> 00:56:04,683 "Do not go away when the match burns out, 1175 00:56:04,685 --> 00:56:07,404 "do not vanish like the warm stove, 1176 00:56:07,406 --> 00:56:09,708 "like the delicious roast goose, 1177 00:56:09,710 --> 00:56:12,715 "and like the magnificent Christmas tree!" 1178 00:56:12,717 --> 00:56:15,083 And she rubbed the whole bundle of matches 1179 00:56:15,085 --> 00:56:16,588 quickly against the wall, 1180 00:56:16,590 --> 00:56:18,636 for she wanted to be quite sure 1181 00:56:18,638 --> 00:56:20,973 of keeping her grandmother near her. 1182 00:56:20,975 --> 00:56:23,948 And the matches gave such a brilliant light 1183 00:56:23,950 --> 00:56:26,283 that it was brighter than the sun! 1184 00:56:26,285 --> 00:56:30,539 Never she had seen the grandmother so beautiful and so tall. 1185 00:56:30,541 --> 00:56:33,292 She took the little girl in her arms, 1186 00:56:33,294 --> 00:56:35,916 and both flew in brightness and in joy 1187 00:56:35,918 --> 00:56:38,284 so high, so very high, 1188 00:56:38,286 --> 00:56:42,347 there was neither cold, nor hunger, nor anxiety. 1189 00:56:42,349 --> 00:56:44,235 They were with God. 1190 00:56:44,237 --> 00:56:46,412 But at cold hour of dawn, 1191 00:56:46,414 --> 00:56:49,228 sat the poor girl in the corner, 1192 00:56:49,230 --> 00:56:52,460 with rosy cheeks and with a smiling mouth, 1193 00:56:52,462 --> 00:56:54,251 leaning against the wall, 1194 00:56:54,253 --> 00:56:58,124 frozen to death on the last evening of the old year. 1195 00:56:58,126 --> 00:57:01,355 Stiff and stark sat the child there with her matches, 1196 00:57:01,357 --> 00:57:04,043 of which one bundle had been burnt. 1197 00:57:04,045 --> 00:57:06,955 "She wanted to warm herself," people said. 1198 00:57:06,957 --> 00:57:10,541 But no one knew what beautiful things she had seen. 1199 00:57:10,543 --> 00:57:13,995 No one even dreamed of the splendor in which, 1200 00:57:13,997 --> 00:57:16,363 with her grandmother she had entered 1201 00:57:16,365 --> 00:57:18,763 on the joys of a new year. 1202 00:57:18,765 --> 00:57:20,683 What a beautiful story. 1203 00:57:20,685 --> 00:57:22,605 I hope you enjoyed this. 1204 00:57:25,294 --> 00:57:26,955 Merry Christmas, everybody, 1205 00:57:26,957 --> 00:57:29,068 and a happy new year. 1206 00:57:29,070 --> 00:57:32,654 (lighthearted holiday music) 1207 01:02:04,334 --> 01:02:07,690 ♪ Heaven and nature sing 1208 01:02:07,692 --> 01:02:11,372 ♪ And heaven and nature sing 1209 01:02:11,374 --> 01:02:14,350 ♪ And heaven, heaven 1210 01:02:15,406 --> 01:02:18,125 ♪ And nature sing 1211 01:02:25,645 --> 01:02:29,645 ♪ Joy to the world the Lord is come 1212 01:02:33,166 --> 01:02:36,749 ♪ Let earth receive her King 1213 01:02:41,005 --> 01:02:43,693 ♪ Let every heart 1214 01:02:44,942 --> 01:02:47,726 ♪ Prepare Him room 1215 01:02:48,877 --> 01:02:52,907 ♪ And heaven and nature sing 1216 01:02:52,909 --> 01:02:56,972 ♪ And heaven and nature sing 1217 01:02:56,974 --> 01:03:00,973 ♪ And heaven, heaven and nature sing 1218 01:03:07,789 --> 01:03:10,636 ♪ Joy to the world ♪ Joy to the world 1219 01:03:10,638 --> 01:03:14,475 ♪ with truth and grace 1220 01:03:14,477 --> 01:03:18,221 ♪ And makes the nations prove 1221 01:03:22,286 --> 01:03:26,285 ♪ The glories of His righteousness 1222 01:03:30,093 --> 01:03:34,155 ♪ And wonders of His love 1223 01:03:34,157 --> 01:03:38,187 ♪ And wonders of His love 1224 01:03:38,189 --> 01:03:42,189 ♪ And wonders, wonders of His great love 1225 01:03:46,925 --> 01:03:50,381 ♪ Come on, take it up, kids 1226 01:03:52,589 --> 01:03:56,589 ♪ Joy to the world the Lord is come 1227 01:03:59,564 --> 01:04:03,148 ♪ Let earth receive her King 1228 01:04:07,470 --> 01:04:10,189 ♪ Let every heart 1229 01:04:11,341 --> 01:04:14,157 ♪ Prepare Him room 1230 01:04:15,373 --> 01:04:19,563 ♪ And heaven and nature sing 1231 01:04:19,565 --> 01:04:23,596 ♪ And heaven and nature sing 1232 01:04:23,598 --> 01:04:27,182 ♪ And heaven and nature sing 1233 01:04:31,596 --> 01:04:34,316 ♪ And nature sing 1234 01:04:35,214 --> 01:04:37,933 ♪ And nature sing 1235 01:04:39,085 --> 01:04:41,003 ♪ Merry Christmas 1236 01:04:41,005 --> 01:04:43,661 ♪ From Kpop Kids 1237 01:04:48,334 --> 01:04:51,374 (ambient piano music) 1238 01:05:06,222 --> 01:05:09,645 ♪ Silent night, holy night 1239 01:05:12,620 --> 01:05:16,204 ♪ All is calm, all is bright 1240 01:05:19,374 --> 01:05:23,373 ♪ Round yon virgin, mother and child 1241 01:05:25,965 --> 01:05:29,869 ♪ Holy infant so tender and mild 1242 01:05:32,557 --> 01:05:35,917 ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace 1243 01:05:39,117 --> 01:05:42,477 ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace 1244 01:05:49,261 --> 01:05:52,718 ♪ Silent night, holy night 1245 01:05:55,724 --> 01:05:59,565 ♪ Shepherds quake, at the sight 1246 01:06:02,445 --> 01:06:06,445 ♪ Glories stream from heaven afar 1247 01:06:09,134 --> 01:06:12,878 ♪ Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia 1248 01:06:15,662 --> 01:06:19,182 ♪ Christ the Savior is born 1249 01:06:22,252 --> 01:06:25,773 ♪ Christ the Savior is born 1250 01:06:41,997 --> 01:06:45,389 ♪ Silent night, holy night 1251 01:06:48,845 --> 01:06:52,685 ♪ Wondrous star, lend thy light 1252 01:06:55,469 --> 01:06:59,150 ♪ With the angels let us sing 1253 01:07:02,190 --> 01:07:05,293 ♪ Alleluia to our King 1254 01:07:08,780 --> 01:07:12,302 ♪ Christ the Savior is here 1255 01:07:15,437 --> 01:07:18,892 ♪ Jesus the Savior is here 1256 01:07:22,094 --> 01:07:25,516 ♪ Jesus the Savior is here 1257 01:07:50,541 --> 01:07:54,125 (lighthearted holiday music) 1258 01:10:49,132 --> 01:10:51,948 ("Deck the Halls") 1259 01:12:22,604 --> 01:12:24,781 (grunting) 1260 01:12:28,653 --> 01:12:30,188 Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! 1261 01:12:31,534 --> 01:12:33,994 I hope you've had a great time 1262 01:12:33,996 --> 01:12:38,314 listening to these time-honored Christmas classics. 1263 01:12:38,316 --> 01:12:39,691 See you next time! 1264 01:12:39,693 --> 01:12:41,869 Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho! 1265 01:12:42,798 --> 01:12:46,381 (lighthearted holiday music) 1266 01:12:46,383 --> 01:12:51,383 Subtitles by explosiveskull