Get your hot Roasted Chestnuts here! Just 2 for $1. Fresh off the open fire! Hot Roasted Chestnuts!
We're in St. Charles, Missouri, today for their Christmas Traditions event.
And they have all kinds of things going on. Santa's here, of course.
There's gonna be a parade. And there's characters walking around, like Ebenezer Scrooge.
And it'll be fun to watch them play their parts. Yes! Can't wait! So, we're gonna see what all is going on.
It's all happening along St. Charles's Historic Main Street.
Everywhere you look on Main Street, there's decorations on every store, and
every corner, every lamppost. This is a really cool store. We bought some stuff there. It's Ginsey Rose.
And like many of the other stores on Main Street, it's
decorated inside and out.
And there are supposed to be carolers, and you're able
to get chestnuts roasted on an open fire. And of course hot chocolate!
And if you're Christmas shopping for your dog, here's a Canine Cookies-N-Cream Dog Bakery. There's a dog out front.
They sell other gifts for your dog, too. These guys are enjoying them.
Saint Charles has so many unique stores. A lot of creative people operate
these stores, and a lot of it is handmade and one of a kind.
My name is Virginia.
And I wrote a letter to the New York Sun newspaper asking if there was a Santa Claus.
And the Editor wrote back, and he said, "Yes, Virginia, there's 1000% a Santa Claus!"
So, it's there in black and white ink...there is a Santa Claus!
So, yeah, there you go! Thank you! You're very welcome!
Get your hot Roasted Chestnuts here! Just two for one dollar!
Fresh off the open fire! Hot Roasted Chestnuts!
And they're only two for one dollar? Two for one dollar. Then they is good for a cold day like today! Indeed it is.
Honest John Baker at your service, ma'am. That's me cousin Gip,
my cousin Axe, and that's their brother Nib that's up there. Oh, ok...we'd like to try some!
We're trying Roasted Chestnuts for the first time ever! What do you think, Donna? Really good!
I'm from the Land Of The Sweets.
A few years ago on Christmas Eve, my Godfather Drosselmeier gave me the Nutcracker Prince as a toy, kind of like an action figure.
And then he came to life whenever the Mouse King came to my house to steal all of my Christmas presents.
So they got into this big battle, until the Nutcracker Prince got his shoe stuck in a marshmallow.
Then I had to take off my shoe and I threw it at the Mouse King!
And then we won the battle! It was wonderful!
And then, the Nutcracker Prince was, of course, so thankful that he took me to the Land of Sweets, where we did lots of dancing with my best friend, the Sugarplum Fairy.
And we ate candy from all over the world.
Do you like candy? Oh yes!
What are your favorite kinds of candies?
Chocolate. Chocolate anything. Do you share your chocolate?
Sometimes. Not well.
So you're a little bit of a Sour Patch kid, huh? He is!
You know the Sour Patch Kids don't always get presents from Santa, so be you gotta be careful with that, sir!
So here you go, sweetheart. Are you collecting as well, or are you sharing those?
We're sharing!
Awww, see I knew you guys were sweet!
We can share some things, just not chocolate. It's alright, I'm that way too!
I'm the Nutcracker Prince, at your service! Defender of the Christmas tree,
and Santa's cookies!
Because you know on Christmas Eve, you put out cookies for Santa,
well, mice really like cookies too!
Could I hear about your character?
Well, I'm Father Christmas. I'm the English Santa Claus. And I was also used
by Mr. Charles Dickens as the Ghost of Christmas Present.
But I am the Santa Claus over there in England. You might say the personal Santa Claus of
Her Majesty the Queen. I'm very much like your Santa, but there is one thing
different. He goes around saying Ho, Ho, Ho. I'm the one Santa that doesn't do that.
Because I am a proper Englishman, and a proper Englishman wouldn't go around saying Ho, Ho, Ho.
Her Majesty would have a hissy fit. Anyway, Happy Christmas to you. Thank you!
I think everyone has heard of me. I'm a man of business. Indeed!
Now I have found out something now walking these streets. Americans have no shillings.You don't have any shillings? No, of course not!
I was planning on selling my card for two or three shillings, but it's not working.
So I'm making a different deal. Now did you know there's going to be
a parade here in a few moments? Yes!
Yes, I'm being forced to walk in the parade against my will.
So when you see me, you have to shout out with me, "Christmas is a Humbug!"
Can you do that? Oh sure! I'm looking forward to it. Now if you don't say it, I'll have to come repo the card.
Oh, no...you're on the Naughty List!
Well, I'm a good man of business.
No one ever got anywhere in this world by being nice.
They give carriage rides. There is a charge for that.
There's lots of ways to get around St. Charles!
The parade's about to start!
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Playing, "Dashing Through The Snow".
Singing, "Here We Come a-Wassailing".
Happy Christmas!
Here comes Scrooge! Merry Christmas, Scrooge!
What do you have to be Merry about? You're poor enough!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Tiny Tim!
Singing, "Frosty The Snowman".
Oh, my goodness! You have a bear on top of your head! Did you know that?
Alright, well stay warm. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you!
Merry Christmas!
Singing, "'Tis The Season To Be Jolly!"
Crowd sings, "Fa La La La, La La La La".
Yay!!!!
Merry Christmas!
"Coughs." Gingerbread in my throat!
Singing, "Rock Around The Christmas Tree".
Merry Christmas, Everybody!
Remember, the more candy that you eat...
the sweeter your dreams will be!
That's right!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you! Awwww, thanks!
Hello up there...Merry Christmas!
Singing, "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!"
Merry Christmas To You all!
Merry Christmas!
A lot of these are different Santas of the world.
Merry Christmas! Hi everybody!
Merry Christmas back there!
Merry Christmas!
Happy Christmas, my dear!
Hello, Paparazzi! How are you? Merry Christmas!
Oh, more Paparazzi over here! Hello!
Merry Christmas!
Joy Noel!
Merry Christmas!
Hello there! Merry Christmas!
We're going to give a few more minutes for all those people to join us down
here at the stage. So let's hear a couple more songs from the Sleigh Bell Singers
and the USO Evergreens.
Singing, "Little Jack Frost Get Lost!"
Pretty soon, Santa's going to come from the Jaycee Stage down there where the program is going on,
and he's going to meet the kids at the Katy Depot.
There's the Katy Depot where Santa is going to come.
There's some train sets inside and there's a
room where the kids can do some activities.
And another room where they can meet Santa!
And this is called Santa's Cottage and Train Land.
In this room is a Lego train set. I really like that!
There's a whole Lego village set up.
This is where you can go in the Katy Depot, and you can make a picture for Santa and color it.
Looks like the kids have put them on the wall.
This is one of the pictures that they have for you to color. And you can either give it to Santa Claus,
or you can hang it up on the wall in there.
Singing, "White Christmas".
It says, "I drink coffee for your protection."
This is the Bike Stop Cafe. "Eat Well, Ride Often".
They're right here on the Katy Trail. And of course they have coffee.
They usually have desserts. Today I think they have Chocolate Chip cookies,
Vegan Pumpkin Muffins, Oatmeal Bars and Lemon Bars and Zucchini Muffins.
Organic coffees.
They have breakfast served all day. They have bike rentals all year long.
Every time we come to St. Charles we try to stop here?
How was your hot chocolate from here?
It was really good!
It had whipped cream on it - could you tell?
Yeah! Everything we've ever had here has been good!
Happy Christmas! Happy Christmas! Thank you!
We had a good time in St. Charles!
Thanks for watching! Bye!