[music, "silent night"]
CHOIR: (SINGING) Silent night.
Holy night.
All is calm.
All right, enjoy.
Charity! - Hi.
Hey.
What do you think?
This is so great.
Yeah.
All right, we've got--
we've got popcorn, cider, pretzels, everything.
Wow, do you need my help helping anyone
pick out a tree or anything?
Oh, no, no, no.
I want you to see this.
Hey, you guys found the treats. All right.
Yeah.
Uh, Charity, I want you to meet Jonah and his dad,
Sergeant Robert Sanderson.
- Oh, nice to meet you both. - Hello.
- Hi. - Hi.
Hi.
So you guys are probably wondering why I asked you
to come down here today, right?
Yes, sir.
A couple of days ago, I got a special message from Santa.
And he told me that because he got Jonah's Christmas wish
early, he thought that it was only fair to give
him his present early.
Really?
Wait, what Christmas wish?
I wished we will see Mom.
His mom is in the Army.
She's a Marine, actually.
Right, Marine.
Now, Jonah, you know that your mom can't communicate with us
until she's done her training.
Believe it or not, Santa really does deliver.
VIVIAN: (ON PHONE) Hey, boys.
Mom!
Oh my gosh, Vivian.
Hi.
It is so good to see you.
VIVIAN: (ON PHONE) I have missed you both so much it hurts.
How are you?
Are you-- are you both prepared for Christmas?
[electronic noises]
Mom, I sent Santa a Christmas wish that I could see you.
And he made it come true.
VIVIAN: (ON PHONE) Well, you know what's funny, Jonah?
It's that I sent him one, too.
Except my wish was that I could spend
Christmas with both of you.
You did?
Maybe it will come true, too.
Don't get your hopes up, OK, Jonah?
Santa can't make every Christmas miracle happen.
VIVIAN: (ON PHONE) Are you sure about that?
Where did she go?
Mom?
Surprise!
Oh--
[sobbing]
Oh, I can't believe I'm actually holding you.
Oh, honey.
I can't believe you're here.
[laughter]
Oh, thank God.
Oh--
VIVIAN: Jonah, you've gotten so big.
ROBERT: It is so good to see you.
Aw. JONAH: Mom?
VIVIAN: Robert, I love you so much.
JONAH: I can't believe you're here.
Thank you for your service.
Well, thank you for everything.
I am truly, truly overwhelmed.
I only set up the video chat.
The rest is thanks to--
well, you know who.
Merry Christmas.
Sergeant, Merry Christmas.
Thank you.
Really.
Jonah, show me the tree you picked out.
All right, yeah.
Oh, that's--
So I was told to give you this.
What?
Me?
Uh-huh.
From who?
From you know who.
"It's about time you got this back."
What?
A Rachel the Reporter doll?
Uh-huh.
I didn't think they still made these.
Merry Christmas.
How did you pull that off?
Christmas magic in full effect.