Hi, Mailman Tom.
Oh, hey, Sophia.
Can you take this letter to Santa?
Oh, you bet I can. Here you go.
[whistling]
That's the "12 Days of Christmas" song.
Yep, sure is. One of my favorites.
It was my nana's too.
We used to sing it every Christmas,
but my mom doesn't let me sing anymore
'cause it makes her cry.
Oh, that's too bad.
Did you ask Santa for something very special this year?
- Yep, I did. - Sophia, it's time to come in.
Mailman Tom's gonna take my letter all the way to Santa.
Well, not literally,
but I can definitely make sure I get it to him.
Thanks.
Yep.
- Hi, Tom. - Hi, Margaret.
Oh, it's too bad I couldn't take this
and continue the string all the way down there.
It's only two weeks from Christmas,
and she hasn't put up a single decoration.
Hmm.
You know, Lauren's mother passed not long ago,
and I think she's just closing her eyes
and waiting until the holidays are over.
- That's sad. - I'll tell you what's sad.
Little Sophia told me that she wanted
to ask Santa for ballet slippers,
but she asked for her mother to be happy instead.
I think what she needs is a good dose of Christmas cheer.
Speaking of, these are for you.
Oh, my goodness. I couldn't possibly eat all those pears.
I can't eat all these pears.
Well, why don't you share them with someone special?
Thanks, Margaret.
See you, Tom.
Two turtle doves.
French hens.
Calling birds.
So many birds.
It's a present!
A partridge in a pear tree.
It doesn't say who it's from.
It's a mystery present.
What's that?
It's a present.
Let's open it.
"Two turtle doves."
Is that what makes a turtle dove,
when a turtle marries a dove?
[laughs]
Goofball.
Oh, they're cute.
[whistling]
PARROT: Hello! [whistles]
James?
[squawk] Hello.
[laughs]
First time Pete got ya, huh?
Hello! [squawks]
Yeah.
So you know a lot about birds, huh?
Do I ever.
Think you could help me out with a project?
What now?
Three French hens.
♪ You gotta shake it up, Santa ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ You gotta shake it up, Santa ♪
♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ You gotta shake it like Santa does ♪
♪ Groovin' to the Christmas blues ♪
[honk]
[giggles]
[honking]
♪ Go, Santa, go ♪
♪ I said go, Santa, go ♪
♪ Go, Santa, go ♪
♪ You gotta shake it like Santa does ♪
♪ Groovin' to the Christmas blues ♪
♪ You gotta shake it up, Santa ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ You gotta shake it up, Santa ♪
Oh, my gosh. This egg is huge.
Maybe we should share an omelet.
I'm not sure I like six geese a-laying so much.
It says here that goose eggs are a lot harder to crack
than chicken eggs.
Maybe we should hit it against the counter
a little harder this time.
Okay.
So any idea who your secret admirer is?
It's Santa, silly.
Have you noticed anyone around?
Just the mailman.
- Here you go. - Thank you.
Bye.
- Another one? - Yup.
"Seven swans a-swimming."
Oh, what a lovely gift, Sophia.
Someone must know how much you love ballet.
It's beautiful.
- Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.
SOPHIA: It looks so Christmassy.
You know what would make the place look more Christmassy?
- What? - More lights.
Yeah.
SOPHIA: Oh, look, ten lords a-leaping.
Those aren't lords. Those are frogs.
We looked it up. Lord's another word for prince.
Get it? The Frog Prince? [laughs]
Oh, well, that explains it.
You know, you must be pretty special
if Santa keeps bringing you gifts before Christmas.
My mom too.
Yep, and your mom too.
Well, I got tons of holiday mail, so bye.
Oh.
Uh, Tom, wait.
I think it's really sweet how hard you're working for Santa.
How'd you get him to do all that?
Well, you know, I, um...
My father wasn't around when I was growing up,
so I know how hard the holidays can be on a single parent.
And on the child of a single parent.
Right. Must be why he's bringing presents for the both of you.
Not just because he thinks you're pretty.
I mean...
because he thinks your decorations are pretty--
beautiful, I mean.
I'm glad you put them up.
I appreciate all the hard work you're doing
to make Santa look good.
My pleasure.
Drumsticks.
"Eleven pipers piping."
Hi, Mailman Tom.
Anything else in the mail today?
No, no.
Not today, Sophia. I'm sorry.
Is your mom home?
Mom!
I was hoping we'd see you soon.
Yeah, I kind of saved your mail for last today.
I was hoping I would think of something.
I wanted this gift to be extra special,
but I just... I just drew a blank.
I'm sorry, but I don't have anything.
You don't need to apologize. The gift already arrived.
Yeah, I can see how much fun you've been having.
Santa brought 12 drumsticks for Christmas Eve dinner.
Drumsticks for drummers, right?
- Right, right. - It's a lot of food though,
so we were hoping we could share with you.
We being Sophia, Margaret, and I.
Well, what are you waiting for?
Come on in.
[laughs] I'm coming, I'm coming.
You know, the real Santa actually arrives tonight, right?
Right.