- 6/5/2025
It's been five years since Jamie Monroe's husband, Matt Monroe, passed away, Cooperville Tour and Sightseeing owner/operator and overall Cooperville, New York booster Jamie whose Christmas routine is getting a little stale in Matt having been the spontaneous one in the marriage, he thinking of especially grand acts at Christmas. This staleness is noticed by Jamie's niece and best friend, newlywed social worker Kylie, she and her toy store owning husband David who are postponing their wish list honeymoon in Paris to save for a house in their imminent move to Seattle in the new year. It is in part a comment made by Kylie about Matt and a piece Jamie notices on morning talk show "Wake Up - Upstate" co-hosted by her television crush Scott Morris that Jamie comes up with the idea to do anonymous and largely spontaneous good Samaritan acts of Christmas cheer to channel the spirit of Matt into her Christmas routine. In the process, Jamie meets Scott, who, in an act of selflessness himself in part to help out a colleague in giving up his usual "bachelor" Christmas tropical getaway, ends up doing field work, his latest piece on Cooperville's Secret Santa. In the process, Jamie and Scott start to fall for each other, Scott the first person she's thought about in this way since Matt. The problem for Jamie is that she does not want to lie to Scott about being the Secret Santa, but wants to remain anonymous which Scott, as a journalist, may not respect or understand if she tells him the truth on this centerpiece of his work.
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00:00:00We've got discounts store-wide.
00:00:24Come on in today to the end of December.
00:00:27We'll have you ready, and for the first $10,000 coming through, they'll get a free Secret Santa hat.
00:00:32Come on down. We're waiting for you now.
00:00:43Good morning, everyone. It is time to wake up upstate. I'm Scott Morris.
00:00:48And I'm Amari Harris.
00:00:49Merry Christmas, everyone. Can you believe that Christmas is right around the corner?
00:00:54Honestly, I can't.
00:00:56But our man in the street, Corey Thomas, can because he's been out in the county, and he has found a holiday story that is sure to warm our hearts.
00:01:04Well, good morning from Porter's Cafe.
00:01:07Now, just over six months ago, a kitchen fire shut the cafe down, and Marco, the owner, didn't have the funds to make the needed repairs.
00:01:15Well, that is until an anonymous fan of the cafe started a Save Porter's fundraiser online.
00:01:23Nobody knows who did it, but the effort went viral.
00:01:27The locals pitched in, and before you know it, the cafe had a new kitchen.
00:01:32Now, just over two weeks until Christmas, and they are celebrating their grand reopening today.
00:01:38That just warms your heart. What a beautiful story of neighbors helping neighbors during the holiday season. I love that.
00:01:45And I hear their famous Christmas sugar cookies are to die for.
00:01:49You know what, Corey? I'm going to make you a deal.
00:01:51I will de-ice your parking spot for a week if you bring me back a dozen of those cookies. What do you say?
00:01:57You got a deal, Scott.
00:01:59Yes!
00:02:00Those must be some cookies.
00:02:02I would have de-iced a spot for a month, by the way.
00:02:03I'm telling you. Corey, a deal's a deal. You bring back those cookies.
00:02:27Good show.
00:02:28You too.
00:02:29One more day, and I am out of here.
00:02:33And where is it you're headed this year? Bali?
00:02:36Bali? That was three years ago. I'm going to Belize. Ten days.
00:02:40Sun, surf, and scuba. It's going to be amazing.
00:02:43You can never get out of here fast enough.
00:02:46What do you have against Christmas, anyway?
00:02:47Nothing. I love Christmas. Christmas is great if you've got people to spend it with.
00:02:50But all my friends are visiting family, and their relatives live so far away.
00:02:55I just decided a few years ago that I am way better off traveling the world at Christmastime.
00:03:00Thank you, thank you, instead of sitting at home and watching the snowfall.
00:03:03Ah, the life of a bachelor. Full of fun and freedom.
00:03:08Yeah.
00:03:10Something like that.
00:03:11Hey, guys.
00:03:19Hey, guys.
00:03:20Hey, guys.
00:03:20It's a beautiful day.
00:03:23Good morning.
00:03:37morning good morning boss fresh cup of joe for you what would i do without you calling
00:03:49hard to believe it's already the holidays again i know any big plans this time around
00:03:55well kylie and i will trim the tree then make sugar cookies and maybe a little christmas caroling
00:04:02then the winter carnival just like every year exactly why fix it if it isn't broken if you say
00:04:10so but i do remember a time when you and matt were always coming up with fun new things to do at
00:04:17christmas sorry i didn't mean to no it's fine to be honest with you christmas was always matt's thing
00:04:27since he's been gone i've tried to keep up the tradition but it's just not the same every year
00:04:35i think this year will be easier it never is i'm sure kylie taking off for europe next week isn't
00:04:42helping yeah i am gonna miss her but i am so happy for her and david i mean what could be more romantic
00:04:50than a christmas honeymoon in paris newlyweds well you're handling her leaving better than i could
00:04:59yeah i couldn't have made it through the last five years without kylie she's more than a niece she's
00:05:04she's like a sister to me so we'll just celebrate a little early before they go
00:05:10see this christmas is already shaping up to be different
00:05:13you could try to meet someone oh no uh i'm good the only man i'm going to be spending time
00:05:24with this christmas is mary mclean sounds like the winter carnival is going to be different this year
00:05:30too that's what i'm afraid of i'm meeting with him later hopefully he'll still be open to a few ideas
00:05:36if anyone can convince him it's you i understand if you don't have the budget for a santa's village
00:05:47this year but can we at least put a tree in front of town hall christmas in cuckersville just isn't
00:05:52the same without it it's tradition well you know the town took a big hit when the plant shut down
00:05:57our budget is stretched so thin we can barely afford a scaled down version of the winter carnival
00:06:02it's been a tough year all around yes i know all the more reason for some holiday cheer
00:06:09okay if you've got any other ideas that won't break the bank i'm all ears actually i do have one the
00:06:15other night i was on a walk on that path from main street to the park's gazebo and i was thinking
00:06:20wouldn't it be so beautiful if we lined both sides and even over the top with holiday lights welcome
00:06:25lights i love it wait that sounds too expensive why don't we just save that idea for next year mr mayor
00:06:31randy a walk of lights would increase foot traffic to all of our main street businesses
00:06:38it would make our town more of a destination for holiday shopping and that would be great for all
00:06:42the businesses i'm not saying no just yet go on well i'm sure the town has plenty of lights packed
00:06:49away in storage let's put them to use and i was thinking we could hire sean kane i'm sure he could use
00:06:54the work yeah yeah his wife had a pretty rough go of it this year okay i'm sold thank you mr mayor now
00:07:03if we could just put a big beautiful tree right out front don't push your luck jamie
00:07:07there you are
00:07:16i can come back if i'm interrupting that's okay i guess you're looking for these yeah and to congratulate
00:07:23you on the great work that you've been doing i mean the message boards are lighting up
00:07:27people love the upbeat positive feel good stuff you've been doing great work i'm glad oh yes
00:07:40what's going on of course family surprised him and vera with tickets on a caribbean cruise with the
00:07:47whole family for the holidays that's amazing why are you so bummed because i can't go there's no one
00:07:54to cover for me no there's got to be what about meteorologist molly i asked she can't anyway i've
00:08:01been doing these feel-good local stories around christmas for years our viewers love them and
00:08:06they're counting on me practically a holiday tradition for our show so i'll stay put hopefully i can
00:08:14facetime the grandkids from the islands
00:08:18hey what if i cover for you
00:08:21i'm very funny scott no i'm being serious really i've been in the studio for so long
00:08:29look it'd be good for me to get out there in the field and do some reporting again
00:08:33but what about your trip please will always be there cory this could be a trip that you guys
00:08:39never forget you really deserve this are you serious yeah
00:08:44scott wow thank you i can't wait to tell vera thanks man you got it yeah
00:08:58that was very sweet scott you sure he can handle it you forget and i started in the field amari
00:09:07it'll be fun it'll be fine fill in for cory co-host with you works for me looks like you'll be here for
00:09:14christmas after all hmm looks like it
00:09:30remember this one of course i do from our road trip to niagara falls yes kylie was in charge of
00:09:36navigation somehow we ended up on the canadian side without our passports really yeah it's a
00:09:42miracle they let us back in you might want to keep that in mind when you're in france otherwise you
00:09:47might end up in switzerland um we've actually had a change of plans david and i decided that it's not
00:09:55really the best time for us to go on our honeymoon you cancelled your trip just postponed it for a while
00:10:01why i don't understand we want to save as much money as we can for a down payment on a home next
00:10:06year oh you don't have to postpone your honeymoon you can always ask me for help but you've already
00:10:12done so much for me like when i moved up here for college you wouldn't even let me pay rent
00:10:17and when matt got sick you were my shoulder to cry on we support each other we're family
00:10:23why do i get the feeling you guys aren't telling me something i got a job offer it's an amazing
00:10:33program helping young adults with disabilities get vocational training kylie that's fantastic why
00:10:39wouldn't you tell me that sounds like your dream job it is but it's in seattle oh
00:10:46well i knew when you moved up to cooperville it wouldn't be forever i mean that job though it
00:10:56sounds exactly like what you've always wanted you have to take it i already did and david found a
00:11:03buyer for his shop it all happened really fast but we're moving next month wow
00:11:10i'm i'm really happy for you guys that's another reason why we wanted to spend the holidays here
00:11:18with you in cooperville because who knows what the future holds maybe next year you'll spend christmas
00:11:24with us or we'll take a trip somewhere future right and in the meantime i want this to be the best
00:11:33christmas we've had in years let's make this year different don't get me wrong it's nice
00:11:40it's just felt a little stale recently no offense no stale is the right word for it
00:11:48when it comes to christmas your uncle really set a high bar i mean i try but he was the one that
00:11:55always brought the holiday spirit more like he was possessed by it well i remember when he came
00:12:02in the shop with flyers promoting his idea for a town gift exchange yeah yes he wanted to spread
00:12:07holiday cheer in a meet your neighbor kind of way i don't know he didn't write anything down and his
00:12:13plan got so mixed up nobody knew who they were buying for no need for a spreadsheet kylie i've got
00:12:18it all stored in my supercomputer right here yeah ideas were his forte but execution not so much but i did
00:12:27love the way he always brought joy to cooperville our town could use someone like uncle matt right now
00:12:33so while corey's on vacation scott here has notably offered to step in and do a bit of field reporting
00:12:52those are some big shoes to fill that they are but i promise everybody i will do my best to be a worthy
00:12:57replacement we'll see about that in the meantime i understand you've invited some special musical
00:13:03guests to the studio this morning yeah i have that's right amara i'd like everybody to meet belle
00:13:07view high classic quartet and their amazing teacher miss ramirez welcome everybody welcome to wake up
00:13:13thank you we are so excited to be here we're excited to have you and as i understand you're not
00:13:19just here to play some beautiful music you also are on a mission because of a very very special
00:13:24invitation you got this week i am very excited to tell you that this quartet was recently invited to
00:13:30washington dc to perform for the president at the white house's annual christmas party that is so
00:13:36fantastic you must be so proud i am but unfortunately our school doesn't have the funds to send these kids
00:13:43to washington right now well this is an opportunity that you can't let pass you by so what are you
00:13:48going to do we've decided to raise enough money to cover the travel costs ourselves that's a great
00:13:54idea tell our viewers right now how they can help support you all to be able to do just that well
00:13:59tonight my students will be performing a donations based concert at the bellevue high auditorium
00:14:05we hope everyone in the area can come and show their support fantastic it's going to be a great show
00:14:11it really is thank you so much mr ramirez kids fantastic you heard it here everybody come on
00:14:15out and support these talented talented kids and at the same time listen to some beautiful music
00:14:23hey kylie quick question do you and david have plans tonight perfect
00:14:28then we could crisscross the all the way up to the gazebo there i could run the lights around the edge
00:14:41of the roof there too and support beams as well if you like yes that would be great if i get started
00:14:46right away i'll be done by tomorrow okay perfect i'll let randy know you're selling your truck
00:14:52uh yeah i don't want to but uh i'm running out of options unless more nice people like you hire me
00:14:59we had to tell the kids this year that christmas might not be what they're used to you know how's
00:15:04marcy oh you know marcy she's trying to stay positive hopefully she'll get a good job soon
00:15:10well i'll keep my fingers crossed for both of you thanks i can't wait to show this to her and the kids
00:15:15you know it's little things like this that go a long way to lift people's spirits up
00:15:24forget their troubles you know what i mean yeah i do
00:15:29oh hi hi oh you made it
00:15:43not exactly carnegie hall since when do you go out of your way to help some high school kids you don't
00:15:49even know since today i thought it would be nice to show some support and you did say christmas is
00:15:54getting a little stale so where'd you hear about it wake up upstate scott said a story on it
00:15:59that explains it scott morris is aunt jamie's tb crush no he's not yeah why not he's cute
00:16:13he's nice he might even be single i doubt it does he wear a ring no so you've checked see what i mean
00:16:22tv crush i do not have a crush on scott morris yeah you guys uh you guys watch the show i don't but
00:16:32she does every day never misses it wow well we appreciate that um would any of you mind being
00:16:40interviewed right now sure aunt jamie would love to no she wouldn't yes she would okay so we'll just
00:16:49kind of be up there okay hi jamie i'm scott morris yeah that's uh they call me oh sorry oh that's okay um
00:17:02um you ready okay three two hey everybody coming to you from bellevue high where the audience is
00:17:12starting to gather for a great benefit concert i'm here with jamie so tell everybody at home uh what
00:17:17brought you out to support the kids here jamie uh you did you invited me well us we all got invited by
00:17:24you that's true um so do you live in uh hudson city cooperville actually uh it's off the 90 west
00:17:34about a 40 minute drive from um here give or take you know if there's no traffic which there wasn't
00:17:40because there's no rush hour right now well that's good to know i'm sure everybody appreciates you
00:17:44making the drive out the kids appreciate your support yes it's for the kids that's right absolutely
00:17:52which is the spirit of christmas that's for sure thank you so much jamie you're welcome great
00:17:58thanks you did you did really well that was terrible i'm sorry no that's not true you did you
00:18:04did great it's hard with the camera and everything thank you again uh for your support yeah all right
00:18:11enjoy the show yeah
00:18:21okay who's next
00:18:24what just happened well you just got interviewed by scott morris who was nice and cute and very
00:18:31charming while you were totally nervous and awkward all caught on camera i'm so embarrassed don't be i'm
00:18:40sure he interviewed so many nervous nelly's he's used to it and hey look on the bright side you
00:18:45finally got to meet scott morris and now i have a reason to watch a show tomorrow okay i need some air
00:18:55hello bellevue how's everybody doing great good to see those smiling faces look if it's all right
00:19:01with everybody before the concert starts we would like to uh shoot a quick update with
00:19:05miss ramirez here that'll be on tomorrow's show all right so big smiles here's your tv crush again
00:19:12you ready to go yes okay let's do this here we go rolling in three two hello everybody i'm scott
00:19:20morris coming to you from bellevue high where the benefit concert for these talented kids right here
00:19:26this amazing quartet is about to begin miss ramirez great to see you again nice to see you too scott
00:19:31how's the fundraising going well we've raised about 300 so far so we have a long way to go
00:19:38but we're so grateful to everyone who came out and dropped cash in our donation box or texted in a
00:19:42donation oh okay is something wrong yes i mean no we just had an anonymous donation for the full amount
00:19:57what what that's amazing oh boy hugs too this is crazy congratulations everybody oh congratulations guys
00:20:10whoever you are thank you you're our hero
00:20:26so do you live in uh hudson city cooperville actually uh it's off the 90 west about a 40 minute
00:20:36drive from um here give or take you know if there's no trouble well if it isn't cooperville's latest
00:20:45celeb i was just watching your screen debut i was hoping that would end up on the cutting room floor
00:20:51tell me scott morris is as nice in person as he is on tv he is was nice and very handsome
00:21:01i might just be imagining it but i got the sense he kind of liked you okay two would make a cute
00:21:08couple you are being ridiculous why not jamie newsflash you're a catch you're smart kind fun pretty
00:21:17cooperville tours no i didn't really okay thanks what what's up there's something we need to see come on
00:21:33i thought our town couldn't afford a tree this year maybe the mayor had a change of heart
00:21:40i'm glad you came to your senses mr mayor it's not christmas in cooperville until there's a tree
00:21:46outside town hall oh i can't take credit for that it's an anonymous gift kind of like what happened at
00:21:53belfew high last night right maybe it's the same person no doubtful it's probably just a couple of
00:22:00random acts of kindness whatever you call it i'm grateful town hall already looks more festive
00:22:05yep looks great thank you
00:22:14wishing you're in belize right now what belize i haven't given it a second thought good i might
00:22:21have a scoop for you i got a call from the mayor of cooperville seems somebody and honestly gifted
00:22:27the town with a christmas tree not exactly a hot scoop amari what if it's the same person who gifted
00:22:34those kids their trip to dc or an epidemic of coincidental kindness either way it's worth checking
00:22:43it out okay you got me i've been meaning to visit cooperville anyway really uh-huh sure
00:22:54with christmas just around the corner it seems that hudson county has a bona fide holiday mystery on
00:23:04our hands as another anonymous donation has spread christmas cheer in one of our towns good morning
00:23:09scott good morning everyone for the first time in years cooperville was not able to get a christmas tree
00:23:16for the season uh due to budget crisis however yesterday this beautiful tree that you see right
00:23:21here showed up no no no explanation whatsoever i'm joined here with cooperville mayor randy mcclan
00:23:28mr mary you must have been as surprised as anybody when this beautiful tree showed up on your doorstep
00:23:34you can say that again absolutely amazing in fact it didn't really feel like christmas around here until
00:23:40this happened so we're all very grateful to the person that made this possible i bet you are absolutely
00:23:46very happy for everybody here in cooperville oh well there you have it everyone you heard it from the
00:23:50mayor himself come on out to cooperville where the christmas spirit is in full display
00:23:56each and every night great good job mr mayor thanks fantastic can i ask you a question do you happen to
00:24:03know that young woman that's standing right there by the back of the van do you know that is
00:24:08oh yeah that's jamie monroe she runs cooperville tours kind of a local expert around here if you need
00:24:13a guide hmm you know i just might oh were you just at the tree yeah isn't it gorgeous last night gary
00:24:25and i came down got hot chocolates and just looked at the tree for an hour most romantic thing we've done
00:24:31in years is that scott morris welcome to cooperville oh thank you oh it's great um
00:24:50i i'm sorry to bother you um it's it's jamie right you were at the concert the other night yep that's jamie
00:24:58i have things to do in the back leaving now
00:25:12so what brings you here the christmas tree actually no i meant here to cooperville tours
00:25:19oh um yeah i need a tour we uh need some shots of cooperville and i figured who better to show me
00:25:28around than the local tour company oh okay uh would that be for you or you and your cameraman just me
00:25:35for now well unfortunately our tour van already left for the morning oh that's okay i'm more of a walking
00:25:40tour kind of guy anyway um we don't have that in the winter i'm so so sorry but we were just talking
00:25:49about adding a cooperville christmas tour right jamie oh today would be the perfect day to do a trial run
00:25:59don't you think i'll cover here you give the tour and you take the tour off you go have fun explore enjoy
00:26:15cooperville we're glad you're here okay well uh it looks like i will be giving you your tour
00:26:25great is there anything in particular you wanted to see not really no i'll just uh i'll just follow
00:26:32your lead all right well um this is our downtown obviously it's beautiful it really is it's not i
00:26:39love the mix of old and new architecture exactly okay well if you will follow me mr morris i will begin
00:26:46your tour great you okay i don't know which side you okay that's better
00:26:55what an amazing space i mean you don't typically see buildings like this in small towns around here
00:27:01performing arts has been a great way to bring the community together it's one of the reasons
00:27:07cooperville was voted best upstate town in 2016. really that's pretty cool
00:27:14i it was a great honor but it's not that cool i don't know why i just said that because you're proud
00:27:19of your town and i admire that besides i've always wondered who won best upstate town 2016.
00:27:24now i know shouldn't you be taking notes or something for your shot list or whatever i gotta
00:27:32store it all up here you don't believe me no you just reminded me of someone
00:27:39this is one of my personal favorite spots i can see why i really can
00:27:54how long have you lived here my whole life really by choice or just circumstance um i guess a little of
00:28:02both when i was a kid my parents moved here for work and then after i met matthew he said i knew so
00:28:09much about this town we should start a tour company so we did matthew
00:28:15my late husband i'm sorry thanks after he passed i could have gone anywhere started fresh but
00:28:26cooperville's been good to me i have a job here that i love a wonderful home and a niece that i love
00:28:34like a sister so i decided to stay i mean i get it i really do i traveled a lot as a kid and then
00:28:42even more uh with my career so i don't really have a place that i call home you're lucky
00:28:48well maybe someday you'll find it maybe i will come on okay
00:29:02merry christmas that's very generous of you well it's the holidays it's time to be generous right
00:29:07yes to be honest i uh i'm trying to get into the holiday spirit
00:29:13really i got the impression from tv that you're mr christmas you think so but i actually try and
00:29:22get out of here and escape to warmer destinations i haven't stuck around for christmas in a very long
00:29:27time how's it going this year full of surprises i know what you mean
00:29:34well i guess that concludes your impromptu personal tour you get everything you need did
00:29:43you get ideas for the show actually i was having too much fun i seem to have forgotten some of the
00:29:49landmarks not gonna let you down huh probably should have taken notes i was hoping for another tour one
00:29:57that includes dinner oh we don't offer that that was that was my attempt at asking you out today oh
00:30:09i gotta work on that huh yeah um wow okay yeah great okay i'll call you yep you don't have my number sure i do
00:30:21oh well there it is okay okay call me
00:30:40when i saw what that person did for those high schoolers and then the tree at town hall
00:30:45i realized i should do something to spread some cheer myself so i bought these cards and i gave them
00:30:51to the kids at the shelter to fill out now anybody who shops here can read a card from a kid and buy
00:30:57them the present they're asking for that is a great idea kylie hopefully we'll be able to get something
00:31:02for every child there are so many more families in need of the shelter this year we can really feed
00:31:07everybody this christmas i had no idea it was so bad how about we go first i'd love to let me get a shot
00:31:16of you two in action and i'll take one of those cards too what better way to start the giving than now
00:31:24right well you too
00:31:44good morning everyone it is time to wake up upstate i'm scott morris and i'm amari harris
00:31:50we missed you in studio yesterday scott oh how was your trip to cooperville it's great
00:31:56townspeople they're just so excited about their new christmas tree it was hard not to get in the
00:32:00christmas spirit myself in fact i took a tour really yeah it's beautiful little town so charming
00:32:07with so much history of course it probably helped to have a great tour guide which i did i highly
00:32:13recommend cooperville tours and sightseeing if you happen to be in the area planning to go back
00:32:18absolutely especially if more of these mysterious christmas donations keep popping up oh well let's
00:32:24hope they do because our viewers are loving these stories here are a few of the posts we've gotten
00:32:28just this morning from our page oh keep up the great work scott uh oh my favorite people at christmas
00:32:35are santa amari and scott and oh we love you scott that's very sweet i love you too i really do and
00:32:44we'll have today's top stories after a very short break we'll see you in a little a tour guide huh
00:32:52what's her name oh you heard me
00:32:57her name um was well is it's jamie oh well whoever this jamie is she's got you blushing
00:33:04brighter than rudolph snows maybe she's the reason for all this holiday spirit you're giving off on
00:33:10camera it's that obvious huh a little bit yeah being out in the fields giving you fresh energy keep it up
00:33:19oh and uh call this jamie okay
00:33:29here she comes right now one moment please it's scott morris
00:33:37be peppy but not over eager
00:33:42hello this is jamie
00:33:49uh-huh uh can i just put you on hold for one second
00:33:56he's coming back to cooperville this afternoon for a story and wants to take me to dinner
00:34:02a date that's fantastic i haven't been on a date in so long just think of it as dinner with a friend
00:34:08a successful charming really good-looking friend we all watch on tv every morning
00:34:16just be yourself and have fun okay you know he's still on hold right right yeah okay uh what should
00:34:23what should i say should i go
00:34:28hi sorry about that busy morning here um yes that would be great
00:34:34it's perfect it's just how i pictured it i can't wait to see it at night town's gonna love it you
00:34:40pulled all this off by yourself some of my uh construction buddies volunteered to help me out
00:34:45ah i still have a couple more things to do but it will be ready for tonight's unveiling i love it thank
00:34:50you sean happy to do it let me get back to it oh did you hear the shelter received a big food donation
00:35:00today what oh that's fantastic you didn't know about it me no why would i know about it well kind
00:35:08of figured since your niece works there and you always know everything that's going on around town
00:35:13anyway do they know who the donor is no one knows but when i find out i am going to personally throw a
00:35:20parade for that person i called scott morris you know the tv guy he said he's going to come out here
00:35:27and do a bigger story in order to figure out who the generous mystery person is that kind of pr is
00:35:33going to bring a lot more holiday shoppers at this town i wouldn't play it up so much i mean if the
00:35:39donations were anonymous don't you think they'd probably want to keep it that way i mean shouldn't
00:35:43we respect their wishes well that wouldn't be nearly as much fun then would it no it wouldn't
00:35:51i'm here with kylie monroe outside of the cooperville shelter hi kylie hi scott and hi david
00:36:00my husband we're newlyweds oh well congratulations tell everybody what happened here it's been a tough
00:36:07winter in our town a lot of families in need and not enough food to feed everyone but today a truck
00:36:13showed up unloading cases of canned goods pasta eggs bread milk it was really amazing but just like
00:36:21with the town's christmas tree it was an anonymous donation did anyone happen to speak with the donor
00:36:27or were there any clues at all the delivery guy said it was all ordered online so we just don't know
00:36:33but whoever they are they're really good at figuring out what's needed in this town and making it happen
00:36:39and we couldn't be more grateful or more deserving thank you so much kylie all right well there you
00:36:46have it everybody a lot of acts of kindness here in cooperville but the mystery remains is this the work
00:36:53of one person or many tell you what i'm gonna stay on this story until we find out
00:37:04kind of hard to believe that in one week i've interviewed both you and your niece
00:37:07right you should probably tell david he's probably next yeah i'll give him a heads up
00:37:14so how did you become the host of wake up upstate honestly i um i never really set out to be on a
00:37:21morning show at all i was just hoping for a career somewhere reporting the news and i got my
00:37:26big break in small little station in wilmington north carolina it's kind of a fun story there was a
00:37:31hurricane watch our producer was just desperate to find somebody to go out on a remote shoot so i
00:37:37volunteered no experience at all zero plan what could go wrong exactly we all thought it was going
00:37:44to be just a quick weather update but i am i talking too much no yeah no i like it okay here i was out
00:37:53there just like wind blowing sideways soaking wet but i was shooting my first story well clearly you
00:38:00survived but i knew after that i knew that's what i wanted to do i wanted to be out in the field
00:38:07reporting real news so i just worked hard and paid my dues and here i am sounds like you've made a lot of
00:38:14sacrifices you ever have time for a relationship or marriage
00:38:23uh almost once it was a long time ago sounds like there's more to the story
00:38:34no we just met in the field she was a producer and we're both um travel junkies
00:38:39and there's more to the place there comes a time when you've got to make a decision whether you want
00:38:44to settle down or you want to continue on at the crazy pace that we were going at and i was ready
00:38:51put down roots buy a house start a family
00:38:56but right before the wedding she decided that the southern life wasn't for her that was it
00:39:02i never saw her again
00:39:08i'm sorry losing someone you love is never easy
00:39:14i think it was the um the loss of trust that hurt the most
00:39:23but it's in the past and you move on and honestly if it hadn't happened
00:39:27i probably wouldn't be in cooperville right now i have a feeling you would be in town anyway covering
00:39:35the big christmas mystery i hope that i meet the real person i really do i mean if it is just one
00:39:40person then get that interview right before christmas don't take this the wrong way but are you
00:39:48sure it's a good idea to make a bigger deal out of this whole thing oh are you kidding me your viewers
00:39:55are loving this they can't get enough of it yeah no i owe it to them to to keep looking into it
00:40:04and in the meantime i get to spend more time in cooperville with you
00:40:13thanks
00:40:13thanks there you go thank you cheers cheers cheers so you've heard all about me uh what about you
00:40:26do you date often to be honest with you uh you are the first man i've dated since matt
00:40:34what can i ask how long ago that was five years one month three days i get it i do when you lose
00:40:45someone that's important to you i mean the past makes us who we are right exactly yeah you know what
00:40:53it's after eight i bet they're on come on i want to show you something
00:41:00you did all this well it was just my idea there were other people involved in making it happen
00:41:09humble another one of your great qualities i appreciate you saying that but i'm just like
00:41:15everybody else in this town you see what i mean you're such a good person you do so much for the
00:41:19community and you're not looking for any credit at all does that remind you of anybody i don't know
00:41:26what you're getting at i'll take your word for it it's just all so beautiful would you look at that
00:41:41i was just in charge of the lights i had nothing to do with that
00:41:44it is a tradition after all well we wouldn't want to break tradition i guess
00:41:52it's late yeah i've got a really early start to move but um i had a really great time with you tonight
00:42:15me too
00:42:21scott
00:42:25there's something i should tell you
00:42:31it gets really icy in the parking lot so be careful
00:42:37thank you i will good night
00:42:45am i late you're never here before me
00:42:57i need to tell you something how did your date with scott go
00:43:01it was nice it was really nice we went to dinner and we took a romantic walk in the park
00:43:06but that's not what i want to tell you you know the things that have been going on around town
00:43:14the tree in front of town hall the music students the shelter the anonymous acts of kindness yes
00:43:23you you're a town secret santa i feel so good to say that i've been dying to tell someone but why
00:43:30i i mean i always knew you were kind-hearted and generous but this is above and beyond yeah well
00:43:39the other night kylie and i were reminiscing about matthew and she said something like
00:43:45what this town really needs right now is someone like uncle matt and i thought why not me why not
00:43:52you know share some of my good fortune with the town and all the people that need it well you've
00:43:57certainly done that it's just it's felt so rewarding i mean i just can't stop thinking about
00:44:04what i'm going to do next by far you are the coolest person i have ever known but you can't
00:44:09tell anyone okay of course mom's the word good because i might need your help i am so in okay it looks
00:44:19like scott is going to keep reporting on the things that are going on around cooperville until he figures
00:44:24out who the mystery donor is so you two will be spending more time together that's great yes
00:44:30but i also want to stay anonymous you know i i i don't want people to feel like they have to thank
00:44:35me or they owe me anything it sounds like you got yourself into a bit of a pickle do you think scott
00:44:40suspects no i don't think so that's good christmas is in five days if we can stall him until then
00:44:48or keep him off track he won't uncover your identity before christmas and then poof the story
00:44:54will go away okay that's good stall him how do we do that oh i've got it what if i do a couple of good
00:45:03deeds on your behalf to throw him off the scent meanwhile when you're together you act a little bit
00:45:09scroogey scroogey you know selfish cold-hearted not into christmas that way he won't see you as the
00:45:17type who would do any of this stuff maybe i should just tell him it's me i mean i don't like misleading
00:45:22him you said you like doing these things for people but you want to stay anonymous right yes so let's
00:45:28try my plan you get to spend time with scott and do your good deeds okay but if he asks me i'm going to
00:45:37tell him the truth uh great so what's your next mission agent double s secret santa no okay i have some
00:45:48ideas
00:46:00merry christmas colleen how'd you know it was me can i help you find anything
00:46:05you want to buy all these toys that's right
00:46:20ring them up happy to take me a few minutes wait a second colleen are you the secret santa me
00:46:29no let's just say i work for a client who is okay oh okay cool so i'm gonna buy all those toys but i
00:46:39need you to do something for me sure anything great if anyone asks here's what i want you to say
00:46:51this goes all through town and it stops at a great little restaurant where they have some
00:46:54very good fondue and jamie can i talk to you for a second yeah sure um hey colleen can you come help
00:47:01this couple book a trolley tour sure thanks hey what's up well i have some good news uh someone bought
00:47:10all the toy drive gifts yes that's awesome but also is there something you want to tell me
00:47:17oh no not that i can think of really because i know for a fact you've been hiding something from me
00:47:27okay i was gonna tell you i didn't mean any harm i'm i i let me explain please do because it was
00:47:34pretty shocking to find out online that you're dating scott morris no that yes i can explain that
00:47:43why don't i take you for a coffee so earlier this morning a customer wearing a hat and sunglasses
00:47:49bought all the remaining gifts for the cooperville toy drive someone who the owner here describes as
00:47:55being a very tall over six foot female with blonde curly hair used a cane but had no noticeable limp
00:48:05did i get that right now that i think about it she could have been wearing a wig
00:48:08well there you have it everybody who is this mystery person
00:48:16great thank you so much i think don't mention it
00:48:25he's a pretty great guy he's funny and smart down to earth and handsome
00:48:34you like him we're still getting to know each other
00:48:42i can't believe you didn't tell me you never keep secrets from me
00:48:47maybe i do oh really what else are you keeping from me besides scott
00:48:52and speak of the devil jamie hi hi
00:49:00do you remember my niece how could i forget hi hi i didn't think you'd be back in cooperville so
00:49:06soon well i was just at your husband's toy shop and it seems that someone in a disguise
00:49:12bought all the toys for the toy drive so the mystery continues your job is so cool isn't his job cool
00:49:20so cool i better get back to the studio i'll see you do you want to join us for dinner tonight our
00:49:27third wheel over here needs a date i wasn't aware we had dinner plans you must have forgotten you should
00:49:34join us i would love to um where's dinner it's a surprise aunt jamie will send you all the details
00:49:42just don't wear anything fancy okay perfect i'll see you there okay okay
00:49:50looks like we have a double date
00:49:59did you get it oh don't be shy come on up would you like some bread there you go thanks for being
00:50:05here merry christmas have seconds if you wanted okay lots of food lots of food everybody hey thanks
00:50:11for this really i mean usually i spend so much time at the studio reporting on other people's good
00:50:19deeds it just feels great to actually be helping out myself so thank you
00:50:22what i was just thinking i've watched you for so many years every morning on tv i felt like i knew
00:50:34you and now i'm getting to know you in real life in a soup kitchen it's nothing it's just all still
00:50:43a little surreal you know that i'm just a regular guy who wears makeup every day and talks to people
00:50:48right i think you're a little more than that scott
00:50:57well hello oh my gosh look at you you're all cozy christmas
00:51:09you guys are gonna love france especially paris i mean the sights and
00:51:13and the food the bread you cannot fathom how good the bread is bread i love bread you think you
00:51:22love bread now you just wait man when's the honeymoon it was supposed to be this week but we
00:51:28decided to postpone for a while it's too bad how come we want to buy a house next year so we decided
00:51:33to save as much as we can for now these two are far too young to be so sensible we'll get to paris
00:51:39eventually right all right so what else are you working on besides the secret santa story
00:51:45a lot of serious journalism as a matter of fact uh carolyn competition there's a dog that can bark
00:51:50jingle bell it's big stuff no i love it i really do but the viewers they just want to find out who's
00:51:56behind these stories of anonymous generosity that's what they want to know really i don't see why so
00:52:03interesting why's that well at the heart of it it's just some guy giving people a bunch of stuff
00:52:13they don't really need
00:52:20what just um i'm a little surprised hearing that come from you well i don't mean to sound cold-hearted
00:52:28um but i'm just i'm a little tired of this whole secret santa gag
00:52:36well i'm not and i'm happy to help however i can we know just about everyone in town scott's a
00:52:43professional reporter he'll be fine personally i say go with the talented dog this fruitcake just
00:52:50really looks good so good you should try it okay good morning don't good morning me i barely slept
00:53:09last night because i couldn't stop thinking about dinner and how weird you were acting and then it hit
00:53:14me it's you isn't it i'm not following you can't fool me it's you you're cooperville secret santa
00:53:26okay yes it's me i can't believe i didn't figure it out sooner i mean it all makes perfect sense
00:53:33but why don't you want anyone to know because i didn't do any of those things for attention
00:53:37so you acted like a weirdo at dinner so scott wouldn't think it was you colleen told me to act
00:53:44scroogey which felt so weird i'm not doing that again colleen knows yes i needed help i couldn't
00:53:51just walk into david's shop and order up all the toys could i i'm gonna tell scott kylie unless you let
00:53:59me help with your next anonymous gift of course yes you're gonna help my last christmas here before
00:54:05we move will be so memorable so what's the next plan i haven't thought of it yet they kind of just
00:54:12come to me i know how about we adopt a family we find a family that's had an especially hard year
00:54:20and we help give them a great christmas someone like the kane family sean's carpentry business
00:54:28has really been struggling yeah marcy lost her job they could really use some holiday cheer
00:54:32let's give the kane family their best christmas ever so kylie knows our secret she figured me out
00:54:44the more the merrier so what's the plan secret samaritan
00:54:49jamie jamie hi scott hi you uh plan on feeding the whole town no of course not no uh wouldn't be
00:55:10the holidays if you didn't overeat i know i do you got like 30 bags of groceries there yes i do
00:55:19you need some help no i'm good i didn't expect you to be back in town so soon you working on another
00:55:24story better get to it yeah well we probably should get back to work actually just wanted to say hi
00:55:33hey um you free tonight there's a place in west hudson i'd love to take you to if you are
00:55:39uh uh yeah okay great okay i'll text you the address all right okay are you sure you don't need
00:55:47any help no i'm good okay let's do it you think he suspects you no i mean he was looking at me weird
00:56:02but i don't think he thought much of it people stock up during the holidays right not that much
00:56:08should we call it off no no way he's taking me somewhere tonight and i think that will buy
00:56:15us enough time to get to christmas if i have your help absolutely
00:56:21hey goleen so another person knows our secret sorry i had to tell him i couldn't load everything
00:56:38by myself plus we're newlyweds we don't keep secrets from each other
00:56:42i totally get it all right let's do this this will work for you look inside uh yeah put that on
00:57:02we look ridiculous i think that's the point now if we're spotted it'll be hard for them to identify us
00:57:12uh thank you
00:57:34hi wow you look amazing not that you don't always look beautiful i just meant now you
00:57:50time to stop talking breaking news scott morris speechless thank you i've never been here before
00:57:59where is everybody
00:58:05did you buy this place out it's just my way to say thank you for sharing your town's christmas with
00:58:11me shall we we shall definitely okay here let me get this thank you okay
00:58:21are you okay there yeah i got it
00:58:34david be careful
00:58:41okay let's go master guys
00:58:42thank you
00:58:55thank you okay what are we having oh here we go i had the chef prepare some of the morris family
00:59:01christmas classics the cornish hen which is kind of the star of the show a little bit and then you've
00:59:05got a little bit of the mashed maple sweet potato it's gosh it all looks so amazing good
00:59:10i'm glad being here for the holidays for a change just got me reminiscing about
00:59:15family christmases and the feast that we used to have
00:59:19the morris's don't do christmas dinners anymore well my sister moved to new zealand
00:59:25my folks passed away a few years ago so i'm sorry yeah me too i miss them especially this time of
00:59:32year so are you glad that you stayed in town for christmas
00:59:35absolutely i love being here for for a lot of reasons reminded me of what i love most at christmas
00:59:44time the way people come together and the joy that you get from christmas traditions and
00:59:50i mean i totally get why you love this town so much and i know what i'm missing from my own life
00:59:56and if i jetted off to belize i wouldn't have met you
01:00:08marcy kids come here you have to see this what is it honey what
01:00:31i can't this is amazing
01:00:40this is incredible
01:00:41kids look over here oh my gosh yeah grab the one on top
01:00:45yay so many presents honey look at this
01:00:51yes it's a huge present
01:00:55yes secret santa spoiled us
01:00:56kids do you believe the secret santa came here grab all the stuff oh you got a heavy one
01:01:03anyone else got the warm fuzzies
01:01:10this is ridiculously good good i'm so happy i got a secret for you because as good as the food is here
01:01:16and i love the food i actually come for the gingerbread cake it's so great
01:01:22and you're probably wondering what these guys are another morris family tradition right here these are
01:01:29christmas crackers from england okay typically you open them before the meal but my parents always
01:01:36used to make us wait until dessert so pretty i'm gonna show you how to do them so you go you go in
01:01:41here and you find the little tabs and i'm going to show you right now why they call it a cracker and
01:01:46make sure you squeeze them hard and then on the count of three everybody pulls at the same time
01:01:50you got them okay here we go one two three
01:01:55that good yeah wow what is all of this it's just more surprises for instance i got a joke for you
01:02:03who is santa's favorite singer uh yeah i don't know elphys presley
01:02:13good one okay ready i'll tell you mine
01:02:15what do you reindeer hang on their christmas trees
01:02:21i have no idea ornaments ornaments i thought mine was bad now if you choose to open that up
01:02:34you gotta wear it if you open that's open now you gotta wear it okay now like this
01:02:39see that look at you how is it possible that you still look great wearing this
01:02:50how about a little coronation dance okay yeah since we're royalty okay if you say so
01:02:56snow is falling
01:03:05light me on the ground
01:03:09people smiling love is all around there's a feeling in the air tonight
01:03:19there's something i want to tell you
01:03:36it's okay you can answer it no no no what were you gonna say
01:03:38it might be an emergency go ahead okay
01:03:49it's an anonymous text secret santa does it again and there's a video attached
01:03:56oh no no you know what it's it's work no i can look at it later i want to see it okay
01:04:02yeah this is incredible
01:04:11ah the kane family i know them well you do i'd love to interview them could you introduce me maybe
01:04:20do you want to see it again sure yeah great okay um
01:04:29what were you gonna say oh um
01:04:34i just i wanted to say that i'm really glad i met you
01:04:41me too
01:04:50what a wonderful christmas moment caught on camera absolutely it's been a very tough
01:04:58year for the kane family but thanks to someone they may never get a chance to thank
01:05:02at least their christmas will be a memorable one it's a great reminder about what the holidays
01:05:07are all about absolutely see you tomorrow everybody bye-bye
01:05:10i've been getting emails from all over the county from people inspired to give back in their own
01:05:21communities hmm well that means that we are doing our job right absolutely excuse me okay
01:05:28this is scott morris
01:05:32really last night felt so good it's a shame you missed it but i guess that was the point
01:05:39uh we have a problem last night with scott was so perfect that's fantastic yeah i'm not really
01:05:52seeing the problem but the problem is i'm not being honest with him right when i was about to
01:05:57tell him the truth the phone beeped with that video and i chickened out good no not good i don't
01:06:03like keeping secrets from the only man that i've really liked in a very long time so here's what i'm
01:06:08gonna do i am gonna just come clean and i'm gonna tell him the truth say i'm sorry for wasting your
01:06:14time even though i could have added myself days ago and just hope that he looks past it or we could
01:06:21stop the anonymous donations he has nothing to report on christmas arrives the story is forgotten
01:06:26and no one ever knows no he deserves better than that you're right you should tell him right now
01:06:33now now now well he's about to walk in through the door
01:06:40how'd you do that you guys are not gonna believe us but we found the secret santa
01:06:46what who the person responsible for all this anonymous generosity i'm gonna go meet him right now
01:06:52give him a little pre-interview before i get him on the show tomorrow would it be okay if i came with you
01:06:56i don't see why not okay great let's go
01:07:08so why did you want to do these things anonymously just wanted to spread you know some holiday cheer
01:07:15make people happy so am i gonna be on tv tomorrow oh well we got a couple things to go over before
01:07:22we start scheduling sorry i'm just i'm curious about one thing what made you want to fund that
01:07:28trip to new york for those five students they're great kids uh they deserve it except it was dc and
01:07:38they're a quartet that's a quartet it's four kids not five yeah yeah four i know that anyway they're going
01:07:47to dc and that's all that matters to me what can i say i'm just burst in my holiday spirit so would
01:07:54it be all right if we shoot the interview at my tire shop instead of the studio yeah i can make that
01:07:59happen um uh the christmas tree in front of town square what was your inspiration for that
01:08:08i go by my gut and it felt like uh you know every town needs a christmas tree so we
01:08:14we we good where'd you get it joe's christmas trees
01:08:27okay i don't need you cross-examining me and question my motives okay
01:08:31i withdraw my admission i'm not the secret santa you happy now
01:08:44you really thought it was him though well i mean i wanted to break this story before christmas so
01:08:49i guess just part of me wanted to believe him can i ask you something um
01:08:58just finding out this person's identity really matter i mean it's just another news story right
01:09:04yeah i mean i thought that at first but it's just a feel-good mystery that people are getting so
01:09:09interested in i gotta believe that it's inspired people to celebrate christmas a little differently this
01:09:13you know what i mean yeah i do well i better get back to the studio me too i mean to the office
01:09:24okay see you later all right
01:09:33hey this is scott leave me a message and i'll get back to you as soon as i can
01:09:36hi scott it's jamie i was hoping that you could meet me at the auditorium where we first met tonight
01:09:45at eight i'll be there with the secret santa
01:09:50okay bye you should do this again next year i don't know i loved helping people but keeping
01:09:58it a secret has not been easy what do you want to show me look what you've inspired wow
01:10:14how cool is this people from all over the county donated this is amazing i'm so glad
01:10:22bad but i'm really feeling like this was all a big mistake i don't like misleading scott
01:10:30i'm gonna tell him the truth tonight hopefully he will respect my wishes and keep my secret
01:10:36what if he doesn't i'll just have to accept whatever happens i have to go see you later
01:10:52hey i need your help with something
01:11:06oh there she is but where's the secret santa
01:11:13hey hi i didn't expect to find you alone about that i came here to tell you that i'm the secret santa
01:11:23what kylie actually it's me wait jamie what's going on i have no idea but i came here to tell you
01:11:33that i'm santa here
01:11:37wait wait a second guys so let me get this straight all of you were lying to me no it was me to string me
01:11:44along so that you'd get more publicity for your town is that what this is about is that what's happening
01:11:47no and if you would just let me explain all of this was a lie scott if you would just give me a
01:11:52chance to explain explain what like i don't even know what's happening here they had nothing to do
01:11:57with it okay we were just trying to help i have been wanting to tell you the truth this whole time
01:12:03i trusted you
01:12:09scott
01:12:14we wanted to stop by and make sure you're okay yeah that'd be fine besides it's christmas not a time
01:12:35to mope around right we're sorry about what happened with scott maybe we took things a little
01:12:40too far no don't be if anything you two helped me do good deeds for a lot of people good morning you
01:12:46too oh kylie something came for you this morning for me here i was surprised too
01:12:58what is it
01:13:03two tickets to france leaving tonight
01:13:10jamie this is so sweet you did not have to do this no i i didn't
01:13:17really i swear it wasn't me david is this one of your surprises not me
01:13:24don't look at me
01:13:28is there a note in there or anything
01:13:32nothing
01:13:34wait did we just get secret santa it looks that way
01:13:40well bon voyage
01:13:46well it looks like we'll be away for christmas after all
01:13:50which i couldn't be happier about you two deserve the best honeymoon ever
01:13:55thanks and we better get packing like now yeah you guys have a great time send me lots
01:14:05of pics okay we will merry christmas uh i gotta make some calls okay
01:14:12well i have to admit you made this the most memorable christmas ever not too stale for you no not at
01:14:20all i think uncle matt would have been proud of us me too
01:14:27miss you i'll miss you too and you swear this wasn't you believe it or not this is one of those
01:14:33random acts that i had nothing to do with
01:14:38i'll miss you
01:14:41and hey aunt jamie maybe you should give him a call
01:14:45yeah maybe i will
01:14:48yeah maybe i will
01:16:02There's something I shouldn't tell you, but there's something I want to tell you.
01:16:16I have been wanting to tell you the whole time.
01:16:32Christmas Eve is finally here.
01:16:40Scott, I understand you have a very special story that you want to share with us today.
01:16:44I really do.
01:16:44I do.
01:16:45And if I look a little tired this morning, it's only because I was up very late last night
01:16:49working on it.
01:16:49I'm sure our viewers are wondering if you finally unmasked Cooperville's secret Santa.
01:16:56I'm sure they are.
01:16:58And I'm sorry to say that I have not.
01:17:01But I have an even better story that I'd like to share with all of you.
01:17:06But before I do that, I need to say a heartfelt thank you to all the people of Cooperville
01:17:11for sharing this Christmas with me.
01:17:14I've got to say, for the first time in many years, I really felt home for the holidays.
01:17:19So thank you.
01:17:20And without further ado, here's the story.
01:17:24Hope you enjoy.
01:17:28The holiday season means a lot of things to a lot of people.
01:17:33But for the town of Cooperville, this year, Christmas was all about a secret Santa.
01:17:39And it seems everyone wanted to be one, whether it was making a difference close to home,
01:17:44helping out a friend, or providing something for strangers in need.
01:17:50So what started as a personal, anonymous mission quickly spread to an entire community.
01:17:57It's just so easy to say a quick Merry Christmas and then just get lost in our hectic holiday plans.
01:18:03But the residents of Cooperville consciously made time to give.
01:18:09They rolled up their sleeves and they showed each other, they showed all of us,
01:18:13what this season is truly all about.
01:18:16It's about letting others know that you care.
01:18:19It's about showing them that they matter.
01:18:22It's about doing for others.
01:18:25And the Secret Santas of Cooperville have done just that.
01:18:28I don't know what to say.
01:18:38My work the last couple weeks definitely has reminded me that there's good out there in the world and that people need to see it.
01:18:44And honestly, I don't want to stop telling these stories.
01:18:46You think maybe Cory's going to want to take vacation every Christmas?
01:18:48He might.
01:18:49So, no more jet-setting to exotic places at the holidays for you?
01:18:54I think I'm going to save those for summer hiatus.
01:18:57Oh.
01:18:58It's like somebody's got their holiday spirit back.
01:19:01So, how will you be planning to spend Christmas?
01:19:05I mean, I hate to picture you sitting all alone in your condo watching the snowfall.
01:19:10I'll think of something.
01:19:10Mm-mm.
01:19:11I will think for you.
01:19:14Call her.
01:19:18Merry Christmas, Amari.
01:19:26I should just text him.
01:19:28I should text him.
01:19:30I should call him.
01:19:31Mm-mm.
01:19:31But if he doesn't want to talk to me, then I'll just send my call to voicemail.
01:19:36And what do I say?
01:19:36I don't know what to say.
01:19:40And then if I don't say anything on the voicemail, he'll still know I called because...
01:19:44You know what?
01:19:46I should just go old school.
01:19:47I should just go old school.
01:20:01That's great.
01:20:11Looking for someone?
01:20:13You're Amari Harris.
01:20:16I am.
01:20:17And you are...
01:20:18Jamie.
01:20:19Monroe.
01:20:20I was looking for Scott.
01:20:23Is he around?
01:20:24Oh, he left a while ago.
01:20:26Said he was going home.
01:20:28Okay.
01:20:29Okay.
01:20:30You could call him.
01:20:35Merry Christmas.
01:20:40Hey, this is Scott.
01:20:41Leave me a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
01:20:44Hi.
01:20:45It's me.
01:20:46Jamie.
01:20:49Look, I wanted to apologize for what happened.
01:20:53I had no idea that Kylie and my friends would interfere like that.
01:20:57And I would never waste your time or mislead you.
01:21:03I was just trying to help a few people out and spread some Christmas cheer in my town.
01:21:09But then, something unexpected happened.
01:21:16I met you.
01:21:18And we got to know each other.
01:21:21And I got to see what a kind, good man you are.
01:21:27And for the first time, when we kissed, I felt like I was ready to have love in my life again.
01:21:37And that is the best Christmas present I could hope for.
01:21:45So, thank you.
01:21:50Merry Christmas.
01:21:50Well, I don't like to toot my own horn, but...
01:22:05You pulled it off, Mr. Mayor.
01:22:07We pulled it off.
01:22:08Teamwork.
01:22:09And that story that Scott did, boy, that was really touching.
01:22:13I actually got a little misty-eyed.
01:22:15You too.
01:22:18It was you, wasn't it?
01:22:22I don't know what you're talking about.
01:22:24You can deny it all you want, but that was a good thing you did, Jamie.
01:22:28I'm very proud of you.
01:22:31Hey, that's my cue.
01:22:33Care to join us for a little caroling at the gazebo?
01:22:36I think I'm going to head home soon.
01:22:39But Merry Christmas.
01:22:41Hey, to you as well.
01:22:43I didn't expect to see you here.
01:23:13After almost 48 hours, I started to miss this town.
01:23:18And I got a mystery invitation.
01:23:20Apparently, the Winter Carnival is the place to be on Christmas Eve.
01:23:26That it is.
01:23:28Especially since you're here.
01:23:32Take it you got my message.
01:23:35The story you did was really amazing.
01:23:38Only because you're amazing.
01:23:41All those selfless acts inspired so many people.
01:23:44Where'd you get all those pictures?
01:23:47Flosh Drive just showed up at my office yesterday, anonymously, of course.
01:23:51Huh.
01:23:52Kylie.
01:23:52Speaking of Kylie, I hope she and David are enjoying their flight to Paris right now.
01:23:58Once you fly first class, there's just no going back.
01:24:01First class?
01:24:02Mm-hmm.
01:24:03Uh-huh.
01:24:04Oh, you are the one that anonymously gifted that trip to them.
01:24:08I had some miles saved up, and I honestly don't believe that anybody should have to wait for their honeymoon, so...
01:24:14Besides, this way I'd get you all to myself this Christmas.
01:24:21As long as there's no more secrets.
01:24:26No more secrets.
01:24:28I promise.
01:24:30Until next year.
01:24:31I've been dreaming of Christmas time
01:24:46Every day through the year
01:24:54Free shine in every window
01:25:03Children all dream
01:25:10Of reindeer hoofprints in the snow
01:25:15Christmas time
01:25:17The best time
01:25:19Of the year
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