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♪ I gotta say I've been having this craving ♪
♪ Every day I've been wishing and prayin' ♪
♪ For the taste, I can't wait ♪
♪ It's been keeping me up all night ♪
♪ Sugar, ♪
♪ sugar cookie, sugar ♪
♪ That goodie, goodie ♪
♪ Sweetness ♪
♪ For something other than your kiss ♪
♪ I'll take a dozen ♪
♪ You keep me warm when it's cold outside ♪
♪ You make me feel like Christmastime ♪
♪ Sugar ♪
♪ Sugar cookie ♪
♪ Sugar ♪
Perfect.
- Liv. - [Liv] Hey!
That is so beautiful.
Thank you.
Liv, I have never had a drink fill me with this much joy.
Oh, well, looks like someone
needs a little bit of a joy refill.
Oh!
[gasps] Oh, yeah. That.
Drop the holiday platter. You're supposed to be mingling.
The mingling will happen
right after I rearrange the antipasto Christmas tree.
Um hello?
Actual host of this party.
You're my guest. Remember?
Throwing a party is stressful, Helen,
and I am just happy to help.
And I'm happy to take that help, trust me.
But I'm three proseccos in,
and haven't lifted a finger all day.
Now it's your turn to get out there and have some fun.
Fine.
[sighs]
We need more eggnog.
Liv!
I'm going.
[Liv sighs]
Oh, something is missing.
[gasps] Mistletoe wreath.
Mistletoe wreath.
Oh! Sorry. I'm so sorry.
- Oh! - Oh
I am so sorry.
I am so sorry. I did not see you there.
- I didn't see you there. - Oh...
Wow, I think I got eggnog in my shoe.
Yeah, and I have it everywhere else.
Um.
You know what? Uh don't panic.
I can fix this.
Okay. Follow me.
[door creaks and closes]
Do you always carry a bag of Christmas sweaters
around with you?
Oh, I wish.
No, I just, I brought them as party favors for everybody.
Wait, I thought this was Helen's party.
Don't tell me I'm at the wrong house again.
Oh, no, no, no. No. I'm-I'm a fellow guest.
I'm just, I'm helping Helen out for the night.
Oh, okay. That is such a relief.
I'm bad with directions.
The last holiday party I went to, I ended up
in the wrong cul-de-sac, and it was about an hour
before I realized I inadvertently crashed
a family reunion.
No! No, no, no.
[laughs] Yeah. It wasn't so bad.
The Delipizzi's were lovely people.
They make a killer lasagne.
Oh! [Chuckles]
Well, hey. At least you, uh, you wound up
at the right house this time.
I actually had this party down as tomorrow night.
- Oh. - Yeah.
Thankfully, Helen texted to ask me where I was, so.
Scrambled to get over here,
bulldozed through the front door,
knocking eggnog all over a
very lovely girl.
- Daniel. - Liv.
Liv.
I am very impressed that you still managed to
stop at a store ahead of time.
Can't show up empty-handed.
No, of course not. That would be insane.
- Exactly. - Yeah.
Also love what you've got going on here,
because sugar cookies are, without a doubt,
the supreme cookie choice.
I agree!
- Chocolate chip is so overrated. - Yes!
These frost-covered ones from the store are my favorite.
Oh! No.
See, that is where you lose me in this great cookie debate.
No, because for me, it always,
always got to be
a homemade sugar cookie.
- No way. - Mm-hmm.
These have enough sugar to power a kindergarten for a week.
- [laughs] No. - Pure magic.
Yeah. See, um this cookie.
It doesn't know who it really is.
It relies on its frosting way too much.
It's not in touch with its little cookie core.
Or maybe it likes to have a little more fun.
It doesn't follow the traditional rules, you know?
[laughs] Well, I guess there's only one way to find out.
I guess so.
Okay. Cheers.
Cheers.
Mmm.
- Oh, that's fantastic. - Mm-hmm.
Wow.
What do you think of the store-bought version?
Mmm! Mmm.
I guess it's a version.
What... that is so biased.
[laughing]
You know
I actually think these cookies complement each other.
Each brings something the other doesn't have.
Yeah, I agree.
[Helen] Shocking.
You're back in the kitchen.
And even more shocking,
Daniel, you made it to the right house.
[Helen] I just came in to replenish the eggnog.
[Liv] Oh, we, uh[laughs]
We are all out of that.
I'll make some more.
Yeah. Okay.
You know, I'm gonna go check on the guests.
I'll leave you two alone.
Before I go, just wanna let you know
that you're both single and total catches.
[laughs] Okay. Bye.
Oh! My, uh
my mistletoe wreath.
I was supposed to put this under the eggnog on the table.
I'm sorry to tell you, that wreath's outta luck.
The eggnog has a new home.
Well, I guess I can repurpose it somewhere.
- Hmm. - Here.
Oh.
Yeah, you know, I think that's
it's kind of Christmas law.
[Liv] I'm pretty sure we have to
we have to kiss now.
♪
♪ Just another day ♪
♪ I don't wanna get out of bed ♪
♪ 'Cause I had a dream about this guy ♪
♪ So, picture this scene ♪
♪ We're decorating the Christmas tree ♪
♪ We're sitting, watching movies by the fire ♪
♪
She's amazing.
Smart, funny.
She likes me for me.
[VO] She's the first person I've ever met
who actually takes me seriously.
I love that I can just be myself when I'm around her.
I think she might be the one.
♪ A present from my heart ♪
[Liv] God, █ he is just the sweetest.
He's always going out of his way to make sure
that everyone around him is smiling.
And I never feel worried when I'm with him.
I just feel happy and relaxed...
Oh, and he loves my family.
I think he might be the one.
♪ I didn't ask for much ♪
♪ I don't care about the snow ♪
♪ There's one thing that I need ♪
♪ Oh, Santa, help me please ♪
♪ 'Cause I just wanna fall in love ♪
♪ Yeah, I just wanna fall in love ♪
♪ I just wanna fall in love ♪
♪ This Christmas ♪
- Hey! - Hey.
[Liv sighs]
Okay. So.
I got the coffee that your mom likes.
The tea that my dad likes.
The match a that your sister likes.
Ooh! And I got pine-scented Christmas candles for everybody.
You didn't have to do all that.
Their hotel has a café and a store.
Well, yeah. No, I know. It's just, they're gonna be
spending a lot of time here, so I figured I would
anticipate everyone's needs ahead of time.
Oh!
Hey, you set up the Christmas village.
Yeah, I wanted to take some stuff off your plates.
Oh! Thanks, babe.
[Liv] Oh!
Oh, hey. Funny story.
So, I went to the wine and cheese shop,
which was closed, by the way.
Insane, right?
[Liv] And, um, I called Frank.
Turns out he took his son out of town early.
They went on a trip to the lake.
Anyway, long story short,
he told me where the hidden key was.
It took about 30 minutes for me to break him,
but it was so worth it because I have so much Gouda.
- That's great. - I mean, this is the first time
that we are hosting both families.
Could you imagine not having the right kind of cheese?
Guess I never really gave cheese that much thought.
No, no, no. This is the first time
that both families are meeting.
This is the first time that everyone is gonna be
seeing the new house.
I mean, every detail has to be perfect.
You know, this is kind of like our Super Bowl,
except it's more important than the Super Bowl,
because it's Christmas.
[Liv sighs] Perfect.
Oh, I'm exhilarated.
How much caffeine have you had today?
Oh, not enough, Danny boy.
I still have, like, 18 things left on my to-do list, but
everything is coming together.
And you.
Hey, you helping me this year
is a lifesaver.
Of course.
I'm just glad I can share the workload with you and
that you trust me to do a thing or two.
Uh what happened to the tree?
Yeah, um I didn't realize that one box of lights
- wouldn't fully cover the tree. - Yeah.
[Daniel] I think it works, though, like, it's different.
And what if we go ornament-heavy at the bottom?
Wh-what happened to the white twinkle lights?
Right. So, uh, I know that's what we agreed on,
but the store was out of white twinkles.
They had those big-bulb, white lights,
like the ones that we already have.
But you mentioned your mom found those upsetting.
So, I made the executive decision to go colorful twinkle.
Yeah. Okay. So, is the plan to get more of the lights?
This was one of the last boxes, but
I'm sure I can find another one.
Yeah. Okay.
In better news.
I
Got the confirmation email for the Christmas turkey.
Oh, that's a relief.
Your Gobbler Farms Christmas turkey
should arrive on
December 26th.
What, as in the day after we wanna eat it?
Oh, that's not good.
Okay, well, you ordered the day that I told you to. Right?
[Liv] Daniel -Hmm.
Babe, remember, I put a note in our joint calendar
about what day the turkey needed to be ordered?
Oh, you did download our joint calendar app, right?
I did
not.
Hey, it's not that big of a deal.
I can always go out and get a turkey from the store.
No. No, no, no. You cannot, okay?
It has to be a Gobbler Farms Christmas turkey.
They have this very special
cranberry marinade that my dad is very particular about.
I'm sure any other turkey will be fine.
No! No, no, it will not be fine.
This is why I-I made a note in our calendar about it.
This is why I have been making to-do lists everywhere,
so we can just get every single detail right.
And that is why we decided ahead of time
to do the entire house in white twinkle lights.
What's wrong with colorful lights?
[scoffs] Okay, well, I will tell you what is wrong
with the colorful lights.
They are frivolous and unreliable.
Okay, well, maybe white lights are too rigid and controlling.
Okay, it's not about the lights.
I'm getting that it's not about the lights.
Okay, look, I'm sorry.
Maybe I am being unreasonable here, but
look, you're the one that offered to help me, right?
I did take care of things. I did do things.
I just didn't do it in a way you would do it.
Well, we are down a turkey.
We have a half-lit Christmas tree.
Our family's coming tomorrow, and let's be honest,
my family is not like yours.
- I know. - [Liv] They are out for blood
if everything is not just
perfect.
Hey, hey.
You know what? You're right.
It's true, we've run into some hiccups,
but stressing about this is just gonna make things worse.
It's better to take that stress,
put it in a box,
and hide it away in a dark corner of your brain
so it never returns.
I do it all the time.
Trust me, it works.
Of course it works.
Because all the stresses in your little brain box.
I handle them!
Like, I don't know, for instance
[scoffs] The house.
What are you talking about?
Everything's going great with the house.
What do you mean? You don't even live here.
I mean, you've been stuck in your lease
for the last three months, so I've just been here
by myself, handling everything.
And that bothers you?
- Is that a joke? - No, I'm being serious.
I assumed you wanted to do all the house stuff.
It's not like you ever give me the opportunity to do anything.
Well, because when I do, you-you don't pay the bills.
The house insurance thing happened one time, Liv.
Okay, great. Perfect.
Then you take back that responsibility.
I just don't see you fighting for it.
Because when I do fight for things,
you do not listen to me.
What are you talking about?
I'm talking about Light-Up Dancing Santa.
Oh, here we go.
We bought that together when we first started dating
and you loved it.
You loved it.
It's the only decoration I felt strongly about us
featuring this year, and you purposely put it
by the washing machine in the laundry room
where no one else would see it.
You hid it, Liv.
Just like you wanna hide me too.
I am Light Up Dancing Santa.
Okay then, fine. Fine.
I am white twinkle lights.
- No, you're... - Yes, I am!
You love the idea of getting them,
and then once getting them gets too complicated,
you just.
You give up.
Again with the lights, though.
- Seriously? - Yes, seriously.
When did this get so hard?
I don't know, maybe something should change.
Okay, okay. Change?
You-you want things to change? Change can happen.
- Well, is that what you want? - You brought it up.
Because you said that things are hard.
Things are hard.
Okay, so then things should change.
So, change is what you want.
Well, sounds like you're saying you want things to be easier.
[in unison] It sounds like you want to take a break.
Okay, fine. Fine. Yeah, a break.
That's then we should take a break.
Yeah. Okay. A b-break is happening.
Yeah, totally.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Well, maybe we should call our parents then,
to let them know that we won't be
- hosting Christmas, right? - Yeah. Yeah.
Let's-let's call the parents.
As long as you're you're totally sure.
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I'm I'm 100 percent sure.
Me too. Me too then, yeah.
Hundred and
10 percent sure.
Yeah. Okay, fine.
Yeah. Okay. Um, fine. [Scoffs]
I guess I'm just gonna.
I'm gonna go upstairs then, and
tell them that we are on a break.
Me too. Got my, uh, got my phone out and everything.
Okay. Yeah, I'm.
I'm walking upstairs.
Okay. Yeah.
[Liv groans]
A break?
[Liv groans] Why did I say I was 100 percent sure?
[Daniel groans] Why would I say that?
Why did Daniel say that he was 110 percent sure?
Why would I say 110 percent sure?
Why?
[Liv sighs]
[sighs] You cannot do this.
- You are weak. - All right.
You are strong, Liv.
Right.
You can do this.
Okay.
[call dialing]
[Liv exhales]
[phone ringing]
Hello, sweetheart.
- Is it Liv? - It's Liv.
Hi, sweetie.
Hi.
- Hey, hon. - Hey, Mom. How are you?
Have you been crying?
What? No.
Sounds like you've been crying. I hear sniffles.
Are you okay?
It's, uh allergies.
Less than 24 hours until we get to see your beautiful face.
Almost makes the airfare worth it. [Chuckles]
Oh, Ed. Liv, ignore your father.
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
But, uh, seriously, the-the holiday price surge?
I may have to sell a kidney to pay off the plane tickets.
[laughs nervously] Yeah.
Um -Oh, don't listen to him.
We can't wait to spend the holidays together,
and see the house.
- I hope it's clean. - Yeah, uh, Mom.
See, I that's actually
why I wanted to talk to you.
- It's not clean? - Um
Tracy, it's fine.
The hotel will be clean.
It better be, with what we paid for it. [Chuckles]
Why, was your hotel expensive too?
And get this
your brother needs his own room.
Don't pay any attention to him.
We actually got everything cheaper since we went with
the non-refundable option.
Non-refundable?
I'm glad to hear you're doing okay, hon.
I know this time of year can be tough.
Well, it is for me and your sister.
Mom, there's just something I have to run by you. Um.
Just a constant reminder of when your father left.
- Mom. - I honestly have no idea
what I'd do if I wasn't spending the holidays
with you and Liv.
It's the only thing keeping me going.
Oh. Wow.
All I know
is this is gonna be the first Merry Christmas
for this family in a long time.
We are so proud of you.
Forging your own path and owning your own house.
Yup.
Doing it all with the person you love.
You know, hon
parents worry that their children will make
the same mistake that they made.
But I don't worry about you.
Just knowing that you and Liv have one another
fills my heart up with so much joy.
And I am so excited to spend Christmas with the two of you.
That's so great to hear, Mom.
And I'm not the only one who's excited.
Your grandma's health is better than ever.
The doctors cleared her to travel,
and they actually think her excitement about
you hosting Christmas extended her life expectancy.
[laughs] How amazing is that?
[whispers] That's so amazing.
Can't wait to see you, sweetie.
Oh, I can't wait to see you, hon.
[all parents in unison] Best Christmas ever!
[sighs] So, we will just pretend like nothing's wrong.
We will
host Christmas like we originally planned.
You think you're gonna be able to do this?
Fake being a happy couple?
I mean, they're staying at a hotel.
So, we just have to
put on a show for a few brunches and dinners.
Right?
How hard can it be?
[instrumental version of Carol of the Bells plays]
[doorbell rings]
[all] Merry almost Christmas!
I guess you know we're here.
You're not gonna believe this.
The pipes burst at the hotel.
[trumpet trills]
The whole place is flooded.
And we were all checking in at the same time!
How serendipitous is that?
They told us they could no longer accommodate everyone.
Wait, uh sorry. They can't accommodate?
Looks like we're all staying here.
- [Maya] All eight of us! - Oh.
Is our room ready?
Well, how can it be ready?
I mean, we didn't even know that you guys were staying here.
I guess there's always an excuse. [Laughs]
- Go ahead. - Hi.
- Come on, guys. - Hi.
- What's up, sis? - Hey.
Hey.
- Hi, sweetie. - Hi, Dad.
Hi. Oh -Oh, sorry about that.
- Oh, here we go. - Oh, uh.
- [Daniel groans] - Oh!
Oh, thank you, dear.
[chuckles]
Oh.
Young love, so beautiful.
[laughter]
Okay.
♪
Liv, Daniel, the house is beautiful.
Thanks, Ma.
[Liv sighs]
All right, well, now that everyone has had the tour,
I think it's time we do some room assignments.
So, Mom and Dad, you guys are gonna take
the first guest bedroom.
And then Maya and Grandma, you guys wanna take
the second guest bedroom?
Oh, Grandma should have her own room.
Kim and I can share.
Of course we can.
Oh, I don't want to be too much trouble.
It's no trouble at all, Mom.
Is it Kim?
Oh, it's all I've ever dreamed of.
To share a bedroom with my mother who can't sleep
unless she has two sound machines,
a fan and a TV on all night.
It's great.
All right then.
Uh, Kim and Maya, you two can have
the second guest bedroom.
And then Grandma, you can take the office.
[clears throat]
[Grandma coughs]
You okay there, Gram?
I'm fine, dear.
Don't worry about me and my bad
back and my lungs and.
And the office is the room with the pull out couch, right?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Mom, Kim and I'll take the office.
You take the bedroom.
[coughs]
That'll work.
[Maya] Oh, it'll be fun, Kim.
A mother-daughter slumber party.
So fun.
All right, well then that just leaves Reid,
and you will be in the basement.
There's a bed down there?
- It's sort of a bed. - It's small kinda
Liv, sweetie, are those colorful twinkle lights on your tree?
Why isn't the whole tree covered?
Is this some tacky, new tree decorating trend?
It's ornament-heavy at the bottom.
You okay?
Yeah, must be a stress spasm.
You know what?
Why don't we get you all settled in?
[Maya] Oh, wait, wait! Wait. Before we do
I'm glad the hotel's pipes burst.
Now we're all together 24/7!
Cheers to our hosts, Daniel and Liv.
- Oh that's nice. - Oh no.
- [Maya] Daniel and Liv! - [Liv] Oh.
You two are so cute.
So happy and united.
[chuckles]
Ed, take a picture.
[sighs] Here, just.
All right, stand closer together.
[Ed] Pretend you like each other. [Laughs]
[forced laughter]
Now, say true love!
[both] True love.
We didn't get the tree in.
All right, let me help get everyone's luggage in the rooms.
Yeah, I'm gonna make some snacks.
[sighs contentedly]
All right, here's that blanket you wanted.
Oh, thanks for helping, dear.
Not a problem. I want to avoid
that basement couch as long as possible.
Oh, well, if you want more things to do,
um, maybe you could adjust that shade for me.
Absolutely.
Oh, more light.
More?
[Grandma] More. More.
More.
Oh! Too much.
Oh, way too much.
You know what?
I think the dresser is the problem.
- The dresser. - Yes.
The feng shui is off.
There's only so much you can do with lighting.
Would you mind, dear?
You want me to move it?
Yes, I would do it myself,
but my arthritis and my bones are.
Uh, okay.
Oh! Wait, wait.
Oh, Christmas Bake Off is on.
[Host] Come on contestants, only two minutes left to win.
[Grandma gasps]
Sudden death whisk off.
Oh.
- Hey, Liv. - Hey.
So, how are you and Daniel doing?
What?
Oh, uh yeah. We're-we're good.
We're yeah, we're great. Why?
No reason.
So, you're good?
Yeah. Yeah. [Scoffs] Yeah, we're great.
[Liv] We're so good. Um
do you think that this needs more Gouda?
Kinda think it needs more Gouda, yeah.
Liv?
- Quick question. - Yeah.
Daniel mentioned that your family opens presents
on Christmas Day, but I was wondering
if we might be able to open a present on Christmas Eve.
[Maya] It's a family tradition Grandma started
when I was a little girl, and I know it means
so much to her.
After all, this could be her last Christmas.
Mom, you've been saying that for 10 years.
Liv! Water.
Yeah, uh the fridge. What.
Okay.
- Are you okay? - Yeah. [Sighs]
I don't really know.
So, Liv what do you think?
Wha... oh, yeah. Yeah.
- Of course, Maya, sure. - Okay, great.
[Maya] Oh, yay!
[exhale loudly]
- Daniel! - Ahh!
[Daniel] Oh, Ed. Tracy.
I, uh I'm so glad you guys are here.
So glad.
I'm glad too!
We're all glad. [Laughs]
Uh, listen, Daniel. Um.
You may know that Liv didn't wanna play
Christmas Candy Pass this year.
[Ed] And so we were just wondering.
If you could change her mind.
- Me? - Mm.
Right. Yeah, I don't think she's gonna wanna.
Historically, Liv's had, oh, how would you say
mixed feelings associated with the game.
It-it-it just isn't Christmas without it.
And if the idea comes from you.
[Daniel groans]
- Are are you okay? - Totally fine.
Continue?
Well, it's just such an important part
of our family tradition.
We've been playing this game for generations.
Right. [Chuckles]
It's just that, uh, Liv seems pretty, um oww adamant.
Generations.
I mean, I played with my father, and.
- Mm-hmm. - He played with his father,
who played with his father, who played with his...
Okay, we'll play. We'll play it.
[all laugh]
I promise.
Well, thank you so much.
I am so excited.
Not quite as excited as I am for that.
Gobbler Farms Christmas turkey.
Oh, with that specialty cranberry glaze.
My mouth is watering already.
[both laugh]
You know
what do we think about, uh,
maybe trying something different
for Christmas dinner this year.
[scoffs]
No, there's
nothing different for Christmas dinner.
There's only the Gobbler Farm's Christmas turkey.
Nothing compares to the quality of that bird.
It's the Gobbler Farm's Christmas turkey
or nothing.
That is a line you do not cross.
[both laugh]
Good talkin'.
So, I got this idea for the Candy pass game.
[Ed] Uh-huh.
[exhales]
[Daniel yells]
[exhales] Kim.
Why are you acting weird?
- I'm not acting weird. - Daniel.
Sweet, sweet brother of mine.
I know when you're acting weird and you're acting weird.
In fact, both you and Liv are.
It's the holidays, okay? It's stressful and stress
causes people to act weird.
- Okay. - Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have to go inform Liv of the last minute addition
of the Candy Pass game that her parents rather aggressively
requested to play.
Daniel.
I didn't watch The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley,
Case of Thorn Mansion, every day at the age of seven
for nothing.
I know when something's up,
and I'm gonna get to the bottom of it.
There is nothing for you to get to the bottom of, sis.
- Really? - Really.
- We'll see. - Nothing to see.
Now, I'm gonna go get some more jolly jingle juice.
But just remember,
[whispers] I'm watching you.
[sighs]
[Liv sighs]
Okay.
Oh, no. Um hey, Dad!
Dad!
- Dad, hi. Hey. - Hi.
Why are you stuffing those bags full of king-sized candy bars?
Giant size, honey.
I upgraded.
[both laugh]
Um you know, I thought that we all decided not to play.
Candy Pass this year.
Oh, Daniel said it was okay.
Daniel said.
[both] Mm-hmm.
- Oh, honey! - [Ed] There he is now.
Oh one second.
They steamrolled me into agreeing to play.
I had no choice.
Now your dad's looking at me, so I'm gonna give you a hug.
[laughs]
Oh, okay. Well, you know, like I told you,
this game is a chaotic nightmare.
We have to get out of playing it.
Oh! [Chuckles]
Look at that, your grandma's looking over here,
so I'm gonna give you a kiss now.
- Mmm. - Yeah. Aww.
Muah! [Laughs]
Well
your dad already set everything up.
There's literally no getting out of this.
[both force laughter]
[Daniel] Maybe we just give the game a chance?
- Who knows? - Hmm. Mm-hmm.
The games never go well.
Trust me. Watch The Real Housewives.
[Maya] Ed I told you
not to buy black licorice.
Nobody wants that.
Tracy, if nobody wants it, then why do all the candy stores
continue to sell it?
Clearly, you were right.
This'll be so much fun!
[Ed] Christmas staple, that's why.
Okay. Before we begin, I'm going to explain
the very simple rules of the game.
Now, Grandma is going to read The Night Before Christmas.
Every time that she says the word "the"...
Why "the"?
Well, because that word is written a lot in the story.
Well, isn't that true of every book?
I suppose so.
So, there isn't a special word for this book?
[laughs] No, what's special about it is that it's tradition.
[Ed] Now, every time Grandma says the word "the",
you pass your candy to the left.
Isn't it supposed to be to the right?
You pass your candy to the left.
[Maya] Well, it was to the right last year.
Passing to the left, people. [forces laughter]
Now, the goal of the game is when Grandma
stops reading the story,
you are holding the candy that you covet.
[Kim] Wouldn't that be predetermined?
I mean, the number of "the's" doesn't change.
So, you could really just track the candy and count.
[Ed] Mmm.
No one wants the black licorice.
Ooh! I'll take the licorice.
No candy for you, Mom.
It's not good for your blood sugar.
Okay, let's start the game.
The night before Christmas.
No, no, no. Everybody
pass your candy back.
But she said "the".
That's in the title.
The official candy passing doesn't start until
the story is actually being told.
Ed, I think you're cheating.
That's the way we've always done it, Tracy.
See, this is why I didn't want to play this game.
'Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house,
not a creature was stirring,
not even the mouse.
Wait a minute, it's a mouse. It's not the mouse.
Snitches get stitches.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
in hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in the beds,
while visions of sugar plums danced in the heads.
Okay, I'm not getting any candy here.
You gotta keep passing, people!
- Mom! - Which "the" are we on?
Mom, just pass.
Away to the window, I flew like a flash.
Maya! Pass left.
Tore open the shutter.
It's usually right.
And threw up the sash.
Left, Maya.
Supposed to be right.
Daniel, Grandma said "the", so you pass it to the left.
Grandma said "uh", so the candy is mine.
- No. - [Ed] Maya! Keep go faster!
Out of sight.
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.
The end.
[Liv gasps]
Hey, you got the gag bag.
I- I always put one in.
This year I made it streamers. I thought that'd be funny.
[Liv sighs]
Brought you some cinnamon cider.
Thanks.
I figured you needed a treat after streamer clean up.
Offering to help clean up was also an option.
Yeah, I'm on vacation, bro. It's not my problem.
- Mm-hmm. - Speaking of problems.
Not this again.
I can tell something's bothering you.
Can you please just trust me when I say I'm fine?
Daniel, you have a long history of bottling up your stress
so that you don't have to deal with it.
Box, not bottle. I put my stress in a box.
Brain box.
Right, 'cause that sounds less insane.
Please, just let this go.
Exhibit A, you and Liv
have been avoiding eye contact at all costs.
Exhibit B...
Great, you've been taking notes.
It's what Mary-Kate and Ashley would've done.
Hey, can I talk to you about something?
Hey. Yeah, sure.
I- It's about Daniel's grandma.
I think that she might be starting to take advantage of...
Anyway, what's up with you?
Exhibit C, whatever that weird, passive-aggressive
candy grabbing thing was.
- Exhibit D... - Okay, okay, okay.
I'll tell you.
We decided to take a break.
We aren't together right now, but
we didn't want to ruin Christmas for everyone.
We're pretending like everything is fine,
but it's not.
I'm so glad you told me.
We don't have to keep talking about this.
I can't believe you broke up.
And right before Christmas.
Whoa break up? I didn't say break up.
Who said break up?
I don't think I can handle this.
I don't think I can help you.
Daniel, a break is a breakup.
Not according to Rachel on Friends.
Well, it is, according to Ross on Friends.
You're on Ross's side in Friends?
I mean, this is this is just temporary, right?
Absolutely.
Unless it's permanent.
Oh, no!
Kim, I am freakin' out here.
Does break actually mean break up?
Is that what Liv wants?
I don't want this at all.
You can fix this. Just let her come to you.
That way you don't say anything and make it worse.
You're right. If I don't distract myself,
I'm just gonna keep breaking down.
So, I need to steer clear of Daniel when I can,
clear my head, and just keep busy.
[sighs] Thank you.
That was actually really great advice.
I didn't say anything.
Promise me you aren't gonna say a word to anyone.
You have to keep this a secret, Reid.
No one can know.
Then why did you tell me?
Promise me, Kim?
Promise me, Reid?
[both] I promise.
Hey. You wanna watch a Christmas show?
I mean, it's tradition, right?
Don't you always say you like to fall asleep to holiday specials?
[Daniel] Ooh! A Wings Christmas episode marathon is on.
[Daniel] Liv?
Sorry, I couldn't hear you.
I'm just
zoning out, focusing on my crafting.
What are you crafting?
Uh, I am making homemade snow globes.
[clears throat] I I just
figured I would add them to everyone's
Christmas morning stockings.
Wouldn't it be easier just to buy them?
Yeah, I know.
I know it is over the top.
It's unnecessary.
I was gonna say not worth stressing over, but.
I don't know, I don't really find this stressful.
Just making special Christmas extras for everybody.
I don't know. I love it.
You know, puts a smile on people's faces.
Well, you've always been good at that.
Making people smile.
Thanks.
[Liv] Shoot -Here. Let me.
Okay.
[both chuckle]
One second.
[groans]
What is it, welded together?
[laughs]
[exhales] I don't know.
Thank you.
Of course.
[alarm beeps]
Oh, sorry! That is my bedtime alarm.
Otherwise, I would be crafting all night.
Right. Right.
Well, I guess it's time to get some sleep then, huh?
Yeah.
[Daniel] Sorry you're stuck in here with me.
- Lights. - Yeah.
Yeah.
[sighs]
Good night.
[sighs]
Night.
[instrumental version of Joy to the World plays]
[Tracy] Liv, sweetie.
Uh, how reputable is this bakery you're taking us to?
Do they have chocolate rugelah?
'Cause we can't have Christmas morning
without chocolate rugelah.
Don't you think starting the day off
with chocolate pastries is too heavy?
Maya, this is Christmas breakfast.
Not some weekday morning trash breakfast.
We gotta have chocolate.
You're so right, I don't know what I was talking about.
Did I just cause drama with your mom?
I didn't mean to say something so controversial.
Don't worry about it. You're fine.
I promise.
If that woman wants to veto chocolate,
you might as well cancel Christmas now.
[chuckles] Don't tempt me, Mom.
Liv, come here a sec.
Hey. What's up?
Oh, nothing.
Just thought I saw you stress spasming and
could use a Mom break.
Thank you.
By the way,
that whole fake typing you were doing back there
to get out of talking to people?
It's very genius. [Laughs]
It wasn't fake, actually.
Emailing with Gobbler Farms to see if I can schedule
a phone call with an actual human being.
I wanna find out if I can get a turkey here by Christmas.
- Really? - Yeah.
It's your parents' favorite, right?
Yeah.
Thanks for handling that.
No problem.
I didn't realize how difficult all this would be.
You always make handling everything look so effortless.
I don't know how you do it.
What do you mean there's no chocolate?
Well, Maya is strongly against it.
No, no. No. Chocolate's great.
I love chocolate if you love chocolate.
See? She doesn't hate chocolate.
This is stressful already and they're not even in the bakery.
We'll figure it out.
[Ed] when are we going to have the chocolate rugelach?
We don't have to stress about this.
[Tracy] Chocolate rugelach, sweetheart.
It is tradition. We always have it!
It would be so much easier if our parents
were getting along.
Well, what am I supposed to do? Just sit back and watch
this whole thing descend into chaos?
I challenge you to take it easy.
Enjoy the holidays, just
go with the flow.
You challenge me, huh?
What is this, Road Rules?
Let the parents take full reins at the bakery.
Unless you don't feel you're
able to do that.
Oh, I am able.
I am more than able, I am willing.
And I am chill.
Yeah, let's do this.
[light holiday instrumental music]
[Tracy] We'll need, uh, three orange scones,
five croissants, eight cranberry muffins.
[Ed] Two dozen chocolate rugelach.
Gosh, this is a lot.
What was that?
This all sounds so great!
See? They're doing fine.
Nothing to stress about.
[Maya gasps] Ooh!
Personalized fruitcake.
I love me some fruitcake.
Did she just say fruitcake?
Yeah, they're definitely talking about fruitcake.
We should order one for dessert on Christmas Eve.
Okay, now you're talking sense, Maya.
[laughs] Extra raisins.
[Ed] Go heavy on the ginger.
And lots and lots of candied pineapple.
- Prunes! - [Tracy laughs]
[Maya] Oh, oh, and some shaved almonds on top.
[Ed] It's already got pecans, though.
[Maya] Oh, the more nuts the better.
They sure are taking advantage of that personalization option.
Mm-hmm. Yep.
Ah, now we all get to enjoy that delicious fruitcake
on Christmas Eve.
A fruitcake that must be finished,
otherwise my parents will get offended, throw a fit,
and make passive aggressive digs all night long.
All right, you know what?
This is still fixable.
I'll just go in there and convince the parents to do
a figgy pudding instead.
- Everyone loves those. - Yeah, they do.
Except a figgy pudding has to be ordered, like,
way ahead of time.
Liv, there's no way that a bakery's
not gonna have a figgy pudding.
Okay, you wanna go there, Road Rules?
Okay, let's do this.
I challenge you to find a figgy pudding on the eve
of Christmas Eve-eve.
Say figgy pudding one more time.
[Daniel] How about a figgy pudding?
[woman at bakery laughs]
[laughing continues]
[Daniel sighs]
How'd that go?
You were not wrong.
Oh, I think another word for that is right. [Laughs]
They didn't have one, but
he mentioned there's a small pastry shop in Pine Grove
that sells figgy puddings.
They should have one.
Well, that's like an hour away.
[scoffs] An hour drive?
I think I can handle that.
[traffic honking]
Hey.
So no figgy pudding?
I may have under-calculated the potential intensity
of the situation.
Hmm. Got it.
Well, um.
I figured that that car ride was exhausting, so, um.
I thought maybe
this would, uh
I dunno, cheer you up a bit.
[chuckles]
The store-bought kind.
It's no figgy pudding, but
they're your favorite.
Well, I know they're not your favorite.
Come on, after the day that we've had today,
these are now my favorite.
[both chuckle]
Here.
Like when we first met.
Yeah, that was a pretty magical night.
Yeah.
[Tracy] Liv!
Liv. Sweetie.
Oh
I thought you were making the homemade sugar cookies.
Oh, honey, that recipe's been in the family for generations.
[Tracy] This is very disappointing.
Actually, you know what?
Liv did make those cookies.
Because she wanted to make both of you happy.
And these cookies, she bought for me.
'Cause she knows I love 'em.
That's the amazing thing about Liv.
She's so good at making other people feel happy.
But sometimes,
maybe more times than not,
she forgets to take care of herself.
And that should change.
[Ed] Right.
Did you get the figgy pudding?
- I'm sorry? - [Tracy] The figgy pudding.
Surely you found one on your four-hour tour.
Funny story.
[Ed groans] Honestly?
We really should've just hosted Christmas ourselves.
Uh they-they're not ready for it.
[Tracy] You're right, you're right.
[Ed] Can you get the bakery on the line?
[Tracy] Oh, I am on it.
[knock at door]
Come in!
[gasps] Aww.
I have your afternoon cocoa for you, lukewarm as requested.
- Thank you dear. [Chuckles] - Yeah.
Well, I should probably get going.
Wait, sit. Sit.
Keep a sweet, frail [starts coughing]
slightly older woman company.
- Uh, but... - Sit.
Okay.
- [Grandma sighs] - [Reid clears throat]
I'm not gonna bite.
Scooch closer.
Okay.
So.
[Grandma] Back in the day.
I was on Broadway.
- Oh, yeah? - Mm-hmm.
And a critic gave me a bad review once.
Wow.
No one's seen him since.
[chokes]
Kim.
Uh, Kim and I have plans to go somewhere.
And it's right now. See ya.
You don't wanna hear about Vegas?
[Reid] Wow. You are really waiting last minute to do
your Christmas shopping, huh?
Last minute? This is early for me.
So, has Liv mentioned anything about anything?
What? No.
Why would you ask that?
Why would she say anything? Why would we talk?
Talking's weird.
You totally know.
I do not! Know what?
Okay, I know.
[scoffs] This is great!
Finally, I have someone to talk to about this.
Okay, you have to tell me everything Liv said.
She said not to talk about this with anyone.
Well, since I already know that you know,
it's not really talking about it with anyone.
- Huh? - Just spill it!
What did she say about the breakup?
Is this something she wants?
She broke down crying and said, "I don't want this".
Yes! This is fantastic.
It is?
Well, Daniel's miserable too.
Neither one of them wants this.
But both of them are too stubborn to admit it.
It is up to us to fix this.
Yeah, uh
I really don't wanna be involved, Kim.
Well, it's too late, Reid.
This is happening.
You are the Mary-Kate to my Ashley.
[Kim] The American Lindsay Lohan
to my British Lindsay Lohan.
We are getting Liv and Daniel back together,
and nothing is gonna stop us.
Let Mission: Parent.
Sibling Trap begin.
Oh, no.
Hey, wait up!
[Ed] Good morning.
Bluetooth, play soft holiday jazz.
Bluetooth, play pop-rock Christmas.
Tracy, rock's too edgy for the morning.
Bluetooth, play soft holiday jazz.
Soft holiday jazz will put us to sleep, Ed.
We need something more energetic.
Bluetooth! Pop rock Christmas.
[Liv] Hey, guys.
I already made a playlist that has both of those genres,
so why don't we just listen to that, okay?
Kinda takes the spontaneity out of it, don't ya think, Liv?
You're gonna know what song's coming on next.
Well, yeah, but I mean, you won't.
I don't like it when people know things that I don't.
That's why he can't watch Jeopardy!
[pop-rock Christmas music plays]
[snoring]
Oh, you're awake!
How long have you been here?
[Kim] Barely any time at all.
Also, you should get that snoring checked.
Sleep apnea is a silent killer.
Anyway, let's talk about how we're gonna get these two
crazy kids back together!
I gotta tell you, Kim, I'm not great at this incognito stuff.
I'm a bad liar. Weak under pressure.
I mean, look how easy it was for you to break me.
You'll be fine, trust me.
All you have to do is tell Daniel
what a great couple him and Liv make.
Just really emphasize how happy she is with him.
Okay, I guess that's easy enough.
[Kim] But don't be suspicious.
Daniel can't know that you know about the break.
He also can't know that I know that you know
about the break, you know?
Oh, my head hurts.
All right, up you get!
Get dressed.
[gentle snoring]
I told him it would put him to sleep.
It's so hard to always be right.
I mean, Dad's right some of the time, isn't he?
No. Almost never.
But he always thinks he is.
It's kind of a toxic family trait, huh?
What do you mean?
Well, just that I think that I have the tendency to
assume that my opinion is the only opinion.
Yes, you do that. [Chuckles]
Well, so does Dad.
Oh, absolutely. [Chuckles] Yes.
And so do you.
Me? No, no, no, no. I'm very reasonable.
You know, sweetie, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself.
Yes, you can be difficult.
Okay, you keep saying things that I'm not saying.
But you found someone who loves you anyway.
Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
You know, I really admire what you and Daniel have.
You're so accepting of each other.
There's no insecurities there, nothing to prove to the world.
It's very Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.
Yeah. Yeah, we are-we are very strong.
[both chuckle]
So you two ever gonna get married?
Oh [chuckles]
I mean, I don't really think that
now is the time to talk about that.
You don't wanna get married?
[stutters] It's just that Daniel and I haven't really
talked about it yet.
So, he doesn't want to get married.
Okay, Mom, I don't know what Daniel wants, okay?
He doesn't tell me what he wants.
He just keeps everything locked away in his brain box.
So, you're never getting married?
Okay, I.
Oh, hi! Hey, guys.
- Do you want to come and join us? - Hi sweetie.
Yeah, sure.
- [Kim clears throat] - Uh, no.
Coffee. I'm gonna get coffee.
Listen, I need a Gobbler Farms Christmas turkey
to be here by Christmas.
There cannot be another delay
because there cannot be another delay.
[Daniel] I need to resolve this.
[Daniel] Yes, I will hold.
Hey, buddy.
Oh. Morning, Reid.
I'm just grabbing some coffee.
Nothing weird about that.
- You okay? - [Reid] Oh, yeah.
Just need that morning caffeine, if you know what I mean.
Hey, that rhymed.
Wild.
[exhales] So, Liv
seems so happy right now.
R-really?
[hesitates] Mm-hmm.
You think so?
Absolutely. I-I mean, I've never seen her
as happy as she is right now.
- Oh. - [Reid] You know, I-I think
the most fulfilled and alive
I've ever seen my sister is-is right now.
You don't say.
I do say, Daniel.
I do say.
[gasps] Oh.
Hey! I've been looking all over for you.
Did you get a chance to talk to Daniel?
Yes, I did.
Okay, great.
It was a little challenging getting Liv alone,
but once your mom switched over the music,
your dad woke up, threw a fit,
and then they got in an argument.
So, I escorted Liv outside so that we could
drown out the screams.
Once we actually got a second to talk,
I think I really got through to her.
I told her how happy Daniel is when they're together.
Yeah, I did the same exact thing.
I told Daniel that Liv's extremely happy right now.
- Right now? - Yeah.
You said right now?
That is not the same thing.
That's bad. That's very bad.
Why?
They're not together right now.
But Daniel thinks I think they're together.
They're not together, you should've said
she was miserable.
You told me to say that she was happy!
No, no, I said to say she was happy with him.
It is not that complicated.
Seriously, do I have to be Mary-Kate and Ashley?
I don't know who those people are, Kim.
It's okay.
We're just gonna have to go hard at dinner tonight.
Nope.
I- I'm done. I can't do this anymore.
This is it's too much for me to handle.
I'm out.
Okay, I'm not out.
I'm back in.
Just please stay close.
Oh, I didn't know you were out here.
Hey.
I was just getting some fresh air.
Sorry. I'll, uh, give you a minute.
No, it's fine. Um
I mean, there's enough fresh air for both of us, right?
- So, how are... - Daniel...
Sorry, you go.
No, please. You.
I had
some interesting conversations with my mom and Kim.
There you two are!
I wanna show you something I made for you both.
A little early Christmas gift.
Oh, Mom, you didn't have to do that.
No, no, no, this-this really means a lot to me.
You know, ever since Daniel's dad walked out
the day before Christmas,
the holidays just never felt the same.
But, this year
I've been really making an effort to find joy again.
[laughs]
So, for the past few months, I've been taking
some classes at the junior college!
- Oh. - Chasing after my passion.
- [Maya giggles] - That's amazing, Maya.
Okay, so what is it? What is your new passion?
Art.
Portraits specifically.
And I really wanted my first piece to be
something very special.
[paper rustles]
Your future together!
[giggles] Ta-da!
It's-it's Christmas themed.
What do you think?
- Beautiful. - Wow.
Oh, oh and I left a little space here
in case I needed to add some more elves to the portrait.
[gasps] Oh.
Okay, so the elves are
they're our-our children?
- [Maya laughs] - [Liv] Oh, okay.
You've already got three on there, Ma.
You can never have enough love.
You know, Mom, um.
I just realized I need to steal Liv for a second.
[Liv] Mm-hmm.
Last minute Christmas emergency.
Go, go, go, go, go, go. Go!
I'll find a wall to hang this on,
where everyone can see.
- That was insane. - Oh
I almost lost it when I realized that the elves
were supposed to be our children. [Laughs]
[laughing] Why were our eyes so big?
I don't know.
They were so big.
Oh my mom.
[Liv] Oh.
[Daniel laughs]
Hey, um.
You never told me that your dad walked out on Christmas.
Oh, I don't know.
I don't really like to talk about him.
Yeah. No, I.
I know, I just.
I don't know, I wouldn't have gone so
over the top with Christmas, if I knew that it was,
you know, such a hard time for you.
Are you kidding me? Liv, you're the reason
I started to love Christmas again.
This time of year was always so hard and.
I met you last Christmas.
And I was finally happy again.
Really?
Yeah.
I mean, I-I know you're much happier now.
Wh-what?
With the break or break up or whatever term you wanna use.
Wait. Sorry, I did.
Did you just call this a break up?
I'm talking too much, aren't I? I'm sorry.
What I'm trying to say is it's
it's great that you're doing great.
[stutters] That I'm.
Are you doing great?
Me?
Yeah.
I'm awesome.
You're awesome?
[Daniel] Not awesome.
- Awesome. Wow. - No. What I...
Wow. All right, um
Daniel, did
seeing this portrait of what our lives could've been have,
like, zero effect on you?
As a terrifying Santa Claus and Mrs. Elf with three
- elf children? - Terrifying.
[Liv] So, now starting -No, no.
A family with me is somehow terrifying?
That's not what I meant. What I meant is creepy,
because of the big eyes.
Do you want to have a baby?
Whoa.
- [Liv sighs] - Do you?
I just want you to tell me what you want.
And I want you to tell me what you want.
I just did.
And I just told you what I want!
[sighs]
Hey, guys.
Gettin' kinda loud.
Still too muffled to decipher what's actually going on.
Uh you good?
Yeah, perfect.
Never better, sis.
Wonderful.
I will see you guys at dinner.
[jazzy music plays]
[Maya] This place is so cute!
So Christmassy and so cozy.
And fun fact, everyone.
That restaurant right over there
is where Liv and Daniel had their first date.
- [Ed] Huh. - [Tracy] Aww!
Wonderful memories must just be flooding back.
- Thanks. - Right?
- Totally. - Yeah.
I remember Daniel calling me afterwards.
He couldn't stop talking about you, Liv.
Reid, I bet you got a similar call.
Uh no, actually, I don't re...
Oh, um.
Yes. The romance.
Let's just keep talking about your romance.
What did you guys
order on that romantic date of yours?
Oh, I mean, I don't think either one of us remember.
I got the one horse open steak,
and Liv got the stuffed jingle bell pepper, extra guac,
hot sauce on the side.
[glasses clink]
[gasps] Is that mistletoe I see?
[Kim] You two have to kiss!
- [Tracy] Oh, yes. - [Ed] Oh, yeah.
Come on.
- [Reid] Go ahead! - [Ed] It's right there.
[Maya] Aww!
Whoo!
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, um excuse me. Sorry.
I I ordered no onions on this.
I'm sorry about that. It's my first day.
I'm still getting the hang of things.
I'll fix that right away.
We know you will.
We trust you. We believe in you.
You are doing your best.
And you know, part of doing your best
is-is learning and growing from your mistakes,
so that you won't make them again, right?
So true.
Um about those onions. Grab them and go.
Yes, but
if you make mistakes, you can't just
punish someone and write them off forever, can you?
Uh, yes. Yes.
And, um, you know, when mistakes are made,
if they aren't rectified, then, you know,
they can be very detrimental
to the well-being of others, right?
Right.
Um should I get a new plate?
Look, a band!
- A band is playing. - [Tracy gasps]
Hey, we should all hit the dance floor.
We just got our food.
[Kim] Come on, everybody, let's go. Come on.
Oh, I'll cut a rug.
[Ed laughs] You wanna show 'em how it's done?
[Kim] Come on, Mom.
[Ed] We're here to have fun, right?
[Tracy] Don't slip.
- [Ed laughs] - [Maya] Come on.
[Ed] It hasn't been too long, has it?
[Tracy] Oh, I hope not.
[jazzy Christmas music playing]
[Grandma] Hey.
You're dancing like middle schoolers who just found out
the other one has lice.
I guess we should probably get closer.
Yeah. Don't wanna don't wanna be suspicious here.
[Kim] Hey guys, do you take requests?
[slower tempo plays]
You know
this was the song that played at Helen's that night we met.
You remember that?
Of course I remember.
Are you surprised?
I mean, I guess I shouldn't be.
I can't believe you know what we ordered
the night of our first date.
I lose track of a lot of things, but
when it comes down to you and me
us.
I remember everything.
[machine hisses]
You know, it snowed
the night of our first date?
You remember that?
I could never forget that.
I just want to shout out all of the beautiful couples
on the dance floor, because
love
love is everything.
Hey, I think that's the cue to crank up the machine.
- Crank it up? - Yeah.
I don't know if that's a great idea.
Don't be a wimp.
All right, just do it.
Does anyone own a white Honda Civic?
It's blocking the driveway.
What are you doing?
Good evening, everyone.
I feel we should take a moment to think about
the true meaning of these holidays.
[Tracy] Ed!
Get off the stage, it's not an open mic.
- Would you... - Ed, no. Just
I I got this. Okay. Thank you.
Where did you get this?
I won it in a competition.
You won it?
Put it down.
Okay. [Machine powers down]
Okay. Everyone, just stay on the dance floor.
Really connect with your partner.
No, do not stay on the dance floor!
- [Kim] This guy again. - And customers are not
supposed to be on the stage.
And with the owner of the white Honda Civic
please move it from the driveway!
Uh, I really feel that you should let me help you
with these announcements.
I have much better stage presence than you.
People are more likely to listen to me.
Oh, can you please help me get my dad off that stage.
Who do you think you are, Mr. Christmas?
[Ed] Who do you think you are, Mr. Scrooge?
I don't think it's such a good idea for me to do that.
Right. Of course you don't.
[applause in background]
What's that supposed to mean?
Nothing just that you tend to avoid conflict.
Just like I tend not to do anything right?
[emotional music]
[horn blows]
- Oh, what is that? - Loud noise.
[Liv groans]
[Daniel groans]
[all] Surprise!
We're doing a Christmas Eve obstacle course!
It's not eve, Kim. It's morning.
Early morning.
Well, it'll be eve soon enough.
Whoa, how-how did you do all of this?
Oh, Reid and I have been up since 4:30 AM.
Help me.
Your garage had a surplus of Christmas decorations,
and I thought an obstacle course would be
a perfect way to utilize them.
What's the prize?
Uh.
It's a competition, you gotta have a prize.
Well, it's not so much a competition as it is
a chance for us to bond and work together.
Whether you win or lose, this course is really just
an opportunity for our families,
or anyone who might be struggling in a relationship,
to remember what a great team they make.
And isn't that the real prize?
So there's no prize.
Ooh! I could do a personalized painting for the winner.
[Tracy] Really?
You think that would be a good thing?
The prize can be
our
Christmas village.
What? No.
[Daniel] Liv.
That's your favorite decoration.
It took you years to collect all those pieces.
Yeah. No, I know, but.
I can't risk my parents being cruel to your mom
about her passion, so.
- Yeah. - [Kim] Okay, then.
The Christmas village is the prize.
Who, hoo! Fun.
This is such an out-of-the-box idea, Kim.
- Thanks. - We never do stuff like this.
Liv, take note for next year.
[Ed] It can only improve.
Hey, you know what? Liv's put a lot of time
and energy into making this visit perfect for us.
And, uh, I know she makes it look easy, but it's not.
[Daniel] It's work and it's stressful, and
I think we can all show a little more appreciation.
In fact
I don't think any of us have even said thank you.
So thank you, Liv.
You're welcome, Daniel.
Is it just me, or are those two weird in the morning?
Okay, well, uh I think we all know
that Daniel wants to be on Liv's team.
So Ed, Tracy, you're gonna be together.
Mom, we're gonna be together.
And, Reid, you're gonna help Grandma judge.
But I don't...
Go get those snow pants on so we can get started.
- [Liv] Okay. - [Tracy] Woo-hoo!
[Tracy] Let's go do some stretching.
[Ed] Yeah, yeah...
Let's wreck those guys.
♪
What's that for?
[Maya] Kim, you have to help me.
- [Kim] I will. Okay, Mom. - I know, but just stay with me.
[Kim] Just make sure you don't go backwards
'cause you'll fall on your butt.
Lean forward.
Ready!
[overlapping chatter]
[horn blows] [Grandma yells]
[Daniel] Go! Go, go, go.
[Maya] Oh my God!
[Maya] Oh no!
[overlapping yelling]
- [Maya] Ahh! - [Kim] Oh, Mom! No, no.
- Lean forward! - I'm trying, I'm trying!
[Grandma] Get a sled.
Avoid the lights.
[Daniel] Go, go, go. A little push, a little push.
[Ed] Come on, honey! We got this, we got this.
Go, go, go!
Ed, I don't think this is my sport.
- [Maya] Go! - [Kim] I need a push.
[Ed] Go, go, go! Come on hon, you can do it!
[Kim] I am going, Mom!
[Daniel] Almost there.
- [Tracy groans] - [Ed] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Tracy] Okay. Okay. I'm down.
- [Ed groans] - [Tracy] Go! Ed, push me!
- Okay, okay. - Go, go, go, go, go, go!
[Maya] Come on, honey, go, go, go!
Ah! Kim, back to the starting wreath.
- [horn blows] - [Ed] I'm stuck.
You hit the lights!
But the bulbs are too big!
They upset her.
Penalty, 10 seconds!
[Liv] Come on, come on, come on.
- [Kim] Okay. - [Maya] Go, go, go!
Oh! Mom, I'm so sorry.
Well, what are you doing?
- [Kim] We gotta go! - [Maya] Oh!
[Kim] You gotta help me.
I can't believe we actually have all this stuff.
Yeah, I buy a lot of decorations on sale in January,
so I may have a bit of a problem.
Um.
Get an elf out of the tree.
Okay, okay.
[balloon pops]
Okay, that's a bit sharp, uh.
Uh no, no, no. That one's that one's too high.
You won't be able to reach it.
It seems easy, but these things won't work.
I think you have to try one that's closer.
- Hey. - What?
How about you get on my back?
[Ed] If they don't get one of those things.
Oh, yeah. Well, we're gonna be really good at getting
that elf outta the tree.
Knowing how good you were at badminton.
Are you are you kid... oh!
Can you just
- take care of yourself, woman. - [Tracy] Oh, Ed.
Yeah. You know what? Let's do your idea.
- Really? - Yeah.
Got it, got it.
[Liv] Okay, go, go, go!
The final obstacle's on the other side of the house.
[Daniel] We got this.
Climb the wall of death.
And ring the bell!
- [Liv] Okay. - [Daniel] You can do this.
[Liv] I got this. [Daniel] You can do this.
[Liv] I got this. Come on!
[Daniel] Come on. Come on, come on, come on!
Oh! Illegal use of lampposts.
Kim, Maya, your team's eliminated.
- [Maya] What?! - [Kim] Okay. Disqualified?
Heard what the man said. You gonna argue with a judge?
[Grandma] Daniel, you can start.
[Kim] We tried.
I'm coming.
It's harder than it looks.
[Liv] Yeah. I know, right?
[Maya] Come on, Daniel, get up there. Up!
Huh.
- Okay? - Yeah.
- [Maya] Ring the bell! - [Kim] Ring the bell!
Together?
[bell rings]
The winners are Daniel and Liv!
- Whoo! - Yes!
[Kim] Good job, guys.
Aww. Look at them.
Hey.
Um
I just wanted to tell you that the whole
piggyback thing really led us to victory.
So, uh.
Yeah, it was a really good idea.
Well, I wasn't gonna let us lose our Christmas village.
I know how much it means to you.
But, come on. You were the one that really led us to victory.
All your determination.
What? No, it was our determination.
We make a pretty good team.
- [Ed groans] - [Tracy] Liv!
[Tracy] Your father fell.
What?
[laughs] I'm fine. It's nothing.
It's no... [groans]
What happened?
I was just helping tear down the-the obstacle course.
Wait, you told me that you were gonna do that.
I was, I was tires.
I was elves.
Tires were heavier.
Well, yeah, elves are easier.
Daniel even got me the ladder.
You gave him a ladder?
[groans] No, no. I'm fine, I'm fine.
Stay with me, Ed.
[Tracy] You're gonna get through this.
We will get through this.
I know. I know, we will.
No one's left behind, honey.
It's kinda sweet. A little over-dramatic.
Okay, um, I'm gonna get the first aid kit.
Mom, just lay Dad down on the couch and get him some ice.
- [Liv] Okay? - All right.
[Tracy] Okay. Here we go, Ed.
Why did you give him a ladder?
A step ladder, it wasn't like a three-story
fire engine ladder.
Okay, well, I have told you how accident prone he is.
I know whoa!
Where you going?
To get the first aid kit.
No, you're not. I am.
- I'll get it. - Okay.
Uh-oh.
What?
The first aid kit isn't in there.
Are you sure?
'Cause remember, I told you to put it in here
when I cleaned out the medicine cabinet
for all of my mom's night creams?
Yeah, I do remember that, and I was going to do that,
and then I got a little distracted.
Don't worry about it.
You know what?
My mom has Band-Aids in her purse.
Problem solved.
No, Daniel. Not problem solved. I.
It's not about the Band-Aids or the first aid kit,
or even about the ladder.
It's about.
Never mind.
Liv -No, I
I've got it.
[sighs]
[instrumental Christmas music plays]
[Kim] Daniel, please explain to me
why we're having fruitcake.
It's kind of a long story.
You and Liv seem to be getting along today.
Kim, can you stop with that, I know what you're trying to do.
I'm not trying to do anything.
But if I was, is it working?
I don't know.
Liv and I are having a hard time
communicating.
Well, you've never been a great communicator.
Uh excuse me. I communicate.
When it's easy.
But the second there's conflict,
you shut down.
Thank you.
You ignore the things that bother you,
and you shove 'em inside that jar.
Box, it's a brain box for stress.
Until there's too much stress and you explode.
Mom's the same way.
What?
Daniel, the woman painted a portrait of you guys
to visually articulate concerns about your relationship.
That's what that creepy painting was about?
She's worried Liv and I aren't progressing?
We bought a house together.
That you haven't fully moved into yet.
Daniel, do you ever talk about your future?
Where you see your life going?
You don't talk about it with me, and I know you're not
talking about it with Mom.
Are you talking about that stuff with Liv?
And that's a lot of prunes.
- Hey. - Hey.
Can I help with anything?
Nope. I'm good.
Okay, great.
I just can't believe Daniel.
Nope, I don't want to help with that.
I have told him how clumsy Dad is,
and how often he hurts himself.
And then there's the whole first aid kit thing.
I was not present for this conversation.
Then he has the nerve to tell me that I don't listen?
Liv...
- I listen. - [Reid] Liv.
Don't I?
Oh, what am I talking about? Of course I listen.
Unless I... don't.
Do I need to be here for this?
Reid, I want you to tell me my flaws.
No. Thank you.
What? No. No, just
tell me what I need to work on.
You know, what's wrong with me.
[Liv] Come on! It'll be fun.
Roast me like one of those
insult comics.
You're gonna get mad.
- Do it, Reid! - [Reid sighs]
If I have any chance at saving this relationship,
then I need to start looking within.
[Liv] So, roast me, or I'm gonna tell Dad
how his truck lost a bumper your senior year.
You wouldn't.
Fine.
[exhales]
You don't listen.
Okay.
Okay, all right. I am...
I'm taking that in.
You think you're always right.
Hmm.
You swoop in and take over even when no one asked you to.
You never accept help from anybody.
Okay, that is not true. [Laughs]
This whole conversation right now just started
because you didn't want my help with dinner.
Right.
[sighs] You can also be defensive.
- [Reid] Overly controlling. - Okay. Roast over.
- Hypercritical. - Roast over.
[celery crunches]
Our family tradition is to open one gift on Christmas Eve.
And for some added fun,
everyone picks a gift for someone else.
That's a wonderful tradition, Maya.
How many generations does it go back?
Oh, my generation.
I'll start.
So, I found this puppy
when I was grabbing an extra blanket out of the hall closet.
How weird is that, huh?
To Liv.
Love, Daniel.
[oohs and awws]
- Whoa! - [Maya] Must be pretty swankie
to put in all that effort to hide it.
It's really not, Mom.
Actually, someone else's gift might be better for Liv.
- [Ed] Don't be shy. - There.
[Maya] Oh Open it, Liv. Open it!
Oh don't.
- Dig in. Dig in. - [Liv] Okay.
[Tracy] Come on, come on.
It's a picture of us from our first date.
Yeah, it is. Surprise!
It's a picture of us in a box.
- Okay, that's good. Moving on. - [Grandma] Daniel no.
It's a picture of us from our first Valentine's Day together.
Yeah. [Chuckles]
Aww.
It's a picture from when we got our house.
- Okay, why don't we move on? - Daniel. Daniel!
Let's see what's inside.
Daniel.
Is that what I think it is?
[Tracy gasps]
[whispers] He's proposing. He's proposing!
That's why you've been acting so off the past few days.
It all makes sense.
She's too overwhelmed with joy to speak.
So, what are we thinking for a venue?
Uh, chapel?
Garden? Here at the house, maybe.
[Grandma] Oh, congratulations.
[Tracy] Oh, I'm so happy for you two.
[applause]
Everybody stop.
[gasps and whispers]
Liv and I won't be picking a venue because.
Daniel and I...
Broke up.
You broke up?
We didn't want to ruin Christmas.
So... you lied?
You-you both lied to us?
Daniel, you don't lie.
What, are you saying Liv does?
I- I'm not saying that.
Though I could see why she doesn't exactly feel
safe opening up.
Hey, Mom it's probably not the time.
What do you mean by that?
I mean that you are both so overbearing and judgmental.
- Excuse me. - Us?
My son was going to propose, but
spending time with you two clearly scared him off.
Oh, and-and-and your
weird painting didn't have anything to do with it, huh?
Dad, it's not that bad.
Oh, stop it.
Just stop. Enough.
[sighs] Oh.
[chuckles] Look at you all.
You're
you're turning against each other.
Scheming and-and arguing.
And-and lying.
On Christmas Eve of all days.
Families are about love and respect.
Yeah, so so just stop
tearing each other down and cutting each other off and
try to listen to each other, huh?
[Grandma] And then show some appreciation.
[Grandma] And be very grateful.
The most important thing will always be
all the people in this room.
[Grandma] Right here. Right now.
Salud mi familia.
Dom Toretto.
Fast Five.
I figured I'd find you panic ironing.
Yeah, gotta get everything ready
for the most depressing Christmas ever.
How you doing after all that?
He was gonna propose.
I ruined it with a fight that just seems so stupid now.
People fight.
It's normal. Look at Mom and Dad.
Exactly. I don't wanna be like Mom and Dad.
Arguing, controlling each other.
Raising a family together.
Being in a lasting partnership for decades.
Look, Mom and Dad can be insufferable,
But their relationship works for them.
And if you don't want a relationship like that,
that's cool.
But you're gonna have to take really active steps
in order to break those patterns.
Wow, that was
really insightful, Reid.
Grandma subscribed me to Iyanla Vanzant's podcast.
[both chuckle]
I just get so frustrated, you know?
I felt like I was always taking initiative on everything.
The bills, the house, the relationship.
None of it seemed important to him.
It didn't seem like I was important to him.
He was going to propose, Liv.
[Reid] Clearly you are important to him.
Was.
With everything we've been through,
it might be too late to fix now.
[sighs]
Well, Daniel has offered to sleep on the couch,
so I'm gonna go help my ex-boyfriend
slash almost fiancé lay down some sheets.
And, yes, I am aware of how insane that sounds.
Wait, sleeping on the couch was an option?
Um, Daniel?
Yeah?
- Never mind. - Oh.
Okay.
Liv.
Yeah?
Um...
Thank you for helping me make up the couch.
Oh. Um...
Yeah.
Um... good night.
Night.
[Kim] I say this with love.
You're an idiot.
Kim, I really don't need more advice right now.
You were planning on proposing.
But as soon as you hit a rough patch,
you just jump ship?
[Kim] You had a fight.
If you love someone, you work through the fight.
You don't just walk out when things get hard.
That's what dad did and you're better than that.
Clearly I'm not.
So what, you're just not even gonna try?
What if I try and fail?
I'm scared of becoming him, Kim.
What if I'm not meant to be a husband?
Or a father?
[Kim] Dad made a choice, Daniel.
You don't have to make the same one.
Good night.
♪
♪ When I'm worried ♪
♪ I can't sleep ♪
♪ I count my blessings instead of sheep ♪
♪ And I fall asleep ♪
♪ counting my blessings
♪ When my... is getting small ♪
♪ I think of when I had none at all ♪
♪ and I fall asleep ♪
♪ counting my blessings ♪
♪
What are you doing?
I got all the lights you wanted.
And I got enough to cover the full tree.
You'd be amazed what you can find on OfferUp at 3:00 a.m.
Daniel.
Also, I'm in the process of downloading the joint calendar,
but I keep getting these weird storage notifications.
You don't have to worry about that.
I do though, Liv.
Because it's important to you,
and you are important to me.
I haven't been stepping up enough.
But I'm ready to now.
You told me to tell you what I want.
I want a family, I want us.
I want you, Liv.
[exhales]
What's in the bag?
[Liv] You were right.
I was hiding him.
And he didn't deserve that.
He deserves to be up here.
Front and center so the whole world can see him.
Thank you.
Daniel.
- I'm so sorry. - [Daniel] No.
I'm sorry.
I tried to make you feel like you were in the wrong
for just being you.
And I never want you to not be you.
'Cause I love you, Liv.
I love you.
I just can't believe that I ever made you feel
like you're not good enough, because it is not true.
You were more than good enough, you were wonderful.
And
look, I know that relationships take time and work,
and I wanna put in the work, and I wanna...
Look...
I can't promise you that I'm not gonna mess up.
It's gonna happen... a lot.
[both laugh]
But I can promise you that I'm not going anywhere.
Even when it gets tough, I am never gonna stop trying.
Me too.
Yeah?
[Liv] Yeah.
Growing and compromising.
It's what it takes when you're building a life
with someone, right?
Building a life, huh?
You never did give me an answer.
Well, you never did ask me that question.
- Liv. - Mm-hmm.
Will you marry me?
Yeah. [Laughs] Yes, I will marry you.
♪ I get the feeling ♪
♪ It's the best time of year ♪ [family cheering]
[Kim] Congratulations!
[Reid] Whoo!
[Daniel] I love you.
♪ We have each other ♪
[Tracy] Hey, who fixed the tree!
[Ed] It looks great!
[Maya] Merry Christmas everyone!
♪ A brilliant time of year ♪
♪ Spread all the love and cheer ♪
♪ We are one ♪
♪ We have each other this Christmas ♪
♪ And no one gets left behind ♪
♪