Act 2: Scene 6 Flashcards
CHARLES: {snip} Perhaps what you millions of New York One viewers saw was Santa Claus making his rounds in the skies above Manhattan, delivering toys to all good little boys and girls-
That’s exactly what people saw, only the sleigh crashed because there wasn’t enough Christmas spirit.
CHARLES: It appears that one of Santa’s elves has joined us.
I know, I know that everybody in New York thinks I’m crazy. But I’ve come here to tell you that Santa is real.
CHARLES: Well I’m afraid that that’s all the time we have for…
Look! I have Santa’s iPad right here! You, sir, what’s your name?
MAN #1: David Lambert.
David Lambert. On Christmas 1979, Santa brought you a red Schwinn bicycle with a bell shaped like Miss Piggy.
MAN #1: What? How did you know that?
And you are, ma’am?
WOMAN: Emma Van Brocklin.
Christmas, 1960. A Malibu Barbie.
CHARLES: What is this, some kind of a trick?
What’s your name?
CHARLES: Charles Dennon, New York 1.
Charles Dennon, New York 1. Yeah, right, here you are. This year you want an engagement ring and your boyfriend Dwayne to stop dragging his feet and pop the question.
CHARLES: Who told you to say that? My mother?
No, it’s right here!
CHARLES: Okay, that’s it. I don’t know how you’re doing this, but I’m not an idiot. Everybody knows that there is no Santa Claus.
Omigod! I ruined Christmas.
You didn’t ruin Christmas. No one can!
Oh, I could stand here all night reading names out of this thing and you still wouldn’t believe in him, would you? Well, it doesn’t matter, because Christmas is a lot more than just Santa Claus. Christmas is… is… sleeping on a futon. Having cold spaghetti with your little brother/sister. Right? It’s going ice skating with your girlfriend and kissing her for the first time under a big, glittery, Christmas tree. It’s travelling miles and miles to be with your family, walking through the Lincoln tunnel with cars blowing their horns the whole time and truck drivers yelling things that no person should say to another human being, let alone to an elf. It’s hoping that when you wake up on Christmas morning all the cars, and all the big, grey office buildings, and all the piles of garbage will be covered in snow.
You see? You can’t ruin Christmas! It’s all around you. You just got to get into the spirit of it. And the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear! Everybody! Sing! Sing! Anybody?
JOVIE: Come on people! Get into it!
Jovie? You’re here! I thought you were mad at me.
SANTA: You did it Buddy! You saved Christmas. Hey! You wanna ride back to the North Pole?
No thanks Santa. I’m happy right here.
