[sleigh bells]
Narrator: One winter morning,
Peter woke up and looked out the window.
[gasp] Whoa.
Snow had fallen during the night.
It covered everything as far as he could see.
Hmm.
Woman: Peter! Breakfast!
[gasp]
Ooh. [chuckle]
Hmm.
[humming]
Mom!
In the kitchen!
Hmm.
[chuckle]
Oh. I'm sure he would.
Okay.
Yeah. See you tonight.
- Hi, Mom. - [chuckling]
Hey, baby.
Have you seen my mitten?
Hmm.
You wouldn't happen to be talking
about this one I found by the cookie jar.
Oops. [chuckle] Thanks.
Ow. [chuckling]
Somebody's happy this morning.
Did you see all the snow?
I bet it goes to the top of the trees.
I bet it does, too.
I can't wait to climb the snow mounds
and slide down.
And tomorrow it will be even better.
You know what day it is, right?
Mm-hmm. I sure do.
Is Daddy at work already?
No. He gave everyone the day off.
He went out to run some errands.
Like-- Like buying presents?
Well, I'll never tell,
but he did say he had some very important things to do.
Me, too, important stuff, like playing in the snow.
That's a good plan.
You think you'll have time to help Nana?
She needs to bring over some food
- for the party tonight. - [gasp]
Mac and cheese?
Mm-hmm.
I love Nana's mac and cheese
more than...more than...
more than eating chocolate chip ice cream
with rainbow sprinkles on the moon!
Me, too. You know,
we've been having Nana's special mac and cheese
on Christmas Eve since I was a little girl.
It just wouldn't be Christmas without it.
Like making snowman pancakes for breakfast.
Did we make snowman pancakes last Christmas?
Uh-huh. I remember.
Well, how about that?
We made a holiday tradition,
and I didn't even know it.
Yep. Now we just need to add snow.
Here you go.
Whoa. Careful. Not too much.
You need to leave room
for all that mac and cheese
you're going to eat tonight.
I can't wait.
Perfect.
There you go.
Nice and warm.
And ready for action.
Mm-mm!
Okay, my brave little knight.
[humming]
After breakfast, he puts on his snow suit
and runs outside.
Whoa.
The snow is piled up
very high along the street
to make a path for walking.
♪♪ [man vocalizing]
Hey, Nathan.
Happy holidays, Nathan.
Happy holidays, Peter.
Do you know what today is?
Uh-huh. It's the perfect day for singing.
[giggling]
♪♪ [vocalizing]
Remember, Peter,
Nana's watching from her house,
and I'll keep an eye on you from here.
Have fun, baby.
Thanks, Mom. Be back soon.
I'm coming, Nana.
He walks with his toes pointing out, like this.
He walks with his toes pointing in, like this.
Then he drags his feet slowly,
to make tracks.
[giggling]
[chirping]
Hey your chestnuts!
Hot, fresh roasted chestnuts!
- Good morning, Peter. - Hi, Anthony.
Here you go--
three chestnuts, shelled and ready,
just for you.
I love your chestnuts,
but I'd better take only one.
Ow.
I have to leave room
for Nana's mac and cheese.
I've heard about this mac and cheese.
You're a lucky boy.
Why? Because Nana says
it tastes like love on a winter's day?
Well, that and because you have
such a wonderful family to spend the holidays with.
Don't you?
I do, but my kids are all grown up
and live in Philadelphia and California.
And holidays are a busy time for all of us,
but we get together when we can.
Do you take the subway to see them?
It's a little far for that.
Maybe you could meet in the middle.
Now that's an interesting idea.
I think I'll do that.
Here you go, Peter.
One more still leaves plenty of room
for that famous mac and cheese.
[chuckle] Thanks.
See you, Anthony.
♪♪[vocalizing]
♪♪ [harmonizing]
[scissors snipping]
Yeah, yeah. Got a little family thing action.
- How about you? - Michael!
Oh, look. There goes my cousin Peter.
Nice haircut.
[chuckling]
Everything sounded better
in a city covered with snow.
Even the sound of a shovel against the sidewalk.
Whee!
Oh. Oh.
Peter. Hello, there.
Hi, Mrs. Lee.
Isn't this fun?
I'm glad you think so.
[grunt]
Your mom need something from my store?
Not today.
I'm going to Nana's.
We're having a big party tonight.
[grunting]
That sounds like fun.
It is. Every year on Christmas Eve,
the whole family comes over,
and we have music and singing
and get to open one special present.
And what do you want this year?
A sled that looks like a flying saucer.
It's going to fly so fast, I can reach the moon.
The moon, huh? [grunt]
That would be quite a trip.
Are you making that pile to play in?
Oh, no. People have to shop,
and I have to be ready for them.
The snow is making it difficult to walk.
But it's perfect for making snow angels.
Want to try?
[grunt]
Maybe later.
Right now I need to finish.
But go ahead.
- Be my guest. - Yes!
See you later.
Bye, Peter.
[grunt]
Whew.
Peter plops down in the snow
and makes angels.
[giggling]
He opens his mouth
to catch snowflakes on his tongue
and pretends they taste just like the sugar
from his pancakes.
Mm.
Peter finds something stuck in the snow.
It was a stick.
A stick that was just right
for smacking a snow-covered tree.
Down fell the snow--
plop--
on top of Peter's head.
[giggling]
Hi, Layla.
That was funny.
Nana says funny is my middle name.
Okay, Peter Funny.
Yeah.
What are you doing?
I'm a brave knight on a mission
to rescue Nana's mac and cheese
from a dragon.
Want to come?
A dragon?
Where is he? Is he hiding in the snow?
Wait. I think I see him over there.
Come on.
I'll take one of those-- oh, and three of those.
He's hiding in the bakery,
waiting for the cookies to be done.
We need to save them.
Oh, that looks delicious.
- Here you go. - Thanks, Tom.
[door bell jingles]
It's so warm in here.
And it smells wonderful.
We're getting close.
- Hi, Layla. - Hi, Mom.
Hi, Peter. Happy holidays.
And what are you two doing?
We're looking for a dragon.
A cookie dragon.
[gasp] You are.
I hope you find him.
I need all my cookies for my customers.
So many cookies.
I could eat every single one.
Ha ha ha! Me, too.
[chuckle] Not all at once, I hope.
Here. Try this.
They might give you special powers
to find the dragon.
- [giggling] - Ooh.
Thank you.
Is it chocolate?
Uh-huh. It's called Hanukah gelt.
They delicious.
Mm.
Almost as good as Nana's mac and cheese.
But not quite.
Mac and cheese better than chocolate?
Now that's something I got to taste.
You should come to the party.
Huh. I may just have to.
Okay. Don't forget.
Can I go with Peter to his Nana's?
Maybe for part of the way.
But remember, we're having an early dinner for Hanukah tonight,
and you have to help me get ready.
We're making latkes!
- [chuckling] - Oh. Layla.
Don't forget this.
Thanks.
[laughing]
Happy Hanukah!
Hey, little cuz.
Hey, Michael.
Looks like somebody's enjoying the snow.
- Uh-huh. - See you later tonight.
Okay. Bye.
What's that?
I'll show you. Come on.
♪♪ [vocalizing]
Hi, again!
♪♪ [continue]
[gasp]
Whoa.
Layla: Look, Peter.
Every year,
on the sixth night of Hanukah,
instead of getting a present,
we donate one
to someone who needs it more than we do.
It's our tradition.
I want to give a gift,
but I don't have anything.
[grunt]
Whoo. So heavy.
[grunt]
Whoo. Ha.
Can we help?
[grunting]
Oh. Hey, there.
The snow makes these really tough to move.
But, uh, oh, how about the lids?
- Oh, yeah. - Sure.
A knight's shield.
I think it looks like a sledding saucer.
Yeah. It does.
If I don't get one tomorrow,
I guess I could use this.
But then who would buy the saucers?
[Layla giggles]
Thank you for donating the gift, Layla.
I don't have anything to give.
Sure you do. You brought in the lids.
Helping is the best gift anyone can give.
Kind of hard to wrap it, though.
I know.
I'm warm enough.
Someone cold needs it more than I do.
Thank you, Peter.
Now get out of here and have some fun
before I change my mind and put you to work.
[chuckle] Bye.
See you later, Achmed.
See you later.
Have fun.
[chuckling]
Peter and Layla stop to make a snowman.
[giggling]
Come on.
Hmm.
[laughing]
Oh. Ha ha!
[giggling]
Beneath a nearby tree,
they find a perfect stick to use for an arm.
I found one!
Hmm. He needs another one.
Here.
And they finish their friend by adding a smile.
What's his name?
Sir Snowy.
[giggling]
I wish I had a saucer like that.
Me, too.
If I get one tomorrow, we can share it.
Layla!
Time to come in.
[sigh]
It's okay. I should get to Nana's anyway.
She's waiting for me.
♪♪ [men vocalizing]
See you tomorrow?
Uh-huh. See you tomorrow, Peter Funny.
[giggling]
♪ Snowy day is the perfect day ♪
♪ Out the window snow is all I see ♪
♪Snowy day ♪
♪It feels to me ♪
♪There's nothing I can't be ♪
♪The crunch of the snow ♪
♪ Beneath my feet ♪
♪Hear the sound of the wind ♪
♪ And the song it sings ♪
♪And it makes me feel so alive ♪
♪ Wish this day could last forever ♪
♪When it snows ♪
♪ Friends and family come together ♪
♪ When it snows ♪
♪Snowy days, precious time ♪
♪Snowy day know that my ♪
♪Spirit's filled with joy ♪
♪Wish this day could last forever ♪
♪ When it snows ♪
♪♪[vocalizing]
Peter pretends he is a mountain climber.
He climbs up a great big,
tall, heaping mountain of snow.
Whoa.
And slides all the way down.
Whee!
[giggling]
Boy: ¡Vámos, chicos!
Ha ha! Duck!
That's just the beginning!
Oh, no, you didn't.
Whew! Hoo hoo!
- Watch out! - Over here!
- Missed it! - I'm coming for you.
- ¡Corre! -What, are you scared?
Peter thought it would be fun
to join the big kids in their snowball fight.
Girl: Behind you!
Got you!
[giggling] ¡Vámos, amigos!
[laughter]
[giggling]
Ohh!
¡Cuidado, chicos!
Sorry, Peter.
Duck! Ha ha!
[chatter]
Boy: Oh! I'm dead.
- [giggling] - This is epic.
What are you doing out here?
I'm going to my nana's.
Well, you're in deep now.
This is a snowball battle to end all battles.
Boy: I'm gonna get you now!
- Girl: Hey! - [giggling]
Gotcha!
Boy: That's foul!
You're going down!
Can I play?
I don't know, little guy.
We got teams. It's all even.
You'd mess them up.
I could be on both teams.
I'm good at making snowballs.
- Ooh! - [laughing] Whoa!
Nah. Wouldn't be fair. You're just too little.
I'm not that little.
I can walk to my nana's all by myself.
I'm getting the mac and cheese
for Christmas Eve dinner.
Then you should probably get going.
It's going to get rough out here.
- Another time, okay? - Girl: watch out!
Later?
Sure, maybe.
Oh, ¡no lo hizo!
You're gonna pay for that!
- Uhh! - Girl: ¡Vámos!
Aah!
- Whew! - Hey!
Peter picks up a handful of snow
and another
and still another.
He packs it round and firm
and puts the snowball in his pocket for later.
Peter!
Nana!
Come inside.
I'm all ready.
- Peter. - Hi, Nana.
Mm.
Smells like Christmas.
That's the mac and cheese.
Boy, outside: Whoo!
Behind you! Gotcha!
[sigh]
[grunt] Ha ha!
There's more where that came from!
Duck! Ha ha ha!
Girl: Over here!
You okay?
Yeah.
¡Corre!
No.
The big kids won't let me play.
They said I'm too little.
Don't they know
good things come in small packages?
[sigh]
[laughter]
But sometimes
good things come in big packages, too.
[gasp]
Can you read the tag?
"To Sweet Pea. Love, Nana."
[chuckle] I was gonna let you open it at the party,
but I think a few hours early
won't make it any less special.
[giggle]
Is it?
- [gasp] - [chuckle]
A saucer!
Just what I wanted!
[chuckling]
Thank you, Nana, so much.
You're welcome, Sweet Pea.
Now let's get all this food over to your house.
[gasp] Mac and cheese!
[sniff]
Ah!
I know just how to do it.
Oop.
[giggling]
Nana!
Why, thank you, Sweet Pea.
We'll have to go real slow so nothing else falls off.
All my presents are on there,
not to mention the mac and cheese.
I'll take good care of it.
- [panting] - [laughter]
Where you going?
Girl: Behind you!
- Bull's eye! - Oh! Not again!
[giggling]
[grunt]
- [Nana laughing] - Hey!
Oh, Ms. Cora. It's you.
Hi.
Hello, George.
Peter tells me you think he's too little to play.
Well, yeah.
It's just-- We don't want him to get hurt.
You know?
I remember when you were his age
and wanted to play with the big kids.
Yeah. I know.
Can't you find room for one more?
But-- But we've got even teams already--
two against two.
There's two of us-- me and Peter.
You know what they say: the more, the merrier,
especially on Christmas Eve.
Or don't you think you can handle
the senior league fast pitch champion
three years in a row?
We'll take Nana.
Come on, Peter.
You can be on my team.
Yay!
What about all that stuff?
It's kind of in the way.
I'll move it.
[chuckling]
[laughing]
[gasp]
- [giggling] - Whoo-hoo!
[giggling]
Let's move.
Ha ha!
[laughing]
Round and cold,
the snowball is so perfect,
Peter can barely keep from throwing it.
Okay, this is gonna get real.
You ready?
Ready.
Go! Aah!
[gasp]
Now.
Whoa.
[Nana laughs]
Yes.
Ha! Hoo hoo!
[grunt]
Oh-ho-ho! Got 'em!
Let's go!
¡Lero, lero!
Ha ha!
Gotcha!
Ah ha ha!
There's plenty more where that came from.
¡Oye!Watch out!
Come on! Yeah!
Run!
- Ha ha ha ha! - Oh!
[sigh]
- Aah! - [gasp]
¡Ai, viene!
Whoo-hoo!
Come on. What are you waiting for?
- Oh! - Girl: All right!
- [giggling] - [laughing]
That's my Sweet Pea.
[laughing]
Good one.
I finished helping my mom. Can I play?
Sure. The more, the merrier.
Let's go.
George: Oh-ho-ho!
- [Girl shouting] - Nana: Whoo!
[Peter giggling]
Hey! Who threw that?
Oh. You think you know snowballs.
I'll show you how to throw a snowball.
Ohh!
Ha ha!
Great shot!
- Ha ha! - Yeah!
- Ha ha ha! - [giggling]
Ha ha!
[gasp]
- [chuckling] - Hi.
Your shield, my knight.
Good idea.
Ha ha ha!
Both: Let's go!
Whoa!
Coming through!
Ah ha ha ha!
I'm gonna get you, Nana!
Hey!
Hiya, Velma! Come join us.
We can use the help.
Yeah. You did say later.
Is it later yet?
Not yet. I still have some work to do.
But soon.
Yay! Sooner is always better than later.
Whoo-hoo!
[horn blowing]
Whoa!
[gasp]
No.
Oh, no!
[gasp] The saucer!
Down went the sled...
bumping and spinning
and skidding...
faster and faster...
until...
[gasp]
his new saucer,
the presents...
everything was ruined.
And worst of all,
there would be no mac and cheese
for Christmas.
I'm sorry, Peter.
Oh, my, my. What a mess.
[whimper]
[sigh]
It wasn't your fault, sweet pea.
Just a very unfortunate accident.
Most of these presents are still okay.
But I'm so sorry about your saucer.
The mac and cheese.
Well, not much we can do about that now.
I'm afraid I don't have time to make more.
Let's clean this up
and go tell your parents what happened.
Hey, you're back. How was--
Well, that's not the face
a little boy should have on Christmas Eve.
What's wrong?
I don't want to talk about it.
Nana: It was an accident.
[sigh]
[laughter]
He's got a snowball! Watch out!
[laughing]
Peter remembers about the snowball
he put in his pocket
and looks for it.
But his pocket is empty.
The snowball wasn't there.
He felt very sad.
- Happy holidays. - Hey, there.
Merry Christmas.
Ha ha ha ha!
Hey, Nana told Daddy and I what happened.
You ready to talk about it?
No.
Okay.
Well, what do you say
we get you out of those wet clothes?
It's almost time for the party.
I don't feel like a party.
Well, everybody's excited to see you.
Do they know about the mac and cheese?
Yes.
Are they mad?
Not at all.
There will still be singing and music
and a whole lot of love.
But is it still Christmas with no mac and cheese?
Of course it is,
even with no mac and cheese.
Holiday traditions are wonderful,
but what's important
is how we feel being together.
That's what makes tonight so special.
Now let's get you warmed up inside and out.
♪ Hear the crunch of the snow ♪
♪ Beneath my feet ♪
♪Hear the sound of the wind ♪
♪ And the song it sings ♪
♪And it makes me feel so alive ♪
♪Wish this day... ♪
In the bath,
Peter thought and thought
and thought about his day.
♪ ...it snows ♪
♪Friends and family come together ♪
♪ When it snows ♪
Hot, fresh roasted chestnuts!
♪Snowy day, previous time ♪
♪Snowy day, know that my ♪
Dragon?
♪Spirit's filled with joy ♪
♪Wish this day could last forever ♪
♪When ♪
Coming through!
♪ It snows ♪
It wasn't your fault, sweet pea.
♪ When it ♪
...and a whole lot of love.
♪ Snows ♪
Maybe it hadn't been such a bad day after all.
[laughter, chatter]
- [laughing] - Oh. Isn't that wonderful?
What's going on, little man?
There he is.
- [giggling] - [laughing]
Mmm!
- You going to be okay? - Uh-huh.
We're going to have a fun night,
even without the mac and cheese.
[chuckling]
I wonder who that is.
Hi. We brought you these.
They're latkes--
you know, potato pancakes.
It was Layla's idea.
Thank you so much. Please come in.
Mm.
Merry Christmas.
- Hi. - Uh, hi.
Hi. Peter invited me.
I brought some cookies I saved from the dragon.
Thanks. Come in.
The more, the merrier.
Why, sure. Of course.
Come in.
Feliz navidad,Peter.
Want some tamales?
It's not your nana's mac and cheese,
but it's what my family eats on Christmas Eve,
and they are muy deliciosos.
Wow. Thanks.
Us big kids got to stick together, right?
Let's squeeze them in right over here.
Peter, wait.
Mrs. Lee! You came!
I heard you needed some noodles.
It's not the mac and cheese kind,
but I make them for my family.
They're called long life noodles.
I hope you like them.
[sniff]
Thank you, Mrs. Lee.
No. Thank you
for reminding me sooner is better than later.
And tomorrow, first thing,
[whisper] I'm gonna make snow angels.
[giggling]
We need some music.
Peter, what song shall we sing?
The happy song about the snow.
The one Nathan was singing. [giggling]
That's the perfect song for today.
♪Snowy day, previous time ♪
♪Snowy day know that my ♪
♪Spirit's filled with joy ♪
♪Wish this day could last forever ♪
♪ When it snows ♪
[ting]
Turned out all right, didn't it?
Yeah.
Hey, Nana! Look!
It's snowing!
Outside, new snow was falling.
Today had turned out all right,
and tomorrow was going to be even better.
Tomorrow's going to be a perfect day for sledding.
I'm sorry. I forgot about your saucer.
It's okay. There's a lot of other things we can do.
[knock on door]
Who could that be?
Wow!
A new saucer!
Well, I'll be. Bring it in.
- [giggling] - There's a note.
"From one knight to another
who needs this more than I do."
Now, if that isn't some holiday magic,
I don't know what is.
Layla!
After breakfast,
Peter calls to his friend across the hall.
[giggling]
[both gasp]
Ready?
Ready.
[laughing]
And they go out together
into the deep, deep snow.
♪ Snowy day ♪
♪ Can you feel the calm ♪
♪All along the city streets? ♪
♪ Snowy day ♪
♪Brings so much peace ♪
♪ Like a perfect melody ♪
♪ Wish this day could last forever ♪
♪When ♪
♪It snows ♪