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Christmas Class Reunion (2022)

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Felt like a long time

but it's here...

Let the good vibes roll in...

If you look outside

it's snowing...

And Santa's on the way...

Do those trees look crooked

to you?

No. Everything looks beautiful,

Elle.

You always do such

an amazing job.

This is the last winter formal

of our high school career.

Everything needs to be perfect.

Hey, I heard you got early

acceptance to Stanford.

That's incredible.

It was... it was a long sh*t

but it worked out.

Um... have you heard back

from any schools, Kam?

Oh! Principal Holt

just busted the lovebirds.

I think me and Katie got put

on the naughty list.

I couldn't help myself.

Look what Jay just gave me.

He said the Christmas tree

is to remember tonight

and the rest is for our future.

Aww.

Yeah.

Hey, is this dress too short?

I think it's too short.

No. I think your dress looks

great, Sam.

You sure?

Promise.

I need to find a mirror.

Just ask him to dance already.

He's smart...

and he's driven.

Sounds like someone I know.

We would be perfect together.

But he just thinks of me

as a friend

and I wouldn't want

to mess that up.

Whatever.

Don't tell me the winner

of every academic award

and president of every

extra-curricular activity

lacks the confidence to ask

someone to dance.

Come on, babe.

Um...

Abbi Ferguson just winked at me.

I'm... I'm gonna ask her

to dance.

Cool! Cool...

Alright everyone.

Gather around, gather around.

It's a very exciting time,

I know.

Come on.

It's the announcement

you've all been waiting for.

The crowning of your 2007

winter royals.

Whoop, whoop, whoop!

Go Bobcats!

Oh... sorry.

Really Devin?

Sorry. Sorry.

These shoes are really slippery.

What are you wearing?

It's festive... like me.

Just please try and take

this seriously.

And without further ado...

your class president,

Elle Chamberlain.

Yeah!

And your inexplicable choice

for class vice-president...

Devin Ryan.

Thank you, Principal Holt.

Class of 2007... you voted

and results are in.

I just want to compliment Elle

and the decorating committee.

I never made it

to any of the meetings,

but look how well

that worked out.

I mean, what a party,

am I right?

Yeah!

Let's not keep

everybody hanging.

And... your first winter

royal is...

Bryce McGuire.

Yes! Whoo!

What? Oh, my turn.

My turn. Okay.

Let's...

This is really good glue.

May I?

Your next winter royal is...

Uh, Elle Chamberlain.

Yeah, Elle!

Congratulations.

Thanks.

Is it snowing?

And you didn't think I helped

with the decor.

It's magical, right?

Ohhhh!

I am so sorry.

I'd say one of my greatest

strengths is that

I'm calm under pressure.

Managing the data cloud storage

division can be demanding

but I like to think I bring

a sense of balance

to the day-to-day operations.

And I'm proud of

the high standards

we've been able to achieve

in my 10 years here at Zigg.

So... how does it feel

to be on

Wired magazine's

35 under 35 list?

Is it cheesy to say

it's a dream come true...

because it is.

Just in time to show off

at your 15 year

high school reunion.

So far we have a 61 percent

RSVP rate.

That's insane.

I know. It's a good turnout.

No, it's insane that you did

the math on the RSVP's.

The location is locked.

The caterers just confirmed.

And you triple-checked timing

of the party vendor, yes?

They're delivering

everything Wednesday.

Perfect.

This must be the most

well-planned reunion

in the history of reunions.

It better be.

This is the first one

our class has ever had.

Every event since our

senior year winter formal

was such a catastrophe,

they nicknamed us

the cursed class.

Prom was ruined when

the septic t*nk ruptured.

Graduation was cut short

by a bout of food poisoning.

Wow.

Our five-year reunion was a bust

thanks to Hurricane Sandy

and our 10-year reunion

was in the summer

and literally

three people RSVP'd.

Which is why I moved this one

to Christmas

when everybody would be home

for the holidays.

This year... no excuses.

No disasters.

I'm gonna get it right.

Another RSVP.

Oh...

Everything okay?

It's just... there's this one

person from my class

who hasn't responded

to the invite.

And you hoped he would?

Oh, I love unrequited

high school love.

I wouldn't go quite that far.

I was valedictorian.

He was salutatorian.

It just would've made sense.

Not the steamy romance I had

in mind but to each their own.

And according to his social

media he's newly single.

You always do your research,

don't you?

Oh, uh... your car will be here

in 15 minutes.

I charged all your devices,

updated your calendar

and packed your food

for your flight.

Thank you.

You are the best.

Um...

Is there something else, Alma?

It's just, some of the

assistants have been talking.

Is Zigg in some kind

of legal trouble?

Those are just rumors.

If there was something going on,

Tom would tell me.

Especially when we're this close

to going public.

Don't worry about it.

Have a wonderful holiday break

and I'll see you

in the new year.

Okay. Thank you.

Customer service

please head over to

the wrapping aisle.

Customer service

to the wrapping aisle

This is Devin.

Oh, absolutely.

My team is loading the truck

as we speak.

See you soon. Bye-bye.

Dad.

Daughter.

Thank you.

Can I have your credit card

for some in-app purchases?

Nope.

Uh... but you could tackle

this pile of paperwork

I asked you to file.

Paper is so old school.

Why don't you let me build you

a digital database

and you can get rid of

all these file cabinets.

You could put in

a treadmill desk.

First off, have you seen

this warehouse?

I get my steps in every single

day, thank you very much.

Secondly, how did my daughter

get to be such a tech genius?

Digital native.

Evolve or perish.

Hey, so I have a walk-through

at the Hotel Grand

but then I was thinking...

pizza.

Sound good?

Pizza always sounds good.

What's the event?

It's my high school

class reunion.

Fifteen years.

So it's an old people party?

Excuse me, 15 years

was not that long ago

and I was fun back then,

still am.

If you say so.

Plus, I'm not actually going

to the reunion.

I'm just gonna be there for load

in and load out, that is it.

Why?

Uh, because the only reason

people go to a reunion

is to either show off

or relive the past

and I'm not interested in either

one of those things.

Anyone I really wanna catch up

with I just look up online.

Do you know how to do that?

Hey!

Don't forget, offers are due in

by 7:00 on Thursday.

Thanks for coming.

Merry Christmas.

I think we need to work on the

talking points for the kitchen.

Did you mention

the induction oven?

After selling houses

for 10 years

I think I know how

to talk up a kitchen.

Fine. I know we're getting

at least four offers anyway.

We have to review the new

housing development contracts.

Just put it in my calendar.

Our primary way of

communicating these days.

Don't start.

And about tonight...

Yeah. We should just pretend

like everything's normal.

Easier than answering

questions, right?

Okay. See you there.

I love that they included

everyone's yearbook pictures

in the reunion invite email.

Like you don't have

any unfortunate photos

of your high school self.

I b*rned every single one.

I have news.

News or gossip?

What's the difference?

So, Stan heard from someone

that the New York office

is filling their field reporter

position by Christmas.

Which means that by Friday

you'll know if you're-

we're, moving to New York.

Indianapolis I love you

but Big Apple I am ready.

It's a long-sh*t though.

So is winning a Tony but Audrey

McDonald has six.

Samantha... Sam.

As your friend and forever

hype person,

I can't believe that after

everything you've accomplished,

you still doubt yourself.

Because I'm not usually the one

who gets the thing.

I get close or

I'm in the running

but I don't take the gold.

You know sports metaphors

don't work on me.

I just... wanna feel seen.

Didn't happen much

in high school.

Well... they can't miss

you now.

So we'll bake the cookies

tomorrow for Winterfest

and then let's drive out

to the Christmas ranch

to look at the lights.

Oh, and Tommy and Michelle

are hosting a night of caroling

in their neighborhood.

I know they'd love to see you

and hear about all your success.

Even though I tell them about it

all the time.

Okay.

I just love having my Noelle

home for a whole week.

It's a perfect holiday.

Mom...

I know, I know.

You go by Elle.

I'll just never understand why

you don't use your given name.

Everyone loves

this time of year.

Some more than others.

Welcome home, sweetheart.

Thanks Dad.

Going up, going up.

Honey, look.

I made space on our wall

of achievement

for the Wired article

when it comes out.

Oh, you didn't have to do that.

Nonsense.

We love to see you succeed

and when people come over

they can see everything.

Oh, your father's stocking,

I could use your help

picking out some things.

Actually, I have to swing by

the hotel to do a walk-through

and then I'm meeting up

with the old g*ng

at Bobbie's Bar tonight.

Well... we'll find a time.

Hi. You must be Fritz.

And you must be 15 minutes late.

I apologize.

I had to borrow my dad's car

and he lost the keys.

It was a whole thing.

No problem at all.

Waiting on clients is what we

at the Hotel Grand do.

Okay, so we also brought

six ivory columns

and then some, just,

really nice holiday foliage

that will fit perfectly

in the layout.

Oh, just in time to meet

the meticulous mastermind

behind this soiree.

If you ever want a job in

event planning let me know.

I'm looking for my replacement.

Devin Ryan.

Elle Chamberlain.

I... I forgot.

Liv It Up is your parents'

company.

Yeah, it was.

They retired.

It's my company now.

I've been emailing

with someone named Alma.

My assistant.

Ah.

Well, I, um... I haven't

seen you since, um...

Graduation?

Uh... it wasn't graduation.

I was surfing in Baja.

I didn't see the point

in wearing a robe and walking

across a stage.

Right. Ceremony was never

your thing.

Small world bumping into you

like this.

Not really.

It's the job of the class

president to plan the reunions.

Wait, the job of high school

class president

lasts outside of high school?

Is it like a lifelong position?

You have to admit

that's kind of crazy.

It's not crazy.

It's how reunions work.

Saved by the bell.

Ah, it's about those custom

blue silk tablecloths

you specially requested to match

your exact high school colors.

Be back in a jiff.

I noticed that you didn't RSVP.

Yeah, reunions really aren't

my thing either.

Well, one less name-tag

I need to make.

Um... I appreciate

the business.

Is there somebody else

I should be dealing with

at the company?

Why?

It's just... not to be rude,

but I need this reunion

to go smoothly.

And the fact that the high

school king of goofing off

is in charge of setting up,

it just... makes me

kind of nervous.

How could I possibly consider

that rude?

Uh, look... high school

was a long time ago.

We're northern Connecticut's

premiere events company.

You're in good hands.

Sorry about that.

I'm gonna go tape off the stage

so my guys know where

to put everything.

Mmmhmm.

You two make a wonderful team.

Katie!

Yay, you're here!

Oh, I missed you.

I missed you.

Let's immediately get you

a drink

and you can catch me up

on your amazing life.

Uh, my amazing life?

You two have billboards

all over town.

I must've seen your face

five times

on the way home

from the airport.

You and Jay are k*lling it.

So, where is he?

Oh, finishing up some work,

I'm sure.

He'll be here any minute.

Elle!

Hi.

Well, the reunion fun

can start finally.

Fifteen years...

And still our class president.

And you guys are still

the most epic love story

to come out of Brookswood High.

Married 10 years.

That is amazing.

So what are you guys doing

to celebrate?

Uh...

We just signed a contract

with a new developer.

Yeah.

So that's kind of

the focus right now.

But what about you, are you

running Silicon Valley yet?

Uh, not yet but it's going well

and I love my job and Zigg

is a great place to work.

Most likely to succeed

out there succeeding, right?

I'm gonna go see about

getting us some drinks.

Thank you.

So how's the reunion

coming together?

Everything is coming

together perfectly.

Except today I learned

that our main vendor

is none other than Devin Ryan.

You remember him?

I mean, still as infuriating

as ever.

But the numbers are

looking good.

Kam still hasn't RSVP'd.

Don't tell me you're still

crushing on him

after all these years.

Uh, of course...

of course not.

No. No, I mean, it would just be

nice to, you know,

see him and catch up.

And maybe show off

your big, cool job in tech?

I mean, no...

maybe a little.

Uh... I gotta grab this,

um, but I'll be right back.

Okay.

Hey Alma. What's up?

Those rumors about Zigg

having legal issues...

well, those aren't

rumors anymore.

It's really bad, Elle.

How bad are we talking?

They're saying it's a federal

investigation...

as in the FBI.

Have you heard from Tom yet?

I cannot afford

to lose this job.

Elle?

Kam?

I thought that was you.

Oh wait, is that him?

The guy that you were

talking about?

Uh... I'll call you back.

Hi!

Hi. Did I interrupt

a work call?

Uh... just work drama.

It's probably nothing.

How are you?

I didn't think you were coming.

I didn't think I was either

but then my schedule changed

so I thought, why not?

Well, I'm glad you did.

Should we go inside?

- Yeah.

- Yeah. Okay.

You know, they actually

have machines

that print your signature so you

don't have to do it by hand.

Yeah, but all our customers

and our friends appreciate

a handwritten message.

Besides, if I didn't make you

do this,

you might forget

how to use a pen.

I wanna add something

to my Christmas list.

Sky... Christmas is only

a few days away.

It's a little late for that,

honey.

That's okay because all

you have to do is say yes.

Yes to what?

There's this coding and

robotics camp this summer.

It's really hard to get into

but I wanna try.

Okay.

It's four weeks.

Where?

Carnegie Mellon.

Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh's not that far.

Tell you what, I'll send

you all the info.

The application's due

before the end of the year.

Four weeks is a long time.

Aren't you a little young

for that?

No. Besides,

four weeks without me

means you're free to go do

fun stuff too.

Hmm...

Jam with your band.

Rake the yard.

Play poker.

Rake the yard?

I'm 13. How am I supposed

to know what dads do for fun?

Please, Dad?

Please, Dad'ing me...

Send me the link,

I'll consider it.

Yes!

Let's do this. High school,

eat your heart out.

Sam! You made it.

I cannot believe

how fabulous you look.

Thanks. It comes with the job.

And, uh, a brilliant stylist.

This is James.

I don't know what I would do

without him.

Uh, you'd still be wearing

frosted lip gloss and culottes.

Oh, I missed you guys.

Ladies, it's lovely to meet you

but now I need some drinks.

This round's on me.

Thank you.

There she is,

our fearless leader.

You having fun?

Oh yeah, it's great

seeing everyone.

In fact, it feels like

serendipity reconnecting

with you right now

because I'm actually moving

to the Bay area

after the holidays.

Um... really?

Wow. I mean,

talk about timing.

I'll be managing a senatorial

campaign up there.

It's the big leagues.

That sounds incredible, Kam.

But also challenging

and stressful.

Ah, I thrive on it.

I bet we have that in common.

You're the CTO of one of

the hottest tech companies

on the market.

You're a dynamo.

Just like in high school.

It'll be fun getting to know

each other again.

And my clients will be so

impressed that I know you.

Uh, hi Tom. I know this is

my third voicemail.

I'm just starting to worry that

I haven't heard back from you.

If you could let me know

everything's okay

that would be great.

Black coffee, please.

I think this is yours.

Thank you.

I wonder if M and N

are around here somewhere.

Huh?

If you're Elle...

I'm looking for M and N.

That's a bad joke.

Uh... I haven't had my coffee

yet, obviously.

Since you're here...

can we talk Santa hats?

What about them?

I wanted to add Santa hats

so we could take a class photo

with everyone wearing one.

That wasn't part of

the original order.

I know. I had the idea

this morning.

But if you can't make that work,

you can say so.

Your boring black coffee.

Oh, thank you.

Oh my gosh, you're

Elle Chamberlain!

Dad, I didn't know you knew

anyone famous.

Dad?

Famous?

Elle gave a TED Talk

about coding

from the female perspective.

It was awesome.

Uh... well, thank you.

Can we rewind to the part

about you having a daughter?

Yeah, this is Skylar.

My 13 going on 50 year old who

apparently watches TED Talks.

Elle and I went to high school

together.

I'm a coder too, app design.

Nice. Uh... what software

do you use?

Appery but I also build my own.

That is very impressive.

I'm applying for the summer

coding program

at Carnegie Mellon.

Could I use you as a reference?

Skylar.

I'd be happy to be a reference.

It's a great program.

I was actually a speaker there

last summer.

Of course you were.

Uh, but that's very nice.

Thank you.

Yes, thank you.

I'll wait in the car.

I gotta admit, I never

pictured you

as a parent to a teenager.

A single parent to a teenager

and trust me, I am aware.

She seems so cool and smart

and she likes to build software.

Well, the cool part she clearly

gets from me.

Uh, but the tech part

not so much.

She wants to go to this

coding camp

and I think she should be out

having fun, be a kid.

Well, if she's anything like me,

then programming is fun.

And she'll meet a lot of other

kids with similar interests.

Hmm.

Um... I'll add the Santa hats.

I'd appreciate that, thank you.

We haven't done this together

in years.

I didn't realize how much

I missed it.

It wouldn't be our Winterfest

charity fundraiser

without my signature snowflake

and snowman cookies.

They always sell out.

Wow, Mom. Look at you!

So... tell me everything

about last night.

Who you saw.

What everyone is up to.

How impressed they all are

with your job.

Not everybody cares about

stuff like that.

Everyone seemed really good.

I mean, Katie and Jay

are as in love as ever

and k*lling it in

the real estate world.

Samantha has really come

into her own.

Kam was there.

Oh really?

He's, um... actually moving

to the Bay area in the new year.

Isn't that something?

Sounds like fate to me.

Does he have a good job?

A Master's degree?

Mom...

What? Just asking.

A thank you holiday ham

from Bill Wilson.

Same gift every Christmas,

like clockwork.

Oh... right. You keep it.

It'll save you from ordering in.

So, um, what are you doing

for Christmas?

I'll go to my Mom's.

I'll just tell her you have

to work.

Well... it's definitely not

how I saw this year going.

Hey, look...

I understood when you told me

you needed space.

It's a lot.

Working together, being married.

I guess I just... don't see

where we go from here.

It feels like our life's

running us

instead of the other way around.

I know we make a great team

but it's not enough.

We both know that.

It's funny.

We used to be this couple

that everybody wanted to be.

Look at us now.

If only they knew.

They'd be disappointed.

Just like we are.

This place is so freaking

festive I can't handle it.

Sam?

Hi.

I thought that was you.

Bryce.

Hi, I'm James.

Samantha's, uh, platonic

best friend.

Nice to meet you, James.

Sam, you look fantastic.

Thanks. So do you.

I assume you guys are here

for the reunion too.

Yeah. Wouldn't miss it.

Bryce was captain

of the swim team...

and winter royal...

and voted best looking

in the yearbook.

And now I'm in grad school

for urban planning in New York.

Oh, how about that.

Sam and I might be there

soon too for work.

We're talking national news

for a certain well-known

morning show.

What are you doing?

I'm starting rumors.

It's one of my many skills.

Well you'll have to look

me up some time.

Both of you.

I gotta go but, um...

see you guys around.

Looking forward to it.

Come on Tom, pick up.

Pick up, pick up, pick up.

Where are you, Tom?

Thank you, guys.

Good set, guys.

Thank you, it was good.

You guys were great up there.

Thanks.

Yeah, a couple of guys

from the band are still around.

The band?

Like the high school

senior year talent show band?

Yeah.

Didn't you guys have

a terrible name like-

The Harmony Wizards.

Hmm.

What can I say?

We were raised on American

Idol and Harry Potter.

And you were playing

one of Jay's parties

and your amps blew,

like, a fuse?

The entire neighborhood

lost power.

Yeah, that was us.

Huh.

But I only play

the acoustic guitar now

so you don't have to worry.

Oh, well that's...

that's a huge relief.

Yeah, I switched over when,

um, Skylar was born.

Uh, when she was a baby

she loved listening to me play

but now, you know, she'd rather

run around with her friends

than listen to me.

Well, did you wanna hang out

with your parents

when you were her age?

I know you're making

a valid point

but it doesn't mean I like it.

Uh... I was kinda hoping

if I won her a couple prizes

from the fun and games area,

maybe she'd be impressed

with her old man.

Okay.

One, do not use old man.

We are barely in our 30s.

And two, I could stand

to blow off some steam

at the snowball throw.

Hmm. Everything okay?

Yeah, just some work stress.

Okay.

Okay. You promise not to be

a sore loser?

No, of course,

because I'm not gonna lose.

You know, I still

would've respected you

if you would have thrown a game

or two my way.

You wish.

Hey.

It's your mom's cookie booth.

Oh wow, these look amazing.

Skylar's gonna love these.

And it matches

the keychain I won.

Hey, Elle!

Wow, those look delicious.

Hey Kam.

Put me down for a box too.

Devin Ryan.

It's been a long time.

Yeah. It, uh, it has.

Devin's company's doing

the setup for the reunion.

Nice. So you're still living

around here?

Yeah.

That must be a trip.

I can't imagine.

What do you mean?

Just, you know, living

in your hometown still.

Anyway, um... a bunch

of people

are gathering

at Page Park tomorrow.

Wanna go, Elle?

Go sledding together?

You too.

Uh, sure.

That'd be great.

Devin, you in?

Why not?

Look what I found.

Don't mind me.

What are you wearing and why?

Please tell me you didn't

dig this up

just to make fun of my

teenage style choices.

I wanted to see if you and Elle

were friends back then.

We didn't really run

in the same circles, Sky.

She was more of a color

inside the lines kind of person

and I was... fun.

Can I have my laptop

back please?

She's super smart, Dad.

I'm aware of that.

Hey, I was thinking.

Um... this coding camp.

I looked at the website

and I read some reviews

and it looks pretty fantastic.

And I hear you'll meet a lot of

kids with the same interests.

Does that mean I can go?

You promise to FaceTime me

twice a day?

Yes, yes, yes!

Thank you, Dad.

And this, um, digital database

you mentioned...

is that something you could

really build?

Totally!

Uh, you would have one section

for inventory

and another for accounts.

I can use it as my project

for the coding camp application.

I can start right now.

Sorry. I'll use mine.

There it is.

I used to love coming here

as a kid.

Even in high school.

On snow days we used

to all show up

and we would compete

to see how many people

we could fit on a sled.

I never really understood

the fun of sledding.

I mean, all the way up a hill

just for a few seconds

of sliding down,

during which you could break

your arm or ruin your blowout.

Where's your sense of adventure?

Oh... he's here.

Who?

Bryce.

- Oh, um... Samantha...

- Hey there.

Hey guys.

I see you decided on staying

warm and dry.

We don't have sleds.

Well, I'm happy to share.

Sam, you can go first

and then, uh,

you and I can go down together.

Um... I would,

I would love to.

Yeah, sledding is totally,

uh, my thing.

Uh... can you just give us

a sec?

Great. I'll meet you up top.

I thought you knew.

It's like I invent new ways

to embarrass myself.

Just say the word

and I won't even so much

as look at him again.

No, no. Don't be silly.

He likes you.

Go. Have some adventure.

I'll sit here and enjoy

my hot chocolate.

Thank you.

Hey. Where's James?

Sledding with Bryce.

At least one of us

is getting noticed.

What do you mean?

This reunion is bringing up

all sorts of

high school feelings for me.

Isn't it strange how

you can go make

a whole life for yourself

and then you're still trying

to impress people

you don't even know anymore?

Actually not as strange

as you might think.

And everybody loved you

in high school.

No, everyone loved you

in high school.

I was in the background...

Invisible.

Not to me you weren't.

I called you when I was out

in San Francisco last year.

I know, I'm sorry.

I should've called you back.

I just get so tunnel-visioned

with my job sometimes

that I forget to have

a personal life.

You work so hard, do everything

you're supposed to.

It's like, does it even matter,

you know?

What's it all for?

Elle, is everything okay?

Yeah. Yeah I'm, uh...

just having a moment.

Hey. Uh... can I talk to you

for a second?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Let me just say, if you wanna

race me down the hill

I'm gonna warn you, my middle

name is Speed.

Um... the hotel called.

We have a problem.

Oh, I'm sure it's nothing

we can't handle.

The fire in the kitchen

was containable.

Okay.

But the smoke and water damage

to the ballroom is significant.

As much as I've so enjoyed

working with you both,

there is no way we can host

your reunion.

We can fix this.

We just need to find

another location.

At least your props and

equipment weren't loaded in yet.

Uh, Elle...

Hmm?

We loaded it all in last night.

I wanted the crew to get

an early start

to make sure everything

would be ready for tomorrow.

Including the Santa hats.

Insurance will cover

what we lost,

but even if you do find

another place,

all my holiday stuff is already

spoken for for other events.

Is it the worst thing

if there's no reunion?

People have been looking

forward to this for months

and I for one am not gonna

let them down.

Has our class had

an extraordinarily

long list of calamities?

Yes.

Is it strange that

it keeps happening?

Yes.

Hmm.

But does that really mean

that our class is cursed?

- Yes?

- No!

This is just a small roadblock.

It's a speed-bump.

If it seems like things

are going wrong,

well that's when you need

to roll up your sleeves

and get to work.

We have a little over 24 hours

to pull it together.

This Christmas class reunion

will happen.

Alright, team.

Ideas. Shout them out.

My brother in law runs

the bakery down on Main.

I'll see if he can get us

some free desserts.

We have a bunch

of small tchotchkes

we use to stage houses.

Christmas trees, lights, bows.

I can contact the local

news station,

see if they're willing to help

out with some sound equipment.

Perfect. We'll take everything

we can get.

Thanks everybody.

Okay.

I'm gonna research some

new locations, make some calls.

And I'll look around

the warehouse to see

if there's anything that even

resembles holiday inventory

that I can scrounge up.

That's great.

Okay.

Good luck.

Alright.

Hi.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Just more reunion planning.

Your dad went to go locate

some inventory.

See, that's exactly what

I'm trying to help him with.

If he had a digital database,

everything would be

at his fingertips.

That's... a really good idea.

You wanna see?

Absolutely.

Ever since my

grandparents retired,

Dad has really expanded

some things around here,

except for the technology.

So, I thought I'd help him join

the 21st century.

These are all of your

dad's clients?

He has some pretty big accounts.

Everybody loves my dad.

He's always dependable so

his customers are super loyal.

Anyway, I've got some more

backend work to do

but this is pretty much it.

Well, I would say that you're

off to a really great start.

You are lightyears ahead of

where I was at your age.

Getting feedback from you is,

like, really awesome.

Well, you're, like,

really awesome.

I'm sure you're realizing

who the real brains

behind this operation is.

Honey, can you give us a second?

Bye Elle.

Bye Skylar.

So there might be one possible

last resort option

for some decorations.

But it won't be pretty.

Welcome to the land

of lost decorations.

Otherwise known as

the storage room

where I keep the older stuff

no one wants to rent.

Hmm.

My mother would love this.

I think she would

honestly faint.

There is no one who loves

Christmas more than her.

Uh, I'll take that bet.

You should see

my parents' place.

They have an inflatable nativity

scene on the front lawn.

Year round.

That's pretty good but,

uh, I'll do you one better.

Elle is my nickname.

My given name is... Noelle.

You're joking.

No, I'm not.

Game over, you win.

Okay, so I'm guessing this

isn't up to the usual

Elle Chamberlain standards

but, I mean, it's better

than nothing.

Well, it'll definitely need

some TLC.

But, you know, we can make

this work.

Where do we even start?

Well, anything that

doesn't disintegrate

when you touch it

is up for grabs.

Oh. Okay.

This is like a dream playground

for a kid.

Skylar must love it.

Well, she did. She's a little

old for it now.

Which she constantly

reminds me about.

She likes you though.

She's a great kid, Devin.

And you're doing

a wonderful job.

What about Skylar's mom?

Yeah, they FaceTime

twice a week.

She's deployed overseas,

uh, Air Force.

We were, uh, just a couple

of college kids

and it didn't work out.

Never would've planned my life

to go this way

but sometimes the best things

are the ones you didn't plan.

Devin Ryan, you are full

of surprises.

Fifteen years ago I couldn't get

you to attend a single student

government meeting and now

you're helping save the reunion.

Thank you.

I really appreciate all this.

Yeah, well if you want

some assistance with finding

some other venues, I could

help make some calls.

Sure, uh, that would be,

um, great.

If you wanna swing by

tomorrow morning?

Sure.

Oh.

Hey.

Uh... Bobbie said

that he could lend us

some of the chafing dishes

so I figured I'd just swing by

and pick them up.

I just came by to pick up

some of the decor

we lent him for his

holiday karaoke.

Ah, right.

Hey, my brother asked about

Christmas Eve dinner.

I said you'd be

at your mother's.

This will be the first

Christmas we spent apart

since we were teenagers.

I know.

It's kind of hard for me to

imagine Christmas morning

without your freshly baked

monkey bread.

Makes it all feel

very... real.

Well, I should... yeah.

Tom, I'm trying really, really

hard not to freak out over here.

If you could give me a call back

in the morning,

I would greatly appreciate it.

Elle, honey...

you have a visitor.

Hey.

Hey. So, how's operation

save the reunion going?

Uh, great.

It's, uh, it's gonna be great.

We're gonna figure it out

and find a new venue.

It'll be great.

Very convincing.

Look, it's pretty late

and people who don't work

as hard as you

have probably already gone home

for the day.

Right.

There's this really cool thing

called dinner.

Maybe you've heard of it?

I think it kind of rings a bell.

So... why don't we go

grab a bite?

I have still so much to do.

Come on, you deserve a break.

Plus, I already made

reservations.

One of our old favorites.

I guess I could go

for a nice meal.

I used to think this was

the epitome of fine dining

when we were kids.

I did too.

I am so sorry.

This is not what I was picturing

for our first dinner.

We should go somewhere else.

No. Sometimes the best things

are the ones that you didn't

plan, right?

And this is definitely

the only restaurant in town

with moussaka a la Christmas.

Red and green sauce.

Brilliant.

Hey, we're all in town for the

nostalgia so let's go for it.

Here's to being old enough

to drink at the classiest

Greek restaurant

in the tru-state area.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Oh, sorry I couldn't make

the emergency meeting today

but I had a couple big

conference calls.

But this is what reunions

are all about.

Reconnecting.

True.

I have to be honest with you.

I googled you a few days ago.

You're a really

intriguing person.

I mean, you always were.

Um... I actually looked you up

online too.

You did?

I was also curious.

Mmhmm.

I, um... I had a huge crush

on you senior year.

Really?

Okay, don't laugh.

But I had the perfect fantasy

planned in my head

for winter formal.

You would surprise me at my

house all dressed to the nines,

holding a corsage.

And you would ask me if you

could escort me to the ball

and then we would dance

the night away

with all of our friends.

Why didn't you say something?

I... I don't know.

Uh... I was working up the nerve

and then you asked

Abbi Ferguson to dance.

Oh.

And obviously the rest of

the night went a bit sideways.

Yes, it did.

Why didn't you ever ask me out?

To be honest with you, Elle...

you were way out of my league.

What?

Valedictorian.

Class president.

President of a lot

of things actually.

Speaking of being president

of things...

I'm putting together

an advisory panel

of tech industry professionals

for one of my clients.

I'd love to get your feedback

on it.

Oh. Uh... sure.

Mmhmm.

Great.

Alright. What do we got?

So I put together a spreadsheet

of 23 potential venues

within a 40-mile radius.

I should've ordered doubles.

They're booked through Easter.

We definitely need heat

in the bathrooms, right?

Yes, having a broken elevator

for a restaurant on the 36th

floor is a deal breaker.

Your auditorium is still

an active crime scene

for a double m*rder?

Exotic dancers?

Your name, "The North Pole",

is very misleading.

Well, that was the last one

on the list.

We're toast.

We just need to think outside

the box.

We're resourceful people.

We could turn any space

into a winter wonderland.

I mean, you even made magic

out of our high school gym

at winter formal.

It wasn't all magic that night.

Let's do that again.

Flood a gym?

Yes.

No. I mean, not the flooding

part, the gymnasium.

It's big, it's nostalgic,

and it has heated bathrooms.

That's either the greatest

idea of all time or the worst.

But we really don't have

any other options, do we?

Who would we even call?

Believe it or not,

Principal Holt is still running

the show at Brookswood.

And I know exactly where

to find him.

Ho, ho, ho!

Merry Christmas!

Merry, merry.

Ho, ho, ho!

Best time of the year.

It's a shock, I know.

I mean... he looks great.

Smile for Santa!

And have you been

good this year?

Aren't you guys a little...

not eight years old to be

visiting Santa Clause?

Well...

We're just...

Shh. It's okay.

This is a safe space

for true believers like us.

Hi. Uh...

Principal Holt,

it's Elle Chamberlain.

Principal Holt?

My dear, my name

is Santa Clause.

Of course, uh, Santa.

Do you remember me?

Santa Clause never forgets

a name.

Especially from the nice list.

Hello Santa.

Devin Ryan.

I'm pretty sure your name's

still at the top of

the naughty list.

We have a really big favor

to ask.

Can we use the high school's gym

for the reunion tonight?

Well, that doesn't sound

as much like a favor

as a Christmas wish.

That's really Santa's specialty.

Take a seat.

Okay.

However, the school is closed

for the remainder

of the year, so...

I know, and we wouldn't

be asking

unless it was our truly last

and only hope.

We literally have hours

before the reunion

is supposed to begin

and we're desperate.

And you know, the class of 2007

has faced its challenges

over the years.

Some of them were

your holly-jolly doing,

if I do recall, my dear boy.

Smile.

Please, Santa.

We just wanna get

the class together.

It would be our Christmas wish.

Peppermint!

Peppermint.

If you promise me there

will be no mischief... Devin.

I will grant you

your Christmas wish.

Thank you, Santa.

Oh... got me.

The magic of Christmas.

Perfect.

Elle, come check this out.

This is looking great.

Great!

Your brother in law really

came through for us.

Thanks.

Have you seen Kam?

He said that he'd set up

the check-in table

but I haven't heard from him.

No, sorry.

Not bad for an emergency

back-up plan.

You did it.

Uh, we did it.

Tonight the cursed class

breaks the curse.

Couldn't have done it

without you.

Hmm, something tells me

you would've found a way.

What a difference

15 years makes.

Yeah. I should, uh, make

sure the, um...

speakers are plugged in.

And I'm gonna go check on

the name-tags.

Okay.

You know, this place brings back

so many memories.

We should recreate our yearbook

photo with the group

except without the embarrassing

hairstyles this time.

Katie, is everything okay?

Jay moved out a month ago.

What?

Please don't say anything.

I don't know what we're doing.

All this on top of that

and it's Christmas...

my head is swimming.

Hey. Hey.

I'm so sorry you guys are going

through this.

I guess I always just imagined

the two of you

as the perfect couple.

I know, everyone thinks that.

I thought that.

But there's no such thing

as perfect.

We used to have fun together,

make each other laugh.

And now... I guess I was kinda

hoping the reunion

would bring something back

for us.

Maybe it will.

You'll find your way

through this.

Oh! You look amazing.

Okay, um... and this

isn't working with this.

What's... what's wrong?

I was hoping to have some good

news about New York for tonight.

Samantha...

Please remember that you are

bravely pursuing your dreams

and it is working.

All that matters is what

you think of you.

Well, and what I think of you.

Let's go get 'em.

Hey. Which... which one?

Huh? Huh? Huh?

The green one, obviously.

Thank you for

your fashion advice.

I can't believe you're going

to a school dance at your age.

It's a reunion.

And you just went to a middle

school Christmas dance,

like, two weeks ago.

Yeah, but I'm 13 and you're old.

Besides, isn't this

the same reunion

you said you had no interest in,

like, three days ago?

You're going because of Elle,

aren't you?

- I'm going because...

- Mmhmm.

I'm helping a friend

and I'm a man of my word.

It's okay, Dad.

I like her.

You haven't gone out with anyone

in a long time.

I think you should.

You do?

Of course.

And if it's Elle, maybe we can

visit her in California

and I can get an internship

at Zigg.

Ah, your diabolical master plan

has been revealed.

Come on.

She's incredibly cool.

Yeah.

And I like the way

you look at her.

I think she makes you happy.

She's not the only one.

Come here!

- Aww... Dad!

- Come here.

I love you, kiddo.

I love you too, Dad.

Come in.

Are you gonna wear

these tonight?

No.

But I do kinda feel like

I'm back in high school

getting ready for a dance.

You'll have fun.

You have so much to talk about.

Living in the city,

your big job.

What if all of that went away?

What do you mean?

I've always felt pressure to

achieve and succeed in school

and then in work.

Striving towards perfection.

I've built my whole world

around it, my identity.

So... what if it goes away?

What's left?

You know, as a parent

you can get caught up

in your child's successes

as a way to prove to the world

that you did a good job.

I may be guilty of that.

But Noelle, all your father

and I ever wanted

was for you to know that

whatever you set your mind to

you could do.

We just wanted you to know

how capable you are

so you could pursue

every opportunity.

I'm sorry if I pushed you

too hard.

But I never wanted you to be

so caught up in achieving

that you miss what's important

in life.

I just... I don't know what

my path forward looks like.

I don't know what will make

me happy.

That's okay.

It might be a bumpy road

to get there but you will.

Thanks Mom.

Were you expecting anyone?

No.

Elle... you look beautiful.

Uh... what are you doing here?

I was wondering if

you'd like to join me

at our school dance...

15 years late.

I thought I'd go all in

on the high school feels

and bring you that corsage too.

You two have to pose

by the tree.

Mom.

I would be happy to.

I feel terrible I couldn't help

with the setup today.

I had yet another major

situation with a client.

It never ends.

But you know how that goes.

Talk about a blast

from the past.

I am so glad we did this.

I have to admit,

I'm a bit nervous.

I hope this all goes smoothly.

Don't worry, I will be

right here with you.

Uh, I am so sorry, Elle.

I really have to take this.

Can you hold that thought?

I'll, uh, see you inside.

Okay.

The trees and grass

are frosting up

There's something in the air...

It's cold outside, let's cozy up

In your grandfather's

favorite chair...

Oh, my God!

You look amazing.

You guys look stunning.

Elle Chamberlain for the win.

Everyone's having a blast.

It really did come together,

didn't it?

Speaking of coming together...

are you here on a date?

Oh, um... yeah.

So, uh... Kam and I have

actually hung out a bit this week

and then, um, he asked me

to the dance.

It's so romantic.

Look at you, finally getting

everything you wanted.

Yeah, I guess so.

Um... I gotta take this.

I'll be right back.

Save me a dance.

- Okay.

- Okay.

No.

Hey... Elle?

What's wrong?

Um, nothing. Everything...

everything is fine.

Hey. If nothing's wrong

then why were you standing

outside staring at your phone

like you just found out

Christmas was cancelled?

Zigg is officially over.

Everything that I've been

working so hard for is gone.

No more 35 under 35 list.

It's... it's all over.

Elle, I am... I am so sorry.

But this isn't a reflection

of you.

It will be.

Trust me, in the valley,

Zigg will be the butt of

every joke and so will I.

And the timing?

When I'm back here

at my old high school,

surrounded by everybody

who thinks I've become

this big success.

My resume is how I know

who I am.

When I, uh, first found out

I was gonna be a father...

I was in total denial.

I mean, I was supposed to be

out traveling with my band.

The Melody Magicians?

The Harmony Wizards.

And, um...

I had to give that all up.

I had to recalibrate.

I did not see myself

as a parent but I was.

It was, uh, it was in there

I just didn't know it yet.

Because when I held Skylar

for the first time

and watched her take her

first steps

and then she called me "Dad"..

It just felt like the most

right thing in the world.

So, having Skylar helped you

find yourself?

I've never felt more lost

in my life.

You're not lost.

You're just changing directions.

Steve Jobs lost

his company twice

before he had major success.

What? What, I read.

Devin Ryan, you are continually

full of surprises.

What are you even doing here?

I thought that you weren't

interested in reunions.

I got a truckload of dusty

never-used decorations in there.

I'm just here to keep

an eye on them,

make sure nothing goes wrong.

Yeah. Hmm.

Can't trust these

high school kids.

I'm glad you came.

I wouldn't wanna miss

your big night.

Shall we?

Hey.

Let tonight be magical.

Tomorrow's a new day.

There you are.

I've been looking

all over for you.

Can I grab you for a minute?

There is something

very important

I need to talk to you about.

Um... Devin, can I find

you later?

Yeah.

Come on.

I just heard the news

about Zigg.

Man, what a terrible thing to

happen so close to Christmas.

But I can help you fix this.

What are you talking about?

I called my guy who does

crisis management.

He's the best in the business

and he's willing to help you out

as a favor to me.

The most important thing is

to jump on this right away.

Protect your reputation.

You don't want something

like this to derail your career.

I can call him right now.

No.

Thanks Kam, I'll handle this

my own way.

But not tonight.

Tonight is about celebrating

and being with friends.

Are you sure?

More than ever.

Okay, your call.

Um... so, do you wanna dance?

If high school me could see

this moment right now,

she would be so happy.

Great, let's go.

You seem like a decent guy, Kam.

The kind of guy that anyone

looking for someone

who cares about perfection

and success

would be thrilled to find.

But I'm not that person anymore.

I don't understand.

I wanna be the kind of person

who takes a chance.

A chance on what?

On telling someone else

that I feel something for them.

And for once in my life not

doing something that's planned.

So... do you think

that you might be able

to find another dance partner?

Oh, I'm good.

I'm pretty sure I saw

Abbi Ferguson by the bar.

Hey. It's speech time.

Uh... can it wait?

No. We gotta be

out of here soon.

Okay.

Hello?

Uh, hi. Can I please have

your attention?

Welcome back Brookswood

class of 2007.

I can't believe I am back

on this stage.

Devin, I'm watching you.

I just wanna thank you all

so much for working so hard

to make this finally happen.

We did it.

The cursed class is no more.

Hey. We're working

on the generators,

hopefully they'll be up soon.

It's really coming down outside.

The parking lot is covered.

The city should be salting

and plowing soon though.

So the safest thing for everyone

is to hunker down here

and wait until it's over?

Yeah. We should look

for supplies

in case it's a long night

or the pipes freeze.

I have some flashlights

in the truck we could grab.

Yeah.

Okay.

Looks like the curse wasn't done

with us quite yet.

And we were so close.

There's something

I need to tell you.

Yeah. Uh, we don't have

to do this right now.

You have a lot on

your mind already.

Yeah. Uh, yeah, it can...

it can wait.

Okay.

This is crazy.

There's gotta be some blankets

or supplies

in one of these rooms.

At this point I'd be fine

with a breaker switch.

Okay, I know we're not

students anymore,

we're full-on adults.

But it still kinda feels like

we're not supposed

to be in here.

Yeah.

And I always pictured this room

to be way less pathetic.

Right?

Um, speaking of pathetic...

I, um... lost my job tonight.

Maybe my whole career.

What?

Oh Elle, I'm so sorry.

Psst!

Katie? What are you doing?

This spot, recognize it?

Yeah. It's our spot.

We used to come here every day

between fourth and fifth period.

Until Principal Holt busted us.

Wow.

I used to look forward

to that moment all day.

Me too.

I found this tonight

when I was getting ready.

I haven't worn it in years.

What are we doing?

I don't know.

I remember the old us

but who are we now?

I think we need to be careful,

Jay.

Or we're gonna lose what we had-

what we have.

Yeah, it's like we became

work partners

and forgot how to be

life partners.

How do we fix that?

We go to Paris.

Jay, I'm serious.

I am too.

We spend the first two weeks

of the new year

doing something we should've

done a long time ago.

We focus on us.

On our future outside

of the office.

I love you.

Then, now... and always.

I love you too.

You know, that night

at winter formal,

I was so jealous of you.

You... you were?

You got the crown.

You were popular

and pretty and...

I just felt like... nothing.

Sam, I...

You know, I have spent

so much of my life

looking for validation

from other people.

It's exhausting and I don't

wanna do that anymore.

And neither should you.

There you are.

Sam... you got it.

Got what?

Stan's assistant heard

from one of the legal associates

who saw an email from corporate.

You got the job.

We're moving to New York!

Really?

Oh, I can't believe it!

Ah! Yay!

Ho, ho, ho!

No fraternizing

on school property.

I brought my engineering elves

to get the power back on

just in the Saint... Nick...

of time, it seems.

Yeah, we're just gonna...

Ho, ho, ho!

Crazy kids.

Look at you two.

Still Brookswood's most epic

love story.

Like I said, what a difference

15 years makes.

No corsage?

I need to find Devin.

Devin.

I don't think I've seen him

since he got us the flashlights.

I think he might've left.

- Hi Dad.

- Hey Sky.

Uh, just checking in.

You doing okay?

I'm doing fine.

But the school power outage

is all over social media.

What did you do now, Dad?

Ha, ha, ha.

No, it's back on now but, um...

I'm gonna head home.

You're coming home already?

That's lame, even for you.

Oh, thank you for that.

Turns out I was right.

Reunions really aren't my thing.

Did something happen?

Oh, no, honey.

It's just sometimes

things don't turn out

the way you hoped they would.

I'll see you soon.

Well folks, the storm

is finally letting up.

The snowplows are out and about

and it's time for us

to shut things down.

So, get home safe everybody

and Merry Christmas.

Oh, wait, wait, wait.

Elle?

Uh... hi.

Um, please, please

don't leave quite yet.

You know, reunions are supposed

to give us a chance

to reminisce and relive

the good old days.

This week I found myself

reflecting more on

how I spent the last 15 years.

And I realized that no matter

how many plans you make

or goals you set,

you can never fully

prepare yourself

for what's gonna happen.

You can't control it.

There will be things that change

you inside and out,

hopefully for the better.

I'm not the same person

I was 15 years ago.

None of us are.

And that is a beautiful thing.

'Cause I can't wait to see

what's next for all of us.

So, I think this reunion could

use one more song, right?

Before we all go home

to celebrate the holidays

with our families.

Before we all go off

into what's next.

And because there's

someone special

I haven't danced with yet...

Devin Ryan.

Devin Ryan, please report

to the gym immediately.

I thought you left.

I almost did.

Well, I'm glad you didn't

because I'm gonna need

a ride home tonight.

I'm just so grateful that

you fell from up above...

We're ready now...

Thank you.

For what?

About a million things.

This reunion didn't go

as planned.

At all.

But in the end, it couldn't

have gone better.

It's who we are...

We're ready now...

We're ready now...

We're ready now...

Together now...

It wouldn't be winter formal

without a little surprise.

Would it?

We can finally be

together now.

Don't worry, it's just paper.

- You made it.

- Merry Christmas.

My interview with

the governor ran long

and then my train was delayed.

Did I miss anything?

No, no. No worries.

They're not even here yet.

I was about to get us

some drinks.

What can I get you?

I'll have what you're having.

Just make it a double.

Just a club soda for me.

Wait...

You guys!

I'm so happy for you.

You're gonna be great parents.

Hey!

Hi.

Merry Christmas.

I just ordered some champagne

and one sparkling water

because, guys, I have

some big news.

Liv It Up rentals

just got a contract

for the biggest event

of next year.

But the client is very demanding

and I'm concerned that she might

just drive me crazy.

For the rest of my life.

We're getting married.

Yeah! Congratulations!

Hey.

A toast.

To living our best lives and

sharing them with each other.

Cheers.
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