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* Mr. Conductor [AB]: The farmer was waiting. It was very cold.
* [Just then, the story ends abruptly as the steam takes us back to Sesame Street.]
* Elmo: What happened next, Mr. Conductor?
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: (Sigh) I'm afraid that's where it ends. Toby's now lost out in the snowy blizzard. I'm afraid he won't get to the lambs in time.
* Elmo: [sadly] Oh, no. Elmo thought Christmas every day would make people happy, Lightning, but it's making them sad instead. [Then, sad music starts playing.] The Fix-It Shop is closed, Big Bird is crying, Toby can't reach the lambs, and nobody is celebrating! And the Count says Christmas isn't special anymore because it's every day. Maybe Santa's right. [Singing] Every day can't be Christmas.
* That wouldn't be such a tr
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* Mr. Conductor [AB]: The farmer was waiting. It was very cold.
* [Just then, the story ends abruptly as the steam takes us back to Sesame Street.]
* Elmo: What happened next, Mr. Conductor?
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: (Sigh) I'm afraid that's where it ends. Toby's now lost out in the snowy blizzard. I'm afraid he won't get to the lambs in time.
* Elmo: [sadly] Oh, no. Elmo thought Christmas every day would make people happy, Lightning, but it's making them sad instead. [Then, sad music starts playing.] The Fix-It Shop is closed, Big Bird is crying, Toby can't reach the lambs, and nobody is celebrating! And the Count says Christmas isn't special anymore because it's every day. Maybe Santa's right. [Singing] Every day can't be Christmas.
* That wouldn't be such a treat.
* You can get tired of chocolate candy.
* When that's all you eat.
* [Then footage from Toby Had a Little Lamb is seen as Elmo is still singing.]
* Elmo: Every day can't be a birthday.
* That wouldn't be much fun.
* Too many birthdays aren't half as nice as one.
* [Then we return to Sesame Street.]
* That you wait for.
* [With Lightning & Mr. Conductor.] Wait for joy.
* And recall.
* That if every day was Christmas.
* There wouldn't be Christmas...
* At all.
* [The song ends.] Quote 3:
* Farmer McColl: Thank you, Toby.
* Mr. Conductor [AB]: Said the farmer.
* Farmer McColl: We couldn't have done it without you.
* Toby: Thank you.
* Mr. Conductor [AB]: Said Toby.
* Toby: There's nothing I like more than helping out a friend in need.
* [Just as the story ends, the steam takes us back to Sesame Street.]
* Santa: That was a perfect ending to a wonderful story, Mr. C. Quote 4:
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: How about I tell you guys a story about the time Thomas and Toby had saved Mrs. Kyndley with the help of Percy and Terence?
* Santa: Well, sure. Go ahead and tell it. I got four and a half minutes to spare. You can tell it to me and Elmo, as well as Lightning, even though he's grounded.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Of course. (He blows his whistle and the story, Thomas' Christmas Party begins.)
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: It was Christmas on the Island of Sodor. All the engines were working hard. Thomas and Toby were busy carrying people and parcels up and down the branch line. Everyone was happy. Only the coaches, Annie and Clarabel were complaning.
* Annie and Clarabel: It's always the same before Christmas.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: They groaned.
* Annie and Clarabel: We feel so full! We feel so full!
* Thomas: Oh, come on.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Said Thomas.
* Thomas: Where's your festive spirit? Christmas day is almost here.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: By the side of the track, was a little cottage with a familiar figure waving to them.
* Thomas: It's Mrs. Kyndley.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Whistled Thomas.
* Thomas: Peep, peep! Happy Christmas!
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Thomas always felt better for seeing her.
* Thomas: Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without Mrs. Kyndley.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: He said to himself. When work was over, Thomas went to see the other engines. All their coats had been polished.
* Gordon: Ha!
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Said Gordon.
* Gordon: Just look at us. Your driver will have to work fast to get you as smart as us.
* Thomas: Never mind that.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Replied Thomas.
* Thomas: I've something important to say. Do you realize it's been a whole year since Mrs. Kyndley saved us from a nasty accident? Do you remember when she was ill in bed and-?
* Edward: Yes, of course.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Interrupted Edward.
* Edward: You told us how she waved her red dressing gown out of her window to warn you about a landslide ahead.
* Percy: And you and Toby gave her presents.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Percy joined in.
* Percy: And Sir Topham Hatt sent her to the seaside to get better.
* James and Henry: But...
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Said the other engines.
* James and Henry: The rest of us have never thanked her properly.
* Thomas: Exactly.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Said Thomas.
* Thomas: So now I think we should all give her a special Christmas party. Quote 5:
* Thomas and his Friends: [singing] We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!
* [song ends]
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends thought it was the best Christmas ever, and Mrs. Kyndley could think of nowhere she would rather live than here with them on the Island of Sodor.
* [Then the screen fills up with steam again as we return to Sesame Street.]
* Elmo: That was a really nice story. Do you agree, Santa?
* Santa: Of course, Elmo. I'm glad Thomas and his friends gave Mrs. Kyndley a special Christmas party.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: Well, Christmas day is always lots of fun, especially when you help others out.
* Lightning: I wish I could help pull Santa's sleigh, but right now I'm grounded.
* Mr. Conductor [GC]: That's all right, Lightning. I'm sure that one day you'll be reliable.
* Santa: [to Elmo] All right. Now then, you got two more wishes, son, so don't waste them.
* Elmo: Ok, Santa! Quote 6:
* Lightning: But you could have had anything.
* Elmo: A diet soda?
* Santa: A castle. Or a kingdom.
* Elmo: Yeah!
* Lightning: A fire engine! A real one!
* Elmo: Ah!
* [Just then, Mr. Conductor appears]
* Mr. Conductor: I knew I felt a surge of magic somewhere.
* Santa: Mr. Conductor? Is that you?
* Mr. Conductor: It surely is!
* Elmo: You know Mr. Conductor, Santa?
* Santa: Why sure I do, Elmo. You see, I once visited Shining Time Station six years ago. I'll tell you what happened.
* [Then, flashback scenes from 'Tis A Gift are seen]
* Santa: I was there waiting for the Northern Star.
* Elmo: The Northern Star?
* Santa: Yes. It was the North Pole's special train, and while I was there, I helped a little girl named Vickie find her Christmas spirit. I made lots of friends at the station, and before I left, Mr. Conductor's cousin came to go with me as well as help me at the North Pole with my elves. It's been a long time since that day and I'll never forget it.
* Elmo: Wow! Quote 7:
* Female Elf: Now can we have our break?
* Santa: You got five minutes.
* Male Elf #2: What do you make of this, sir?
* Santa: It's a cabbit. Quote 8:
* Duck: I tried my hardest.
* Mr. Conductor [AB]: Puffed Duck.
* Duck: But the weather's getting worse.
* Duck's Driver: Even Duck's snowplow can't get through.
* Mr. Conductor [AB]: Said his driver.
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