In the living room
(On the TV screen)
TV-host: - And from all of us to all of you, a very merry Christmas.
Dad: - Isn�t the image a little blurry? (Starts fidgeting with the TV set)
Sarah and John: - Stop it, it�s fine!
Dad: - Nonsense. Just let me� (the image disappears from the screen)
Sarah, John and The teenage son: - DAD!
Dad: - Yes, all right. (Keeps fidgeting and the image reappears.)
John, Sarah and The teenage son: - Stop it, it�s fine!
Dad: - Aren�t the colours a bit faded?
John, Sarah and The teenage son: - WE HATE YOU!
(On the TV screen)
Santa: - Say Mama!
The Doll: - Mamma!
Santa: - Ho Ho Ho Ho!
Granny: - (in her wheelchair, whining) Oh, so this is where you all are.
Sarah and John: - Granny, you�re blocking the TV.
Sarah: - There we go, now she�s crying again�
The teenage son: - The tree is even more crooked now.
Dad: - Tssk. Nonsense.
(on the TV screen)
Mowgli: - Eating ants?
Baloo: - They give you a nice tickle in your stomach.
Mom: - I think I should go check on the food. (leaves)
The teenage son: - It�s going to fall over, I promise. The base isn�t strong enough.
Dad: - Just be quiet! I don�t want to hear another word from you!
(The Christmas tree falls over)
Dad: - Damn!
(on the tv-screen)
The hummingbirds: - zum zum zum zum zum zum
The teenage son: - I told you so!
Dad: - You didn�t say anything. Give me a hand instead! (grabs hold of the tree)
Sarah and John: - Daddy, you�re blocking the TV. Can�t it wait?
Dad: - The tree�s fallen over on Granny for chrissakes!
Sarah: - Well, Ferdinand is on now.
Dad: - Oh, in that case. (Let�s go of the tree)
Granny: - Ouff!
(On the TV screen)
Ferdinand: - I�d rather sit here, and smell the flowers.
John: - Daddy daddy, Granny is crying!
Dad: - Yes, well what the hell would you do it a Christmas tree fell over on you?
Granny: - Ouff!
Dad: - And there was a straw angel ornament in your mouth!
Mom: (Coming in from the kitchen, grumpy) � Well, I was just going to let you all now that the mashed potatoes have gotten cold. You�ll have to eat cold mash. That�s all I have to say. (leaves)
(On the TV screen)
The Narrator: - �and he�s sooo happy!
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