The Studio: Episode 12: A Very Merry Studio Christmas

Christmas Joy, the Studio Decorations, and the Christmas Pickle

Whoa, look at this place. This is beautiful. Joy, great job, great job.

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter! Happy New Year to you in jail. Go on home, they're waiting for you. This is nice, look at these hats on the seats. Hats on the seats. That's fantastic, it has its own song.

This is awesome. I think we should light it up. Ready?

Ready.

Yes.

Drum roll, please.

Joy to the world.

Whoa!

Oh, this is great. This is amazing.

That looks so good.

Very, very good job, Joy.

Wonderful.

Wow, guys, the studio looks amazing.

Yeah.

Is this someone's birthday?

Yes, it is. Here at Apologia Studios, we are Christmas people,.

Y 'all.

We are crazy about Christmas. I mean, it's the time of year where we celebrate Jesus, and the entire world celebrates with you. I mean, everybody celebrates. People are talking about Jesus, playing Christmas music about Jesus in the malls.

It's presents and amazing. It's a time of sugar and smells and Christmas sweaters and joy and trees and magical snow and flying things and it's just amazing.

And pickles.

Pickles. It's time of year for pickles. Every year, Joy does something special for us. She hides a Christmas pickle. And whoever finds the Christmas pickle gets an extra special present. Amazing. I told you we're Christmas people.

Dude, my family is building a Christmas fort tonight and watching Home Alone.

That's pretty awesome.

I'm so excited.

We watched it the other night, and Evie was all... I was so proud of her.

Make your daddy proud.

Merry Christmas, you filthy animal. I found the pickle. I want my gift.

You did?

I did.

OK.

It's right here. Wait, actually, let me see it. Why are you hiding it? Let me see it. Dude, give me the pickle. Dude, this is a real pickle.

You...

You said it was a glitter pickle.

You covered a pickle in glitter. That's all you did.

So I rolled the piglins with glitter. I wanted the prize. It's beautiful, mysterious, and I love to win. Winning's my favorite.

Christmas Movies and Holiday Traditions

Hey, dude, fill her up. Fill her up, please.

You got it, boss.

Delicious.

Hey, can we get that lamp out of the shot?

What, this lamp?

Yeah, it's inappropriate.

Inappropriate? It's not inappropriate.

This is a major award. Do you know where this is from?

It's a major award.

Is it from a Christmas movie or something?

Yeah, Christmas movie.

Like The Breakfast Club.

Oh, my goodness.

Breakfast Club.

Yes, The Breakfast Club, because they eat breakfast during Christmas.

Marcus, The Breakfast Club is not a Christmas movie. Good grief, Marcus Pittman. Good grief.

So when it comes to Christmas movies, I don't mess around. Christmas without Christmas movies is just plain insane. Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color? Zuzu's petals. You shoot your eye out, kid.

Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight? That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.

Hey, Carmen, did you finish editing?

Carmen.

Yeah, I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you over my music.

I was asking if you finished editing.

Oh, yeah, I'm finishing up right now.

What are you listening to?

Christmas music, you know, Justin Bieber, Little Drummer Boy.

Why is everybody so obsessed?

Yeah, don't tell me what to do. Thanks. Of course I like Christmas. It's a special time of the year where everyone just hands out meat and sugar for free. And not to get too sentimental, but I also like the lights.

The Christmas Date and the Meaning of Christmas

We need to film a commercial. How about on the 25th? There's nothing happening that day.

The 25th of January?

No, the 25th of December.

Marcus, the 25th of December is Christmas. Christmas is the 25th. There's nothing scheduled on the 25th of December because it's Christmas. Marcus, let me show you something. Come on, let me show you something.

Marcus, I want you to go someplace with me right now. I want you to take it all in. Take in the lights, the smells. Okay, maybe not the smells, but look over there, the stockings, the tree. Just take it in.

The Christmas spirit, the magic of it all. Marcus, see that box? What's in the box? You don't even know. It's Christmas. There's Christmas inside the box. It's Christmas magic. Anything could be in there.

And it's all yours. Pick it up. Look inside.

I found the Christmas pickle!

That's the Christmas pickle!

Marcus found the pickle!

It's a Christmas pickle, you see?

That's Christmas, you see?

Here you go.

Lucky.

That's so awesome.

That is awesome.

That's a beautiful gift.

I get it now. It's a celebration. A time of year when everything is lit up by colorful lights and glitter. It's being with people you love and getting presents you didn't expect or deserve.

Merry Christmas, guys!