Everyone exchanges gifts to buy presents for their friends, so nobody gets what they want, and the lady in charge of exchanges at the store is anything but cheerful.
Connie is resigned to spending to Christmas with just her landlady Margaret's cat. But after buying a tree from a small boy she falls asleep and dreams about being surrounded by all her friends. Then a Christmas miracle occurs.
Connie is sold a special music box that only plays to remind people of the Christmas spirit. While helping with the pageant she learns Ricky is spending the holiday alone but she has a date with Mr. Boynton. The right choice becomes clear.
Ralph agrees to produce, direct and star in his boss, Mr. Marshall's wife's annual fundraising Christmas benefit show, "A Christmas Carol". Problems arise when Ralph realizes he has promised to take Alice to Miami the same weekend as the show. Hilarity ensues when Ralph rewrites the Dickens classic and with Norton directing it is bound to be a hit. When the show is a hit, all is forgiven.
Lucy brags to Mr. Mooney about how she's going to avoid debt this Christmas by cutting back on gift giving and getting a small tree. That vow lasts until her trip to the the tree lot when she comes back with huge one. She then pitches Mooney on allowing Jerry's boys choir to perform carols in the bank's lobby, just like they did in Danfield. "Scrooge" Mooney gives in and even sings bass for the choir when one of the boys' voice starts to change. Lucy performs a great bit when the kids start to forget the words to "the twelve days of Christmas."
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1965
12/13/1965
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 30 minutes
B
Six American GIs stationed in Italy befriend an orphaned boy, but the soldiers remain unaware that the lad has stowed away with them when they return to the U.S.
