♪ to alice and bobby dennis. merry christmas from timmy and lassie.the lord.♪- thank you lassie. ♪ christmas eve should be the happiest time of the year for kids.- well, dear, ♪ it's a time for joy, and true, religious expression. ♪ i sure hope so. it's going to be real pretty.- i wish we had some presents to put under it.- me too.- i mean, for dad' sake.- but it's more important that he buys gasoline with the money.- he'll be happy when we get on the road. that's dad now.- oh come all ye faithful. joyful and triumphant...- who is it?- sheriff miller. my dad's not here. we're not supposed to open the door. open the door young fellow. i'm not here to hurt you. well, that's quite a tree you got there. the red birds make it look real christmas like. well, you're not afraid of a sheriff are you? you know, we're no different from other people. most of us have children too. it's just that we have to enforce the law.- please leave our daddy alone.- i wish i could. i'll be back later. ♪ ♪ i sure hope i go to sle