meredith yeomans from our dallas-ft.g us the moment it happened >> reporter: at 407 barbecue, good food is always on the menu. but line the scenes, the owner had something else cooking the past six weeks a surprise for one of his employees. how hard was it to keep the secret that day? >> for me? it was very hard i'm the kind of guy that wants to start talking sometimes things spitz out >> reporter: this is the first christmas lydia calderon and her husband have kids living at home empty nesters. >> she was a little bit down in the dumps. she didn't think her daughter was coming home for christmas. >> reporter: meet her daughter >> i knew they wanted to see me so bad i thought it was a good idea to surprise them. >> reporter: lydia thought she was being recognized for her work >> we've had a record year, thank you so much. >> hey, woo! >> don't get pea me wrong, she' done a tremendous effort but that was more of a distraction. >> reporter: but then it happened >> santa claus is here >> reporter: an early christmas gift fo