Holidaytown, ELF the Musical

SANTA:
let Santa read you a Holiday story. It begins
once upon a time, in a little village, here at the
North Pole, called Holidaytown.
You know Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
and Frosty the Snowman, too.But did you ever
hear the story of the elfwho grew and grew
and grew?
ELVES:
Fa la
Fa la, la, la, la
Fa la, la, la, la
Fa la, la, la, la
Fa la, la, la, la

ELVES:
Jing-a-ling-a-ling.
BUDDY:
I belong in Holidaytown.
ELVES:
Jing-a-ling-a-ling.
BUDDY:
I belong.
ELVES:
He belongs in Holidaytown.

BUDDY:
And I feel sad for people who have to grow up
human.I never met a human,but I can't help
assumin' they want to be exactly like meand
BUDDY:
When you're born a little elf, you wake up every have Winter all year through!
morningfeeling like a lucky so and
ELVES:
so.Knowing there are toys to make and trees
that need adorning makes you glad from head Fa La La La La
to mistletoe.
BUDDY:
Life is just so cheery it's hard to grow a
I belong.
callous.Who could look at gingerbread and
frown?And since I love St. Nick and the aurora
borealis -It's clear that I belong in Holidaytown. ELVES:
Fa La La La La
I always get a special glowwhen the snow
comes falling down, so without a doubt I
BUDDY:
knowI belong in Holidaytown.
I belong in Holidaytown.
Being Santa's helper means that you refuse to
settle.Never let your smile be just a grin.I once
ELVES:
smiled for six whole months and won a fancy
Fa La La La La
medal.It's nice to have a place where I fit in.
I always get (ELVES: he always gets)
a special glow(ELVES: a special glow)
when the snow comes falling down
(ELVES: oh, when the snow comes falling down)
so without a doubt I knowI belong in
Holidaytown.
ELVES:
Jing-a-ling-a-ling.
BUDDY:
I belong.

BUDDY:
I belong.
EVERYONE:
He belongs in Holidaytown!

[taxi beeps]
World's Greatest Dad, ELF the Musical

Buddy:
A dad who's a million miles away when he
meets me, who knows what he'll see.
but deep down I know I shouldn't be afraid,
'cause he's bound to be a lot like me.
and....we'll...make angels in the snow till the
snow begins to blow
Then we'll run inside and start a tickle fight.
if it's too cold to sled we'll eat gingerbread
instead
and then cuddle 'til he tucks me in at night.
and we'll have our pictures taken for the
Holiday cards we're makin'
Him and me in suits of matching plaid
and when people see us walking, they'll be
google-eyed and gawking at Buddy and the
World's Greatest Dad
Mr. Narwhal:
Good luck Buddy hope you find your dad
Buddy:
Thanks Mr. Narwhal
We'll spend mornings holding hands, holding
hands and making plans on whether to play
jacks or kick-the-can.
then for lunch, a gingersnap, then a nap to fill
the gap
between building forts and playing Superman
and if his back gives him a spasm, well, then
every good dad has'm
I'll bring him cocoa and a heating pad.
It's a scene inside a snow globe; it's a very
apropos globe,
just Buddy and the World's Greatest Dad
[Music]
Santa, Santa no no no not Santa sorry
Person 1:
Check it out, Check it out
Buddy:
Thank you, thank you
Person 2:
Taxi

Buddy:
Whoa you did it worlds best Silverado
congratulations that is quite an
accomplishment
We'll share a whole fruit cake slice by slice,
making sure not one single crumb drops
Person:
Get out of here freak
Buddy:
And if I were to say, I'm in a Holiday play,
he wouldn't miss it for a million gum drops
When I fall and scape my knee he'll kiss that
knee for me
and make that boo boo better in a jiff
And if I should get a cold or just allergies from
mold,
He'll gazoontite me with his own handkerchief
and if ever things turn gloomful, I'll know that
there's a roomful of hugs and jokes to make it
seem less bad
I can't hide my admiration for that perfect
combination
for Buddy and the World's Greatest Dad
So I'm gunna try my best to be
Everything you'd expect of me
and I promise that I won't stop until I'm done
so some day you can say
I'm the worlds greatest son

In the Way, ELF the Musical

All together now!

DEB:
One PM meeting with the staff, lecture them on the
board's behalf and condemn giving workers carte
blanche

EVERYONE:
Holidays always gets in the way
DEB: Walter! Holidays are coming soon! We don't
even have a tree!
WALTER:
What's the big brouhaha over fa la la la? It's a
childish ordeal. I mean, flying reindeer? Let's get
real. Old Santa's sleigh just brings more bills to pay.
So I gotta work or feel the squeeze.
Money doesn't grow on Holiday trees.

WALTER:
My job has many facets

DEB:
One Fifteen cut our pension size, reconvene,
with the union guys in between. Close our Delaware
branch.
EMILY:
Half past one, buy a tree to trim. He's your son
WALTER:
And liquidize our assets
WALTER:
I remember him
DEB:
Choose a date, for the meeting with global freight EMILY:
Don't make fun, there's too much to discuss
WALTER:
Try the twenty-fifth
WALTER:
My budget needs rewriting
EMILY:
Walter wait!
EMILY:
Two o'clock, skating in the park, then a walk until
EVERYONE:
after dark.
No one works on that day!
Here's a shock, spend an evening with us.
WALTER:
See? Holidays always gets in the way

MICHAEL:
Yay, mom and dad are fighting.

DEB:
Half past two, legal wants a chat when you're
through,
lecture over at NYU on outbidding Taiwan

WALTER:
Have no doubt, it's that time of year.
Think about how I'm buried here. Help me out.

WALTER:
Well it's my alma mater.

EMPLOYEES:
It's all work and no play
EVERYONE:
Cause Holidays

DEB:
In the car, meet new sale demands. Au revoir, to
your dinner plans. Tell HR they'll be working 'til dawn. WALTER:
What does it always get?
WALTER:
Or else they're in hot water.
EVERYONE:
In the way!
EMPLOYEES:
Employees under Mister Hobbs learn to please just
to keep their jobs
We know he's more content when we say...
WALTER:

Sparklejollytwinklejingley
ELF the musical
BUDDY:
There's a saying we have up north
That helps us put our best foot forth
If you want to deck the halls for Mr. C
Make sure they're Sparklejollytwinklejingley
When a room is gloomy and it's atmosphere
has called it quits,
then you must remember that December is a
time for glitz!
Never stop until each limb on your Holiday tree
is Sparklejollytwinklejingley!
Pick up ev'ry ornament thats sitting, waiting on
a shelf
While youre busy decorating, why not
decorate yourself?
Soon you'll bring a smile to ev'ry person you see
JOVIE:
I'm sparkleytwinklejolly what?
BUDDY:
Close enough
And if youre at a loss, remember the phrase
that says to thine own elf be true
MACYS MANAGER:
To thine own elf be true
BUDDY:
For when it comes to Holiday displays
Look inside and you'll know what to do
MACYS MANAGER:
You'll know just what to do!
EVERYONE:
Put some cheery folderol on ev'ry wall and ev'ry
nook
Tinsel up each corner til' it's cheery ev'rywhere
you look.
Give the world a holiday that's
bright as can be
Make it Sparklejollytwinklejingley

EVERYONE:
Put some cheery folderol on ev'ry wall and ev'ry
nook
Tinsel up ev'ry corner til' it's cheery ev'rywhere
you look!
Give the world a holiday that's bright as can be
Make it Sparklejollytwinklejingle
Shinyshowycheerykringle
Razzledazzleringalingle
MACYS MANAGER:
I can't lie, it makes me tinkle
EVERYONE:
Sparklejollytwinklejingley

Ill Believe In You

ELF the musical

So good luck, Santa, heres hoping you come

through.

MICHAEL:
I dont want a check thats made out to cash
or a corprate regift from some secret stash.
Id like a day with my dad.
Just a day? Make that two.
If you can do that, Santa, Ill believe in you

EMILY:
Signed, Emily

EMILY:
I dont want a trip to some hip salon or trendy
perfume Ill never put on.
Id like to feel like he cares
MICHAEL:
even if its not true.
BOTH:
If you can do that, Santa, Ill believe in you.
Even though its been years since youve heard
from me, I thought it was worth a shot
If its true that youre magic, I guarantee we
could use all the magic youve got.
MICHAEL:
I can get you some cookies if thats what it
takes. Ive heard stories and I know the deal.
BOTH:
You just slide down the chimney and fix our
mistakes. Now if only I thought you were real.
MICHAEL:
If you were real
EMILY:
I guess thats our list. Our letter is done.
MICHAEL:
Is it really a list if it adds up to one?
BOTH:
Make him part of our lives, not just passing
through. If you can do that, Santa, Ill believe in
you.
Yes, if you do that, Santa, Ill believe in you!

MICHAEL:
And Michael too

Just Like Him

ELF the musical
BUDDY:
Look at me, Im wearing a suit approximately
like my dads, and youll see suspenders to
boot.
My dads up on the latest fads.
Were like two peas in a pod, so dont think it
odd if I should go out on a limb and say when I
grow up, Im gonna be just like him.
And I knew Id never regret coming from so far
away. Though its true weve not cuddled yet,
its bound to happen any day.
Its monkey see, monkey do, I follow his cue.
WALTER:
Good morning, Ted. Hi, Jim.
BUDDY:
Hi, Jim!

She likes her chocolate like me

BUDDY:
Hes like a big doughy present that only Santa
could make
ALL:
Ooh, Only..Santa
BUDDY:
Lets all go hug him right now!
ALL:
Sorry, but Im on my break!
BUDDY:
I cant explain why I lose my cool. Evry time
that he comes near, I go insane and scat like a
fool
Shoobie doobie, Daddy dear!
WALTER:
Buddy!

Yup when I grow up, Im gunna be just like him.

We go together like sugar and plum.
BUDDY:
I guess by now you know why my favorite guy
DEB:
can trigger such vigor and vim.
A perfect duo like peach cake and peach.
Cause when I grow up, Im gonna be just like
him!
BUDDY:
I love my daddy!
Ive found a rock of Gibraltar called Mister
Walter Hobbs.
DEB:
Why dont we make him some snow?
BUDDY:
Why make him some? Make him gobs!
We go together like crumpets and tea.
ALL:
Ooh ooh, Ooh ooh
Its two for tea
DEB:
A perfect duo like chocolate and me.
ALL:
Ooh ooh, Ooh ooh

A Holiday Song
ELF the musical

Just sing a Holiday song and keep on singing all

season long.

BUDDY:
Come on, Jovie, singing can be easy.

JOVIE:
To hear!

JOVIE:
Please stop.

ALL:
Think of the joy youll bring if you just close your
eyes Just close your eyes.
And sing!

BUDDY:
Its fun, its free, and best of all its
JOVIE:
Totally cheesy?
BUDDY:
Come on!
All you have to do is move your voice much
higher.
High, low, high, low. High, its just like talking,
only you sustain it and make it sound pretty!
JOVIE:
No!
BUDDY:
Just sing a Holiday song. Its magic if things go
wrong.
Just spread some Holiday cheer by singing loud
for all to hear.
Just sing a Holiday song and keep on singing all
season long. Think of the joy youll bring if you
just close your eyes and sing.
And if youre short on cheer, think about that
year you woke up to find a brand-new snow
had fallen. The ornaments you made way back
in second grade. Untangling the Holiday lights
took your father several nights. Your mother
claimed that she had proof there were
reindeer on the roof.
Remember who you were back then. Let those
moments live again.
Come on, Jovie! Try it for me!
JOVIE:
Just sing a Holiday song. Its like magic if things
go wrong. Just spread some Holiday cheer by
singing loud for all to hear.
ALL:

Nobody Cares About Santa

ELF the musical

BUDDY:
Nobody! Nobody!

SANTA 1:
Used to be, Id stand on the busiest corner, ring
my bell and make the people smile.
Nowadays, they pass me by and who knows
why? Could it be that old St. Nicks gone out of
style?

MANAGER:
Whoa, Buddy!

SANTAS (ALL):
Well, nobody cares, nobody cares, nobody
cares about Santa.
They read their list then you get dismissed,
cause nobody cares about Santa Claus.
SANTA 2:
Used to be the kids waited hours to see me.
All that joy would almost make you cry.
MANAGER:
Now they think Im just passe, some dumb
clich, and it makes me wonder why I even
try.
SANTAS (ALL):
Well, nobody cares, nobody cares, nobody
cares about Santa.
You once were revered
ANGRY SANTA:
Now they yank off your beard!
SANTAS (ALL):
cause nobody cares about Santa Claus.

SANTAS (ALL):
Nobody! Nobody!
Nobody cares, nobody cares!
Nobody cares, nobody cares, nobody cares!
BUDDY:
How can Santa Claus
Be a hopeless cause?
SANTAS (ALL):
How could good old Santa Claus,
Ahh, hopeless, a totally hopeless cause!
Ooooh
BUDDY:
Even little children think that Santas overrated.
I kinda get the feeling that New York is jaded!
SANTAS (ALL):
Kinda get that feeling too.
EVERYONE:
Well, nobody cares, nobody cares, nobody
cares about Santa.
SANTAS (ALL):
The bringer of bliss
BUDDY:
What kind of world is this

Is this all a sign of a sad decline?

BUDDY:
Is this all an awful sign, a miserable sad
decline? I never knew such disrespect could
ever have existed. No wonder this whole city
has been naughty listed!
Ho, Ho, Ho Ho! Ho Ho! Ho Ho Ho!
SANTAS (ALL):
Nobody cares about Santa Claus.
Nobody cares about Santa Claus.
Nobody! Nobody! Nobody!

EVERYONE:
Where nobody cares about weary, fed-up,
ready to hang the sled up Santa Claus?
Ho ho ho? No! No! No!

There Is A Santa Claus

ELF the musical
MICHAEL:
Buddy, where did you go?
(Sleigh noise)
(Michael sees sleigh)
Mom. Mom. Mom, Mom, Mom!
EMILY:
What? What?
MICHAEL:
I SAW A TINY SLEIGH
MAKE ITS TINY WAY
RIGHT ACROSS THE SKY
EMILY:
Michael.

MICHAEL:
AND RUDOLPHS NOSE REALLY GLOWS
AND GUIDES HIM THROUGH THE NIGHT
EMILY:
THE BEARD LIKE SNOW
THE HO HO HO
MICHAEL:
I TOLD YOU I WAS RIGHT
EMILY:
AND DOES THIS MEAN THAT EASTER EGGS ARE
HIDDEN BY A RABBIT?
I JUST THOUGHT THAT ID BEEN HOCUSPOCUSED
AND DOES THIS MEAN THERES ANY TRUTH
TO A FAIRY WHO MIGHT BUY YOUR TOOTH?
MICHAEL:
COME ON, MOTHER, LETS STAY FOCUSED

MICHAEL:
THERE WASNT TIME TO THINK
THERE WASNT TIME TO BLINK
BEFORE IT ZOOMED RIGHT BY

BOTH:
(Yell in excitement)

AND EVERYTHING I KNEW I KNEW

AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU KNEW TOO,
IS ABSOLUTELY NOW UNTRUE BECAUSE
WITHOUT A DOUBT THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS

ITS HARD TO BE SEDATE

OR KEEP YOUR HEAD ON STRAIGHT
WHEN FAIRY TALES COME TRUE
THOUGH I CANT COMPLAIN
CAUSE IF IM INSANE
THAT MEANS YOU ARE TOO

(Sleigh noise)
EMILY:
Oh my gosh!
I JUST SAW HIM TOO
YET MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH
HE SEEMED FAKE TO ME
COULDNT SANTA SEE
WHAT A FANTASY
HE APPEARED TO BE?
AND EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I THOUGHT
IS TANGLED UP IN ONE BIG KNOT.
THE WORLD OUT THERE HAS CLEARLY GOT ITS
FLAWS
IF THEY CANT SAY THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS

SO WHY DONT WE MAKE A PACT?

A SOLEMN PLEDGE TO BE EXACT
THAT SANTAS REAL IN FACT, HE ALWAYS WAS?
I KNOW IVE HAD MY DOUBTS BEFORE
BUT NOW THERES PROOF I CANT IGNORE
SO WHY DENY IT ANYMORE?
THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS!

The Story of Buddy the Elf

ELF the musical
BUDDY:
Page one, fresh out of toys, Santa makes his
way back when he hears a small noise from
inside of his pack.
A sound thats not unlike a babys cry, its
enough to leave the jolly guy perplexed
GREENWAY:
And?
WALTER:
And?

he?
BUDDY:
he?
WALTER:
Learns hes human after all!
BUDDY:
Right!
MICHAEL:
Good one, dad!

BUDDY:
And?

MICHAEL + BUDDY:
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of

DEB/MATTHEWS/CHADWICK:
And?

BUDDY:
Its kind of brilliant if I say so myself.

MICHAEL:
Come on, Buddy, what comes next?

BUDDY + MICHAEL + WALTER:

Its the story of Buddy the elf.

GREENWAY:
A baby inside Santas bagits not a bad
start.

GREENWAY:
So the baby finds out hes human...then
what?

WALTER:
Hes buying it! Keep going!

BUDDY:
Well, uh, he goes to New York, and uhit gets
complicated, see

BUDDY:
Page tow, back from his ride, Santa gathers his
elves
MICHAEL:
He gathers his elves
BUDDY:
And they quickly decide theyll raise the baby
themselves. The North Pole isnt made for
humans though, and soon the phony elf begins
to grow so tall
he
GREENWAY:
he?
DEB/MATTHEW/CHADWICK:

WALTER:
Page three, his fathers at work when Buddy
walks through the door. His dad is sort of a jerk
and Buddys banned from the floor.
BUDDY:
His fathers not prepared to be a dad to a son
he never knew he had.
WALTER:
But soon, hell be forced to change his tune
BUDDY + MICHAEL:
Hell be forced to change his tune.
WALTER:
Its the story of

story.
WALTER/BUDDY/MICHAEL:
Buddy the elf
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of
WALTER + MICHAEL:
Its kind of brilliant if he says so himself
WALTER/BUDDY/MICHAEL:
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
BUDDY:
And maybe Buddy helps his Dad in a setting
much like this
WALTER:
And maybe his father learns a son is something
he cant dismiss.
WALTER + BUDDY:
They might learn that they need each other
much more than they know.

EVERYONE:
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story ofOooo
EVERYONE:
And the books will fly right off the shelf!
EVERYONE:
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
EMILY/MICHAEL/DEB/BUD/WALTER:
And the point of the story is maybe that its
never too late to grow. And the books will fly
right off the shelf!
EVERYONE:
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of Buddy.the elf!

WALTER:
Maybe the point of the story is its never too
late to grow!
BUDDY:
Its never too late to grow!
EVERYONE:
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story ofOooo
MATTHEWS + CHADWICK:
And the books will fly right off the shelf!
EVERYONE:
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
GREENWAY:
I love it, I love it, I do!
I love it, I love it, I do!
I love that story, love that story, love that story!
EVERYONE:
He loves that story, loves that story, loves that
story.
He loves that story, loves that story, loves that

I love it, I love it, I do!

I love it, I love it, I do!
I love it, I love it, I do!
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of Buddy the elf.
Its the story of Buddy.the elf!