00:00If you have a problem, I know who to call. The Puppets will solve it, big or small.
00:06Gluter and his gang, they're waiting on your call.
00:11In the air or on the ground, we get around, get around.
00:17We get around in Puppets now.
00:23We get around, get around.
00:26Get around in Puppets now.
00:57You're in quite a hurry, Bluto.
01:00The sun goes down earlier this time of year. I have to do everything quicker before it gets dark.
01:11Why the big rush?
01:13I'm going to play catch with Bobby and Patty.
01:17Oh, and there's not a lot of daylight left. Go, Gluter, go!
01:31Ready to throw the ball around?
01:34Yeah, but...
01:36We won't be able to play very long.
01:38Hmm, a couple of weeks ago it was still nice and light this time of day.
01:43It gets dark earlier now. That's winter for ya.
01:47But why does it get dark in the winter?
01:51Maybe it's because it gets so cold the sun wants to go in and get warm.
01:58We should go ask Cap.
02:00Good thinking. He's a sailor. He knows about that kind of stuff.
02:14Oh, my friends. It happens every year. As winter comes, the days get shorter and the nights get longer.
02:22Yep. Seated many times.
02:24But why?
02:26Uh, good question.
02:29Patty, I think we need more info.
02:38Why do the days get shorter as winter comes?
02:42W-I-N-T-E-R.
02:45Winter.
02:46That's the earth where we live.
02:49The earth turns as it goes around the sun.
02:52That's why we have night and day.
02:55But the earth also tilts as it moves around the sun.
02:58That means that the top of the earth sometimes gets more and sometimes gets less light from the sun.
03:05I don't quite get it.
03:07Time for a little show and tell.
03:11Now, let's pretend this is the earth.
03:15And, uh, I'll be the sun.
03:19Very bright and warm.
03:22We live up here on this part of the earth.
03:26Okay, Patty. Now tilt the earth towards me, the sun.
03:30See? The top faces more of the sun.
03:33That part of the earth gets more heat.
03:36Oh, now I get it.
03:38That's when our days are nice and long and warm.
03:41It's summer.
03:42Right. But after a while, when the earth tilts like this,
03:46our days are shorter and the nights are longer and colder.
03:50It's winter.
03:52That's it, Patty.
03:53And do you know what the longest night of the year is called?
03:56The night before my birthday.
03:58It feels like it lasts forever.
04:00Ha, ha, ha, ha.
04:02Uh, no.
04:03The longest night of the year is called the winter solstice.
04:07The solstice.
04:09And guess what?
04:11It's tonight.
04:13Tonight is the longest night of the year?
04:16Yes, that's right, Patty.
04:18Starting tomorrow, the earth will start to slowly tilt back the other way.
04:23That means the days will start getting longer again?
04:27And it won't get dark so soon?
04:29That's right.
04:31Yay!
04:33Ah, the solstice.
04:35Folks all around the world celebrate this time of year.
04:39Happy to know the sunlight's coming back.
04:41I remember one time I celebrated the solstice.
04:46It was cold and dark.
04:49The trees were bare.
04:50And the good ship popcorn was frozen in the ice.
04:54And it seemed like winter would never end.
04:56And it had only just begun.
04:58Then I heard singing and saw sparkling lights.
05:05I jumped off me boat and followed the sound.
05:08And there they were.
05:10A big group of happy moose.
05:13I asked why they were so happy.
05:15And they said,
05:17We're happy because now, slowly but surely,
05:20the sunlight will start coming back.
05:23Ha, ha, ha.
05:24So they were stringing shiny bits of stones and berries
05:27on an evergreen tree.
05:28The only thing that was still green out there in the snow.
05:32And they sang songs and had a big party
05:36with lots of yummy food.
05:38And best of all,
05:40every single moose there got a present.
05:43So, where'd the presents come from?
05:46The mystery moose.
05:48The mystery moose?
05:51The moose loved giving each other presents,
05:54but secretly,
05:55so no moose ever knew which other moose gave them a present.
05:59Kind of makes a present more fun, doesn't it?
06:01So, if tonight's the solstice,
06:06we should celebrate.
06:08I'll bring some yummy food.
06:10I'll bring the games.
06:12I'll take care of the music.
06:13I've got lots of bright, shiny treasures.
06:16We'll hang them on the highest evergreen tree in the park.
06:21We'll need to hurry so we can celebrate before it gets too dark.
06:25Let's go!
06:31I'm going to secretly give each of my friends a present.
06:35Just like the mystery moose.
06:40These holly boughs will make great presents.
06:43Now, to hand them out in secret.
06:47Each of my friends is going to get an apple,
06:49and they won't know who gave it to them.
06:52I love wrapping presents for my friends.
07:02Hey, neat!
07:11Hey!
07:18Bye!
07:20Bye!
07:22Bye!
07:48I don't know what's going on or who gave me all of this, but I know it came from my
07:54friends.
07:55I'll give them all something in return.
08:28I think so.
08:31Thank you, everyone, for the presents. Unless, of course, all these nice things came from a moose.
08:40You're welcome, Patty. And thank you.
08:43Looks like we all decided to be secret gift givers.
08:47Maybe we all got too much.
08:50None of us really needs this many presents.
08:53Well, there's still a lot of puppets in town who didn't get anything.
08:57Let's share.
09:10Now all we have left to do is decorate our tree.
09:14I found some pretty colored streamers.
09:17And I have these spangly, sparkly thingies to hang on it.
09:20And I have just the song to play while you all do that.
09:37Now that's a treat for a celebration.
09:41Only...
09:42The sun's almost down. It's getting so dark I can barely see the decorations on the tree.
09:47I can't even see the tree.
09:50You're right. Maybe it's going to be too dark for our party.
09:53Hang on. I have just the thing.
10:15Ta-da!
10:17Yay!
10:18Woohoo!
10:21It's like the sun has come back out!
10:24Happy solstice, everyone!
10:28Now we know why the days get shorter.
10:31The earth is tilted away from the sun.
10:33And we know tomorrow the days will start to get longer again.
10:38So let's celebrate the sun coming back
10:41at our positively popperific solstice celebration.
10:45Look! Another present.
10:49I wonder who it's from?
10:51There's a note!
10:52For the top of your tree! Happy solstice, Puppets!
10:59Oh, how beautiful!
11:03But how will we ever...
11:05To the top of the top of the top!
11:10Shining star upon the tree!
11:12Shine on us until the sun comes back again!
11:16Until that time we'll shine together all as one in Puppet's town!
11:22Puppets away!
11:24Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
11:31To the star on the way, I GOTO!
11:34To the star on the wall, the image really is very tough!
11:34We haven't even thoughtettes.
11:39A beautiful ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
11:59You're noträ tutorial dykey!
11:59But hopefullysmusuntine is next time,
