This mostly adheres to the continuity of the first season (Holly owns the pound, Brighteyes is an adult dog rather than a puppy et al.), and, as in my previous fan fictions, Violet, Barkerville, Scrounger, Flack and Tubbs and Dabney Nabbit, the latter of whom is now working for Katrina Stoneheart, are part of the cast; Reflex, Beamer, and Colette, the three dogs from the movie, and Hairball and Charlamange, the two cats from the movie, also appear in this story. Please enjoy, and a Very Merry Christmas to all!(BTW, I have pictures of Max and his Scotty pup friends available on my blog, the Keeper of the Fun blog!)

It's a cold winter morning in New York City. As the snow falls outside, the Pound Puppies and Pound Purries are lying in their warm beds at Holly's Puppy Pound, listening to Christmas music on the radio:

Sleigh bells ringing, choirs singing(1),

Wonder what ol' Santa's bringing,

It's the warm and fuzzy time of the year.

Snow flakes fall, the temp is dropping,

Families out together shopping,

It's the warm and fuzzy time of the year.

Elves are working over time making all the toys,

Reindeer hooves on all the roofs of good little girls and boys,

Big ol' cups of steaming cider,

Fall asleep by the cozy fire,

It's the warm and fuzzy time of the year.

Nose Marie sighs contentedly. "Have mercy, this truly is th' most wonderful time a' th'year."

"I quite agree, Nose Marie," Cooler replies. "Not only will the people of the town be getting plenty of nice presents, but we've found loving homes for a lot of puppies and purries."

Just then, the front door opens and Holly Trueblood, manager of the pound and owner of the Pound Puppies and Purries, walks in, carrying a box full of happily yipping puppies, with the words, "FREE TO A GOOD HOME" written on the side. "Well, looks like our job ain't done yet." Scrounger notes. The pups are small, rounded, shaggy black Scottish Terriers; each one is wearing a different colored collar. The dogs and cats slowly climb out of bed(Colette stops for a heartbeat to step into her furry purple house slippers) and walk up to Holly. "Hi, Holly," Cooler greets her. "Who're you're friends?"

"I found these little guys in front of an old house," a concerned Holly replies, as she gently sets the box down on the floor. "They were abandoned!"

"Abandoned?" echoes a shocked Brighteyes. "Ooh, that's terrible! And just a few days before Christmas too!"

"It's amazing that some people could be so cruel." adds Reflex with an angry look on his face.

Just then, a small grey head peeks out of the box. "Howdy!" a small kitten greets them. He's a round little dark grey Tabby kitten with black stripes and black around his ears, a white snout and belly, and a dark green collar.

"Why, hello, Sweetheart." Colette replies.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all," Cooler says, as Holly gently lifts the puppies and kitten out of the box. "We're the Pound Puppies."

"Duh, and da Pound Purries(2)." Hairball adds.

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, too," replies the pup with the blue collar. "We're the, uh, Puppy Puppies, and uhm, one Purry."

"I'm Maggie." says the pup in the pink collar.

"I'm Mimi." says the pup in the yellow collar.

"I'm Molly." says the pup in the purple collar.

"I'm Moe." says the pup in the blue collar.

"I'm Millard(3)." says the pup in the orange collar.

"I'm Murphy." says the pup in the green collar.

"And I'm Max." says the kitten. "We've been good friends for a long time, and have been trying to stick together; we've been hoping to find an owner who will want to adopt all of us."

"We've had lotsa' different owners, but none of 'em have ever wanted to keep us." Mimi states sadly.

Brighteyes wipes a tear. "Ohh, that's so super-duper sad!"

"Well, worry not, little fellas," Cooler says. "Because we're going to find you all a hap-hap-happy home in time for Christmas!"

The little puppies and kitten's faces light up. "You'd do that?" Molly says elatedly.

"For us?" Murphy adds.

"Sure as puddin', li'l darlins," Nose Marie replies.

"YAAAY!" the puppies and kitten cheer, hop up, and wag their tails excitedly.

(1)"Warm and Fuzzy by Billy Gilman.

(2)Though Hairball still has the same voice actor, his voice is a little more like that of Ralph from Animaniacs now.

(3)A name borrowed from the 2010 series.