AN: I'm sorry I didn't have a chapter up yesterday but I was incredibly busy and never got around to it. But here's one for Christmas Eve! The song is 'Candy Cane Christmas' and it's Sam and Artie's first Christmas Eve with their children.

There was a fire roaring in the fireplace, the tree was decorated and lit up, and four stockings were hung on the mantle. Outside, snow was lining the windowsill and the sky was starry and clear. From the kitchen came excited giggles as Artie wheeled himself into the living room and faced the door to the kitchen. He got the video camera situated and then called out,

"Ready."

Carefully, two small children came walking in through the door; a little girl in a white nightgown with a shock of black hair was carrying a big glass of milk. A boy with brown hair who was even younger than her had a plate with cutout Christmas cookies that he was clutching tightly. Sam followed behind them, holding a napkin with some carrots on it. The two carefully put the treats down on the coffee table next to their letters to Santa that they had written up earlier that day. Sam added the carrots as Artie filmed everything.

"What's happening tonight?" Artie asked the two kids.

"Santa's coming!" they both exclaimed, jumping up and down in front of the camera.

"He's gonna bring us presents!" the little girl named Susan said, looking imploringly into the camera.

"And he's flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeer!" her brother John chimed in.

"That's only if you've been good," Sam reminded you. "Are you sure you're not on the naughty list?"

This was met with adamant declarations that they had been good to which Artie laughed and Sam held his hands up in defeat.

"Shh I think I heard him!" Artie said suddenly. The two gasped and dashed to the window, jumping up on the footstool that had been placed there for them. They peered out into the cold night in hopes of catching a glimpse of the legendary gift – bearer.

"All right, let's read the Christmas story," Sam said, heading for the couch. Artie shut off the video camera and joined him there. Their children nestled in between their dads and Sam pulled out the book that contained the well-known story. It was actually the copy that he had as a child and he was excited to be able to share it with his kids for the first time.

"Ready?" he asked and the two nodded vigorously.

"Twas the night before Christmas
and all through house
not a creature was stirring;
not even a mouse."

As he continued to read, both children got comfortable and listened attentively. Artie couldn't help but smile at the scene. He and Sam had finally started a family of their own and it made him so happy that they were able to do things like this.

It wasn't long before Sam finished the story and announced that it was time for bed. This was of course met with grumbling but Artie reminded them that the sooner they got to bed, the sooner Santa would come. This sent them dashing off toward their bedrooms in a hurry. After they were all tucked in, Artie and Sam waited for a little bit until they were sure they were asleep before they put the presents under the tree. It was a bit strange for there to be so many under there for the first time, but it was a good strange. It was something that they would get used to because now they had children that they could do this for. They retired to bed not long after, since they were just as excited as the kids for what the morning would bring.