Everybody ready for some Christmas cheer? ;)

Mike: Now this Christmas tradition, I can get into. ;)

Peter: Sure! It'll be great to see everyone for the holidays! :)

Micky: I am! :D ;)

Davy: So am I, mates. :)

(We open in Micky and Lauren's house. Micky and Davy sets up a long buffet in the Rainbow Room while Mike and Peter tune their guitars.)

Peter: This is going to be a groovy party!

Micky: You got that right, Pete!

Mike: Glad we get to play for it.

Peter: How's the buffet coming?

Davy: It's coming along nicely, as long as I can keep Mick out of it.

Mike: (He gets off the stage, putting Black Beauty aside) Micky, stay out of the snacks until the guests arrived. The girls have already warned you about that.

Micky: I haven't touched anything! Geez!

Emma: (She comes out of the kitchen carrying a bowl) Salad coming through! (As she sets the bowl down) Have you guys set up the table for the Secret Santa gifts yet?

Peter: (Smiles) This was a great idea, Em. Everyone in our group and all our friends pick a name and buy each other gifts, then give them at the party.

Micky: Yeah, a brilliant idea!

Mike: And no one can know who got which name until you open the present. (Turns to Micky) So stop askin' me who I got.

Micky: It was worth a try!

Emma: Lauren's working on the appetizers in the kitchen. Valerie and Daphne should be done putting the kids down to bed any minute now.

Davy: And the rest of our guests should be starting to show up shortly.

*There's a knock at the door.*

Mike: And there's the first guests.

Micky: I'll get it!

*Micky goes to the door, revealing Nyles with Jessie and Jack with Coco.*

Micky: Hey, guys!

Jessie: Hi, Mick! Thanks for inviting us! (Peers in the door) Where's the mistletoe?

Mike: (As he joins Micky) Startin' already?

Jessie: You can never start your Christmas kissin' too early.

Micky: The mistletoe is sporadically hung in the Rainbow Room.

Jessie: (As she hands her coat and Nyles' to Micky) Oooh, let's go find some!

Nyles: You got it, chick!

Mike: (Turns to Jack and Coco after Jessie and Nyles take off for the Rainbow Room) Hey, guys. How are you two?

Jack: Obviously not as caffeinated as Nyles and Jess.

Mike: Food's in the Rainbow Room, and that's where the table for the Secret Santa presents is, too. And don't tell Micky who you got if he asks. He's been askin' me for days.

(Mike leads Jack and Coco into the Rainbow Room as we hear the doorbell again.)

Mike: Mick, more partiers!

Micky: *calls out* I'm coming....and I heard what you said, Mike!

(Micky opens the door and finds The Four Martians and Tilly, who is on Marcus' arm.)

John: (He carries a bagful of presents) Here's all our Secret Santa stuff, Mick. Where do you want it?

Marcus: Where's the food?

Micky: We've got a table in the Rainbow Room. The food's there, too.

Chris: Where's the women?

Micky: They'll be in the same place once they get here.

Tilly: Jeez, don't you guys have any manners? (Turns to Micky) Hi, Mick. Thanks for inviting us.

Micky: *chuckles* You're welcome, Til.

Tilly: (Looks around) Looks great in here! Look at that tree!

John: Looks better than our tree.

Chris: I swear, I didn't MEAN to cut off THAT much of the top, Johnny!

John: We have the first Christmas tree with a mohawk. Don't ask.

Mike: Uh, yeah.

Tilly: (As they all make their way into the Rainbow Room) Do you know what I heard?

Mike: No aliens, Till.

Micky: *shakes his head* Oh boy...

*There's another knock at the door. Micky opens it to reveal the rest of the Abbies.*

Maxine: (Holds a bag of presents and a box) Merry Christmas!

Micky: Merry Christmas, ladies!

Micky: Come on in! The party's just begun in the Rainbow Room!

Kimberly: Where's the guys?

Jenny: Where do you want the pumpkin and apple pie?

Micky: *grins* Everything and everyone's in the Rainbow Room. *shrugs* I'm just the greeter and coat taker.

Jenny: This was a great idea!

Kimberly: I love Christmas! You did a great job on your house!

Maxine: And look at that tree!

Micky: Thanks, ladies!

Kimberly: Your house always looks so festive, Micky!

Micky: I try.

Maxine: (Stops by a row of stockings) I like the kids' socks. Our stockings were real stockings hung by the window near the fire escape.

Kimberly: Your windows are awesome. I want to do that when I finally get a house.

Maxine: And all those lights! Santa won't have any problem seeing you guys from the sky!

Micky: Better not have any problem.

Jenny: It looks so artistic.

(There's another bell ring as the girls head into the Rainbow Room, still praising the decorations. This time, Micky opens the door to find the Jolly Green Giants.)

Cory: (All three wear Santa Claus hats and beards) Yo ho ho ho!

Micky: Hey fellas.

Bobby: Three Jolly Green St. Nicks brought some Christmas loot! (He holds out an armful of presents)

Micky: Great! Everyone's already in the Rainbow Room, so you can head right back. There's a table for the gifts in there, too.

Joe: Thanks, Mick. We've been looking forward to this, ever since you told us about it.

Micky: I think everyone has.

Bobby: That's because you give the BEST parties.

Micky: Aw, well...yeah, I do.

(The Jolly Green Giants head into the Rainbow Room. Tilly stands with Marcus, chatting with the Abbies.)

Tilly: ...Yeah, stay away from Dark Side Records! I heard the owner's a real demon!

Marcus: A DEMON?

Kimberly: Please, Til. Devils are bad enough. Why would a demon run a record studio?

Tilly: Why else? To take over the world!

*Micky finally returns to the Rainbow Room.*

Tilly: Micky! (She waves him over) You won't believe what I've heard on the grapevine!

Micky: Please tell me it's not aliens, Til.

Tilly: No aliens Mick, I swear. Have you heard of Dark Side Records?

Micky: That's that new label that just started up, isn't it?

Tilly: Yeah! Well, I've heard around town that the owner and founder... (stage whisper) is a demon.

Micky: *eyes widen slightly* A demon?

Tilly: Yeah! They say he's a real playboy and an evil son-of-a-gun. Young men...and even a few women...check into his house, but they don't check OUT.

Micky: *remembers* Yeah. *blinks* Uh, Til, do me a favor?

Tilly: Yeah?

Micky: Please don't mention this to anyone else, okay?

Tilly: Well, I told the girls about it, but they were with the guys, so I don't know if they were really listening...

Micky: *sighs* In that case, can you keep the gossip to a minimum?

Tilly: Sure! Besides, I've heard some other stuff about the government's new defense program...

*Micky walks away, pinching the bridge of his nose.*

Mike: Hey, Mick. (Hands him something in a cup) Need some Christmas punch?

Micky: Yes, please. *Accepts the cup and takes a long drink.*

Mike: Tilly bending your ears two ways? What was it this time, aliens?

Micky: Yeah, she was, but not aliens. Worse.

Mike: Not the government again.

Micky: *shakes his head* She was about to get to that. No, a demon running Dark Side Records.

Mike: What? The new label that just started in Culver City?

Micky: Yup.

Mike: Do you think it could be the same guy who attacked us?

Micky: She said he's an evil playboy and that people who've checked into his house haven't come out, male and female.

Mike: It's probably the same guy. I bet he's turned all those people over to Stella.

Micky: Probably.

Mike: (Sighs) There ain't much we can do about it now. We're gonna have to wait until after the holidays and see if he makes a move on us or anyone else we know.

Micky: Yeah. Well, I need to do something to my mind off of that now.

Mike: I think it's time for our first number. (Over the din) Ok, Monkees, time for our songs.

Peter: All RIGHT! (Gives Valerie a quick kiss under the mistletoe, then runs over to the bandstand and grabs his bass)

Emma: I was looking forward to this.

Jessie: Time to dance!

Maxine: I lead, ok Johnny?

John: Yeah.

Peter: Come on, Mick! Let's get playing! :)

Micky: On my way!

(All four get on the bandstand. Mike tunes his guitar.)

Mike: Ok, folks, any requests?

Kimberly: How about "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree?"

Chris: Something we can dance to!

Mike: Um...well...all right.

Peter: Sure! (Looks at Micky) Let's do it!

Micky: Yeah!

("Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" begins as most people start to dance. Jessie grabs Nyles under the mistletoe for a long, looonnnngggg smooch!)

(Emma carries a tray of appetizers around.)

(Chris leans against a wall and flirts heavily with a blushing Jenny, trying to find out what she got him for Christmas.)

(The Jolly Green Giants poke around the presents.)

(John and Maxine share eggnog on the couch, clinking glasses before they kiss.)

*Lauren dances around, banging a tambourine against her hip.*

(Mike smirks as Micky misses a beat while watching his wife.)

(Emma dances with Daphne.)

(Valerie hands out glasses of eggnog and cider, chatting and mingling, since she can't dance in her condition.)

(John pulls Maxine onto the veranda to admire the decorations and get some "them" time.)

(Emma gets up on stage and joins Lauren in dancing. This time, Mike is the one getting distracted and missing notes.)

(Mike pokes Micky on the shoulder during an instrumental break. What happened to Nyles and Jessie? Jack and Coco are now under the mistletoe.)

*Micky shrugs. No clue.*

(Kimberly and Danny lay under the tree, admiring the decorations and talking about how they wish they were Chip and Dale in the old Disney cartoon so they could go right into the center of the tree.)

(The song ends as Emma brings out a massive cake decorated with red and white icing and icing poinsettias and a "From All Of Us to All of You" on it. Everyone immediately swarms around her.)

Mike: Whoa! (He pushes his way into the crowd) Guys, give my wife some breathing room here!

Valerie: Jack and Coco, why don't you go around and tell anyone who isn't in here that the cake and ice cream is out and we'll be opening presents soon?

Jack: Sure! *Nods, and they head off*

Emma: Ok, who wants to help me hand out the cake?

Mike: Lauren and Micky, it's your house. Why don't you do it?

John: Hey, why doesn't Micky make a little speech? It's his house.

Chris: And then we can open presents!

Micky: Christmas. It's not the giving, it's not the getting, it's the loving. There, I said it. Now get out of here.

Mike: (As everyone claps) Very nice.

Emma: Come on Lauren, Daph. You can help me hand out the cake while the guys get the presents ready. (Grins at the Monkees) And no peeking!

Lauren: Okay.

(Jack and Coco come back in with Jessie, Nyles, Danny, and Kimberly as everyone munches on cake. Emma and Lauren hand them their pieces and ice cream as they come in.)

Jessie: Ooh, what did we miss?

Mike: Just the eatin'.

Bobby: Can we open presents now?

Mike: As soon as we all finish eatin'.

Joe: That could take days!

Emma: Well, who wants to open theirs first?

Mike: (Sees Micky's hand shoot up) Why doesn't the host go first?

Peter: I like that idea. He can pick who goes after him, and so on.

Micky: I knew you'd see things my way!

Mike: Well, it's only fair. It IS your house.

(Mike hands Micky a large, square present.)

John: (Grinning) Well, go on, Mick!

Mike: I promise, it won't bite.

*Micky rips into the gift. His eyes widen.*

(Inside is a pair of boxers with hearts on them and a book entitled "Sex Through the Ages.")

Emma: MIKE!

Mike: Enjoy, Mick.

John: Someone's gonna have some GOOD times tonight!

Micky: Just what I always WANTED!

*Lauren groans and covers her face.*

Bobby: Gee, I hope I get that for Christmas.

Joe: And make out with what, your fichus?

Bobby: Hey, don't knock my plant, man!

Valerie: (Sees Peter blushing) Uh, well, you pick who gets to go next, Mick.

Micky: Mike goes next.

Mike: Oh boy. This could be scary.

(Mike picks up his gift and rips open the paper.)

*...And the package sprays whipped cream in Mike's face. Aside from the whipped cream, there's a jar of cherries in the box.*

Mike: MIIICCCKKKK!

Emma: Well, we could use the cherries for our holiday baking.

*Micky laughs loudly.*

Peter: (Wipes his finger across Mike's face) Oooh, tastes good!

Mike: Mick, get over here! (He chases Micky out the door as Emma lets Joe opens the next package and we fade out on the party...and on a whipped-cream-covered Mike chasing Micky around the living room.)