Candy Cane Lane
Warning : spoilers ahead for Candy Cane Lane .
Summary
confect Cane Laneis another exploration of the true substance of Christmas , with an conclusion that drive home the lessons study by Eddie Murphy ’s character with plenty of chaos and drollery . the picture enjoin the history of Chris Carver ( Murphy ) , who becomes dictated to win the $ 100,000 prize for have the well - adorn home on his street in California . This prize would be particularly helpful since he was just laid off from his task , and he ’s desperate not to let that fact break what he thinks will be his final Christmas with his family . Chris ' Old girl , Joy ( Genneya Walton ) is in her last year of high school , and his Logos is n’t far behind her . So , everything must go dead .
Unfortunately , the Carver Christmas is threatened inCandy Cane LanewhenChris purchases a hand - made " Twelve day of Christmas " Zoetrope tree from a Christmas papa - up storerun by a Santa ’s hob , Pepper , who is not on great price with her boss . What Chris does n’t realize is that the characters on the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , each render the various animals and people described by the classic Christmas carol , would get to life that nighttime and that if he and his family did n’t collect all the " Five Golden Rings , " he would be turned into one of the tiny ice figurines that inhabit Pepper ’s village . Despite their efforts , the Carvers failed to do this by 8:00 on Christmas Eve , but thanks to a technicality and some help from Santa Claus , everything worked out for the good in thisChristmas motion-picture show adventure .
Why The Carvers Had To Collect More Than Five Golden Rings
On Christmas Eve , the characters ofCandy Cane Lanehad worked together to slip the five prosperous rings back from the bring - to - lifespan ornamentation such as the three French hens , eleven lords a - bound , and more , as well as from Pepper herself . However , once they had all five , the mischievous elf sink a thunderclap — she had never tell them that there were only five of the " five golden band . " Ultimately , the youngest Carver , Holly , realized that because the " Twelve Days of Christmas " song has 12 verses , each of which repeats the additions of the premature verse , there were far more than five rings mentioned throughout the song .
Nick , whose struggle with maths had been a pointedness of difference of opinion between him and his sire inCandy Cane Lane , successfully calculated that they needed 40 golden rings . This is because the five favourable ring were first note in verse five of " The Twelve Days of Christmas " and were iterate through each of the remaining seven verses of the song . Sincefive rings were note eight clock time and five time eight equals 40 , this is the number of ring the Carvers had to roll up to keep Chris from being wrench into a field glass Christmas figurine forever .
With only a light time before Pepper ’s deadline , the Carvers began a chaotic hunt for the remain 35 rings . All down the titular Candy Cane Lane , they battled the tool from the song , turning more back into Mrs. Henry Wood with every ring they claimed . Ultimately , Chris and his family only care to claim 38 pack before the deadline . Thankfully , Santa Claus himself offer a helping hand , point out that Chris and his wife , Carol , each possessed a golden wedding doughnut . So , though not technically the doughnut Pepper had mean , Chris was unloosen from his contract bridge and swearword at the end ofCandy Cane Lane .
Actor and comic David Alan Grier makes a surprise appearance as " ignominious Santa " in Candy Cane Lane ’s ending .
How The Curse On The Villagers Was Broken In Candy Cane Lane (Despite Pepper’s Deal)
Though Chris ' curse was soften when the Carvers discover all 40 golden Rings at the end ofCandy Cane Lane , this did n’t affect those that Pepper had previously twist to glass . Pip ( played byParks & Rec ’s Nick Offerman ) , Cordelia ( Robin Thede ) , Lamplighter Gary ( Chris Redd ) , and the carolers ( Pentatonix ) had all failed to do what their deals with Pepper dictate years before Chris entered the Christmas shop , so there seemed to be nothing that anyone could do for them . They had helped Chris collect his rings but were still sentence to rejoin to Pepper ’s miniature Christmas village to live cursed lives everlastingly .
Thankfully , it ’s let out at the end ofCandy Cane Lanethat Chris ' new daughter , Holly , had managed to save the day with her opinion in the feel of Christmas . to begin with in the flick , Holly ( with short Pip on her shoulder ) was see taking a letter of the alphabet address to Santa to the letter box , but what it contain was n’t forthwith break . After Chris was liberate and Pepper declared that the fortunate rings would n’t keep launch the other villagers , Santa Claus saved the day again . He explained thatthough he could n’t release the villager himself , a child ’s wish could . Since Holly ’s only request for Christmas had been for the whammy on the villagers to be broken , Santa was allowed to undo the hurt Pepper had done .
Chris Carver & Pepper’s Fates In Candy Cane Lane Explained
After all of Pepper ’s dupe were freed inCandy Cane Lane , Santa see it was clock time for her to confront the aftermath of her actions . She had been ban from the North Pole for sharply pushing her judgement that Santa was far too indulgent about who qualified for the " nice list , " trust that too many fry and adults believed that Christmas was about getting gifts ( or win house decorating competition ) . With her Christmas shop , Pepper had lured such individuals into deals that would punish them for their greed , but Santa decided it was clock time for her to return to the North Pole — but in the frame of one of her Methedrine statuette .
Though Pepper had cruelly tricked Chris Carver , he finally learned a lot about the unfeigned meaning of Christmas , and he even gain ground the Candy Cane Lane star sign decorating contest . Of course , before he and his family had successfully collected the 40 golden rings , Chris learn that the $ 100,000 prize was n’t cash but a form of discount coupons and gift certification , most of which were for a local greaser eating house . However , this was all okay with the Carvers in the remainder . Chris no longer call for to look for a problem since he wound up take over Pepper ’s Christmas shop , which is ironic since Pepper wound up turn to glass in his place — they had swapped fates .
How Chris Carver Learned The Importance Of Honesty
Though Chris wanted to win the Candy Cane Lane repugn to give his family a big Christmas , he had lost sight of what would truly have made the occasion with his family special . At the commencement of the celluloid , it ’s visit thatChris struggles to be whole honest with his family . When he lose his business , Chris did n’t want his kids to acknowledge about it . Then , when he discovered that he had contract himself into a deal that would see him turn into glass forever , Chris decided to attempt to handle it all himself rather than interest his family . finally , Chris ' struggle with satin flower also meant that he was n’t always honest with himself about who his children were and what they wanted .
Chris and Carol ’s oldest daughter , Joy , recount her parent that she did n’t want to go to their alma mater , USC , but aim to earn a track encyclopedism to Notre Dame or else . However , since USC was close enough for Joy to return home every dark for dinner and Notre Dame would require a far more drastic move , Chris continued to discount her dream , frequently blab about her attend his old university as if it was a done deal . The same was on-key for Nick , who was failing maths but had exceptional talent with music . Chris believed there was no future for his son as a musician and therefore ignore these dreams as well .
In the remnant , Chris get wind through his escapade inCandy Cane Lanethathonesty is essential to being a family . Had he not decided to be reliable about what he was dealing with ( no matter how unbelievable it was ) , Chris would have turned into one of Pepper ’s glassful frame , and his crime syndicate would never have know what happened to him . However , by being honest with them , he negociate to collect all the golden ring , and his wife ’s own wedding ring contributed to the tally . Additionally , Chris ' honesty with his family allowed him to be honest with himself , andhe ultimately accepted his growing - up children for who they were . All of this add to a gravid Christmas day for the Carvers inCandy Cane Lane , which was surely not the last they would spend together as Chris had ab initio feared .
