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The grandpa who trained for the star on the tree

An older man lifts the same ball day after day, and nobody tells you why. You find yourself cheering for him anyway. more

He works out every day, and for a while it goes well. The workouts pile up, one good day after another.

There is a little girl in this story too. She wears a knitted hat and scarf and turns her blue eyes upward, and for now nobody says who she is.

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A little girl in a winter hat and scarf looks up, and the story starts to point toward her.

Not every day goes well. He hits a setback, and for a little while the good mood drains out of him. He doesn't stay down long, and soon he is back at the ball.

Later, Grandpa stands in a wooden doorway in a suit and bow tie, looking straight ahead. What all the work is for is still a mystery.

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Grandpa in his suit and bow tie, not far now from what all that training was for.

Then it's Christmas, and the party ties it all together. He lifts his granddaughter up so she can set the star on the tree, and all those days with the ball add up to one moment.

Older adult male wearing dark suit jacket with textured pattern over light blue and white checkered shirt, brown polka-dot tie; young adult male in dark suit jacket, white dress shirt, dark-colored tie or bowtie in a softly lit indoor setting with neutral walls. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
An older man lifts the same ball day after day, and nobody tells you why.

Plenty of people who set out to stay dry-eyed say they lost. Several call it a little Christmas movie more than an ad, and it's easy to see why. It keeps its secret until the star goes on the tree.

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