SATC | The Last Christmas

In this clip: Evan Handler and Kristin Davis
Clip Quote: "It's my favorite ornament. Silent night holy night. See?
That's the holy family in the nativity. This was my Grandma York's.
It's so old. See how there's hardly any glitter left on the baby Jesus?
It's very rare to have a blue Christmas ornament."
About this clip: In this Nativity scene, the Goldenblatts preserve the unheard melodies of the Jew of Nazareth immortalized on the antique blue bauble for their very special last Christmas tree. Charlotte's irreparable, irrevocable loss is then beautifully overcome by the glorification of theological syncretism.
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The Dreidel Song: • I Have a Little Dreide...
I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay.
And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play.
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play.
It has a lovely body, with legs so short and thin.
When it gets all tired, it drops and then I win!
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, with leg so short and thin.
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, it drops and then I win!
My dreidel's always playful. It loves to dance and spin.
A happy game of dreidel, come play now let's begin.
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, it loves to dance and spin.
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel. Come play now let's begin.
I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay.
When it's dry and ready, dreidel I shall play.
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made you out of clay.
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play.

[@terrywhitney9768]

A beautiful Christmas in NYC 🎄🎁

[@l.a.wilson6761]

I really respect how committed Charlotte was to actually converting. ( I don’t think she needed to throw out any of her ornaments) but her choice I guess 🤷‍♀️

[@yangtzeling7468]

Harry is proof that blatant good looks means nothing in a long term relationship. Harry has charm , humour and sensitivity.

[@Nina-rg8es]

He's the real deal

[@Carousel5883]

I'll choose great looks with passion and loyalty over a short bald hairy sweet guy.I did just that.The bald guy he married one year after me but before a year in she wanted a divorce ..they Registered but didn't have ceremony so didn't consummate the marriage.Heard from someone that it was an arranged marriage and she just plan to marry him technically to stop people asking why she not married.she said she can't imagine sleeping with him or even holding his hand.Poor guy ..he was excited.

[@Legal_Sweetie333]

He Is a fictional character

[@yangtzeling7468]

@@Legal_Sweetie333 Really ????

[@BearAndBunny0605]

I thought it was so touching for Harry to insist on keeping Grandma York's ornament of the nativity scene especially after Charlotte said everything Christmas needs to be rid of. ♥️

[@stella.s2macedo]

"We're keeping this what the hell! They we're jews too!"... Harry is really charming!... How much sensitivity, in this scene!...

[@chrysgnt4369]

I love Harry as a character but giving up your religion is much more serious than what is shown in this scene.

[@idkbrosstudios8446]

I understand, and I agree. But I mean I think Charlotte wasn’t a very serious Christian in the first place. So maybe her decision was easier and more of a breeze than most others. That’s just my perspective. I personally would never give up my religion, but no judgement or malice to the people who would. I mean she seemed happy with her decision on the long run.

[@chrysgnt4369]

@@idkbrosstudios8446 Thank you for your reply. You make some very good points and I agree with you.

[@idkbrosstudios8446]

Chrys Gnt no problem 😊

[@the_glitter_is]

Y'all forget about how moved she was by his acceptance of her reproductive issues, the inspiration & catalyst for her conversion. Not to mention, continued her Judaism after the *spoiler* breakup. It wasn't just for a man, it was dirty herself.

[@-kattya-]

It depends on what your religion really means to you, not everyone takes it equally serious

[@princessxo9658]

affirming that the memories I’m leaving behind will be nothing compared to the beautiful memories I will get

[@AnnaAnna-bb1hb]

In Russia we have New Year tree not Chritmas tree, so people of any religion have it and it's great. I always feel so sorry to Charlotte in this episode.

[@JuliasHairJourney]

Christmas is now more of a secular holiday in the US, so many people I know celebrate it no matter their faith or lack thereof. People used to get mad and say Christmas is such a commercialized holiday now, but it is not exactly like people with this argument all went to church on Christmas day. Also, the whole concept of the Christmas tree came out of pagan Germanic celebrations that pre-dated Christmas as a Christian celebration, which was actually not celebrated until 325 AD. The exact birthday of Jesus is unknown, so the whole concept of Christmas and the tree being a Christian holiday is not exactly so. For instance, there was a really interesting blog I read about how Christmas is celebrated in Iran, which is definitely not a Christian majority country. Christmas is also popular in Japan, which is definitely not a Christian majority country.

[@Izabelle710]

Why do u feel sorry? It was her choice 🤷‍♀️

[@The84336]

Yeah I come from a Russian Jewish family and we always had a tree for New Year's, except we made it be for Hanukkah as well. You'd be surprised how many blue ornaments there are!

[@Alfiezeka123]

Thats because communism killed religions…

[@creativewriter3887]

Why? Charlotte made her choice! While there are messy-antics who play jews, she was wanting to live AS AN OBSERVANT JEW.. so you can't spin Driedels and put up a Nativity.

[@kinndah2519]

Charlotte has such a beautiful sweet face😊💋💗

[@s-rtweeds5072]

Not any more In my opinion she’s had a lot of work done but I LOVE Charlotte

[@Thepublicaccount]

@@s-rtweeds5072 several plastic surgeons have weighed in she has not had a ton of work done. She’s had fillers and things like that done but nothing permanent from what most of them could find. And outside of her filler being a little too dramatic and having it a little too puffy around her eyes to fill her cheeks she doesn’t look bad she just needs to let the filler relax and not go so heavy.

[@mrs.creature3443]

awww who doesn’t love Harry.

[@dietrichjoanne]

I could never give up my religion.

[@Izabelle710]

Me too !

[@MaryTheresa1986]

Same here.

[@creativewriter3887]

Then don't assume to marry someone who is connected to theirs. Date and marry from your own "tribe".

[@creativewriter3887]

@ymarrero23 You do know this show and Jesus are fictional, don't you?

[@snopesshop1903]

Charlotte should be able to have all the christmases she wants

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Girl, I couldn't do that

[@subratanandy2142]

It's okay if you don't. Christmas trees weren't even a Christian thing, it was a really old tradition of Winter Solstice, for welcoming summer by decorating and lighting up a tree or a bough .

[@depyk7989]

We have an identical ornament too!!!

[@slyons999]

I wish I had an ornament like that!! So beautiful. Do you know the brand?

[@depyk7989]

@@slyons999 It's a vintage ornament from my grandparents so I'm not aware of the brand...At that time (when my grandparents bought it) many shops had similars so next Christmas you can do a market research (or even now online). I'd choose vintage stores amongst others.

[@slyons999]

@@depyk7989 Thanks so much for that! I'll definitely check them out.

[@blerksnarfgut2766]

@@slyons999 the brand might be Christopher Radko's Shiny Brite. The ornament here looks very similar to ones they manufactured. 😊

[@slyons999]

@@Oddballkane Thank you for this!

[@daisiejensen4818]

Charlotte had a great commitment to converting to Judaism, but you should never convert to another religion for someone else. You should do it for yourself. Charlotte seemed more devoted to Judaism later in the show, but she converted for Harry.

[@slydoll7877]

We could consider that Harry was simply the personification of her calling. Maybe she was always meant to be Jewish and he was the sign.

[@stella.s2macedo]

@@slydoll7877 I always thought so! As an Episcopalian, I've never seen her a practitioner (until Big goes to church, joins in the celebration, 😉 she doesn't!). But as a Jew, she not only became a devoted practitioner, she was also mobilized by the community. In fact, she was already a Jewish soul, and it was no accident that she and Harry met: "Beschert"...

[@creativewriter3887]

Yeah.. but she would have learned in Conversion class that it has to be for the convert, not for the other person. I don't know about her process, but I know with mine, that was the VERY first question on day one ---as to WHY! I mean, Jews aren't in the converting business. It's not in the religion, so if you're intent on converting to it you best really WANT to, because, and let's be honest, the sh-t you're gonna get as a convert both from whacko militant xians and some (a minor minor number) of elitist Jews (it does happen) is gonna test your purpose even before you make it to the Mikveh (even a reform conversion takes about year). Charlotte was converting OBSERVANT and she packed in ONE year what most would take 2.5 to learn... her rabbi must have thought she was committed enough and diligent enough to do the work. I know, I know.. this is fiction.

[@stella.s2macedo]

@@creativewriter3887 Yes. Even in fiction they abused surrealism, because in the episode of Mikveh, the off-screen narration says that the process lasted 6 months!!!... 🤔🙄😳

[@creativewriter3887]

@@stella.s2macedo Damn. She must have studied 12 hours a day 6 days a week in order to do that!!! Mine was a Reform conversion and it still took about year or so.

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

He loves you for who you are or he aint worth it.

[@DeepikaGinger]

I love these ornaments

[@amalianita2286]

Harry is amazing

[@ozgebaybars]

I was born in a Muslim family, but when I was a kid, I wanted a Christmas tree, they took a tree and decorated for me. In my opinion, because of religious differences, it’s silly that families do not do what their children want. It’s just a beautiful, fancy tree, it shouldn’t be meant too much

[@MrsPhillips-e6j]

Do you know the story behind the Christmas Tree? St Boniface etc? It is a fancy tree to some, but to Christians, it is a symbol of good triumphing over evil.

[@sedakuday610]

Evergreens were also used as a sign of eternal life by early Christians, so not quite as the other commentator said. Yilbasi agacini suslemeye devam 🌲kimsenin tekelinde degil o isler.

[@vidya684]

One of my favourite scenes.

[@Angel-sg6id]

Should have done chrismukkah 💓

[@creativewriter3887]

They can't. He's from an orthodox family. He even told Charlotte from the beginning. She could chose to be chosen..

[@MicheleMiller-h9m]

# relationship goals: Charlotte and Harry ❤ My first marriage, Trey,... my second marriage, Harry. Never look back 😊

[@julietteyork6293]

I found this scene depressing. Why should she have to give up something that means so much to her, especially something related to God? It’s selfish and wrong to ask someone to do that.

[@katherinekania8736]

No one asked her to give it up. She always had a stick up her ass so she needs to do everything by the book. Her husband didn't care. He doesn't even care much about his own.

[@ageordieboy]

I loved Harry and Steve’s characters. They were so charismatic which made them sexy. I never ever got Big…never thought he was charming or sexy.

[@cupcake5003]

Christmas tree 🎄 has nothing to do with Jesus's birth. Where Jesus was born, there were no coniferous trees.

[@thalia7104]

The nativity is, the tree is a pagan tradition (Jul / Yul tree).

[@creativewriter3887]

Neither does half the things in xianity, but there you go. We don't even know if Jesus existed.

[@thalia7104]

@@creativewriter3887 Yes, the EASTER BUNNY, for example 😉!

[@sleepingwithcats5121]

Nonsense. If she truly believed in Jesus, she'd stay Christian. He stays Jewish. And they celebrate Both. Love.

[@creativewriter3887]

Would you celebrate Ramadan and Easter? It doesn't work that way. He's Orthodox-- it would be considered an offense to his family and the Orthodox community.. Even if he were okay with it, his parents and family would not be, despite how much they loved him. The Torah (G-d was very clear on this). It would create all sorts of issues. Jews don't do Jesus.. and as a convert, even as REFORM, that would NEVER work for me. Which is why historically, even when it was down to Jews to either convert or die, many chose death. And in the case of the Spanish Expulsion, they chose to leave rather than convert and stay with their property (well, the Crown had already seized most of the Jews' property). And sure enough, in August of 1492 about 60,000 Jews left Spain with only the clothes on their backs. That should tell you how serious the Jews took this. And those who converted? Guess what was set up to ensure they were "loyal" to xianity? The Inquisition. Just another way for the church to take what it wanted while getting rid of the Jews entirely. So yeah.. historically this " let's play nice with both" never ever works out.. despite what the Messianic xians (they're not jewish) tell you.

[@samanthab1923]

I wonder if she stuck with the No tree thing after the kids came.

[@creativewriter3887]

No.. they were raised Jewish from my understanding.

[@AnimegirlJ-xm8ie]

He still was a hypocrite for eating meat that was against the rules if he truly loved her the religion shouldn’t of mattered

[@psyrmc]

He said she can keep them, it was her idea to give them up. Can't blame Harry.

[@zhenghao123]

@@psyrmc Cause for Jewish man, if your wife is not jew then its as good as converting, because your children will not be recognised as Jew. So the husband literally becomes an infidel that lies with infidels.

[@creativewriter3887]

@@zhenghao123 They're not "infidels", you twit. the children are simply seen as non-jewish.. Although in Reform Judaism, if one parent is Jewish the children are. Harry stated from the onset his family is Orthodox, even if he wasn't so observant. As such, he could not marry a non-Jew. He told Charlotte this from the onset. So this is another reason why non-jews are not the best "authorties" on Judaism. So SHE chose to convert so she could marry him. Harry gave her the option to leave.

[@WeneedmoreGodsinTshirts]

Actually vegetarian is not a part of Judaism you can be a vegetarian Jew but it’s not required. Some foods that aren’t allowed in Judaism are meat but not all meat. And even if Harry flouted Jewish rules that wouldn’t make him non Jewish it would make him not frum

[@BrandyTexas214]

Couldn’t do it

[@creativewriter3887]

Nobody's asking you to, and neither did Harry. He told her from the start that he couldn't marry anyone non-Jewish.. she made the decision. She wanted to. I think he even tried to dissuade her and even the rabbi did (which he is obligated to do as Jews don't seek out converts). So SHE made the decision.

[@BrandyTexas214]

@@creativewriter3887 lol wtf is your issue weirdo

[@noaccount7595]

men it be so funny if he just dropped it and broke it laughing so hard

[@Kelly-uw1xr]

I don’t have a religion but I still wouldn’t convert for a man lol

[@artboxfashion4042]

Christmas is actually a pagan holiday fusion, having to do with Roman Saturnalia and winter solstice. Trees, holly, and greenery were used to celebrate Dionysus, wine, gifts, and debauchery. That was the only way to get ancient Roman pagans to become Christian. They decided Christmas should be celebrated in December, but the real date was likely spring because shepherds were tending sheep. They would likely celebrate it quietly with gifts of cheese, dates, and figs instead elaborate gifts or toys. Read up on ancient Rome.

[@Oddballkane]

The Daftest thing is that a Christmas tree has nothing to do with Jesus. It's a pagen tradition.

[@Oddballkane]

Christmas trees are not Christian. They were danced around before Christmas was a thing.

[@rupendrapokhrel6228]

Episode no?

[@alexandrapreston3698]

Harry was great. Charlotte had too much time in her hands. 🙄

[@TruthSayer2007]

Just ignoring the upside down (pagan) star on top. 🤣🤣🤣 What does a tree have anything to do with the birth of JESUS??

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Who fucking cares

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

“hey you don’t have to give up the Christmas tree, lots of Jews have them☺️” “😡NEIN. Christmas ist VERBOTEN in our Jewish household😡” Nothing more exasperating than an adult convert.

[@WeneedmoreGodsinTshirts]

Why do you imagine Jews speaking German