TEXT: [Scene: Monica and Chandler's apartment, everyone except Ross is decorating the tree.] Chandler: Let me ask you, why is everybody using these tiny lights nowadays? I remember when people used to use big lights. Rachel: That's a good story, Grandpa. (Ross enters) Ross: Hey All: Hey Ross: Wow, Monica's letting other people help decorate her tree! Did someone get her drunk again or? Monica: Having a perfectly decorated tree is not what Christmas is about. It's about being with the people that you love. Phoebe: That is nice and we're done. TADA! (Her side of the tree looks a complete mess) Chandler: I dunno what it is, it just doesn't quite feel like Christmas to me. Monica: Oh, here. (She turns the tree around so that her side, which is perfectly decorated, is showing) Chandler: See now it feels like Christmas! Opening Credits [Scene: Central Perk, everyone except Phoebe and Joey are there.] Ross:... and that's the story of the dreidle. Now, some people trace the Christmas tree back to the Egyptians, who used to bring green palm branches into their huts on the shortest day of the year, symbolising life's triumph over death. And that was like 4000 years ago. Rachel: So, pretty much around the same time that you started telling this story. (Joey enters) Joey: Hey you guys. Chandler: Hey Joe what's up? Joey: I had to get out of the apartment. Janine is like stretching all over the place. Y'know, everywhere I look she's like... (He imitates her stretching) Chandler: I can see why that's hard to resist. Joey: I like her so much! Monica: Aw, I'm sorry sweetie that she doesn't feel the same way. Joey: I know. And she's so sweet. I just wanna feed her grapes and brush her hair. Chandler: You are aware that she's not a monkey, right? Ross: I am so over Janine. I mean, yeah, at first I thought she was hot,
SUMMARY:
Janine is appearing in the pre-recorded Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve , and invites Joey, Ross, and Monica to participate in the dancing. While there, Joey wants to ensure a kiss with Janine at midnight, while Monica and Ross wrangle their way onto camera by doing "The Routine", their old high school dance. Meanwhile, Phoebe, Chandler, and Rachel search for Monica's Christmas presents so they can buy her something suitable in return.