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[It seems that on Christmas, Germany spends a quiet day at home.]

Berlitz: Woof woof!
Germany-Cat: Meow!

(Opening)

Germany: Ist Christmas. I think I will enjoy an entire day off, then. Ah?

Italy: Ehehhh…

Germany: Ayeeechayyeehhhchhhchhh! Hey, what the hell are you doing in here?!

Italy: Eh! Eh! You were asleep so I wanted to sleep too!

Germany: That is not what I asked you, Goomba! I am asking why you are in here with me specifically!
(Italy: Gehgehgehgehgehgehgehgeh!)

Italy: Oh, right. Ok! It's because I have brought a present for you, Germany! There's that, and… I was hoping we'd be able to spend some time together today! After all, it's Christmas!

Germany: Ah… so then… you came all this way for that?

Italy: Hold on a second! I'll take it out now! Hmmmahahmmm oh that's cold…

Germany: EYYAAAUUUGHHH?!

Italy: Ehamhmmhmmm gyahaha PASTAAA!

Germany: Why the hell are you pulling a thing like that out of a place like that?!
(Italy: Hmhmhmmmhmmwahhhhhh)

Italy: What, there was a guy at Japan's place who got promoted for warming his boss's shoes inside his clothes!
(Germany: Grrr! Grrrrrrr!)

Italy: I was just trying to warm your gift for you! At my place, if you get red underwear for Christmas and then wear them on New Year's Eve it's supposed to bring you happy luck for the whole next year! Hm! I was hoping red underwear would bring you the happy luck! You know, for next year.

[↑ The cause of Germany's problems]

Germany: Like I need more of your happy luck.

Italy: Also, you look like you enjoy underwears!

Germany: Are you trying to call me a pervert?! Huh?!

Italy: Ahh…

Germany: Fine, I will accept your gift. Just leave it over there.

Italy: Hooray! Want mine too?

Germany: I don't. Hyahh… nnhh.

Italy: Oh… I forgot it. So, um… what size do you wear?

Germany: Eyehh…

Austria: I can't believe he slept in this late. Italy must have spent the night in his room too!
Germany! How long are you planning to sleep? I need you to get up now and help me with something!
Ah!!

Italy: Stupendo! Haha! They fit you like perfectly! Heehee!

Germany: (Inhale… sigh)

[Christmas Around the World]

Japan: Nhh…

Narrator: Japan. He was more or less forced to attend America's Christmas party.

[To Japan: I'm having a Christmas party! You'll definitely come, right?! If you don't, something terrible will happen! --America!]

England: Hmm…

Narrator: Britain, also more or less forced to attend America's Christmas party.

[To Britain: I'm having a Christmas party! You'll definitely come, right?! If you don't, something terrible will happen! --America!]

England: Heheheheheh…

[Smirk Smirk]

Narrator: He brought a big Christmas tree just to annoy America. But America's tree was like way bigger!

England: Uwuhhhh…!

Narrator: So he cried!

France: Mmm… hmhmhm!

Narrator: France. First, he thoroughly enjoyed the food and beverages at America's party.
(Girls: Wow! How trend! Uwauwhoaheeheehee!)
(France: I know, right? Oh honhonhon!)

Narrator: Then he thoroughly enjoyed the women.
(France: Yes I am into friends, so glad you noticed and said something!)

Narrator: Russia. He wasn't invited and stayed home.

England: Hetalia!

Italy: Mnnn…

Japan: Are you alright? Too many carbs?

Italy: No way! It's this poster design. I just don't know what to do!

Japan: Oh? What kind of poster is it?

Italy: Friendly! I want the sign to say something! Like, "I would like our friendship to grow!"

Japan: Nice! I have good news, then. There's a poster just like that at my place.

[A few days later…]

Italy: Hello, Germany!!

Germany: Hm?

Italy: Get this! I made you posters and I want to put them up! Can I?

Germany: You mean you went through all that trouble just for me? Ja…! Sure. You can put them up!

[ ♡
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Germany | Italy
]

Italy: Yahooooo!

Germany: What the hell are those posters?! Take them down! Take them down!!

(Hatafutte Parade, zooms on Germany)

America: Dude! You home, Japan? Merry Christmas! Uwaahhh!

Japan: Halt! Who goes there? Thieves will receive no mercy!

America: Hold on! It's just me! Dude, I'm America!

Japan: Ah… are you serious? You look so old and disgusting!

America: No, I'm just dressed like this to look like Santa Claus, Broseph!
Japan: Wow, white people don't age very well at all, do they.

[Continued Next Episode…]

Translations
• Berlitz: One of Germany's dogs, either a hovawart or a golden retriever. He's the dog that bit Prussia in the strip Private Concert, if we're going by looks.
• Germany-cat: Germany is stated to own two cats, so it's likely that the gray kitty was him.
• Ist: Is (German)
• Goomba: The fanged mushroom enemies in Mario games
• A guy promoted for warming shoes: Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉), the son of a peasant who joined the Oda clan in 1558. The Oda clan was at the time under the famous Oda Nobunaga, becoming one of his sandal-bearers. Legend has it that one cold day, Hideyoshi held Nobunaga's sandals in his kimono to keep them warm for him. Whether or not this is true, Nobunaga was impressed by his work in jobs such as castle repair and negotiations, and his success in those led to his promotion to general and later daimyō. Upon the assassination of Nobunaga, Hideyoshi avenged him and became Imperial Regent and Chancellor. He brought about the end of Japan's Warring Lords period, and did other things like make non-samurai give up their weapons and samurai give up their land, build a really nice tea room, and kill 26 Christians to Prove a Point™.
• Red Underwear: Apparently this has roots in medieval times, when men protected their genitals from witches by using a red drape. Red is a very lucky color in Italy, so the whole family sports their red underwear to welcome that luck for the new year. It's also common in Spain, China, and other places. New Year's Eve is also called Notte di San Silvestro (Night of Saint Sylvester, after the Roman Pope Sylvester I) in Italy and some other regions, which I think was one of those examples of preexisting feasts being morphed to fit a modern holiday. There are some other still common traditions, like eating foods that can symbolize wealth (like lentils and zampone), and going to public events after dinner. Other traditions are now much rarer, such as eating a spoonful of lentil soup with each chime of the bell (sounds like a choking hazard). Romano used to drop things he didn't want anymore out the window.
• Stupendo: Wonderful (Italian)
• Friendship Posters: The poster, which I tried my best to illustrate in the transcript (lol) depicts Germany and Italy's names under an umbrella. Sharing an umbrella is a very romantic gesture in Japan, so the image is a romantic good luck charm in hopes of a happy relationship. It's essentially the Japanese equivalent of writing your crush's name in a heart.