Ellen DeGeneres’ “Greatest Night of Giveaways” special on Tuesday, Dec. 10, left her guest and helper, Jennifer Aniston, in tears after the pair was able to fulfill the wishes of a teenager whose dad was unemployed this holiday season after losing his wife to cancer. In a video made by the teen, Elyse Kimball, she explained she and her sister were young when their mom died. “He has given all he has got for our family of three. He doesn’t deserve this. He’s all I got,” she explained (via CNN). “He is my life. He is what gets me through the good and the bad. For once, I want to give something to him. I want him to get something he deserves, and I can’t do this without help.” Ellen responded by inviting the family to be part of her studio audience for the show, telling them a film crew would be filming a piece on folks who “turn their lives around” amid great challenges. When Ellen invited them onstage, Jen asked the girls, “What would your mom say right now if she knew you guys were here?” Their father replied, “She would be so happy. Ellen, she was your biggest fan. So, she would be like, ‘Move over, ’cause I am getting closer.” That’s when Ellen told them what the crew had actually done while they were out of the house: They’d decorated the whole place with holiday lights, set up a Christmas tree and left a barrage of gifts, including a set of new furniture. When Jen gave the three an Eiffel Tower ornament in honor of their mom’s “bucket list” desire to visit Paris, Ellen outdid her by telling them she’d gotten them a real-life trip to France. Jen, in turn, noted she’d also gotten them a trip to Italy to tack onto the vacation — after which Ellen revealed there was a trip to London in the mix, too.
