 FAIR: At the start of the movie, Johnny goes to the Seton mansion  and meets the family. Linda wants to plan the party announcing the  engagement and tells him, "This Saturday is New Years Eve." We know  this scene takes place on a Sunday, because the family has just  returned from church. That would make the date Chistmas day. There  are no visual indications that it is Christmas, or even the  Christmas season, but the church congregation sings the Christmas  hymn "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," which is used exclusively  during the Christmas season, often only as the closing hymn on  Christmas Day.