The boy has repented. He's trying to make amends right now.
4 seconds sound clip from the 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:17:58.669 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Trundle.
- You're right, of course. And it's my fault, my family's.
- How so?
- My older boy, Albert. First, he insulted Santa, and then...
- Go on.
- I'm afraid he got into your clock to see how it worked, and then...
- The boy has repented. He's trying to make amends right now.
- Diameter of coil in inverse ratio to mainspring.
- Which brings us to where we were: three minutes... three seconds to Christmas!
- No chimes. No song. No Santa.
- Christmas snow is falling, carols fill the air. But it won't be Christmas, till Santa Claus is here.
[...]