Claire, a married woman, falls in love with her daughter's guitar teacher and learns that her passion leads to tragic consequences.
Upon entering a desert farmhouse, two families discover that every attempt to leave takes them right back in. Stuck in purgatory, they are haunted by the home's former owner, who declares only one clan will be able to call the house their home.
圣诞老人斯科特（蒂姆·艾伦 Tim Allen 饰）决定举办一场盛大的家庭聚会，这一次，他请来了妻子卡罗尔（伊丽莎白·米切尔 Elizabeth Mitchell 饰）的父母，好让他们一家人团聚。与此同时，卡罗尔的腹中已经怀上了斯科特的骨肉，他正在非常激动的情绪之中等待着这个小生命降临。
那边厢，克隆圣诞老人杰克（马丁·肖特 Martin Short 饰）一直没有放弃过取代斯科特的幻想，他决定趁着这个节骨眼，让他的阴谋卷土重来。斯科特带领儿子查理（艾力克·洛伊德 Eric Lloyd 饰）、前妻劳拉（温迪·古逊 Wendy Crewson 饰）、矮人首领柯蒂斯（史宾塞·布瑞斯林 Spencer Breslin 饰）等朋友们，一起对抗杰克的诡计。
