A physics teacher's obsessive dislike for Christmas is put to the test when a reservation mishap sends him and his family on a trip to Lapland, a tourist destination dedicated to Christmas and surprisingly near the North Pole.

In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young family. The seemingly unlikely pair find their relationship put to the test by a tragic loss.

It's Christmas and Vicar Peter Donovan receives a promotion from the Central Soul Production; to purify a soul sent straight from Hell due to a soul shortage. Meanwhile his wife, Harriet, finds out she is finally pregnant. And a tainted soul is on the cards...