The episode opens with Nicole coming accueil from a hard day's work and falling asleep on the canapé suivant to her husband, who is busy watching television. Gumball comes accueil shortly after and tries to share stories about his jour at school to his parents, but neither of them pay attention. Feeling neglected, Gumball storms off to his room and accidentally wakes up his mother in the process. Nicole apologizes to Gumball for not paying him much attention, and promises that she will spend plus time with him the suivant day.
At school the suivant morning, Gumball runs into Penny in the hallway. He asks her...

It's Christmas Eve, and all the citizens of Elmore are in a festive mood. Many characters wish the viewers a merry Christmas, including the Wattersons, who are driving accueil in their car. Their high spirits are abruptly brought down, however, when they crash into someone. This "someone" turns out to be a filthy bum that looks strikingly similar to Santa Claus, at least in Richard's opinion.
They rush the stranger to the hospital, with Richard voicing his worry about being on the naughty liste this year. He decides to make up for it with several last minute good deeds, running around the hospital...