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It’s 1981, and John and Lizzie are just a happy couple, dancing to Christmas songs. John is hammering chairs, and Lizzie is just lying left and right. Their daughter, Ivey, comes down the stairs and is so excited for Christmas… BUT ALSO HER BIRTHDAY!!!

Now it’s 2000, and Rebecca has just moved into the neighborhood. She’s greeted by Daisy, who awkwardly stands there until she gets an invite to come in. Daisy tells her she was smart to shovel that front porch, but Rebecca is like, “I didn’t.” Daisy gives her a blank greeting card and says people have been doing that all season long here on Cherry Lane. It’s fun! Suddenly, her friend Matt shows up. They’re just friends, OKAY?!

Back in 1966, smart guy David likes Christmas, but it pales in comparison to his neighbor Stephanie. She really does it up for Christmas. And she gets good news—her house might win a big TV contest, the Tommy Saunders’ Christmas Eve TV special! But the only problem is her house is too small, so she gives them David’s address. David is reluctant at first, but when he remembers that the woman in charge of the grant for his project loves Tommy Saunders, he says OK.

Rebecca and Matt’s mission is to find out who is doing the random acts of kindness on Christmas Eve.

Back in 1981, it becomes clear that John has been offered a big job that would take them to Michigan, and John is very concerned about leaving their home. Lizzie has her own secret—she’s pregnant and hasn’t told John. The word finally comes out that she’s pregnant, and he decides in that moment not to take the job and to stay there.

It’s time for Tommy Saunders to show up, and he makes them kiss on air, which they both really like—but it isn’t something David was planning on. So she ends up going on TV in the next segment and telling the truth. Then, they end up kissing after the crew leaves.

Lizzie finds out about the job and tells John that he has to take it.

The movie ends with John and Lizzie’s daughter showing up in 2000 to pull out her favorite record—the Tommy Saunders record—that she stored under the stairs. This reminds Rebecca, who is Tommy Saunders’ daughter, of all the good times she and Matt had together, and they end up kissing.