- When Christmas plans go awry, Aunt Madge encourages Derek to help restore the family's holiday spirit.
- For Derek, Christmas is a time to take a trip south of the border to Florida for surfing and babe-watching, while Casey and Lizzie go to New York to visit their real father, Edwin and Marti go skiing in Mont-Tremblant, and George and Nora celebrate a romantic evening alone. But all plans are canceled when a blizzard sends the MacDonald-Venturi kids back home, except for George's Aunt Madge who visits the Venturis expecting a huge family celebration.—Daniel Timothy Dey
- Casey (Ashley Leggat) and Lizzie (Jordan Todosey) are going to spend Christmas with their dad in New York City; Derek (Michael Seater) is headed for fun in the sun at Ralph's (Shane Kippel) grandmother's place in Florida; and Edwin (Daniel Magder) and Marti (Ariel Waller) are going skiing with their mom at Mont Tremblant. Nora (Joy Tanner) had expected to be sad that the kids would all be away for Christmas, but by the time they're all out of the house, she's actually relieved. Now she and George (John Ralston) can spend a romantic Christmas alone without all the hullabaloo. Then, from out of nowhere, George's Aunt Madge arrives on the doorstep; and the kids return home when a snowstorm shuts down the airports and highways. Aunt Madge is thrilled that the family can now celebrate Christmas together. But since George and Nora had expected to be alone this Christmas, they have no turkey, no tree and no presents. Aunt Madge decides that this downhearted family needs an injection of Derek's Christmas spirit. When he was a little boy, he managed to keep everyone entertained. He has a gift, and Aunt Madge is hoping he'll share it with the family tonight. But surly Derek announces that he doesn't celebrate Christmas. He celebrates Derekus and it's been canceled this year due to bad weather. Like some kind of Christmas fairy, Aunt Madge finally encourages Derek to pull off a holiday miracle, and he puts together a celebration like his family has never had before.—Anonymous
- Derek is called upon to lift everyone's holiday spirits when a snowstorm and an unexpected visit from George's Aunt Madge cause the family's Christmas plans to go awry.
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