Christmas

A series of Christmas cards are shown in closeup. Two children send wishes up the chimney: they want Santa (Father Christmas) to bring them toys (shown in cutaways). Discovering how sooty the chimney is, the children lay down newspaper to stop Santa making a mess. The younger of the two rejects his own sock for a stocking - a larger one that belongs to his father. As the children sleep on Christmas Eve, their dreams are hinted at. Some of their wished-for toys appear momentarily. In the morning the boy discovers his stocking plan has backfired: he finds tobacco and a pipe intended for his father! The children creep downstairs to see if Santa has visited yet. Unfortunately they catch Santa (a shadow) during his delivery and run off terrified. Christmas morning arrives properly with the two children emptying stockings. Downstairs they find presents, including chocolates, a model bus and a doll (all revealed through a slow panning shot). They compose a thank you note to Santa.
The film then moves on to a children's party with dancing and games. The boys wear kilts and the girls dresses. They then sit for food, eating cake and ice cream. Waited on by maids they pull crackers. The film ends on a bedtime scene. The boy awakes from a nightmare crying. He wakes his sister who soon calms him, tempting him with a visit from a fairy if he falls asleep again. The pair are then shown asleep as a fairy dances over them.