ThefilmcentersontheHerdmankids,whoaretheabsoluteworst.Theylie,theysteal,theybullyandthey’vehijackedthetownChristmaspageant.Astherowdyandraucoussiblingsforcethemselvesintoalloftheleadroles,theydrivethepageant’sdirector,Grace(JudyGreer),andothermembersofherfamily,includinghusbandBob(Holmes),upthewall.Butthroughtheirmisfitmischief,theseunlikelymessengersmightturnouttobetheonestodeliverthetown’ssensationalandmovingportrayalofthetruemeaningofChristmas.