After promising his son the best present ever, a harried father, Howard, joins a mad parent dash for the hottest Christmas toy of the season: the Turbo Man action figure. What's a poor, devoted father to do?

It isn't that Howard doesn't love his family, he just can't seem to find enough time for them. Howard's predicament is heightened thanks to his touchy-feely neighbor, Ted, the "perfect" father, who even got his kid a reindeer this year. But Howard will make it up to Jamie ... he'll buy him the toy on every child's list to Santa. Jamie's just got to have this toy and Howard decides that nothing will keep him from finding one for his son.

An unwitting commentary on Yuletide commercialism, Jingle All the Way is great fun.