The guys are excited to head back to Minnesota for the holidays, but Gustavo tells them they have to stay in LA to record a three song Christmas EP, and it looks like they'll be spending their first Christmas away from home if they don't get it done.

It's Christmastime but Nat has the holiday blues thanks to the fact that Rosalina's letters from abroad have recently been ending with a steadily decreasing number of Xs and Os. If Nat doesn't find something to give him the Christmas spirit, it could ruin a benefit the band is holding for Save The Children. Meanwhile, Alex is in a competition with the Adorable Timmerman Brothers to create the world’s worst online Christmas video.

In an attempt to spice up the Christmas tradition with an unconventional tree, Spencer accidentally sets fire to all of Carly's presents. Distraught, she wishes that she had a normal brother. A Christmas angel visits Carly and shows her exactly what her life would be like if Spencer were more normal.

When Arnold draws Mr. Hyunh's name in the boarding house's Secret Santa, he decides to make it the most special Christmas ever for the lonely boarder and tries to reunite Mr. Hyunh with his long-lost daughter.