 It s Christmas time and the Simpsons celebrate it in their own ways. But things take a turn for the worse when Homer s stingy boss, Mr. Burns, announces there would be no Christmas bonuses that year. Meanwhile, Marge, Bart and Lisa go to the mall. Bart get s a tattoo and when Marge tries to get it removed, it cost all their present money. Homer doesn t know how to tell the family they re completely broke. He tries earning money by playing Santa Claus at the mall, then tries betting on dog races and loses, but the loser dog proves loving so Homer brings it home and it turns out to be a merry Christmas after all.