First Lieutenant Vašátko (R. Lukavský) spends his Christmas vacation in a mountain hut, where a diverse company has gathered. There is the painter Horác (J. Kemr) and two married couples, the flirtatious director Skorkovský (J. Somr) with his young wife (H. Cocková), and his new discovery, the not-so-smart Jájinka (J. Kotrbová) with husband (I. Vyskocil). In this intimate environment, a murder takes place and then its unusual resolution...
Ludek Munzar invited a number of his actor and non-actor friends under the festively decorated Christmas TV tree to create a Christmas atmosphere for them according to their ideas and current mood. Actors and singers will talk, sing nice songs, tell stories, so you can spend a nice pleasant hour together with them while setting up the Christmas tree or preparing Christmas carp.
You will not only hear the title song The scent of needles from the workshop of composer Felix Bernard Smith and lyricist Ivo Fischer, but also First White Snow, Lullaby, O Vánocé, There Are Holiday Days Again, Shepherds Don't Sleep and others. Nada Urbánková, Viktor Preiss, Iveta Bartošová, Jana Hlavácová, Milan Drobný, Pavel Barton and others participating in this Christmas gathering will sing.
A detective story about Srdicko (heart) -- a double meaning in this case: it is a gold antique heart-shaped piece of jewelry that is the subject of the search, but also the heart failure of Mrs. Mari.