3 brothers studying at Copenhagen University are invited to Nøddebo vicarage for Christmas. A steam engine and later a sleigh get them there. The vicar has 2 daughters of 18 and 21. They all sing, ice-skate, dance and have fun.
The Poet and Little Mom buy a cottage with a large poets' grant. The creditor gets mortgage and demands his money by New Year's Eve or they lose the cottage. It's time to earn money.