Preparations get underway for Christmas at Emmerdale Farm. Dolly is disappointed when Sam and Annie are unenthusiastic when she voices making her own Christmas puddings based on her grandmother's recipe. Joe practices his lines for the Christmas pantomime, worrying that he will slip up. Henry dresses The Woolpack up for Christmas to Amos' annoyance. Florrie Arnold is annoyed with Donald, following a sermon he gave the previous week encouraging people to not leave their relatives on their own at Christmas. Florrie believes he was hinting to her directly as her mother is in a home. She complains to Sam who unwittingly encourages her to confront Donald. Jessie surprises everybody by arriving at the farm early. Annie's horrified when Jessie and Matt suggest Annie should put her feet up for Chr