Fibber has been holding off buying a Christmas tree, thinking he'll get a bargain as the date draws near, and salesmen want to offload their stock. Downtown, the McGee's talk to uncle Dennis about his tree shopping exploits. If he lives with them, why does uncle Dennis need a tree? Alice Darling thinks that being a last moment tree shopper is a stupid thing to do. The only thing she needs is a well placed bit of mistletoe.