A family's Christmas preparations are disrupted by the arrival of the husband's eccentric brother, Jonathan. He helps decorate the house with Christmas lights and then pretends to be Santa Claus, breaking into the house to leave presents. The family is initially annoyed by Jonathan's antics, but ultimately appreciates his efforts to bring some holiday cheer, especially for his niece, Penelope.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. It's the day before Christmas Eve.
2. The speaker's wife asked Jonathan to come over for Christmas.
3. Jonathan is the speaker's brother.
4. Jonathan's wife asked him to hang Christmas lights.
5. Jonathan hung Christmas lights on the speaker's house.
6. The speaker's daughter, Penelope, believes in Santa Claus.
7. Jonathan is trying to make the speaker believe in Santa Claus.
8. Jonathan broke into the speaker's house to leave presents.
9. Jonathan got stuck in the speaker's Christmas tree.
10. The speaker's daughter saw Jonathan dressed as Santa Claus.
11. The speaker told Jonathan to leave the cookies.
12. Jonathan took the cookies and left the house.
13. The speaker's daughter was happy to see Jonathan dressed as Santa Claus.
14. The speaker's wife was annoyed with Jonathan for breaking into their house.
15. Jonathan's nickname for his brother's daughter is "Beanie Weenie".