Christmas time is a bad time for Paula. Her husband has gone and she has a teenage son making problems all the time. Suddenly Santa Clause falls from heaven into her garden. Paula let him live in her house, though she doesn't believe he's the Original. Very soon she doesn't matter of her problems anymore and looks after Santa all the time. That's exactly what he dreamed of his whole life.

Weihnachtsmann über Bord!

Divorced and single bailiff Carla Schön has many problems with her pubescent daughter Eva. However, she cannot use these problems because she has to work in her everyday life. Even in her hobby, orchestral playing, she is absolutely tense. But then she meets the musician Andi Jannings and falls in love with him. He is a dry alcoholic and is in constant dispute with his ex-wife. To make matters worse, he is also a caretaker at Eva's school. Torn between her new love and daughter, Carla soon finds that her next job has to do with Andi. He has money problems and, accordingly, has not made any maintenance payments to his ex-wife.