The Christmas holiday is, traditionally, a time when families gather together In Ralph's case, this means ten or more relatives coming to stay, including assorted aunts and uncles, nutty Great-Aunt Ida and his ghastly cousins Jammed into one small house for three days of merriment and family fun, Uncle Tristram hurling potatoes at the cat and Mum on the verge of a breakdown, it soon becomes obvious that more definitley doesn't mean merrier