Haul Out the Holly

“There glows the neighborhood.”

Emily Melrose (Lacey Chabert) comes home for Christmas expecting a visit with her parents, only to find Albert (Peter Jacobson) and her mother packing for a trip of their own. She stays on in the empty house, and the neighborhood HOA, led by Pamela (Melissa Peterman), is set on getting her into every holiday festivity on the street. Maclain Nelson directs it as a small-town comedy, keeping the tone light and the neighbors a little nosy.