It's Christmas time on the island of sodor and thomas is delivering a load of salt to Tidmouth Town Hall to prevent people from slipping on the pavements. As Thomas pulls in at the Town Square, he skids on the icy rails. Edward reminds Thomas that is what his sandboxes are for. Thomas knows all about using his sandbox in icy conditions and has his box refilled. Then, the Fat controller arrives and thanks Thomas for delivering the salt and tells him that he has an even more important job for him. The Fat Controller sends Thomas to the docks to collect a special christmas crate with a big, red strap which will kick off their christmas celebration in style. Cranky drops a special christmas crate and, thinking he has broken its content, hides it from Thomas.