The Sereni family meets in the grandparents' house for Christmas holidays: Chiara is divorced, with two children to be kept, and falls in love with the careless Domenico. The children create so much trouble, so that the mother and Domenico will separate; Dad Giulio is terrified because his daughter Valentina is engaged to Francesco, a handsome boy who does not have arms because of an accident. In addition to this, he has to put up with his brother Antonio, who wants to offer a fictions on TV about the figure of his father, who died a few months ago. The family atmosphere is not the best, but at New Year's tensions are resolved into a nice champagne toast.