cccIntheChristmasspecial,it’sChristmasinDarrowby,andHelenandJamesrealisetheyhaven’tagreedonwherethey’respendingChristmasDay.MrsHallisexpectingthematSkeldaleandJennyisexpectingthematHestonGrange,andthepairarereluctanttodisappointeitherofthem.Thesituationraisesbiggerquestionsaboutwhattheirliveswilllooklikeinthefuture.Whenabelovedlocalpetistakenseriouslyill,Siegfriedhastobringitintothepracticeforemergencytreatment.Inthefaceofsuchanemergency,HelenendsupfeelinglikeasparepartattheSkeldaleChristmasparty,butfellowfarmerDaveKitsoncouldendupbeingthesolutiontoHelenfindingherplaceatSkeldale,andthekeytotheanimal’ssurvival.Tristanlearnsthatitmightbetimetotakehimselfmoreseriouslyandrevealssomeimportantnews,whileacardfromJames’sfatheraskinghimtophonethemonChristmasDayleavesJamesontenterhooksaboutwhetherhecanmakeamendswithhisfamily.