The heroes of the comedic fantasy series "The Julekalender" are the most ordinary, but slightly magical Danish elves, known as nisser. On the eve of Christmas, their uncle Gammelnisse falls seriously ill. In order to save the old man from certain death, Hans, Fritz, and Gunther must rewind the record in his special music box. But there's a problem: the key to the mechanism is hidden in a cave in distant Jutland. The elves set off there in a biplane, but during landing, the propeller breaks, leaving them without a way back...