The Man Who Rented Christmas

John Dale, a middle-aged bachelor and prominent businessman, hasn’t had a “real" Christmas for years. Following a whim, he enters a shop with a sign in the window declaring "We Rent Anything" and puts the proprietor to the challenge. He wants to rent Christmas, complete with carols, presents, the tree, a wife, five children and the happiness for which he’s secretly longed. The story of how John Dale’s rented Christmas turns into a new life for all concerned makes this a warm story for the holiday season.