The very last thing Applejack wanted on a cold winter's afternoon was to be dragged away from her family and out on a thankless errand with Gilda, of all creatures. All the same... for Rainbow's sake...
This year all is quiet at the Rich household on Hearth's Warming Eve. Waiting in the parlor with her father as snow falls and the night settles in, a young Diamond Tiara confronts a family tradition and a future she cannot change.
Donut Joe keeps his store open on Hearth’s Warming Eve. And why not? He doesn’t have anywhere else to be, and neither do the tired, bitter ponies who find their way inside. But the Eve is young, and strange things lie ahead...
Chrysalis has never before heard of this "Hearth's Warming Eve" holiday, but when she finally does learn of it, she realizes what she must do: steal it. Steal it all.
When a changeling army arrives amid preparations for the Hearth's Warming pageant, it's up to Rarity to match wits with Queen Chrysalis and save the holiday.